Judging Horticulture
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Judging Horticulture Table of Contents Horticultural Exhibiting .......................................................................................................... 4 Organizing and Staging a Flower, Vegetable and Fruit Show .............................. 4 A. Responsibilities of the Show Committee……………………………………. 4 B. Staging of Exhibits ......................................................................................................... 6 C. Judging ............................................................................................................................. 6 D. Show Program .............................................................................................................. 7 E. Publicity ........................................................................................................................... 7 F. Dismantling the Show.................................................................................................... 7 G. Post-mortems ............................................................................................................... 8 CULTURAL DIVISION ........................................................................................................... 9 Conditioning Cut Flowers for the Show....................................................................... 9 Flowers for Warm Water ............................................................................................... 9 Flowers for Cool Water .................................................................................................. 9 Flowers for Boiling Water ............................................................................................... 9 Conditioning Foliage ......................................................................................................... 9 Judging Standards ...................................................................................................................... 10 Cut Flowers ............................................................................................................................ 10 Chrysanthemums ............................................................................................................... 10 Dahlias .................................................................................................................................. 10 Delphinium and Snapdragons .......................................................................................... 11 Gladiolus .............................................................................................................................. 12 Iris ......................................................................................................................................... 13 Lilies ...................................................................................................................................... 13 Peonies ................................................................................................................................. 14 Roses – Specimen Blooms ............................................................................................... 14 Roses – Fragrant ................................................................................................................ 15 Roses – Sprays ................................................................................................................... 15 Sweet Peas .......................................................................................................................... 15 Other Cut Flowers ........................................................................................................... 16 Size Classifications ............................................................................................................. 16 Potted Plants .......................................................................................................................... 17 African Violets .................................................................................................................... 17 Cacti and Succulents ......................................................................................................... 18 Geraniums ........................................................................................................................... 18 Specimen Flowering Plant ................................................................................................ 19 Specimen Foliage Plant ..................................................................................................... 19 Collection of Flowering Plants ....................................................................................... 19 4-H Manitoba 2019 1 Vegetables ............................................................................................................................. 20 Beans ................................................................................................................................... 20 Beans, Dried ...................................................................................................................... 20 Beets ................................................................................................................................... 20 Broccoli .............................................................................................................................. 21 Brussel Sprouts ................................................................................................................. 21 Cabbage .............................................................................................................................. 21 Carrots ............................................................................................................................... 22 Cauliflower ........................................................................................................................ 22 Celery ................................................................................................................................. 22 Corn, Sweet ...................................................................................................................... 23 Cucumber .......................................................................................................................... 23 Eggplant .............................................................................................................................. 23 Garlic .................................................................................................................................. 24 Kohlrabi .............................................................................................................................. 24 Leeks ................................................................................................................................... 24 Lettuce, Head ................................................................................................................... 25 Muskmelon ........................................................................................................................ 25 Onions ................................................................................................................................ 25 Parsnip ................................................................................................................................ 26 Peas ..................................................................................................................................... 26 Peppers ............................................................................................................................... 26 Potatoes, Table Stock ..................................................................................................... 27 Radish ................................................................................................................................. 27 Rhubarb .............................................................................................................................. 27 Squash, Summer ............................................................................................................... 28 Squash, Winter ................................................................................................................. 28 Swede Turnip .................................................................................................................... 28 Swiss Chard ....................................................................................................................... 28 Tomato ............................................................................................................................... 29 Herbs .................................................................................................................................. 29 Fruits ........................................................................................................................................ 30 Exhibitors’ Notes ............................................................................................................. 30 Standards of Perfection .................................................................................................. 31 General Scorecard ..........................................................................................................