WINNERS OF THE 2019 SPRIG CONTEST Margot Gerding

Nearly 100 sprigs were entered in the 2019 Holly Sprig Contest. The judges were Chad Franer, Bob Adams, and Ray Head. Jim Resch served as scribe. Winners for the best sprigs and collections are listed below.

AMATEUR DIVISION Class I: . Male: first, Robert Artis, ‘Indiana State’; second, Jim Resch, ‘William Hawkins’; third, Jim Resch, ‘Jersey Knight’; honorable mention, Jim Resch, ‘Bear Station’. Female: first, Jim Resch, ‘Miss Helen’; second (tie), Jim Resch, ‘Menantico’ and Robert Artis, ‘Christmas Snow’; honorable mention, Jim Resch, ‘Bear Crossing’ and Robert Artis, ‘Torch Bearer’. Yellow Berried: first, Jim Resch, ‘Longwood Gardens’; second, Jim Resch, ‘Canary’. Class II: Ilex aquifolium. Male: second, Bob Adams, ‘Berkley’. Variegated: first, Jim Resch, ‘Teufel’s Silver Var- iegated’; second, Jim Resch, ‘Monvila’ Gold Coast™; third, Jim Resch, ‘Holly Girl’. Class III: Ilex crenata. Male: first, Robert Artis, ‘Green Dragon’; second, Jim Resch, ‘Steed’s Upright’. Variegated: first, Robert Artis, ‘Golden Helleri’; second, Robert Artis, ‘Drops of Gold’. Class IV: . Male: first, Jim Resch, ‘Seoul Man’. Female: first, Jim Resch, ‘Fran’s Jade’; second, Jim Resch, ‘One Thorny Lady’. Class VI: Miscellaneous . First, Bob Adams, I. pedunculosa; second, Bob Adams, I. purpurea; third, Bob Adams, I. vomitoria ‘Shadow’s Female’. Class VII: Interspecific Hybrids. Male: first, Jim Resch, I. cornuta × pernyi ‘John T. Morris’; second, Jim Resch I. ciliospinosa x (× meserveae) ‘Shimmering Lights’; third, Jim Resch, I. cornuta x pernyi ‘Hugger’. Female: first, Jim Resch, I. ‘Dapat’ Miss PatriciaTM; second, Jim Resch, I. ciliospinosa x latifolia ‘H635-13’ Winter Bounty™; third, Bob Adams, I. x meserveae ‘Mesgolg’ Golden Girl™; honorable mention, Jim Resch, I. (× meserveae) × pernyi ‘Rutzan’ Red BeautyTM. Subclass Ilex × attenuata: first, Jim Resch, ‘Longwood Gold’. Class X: Arrangements. First: Frances Scheidt, “Tennessee Belles”. Imposter Class: First, Jim Resch, ‘Kaori Hime’. The winner of Best in Show, Amateur Division, was Robert Artis for the male I. opaca ‘Indiana State’.

PROFESSIONAL DIVISION Class I: Ilex opaca. Female: first, Christine Wiley, ‘Martha’s Vineyard’; second, Chuck Wiley, ‘Martha’s Vineyard’. Yellow berried: First, Christine Wiley, f. xanthocarpa; second, Chuck Wiley, f. xanthocarpa. Class II: Ilex aquifolium. Male: first, Chuck Wiley, ‘Hastata’; second, Christine Wiley, ‘Hastata’. Class III: Ilex crenata. Male: first, Christine Wiley, ‘Green Dragon’. Female: first, Christine Wiley, ‘Helleri’; sec- ond, Christine Wiley, ‘Dwarf Pagoda’. Class IV: Ilex cornuta. Female: first, Chuck Wiley, ‘Dwarf Burford’; second, Christine Wiley, ‘Dwarf Burford’. Class V: Deciduous , subclass Ilex verticillata: first, Chuck Wiley, ‘Red Sprite’; second, Christine Wiley, ‘Winter Red.’ Class VI: Miscellaneous Species. First, Christine Wiley, I. pedunculosa. Class VII: Interspecific Hybrids. Male: second, Christine Wiley, I. x meserveae. Female: first, Chuck Wiley, I. x meserveae ‘Blue Princess’; second, Christine Wiley, I. aquifolium × (cornuta × pernyi) ‘Pernella’; third, Christine Wi- ley, I. (× meserveae) × pernyi ‘Rutzan’ Red BeautyTM; honorable mention, Christine Wiley, ‘September Gem’. Subclass Ilex × koehneana: first, Chuck Wiley, koehneana; second, Christine Wiley, koehneana. The winner of the Stewart H. McLean Award for Best in Show, Professional Division, was Chuck Wiley for I. x meserveae ‘Blue Princess’. The winner of the Charles R. Anderson Winterberry Award was Chuck Wiley for I. verticil- lata ‘Red Sprite’.