2021 DAFFODIL SHOW April 26, 2021 First Presbyterian Church of New Vernon 2 Lees Hill Road, New Vernon, NJ 07976 7:45 – 9:15 a.m. Passing/Registration/Placement of Horticulture Entries 9:30 Judging 11:30 a.m. View Show 12:30 PM Remove Entries HORTICULTURE CLASSES CUT SPECIMENS One single stem, spike or spray not to exceed 24” in length, measured from the lip of the container to the tip of the stem. To be displayed in a member’s own clear, unetched glass container. Class I: Narcissus Division 1 Trumpet Daffodil Division 2 Large-Cupped Daffodil Division 3 Small-Cupped Daffodil Division 4 Double Daffodil Division 5 Triandrus Daffodil Division 6 Cyclamineus Daffodil Division 7 Jonquilla Daffodil Division 8 Tazetta Daffodil Division 9 Poeticus Daffodil Division 10 Bulbocodium Daffodil Division 11a Split-Cupped Collar Division 11b Split-Cupped Papillon Division 12 Other Daffodil Cultivars Class II: Bulbs in single stem 1. Tulipa 2. Muscari 3. Hyacinth 4. Other Class III: Narcissus Collection labeled by name and division 5. 3 stems of one cultivar or species 6. 3 stems - each of a different cultivar or species; key card required Class IV: Challenge Class-A single cut stem. Bulbs distributed at fall horticulture committee meeting and grown by exhibitor. 7. Division 2 – Narcissus ‘Altun Ha’ 8. Division 5 – Narcissus ‘Moonlight Sensation’ Class V: Perennials in bloom, a single stem 9. Helleborus - Hellebore 10. Aquilegia – Columbine 11. Other DAFFODIL CLASSIFICATIONS Division 1: TRUMPET One flower to a stem, trumpet as long or longer than perianth segments. Division 2: LARGE-CUPPED One flower to a stem, cup more than one-third, but less than the length of the perianth segments. Division 3: SMALL-CUPPED One flower to a stem, cup not more than one-third the length of the perianth segments. Division 4: DOUBLE Usually one flower to a stem, with doubling of the perianth segments or the corona, or both. Division 5: TRIANDRUS Characteristics of Narcissus triandrus clearly evident. Usually two or more drooping flowers to a stem, perianth often reflexed. Division 6: CYCLAMINEUS Characteristics of Narcissus cyclamineus clearly evident. One flower to a stem, perianth reflexed and corona straight and narrow. Flower usually at an acute angle to the stem on a short neck. Division 7: JONQUILLA AND APODANTHUS Characteristics of Narcissus jonquilla group clearly evident. Usually one to three fragrant flowers to a stem, perianth segments spreading, not reflexed. Division 8: TAZETTA Characteristics of the Narcissus Tazetta group clearly evident. Usually three or many fragrant, very short- cupped flowers to a stout stem, perianth segments spreading, not reflexed. Division 9: POETICUS Characteristics of the Narcissus poeticus group clearly evident. Usually one fragrant flower to a stem, pure white perianth, small flat cup edged with red. Division 10: BULBOCODIUM Characteristics of Section Bulbocodium clearly evident; usually one flower to a stem; perianth segments insignificant compared with the dominant corona; anthers dorsifixed (i.e. attached more or less centrally to the filament); filament and style usually curved. Division 11: SPLIT CORONA Usually one flower to a stem, corona split (not lobed) for at least one-third and usually half of its length. Division 12: MISCELLANEOUS All hybrid daffodils not falling into any of the foregoing divisions HORTICULTURE GUIDELINES 1. Please carefully read and follow the GCA Rules, General Information and Timetable for Exhibitors. 2. Entries must have been owned and grown by the exhibitor for a minimum of three months, unless otherwise stated in the schedule. 3. All entries propagated by the exhibitor must be so identified with the detailed method of propagation and relevant propagation date(s) on the entry card. 4. Exhibitors are allowed two entries per class/subclass, provided they are different species or cultivars. 5. Wedging material will consist of cork. 6. Mats, stands, saucers, stakes and ties are allowed only as noted in the schedule. 7. Classes may be subdivided, and entries moved and/or reclassified at the discretion of the judges. 8. Containers are measured at the diameter or the diagonal of the widest point on the inside of the rim at the soil line. The length of cut branches and stems will be measured from the lip of the container to the end of specimen. 9. One key card (diagram/plant list) is required when multiple species or cultivars are exhibited in the same container and/or when propagation information is applicable. All propagation classes require information on method of propagation, relevant dates and growing conditions. Key card must be a 4” x 6”, white, unlined card and completed in black waterproof medium. A 4” x 6” photograph with identifying numbers may be used in conjunction with the key card. 10. The committee will water the exhibits if instructed to do so in writing. Notify the horticulture chairs at time of entry with written instructions for watering. 11. All classes will be judged according to the Scale of Points contained in The Garden Club of America Flower Show and Judging Guide - FS&JG, the most current Edition, which can be found on the GCA Website. GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA RULES 1. Please carefully read and follow GCA Flower Show Rules, General Information, and Division Guidelines. All rules as provided in The Garden Club of America Flower Show and Judging Guide, the most current edition, shall apply. 2. All plant material must be correctly identified with the botanical and common names, if possible. Accepted references for nomenclature are: AHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants; The Plant List at http://www.theplantlist.org; International Plant Names Index at www.ipni.org or http://www.internationalplantnames.com; Plant Systematics at http://www.plantsystematics.org/; Royal Horticultural Society plant finder database http://apps.rhs.org.uk/ rhsplantfinder 3. The Garden Club of America expects all exhibitors to be aware of the need to promote conservation of endangered and threatened plants. Plants collected in the wild and listed by the New Jersey National Heritage Program may not be exhibited in any flower show sponsored by a GCA club. Cultivated plant material listed by New Jersey’s Natural Heritage Program may be exhibited if accompanied by a typed card stating that it has not been collected from the wild or that it was collected out-of-state and giving information concerning its cultural requirements and methods of propagation. Natural Heritage Program lists of endangered plant material is available online at http:// plants.usda.gov/threat.html. 4. Plant material showing evidence of insects or disease must be removed immediately from the exhibition area. This rule will be enforced at any time during the show, whenever the problem is identified. 5. All entries must include fresh and/or dried plant material. Fresh plant material must be in water or conditioned in such a way as to remain in pristine form while on exhibition. An entry not maintained in show condition may have its award removed. 6. Locally invasive plants, diseased plant material, artificial plant material, live animals (including fish), taxidermy, natural birds’ nests, feathers of any kind and protected sea life, including coral, are not permitted, http://plants.usda.gov/java/noxiousDriver GENERAL INFORMATION 1. An entry card must accompany each entry. Entry cards will be available at the show and upon request from the horticulture chairs in advance of the show. Information required on the entry card must be completed in black waterproof medium. 2. The passing committee must pass each entry before an exhibitor may leave the show area. The passing committee reserves the right to refuse any entry that does not conform to the rules of the schedule. The exhibitor has the option of correcting the entry, if time permits. If not corrected, the entry cannot be judged, but may remain in place, marked “For Exhibit Only” with a brief, constructively worded statement explaining why it was not judged. The judges may not disqualify any entry passed by the passing committee unless evidence of insect infestation or disease is identified. 3. Once an entry is passed, the exhibitor(s) must immediately leave the show floor. A passed entry may not be touched again by the exhibitor until after judging and then only to carry out necessary maintenance. 4. Only participating judges and clerks will be allowed on the show floor during judging 5. All containers and accessories must be inconspicuously labeled with the exhibitor’s name. 6. A novice is an individual exhibitor who has not won a first place ribbon or a GCA Special Award in the division entered at a GCA Flower Show, GCA Major Flower Show or Sanctioned Non-GCA Major Flower Show. An exhibitor winning a first place ribbon in a GCA Flower Show is still considered a novice in a GCA Major Flower Show or in a Sanctioned Non-GCA Major Flower Show or in another division of any flower show. In addition, an exhibitor who has won a first place ribbon or Special Award in a GCA Major Flower Show or Sanctioned Non-GCA Major Flower Show is no longer a novice in any level of GCA Flower Shows in the division won. Only individual novice exhibitors are eligible to receive the GCA Novice Awards or the Sandra Baylor Novice Floral Design Award. A novice exhibitor will be identified on the entry card, following the initial judging. 7. All exhibits must remain in place and in show condition until fifteen minutes following the closing time of the show. .