DEPARTMENT 17 - FLORAL EXHIBITS
​ Chairperson - Debbie Coon 570-696-3642 or [email protected]

Rules:
  1. Read the premium material for Department 17 very carefully.  Follow all rules and regulations.  If an entry calls for a specific number of blooms, be sure to exhibit that number.
  2. The entry fee schedule is printed on the entry form.  The correct fee MUST accompany the entry form.  Entries are due August 8th.
  3. All entries must be brought to the Fairgrounds, the Monday before the Fair between 3:00 PM and 8:00 PM.  Entries must be removed from the Fairgrounds the Tuesday after the Fair between 3:00 PM and 8:00 PM.  Claim tickets must be presented to pick up entries and to claim premium checks.
  4. The use of artificial flowers is prohibited, and no premiums will be paid on them.
  5. All entries must be grown by the exhibitor, except Section 6.
  6. Exhibitors must supply their own CLEAR GLASS CONTAINERS and CLEAR LIQUID.  Containers will be given every possible care but the Fair assumes no responsibility for their safety.
  7. Exhibitors are limited to one entry per class unless otherwise stated.
  8. After two or three days, exhibitors may want to replace some blooms.
  9. Youth Under 19 – for additional information and the correct entry codes see Department 11.
  10. ALL TAGS MUST BE ATTACHED TO THE PLANT PRIOR TO CHECK IN.

SECTION 1 – FLOWERING HOUSE PLANTS
Premiums:       $5        $4        $3        $2
Rules:
  1. Enter plants that would qualify as house plants. 
  2. Only one species per pot.  Plant must be growing in its container two months prior to the Fair.
  3. If the entry is a hanging plant it should be so indicated on the entry form and exhibitors must supply their own S hook large enough to go on a 1 ½” pipe, and the top of the container must be no larger than 12” in diameter.
Class:
African Violets, any color or bicolor:
1. Single
2. Double
3. Ruffled Blossoms
4. Variegated Foliage
Wax Begonias, fibrous, rooted, in bloom:
5. Single, any color
6. Double, any color
7. Any other variety, specify
Begonias, tuberous, rooted, in bloom:
8. Single or Semi-Double, any color

9. Double, any color
10. Hanging Basket Variety, any color
Geranium, Pelargonium, bedding or common:
11. Any Color
Any Other Meritorious Flowering House Plant not
     listed above, specify variety:
12. Any Color
Impatiens:
13. Single
14. Double
15. New Guines
SECTION 2 – FOLIAGE HOUSE PLANTS
Premiums:       $5        $4        $3        $2
​Rules:
  1. Enter plants that would qualify as house plants.
  2. Only one species per pot.  Plants must be growing in its container two months prior to the Fair.
  3. If the entry is a hanging plant it should be so indicated on the entry form and exhibitors must supply their own S hook large enough to go on a 1 ½” pipe, and the top of the container must be no larger than 12” in diameter.
Class:
​​Begonias, foliage type, with or without flowers:
1. Large leaf, any variety
2. Small leaf, any variety
Cacti:
​3. Single Cactus
4. Single Succulent
5. Collection in one pot (3 or more types of cacti or succulent)
Coleus:
6. Common
7. Fancy-Leaf
8. Small Leaf Creeping
9. Fringed Tube
10. Largest Potted Any Variety
Ferns: 
11. Asparagus
12. Boston
13. Any other variety
Geraniums, Pelargonium:
14. Ivy, any variety
15. Scented, any variety
Geraniums, Pelargonium Continued:
16. Variegated Foliage
​Potted Ivy:
17. English​
18. Variegated Foliage
19. German
20. Grape
21. Swedish
Dish Garden:
22. Three or more specimens in a container - Indoor
23. Three or more specimens in a container-Outdoor
24. Fairy Dish Garden  **See Note Below**
Terrarium or Arrangement:
25. In closed container
Miscellaneous Plants:
26. Philodendron
27. Rubber Plant
28. Jade Plant
29. Spider Plant
30. Any other meritorious house plant not listed
**Note – Fairy Dish Garden – Should create a miniature landscape where a tiny fairy could dwell.  Should include 3 or more flowering and/or foliage plants in an appropriate open, shallow container (maximum 18” length or width x 8” high).  It may include miniature pathways, dwellings, furniture, etc. but at least 50% of the garden must be living plants.  To be judged on creativity and originality, composition, and proportional scale of design as well as health and cultural perfection of plant material.
SECTION 3 – SPECIMEN FLOWERS – ANNUALS
Premiums:       $5        $4        $3        $2
Rules:
  1. Exhibits must be cut flowers grown by the exhibitor and must conform to the number of blooms, spikes or stems specified in each class.
  2. The uniformity of height, color, or size is an important factor in evaluating entries.
  3. Flowers in each entry MUST BE OF ONE COLOR AND VARIETY unless otherwise stated.
  4. FURNISH YOUR OWN CLEAR COLORLESS GLASS CONTAINER.
  5. Specimens will not be eligible for judging if not in the correct container and correct number of stems.
Class:
Ageratum – five stems:
1. Blue
2. Pink
3. White
Aster – five blooms:
4. Single, mixed colors
8. Calendula – 5 blooms, one color
Celosia:
9. Crested – one stem
10. Plume – five stems
11. Cleoma (spider plant) – five stems
12. Cosmos – five blooms
Dahlia – three blooms:
13. Cactus
14. Decorative
15. Pompom/Ball
16. Single
17. Collarette
19. Dinner Plate (one bloom)
20. Gaillardia – five blooms
​Gladiolus – one spike (need to supply supporting container):
21. Large Flowering
22. Small Flowering
Marigolds – five blooms:
23. African, yellow
24. African, orange
25. French, single
26. French, double
27. White
28. Variegate

​Nasturtiums – five blooms:
29. Single
30. Double
Petunias – five blooms:
31. Single
32. Double
Salvia – five blooms:
33. Blue
34. Red
35. Scabiosa – five blooms
36. Strawflowers – five blooms – mixed colors
Sunflowers:
37. Less than 6”,one stalk with no more than 3 blooms
38. 6” or more – one bloom
Zinnias:
39. Giant – three blooms – mixed color
​35. Scabiosa – five blooms
40. Cactus – three blooms – mixed color
36. Strawflowers – five blooms – mixed colors
41. Pompom – five blooms – mixed color
Sunflowers:
42. Any other Zinnia, specify – five blooms
37. Less than 6”,one stalk with no more than 3 blooms
43. Bachelor Button – five blooms, one color
38. 6” or more – one bloom
44. Pansy – five blooms
Zinnias:
45. Snapdragons – five spikes – mixed colors
39. Giant – three blooms – mixed color
46. Any Other Annuals         
SECTION 4 – SPECIMEN FLOWERS – PERENNIALS
Premiums:       $5        $4        $3        $2
Rules:
  1. Must be cut flowers grown by the exhibitor and must conform to the number of blooms, spikes or stems specified in each class.
  2. The uniformity of height, color or size is an important factor in evaluating entries.
  3. Flowers in each entry MUST BE OF ONE COLOR AND VARIETY unless otherwise stated.
  4. FURNISH YOUR OWN CLEAR COLORLESS GLASS CONTAINTER.
  5. Specimens will not be eligible for judging if not in the correct container and correct number of stems.
Class:
​Chrysanthemums – five stems:
1. Garden Variety
2. Delphinium – one spike
3. Dianthus, hardy pinks – five blooms
4. Lilies – one stalk
Roses:  
Hybrid tea, any amount of varieties:
5. One bloom, long stem & leaves, one exhibit each
Floribunda, any amount of varieties:
6. One bloom, one exhibit each
7. One spray, one exhibit each
Grandiflora, any amount of varieties:
8. One bloom, one exhibit each
9. One spray, one exhibit each

Miniature, any amount of varieties:
10. One bloom, one exhibit each
11. One spray, one exhibit each
Any other type not listed above:
12. One exhibit only
13. Phlox – three blooms
14. Honesty (money) plant – one stem
15. Japanese Lantern – one stem
16. Rudbeckia (Gloriosa Daisy) – five blooms
17. Asclepias (Butterfly Weed)–any color–one stem
18. Flowering Sedum – any color – one stem
19. Echinacea – any color – five stems
20. Any other perennial not listed above – one stem
SECTION 5 – ARTISTIC ARRANGEMENTS
Premiums:       $5        $4        $3        $2
Rules:
  1. Maximum care will be given to the containers and accessories until they can be reclaimed by the exhibitor but the Fair cannot be held responsible for any damage or loss.
  2. No artificial flowers are allowed nor will they be placed.
  3. No entries will be accepted from commercial or professional florists.
Class:
​1. Arrangement of wild flowers
    (No plants forbidden by Conservation Rules can be used.)
2. Arrangement using Dried Materials
3. Center-piece (Table)
4. Arrangement depicting Natural or Pennsylvania History          
5. Arrangement in a Bottle
​6. Arrangement Using One Flower Only
     (Foliage and/or accessories permitted)
7. Arrangement Depicting Holiday/Special Occasion/Patriotic
8. Miniature – Small Arrangement – not to exceed 4” in height
9. Teapot Arrangement
10. Arrangement in a Tin Can
SECTION 6 – FLOWERING PERENNIAL BUSHES & FOLIAGE SPECIMENS
Premiums:       $5        $4        $3        $2
Rules:
  1. Must be cut from perennial bushes and plants grown by the exhibitor and must be only one bloom, spike or stem exhibited in a clear COLORLESS glass container supplied by the exhibitor.
  2. Specimens will not be eligible for judging if not in the correct container and correct number of stems.
​Class:
Perennial Bushes:
1. Hydrangea – any color – one stem – one flower
Perennial Foliage:
2. Hosta – Varigated Leaf – one stem with leaf size up to 4 inches in length and width
3. Hosta – Solid Color Leaf – one stem with leaf size up to 4 inches in length and width
4. Hosta – Varigated Leaf – one stem with leaf size 4 inches to 15 inches in length and width
5. Hosta – Solid Color Leaf – one stem with leaf size 4 inches to 15 inches in length and width
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