THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY Inc. SHOW SCHEDULE Annual Show Wednesday 6th May to Saturday 9th May, 2015 OUR SHOW VENUE 2015

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1 THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY Inc. SHOW SCHEDULE 2015 Annual Show Wednesday 6th May to Saturday 9th May, 2015 OUR SHOW VENUE 2015 WACS Website: 16

2 INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS 2015 WACS ANNUAL CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW AT FORRESTFIELD FORUM / MARKETPLACE SHOPPING CENTRE THE SOCIETY EXTENDS ITS THANKS TO TROPHY DONORS AND SUPPORTERS FOR THEIR SPONSORSHIP SHOW SECRETARY ASSISTANT SHOW SECRETARIES OUR SHOW VENUE 2015 CHIEF STEWARD STEWARDS / RUNNERS 2 Leila Blackwell Shirley Robinson / Olive Clayton Dr Carl Slusarczyk WACS ENTRIES WACS Members Entries received by: Leila Blackwell Ph (08) Between 3.00pm and 7.00pm SUNDAY 3rd MAY, 2015 The Western Australian Chrysanthemum Society Inc. meets on the second Tuesday of February, April, September (AGM), and November in the South Perth Rotary Hall, Sandgate Street, South Perth at 12 noon. Other activities are advised in the WACS Newsletters. NEW MEMBERS ALWAYS WELCOME Membership fees: Single $10.00 and Double $15.00 per annum. Sunday 3th May: Monday 4th May: Tuesday 5th May: WACS ENTRIES TO , BETWEEN 3.00 AND 7.00pm. 6.00pm - Set up display, fill bottles etc. Display flowers and pots etc to be at Shopping Centre at 6.00pm. Please note that pots, charms, cascades entered in show must also be brought in to the centre on Monday Night. 4.00pm - Show Sec. & Chief Steward prepare the show benches to 9.00pm - Exhibitors set up their entries. Wednesday 6th May: 7.00 to 8.30am, Exhibitors finish setting up. 9.00am, Judges / Stewards report to Show Secretary for judging. Thursday 7th May: 11.00am Official Opening of the Show Friday 8th May: Show open and members on Roster Duty. Show Open and Members on Roster Duty. Saturday 9th May: 2.00pm - members assist with bunching and wrapping of flowers. Pack up equipment and clear show area. Exhibitors entering the Australian Chrysanthemum Championship must DETAILS OF ANY CHANGES TO ABOVE TIMES WILL BE GIVEN IN NEWSLETTERS BEFORE THE SHOW. INFORMATION If you have any queries please contact the WACS Show Secretary Phone: (08) Address: refer to the separate schedule for entry closing details. l_blackwell@bigpond.com 35 Tamarisk Drive HALLS HEAD WA

3 A WACS SOCIETY TROPHY. A trophy will be awarded to the exhibitor gaining the most points in the specimen classes. PART A. CHRYSANTHEMUM SPECIMEN CLASSES - OPEN. Trophy of $10 will be awarded to Exhibitors gaining the highest points in each of the following section groupings, provided the exhibitor stages a minimum of three entries in each section. 1; 3(a)+3(b); 4(a)+4(b); 5(a)+5(b); 6(a)+6(b); 7; 8(a)+8(b)+9(a)+9(b); 10; 11; 12. PART B. FORMAL DECORATIVE VASES / BOWLS. - OPEN. Best exhibit - Vase or Bowl. $10 awarded by WACS. Trophy donated by Mr K May. Classes 69 to 78 only. PART C. INFORMAL FLORAL ART - OPEN. First. $30; Second. $20; Third. $10. Awarded for most points gained over Classes 79 to 86. $10 awarded to best exhibit in the section. PART D. SEEDLING / SPORT CHRYSANTHEMUM - OPEN. Trophy of $10 awarded to exhibitor gaining most points in Classes 87 to 96; Second $5; BEST SEEDLING or SPORT IN SHOW - Trophy of $10. (see definition, page 5). PART E. NOVICE - OPEN. Best Novice bloom, cut, charm or cascade - Alan Aitken Trophy - Donated by Dot Aitken Trophy of $10 awarded to exhibitor gaining most points in the novice section (Classes ) At least three entries to be staged by the exhibitor. PART F. First. $10; Second. $5. CULTIVARS ORIGINATING IN W.A. - OPEN. PART G. SPECIAL DISPLAY An award may be made at the Judges discretion. GRAND CHAMPION BLOOM or CUT. NCS Bronze Medal; WACS Rosette; WACS Certificate. BEST EXHIBIT IN SHOW - (Informal floral art - Classes 79 to 86 are not eligible). NCS Silver Medal; WACS Rosette. BEST POCKETT BLOOM - to receive BEST BLOOM CARD. BENDIGO TROPHY. A Trophy donated by the Bendigo Goldfields Chrysanthemum Association Inc. for the best Single (Show or Cut) in the show. SHOW BY - LAWS Please read CAREFULLY - strictly adhered to. All EXHIBITS MUST BE GROWN BY THE EXHIBITOR (Except Informal Floral Art). Blooms exhibited in State Championship Sections A & B, must be nominated in the ACC / WACS Register of Cultivars. 1. All exhibits must be from plants the bona-fide property of the exhibitor and grown in his/her garden. 2. An exhibitor must be a financial member of the WACS for a period of three months to be eligible to compete for Member s Section Trophies. 3. In sections where there is only one exhibitor, the judges, with the Chief Steward, may award a Trophy if they consider the entry worthy. 4. The stems of all fresh plant matter must touch water. All exhibits must be staged by 8.30am, Wednesday 6th May - judging to commence at 9.00am. 5. All exhibits to be staged as directed by the stewards, and, once staged, must not be altered, substituted or moved without the direct sanction of the Chief Steward. No person other than the Steward in charge must move or touch another person s exhibit. 6. Society equipment will be used for all exhibits, except the Formal and Informal Floral Art sections. 7. Exhibitors must obtain from the Show Secretary a list of entry numbers to enable them to stage their exhibits correctly. SPECIMEN BLOOMS ARE TO BE NAMED, BUT NO OTHER LABELS OR ATTACHMENTS ARE ALLOWED. 8. STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SETS / WACS CHAMPIONSHIP SETS. All blooms to be correctly named. Exhibitors must provide the Show Secretary with a list of names of their blooms. Name tags will be provided for exhibitors by the WACS. 9. COUNTRY CHRYSANTHEMUM CHAMPIONSHIP. Open to exhibitors residing more than (50) kilometres from the General Post Office, Perth. 10. While judging is in progress, no person other than the Judges, Stewards and Runners are permitted in the judging area / official table. Exhibitors in State Championships are not eligible to act as Stewards / Runners in these sections. 11. The Judges will not give any award to an exhibit not in accordance with the Schedule, and he / she will also withhold any award to any exhibit not considered worthy. Any exhibit marked N.A.S. is NOT eligible for Championship Awards. The Judges may award NCS, WACS Award of Merit and ACC Award of Excellence certificates at their discretion. 14 3

4 12. Judging shall be in accordance with the standards of the Western Australian Horticultural Council Inc. 13. All exhibits (except pot plants and Informal Floral Art) become the absolute property of the Society, and may be disposed of as the committee directs. No exhibit may be removed from the show area before the conclusion of the Show without the direct sanction of the Chief Steward. 14. The committee reserves the right to reject any entry. 15. Protests must be lodged before 5.30pm on the first day of the show, in writing, to the Show Secretary. The Protests Committee consists of the President, the Secretary and the Show Secretary of the WACS. 16. Late entries will not be accepted. DEFINITIONS N.A.S. N.N.D. N.E.S. N.O.P..F. VASE: BOWL: Not according to schedule. Not necessarily distinct. Not elsewhere specified. Not otherwise provided for. A vase must be greater in height than in width. A bowl must have a width greater than or equal to its height, and its mouth, at the shortest measurement through its centre must be at least two-thirds the width of the bowl. JUNIOR: NOVICE: A person under 16 years of age - may exhibit in the Novice Section. A person who has not won a first prize in the class being competed for at any show of an affiliated group of The Western Australian Horticultural Council Inc. (Monthly bench shows excepted). SPRAYS: A spray is the terminal growth of a lateral stem bearing a cluster of at least 6 blooms from which the central or lead bud may be removed. Each bloom is carried on an individual pedicel initiating directly from the stem. Cultivars grown for sprays are those in classes 3 to 11, or those specifically nominated as sprays, and which carry blooms (a) up to 75mm, (b) from 75mm in diameter. SINGLES CUT: A group of at least four blooms arising from the lateral growths of a single stem with each bloom positioned singly at the termination of its own lateral. The length of the lateral stems should be approx. twice the diameter of the blooms. 4 SCHEDULE OF TROPHIES AND AWARDS. STATE CHRYSANTHEMUM CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN STATE A. First. Inscribed Trophy, WAHC Sash + $50; Second. $30; Third. $10. STATE B. First. Inscribed Trophy, WAHC Sash + $50; Second. $30; Third. $10. THE POCKETT CHAMPIONSHIP - OPEN. First. T.W.Pockett Medal + $30; Second. $20; Third. $10. (T.W.Pockett Medal courtesy of Chrysanthemum Society of Victoria.) THE LOUISA POCKETT CHALLENGE - OPEN First. Trophy + $20; Second. $10; Third. $5 (If 4 or more entries). (Trophy donated by Mrs Leila Blackwell.) THE COUNTRY CHRYSANTHEMUM CHAMPIONSHIP - OPEN. First. Inscribed Trophy + $30; Second. $20; Third $10. THE WACS SECTION CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN. In each section: First. Trophy &/or $30; Second. $20; Third. $10 (If 4 or more entries) Section 1. $30, WACS. Trophy - Donated by the Blackwell Family. Section 3(a) & 3(b). $30, WACS. Section 4(a) & 4(b). $30, WACS. Section 5(a) & 5(b). $30, WACS. Trophy - Donated by Mr and Mrs Shilling. Section 6(a) & 6(b). $30, WACS. Section 7 (Cuts). $30, WACS. Section 7 (Show). $30, WACS. Trophy - Donated by Dr Carl Slusarczyk. Section 8 $30, WACS. Section 10. $30, WACS. Trophy - Donated by Mr and Mrs Robinson. THE WALLACE BROOK MEMORIAL MEDAL - WACS MEMBERS ONLY. First. Perpetual Trophy + $30; Second. $20; Third. $10 (If 4 or more entries). THE JACK EASTLAKE TROPHY - OPEN. First. $20; Second. $10; Third. $5 (If 4 or more entries). ANZAC MEMORIAL VASE - WACS MEMBERS ONLY First. A trophy donated by J. and B. Johnstone of Christchurch New Zealand. 13

5 PART E. NOVICE SECTION - OPEN (see definition below) Class Exhibition blooms, N.N.D. Sections 1, 3(a) # 6 3 Class Exhibition bloom, Sections 1, 3(a)# 2 1 Class Dec. blooms, N.N.D. Sections3(b), 4(a), 4(b), 5(a), 5(b)# 6 3 Class Dec. bloom, Sections 3(b), 4(a), 4(b), 5(a), 5(b)# 2 1 Class Spider / Quill blooms, N.N.D.# 6 3 Class Spider / Quill bloom.# 2 1 Class Anemone blooms, N.N.D.# 6 3 Class Anemone bloom.# 2 1 Class Show Singles, N.N.D.# 6 3 Class Show Single.# 2 1 Class cut Pompone / Miniature.# 2 1 Class cut Spray.# 2 1 Class Container Charm. Container not to exceed 250mm. 6 3 Class Container Cascade. Container not to exceed 250mm. 8 4 (# to be staged singly) NOVICE: A person who has not won a first prize in the class being competed for at any show of an affiliated group of The Western Australian Horticultural Council Inc. (Monthly bench shows excepted). PART F. CULTIVARS ORIGINATING IN W. A. - OPEN. Class blooms, distinct or; 3 cuts, distinct or, a combination PART G. of the above to make a display of three (3) units, distinct. 6 3 SPECIAL DISPLAY (May be Commercial or Private - Description to be advised to the Show Secretary with enty.) 12 SEEDLING / SPORT: A seedling/sport may be shown as such in its first year of showing. It must be sufficiently distinct from its parent/s, and must be identified on the bench as a new seedling or sport. CHAMPION OR BEST CARDS: These may be awarded, at the Judges discretion,.for all sections of Chrysanthemums, including Seedling, Cascade, Fukusuke, Daruma, Ichi-Mon-Ji, Bowl or Vase, Informal and Decorative Art. CLASSIFICATIONS: SECTION 1 Large Exhibition. Reflexed or Incurving 150mm & over. SECTION 3(a) Exhibition Incurved, large. 130mm & over. SECTION 3(b) Exhibition Incurved, medium. Under 130mm SECTION 4(a) Reflexed Decorative, large mm. SECTION 4(b) Reflexed Decorative, medium. Under 130mm. SECTION 5(a) Intermediate Decorative, large mm. SECTION 5(b) Intermediate Decorative, medium. Under 130mm. SECTION 6(a) Anemone (formal). SECTION 6(b) Anemone (informal). SECTION 7 Single. SECTION 8(a) Pompone / Miniature - not to exceed 38mm. SECTION 8(b) Pompone / Miniature - over 38mm SECTION 9(a) Spray - not exceeding 75mm. SECTION 9(b) Spray - 75mm and over. SECTION 10 Spider / Quill SECTION 11 Any other type (includes Bonsai, Fukusuke, Ichi-Mon-Ji etc). SECTION 12 Charm / Cascade. For further information, the ACC register of cultivars is available from the society and is posted on the internet at the WACS website. 5

6 STATE CHRYSANTHEMUM CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN STATE A EXHIBITION 150mm and over, and DECORATIVE as specified, under 150mm. 6 Exhibition Blooms, 4 distinct - sections 1 & 3(a), staged singly. 6 Decorative Blooms, 4 distinct - sections 3(b), 4(a), 4(b), 5(a), & 5(b), staged singly. STATE B SPIDER/QUILL, ANEMONE AND SINGLE CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 6 Spider/Quill, 4 distinct, staged singly. (Large Bottles) 6 Anemone, 4 distinct, staged singly. (Small Bottles) Singles, 3 vases distinct - 3 cuts of one variety in each vase. THE POCKETT CHAMPIONSHIP - OPEN 4 blooms, at least 2 distinct, Pockett Large Exhibition blooms, staged singly. THE LOUISA POCKETT CHALLENGE - OPEN 1 Bloom, Louisa Pockett (or a Louisa Pockett Sport), Large Exhibition. THE COUNTRY CHRYSANTHEMUM CHAMPIONSHIP - OPEN (See By-law 9) 6 Blooms - 4 Distinct - At least three (3) types, staged singly. THE W.A.C.S. SECTION CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN Section 1 Section 3(a), 3(b) Section 4(a), 4(b) Section 5(a), 5(b) 6 Class Vase, Mixed Chrysanthemums. (at least 3 Sections) 8 4 Class Bowl, Chrysanthemums, Pompone / Miniature. 8 4 Class Bowl, Chrysanthemums, any type except Pompone / Miniature. 8 4 PART C. INFORMAL FLORAL ART - OPEN. USING CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Class 79. Three (3) Flower Arrangement 6 3 Class 80. Autumn Glory. 6 3 Class 81. ANZAC Theme. 6 3 Class 82. Mother s Day Arrangement. 6 3 Class 83. Arrangement in an Unusual Container. 6 3 Class th Anniversary 6 3 Class 85. Solitaire. 6 3 Class 86. As I Like It. 6 3 PART D. SEEDLING / SPORT CHRYSANTHEMUM - OPEN. Class Exhibition bloom. (Section 1.) 2 1 Class Exhibition bloom, Incurved (Section 3a.) 2 1 Class Decorative bloom. (Sections 3b, 4 and 5.) 2 1 Class Anemone bloom. 2 1 Class Spider / Quilled bloom. 2 1 Class cut, Single Chrysanthemum. 2 1 Class Show Single bloom. 2 1 Class Pompone, bloom or cut 2 1 Class spray 2 1 Class container, any type of Chrysanthemum. * 6 3 (*container not to exceed 250mm). 11

7 SECTION 10. SPIDER / QUILLED Class blooms, N.N.D. 6 3 Class bloom, yellow or white. 2 1 Class bloom, pink or red. 2 1 Class bloom, any other colour. 2 1 SECTION 11. ANY OTHER TYPE. (includes Fukusuke, Daruma, Ichi-mon-ji, Bonsai). Class blooms / cuts, any other type, N.E.S. 6 3 Class bloom / cut, any other type, N.E.S. 2 1 Class Fukusuke, N.N.D. 4 2 Class Fukusuke. 2 1 Class Daruma, N.N.D. 4 2 Class Daruma. 2 1 Class Ichi-Mon-Ji, N.N.D. 4 2 Class Ichi-Mon-Ji. 2 1 Class Bonsai, any style. 2 1 SECTION 12. CHARM / CASCADE. (*containers not to exceed 250mm) Class container, Charm.* 6 3 Class containers, Charms.* 16 8 Class container, Cascade.* 8 4 Class container Cascade, any other shape.* 8 4 Class containers, Cascades.* PART B. FORMAL DECORATIVE VASES / BOWLS - OPEN. Class Vase, Exhibition Chrysanthemums. (Section 1.) 8 4 Class Vase, Decorative Chrysanthemums. (Sections 3,4 & 5) 8 4 Class Vase, Anemone Chrysanthemums. (Section 6.) 8 4 Class Vase, Single Chrysanthemums. (Section 7.) 8 4 Class Vase, Spider / Quilled Chrysanthemums. (Section 10.) 8 4 Class Vase, Pompone / Miniature Chrysanthemums. 8 4 Class Vase, Spray Chrysanthemums Section 6(a), 6(b) (Small Bottles) Section 7 Section 7 6 cuts, 4 distinct 6 show singles, 4 distinct Section 8 (Small Bottles) Section 10 Note: All blooms / cuts staged singly. WALLACE BROOK MEMORIAL MEDAL - W.A.C.S MEMBERS ONLY Vase of 5 specimen blooms of one (1) cultivar. May be from Sections 3(a), 3(b), 4(a), 4(b), 5(a), 5(b), 6, 7 & 10 only. THE JACK EASTLAKE TROPHY FOR CASCADE AND MINIATURE OR CHARM CHRYSANTHEMUMS IN CONTAINERS - OPEN 1 Container Cascade. 1 Container Charm or Miniature (excluding Pompone) Containers not to exceed 250mm. ANZAC MEMORIAL VASE WACS MEMBERS ONLY Vase of 5 specimen blooms not necessarily distinct Cultivars must be of New Zealand origin. PART A. SPECIMEN CLASSES - OPEN (Sections 1 to 11; All blooms staged singly). 7 POINTS AWARDED Class 1st. 2nd SECTION 1 LARGE EXHIBITION REFLEXED OR INCURVING (150mm & over) Class 1. 3 blooms, N.N.D. 6 3 Class 2. 1 bloom, yellow or white 2 1

8 Class 3. 1 bloom, pink or red 2 1 Class 4. 1 bloom, any other colour 2 1 SECTION 3(a) EXHIBITION INCURVED - LARGE (130mm & over) Class 5. 3 blooms, N.N.D. 6 3 Class 6. 1 bloom, yellow or white 2 1 Class 7. 1 bloom, pink or red 2 1 Class 8 1 bloom, any other colour 2 1 SECTION 3(b) EXHIBITION INCURVED - MEDIUM (Under 130mm) Class 9. 3 blooms, N.N.D. 6 3 Class bloom, yellow or white 2 1 Class bloom, pink or red 2 1 Class bloom, any other colour 2 1 SECTION 4(a) REFLEXED DECORATIVE - LARGE ( mm) Class blooms, N.N.D. 6 3 Class bloom, yellow or white 2 1 Class bloom, pink or red 2 1 Class bloom, any other colour 2 1 SECTION 4(b) REFLEXED DECORATIVE - MEDIUM (under 130mm) Class blooms, N.N.D. 6 3 Class bloom, yellow or white 2 1 Class bloom, pink or red 2 1 Class bloom, any other colour 2 1 SECTION 5(a). INTERMEDIATE DECORATIVE - LARGE ( mm) Class blooms, N.N.D. 6 3 Class bloom, yellow or white 2 1 Class bloom, pink or red 2 1 Class bloom, any other colour 2 1 SECTION 5(b) INTERMEDIATE DECORATIVE - MEDIUM (under 130mm) Class blooms, N.N.D. 6 3 Class bloom, yellow or white Class bloom, pink or red 2 1 Class bloom, any other colour 2 1 SECTION 6(a) & 6(b) ANEMONES - FORMAL & INFORMAL (Small Bottles) Class blooms, N.N.D. 6 3 Class bloom, yellow or white 2 1 Class bloom, pink or red 2 1 Class bloom, any other colour 2 1 SECTION 7. SINGLE CHRYSANTHEMUMS - CUTS & SHOW SINGLES. Class cuts, N.N.D. 6 3 Class cut, yellow or white 2 1 Class cut, pink or red 2 1 Class cut, any other colour 2 1 Class show singles, N.N.D. staged singly 6 3 Class show single, yellow or white 2 1 Class show single, pink or red 2 1 Class show single, any other colour 2 1 SECTION 8(a) & 8(b) POMPONE / MINIATURE (Small Bottles) Class cuts, N.N.D. 6 3 Class cut., yellow or white 2 1 Class cut, pink or red 2 1 Class cut, any other colour 2 1 Class blooms N.N.D. 6 3 Class bloom, yellow or white 2 1 Class bloom, pink or red 2 1 Class bloom, any other colour 2 1 SECTION 9(a) & 9(b) SPRAYS Class sprays, N.N.D. 6 3 Class spray 2 1 9