DAHLIA SOCIETY OF OHIO

DAHLIA SOCIETY OF OHIO 87 th Annual Dahlia Show September 16 and 17, 2017 Staging: Friday 15 th 9:00 PM to Saturday 16 th 9:30 AM SUMMIT MALL 3265 W. Market St. Fairlawn, Ohio 44333 9/1/2017

87 th Annual Dahlia Society of Ohio Dahlia Show GENERAL SHOW INFORMATION and SCHEDULE Where: Summit Mall, 3265 W. Market St., Fairlawn Ohio 44333 Phone: (330) 867-6997 Access: Enter Mall off Smith Rd. Loading Dock C is to the right of Dillards. See map on our website. www.dahliasocietyofohio.org. You may enter the mall until 11:00 p.m. and stay as late as necessary. Otherwise, entry time is Saturday morning, 6 a.m. FRIDAY, September 15 th SET-UP TIME is 9:00 pm 9:00 pm 9:00 pm 9:00 pm! All DSO members, please help to set-up in bringing in supplies, constructing the Court of Honor, numbering tables, etc. Registration for exhibitors and staging of blooms begins AFTER set-up has been completed. THANKS! SATURDAY, September 16 th May enter Summit Mall after 6 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Entries Close, Instructions Given to Judges and Clerks 10:00 a.m. Judging Begins 12:00 a.m. Lunch 9:00 p.m. Mall Closes SUNDAY, September 17 th 11:00 a.m. Mall and Show Open 5:30 p.m. Show Closes; Clean up. All DSO members, please. The more, the merrier, the faster we re done! THANKS! EXHIBITORS' RULES 1. All exhibitors except those entering the Novice Section, the Youth Section, or the ADS Seedling Section are required to be members in good standing in the Dahlia Society of Ohio. 2. All exhibitors must have an exhibitor number. Please sign up on the form at the registration table. There is no registration fee. 3. Entry tags must be properly filled out showing Section Number, ADS Class Number, Name of Variety, with Exhibitor's Number as well as Name, and Address covered during judging. (Personal address labels are very useful for this purpose.) 3. All entries must be made in accordance with the current Official ADS classification list of class numbers. In case of an unknown or unlisted variety, (seedlings included), place the entry on the Classification Table where it will be classified by the Classification Committee. After classification by the committee, the Exhibitor has sole responsibility to place the entry in the correct section and class. 4. Undisseminated varieties must be entered in OPEN TO ALL Classes. The Classification Committee shall indicate by a notation on the entry tag how the undisseminated variety was classified. 5. All specimen blooms become the property of the Show Committee to be disposed of at the end of the show. No exhibit shall be removed prior to the closing of the show without the consent of the Show Chairman. 6. Neither the Dahlia Society of Ohio Inc. nor the Summit Mall will be responsible for loss or damage to exhibits or containers. Please remove your containers at teardown time. 7. Dahlias entered in competition must be grown by the exhibitor.

8. An exhibitor is allowed more than one entry in a class, unless the class rules designate otherwise. 9. Anyone using a CLOTH HOUSE or growing under cloth must exhibit in OPEN TO ALL. 10. For AA, A, B, and BB sizes, exhibitors must choose Section 1, 2, or 3. They may move up to section 2 or 3, but not down to section 2 or 1. 11. Containers will be provided for all entries except baskets. Baskets must be provided by the exhibitor. A basket is a container made of interwoven material with a handle. 12. Blooms must have at least one pair of leaves above the container. 13. OVERALL HEIGHT: Blooms of AA, A, B, and BB dahlias must not exceed 36 inches except to show two sets of leaves. In the case of two sets of leaves, the lower set of leaves must be within one inch of the top of the container. 14. Undersize and oversize blooms: All blooms must be entered as officially classified by the ADS. Blooms will be judged with no penalty of premium points for being oversize or undersize. When judging miniatures, miniature balls, pompons, and mignon singles, judges should consider and may reward diminutiveness in an entry. 15. Multiple bloom entries must be staged in one container. When the number of blooms is specified, a greater or lesser number shall disqualify the entry. 16. The wiring of stems, the artificial support of stems above the container, or artificial coloring of the foliage is prohibited. The use of wedges is allowed. 17. Judges may not participate in the judging of classes containing their own entries. 18. Entries misplaced as to size, type, or color may be properly placed or re-entered prior to judging. If a Section has not been judged, the entry can be moved to the proper class, but it may not be moved to a Class or Section that has already been judged. 19. Ribbons or stickers will be awarded to first, second, and third place winners. However, no award will be given to an unworthy entry even though it may be the only one in its class. Judges may give a second or third to an entry in the event none is considered worthy of a first. 20. The single entry bloom that has won a blue ribbon and has the greatest numerical value by multiplying the depth by the diameter is the LARGEST bloom in the show. It will be placed on the 21. The COURT OF HONOR winners will receive monetary awards. They will be mailed to the winners. Section 39 winners will receive their awards only from the originators. 22. The Show Committee reserves the right to remove any unworthy entries and to make further rules it deems necessary. 23. The decision of the Judges shall be final. Protests must be made in writing to the Show Chairman.

SECTIONS AND CLASSES OF ENTRIES SECTION Y: YOUTH GROWERS One Bloom to a container Open to anyone who is 18 years of age or younger. Best bloom in each of four categories goes to the Court of Honor: 1) AA, A, B; 2) BB, BA, ST, WL, NX; 3) M, MBa, P; 4) PE, AN, NO, CO, O, OT, S, MS. SECTION 1: NOVICE GROWERS One Bloom to a container Open to anyone who has exhibited dahlias for three years or fewer. The number of ribbons won does not affect this status nor does the number of plants grown. There is no limit on the number of entries in each class. AA/A B BB In each of these 6 B classes, select a Special from the Blues. Then, select the best of the 6 Specials for the BEST NOVICE B In each of these 12 AA and A classes, select a Special from the Blues. Then, select the best of the 12 Specials for the BEST NOVICE AA/A AA-1 FD 0001-0015 A-1 FD 1001-1015 AA-2 ID 0101-0115 A-2 ID 1101-1115 AA-3 SC 0201-0215 A-3 SC 1201-1215 AA-4 C 0301-0315 A-4 C 1301-1315 AA-5 IC 0401-0415 A-5 IC 1401-1415 AA-6 LC 0501-0515 A-6 LC 1501-1515 B-1 FD 2001-2015 B-2 ID 2101-2115 B-3 SC 2201-2215 B-4 C 2301-2315 B-5 IC 2401-2415 B-6 LC 2501-2515 In each of these 6 BB classes, select a Special from the Blues. Then, select the best of the 6 Specials for the BEST NOVICE BB BB-1 FD 3001-3015 BB-2 ID 3101-3115 BB-3 SC 3201-3215 BB-4 C 3301-3315 BB-5 IC 3401-3415 BB-6 LC 3501-3515 Other: Miniature, Ball, MinBall, Pompon, Stellar, Waterlily, NoveltyDouble M-1 FD 4001-4015 BA-1 Ball 6001-6015 M-2 ID 4101-4115 MBA-1 MinBall 6101-6115 M-3 SC 4201-4215 P-1 Pompon 6201-6215 M-4 C 4301-4315 ST-1 Stellar 7001-7015 M-5 IC 4401-4415 WL-1 Waterlily 7301-7315 M-6 LC 4501-4515 NX-1 NoveltyDouble 7601-7615 For each of these 12 classes, select a Special from the Blues. Then, select the best of the 12 Specials for the BEST NOVICE OTHER Open Center Type O-1-PE 8001-8015 In each of these 8 classes, select a Special from the Blues. O-2-AN 8201-8215 O-3-NO 8601-8615 Then, select the best of the 8 Specials for the O-4-CO 9001-9015 BEST NOVICE OPEN CENTER TYPE O-5-O 9201-9215 O-6-OT 9401-9415 O-7-S 9601-9615 O-8-MS 9701-9715

SECTION 2: SMALL GROWER AA, A, B, BB One Bloom to a container A small grower is an exhibitor growing no more than 75 plants of AA, A, B, and BB size dahlias, seedlings excluded. AA A B BB In each of these 6 A form In each of these 6 B form classes select a Special from classes select a Special from the Blues. the Blues. In each of these 6 AA form classes select a Special from the Blues. In each of these 6 BB form classes select a Special from the Blues. Then select the best of the 6 Specials for the BEST SMALL GROWER SINGLE AA AA-FD 0001-0015 AA-ID 0101-0115 AA-SC 0201-0215 AA-C 0301-0315 AA-IC 0401-0415 AA-LC 0501-0515 Then select the best of the 6 Specials for the BEST SMALL GROWER SINGLE A A- FD 1001-1015 A-ID 1101-1115 A-SC 1201-1215 A-C 1301-1315 A-IC 1401-1415 A-LC 1501-1515 Then select the best of the 6 Specials for the BEST SMALL GROWER SINGLE B B- FD 2001-2015 B- ID 2101-2115 B-SC 2201-2215 B-C 2301-2315 B-IC 2401-2415 B-LC 2501-2515 Then select the best of the 6 Specials for the BEST SMALL GROWER SINGLE BB BB-FD 3001-3015 BB-ID 3101-3115 BB-SC 3201-3215 BB-C 3301-3315 BB-IC 3401-3415 BB-LC 3501-3515 SECTION 3: LARGE GROWER/OPEN TO ALL AA, A, B, BB One Bloom to a container A large grower is an exhibitor growing more than 75 plants of AA, A, B, and BB size dahlias, seedlings excluded. Any other exhibitor is welcome to move up to Section 3. AA A B BB In each of these 6 A form In each of these 6 B form classes select a Special from classes select a Special from the Blues. the Blues. In each of these 6 AA form classes select a Special from the Blues. In each of these 6 BB form classes select a Special from the Blues. Then select the best of the 6 Specials for the BEST LARGE GROWER/ OPEN TO ALL SINGLE AA AA-FD 0001-0015 AA-ID 0101-0115 AA-SC 0201-0215 AA-C 0301-0315 AA-IC 0401-0415 AA-LC 0501-0515 Then select the best of the 6 Specials for the BEST LARGE GROWER/ OPEN TO ALL SINGLE A A- FD 1001-1015 A-ID 1101-1115 A-SC 1201-1215 A-C 1301-1315 A-IC 1401-1415 A-LC 1501-1515 Then select the best of the 6 Specials for the BEST LARGE GROWER/ OPEN TO ALL SINGLE B B- FD 2001-2015 B- ID 2101-2115 B-SC 2201-2215 B-C 2301-2315 B-IC 2401-2415 B-LC 2501-2515 Then select the best of the 6 Specials for the BEST LARGE GROWER/ OPEN TO ALL SINGLE BB BB-FD 3001-3015 BB-ID 3101-3115 BB-SC 3201-3215 BB-C 3301-3315 BB-IC 3401-3415 BB-LC 3501-3515

SECTION Size or Form Classification Numbers 4 Miniature (M) FD 4001-4015 ID 4101-4115 SC 4201-4215 C 4301-4315 IC 4401-4415 LC 4501-4515 OPEN TO ALL --- ONE BLOOM to a container Court of Honor From the Blues in each form (FD, ID, SC, C, IC, LC), select a Special for each form. From the 6 Specials select one for the Court of Honor BEST SINGLE MINIATURE 5 Ball (BA) 6001-6015 From all Blues, select one for the Court of Honor BEST BALL. 6 Miniature Ball (MB) 6101-6115 From all Blues, select one for the Court of Honor BEST MINIATURE BALL. 7 Pompon (P) 6201-6215 From all Blues, select one for the Court of Honor BEST POMPON. 8 Stellar (ST) 7001-7015 From all Blues, select one for the Court of Honor BEST STELLAR. 9 Waterlily (WL) 7301-7315 From all Blues, select one for the 10 Novelty Fully Double (NX) Court of Honor BEST WATERLILY. 7601-7615 From all Blues, select one for the Court of Honor BEST NOVELTY FULLY DOUBLE. 11 Peony (PE) 8001-8015 From all Blues, select one for the Court of Honor BEST PEONY. 12 Anemone (AN) 8201-8215 From all Blues, select one for the 13 Novelty Open Center (NO) Court of Honor BEST ANEMONE. 8601-8615 From all Blues, select one for the Court of Honor BEST NOVELTY OPEN CENTER. 14 Collarette (CO) 9001-9015 From all Blues, select one for the Court of Honor BEST COLLARETTE. 15 Orchid (O) 9201-9215 From all Blues, select one for the Court of Honor BEST ORCHID. 16 Orchette (OT) 9401-9415 From all Blues, select one for the Court of Honor BEST ORCHETTE. 17 Single (S) 9601-9615 From all Blues, select one for the 18 Mignon Single (MS) Court of Honor BEST SINGLE. 9701-9715 From all Blues, select one for the Court of Honor BEST MIGNON SINGLE.

OPEN TO ALL THREE BLOOMS of SAME VARIETY in one container Section Size or Form Class Form Court of Honor 19 AA From all Blues in each of the 6 forms, or A select one for a Special in that form. 19-1 19-2 19-3 19-4 19-5 19-6 20 B 20-1 20-2 20-3 20-4 20-5 20-6 21 BB 21-1 21-2 21-3 21-4 21-5 21-6 22 Miniature 22-1 22-2 22-3 22-4 22-5 22-6 FD 0001-0015,1001-1015 ID 0101-0115,1101-1115 SC 0201-0215,1201-1215 C 0301-0315,1301-1315 IC 0401-0415,1401-1415 LC0501-0515,1501-1515 FD 2001-2015 ID 2101-2115 SC 2201-2215 C 2301-2315 IC 2401-2415 LC 2501-2515 FD 3001-3015 ID 3101-3115 SC 3201-3215 C 3301-3315 IC 3401-3415 LC 3501-3515 FD 4001-4015 ID 4101-4115 SC 4201-4215 C 4301-4315 IC 4401-4415 LC 4501-4515 Then, select one of the 6 Specials for the Court of Honor BEST TRIPLE AA/A. From all Blues in each of the 6 forms, select one for a Special in that form. Then, select one of the 6 Specials for the Court of Honor BEST TRIPLE B. From all Blues in each of the 6 forms, select one for a Special in that form. Then, select one of the 6 Specials for the Court of Honor BEST TRIPLE BB. From all Blues in each of the 6 forms, select one for a Special in that form. Then, select one of the 6 Specials for the Court of Honor BEST TRIPLE MINIATURE. 23 Ball 23-1 6001-6015 From all Blues, select one for the Court of Honor BEST TRIPLE BALL. 24 Min Ball 24-1 6101-6115 From all Blues, select one for the Court of Honor BEST TRIPLE MIN BALL. 25 Pompon 25-1 6201-6215 From all Blues, select one for the 26 Stellar Novelty Double 26-1 26-2 7001-7015 7601-7615 Court of Honor BEST TRIPLE POMPON. From all Blues in Stellar, select one for a Special. From all Blues in Novelty Double, select one for a Special. From the two Specials, choose one for the Court BEST TRIPLE STELLAR/NOVELTY DOUBLE. 27 Waterlily 27-1 7301-7315 From all Blues, select one for the Court of Honor BEST TRIPLE WATERLILY. Peony 28-1 8001-8015 From all Blues in each of the 8 classes, select one for a 28 Anemone 28-2 8201-8215 Special in that class. Novelty Open 28-3 8601-8615 Collarette Orchid Orchette Single Mignon Single 28-4 28-5 28-6 28-7 28-8 9001-9015 9201-9215 9401-9415 9601-9615 9701-9715 Then, select one of the 8 Specials for the Court of Honor BEST TRIPLE OPEN CENTER.

OPEN TO ALL THREE BLOOMS Multiple Formation SAME SIZE, THREE DIFFERENT FORMS, ANY COLOR(S) in one container The forms must be from FD, ID, SC, C, IC, LC. Section Size Class Court of Honor 29 AA/A B BB M 29-1 29-2 29-3 29-4 In each of the four sizes (AA/A, B, BB, Min), select one Blue Ribbon. Then, from the four Blue Ribbon winners, select one for the Court of Honor BEST MULTIPLE FORMATION. OPEN TO ALL VASES in one container Blooms must be grown by the exhibitor. No filler allowed. Foliage required. All blooms must be of the same form but may be of different colors. Section Size Number of blooms 30 AA/A 5 B 5 BB 5 Ball 5 MinBall 5 31 Miniature Pompon Other 10 10 10 Class 30-1 30-2 30-3 30-4 30-5 31-1 31-2 31-3 Court of Honor In each of the five sizes (AA/A, B, BB, Ball, MinBall) select one Blue Ribbon. Then, from the five Blue Ribbon winners, select one for the Court of Honor BEST VASE OF 5 BLOOMS. In each of the three sizes (Min, Pom, Other) select one Blue Ribbon. Then, from the three Blue Ribbon winners, select one for the Court of Honor BEST VASE OF 10 BLOOMS. OPEN TO ALL BASKETS A basket is a container made of interwoven material with a handle. Blooms must be grown by the exhibitor, the basket must be provided by the exhibitor, and the entry must be staged by the exhibitor. Filler is permitted. Mixed forms and any color(s) are allowed. Section Size Number of blooms 32 AA/A 5 B 7 BB 7 Ball 7 MinBall 7 Miniature 10 Pompon 10 Other 10 Class 32-1 32-2 32-3 32-4 32-5 32-6 32-7 32-8 Court of Honor From the Blue Ribbon winners in each of the 8 classes, select a Special for that class. Then, from the 8 Specials, select one for the Court of Honor BEST BASKET.

Section OPEN TO ALL FLOWER OF THE YEAR CARL Court of Honor 33 Select the best CARL in this Section 33 for the Court. OPEN TO ALL Section Category Court of Honor 34 Dinner Plate AA size only. Plates will be provided. More than one entry is permitted. Winner to Court as BEST DINNER PLATE. 35 Artistic Design Theme Summertime and the Livin is Easy Three Classes: Visit the park (picnic, croquet, baseball, ) concentrate on bringing out the theme Walk in woods design with wood included At the beach design with water Points awarded for: Judging Criteria Conformance to description: 20 Design elements (balance, proportion, contrast): 50 Artistic concept: 15 Expression/interpretation of class: 15 Rules One entry per class. May enter all classes. No artificial flowers, fruit, or foliage. Painted or treated inorganic materials may be used if dry. The dahlia must be the main flower, prominent. Arrangement must be the exhibitor s; flowers or plant material need not be. Containers must be provided by exhibitor. Max width 30 ; max height 36. Extra credit given for really bringing out the theme. Select the best entry in each category for a Blue ribbon. Then select the best of the three Blue ribbons for the Court of Honor BEST ARTISTIC DESIGN. 36 Container Garden A container must have three or more plants, at least one of which is a dahlia. The container may be of any size but it must be portable by one individual. The container garden must be designed and plants grown by the exhibitor. Winner goes to the Court as BEST CONTAINER GARDEN.

OPEN TO ALL Section Category Court of Honor ADS Seedling An American Dahlia Society seedling must have 3 blooms of one variety in 37 Bench one container for the entry. Show officials and exhibitors must read and Evaluation adhere to the rules for entries and judging as printed in the current ADS Classification and Handbook of Dahlias. The entry with the highest average scoring over 85.0 points goes to the Court as BEST ADS SEEDLING BENCH EVALUATION. See the Show Chairman for a Special Entry Tag. OPEN TO ALL Section Category No Court of Honor consideration. Undisseminated Undisseminated varieties may also be entered in other Open to All classes. 38 Varieties No award will be made unless the seedling is noteworthy and distinct from 1 st, 2 nd, and 3 rd standard varieties. Judges may award as many Blue ribbons as they deem year Seedlings worthy. There is no limit to the number of entries. 38-1 38-2 38-3 First year seedling from seed this year Second year seedling undisseminated Third year or more seedling - undisseminated OPEN TO ALL SPECIAL AWARDS by ORIGINATORS Section Category 39-1 Select the best Marcella Louise in this section 39-1 for the Court. $150 prize provided by Jim Chuey. 39-2 Select the best Carl in this section 39-2 for the Court. $100 prize provided by Harriet Chandler. 39-3 Select the best EmmaLia in this section 39-3 for the Court. $50 prize provided by Kathy and Randy Foith.

DAHLIA SOCIETY of OHIO COURT OF HONOR 2017 PRIZE SECTION CATEGORY SPONSOR 1 Y BEST SINGLE AA,A,B, YOUTH 2 Y BEST SINGLE BB,BA,ST,WL,NX, YOUTH 3 Y BEST SINGLE M,MBa,P, YOUTH 4 Y BEST SINGLE PE,AN,NO,CO,O,OT,S,MS, YOUTH 5 1 BEST SINGLE AA/A, NOVICE Dr. William Schumann 6 1 BEST SINGLE B, NOVICE 7 1 BEST SINGLE BB, NOVICE John and Joann Bendokaitis 8 1 BEST SINGLE OTHER, NOVICE (M, BA, MBa, P, ST, WL, NX) 9 1 BEST SINGLE OPEN CENTERTYPES,NOVICE (PE, AN, NO, CO, O,OT, S, MS) 10 2 BEST SINGLE AA, SMALL GROWER Dr. WilliamSchumann 11 2 BEST SINGLE A, SMALL GROWER Tony and Jackie Evangelista 12 2 BEST SINGLE B, SMALL GROWER Mike and Marilyn Weber 13 2 BEST SINGLE BB, SMALL GROWER Jerry and MaryAnn Moreno 14 3 BEST SINGLE AA, LARGE GROWER/OPEN TO ALL Dr. William Schumann 15 3 BEST SINGLE A, LARGE GROWER/OPEN TO ALL Dr. William Schumann 16 3 BEST SINGLE B, LARGE GROWER/OPEN TO ALL 17 3 BEST SINGLE BB, LARGE GROWER/OPEN TO ALL 18 4 BEST SINGLE MINIATURE (M) 19 5 BEST SINGLE BALL (BA) 20 6 BEST SINGLE MINIATURE BALL (MBa) 21 7 BEST SINGLE POMPON (P) 22 8 BEST SINGLE STELLAR (ST) 23 9 BEST SINGLE WATERLILY (WL) 24 10 BEST SINGLE NOVELTY FULLY DOUBLE (NX) 25 11 BEST SINGLE PEONY (PE) 26 12 BEST SINGLE ANEMONE (AN) 27 13 BEST SINGLE NOVELTY OPEN CENTER (NO) 28 14 BEST SINGLE COLLARETTE (CO) 29 15 BEST SINGLE ORCHID (O) 30 16 BEST SINGLE ORCHETTE (OT) 31 17 BEST SINGLE SINGLE (S) 32 18 BEST SINGLE MIGNON SINGLE (MS) 33 19 BEST TRIPLE AA/A 34 20 BEST TRIPLE B 35 21 BEST TRIPLE BB 36 22 BEST TRIPLE MINIATURE (M) 37 23 BEST TRIPLE BALL (BA) 38 24 BEST TRIPLE MINIATURE BALL (MBa) 39 25 BEST TRIPLE POMPON (P) 40 26 BEST TRIPLE STELLAR/NOVELTYDOUBLE (ST/NX) 41 27 BEST TRIPLE WATERLILY (WL) 42 28 BEST TRIPLE OPEN CENTER (PE, AN, NO, CO, O, OT, S, MS) 43 29 BEST TRIPLE MULTIPLE FORMATION 44 30 BEST VASE OF 5 BLOOMS 45 31 BEST VASE OF 10 BLOOMS 46 32 BEST BASKET 47 33 BEST FLOWER OF THE YEAR 48 34 BEST DINNER PLATE 49 35 BEST ARTISTIC DESIGN 50 36 BEST CONTAINER GARDEN 51 37 ADS SEEDLING BENCH EVALUATION (highest over 85.0 points) 52 39 BEST SPECIAL AWARDS by ORIGINATORS See Section 39. Not eligible for show champions. 53 1-3 LARGEST BLUE RIBBON WINNER 54 KING OF THE SHOW (BEST AA,A,B COURT SINGLE WINNERS) 55 QUEEN OF THE SHOW (BEST BB,,BA, ST, WL, NX COURT SINGLE WINNERS) 56 DUKE OF THE SHOW (BEST M, MBa, P COURT SINGLE WINNERS) 57 DUCHESS OF THE SHOW (BEST PE, AN, NO, CO, O, OT, S, MS COURT SINGLE WINNERS)