OCALA CAMELLIA SOCIETY

Annual dues are $10 for individuals, $15 for couples, and $50 for corporate sponsors. A monthly newsletter is published prior to each meeting and is included in the price of the annual dues.

The annual Ocala Camellia Show is generally held on the fourth Saturday in January each year, and is open to the public on Saturday from 2-5 p.m. and Sunday from 1-4 p.m., at the Pioneer Garden Club, Appleton Cultural Center Complex, 4331 East Silver Springs Boulevard (SR 40), Ocala, Florida. Judging by American Camellia Society Certified Judges begins promptly at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday. Camellia plants will be on sale both days.

If you are a judge or novice judge and would like to judge at future shows, or if you are interested in bringing and entering flowers to be judged and would like for us to send you a show program with rules for entering flowers, please contact Patrick Andrews at 352-595-3365.

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GENERAL RULES FOR THE ANNUAL OCALA CAMELLIA SHOW

The show will be conducted according to American Camellia Society Rules and Regulations Governing Procedures & Judging of American Camellia Society Cooperative Shows, revised January 2007. DECISION OF THE JUDGES WILL BE FINAL!

1. Entries must be received from 7:00-10:30 a.m. Saturday, and judging will begin promptly at 10:45.
2. Competition will be open to amateur exhibitors and professional exhibitors using flowers from their personal gardens (not from commercial stock).
3. Flowers entered must be from plants owned by exhibitor for over 30 days (and not from commercial stock).
4. Containers will be furnished. Blooms will have 2” to 2-1/2” stems and will include one or two leaves; special small containers are available for miniatures.
5. Blooms will be placed by the show committee. No unauthorized persons will be in the judging area until the show opens.
6. Due precautions will be taken, but neither the Ocala Camellia Society nor the Pioneer Garden Club will be held liable for exhibits.
7. The word “treated” is used to indicate blooms treated with gibberellic acid or other chemical.
8. Judges must disqualify themselves from judging their own blooms.
9. Disposal of blooms will be at the discretion of show officials.
10. Each bloom is eligible for only one award.
11. Show officials reserve the right to reject blooms of poor quality and to reclassify/rename blooms as needed.
12. Novice is an exhibitor who has never won an award at an accredited show.
13. Limit of two blooms of any one variety per exhibitor (except Division 8).
14. An additional class (C) will be set up for protected blooms if there are more than two exhibitors, at the discretion of the show committee.

HORTICULTURAL SCHEDULE

DIVISION/CLASS......................CARD COLOR

1...JAPONICA
A...Unprotected, untreated.................White
B...Unprotected, treated.....................Buff/Yellow
C...Protected, treated or untreated.... Green

2...RETICULATA/Hybrids with retic parentage
A...Unprotected, untreated.................White
B...Unprotected, treated.....................Buff/Yellow
C...Protected, treated or untreated.....Green

3...HYBRIDS of nonretic parentage
A...Unprotected, untreated.................White
B...Unprotected, treated.....................Buff/Yellow
C...Protected, treated or untreated.....Green

4...MINIATURES............................White

5...SASANQUAS and other Species..White

6...SEEDLINGS................................Pink

7...MUTANTS..................................Red

8...TRAY OF THREE (all same variety, limit two per exhibitor)
A...Unprotected, untreated.................White
B...Unprotected, treated.....................Buff/Yellow

9...TRAY OF FIVE (five different varieties, limit two per exhibitor)
A...Unprotected, untreated.................White
B...Unprotected, treated.....................Buff/Yellow

10..BEST FLOWER BY NOVICE.....Blue

11..BEST FOWER BY YOUTH........Green

Awards or certificates will be presented for each of the above. In addition, best small, medium, and large in Division 1, all classes, will receive awards. Best White Flower for the Annie Drake Award will be selected at the contention table. Three awards will be given for three best local flowers; these will be selected at the contention table. Club members and Marion County Residents should place a large “O” in the upper left corner of the entry card to be eligible for local awards. Other awards may be given by the Show Committee with approval of the judges.

Blue dot represents First Place; red dot is Second Place, and yellow dot is Third Place. Sweepstakes and Runner-Up will be awarded for greatest number of First Place winners (Second and Third Place wins will be counted in case of a tie). Honor Court will be runners up in Divisions 1 through 5, 10, and 11) including best small, medium, and large in Division 1, all classes.

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2007-2008 OCALA CAMELLIA SOCIETY OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:

• American Camellia Society
• Gainesville Camellia Society

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