Raleigh Rose Society

2006 Rose Show Schedule


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Show Rules

Please note: Some class numbers have changed from previous years.

 
Division 1 - Standard Rose Classes

Section H:  Hybrid Teas and Grandifloras

CLASS 1       One bloom per stem (not including singles)

CLASS 2       Novice. One bloom per stem      See Rule 7

CLASS 3       Fully Open. One bloom per stem      See Rule 9

CLASS 4       Spray  See Rule 11

CLASS 5       Cycle of bloom.  One bud 1/4 open and showing color, one exhibition stage bloom, and one fully open bloom; same variety; same length stems. One Container.

CLASS 6       English Box.  6 blooms, no foliage.  No more than 2 of any variety.  Varieties must be correctly identified on a separate 3x5 card.  One entry per exhibitor.

CLASS 7       Rose in a Bowl.  One Hybrid Tea or Grandiflora bloom, at exhibition stage, no foliage, floating in a bowl of water (limited number of bowls available on a first come, first served basis).  One entry per exhibitor.

CLASS 8       Single  One bloom showing stamens (4-8 petals) .

 

Section F:  Floribundas

CLASS 10     One bloom per stem (no side buds)

CLASS 11     Spray   See Rule 11

CLASS 12     Palette.  5 blooms, no foliage.  5 different varieties.  Varieties must be correctly identified on a separate 3x5 card.  One entry per exhibitor.

 

Section P:  Polyanthas

CLASS 13     Spray. See Rule 11

 

Section C:  Climbers (Large-flowered climbers)

CLASS 14     Spray (See Rule 11 and 12) or one bloom per stem side buds are permitted

 

Section S:  Shrubs

CLASS 15     Spray (See Rule 11)  or one bloom per stem (side buds are permitted).

CLASS 16     Shrub in a Bowl.  One bloom, at any stage except bud, no foliage, floating in a bowl of water (limited number of bowls available on a first come, first served basis).  One entry per exhibitor.

 

Section D:  Dowager Queen Entries

                        Old Garden Roses See Rule 8

CLASS 20     Varieties introduced before 1867.

 

Section V:  Victorian Award Entries

                        Old Garden Roses See Rule 8

CLASS 21     Varieties introduced in or after 1867.

 

Section B:  Old-Fashioned Bouquet

CLASS 22     Eight or more varieties . May be sprays or One bloom per stem (side buds permitted) of Polyanthas, Shrubs, Old Garden Roses, or Ramblers in any combination.  Also may include hips and/or foliage of these four types.  Roses are displayed in appropriate container furnished by the exhibitor.  Varieties must be correctly identified on a separate 3x5 card.  Only one entry per exhibitor. Entry is not judged as an arrangement. Container should be clamed after the show.

 

Section J:  Judges

CLASS 25     Any Variety. One bloom per stem or Spray. Standard or miniature/mini-flora, more than one entry is permitted.

 

Division 2 - Miniature Classes

Section M:  Miniatures

CLASS 30     One bloom per stem.  (no single varieties, no mini-floras)

CLASS 31     One bloom per stem (Mini-flora only)

CLASS 32     Novice.  One bloom per stem.  (Miniature or mini-flora) See Rule 7.

CLASS 33     Single (4-8 petals).  One bloom per stem

CLASS 34     Fully Open.  One bloom per stem.  See Rule 9.

CLASS 35     Spray.   See Rule 11

CLASS 36     Palette.  5 blooms, no foliage.  5 different varieties.  Varieties must be correctly identified on a separate 3x5 card.  One entry per exhibitor.

CLASS 37     Miniature Rose in a Bowl.  One miniature bloom at exhibition stage, no foliage, floating in a bowl of water. one entry per exhibitor.

 

 

Divisions 1 and 2 - Special Challenge Classes

Section Z:  Challenge Classes (Open to all exhibitors)

 

CLASS 40     Large Rose in a Frame - One Hybrid Tea or Grandiflora rose, exhibition stage, no foliage exhibited in the "Rose picture frame".  Only frames provided by the show committee is permitted.  All frames are available on a first-come, first-served basis only.  One entry per exhibitor.

CLASS 41     Small Rose in a Frame - One Miniature rose, exhibition stage, no foliage exhibited in the "Rose picture frame".  Only frames provided by the show committee are permitted.  All frames are available on a first-come, first-served basis only.  One entry per exhibitor.

CLASS 42     Three One bloom per stem Hybrid Tea or Grandiflora, all the same or three different varieties displayed in one container. Only one entry per exhibitor

CLASS 43     Three one bloom per stem Miniature, one container. All three of the same variety or all three different varieties. Only one entry per exhibitor.

CLASS 44     Astor Perry Challenge Class – Hybrid Tea, exhibition stage, hybridized by Astor Perry, More than one entry per exhibitor is allowed as long as it is of a different variety.

CLASS 45     Large Rose Bouquet . 5 One bloom per stem all different varieties. Only one entry per exhibitor. One container.

CLASS 46     Small Rose Bouquet . 5 One bloom per stem miniature or mini-flora all different varieties. Only one entry per exhibitor. One container.

Division 3 – Peoples choice

Section X:  Challenge Classes (Open to all exhibitors)

X-47 One exhibit per exhibitor, may be individual rose, spra or any combination of singlr stems and sprays. Winner to be chosen by vote of the general public.

 

Division 3 - Arrangement Classes

The Silver Screen

Arrangement Schedule by Sue Illg

 

This is an ARS interpretive Rose Arrangement Show.  This year’s theme is to honor memorable motion  pictures. All arrangements are to be the exhibitor's interpretation of the class title.  If an exhibitor chooses, a 3"x5" card may accompany each arrangement to assist observers in their interpretation of the design. Please read and conform to Arrangement Show Rules.

 

Section A: Eligible for ARS Royalty Award

Class 1-- A Night to Remember (1954)- A ship’s officer sees disaster as the Titanic hits an iceberg and slowly sinks on its 1912 maiden voyage.

 

A traditional arrangement (line, line-mass, or mass - must note on entry card).  Fresh roses and fresh and/or dried plant material.  Staged in a niche 40" high by 32" wide by 18" deep.

 

Section B: Eligible for ARS Artist Award

Class 2-- The Three Faces of Eve (1957)- A psychiatrist treats a southern housewife with three personalities.

 

A modern or abstract arrangement. Fresh rose(s) with fresh, dried, or treated plant material. Staged in a niche 40" high by 32" wide by 18" deep. 

 

Section C: Eligible for ARS Miniature Royalty Award

Class 3--Sense and Sensibility (1995)- Suitors romance, then abandon sisters left destitute by their wealthy father’s death in late 1800’s England

 

A traditional arrangement, (line, line-mass, or mass - must note on entry card).  Fresh roses and fresh and/or dried plant material.  Staged in a niche 9" high by 9" wide by 6" deep.

 

Section D: Eligible for ARS Miniature Artist Award

Class 4--Vertigo (1958)-A former San Francisco detective who dreads heights falls for a woman he is hired to protect.

 

A modern or abstract arrangement. Fresh rose(s) with fresh, dried, or treated plant material. 

Staged in a niche 9" high by 9" wide by 6" deep.

 

 

Section E:  Eligible for ARS Oriental Manner Award

Class 5—The Good Earth (1937)—Set in pre-revolutionary China, a simple peasant farmer rises, with the help of his faithful wife to become a prosperous lord.  Tragedy follows along the way as he betrays his family and neglects the earth he had worshipped.

 

One entry large arrangement. Designer's choice Traditional or Modern/Abstract-must note on entry card. Staged in a niche 40"high by 32" wide by 18" deep.

 

Section F: Eligible for ARS Miniature Oriental Manner Award

Class 6—Sayonara (1957)—An American jet ace has a poignant affair with the star performer of a famed Japanese acting company.

 

One entry mini arrangement.  Designer's choice Traditional or Modern/Abstract-must note on entry tag. Staged in a niche 9" high by 9" wide by 6" deep.

 

 

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