Pacific Northwest Judge Council Awards:
a) Helen Fulmer Award (Saintpaulia)
Rob's Pink Prisms, Rob's Pink Puff, Rob's Sarsparilla
- Exhibited by Bob Clark
The
Helen Fulmer Award (Pink Rosette) covers a Saintpaulia collection of
one of the following: 3 species of any growth habit, 3 standards, 3
semi-miniatures, 3 miniatures, 3 standard trailers, 3 semi-miniature
trailers, 3 miniature trailers. All plant material must be blooming
and each plant within a collection must score 90 points or higher to be
eligible for this Award. Only one collection entry permitted per
exhibitor.
b) Helen Hendershott Award (Related Gesneriads) None entered
The Helen Hendershott Award (Green Rosette) covers a gesneriad
collection (excluding Saintpaulia) of 3 plants or exhibits individually
potted with each to be from a different genus. Entries can combine
blooming and non-blooming plant material and each plant within a
collection must score 90 points or higher to be eligible for this
Award. For the purposes of this Award, each of the gesneriad
nothogenera (intergeneric hybrids) shall be considered a separate and
discrete genus. Only one collection entry permitted per exhibitor.
c) Nellie Sleeth Award (One Gesneriad Genus) None entered
The
Nellie Sleeth Award (Blue Rosette) covers a gesneriad collection
(excluding Saintpaulia) of 3 plants or exhibits individually potted
and from one genus. Entries can combine blooming and non-blooming
plant material and each plant within a collection must score 90 points
or higher to be eligible for this Award. For the purposes of this
Award, each of the gesneriad nothogenera (intergeneric hybrids) shall
be considered a separate and discrete genus. Only one collection entry
permitted per exhibitor.
d) Jeanne Myers Award (Artistic Planting and Design)
Dish garden and Artistic arrangement
- Exhibited by Bob Clark
The
Jeanne Myers Award (Lavender Rosette) is presented for artistic
excellence. It is awarded for 2 exhibits which are the effort of one
exhibitor. The exhibits must include one cut material arrangement, as
well as one of the following, either one artistic planting, one dish
garden, or one terrarium. Each of the exhibits must score 90 points or
higher with the total point score for the two exhibits being used to
determine the winner. No specific show schedule wording is required
for this award, however the Affiliate schedule must provide classes for
each of the above criteria, i.e. cut material arrangements, artistic
plantings, dish gardens and terrariums.
e) Daphne Mahrer Award (Educational Display) None entered
The
Daphne Mahrer Award (Turquoise Rosette) covers an exhibit in which the
emphasis is on the botanical and educational aspects of Gesneriaceae
plant material, specifically its history, structure, function, or
classification. Exhibits must contain, but not be limited to, live
plant material. Any reasonable amount and type of plant material shall
constitute an entry eligible for this Award, however all material
exhibited shall conform to the show schedule of the Affiliate offering
this Award. Excluded from this Award are entries in which the emphasis
is on horticultural practices e.g. fertilizer effects, or growing
methods, e.g. topiary and bonsai.
f) Award of Merit
Blue Boy
- Exhibited by Bob Clark
The
Gold Rosette known as the Award of Merit is presented for botanical and
horticultural excellence. It is awarded for one gesneriad exhibit,
which, from a combined botanical and horticultural perspective, is a
truly outstanding entry. In addition to horticultural perfection,
Judges, based on their botanical and horticultural knowledge, will also
consider such elements as botanical rarity, horticultural difficulty
combined with excellence, and genetic novelty, progress or discovery or
combinations thereof as factors in
evaluating exhibits for this
Award. The Gold Rosette winner shall be selected from all the blue
ribbon gesneriad entries within the Horticultural Divisions of an
Affiliate Show.
~ Awards Schedule – Only for current members of the Seattle African Violet Society:
- Best in Show Rob's Gundaroo Exhibited by Bob Clark
- $ 20.00
- Runner up Saintpaulia grandifolia 299 Exhibited by Bob Clark
- $ 15.00 Sponsored by Jim Lambert
- Best Standard Saintpaulia grandifolia 299 Exhibited by Bob Clark
- $ 10.00 Sponsored by Austin Grevious
- Best Miniature Aca's Pink Pet Exhibited by Pat Lewis
- $ 10.00 Sponsored by Marigene Cole
- Best Semi-miniature Rob's Pink Puff Exhibited by Bob Clark
- $ 10.00 Sponsored by Cathleen Graves
- Best Trailer Rob's Gundaroo Exhibited by Bob Clark
- $ 10.00 Sponsored by Cathleen Graves
- Best Species Saintpaulia grandifolia 299 Exhibited by Bob Clark
- $15.00 Sponsored by Michael Medved
- Best Gesneriad Sinningia 'White Sprite' Exhibited by Pat Lewis
- $ 10.00
- Membership to the Gesneriad Society sponsored by Bob Clark
- Best Novice Ma's Moody Monday Exhibited by Muriel Staley
- $ 10.00 Sponsored by Jim Lambert
- Best Arrangement "GO-Collect $200" Exhibited by Bob Clark
- $ 10.00 Sponsored by Marigene Cole
- Best Artistic Planting "Marvin Gardens" Exhibited by Bob Clark
- $ 10.00
- Best Hobby & Handicraft Collection of Photos Exhibited by Jean Chin
- $ 10.00 Sponsored by Cathleen Graves
- Best Horticultural Education Display None entered
- $ 10.00
- Sweepstakes African Violets Bob Clark with 54 blue ribbons
- $ 10.00
- Sweepstakes Gesneriads Bob Clark with 2 blue ribbons
- $ 10.00
- Sweepstakes Artistic Bob Clark with 4 blue ribbons
- $ 10.00
- Sweepstakes Hobby & Handicraft Jean Chin with 2 blue ribbons
- $ 10.00