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Department 11
YOUTH

Updated July 26, 2008

YOUTH FLORAL

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Section A - All ages through 12 years                                             Section B - 13 to 18 years
  GENERAL RULES

1.

 Only one entry per person in each itemized class division is permitted.
2. Entries may be made between 8:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M. Monday.
3. The use of or displaying of artificial flowers or fruit is prohibited.
4. The use of conservation material such as ground pine, arbutus, or dogwood is prohibited.
5. Plants will not be judged unless they have been grown in containers for at least three months.
6. The management will not undertake to return exhibits or be responsible for same.
7. Flowers or plants entered for competition must be more than ordinary standard and quality to be entitled to an award.
8. The committee may at any time order the removal of any exhibit which is in bad condition. Any article manifestly unfit to show may be excluded.
9. All entries must be grown by the exhibitor except in design classes.
10. Judging will begin at 9:00am Tuesday.
11.

Exhibits may be viewed from 1:00pm Tuesday through 8:00pm Saturday.
12. All entries must be removed between 8:00pm and 9:00pm Saturday.
13. Additional awards to be made by Waterford Fair Association.
14. Containers will be furnished for all cut specimens.

 

GLOSSARY OF TERMS
1. 3 BLOOMS: 3 individual flowers on separate stems with foliage attached to stem.
2. SPRAY: A main stem with side branches and blooms on all sides with attached foliage
3. DISBUDDING: The removal of lateral buds along the stem of a flower to promote the development of a large terminal bloom for exhibition purposes.
4. SPIKE: A lengthened flower cluster in which the flowers are practically stemless. Ex: Gladiolus
5. STALK: The stem or axis of a plant, especially a non-woody one.
6. STEM: Any main or lateral axis of a plant which develops from a bud, possesses nodes and internodes and bears leaves and buds at the nodes.

 

YOUTH - ARTS & CRAFTS 

Chairman - M. Burge
Co-Chairman - L. Ferry, L. Mazzocco - Co-Chairman

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Section 2 Needlecraft - Clothing
Section 3 Knitting, Crocheting & Other Needlework
  NOTE: All pictures must be framed and have wire to hang
Section 4 Art and Handcrafts
1. Paintings must have been done by the exhibitor within the last year.
2. All paintings must be framed and ready to hang.