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Echo THE DIRECTOR’S CORNER There's a crispness in the air that greets the morning sun, a feeling of anticipation for the fall season to begin. Harvest days are ending for the long winter is drawing near, yet in between is surely the most special time of year. It is called Indian Summer, for it's as if the Lord took a feathered brush and painted all the hills. Our eyes are just like a window, beauty is found within the soul, and upon the hills of Autumn, that are strewn with red, brown & and gold. Gardeners, enjoy the ending of Summer and lets move into our next season in our garden and our lives. My hope is that all of you had a great Summer and your gardens are still beautiful and you will have a great harvest from you labor love and hard work. As we move into 2014-15, this District Director is seeing all the clubs preparing for a great year full of programs, trips, learn-ing, and sharing with their membership. The District meetings are in full gear with exciting horticulture and design programs. We are also, planning a bus trip, details to follow. One hint - it will happen in the Spring!! My goals this coming year is to represent Hill & Dale District and have a open communication with all the clubs in this district. Join me in having fun as we move into this next season of gar-dening. Rosie Trujillo, District Director
AUG, SEPT, OCT 2014
Number 173
Thought for the Day:
You can bury a lot of troubles digging in the dirt.
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TABLE of CONTENTS
Calendar of events….……….. Club news………...…………… Design entries………………… District Board meeting……….. District meet-ing……………….. Flower show results………….. General rules for entries…….. Horticulture entries………..…. Horticulture article…………….
District Director— Rosie Trujillo 1st Assistant District Director—Linda Maida/Fran Cissell 2nd Assistant District Director— Kathy Toups Recording Secretary—Vicki Nelson Corresponding Secretary—Doris Yuckert Treasurer—Sherry Matthews Parliamentarian—Sharone Ketterman Immediate Past Director—Judy Strickland WSFGC Nominating Committee Delegate—Linda Maida WSFGC Nominating Committee Alternate Delegate—Fran Cissell
HILL & DALE OFFICERS
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Mission Statement National Garden Clubs, Inc. provides education, resources, and national networking opportunities for its members to promote the love of gardening, floral design, and civic and environmental responsibility.
District
District Meeting SEPT 23, 2014 10 am Flower Show Entries 8:30am - 9:45 am Registration Sunbonnet Sue Flower Show Glove & Trowel Table Decorations Garden Hour
District Flower Show Results - May 27, 2013 Dryer Masonic Center
306 134th St S, Tacoma, WA
Clubs Average Design Total points points entries Country Gardeners Dogwood Garden Hour Glove & Trowel Root & Bloom
The ECHO is published quarterly by the Hill and Dale
District of Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs:
February, May, August and November. Subscription rate: $5 per year. Deadline for articles is no later than Jan 25th, Apr 25th, Aug 15th and Oct 25th, preceding
the publication month. Debbie Jay, Editor, email address:
SUNSHINE
If a member you know could use a cheerful note or card, let Doris Yuckert know.
Contact her at email [email protected] or phone (253) 845-8720
The May flower show was a great success thank you to everyone who entered. Laurel Peter-son won best in horticulture for her beautiful peony, first time entering so kudos to Laurel and Happy Thymes. The amount of entries surpassed all expectation both in horticulture and de-signs, how wonderful to have such an awesome show. Septembers bountiful flowers, fruits and vegetables should make the next flower show another huge success, thank you all Linda Maida Flower Show Chairman, 253-389-2609
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Best in Show Crafts: Christine Sherrill, Country Gardeners Design: Eileen Smiley, Glove & Trowel Horticulture: Laurel Peterson, Happy Thymes Miniature Design: Sandy Walker, Country Gardeners Novice Award: Dorothy Bean, Garden Hour Flowering Branch Award: Linda Pempeck, Glove & Trowel
ECHO EMAIL REMINDER!!! If you change your email address
please put ECHO in the subject line.
Thank you, Debbie Jay, Editor
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CLUB NEWS
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Root and Bloom’s field trip, this year, was to Ed Hume’s Educa-tional Garden, a particular favor-ite of Eddie Joe. Mr. Hume is always a gracious host. The “Bloomers” don’t have summer meetings so we ended the year
with a potluck and then it was on to own yards, EX-CEPT, some of the gals asked to see others’ yards as a learning experience. Three Bloomers were kind enough to let us tour their gardens and it’s been terrific. We started at Kathy Toups’ house where her husband, Craig, has made a number of water features, and turned rebar into big pieces of yard art, such as a giraffe and a dinosaur. Kathy and Craig have collected some amazing art work and she has it beautifully displayed. Unfortunately, nature then turned hostile. Kathy was stung by a wasp and bit by a cat, Karla was attacked by a pit bull, and she and Judy Strickland were both on the receiving end of hostile yellow jacket stings.
After Mother Nature reminded us who was the boss, Debbie Jay’s yard was next. We drove there on the hottest day of the sum-mer—90+ degrees. Thankfully she has air conditioning! With all the feeders she has, it’s easy to see why the birds flock there,
including this beautiful Western Tanager. Rachel Jennings’ yard is the last one scheduled to see this year. She asked us to wait until after the Pierce County Fair was over. Rachel was in charge of clerks and did a great job. As usual, many Bloom-ers volunteered with classification, assisting the judg-es, and hosting, not to mention entering horticulture and designs. Judy Strickland entered four designs and each won first place. She also won a blue ribbon for her eryngium, or Jack (or possibly Jade) Frost Sea Holly. Our club president, Harriet Miller, won the Ellen B. Swenson for a miniature and the Ju-dith Juno President’s Award for Petite Design. Phyllis Brabec’s horticulture brought her one first place, seven second places, one third place, and an honorable mention. I apologize to anyone I missed and hope I got this right. The building looked lovely and people thanked us for the opportunity to enter. How nice is that! And now, it’s on to autumn when asters and mums strut their stuff. Many of us are gathering seeds to share next year and looking forward to all winter has to offer. Karla Stover, secretary PS: The Stovers saw a bee hive in the woods and, based on its distance above the ground, predict a mild winter. Let’s all hope!
ROOT AND BLOOM GARDEN HOUR
The reader board above the Edgewood fire hall read, “Think—don’t sink” in regards to summer fun in the local lakes. However, I read it as, “Think -- don’t stink” which brought to mind the infamous de-bate between Frances Nix and Valerie Linkert whether to choose plantings based on color or fra-grance. Word must have gotten out about our little rowdy group as we grew by two new rowdies at the May meeting. Welcome to the fire hall, Marybeth Ryan and Mar-cia Smith! Also at the May meeting we were in for a treat when Linda Maida gave a floral design presentation. I can’t say which was more exciting—seeing Linda’s mind in action; or watching her defend judges and judging criteria with Sue Miller. It was like an Errol Flynn movie with Linda making her points, stabbing and jabbing the air with her scissors. Good thing we
have EMT’s on standby at the fire hall. Our June garden therapy project
found Dorothy Bean, Sandy Parr, Nita Huber, Sue Miller, Marcia Smith, Frances Nix, Jo Snyder, and yours truly spending time with 14 residents of Valley Community Inn making sedum gardens for their rooms. We had as much fun as they; helping them meticulously design each garden using a vari-ety of sedums and little animal figurines. Of course, the juice and cookies that followed were a big hit. And so yummy…yes, Rosie, even the residents had a few. Another big hit in June was our yearly friendship plant exchange. We had quite a selection from which to choose. Jan Hurley, one of our resident overachievers, even brought extras. So, I now hold the distinction of having the only plant no one picked. Well, don’t tell anyone, but I’m not giving up on that plant. They’ll see it again next year. Shhh…“mums the word.” The lazy days of summer are any-thing but for our rowdy Garden Hour-ers. We give the firemen a break in July and August while we enjoy our home gardens. However, we were assigned homework: to chart and photo-graph Stargazer lilies over the summer and report back at the September meeting. Will our first debate be one of size versus quantity (of blooms)? Stay tuned. Anything could happen at the fire hall when the rowdies re-gather! Karla Hiers Resident Rowdy (Secretary)
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WSFGC Board of Directors Meeting
November 6, 2014 Everett, WA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISTRICT BOARD MEETING
September 2, 2014 10 am Midland Community Center 1614 E 99th St, Tacoma
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WSFGC Holiday Show
“Holiday Jewels” November 5th & 6th, 2014
Everett, WA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
September 18-20,2014 WSU Master Gardener
Advanced Education Conference
Centered at the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center and the Murano Hotel in
Tacoma. We would love to have your members join us for three days of the latest information that
impacts home gardeners. Here is a link to the website:
www.pc-wa-mg-conf.org
SIGN UP ON LINE:
• www.pc-wa-mg-conf.org
CONTACT US:
• Virginia Ferguson, Conference Chair [email protected]
253-756-2133 • Karen Fischer, Registration
jlpicard79@yahoo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Our last meetings of the year reflect-ed the lightness of Spring. Whimsical might be the word to describe our May meeting as we concocted our Fairy Gardens. There were several adora-ble Fairy Gardens in dish garden style, others in glass terrariums. Each was unique and demonstrated the depth of possibilities with this popular style.
In June, to complement the Garden Party at Barb Patterson’s home, we were to come in flower bedecked hats. The uniqueness of each person’s cre-ativity was shown as several members had great picture displays of their gar-dens. It was a beautiful way to end
our program year. At our garden sites at the Orting Soldiers Home was adding plantings and fresh, new planters which continue to improve the flower-filled areas for the residents to enjoy, and sometimes take a hand in a little digging. District meeting entries were many and awarded, as Eileen Smiley received Best of Show in Design, and Linda Pempeck Best in Show for Horticulture. Another extra was members’ activity at the Pierce County Fair, from the planning through set-up, entries, en-tering items, to close. The Fair was, as usual, a wonderful end-of-summer display.
Janice Morgan, secretary
CALENDAR OF EVENTS GLOVE & TROWEL
No articles submitted from Dogwood and Country Gardeners. Hopefully next time!
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ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
This will be my last year as editor
of the Echo. So the District needs someone else to step up and do the job. Its fun and not as hard as you may think! (Besides you get all the lowdown first!) Either let Rosie know or you club president or myself. Its been a lot of fun but now its someone else’s turn! You will need to have Office Suite Publisher on your computer and I will be more than happy to help you get started too. And if you want to start early let me know! Debbie Jay
HARVEST MOON It’s an early Harvest Moon this year for the Northern Hemisphere. Look for the Harvest Moon to shine on the night of September 8-9, 2014. In traditional sky lore, the Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox, and depending on the year, the Harvest Moon can come anywhere from two weeks before to two weeks after the autumnal equinox. For us in the Northern Hemisphere, the 2014 autumnal equinox comes on September 23, so the September 8-9 full moon counts as the Northern Hemisphere’s Harvest Moon. The moon turns precisely full on Tuesday, Sep-tember 9, 2014 Universal Time. Translating Uni-versal Time to the clock time at United States’ time zones that places the precise time for the Septem-ber full moon on Monday, September 8, at 9:38 p.m. EDT, 8:38 p.m. CDT, 7:38 p.m. MDT or 6:38 p.m. PDT. The Harvest Moon is known for bringing a procession of moonlit nights!
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On the menu for the District meeting is
scalloped potatoes w/ham and small sal-
ad. Lunch is $15. Even if you don’t order
lunch, you are welcome to bring your own and the cost
is only $6. This covers the cost of the programs and
any beverages.
Sept 24, 2014 Dryer Masonic Center, 306 134th St S, Tacoma, WA Rita Butler will be our morning speaker. She is a Mas-ter Gardener who will speak on fall planting and winter preparation for your gardens. She is more than willing to answer all your questions and if you have specific problems bring examples. A prelude to fall, it promis-es to be quite informative.
The afternoon Design Program will be an amazing group of people from the Black Hills Design Group. You won’t want to miss this one!!!!
NEWS, NOTES, ETC.
UPCOMING DISTRICT PROGRAMS
CON’T
Country Gardeners Garden Club Hosts Flower Show
The 13 members of Country Gardeners Garden Club presented a Small Standard Flower Show to the community on May 5, 2014 at the Midland Community Center. When you entered the show, on your immediate left the Best of Show Horticulture exhibits were displayed for excellent viewing. To the right of the entrance was a refreshment table with cookies, punch & coffee for show attendees. The 95 horticulture exhibits were clearly labeled and spaced to allow visitors the opportunity to enjoy their beauty. This show also had 18 designs, a special exhibit on bees and a class of troughs – some of the troughs had been created by members last August as a club pro-ject. I wish to congratulate the members of Country Gar-deners Garden Club on providing a most beautiful and educational flower show.
Judy Strickland
Fall Garden Cleanup
Weeding continues in our mild fall. September through November are garden cleanup months. Don’t neglect weeding. Believe it or not, some weeds grow during the winter months, like the white-flowered bittercress. Weed pulling in fall is easier because rainfall softens the ground. Prune out sum-mer’s water shoots and suckers from spring flower-ing trees and shape shrubs.
Cut rose bushes back to 36-inch canes to prevent wind damage. Fall is the time for pruning grapes and cane fruits too. Wait to prune decid-uous hedges till late winter.
Evergreen shearing or pruning should be left till spring. Add compost or other soil amendments in early fall while roots are still actively growing. Add new mulch to protect plant roots from winter cold. By late fall perennials and most bulbs should be fin-ished for the year.
Cut back leggy perennials and bulbs with brown foliage to within 3 inches of the ground. Mowing, edging the lawn and even a bit of pruning will all have long-lasting effects.
Even if you spend December through March look-ing at your yard through the windows, you'll feel bet-ter if it looks neat and kept up.
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NEWS, NOTES, ETC. CON’T
PIERCE COUNTY FAIR We would like to thank all the members who helped in so many ways to do the "Garden Dynasty” this year. We had a very full show with quality exhib-its. We heard many compliments about how much fun we were having. You are an excel-lent group of ladies. Cassidy and Rachael were such a welcome pair to work with. They have so much energy and are very friendly. They were a God send Wednesday and Thursday. Look forward to both of you enter-ing garden club soon. Thank you girls. We especially want to thank Judy and Rosie for being there from set up to take down. You are such a pleasure to work with. To all the designers who entered such lovely and creative works of art; to all the horticulture exhibits that you brought for the educational value for the public...THANK YOU! Mary and Sherry
Garden Therapy By Karla Hiers Once there was a lady
from Garden Hour who planted a ‘something’,
“Perhaps it’s a flower?” “I’ll weed and I’ll feed it,
I’ll do what I can to make this ‘something’
fit into my plan.” All spring she worked,
and summer too. She tried everything…
What more could she do? Then suddenly it dawned on her,
“Too much time I have spent!” So she cut it to pieces,
and into the compost
Vegetable Pizza 2 - Pkgs crescent rolls 2 - 8 oz cream cheese 1 -envelope original 1 - cup mayonnaise or miracle whip Ranch Dressing 3/4 cup of each: green onions, green pep-pers, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower green or black olives, celery and shredded cheddar cheese Press crescent rolls on ungreased cookie sheet flat to form crust Bake according to package directions. Cool crust - while crust is cooling mix cream cheese, ranch dressing and mayo together and after crust is completely cooled off spread on crust - then add veggies. (Cheddar Cheese going on last, before serving). Cover with wax paper and press lightly. Put in refrigerator overnight. Before serving add cheddar cheese. Enjoy!!!
Educational Board by Fran Cissell Beautiful Design
Youth Award
Rachel and Kathy hard at
work!
HORTICULTURE
The state W.C.T.U. twelfth annual convention convened on the evening of the 4
th in Unity Hall, which had been very
handsomely decorated with large quantities of the state flower, Scotch broom . . .
Tacoma Daily News, June 6, 1895
Scotch (or Scots) broom is native to the British Isles and central and southern Europe. History has it that the plant’s narrow long stems were used as floor brooms. It was introduced to the East Coast of North America in the 1850s to control soil erosion, and to be used as an ornamental landscape plant. The broom became naturalized and gradually spread from Nova Scotia to Georgia. Scotch broom was sold as an ornamental shrub in California in the 1860s Scotch broom generally reproduces by seed, but has some capacity to reproduce vegetatively. It can also be propagated from cuttings. It tolerates a wide range of soil types and depths, and likes to invade pastures and cultivated fields, dry scrubland, and timbered-off land. The Broom pods often open explosively, and the hard-coated seeds are easily transported by passing vehicles, in gravel hauled from river bottoms, during floods, or by birds and animals. Individual shrubs can produce up to 60 seedpods per bush by their second year and hundreds when fully mature. The seed’s hardiness makes pinpointing the broom’s origin in Puget Sound impossible. Over the years, various newspaper articles laid the blame for its presence at three dif-ferent doors: that of a Scot, a Brit, and a group of Catholic nuns. Supposedly, a homesick Scotsman in charge of the Hudson’s Bay Company trading post at Steilacoom missed his native vegetation, and found that unrelieved green forests here were getting on his nerves. He wrote home for some seeds which arrived a year later. Once planted, they said, “Yeowsa! We like it here.” And the rest is history. The same story has been attributed to the nuns, who, on September 23, 1863, opened the St. Joseph School in Steilacoom. The third story came from Dr. Hiram DePuy, one-time florist at Pt. Defiance. In January, 1936, he came forth with a letter from British poet, Rudyard Kipling. For an unknown reason Kipling mailed Scotch broom seeds to Dr. DePuy, to be plant-ed near the hydrangea bed. And they were. Any of these claims could be true or there could be another origin for the invasive pest.
The one thing that can be said for sure is that in the 119 years since it was considered Wash-
ington’s state flower, opinions about Scotch broom have radically changed.
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SEPT 23, 2014 DRYER MASONIC CENTER FLOWER SHOW ENTRIES NO EARLIER THAN 8:30, NO LATER THAN 9:45 AM
FLOWER SHOW COMMITTEE: ROOT & BLOOM DIVISION 1 - HORTICULTURE Horticulture entrie must be grown or in an exhibitor’s possession for three months. All plant material must be properly groomed, conditioned and named. More than one entry may be made in each class or subclass if of a different variety or color. Wedging is permitted; a small inconspicuous piece of material may be used in the neck of the container only to prop or wedge the exhibit upright. EXHIBITOR WILL FURNISH THEIR OWN TRANSPARENT CONTAINERS.
PUT YOUR NAME & CLUB ON EACH ENTRY TAG.
Rosette of Bronze ribbons: Best of Show. Classes 1—8 Rosette of Orange & Brown ribbons: Harvest Award Class 9 Rosette of Orange ribbons: 2 Awards of Merit Class 1 and Class 4
Class 1. ANNUALS/BIENNIALS - 1 stem if large flower, 3 stems if small flowers a. Asters b. Cosmos c. Tagetes, Marigolds d. Helianthus, Sunflower e. Zinnias f. Any other worthy specimen Class 2. PERENNIALS - 1 stem if large flower, 3 stems if small flowers a. Chrysanthemum, Daisies b. Rudbeckia c. Any other worthy specimen Class 3. CHRYSANTHEMUMS - a. 1 spray b. 1 disbud Class 4. DAHLIA - Foliage attached, disbudded, 1 stem a. Over 10” b. Large 8” - 10” c. Medium 6” - 8” d. Small 4” - 6” e. under 4” Class 5. MISCELLANEOUS BULBS, CORMS & TUBERS Class 6. ROSES, Rosa - Must have some foliage attached & must be named for a blue ribbon a. Floribunda - 1 spray b. Grandiflora - 1 spray c. Hybrid Tea, 1 bloom (disbud) d. miniature e. Any other worthy rose Class 7. FLOWERING,/FRUITED (CONES / BERRIES) TREES, SHRUBS, VINES - 24” or less, must be blooming. a. Shrubs b. Trees c. Vines Class 8. HERBS—Cut specimen, 1 stem under 8”. Class 9. BOUNTIFUL HARVEST - On paper plate furnished by exhibitor. 1 exhibit to a plate if large, 3 to a plate if small. Tomatoes with stems if possible, but exhibit must be consistent. a. Vegetables b. Fruit c. Ornamentals (gourds, etc.)
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SEPT 23, 2014 DRYER MASONIC CENTER ENTRIES NO EARLIER THAN 8:30, NO LATER THAN 9:45 AM
“MYSTERY THEATER”
DIVISION II - DESIGN No artificial flowers or foliage. Fresh plant material emphasized. Accessories allowed unless otherwise stated. One entry to a class or sub-class. Put your name and club on each entry tag. Rosette of Purple ribbons: Best of Show Classes 1—4 Small rosette of Blue & White ribbons: Best of Show class 6 Rosette of Purple and Cream ribbons: Novice Award class 5 Rosette of Hot Pink ribbons: WSFGC Carolyn Erickson Award classes 1-6 (All fresh plant ma-terial) Class 1. “Arsenic & Old Lace” - Capsule table setting for one, functional, type 1, with a full design, appropriate to the space provided. 26" wide Class 2. “Psycho” - op-art design Class 3. “Murder She Wrote” - Designers choice Class 4 “Rear Window” Designers choice Class 5. “Hot on the Trail” NOVICE ONLY. Designers Choice using bold colors. A novice is a designer who had won no more than 5 blue ribbons. Class 6. “Death by Chocolate” Miniature design under 5" inches A. Fresh B. Combination ARTISTIC CRAFTS Using plant material to combine horticulture, design and craft work to add interest. May be fresh, dried or a combination of plant material. Best Craft Award: Rosette of Red and White Ribbons Class 7. “On the Shelf” A. Decorated book, designers choice B. Decorated CD, designers choice Any additional questions? Call or email Sherry Matthews [email protected] 253-845-2555 or Linda Maida [email protected] 253-389-2609.
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General Rules
1. All entries to be made between 8:30 and 9:45
2. Judging will begin at 10:00AM. Rules for judging will be in accordance with the NGC Handbook for
Flower Shows. Standard system of awarding is used, Judge’s decisions are final.
3. Entry to include club and exhibitor’s name.
4. Members of Hill & Dale District or student judge’s requiring credits may enter.
Horticulture Rules 1. Exhibitors may enter more than one exhibit per class, if each is a different genus, species, variety,
cultivar, type, size or color.
2. All cut exhibits must be fresh and grown by the exhibitor. Container-grown plants must have been
in exhibitor’s possession for at least 90 days, combination plantings, in the possession of the exhib-
itor and growing together for at least 6 weeks.
3. All specimens must be properly named. Include genera, species, and variety if possible.
4. Containers (clear or clear green) glass to be furnished by the exhibitor. Wedging is permitted.
Suggested material plastic wrap, Styrofoam-may be visible but not detracting.
5. Only fresh untreated plant material is accepted. No plant material from the state noxious weed list
will be accepted.
6. All horticulture exhibits will be classified and placed by committee
7. Scale of points HB pages 297-302
8. Rosette of Bronze ribbons: Best in Show
Design Rules 1. Exhibitor may enter more than one class, but only one design per class. 2. Fresh plant material emphasized and must never be treated, dry plant material may be treated. 3. No artificial plant material permitted. 4. Accessories allowed unless otherwise stated. 5. Scale of points HB page 303 6. Designer’s choice: designer has complete choice of components and plant material. 7. Rosette of Purple ribbons: Best of Show Classes 1-4 8. Small rosette of Blue and White ribbons: Best of Show in class 6 a AND 6 b 9. Best novice class 5 Artistic Crafts 1. All exhibits must contain some plant material, fresh and or dried. 2. Artificial plant material in not permitted. 3. Scale of points HB page 304 4. Rosette of Red and White Ribbons
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