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Rules for Horticulture (Specimen) Entries RULES FOR ROSE SPECIMEN ENTRIES, DIVISION I 1. 2011 entries will be accepted from 7:30 until 9:30 a.m. Saturday, June 25, 2011. The show will be open to the public from 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM. No roses, prizes or awards may be removed until after the awards ceremony at the close of the show. This show will be governed by the standard rules and regulations of the American Rose Society. The final authority for a rose show is its own schedule, which should be followed as printed. 2. Competition is open to all rose growers regardless of residence. Exhibitors need not be members of any rose society. All exhibitors must be pre-registered at the classification table, located in the atrium. This is necessary for tabulation purposes. 3. All specimens entered in Division I must have been grown in the exhibitor’s private outdoor garden. Only one person or team from any one garden may make an entry in a class. Duplicate entries shall be disqualified. 4. Vases for specimens will be provided in Division I. No foreign materials other than clear plastic wrap or green Styrofoam are to be used as wedging material for rose stems. Discretion in wedging is advised to avoid distraction from the rose. No water-soluble florist’s foam is permitted, as it soils the water in the vases. 5. Entry cards are provided by the Society. They should be completely filled out by the exhibitor, attached to vases with rubber bands and left unfolded for classification. Help with rose names is available at the classification table. 6. Classification of roses will be accordance with the latest edition of Modern Roses, the ARS Annual, The Handbook for Selecting Roses, the Combined Rose List or the New Rose Registration listings in the American Rose magazine current to the date of the show. All specimen roses exhibited must be entered under their approved ARS exhibition names. Though not desirable, commonly accepted abbreviations of names are acceptable. 7. The placement of the specimen roses on the show tables will be handled by the placement committee, working from the classification table. No exhibitors, other than those preparing designs or placing challenge class entries, will be allowed on the show floor during placement. 8. Judging will be in accordance with the current edition of the American Rose Society’s Guidelines for Judging Roses, and will begin at 10:00. Only judges, clerks and necessary show personnel are permitted in the show area during judging. Decisions of the judges are final. 9. First, second, third, and honorable mention ribbons will be awarded in each class on the basis of quality in the opinion of the judges. Only blue ribbon winners are eligible for trophy awards. No award is required to be awarded for any entry or class. 10. Traveling trophies are the property of the Pikes Peak Rose Society and must be available at next year’s show. Traveling trophies won by non-members or out of town individuals will have the winners’ names engraved on them and will be retained by the Pikes Peak Rose Society. 11. Awards, ribbons, and other properties must be claimed at the close of the show. Exhibitors are to remove their own specimens. Abandoned specimens will be given to the security staff. 12. The Pikes Peak Rose Society and Pike’s Peak Community College are not responsible for the loss of personal property or for injury to persons attending the rose show. Liability of all nature is disclaimed.