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47 Cards in this Set
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Define the term HORTICULTURE |
the art and science of cultivating plants |
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Name the Horticulture Division Top Exhibitor Award available to the highest scoring horticulture exhibit |
Award of Horticulture Excellence |
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Name the 5 Horticulture Division Top Exhibitor Awards available to Sections in Division I Horticulture |
Award of Merit Grower's Choice Award Collector's Showcase Award Elfin Award Arboreal Award |
Alice can grow an eggplant |
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How many Top Exhibitor Section Awards may be available in all types of NGC Flower Shows providing all requirements are met? |
-Number of Section TEA may be given in a section......One per section -Number of Section TEA my be given in the Horticulture DIVISION...... Unlimited number according to number of sections |
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Name the TEA available to all CUT NON- WOODY exhibits including VINES |
Award of Merit |
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Name the TEA available to container-grown plants |
Grower's Choice Award |
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How is the Genus name written on the entry tag? |
The first letter is capitalized andunderlined |
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How is the Specific epithet name written on the entry tag |
Never capitalized and always underlined |
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Why don't many plants have a specific epithet |
Due to plant breeding creating hybrids specific epithet is lost. |
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If a plant has lost its specific epithet, which additional name(s) will the plant have and must be included for the exhibit to be eligible to win a Horticulture Division Top Exhibitor Award? |
The cultivar, series, patented must be written on the entry tag. |
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What criteria should judges consider when evaluating "CONFORMANCE" when judging Horticulture? |
Are class requirements met? |
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What are 3 favorable qualities when evaluating the FORM of an evergreen branch? |
Bilateral symmetrical, central leader, straight, several nodes present, gracefully arched |
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When judging two similar exhibits ( 2 African violets in full bloom) how should judges determine the winning exhibit |
Judges should point score individually, not compare one exhibit with another |
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describe: PEAK OF PERFECTION |
Show worthiness of specimen/ exhibit |
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Describe: COLOR |
Visual perception of the hues, shades, tints of all parts of the specimen |
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Describe: FORM |
Overall 3-D shape of specimen/exhibit and individual parts |
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Describe: MATURITY |
Ideal stage of development |
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Describe: CONDITION/ BLEMISHES |
The physical appearance of specimen/ exhibit at the time of judging |
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Give four qualities of a quality African Violet |
Single Crown, appropriate number of open blossoms according to size, no signs of pests or diseases, flat rosette, three or more rows of leaves |
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Which four qualities on the Scale of Points could points be deducted if an African violet does not have any open blossoms? |
5 points Comformance, 10 points Form, 1 point Color, 10 points Maturity |
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What is the maximum length of branches in the Horticulture Division in the Arboral Section? |
The maximum length of branches in the Arboreal Section is 30" |
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Name the Horticulture Division Top Exhibitor Section Award which can only be given to dwarf and / or miniature designated specimens |
The Elfin Award |
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Give three suggestions when writing Horticulture Comments. on back of card |
Easily understood, helpful and kind Give a positive statement with a. constructive criticism Reflect majority opinion of judging panel. |
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Why is it a good idea that judges avoid exhibiting in flower shows they are judging |
conflict of interest |
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Which judges panels determine the Award of Horticulture Excellence |
All members of a judging panels assigned to judge classes/ sections in the Horticulture DIVISION must be included in determining the Award of Horticulture Excellence |
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When a judge identifies something in a flower show schedule. that is not in keeping with NGC policies or the handbook for Flower Shows who should they notify |
When: Immediately Who: The Show Judges Chairman or General Show Chairman |
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Define: APICAL TIP |
Tip or growing end of a stem or shoot |
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Define: BILATERAL SYMMETRY |
only ONE WAY TO GET EQUAL HALVES, like the human body |
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Define: CROWN |
Basal portion of a plant near the ground where the shoot meets root. ie African violets |
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Define CULTIVAR |
A hybrid or sport of a seeds are planted. species which will not come true when seeds are planted |
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Define: RADIAL SYMMETRY |
Equal halves no matter how you draw an imaginary straight line through the center, like spokes of a bicycle |
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Define: SPECIFIC EPITHET |
A sub group of Genus. The second name in a binomiall name. Printed or written in lower case letters and italicized or underlined. |
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The reproductive part of a fern |
Spore |
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The main stalk,or center vein,of a fern frond is the |
Rachis |
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The two parts of a frond |
Blade and Stipe |
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The first visible structure to emerge from the ground in the Spring is a |
Crozier or Fiddlehead |
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The reproductive part of a fern |
Spore |
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The main stalk, or central vein, of a fernfrond is called |
rachis |
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The two parts of a fern are |
the blade and the stipe |
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The first visible structure to emerge from the ground in spring is |
a Crozier or fiddlehead |
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Describe how you would condition a fern fronds for a flower show |
Most cut fronds should be placed in warm water, often completely submerged |
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Could a properly identified,container-grown fern scoring 98 in a flower show earn the Award of Merit? |
No. Awards of Merit are for cut specimens only. |
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What is the minimum length of time an exhibitor must own a container-grown fern before entering it in a flower show? |
90 days |
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The presence of spores is an indication of what? |
maturity |
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Correctly write and format nephrolepis (genus) and exaltata (specific epithet) on an entry card. |
Nephrolepis exaltata ______________________ |
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Name examples of common ferns |
Adiantum (maidenhair) Asplenium (bird's nest) Nephrolepis (Boston) Platycerium (staghorn) Athyrium (painted lady) Dryopteris (male) Polystitchum (Christmas, sword) Hemionitis (button) Pteridium (bracken) |
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Name possible ways to classify Echeverias in a flower show |
rosette diameter pot size color variegation form cultivar miniature dwarf collections displays flowering solitary self-multiple |
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