ORCHID COMPETITION Prize Schedule Competition Information. 31 August - 9 September 2018 theshow.com.au

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1 ORCHID COMPETITION Prize Schedule Competition Inmation 31 August - 9 September 2018 theshow.com.au

2 IMPORTANT INFORMATION LOCATION OF EXHIBITS The Orchid Competition will be exhibited in the northern end of Goyder Pavilion. Section Orchids STAGING, JUDGING & REMOVAL TIMETABLE Closing Date of Entries Fri 17 August Staging Judging Removal By 5.00 pm Thurs 30 Aug 9.00 am Fri 31 Aug 8.00 am am Mon 10 Sept Please Note: All plants are to be removed on the date specified above; any remaining plants will be disposed of by the Society (unless prior arrangements are made with the RA&HS representatives). Interstate Exhibitors must ensure that they make their own arrangements the Quarantine, Transportation, Staging and Removal of their Exhibits. ATTENTION ALL EXHIBITORS In an endeavour to make the Royal Adelaide Show Orchid Competition relevant, all classes are reviewed annually. Suggestions alterations to the 2019 Competition should be submitted in writing to the RA&HS by the end of September HOW TO ENTER The Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australia encourages people of all ages to enter competitive horticulture at the Royal Adelaide Show. We believe you will find it a most rewarding experience. These notes are intended to help you. This Prize Schedule includes the Conditions of Entry, closing dates entry and other important general inmation. It also provides inmation about the specific requirements the various sections and classes available entry. Please read the Prize Schedule carefully. Complete the enclosed Entry Form and return with payment by 5pm on the closing date to: Orchid Club of SA Inc GPO Box 730 Adelaide SA 5001 Once your entry has been received, checked and processed, you will receive all the necessary inmation you require to bring your entries onto the Showground staging and judging. Exhibitors must bring along their payment receipt as proof of payment and entry so the details can be matched with exhibitor number. Exhibit cards will be provided when exhibits are delivered upon presentation of your List of Entries printout on your receipt. If you require any assistance or further clarification, please do not hesitate to contact the RA&HS on (08) during business hours (9am 5pm Monday to Friday). We look ward to seeing you best of luck! Front Cover: Phal., Showpiece

3 ORCHID COMPETITION CLOSING DATE OF ENTRIES FRIDAY 17 AUGUST 2018 AT 5.00 pm CST The Royal Adelaide Show Orchid Competition has been established as a result of agreement between the. and the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australia Inc. It creates a premier orchid show which offers a series of highly prestigious competitions open to orchid growers throughout Australia and beyond. CLOSING DATE OF ENTRIES The following conditions will strictly apply: All entries must be in the Orchid Club of South Australia Inc. s possession by 5.00 pm on Friday 17 August When sending entry ms and fees by post, the onus is on the exhibitor to ensure adequate delivery time. Entry ms by facsimile or will not be accepted. Absolutely no exception to the above conditions will be made to any exhibitor under any circumstance. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF YOUR ENTRY If you require mal acknowledgement that your entry has been received, please include a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your entry. ENTRY FEES (GST INCLUDED) Open Section/Novice Section/School Orchid Competition/Cut Flower $3.00 per plant Group Display Entry $25 per display Commercial Classes Entry $10 per plant Cheques should be made payable to the Orchid Club of South Australia Inc and posted with the completed entry m to: Orchid Club of SA Inc Royal Adelaide Show Orchid Competition GPO Box 730 Adelaide SA 5001 PAYMENT OF FEES When paying fees by cheque or credit card, exhibitors must ensure that sufficient funds are available at the time of entry. Failure to do so may result in non-acceptance of entries. REFUNDS No refunds of entry fees will be made after the closing date of entries. MEMBERSHIP Exhibitors need not be members of the Royal Agricultural & Horticultural Society of SA Inc Membership fees: Adults $165, Juniors $56 (under 18). CONTACT DETAILS Orchid Class enquiries are to be directed to the Orchid Section Manager Des Bettcher on For all other enquires please contact the RA&HS: Post RA&HS - Orchids Section PO Box 108 GOODWOOD SA entries@adelaideshowground.com.au Phone (08) (between 9.00 am and 5.00 pm Monday to Friday) Secretary: Jo Geschmay Website YOUR PRIVACY If you do not want your details to be made available to other parties, please tick the box on the entry m supplied by the RA&HS. Your personal inmation will then only be used by the RA&HS to maintain contact with you and allow us to manage your entries. The RA&HS reserves the right to inm prize sponsors of the details of recipients to enable distribution of their voucher/product prizes. GENERAL REGULATIONS Exhibitors are reminded that the Society s General Regulations apply to all sections of the Show. A copy of the General Regulations can be obtained from the Society s website at or from the Society s Administration Office. Exhibitors should note that the General Regulations contain a number of provisions relevant to competitions and this Schedule including but not limited to, offences, penalties, prohibited drugs. As those conditions apply in addition to the regulations contained within this schedule, Exhibitors should familiarise themselves

4 2 ORCHID COMPETITION with the General Regulations. SPECIAL REGULATIONS Exhibitors are reminded that the Special Regulations contained within this Schedule are merely supplementary to and subject to the General Regulations. The members of the Society s Horticulture Committee shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Society to take any necessary action under these Special Regulations. SUBMISSION & RESTRICTIONS OF ENTRIES All plants must have been owned and grown by the exhibitor a minimum of six months prior to the commencement of the Show. An Exhibitor in the Commercial classes must be a Commercial grower. An Exhibitor in the School Orchid Section must be a current Primary or Secondary School Student. If the number of exhibits exceeds the space available, the Society reserves the right to display prize winning exhibits only. PARKING Exhibitors requiring vehicle access to deliver and/or remove their exhibits must complete the Application Vehicle Permit and submit with entry m. TRANSFERS Please ensure exhibits are entered in the correct class at the time of entry. No exhibit will be transferred to another class after the closing date of entries. EXHIBIT CARDS Exhibitors must bring along their payment receipt as proof of payment and entry so the details can be matched with exhibitor number. Exhibit cards will be provided when exhibits are delivered upon presentation of your List of Entries printout on your receipt. All entries should have their Exhibit Card securely attached to the plant and in a position which is clearly visible from the front of the plant. If known, plants should also be correctly labelled with the genus and full name of the plant displayed on the plant so it can be easily identified. WITHDRAWALS All withdrawals must be made in writing and can be faxed to (08) or sent via to entries@adelaideshowground.com.au. ed withdrawals must include Withdrawal in the subject line and the section (eg Orchid Section), exhibitor name, class number, exhibit number (if known) and exhibit name (if applicable). Withdrawals must be made at least 24 hours prior to judging. PRIZES & AWARDS Prize ribbons & Prize cards will be provided all first and second place winners. Third place may be awarded if there are more than 10 entries in the class. It is the exhibitor s responsibility to collect awarded prize cards from their exhibit at the time of removal. Open Section Open Section Champions: $100 & Rosette Open Classes: First, $24; Second, $12 Grand Champion Orchid will be selected from the Section Champions. School Orchid Competition School Orchid Classes: First, $10; Second, $5 Champion School Orchid: Rosette Participation Certificates will be provided to all exhibitors in the Schools competition. Novice Competition Novice Classes: First, $15; Second, $10 Novice Section Champion: $100 and Rosette Grand Champion Orchid will be selected from the Section Champions from all sections (Open, Novice & School). Grand Champion Orchid; $500 & Rosette Group Orchid Displays First, $100 & Rosette; Second, $25 & Rosette School Orchid Displays First, $100 & Rosette; Second, $25 & Rosette SPECIAL AWARDS Special awards will be awarded in addition to

5 ORCHID COMPETITION 3 any other prize and may be given to any plant considered worthy by the Judging panel and may be awarded to a plant in the open, novice or schools competition. First: Outstanding Achievement Award Gold: Certificate This award is given to acknowledge an orchid plant which has outstanding excellence in culture, quality and distinctiveness. Second: Certificate of Excellence Silver: Certificate This award is given the most outstanding orchid plant which did not qualify the Outstanding Achievement award but is a plant which still exhibits high quality and show potential. Third: Certificate of Merit Bronze: Certificate This award is given the most outstanding orchid plant which did not qualify the Outstanding Achievement award or the Certificate of Excellence award but still exhibits some quality and show potential. BANKSIAN MEDAL Awarded 'Excellence in Horticulture' to any exhibitor who has presented an exhibit judging in any one of the categories within the official Horticulture, Commercial Fruit or Orchid Competitions at the Royal Adelaide Show. The Medal is awarded in addition to any other prizes won by the exhibitors. Exhibitors who have received recognition their exhibit as a 'Champion' in any one of the above sections will be considered eligible. The judging panel will nominate a champion exhibit from the Orchid section which will be considered with all of the other nominated champions from within all of the Horticulture sections. PAYMENT OF PRIZE MONEY All prize money won during the Royal Adelaide Show will be paid by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) only. PRIZE MONEY WILL BE PAID AT THE END OF OCTOBER. Any trophy, prize or prize money not claimed by 11 December of the current year. shall be deemed feited by the exhibitor and the RA&HS shall no longer be liable to pay or provide the prize. PRIZE MONEY AND GST Prize money as stated in the Prize Schedule does not include GST. The prize money which we pay to successful exhibitors depends on inmation provided to us. If you confirm that you are GST registered and provide your Australian Business Number (ABN), we will pay the appropriate prize money plus 10% GST. We will provide you with a Recipient Created Tax Invoice which you will need to submit to the Australian Taxation Office. If you confirm you are registered GST, in entering the competition, you acknowledge your agreement to the following: You will not issue a tax invoice to the RA&HS in respect to prize money received; You will notify the RA&HS if you cease to be registered GST. If you provide your Australian Business Number but are not registered GST, we will pay the prize money as detailed in the Prize Schedule without reference to the GST. If you confirm you are entering as part of a private recreational pursuit or hobby, we will pay the prize money as detailed in the Prize Schedule without reference to GST. IMPORTANT It is important that you either: Confirm you are entering as part of a private recreational pursuit or hobby, or Confirm you are entering as a GST registered business and supply your ABN Failure to do either of the above will require the RA&HS to withhold tax, at the maximum tax rate, from your prize money in accordance with Australian tax legislation. The RA&HS is not a tax consultant and theree assumes no liability actions taken as a result of these guidelines. In any instances where an entrant or sponsor is uncertain of the tax implications of their involvement, they should consult their own accountant or tax advisor.

6 4 ORCHID COMPETITION The Society makes every endeavour to ensure all prizes listed are accurate at the time of printing. Should a prize (cash, voucher, product, trophy) be withdrawn by a sponsor subsequent to printing, the Society will pay prize money as stated above. It is the responsibility of the prize winner to followup with the Society any sponsored prize (cash, voucher, product, trophy) they believe they are entitled to prior to 11 December in the year of the prize being awarded. The Society will not follow-up prize sponsors after this date or review any prizes that may have been incorrectly awarded. JUDGING The judge s decision will be final, and no correspondence or discussion will be entered into. In all classes, where a number of species and/or cultivars are called, judges will take into account the difficulties associated with their cultivation. Judges are empowered to withhold prizes in any class where exhibits are below acceptable standard. They may award second prize in lieu of first. No exhibitor or exhibitor s agent shall act as a judge or steward in a class in which he/she exhibits. ORCHID COMPETITION RULES & REGULATIONS Plants and flowers exhibited are to be free from pest infestations or virus. All the competitive entries are to have the plant exhibitor number securely attached to the plant in clear vision. Stewards will advise on the method of attachment when plants have been checked. There may be different methods of attachment depending on the size and type of plant If known, plants should be correctly labelled with the genus and full name of the plant displayed on the plant so it can be easily identified. Any exhibit not displaying the exhibitor s number at the commencement of the judging will not be judged. Entries are accepted on condition that they are disease and insect free. Plants may be removed from display if suspected of being diseased or otherwise unhealthy. No exhibitor will be allowed to remain in the orchid competition area during judging. Exhibits must not be removed from the display bee the end of the Show; no blooms shall be removed from the show except under the authority of a RA&HS Representative. The RA&HS will under no circumstance hold itself responsible any loss, damage to, or misdelivery of any exhibit. If a plant is damaged during transit to the Show, the stewards should be notified and the plant will be appropriately identified and judges notified accordingly. Plants exhibited in a separate display shall not be included as part of any other competition. Plants entered in the Orchid Competition will not be made available any additional award judging during the Royal Adelaide Show without prior arrangement with the RA&HS Orchid Representative. Please see each Individual Section specific rules and regulations. Staking and Tying - Flowers may be supported in the best possible manner presentation. Staking and Tying support will be permitted. In all genera, no inflorescence is to be tied or supported on any part of the flower or its attachment to the inflorescence. The judging panel has the right to remove any staking and/or tie if necessary, in order to ascertain the strength of the inflorescence. DUTY OF CARE It is important to ensure your own safety and that of all other site personnel, visitors and general public at the Adelaide Showground. All competitors have a Duty of Care to avoid exposing themselves or other people to situations which could lead to injury. This Duty of Care extends to the prevention of damage to property.

7 DEFINITIONS Seedling - Seedling shall mean the complete plant grown from seed to flowering the first time or flowering season. Plants that have been grown on or divided prior to being exhibited on the show bench are not eligible to be shown as seedlings. Clones/Mericlones are not to be included as seedlings. Seedling plants must be clearly identified. Bloom - one flower displayed on a single stem Cut - Two or more flowers or florets displayed on a single stem or a stem with secondary branches. Miniature Cymbidiums. Miniature Cymbidiums are defined as Cymbidiums where the majority of the flowers are less than 60 mm when measured across the widest visible limits of the flower without manipulation. Intermediate Cymbidiums - Intermediate Cymbidiums are defined as Cymbidiums where the majority of the flowers are greater than 60mm and less than 90mm when measured across the widest visible limits of the flower without manipulation. Standard Cymbidiums - Standard Cymbidiums are defined as Cymbidiums where the majority of the flowers are greater than 90mm when measured across the widest visible limits of the flower without manipulation. Commercial Exhibitor An exhibitor who is primarily involved in the growing of orchids the purpose of selling product or services to build brand awareness and generate sales. Novice Competition The Novice competition is intended Orchid Growers who are beginners or new growers. Novice Exhibitor An exhibitor who has never won a major prize in an open competition in any Orchid Club/Society show. A novice exhibitor may enter in an Open class but will feit the right to exhibit in the Novice competition. Special awards Special awards may be awarded to acknowledge an orchid plant which has outstanding excellence in culture, quality and distinctiveness. ORCHID COMPETITION 5

8 6 ORCHID COMPETITION 2018 Orchid Competition Judges & Stewards 2018 Interstate Judge - Mr Geoff Bailey Geoff has been involved with and growing orchids just under 50 years and has large mixed collection of over 30 different genera. For a short period Geoff was involved with the running of a small orchid nursery. This venture was very well supported by the orchid growing community, prior to the establishment of his nursery Geoff was a teacher/principal with the Departments of Education in Victoria 42 years. He is currently a member of 5 orchid clubs in Melbourne and regularly judges at monthly meetings, he has judged at 15 spring shows at both metropolitan and regional clubs. Geoff is currently a member of the Orchid Societies Council of Victoria (OSCOV) and the Cymbidium Orchid Society of Victoria (COSV) orchid judging panels. He is on the OSCOV guest speaker register and has been asked to speak at several different clubs on a range of different orchid genera. For the last five years The Australian Cymbidium Scene has been produced by Geoff. This is a fully coloured magazine featuring trends in Cymbidium hybridizing and cultural notes. It is a quarterly/ seasonal magazine full of inmation & photos that caters the backyard gardener and to the most experienced grower or hobbyist and it is even mailed out to many overseas growers as well. In March of 2017 he was invited to be a guest speaker at the Cymbidium Congress in Calinia, this conference is held in conjunction with the Santa Barbra Orchid show at which Geoff was a guest judge. Stephen Lynch Stephen is a second generation nurseryman /propagator, began growing Australian Native species in What started as a hobby has evolved into a love affair that has spanned over 30 years and shows no signs of diminishing, just getting deeper. Stephen grows many species and hybrids of many different genera, in 7 shade houses 'at present' holding at last count plants. In 1992 he managed the Troppicuss nursery in Darwin growing 4.5 million phaleanthe type Dendrobium plants flowers, breeding and export. Stephen is a life member of Riverland Orchid Society and is the first home grown Australian Orchid council judge in that club, he donates a lot of time to teaching others, and holds the positions of Registrar of judges and Public Officer, he is also a member and judge at the Murray Bridge Orchid Club, judging with other senior AOC judges at their monthly meetings. Stephen travels around South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales, judging and has been a guest speaker at clubs such as Gawler, OCSA, Sunraysia, Horsham, Pt Pirie, RA&HS Adelaide, South Coast and Murray Bridge. Stephen enjoys nothing more than a good natter about orchids and orchid growing, with novice and expert growers alike, on his face book group Orchid Basis and Helpline with other Orchidphiles all over the world.

9 ORCHID COMPETITION Orchid Competition Judges & Stewards Wendy Lodge Wendy first began her interest in growing orchids when she joined the South Coast orchid club with her father in This stimulated her interest in orchids and as a result she also decided to join the Orchid club of South Australia where she started the training course national orchid judges which is conducted by the Australian Orchid Council. This course was completed in 2011 and since then Wendy has judged at many orchid shows both city and country based South Australian Orchid clubs, she has been keenly sought to judge at several interstate shows, recently in 2015 was invited to judge at the Australian Orchid Council Conference which was held in Mackay Queensland. In 2016 Wendy was appointed as the Registrar of Judges the Orchid Club of South Australia and currently holds this position. Rowan Crowhurst Rowan Crowhurst is from Whyalla, Country South Australia and has been growing orchids since he was about eight years old. Rowan used to get his parents to take him to the local orchid shows in Whyalla. Eventually, when his dad joined the local orchid club when Rowan was in high school and it was then he became more involved with the showing of plants which eventually led to him becoming involved with the judging side of orchids by doing some pencilling. In 2010 I moved to Adelaide where I studied at the Elder Conservatorium of Music at Adelaide University two years. It was during this time he joined the South Coast Orchid club of South Australia and then a few years later the Orchid Club of South Australia, and also become a member of his local orchid club in Whyalla. He started the Australian Orchid Council orchid judge s course in 2011 and graduated from this course in July Since completion of his judge's course and being a fully qualified AOC judge, Rowan has judged in many parts of Australia, including: Adelaide, Horsham, Mount Gambier/Millicent, Port Pirie, Whyalla and Port Lincoln. A highlight of his judging career so far has been when he attended the Australian Orchid Council Orchid Conference in Mackay in 2015 as an associate judge and was tunate enough to be involved with the judging at this conference. He is a musician playing the Trumpet and Bassoon as well as heavily involved with his hobby of growing orchids. Rowan is currently over half way through completing his Double Degree in Education, through Charles Darwin University, with Music and Environmental Science as major study areas. He is the youngest member of the South Australian Regional Judges Panel and is has been asked to judge at the various orchid shows in South Australia and has also been invited to judge in Queensland in the latter half of September 2018.

10 8 ORCHID COMPETITION OPEN SECTION AUSTRALIAN NATIVE Class 1 - Australian Native, Epiphyte Hybrid, Red/Pink. Class 2 - Australian Native, Epiphyte Hybrid, White/Yellow. Class 3 - Australian Native, Epiphyte Hybrid, Other Colour. Class 4 - Australian Native, Epiphyte Species Class 5 - Australian Native, Terrestrial Hybrid. Class 6 - Australian Native, Terrestrial Species. Class 7 - Commercial Australian Native THE ORCHID CLUB OF SA PRIZE CHAMPION AUSTRALIAN NATIVE $100 sponsored by Orchid Club of South Australian Inc MINIATURE CYMBIDIUM (LESS THAN 60MM) Class 8 - Miniature Cymbidium, Red/Pink/Brown. Class 9 - Miniature Cymbidium, Yellow/Green. Class 10 - Miniature Cymbidium, White/Cream. Class 11 - Miniature Cymbidium, any other colour. Class 12 - Miniature Cymbidium Species. Class 13 - Commercial Miniature Cymbidium CHAMPION MINIATURE CYMBIDIUM INTERMEDIATE CYMBIDIUM (60 TO 90MM) Class 14 - Intermediate Cymbidium, Red/Pink/ Brown. Class 15 - Intermediate Cymbidium, Yellow/ Green. Class 16 - Intermediate Cymbidium, White/ Cream. Class 17 - Intermediate Cymbidium, any other colour. Class 18 - Intermediate Cymbidium Species. Class 19 - Commercial Intermediate Cymbidium THE GARDEN CITY PLASTICS PRIZE CHAMPION INTERMEDIATE CYMBIDIUM Voucher (value $100) sponsored by Garden City Plastics STANDARD CYMBIDIUM (OVER 90MM) Class 20 - Standard Cymbidium, Red/Pink/ Brown. Class 21 - Standard Cymbidium, Yellow/Green. Class 22 - Standard Cymbidium, White/Cream. Class 23 - Standard Cymbidium, any other colour. Class 24 - Standard Cymbidium Species. Class 25 - Commercial Standard Cymbidium THE TOM BURIAN ORCHIDS PRIZE CHAMPION STANDARD CYMBIDIUM Voucher (value $100) sponsored by Tom Burian Orchids DENDROBIUM (OTHER THAN AUSTRALIAN NATIVE) Class 26 - Dendrobium (other than Australian Native), Hybrid. Class 27 - Dendrobium (other than Australian Native), Species. THE ORCHID CLUB OF SA PRIZE CHAMPION DENDROBIUM (other than Australian Native) $100 sponsored by PAPHIOPEDILUM Class 28 - Paphiopedilum, Standard Shape Hybrid. Class 29 - Paphiopedilum, Multifloral Category. Class 30 - Paphiopedilum, Non-Standard Shape. Class 31 - Paphiopedilum Species. CHAMPION PAPHIOPEDILUM

11 ORCHID COMPETITION 9 ONCIDIINAE Class 32 - Oncidiinae Hybrid, over 60mm. Class 33 - Oncidiinae Hybrid, under 60mm. Class 34 - Oncidiinae Species. THE ORCHID CLUB OF SA PRIZE CHAMPION ONCIDIINAE $100 sponsored by Orchid Club of South Australian Inc LAELIINAE Class 35 - Laeliinae, Standard Shape Hybrid. Class 36 - Laeliinae, Non-Standard Shape Hybrid. Class 37 - Laeliinae Species. THE ORCHID CLUB OF SA PRIZE CHAMPION LAELIINAE $100 sponsored by Orchid Club of South Australian Inc ZYGOPETALUM Class 38 - Zygopetalum Hybrid. Class 39 - Zygopetalum, Intergeneric Hybrid. Class 40 - Zygopetalum Species. THE ORCHID CLUB OF SA PRIZE CHAMPION ZYGOPETALUM $100 sponsored by Orchid Club of South Australian Inc PHALAENOPSIS Class 41 - Phalaenopsis, Standard Shape, over 80mm. Class 42 - Phalaenopsis, Standard Shape, under 80mm. Class 43 - Phalaenopsis, Non-Standard Shape Hybrid. Class 44 - Phalaenopsis Species. THE ADELAIDE ORCHID PRIZE CHAMPION PHALAENOPSIS $100 sponsored by Adelaide Orchids OTHER GENERA Class 45 - Any Other Genera, Hybrid not included elsewhere. Class 46 - Any Other Genera, Species not included elsewhere. Class 47 - Commercial Other Genera THE TREVOR GARARD PRIZE CHAMPION OTHER GENERA $100 sponsored by Trevor Garard SEEDLING Class 48 - Seedling from any Genera THE SOUTH COAST ORCHID CLUB OF SA CHAMPION SEEDLING $100 sponsored by South Coast Orchid Club of SA CUT FLOWERS Class 49 - Standard Cymbidium, single flower/ one inflorescence, blooms over 90mm. Class 50 - Intermediate Cymbidium, single flower/one inflorescence, blooms 60mm - 90mm. Class 51 - Miniature Cymbidium, single flower/ one inflorescence, blooms under 60mm. Class 52 - Australian Native, single flower/one inflorescence. Class 53 - Any Other Genus, single flower/one inflorescence. THE NEUTROG FERTILISERS PRIZE CHAMPION CUT FLOWER Voucher (value $100) sponsored by Neutrog Australia Pty Ltd

12 10 ORCHID COMPETITION NOVICE SECTION Class 54 - Australian Native, Epiphyte Class 55 - Australian Native, Terrestrial Class 56 - Cymbidium, over 90 mm Class 57 - Cymbidium, 60 mm to 90 mm Class 58 - Cymbidium, less than 60 mm Class 59 - Laeliinae Class 60 - Zygopetalum Class 61 - Any Other Genera Class 62 - Best Species Plant Class 63 - Best Seedling THE ORCHID CLUB OF SA PRIZE CHAMPION NOVICE ORCHID $100 sponsored by SCHOOL ORCHID COMPETITION Exhibitors to be a current Primary or Secondary School Student. Class 64 - THE ORCHID CLUB OF SA PRIZE Australian Native, Epiphyte. Class 65 - THE ORCHID CLUB OF SA PRIZE Australian Native, Terrestrial. Class 66 - THE ORCHID CLUB OF SA PRIZE Cymbidium, over 90mm. Class 67 - THE ORCHID CLUB OF SA PRIZE Cymbidium, 60mm - 90mm. Class 68 - THE ORCHID CLUB OF SA PRIZE Cymbidium, less than 60mm. Class 69 - THE ORCHID CLUB OF SA PRIZE Laeliinae Class 70 - THE ORCHID CLUB OF SA PRIZE Zygopetalum Class 71 - THE ORCHID CLUB OF SA PRIZE Any Other Genera. Class 72 - THE ORCHID CLUB OF SA PRIZE Best Species Plant. Class 73 - THE ORCHID CLUB OF SA PRIZE Seedling. THE RICHARD FISHLOCK TROPHY CHAMPION SCHOOL ORCHID Trophy sponsored by Richard Fishlock

13 ORCHID COMPETITION 11 ORCHID DISPLAYS All plants in the display must be separate from any other competition. Minimum size 1m wide x 1m deep - Maximum size 2m wide x 2m deep. (if sufficient space is available) Foliage plants may be included. No flowers other than Orchids may be used. Decorative pieces may be used to enhance the display. Display will be judged on overall effect, quality and variety. Overall effect: 50 points Quality: 30 points Variety: 20 points. Class 74 - THE CAMAC PRIZE Group Display An entry by an individual, group, orchid club or Society. First : $100 sponsored by Trevor Camac; Second : $50 Class 75 - School Display An entry by an individual school THE CAMAC TROPHY BEST ORCHID DISPLAY Trophy sponsored by Trevor Camac SPECIAL AWARDS THE ORCHID CLUB OF SA TROPHY GRAND CHAMPION ORCHID $500 and Royal Adelaide Show Trophy sponsored by OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE CERTIFICATE OF MERIT BANKSIAN MEDAL BANKSIAN MEDAL - Nomination Only Awarded "Excellence in Horticulture" to any exhibitor who has presented an exhibit judging in any one of the categories within the official Horticulture, Commercial Fruit or Orchid Competitions at the Royal Adelaide Show. The Medal is awarded in addition to any other prizes won by the exhibitor. Exhibitors who have received recognition their exhibit as a Champion in any one of the above sections will be considered to be eligible. Medallion sponsored by The Royal Horticultural Society of England THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS Adelaide Orchids Garden City Plastics Neutrog Australia Pty Ltd Richard Fishlock South Coast Orchid Club of SA Tom Burian Orchids Trevor Camac Trevor Garard

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