Rose Show Schedule 2007

Specimen Classes

Class 1 – Hybrid Tea, Climbing Hybrid Tea and Grandiflora:  one bloom to be shown disbudded.   Queen, King and Princess Awards.

 Class 2 – Hybrid Tea, Climbing Hybrid Tea and Grandiflora Full Bloom:  one bloom with stamens showing, to be shown disbudded

 Class 3 – Hybrid Tea and Grandiflora Spray:   one spray of two or more blooms.  Stephen and Carol Ann Rogers Trophy.

 Class 4 – Floribunda Bloom:  one bloom to be shown disbudded.  Worthington and Nancy Mixter Trophy.

 Class 5 – Floribunda Spray:  one spray of two or more blooms.  Connecticut Horticultural Society Award.

 Class 6 – Polyantha Spray:  one spray of two or more blooms.

 Class 7 – Miniature and Climbing Miniature:  one bloom to be shown disbudded. Miniature Queen, King and Princess Awards

 Class 7a – Mini-Flora:  one bloom to be shown disbudded. Mini-Flora Queen, King and Princess Awards:  Mini-flora Queen to be awarded the Dave and Dorothy Ciak Trophy.

 Class 8 - Miniature Spray:  one spray of 2 or more Miniature blooms.   Anne and Jack Carroll Trophy.

 Class 8a -  Mini-Flora Spray:  one spray of 2 or more Mini-Flora blooms

 Class 9 -  Miniature Full Bloom:   one bloom with stamens showing, to be shown disbudded.

 Class 9a  - Mini-Flora Full Bloom:   one bloom with stamens showing, to be shown disbudded.

 Class 10 – Species Roses:   any rose labeled “Sp” in the ARS Handbook for Selecting Roses.    Not eligible for Dowager or Victorian Awards, but are eligible for the Best OGR Trophy.    Judy and Dave Dunn Species Rose Trophy and the Genesis Certificate.

 Class 11 – Old Garden Roses introduced before 1867:  one bloom or one spray.  Eligible for the Dowager Queen Award.  Date of Introduction to be noted on top of entry card.

 Class 12 – Old Garden Roses introduced in 1867 or later:  one bloom or one spray.  Eligible for the Victorian Queen Award.   Date of introduction to be noted on top of entry card.

 Class 13 – Single Petal Rose Competition:  One bloom or one spray; any ARS class.   Blooms must be varieties that have between 4-8 petals.

Class 14 – Large Flowered Climbers (LCl):   one bloom or spray from the LCl and Hybrid Wichurana classes.   Also, Climbing Hybrid Tea roses that do not have non-climbing counterparts should be shown in this class.

Class 15 – Classic Shrub:   one bloom or spray of shrub roses from the following ARS classes:  Hybrid Kordesii, Hybrid Moyesii, Hybrid Rugosa, Hybrid Musk 

Class 15a – Modern Shrub:    one bloom or spray of shrub roses from the ARS Shrub class.   (Roses designated as “S” in  American Rose Society Handbook for Selecting Roses.

Challenge Classes:  -- One entry per exhibitor or exhibiting team in each of these classes unless otherwise specified..

Class 16 – English Box for Hybrid Teas, Grandiflora and Climbing Hybrid tea blooms:   Six blooms with a minimum of three varieties exhibited without foliage in box provided by the Show Committee.   Boxes available on first come, first served basis.

Class 17 – English Box for Miniature or Mini-Flora blooms:   Six Miniature or Mini-Flora blooms with a minimum of three varieties exhibited without foliage in box provided by the Show Committee.   Miniature and Mini-Flora blooms may be mixed in the same box. Boxes available on first come, first served basis. 

Class 18 – English Box for Old garden Rose blooms:   Six blooms with a minimum of three varieties exhibited without foliage in box provided by the Show Committee.   Boxes available on first come, first served basis.

Class 19 – CRS Club Project Rose:   Limited to CRS member, the 2007 Project Rose,   ‘Home Run’ , is to be displayed as a single bloom or spray.    Art Emmons Trophy.

Class 20 -  Bill Turull Memorial Trophy:   Three shrub roses, same  or 3 different varieties shown in separate containers.

Class 21 -  Betty Reinhardt Trophy:  Three exhibition form miniature roses, all different varieties shown in separate containers.

Class 24 – Cycle of Bloom:  Three hybrid teas, grandifloras or floribundas of the same variety in one vase; one at the bud stage (approximately one-quarter open), one at the exhibition stage (two-thirds to three-quarters opened) and one at open bloom stage (stamens must be showing).

Class 25 – Charles A. Ruotolo Memorial Rose-in-a-Bowl Trophy:   One bloom, any stage of bloom, any variety except miniature or Mini-flora (i.e. hybrid tea, floribunda, old garden, etc) displayed without stem or foliage on water in a rose bowl provided by the show committee.  

Class 26 –  Miniature and MiniFlora Rose-in-a-Bowl Trophy:  One miniature or Mini-flora bloom, any stage of bloom, displayed without stem or foliage on water in a rose bowl provided by the show committee.  

Class 27 – Founders Trophy:  Three hybrid teas or grandifloras of the same variety shown is the same container.   More than one exhibit may be entered provided different varieties are used in each entry.  The winner will receive the Mike and Donna Fuss Trophy, founders of the Connecticut Rose Society.

Class 28 – Hybrid Tea or Grandiflora:  Three hybrid tea and/or grandiflora roses of different varieties shown in separate containers.   More than one exhibit may be entered provided different combinations are used in each entry.

Class 29 – Rainbow Collection:  A second chance for a blue ribbon and an opportunity to add color to the show with remaining blooms.  Each entry must include at least three blooms of the same varieties exhibited in a vase.  More than one exhibit may be entered. Betty Clark Trophy.

Class 30 – Ron Brand Memorial Trophy:  Three different Old Garden Roses exhibited in separate containers.

Special Challenge Classes –

Class 32 – Novice Exhibitor:  Class open only to exhibitors who have not won more than three blue ribbons in an ARS sanctioned show.   Roses of any class may be entered here by Novice Exhibitors.   Gerry and John Mattia Trophy.   Novice entries that win blue ribbons are eligible for consideration for Court awards in all classes and also eligible for the Favorite Exhibit in Show.   More than one entry allowed per exhibitor. 

Class 33 – Fragrance:  Any rose to be judged on fragrance alone.   Only one entry per exhibitor.

Class 34 – Seedling:  Non-registered roses hybridized by the exhibitor.  Seedling parents’ names must be listed on the entry card.  More than one entry allowed per exhibitor allowed.

Class 35 – All Other Roses:   Any type of rose not eligible to be entered in any other classes may be entered in this class.

Class 36 – Rose Arrangements Demonstration:  Arrangers must supply all materials needed.  Roses must be the major flowers used in the exhibit.  (This exhibit is for demonstration only and will not be judged).

Other Show Awards:

Best Old Garden Rose --  The winners of the Dowager Queen, Victorian and Genesis Certificate will be judged again to select the Best Old garden Rose in the show.   The winner will receive the Lily Shohan Trophy.

Best English Box – Entries awarded the blue ribbons in class 16, 17 and 18 will be judged again. 

Favorite Exhibit in the Show -  The best entry in each class will be judged again to determine the “Favorite Exhibit in the Show”.  Mohawk Perpetual Trophy and the Dave and June Berg trophy.

Sweepstakes Award --  An award will be given to the exhibitor who wins the most blue ribbons in all show categories.   Novice entries count in this tabulation.