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Horticulture Passing

The Horticulture Passing Committee insures that all exhibits are placed in correct classes and that collections comply with the schedule. The Horticulture Passing Committee is not responsible for naming specimens.   Members of this committee should be identified with “Horticulture Passing” name tags for the benefit of the exhibitors.
 
The Horticultural Passing Chairman should be a competent horti­culturist or have one or more experts on her committee. If no such horticulturist is a mem­ber of the Host Club, the GCV Daffodil, Lily or Rose Chairman will provide assistance with passing. 

Guidelines

  1. Horticulture Passers must be familiar with the show schedule.
  2. Horticulture Passers must attend the previous show to shadow Horticulture Passing. 
  3. Space allotment for classes is determined by previous year’s entries. Trophy classes are usually known ahead of time to insure proper spacing.
  4. Horticulture Passers are responsible for classification but not for naming varieties.
  5. Call attention to classification errors during staging so that corrections may be made by the exhibitor. 
  6. See that all exhibits are placed in correct classes and the collections include the proper number of flowers and correct information to comply with the schedule. 
  7. Check the exhibitor entry tag to make sure top and bottom are filled out completely: name and address, Section, Class, name of Cultivar and color code if appropriate. If all information is correct, then place a red dot on the top right-hand corner of the exhibitor entry tag to let other classification checkers know the card has been checked and is OK.
  8. Subdividing can begin as soon as there are three or more worthy specimens of the same variety in a class. Move divider ribbons to enlarge classes where needed during hours of entering exhibits.
  9. The Horticulture Passing Chairman should remain on the floor during the judging and help with further subdividing as needed. To subdivide a class:
    1. Tack a yellow ribbon from top to bottom on the shelves, thereby dividing the class into two or more sections.
    2. Use a green marker to write the new subdivided numbered classes, e.g. 12A, 12B, 12C, etc. on a 3x5 card and place on the bottom shelf.
    3. Help move the flowers if necessary.

Daffodil Passing Notes

  1. If unable to find a cultivar name in the Show and Grow or Data Bank book, a daffodil specimen should not be disqualified as it may be a new cultivar that has not yet been listed in the books. Make note of this with a post-it note.
  2. Color code is assigned by daffodil hybridizer.  However, bulbs grown in different location, different countries, soils, temperatures, etc. may present varied color hues.