Daffodil Show Schedule
2008

DAFFODIL CLASSIFICATIONS

DIVISION 1—Trumpet Daffodils —One flower to a stem, trumpet as long or longer than the perianth segments.

DIVISION 2—Large-Cupped Daffodils—One flower to a stem, corona (cup) more than one-third but less than equal to the length of the perianth segments.

DIVISION 3—Small-Cupped Daffodils—One flower to a stem, corona (cup) not more than one-third the length of the perianth segments.

DIVISION 4—Double Daffodils--Double flowers, usually one or more flowers to a stem, with doubling of the perianth segments, or the cup, or both.

DIVISION 5—Thandrus Daffodils-Characteristics of Narcissus triandrus predominant Usually more than one flower to a stem, head drooping, perianth often reflexed.

DIVISION 6—Cyclamineus Daffodils—Characteristics of Narcissus cyclamineus predominant One flower to a stem, perianth reflexed, corona straight and narrow.

DIVISION 7—Jonquil and Apodanthus Daffodils-Characteristics of the Narcissus Jonquilla group predominant Usually one to three flowers to a rounded stem, flowers fragrant

DIVISION 8—Tazetta Daffodils-Characteristics of the Narcissus tazetta group predominant. Usually three to twenty flowers to a stout stem, perianth segments spreading, not reflexed.

DIVISION 9—Poeticus Daffodils-Characteristics of the Narcissus Poeticus group predominant. Usually one flower to a stem, fragrant, very white petals, flat cup edged with red.

DIVISION 10—Bulbocodium Daffodils-Usually one flower to a stem, perianth segments insignificant compared with the dominant corona.

DIVISION 11—Split Corona Daffodils—Corona split for at least one-third of its length.

DIVISION 12—Other Daffodils—Cultivars which do not fit the definition of any other division.

DIVISION 13—Daffodils distinguished solely by botanical name.


AMERICAN DAFFODIL SOCIETY AWARDS


ADS Gold Ribbon            Best Standard Daffodil in Show

ADS White Ribbon          Best Vase of Three Standard Daffodils

ADS Rose Ribbon           Best Standard Seedling Shown by Originator

ADS Purple Ribbon         Best Collection, Sections C and E, Classes 67-70 and Class 81

ADS Red, White and Blue Ribbon    Best in Section C, Class 71

ADS Bozievich Ribbon     Best in Section C, Class 72

ADS Silver Ribbon            Most Blue Ribbons in Horticulture

ADS Miniature Gold Ribbon    Best Miniature Daffodil in Show

ADS Miniature White Ribbon   Best Vase of Three Miniatures Section F, Classes 88-93

ADS Lavender Ribbon              Best in Section G, Class 94/95

ADS Watrous Ribbon                Best in Section G, Class 96

ADS Miniature Rose Ribbon     Best Miniature Seedling Shown by Originator

ADS Historic Ribbons               ADS Historic Ribbons for Best Single Stem, Best Vase of Three, and Best Collection of
                                                   Five in Section D

ADS Intermediate Ribbon          Best in Section E

ADS Small Growers Ribbon      Best Standard Daffodil In Section I

ADS Youth Ribbon                Best Standard Daffodil In Section J

RULES FOR HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITORS

1.  All classes are open to any daffodil grower unless where specified otherwise. The Royal Horticultural Society System of Classification will be used. Authority: Daffodils to Show and Grow as amended each year in the December Daffodil Journal and supplemented by the latest printout of the ADS Daffodil Data Bank.

2. Entry Cards may be secured prior to the show from Christina Cunningham (631-749-0024) or Patricia Shillingburg (631-749-3028). Any information on an entry tag, including the exhibitor’s number, which could compromise the anonymity of the exhibitor must be concealed during judging.

3. All specimens are to be shown without foliage. Boxwood will be provided to hold stems which will be shown in clear glass bottles, also available.

4. An exhibitor may make as many entries as desired in any class provided each entry is a different cultivar or species or an entirely different collection of cultivars and/or species.

5. Entries will be accepted between 2 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, 2008, and 7 a.m. until 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 30, 2008. Exhibits must be removed between 5:00 and 5:30 p.m. on April 30.

6. Specimens must have been grown in the open by the exhibitor. Miniatures may be grown in protected areas.

7. Exhibits that are not labeled with name and division or are incorrectly labeled will not be judged. Correct classification and labeling shall be the responsibility of the exhibitor. Originator’s name must appear on the label in American bred classes except seedlings shown by the originator.

8. Each stem in an exhibit receiving an ADS Award must score 90% or more on the appropriate ADS Scale of Points.

9. All collections of five or more stems must be exhibited with each cultivar or species in a separate container. Each cultivar or species must be correctly labeled with name and division. Correct labeling is the responsibility of the exhibitor.

10. Miniature daffodils named in the most recent ADS approved List of Miniatures, with any official additions thereto, may be shown only in classes for miniatures. Any named or numbered diminutive daffodil flower that is graceful, with all parts in proportion, may be entered in Miniature classes; however, judges may decline to judge any exhibit containing an unapproved miniature they consider too large.

11. An intermediate daffodil is a standard daffodil in divisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 11 having a single floreted cultivar, typically greater than 50mm through 80mm in diameter. Intermediate daffodils may be entered in classes for standard daffodils as well as classes reserved for intermediate daffodils.

12. Blooms of seedlings may be exhibited in all classes for named cultivars. All seedlings must be identified by a number designation assigned by the originator. If the exhibitor is not the originator, the name of the originator must be included as part of the identification.

13. Only one First, one Second and one Third Place Award may be given in each class. Honorable Mention may also be given if merited, but only if First, Second and Third have been awarded.

14. First, Second, Third and Honorable Mention Awards may be withheld by the judges if in their opinion the exhibit is not worthy. However, if a blue ribbon has been awarded in a class eligible for an ADS ribbon, the ADS award may not be withheld. The decision of the judges is final. If an error is discovered in an exhibit after completion of judging, any award placed thereon (ADS, Special or Ribbon) shall be forfeited by the exhibitor. If an error is discovered before the judging is completed, the class MUST be rejudged.
15. The Show Committee reserves the right to subdivide classes by cultivar or color code when there are three or more worthy exhibits of the same cultivar or color code and if a sufficient number of worthy exhibits is left in the class. Species may be subdivided by their botanical sections.

16. No label may be changed; no specimens may be added, removed, altered or substituted after judging has begun or after an award has been placed.


HORTICULTURE SCHEDULE

Royal Horticultural Society System of Classification
Authority: Daffodils to Show and Grow
and ADS Data Bank Printout

DIVISION NUMBER REQUIRED ON ALL ENTRIES
COLOR CODING RECOMMENDED ON ALL ENTRIES

A reverse bicolor has a predominantly yellow perianth and a predominantly white cup where “predominantly” means at least two adjacent zones must be coded the designated color.

Standard Daffodils

Section A—Single stem
Section B—Three stems of one cultivar or species

DIVISION 1—TRUMPET DAFFODIL CULTIVARS    A    B
    Yellow perianth, yellow or orange trumpet        1    48
    Yellow perianth, trumpet pink or reverse bicolor        2    48
    White perianth, yellow or orange trumpet        3    49
    White perianth, pink trumpet                4    49
    White perianth, white trumpet                5    49

DIVISION 2-LARGE-CUPPED DAFFODIL CULTIVARS
    Yellow perianth, yellow cup                6    50
    Colored perianth, orange or red in cup            7    50
    Reverse bicolor                    8    50
    Yellow perianth, pink in cup                9    50
    White perianth, yellow in cup                10    51
    White perianth, orange or red in cup            11    51
    White perianth, pink cup                12    51
    White perianth, pink-rimmed cup            13    51
    White perianth, white cup                14    51

DIVISION 3—SMALL-CUPPED DAFFODIL CULTIVARS
    Yellow perianth, yellow cup                15    52
    Colored perianth, orange or red in cup            16    52
    Reverse bicolor                    17    52
    White perianth, orange or red-rimmed cup        18    52
    White perianth, orange or red cup            19    53
    White perianth, yellow or pink in cup            20    53
    White perianth, white cup                21    53

DIVISION 4 — DOUBLE DAFFODIL CULTIVARS
    Yellow perianth, one bloom to stem            22    54
    White perianth, one bloom to stem            23    54
    Any color, more than one bloom to stem            24    54

DIVISION 5—TRIANDRUS DAFFODIL CULTIVARS
    Yellow perianth, colored cup                25    55
    Reverse bicolor                    25    55
    White perianth, colored cup                26    55
    White perianth, white cup                27    55

DIVISION 6—CYCLAMINEUS DAFFODIL CULTIVARS
    Yellow perianth, yellow cup                28    56
    Yellow perianth, orange or red in cup            29    56
    Reverse bicolor                    30    56
    White perianth, yellow or orange cup            31    57
    White perianth, pink in cup                32    57
    White perianth, white cup                33    57

DIVISION 7—JONQUILLA AND APODANTHUS
                     DAFFODIL CULTIVARS
    Yellow perianth, yellow cup                34    58
    Colored perianth, orange or red in cup            35    58
    Reverse bicolor                    36    58
    White perianth, yellow or orange in cup            37    59
    White perianth, pink cup                38    59
    White perianth, white cup                39    59

DIVISION 8—TAZETTA DAFFODIL CULTIVARS
    Yellow perianth, colored cup                40    60
    White perianth, white or colored cup            41    60
DIVISION 9—POETICUS DAFFODIL CULTIVARS    42    61
DIVISION 10—BULBOCODIUM DAFFODIL CULTIVARS    43    62
DIVISION 11—SPLIT CORONA DAFFODIL CULTIVARS    44    63
DIVISION 12—MISC. DAFFODIL CULTIVARS        45    64
DIVISION 13—DAFFODILS DISTINGUISHED SOLELY
                         BY BOTANICAL NAME
    Any species, one bloom per stem            46    65
    Any species, more than one bloom per stem        47    66

Section C—Standard Collection Classes

Five Standard Daffodils, unless otherwise noted, one stem each,
    individually labeled with name and other required data

Class 67 Yellow daffodils, five cultivars, any division(s)
Class 68 Red- or orange-cupped daffodils, five cultivars, any division(s).
Class 69 Pink-cupped daffodils, five cultivars, any division(s).
Class 70 White daffodils, five cultivars, any division(s).
Class 71 ADS Red, White and Blue Ribbon. Five cultivars of AMERICAN BREEDING, any division(s). Hybridizer’s name must be on each label, except for cultivars shown by Originator.
Class 72 ADS Bozievich Ribbon. Twelve cultivars, one stem each, from at least four RHS divisions.

Section D—Historic Daffodils

Cultivars registered before 1940; ADS Historic Ribbon for best
single stem in Section D; labels must include date of introduction.

Class 73  One stem any standard historic daffodil.
Class 74 Three stems of one standard cultivar, any division.
Class 75 Five cultivars registered in 1939 or before and from at least two divisions.
Class 76 One stem miniature daffodil from any division.
Class 77 Three stems of one miniature daffodil cultivar, any division.
Class 78 Five miniature cultivars from any division.

Section E—Intermediate Daffodils

An intermediate is a standard, single floret in divisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 11
typically greater than 50mm through 80mm in diameter.

Class 79 One intermediate stem, standard daffodil.
Class 80 Three intermediate stems of one standard cultivar.
Class 81 Five cultivars, one stem each, from any division(s).

Section F—Miniature Daffodils
                            Single    Three
    Daffodil    Stem    Stems
Division 1    Trumpet    82    88
Divisions 2,3,4    Cup and Double    83    89
Division 5    Triandrus    84    90
Division 6    Cyclamineus    85    91
Division 7    Jonquilla and Apodanthus    86    92
Divisions 8,9,10,12,13    Tazetta, Poeticus,     87    93
    Bulbocodium, Misc.,
    Species

Section G—Miniature Daffodil Collections

Five cultivars or seedlings, unless otherwise noted, one stem each
(no species), individually labeled with name and other required data.
Classes 94 and 95 eligible for ADS Lavender Ribbon.

Class 94    Five miniature cultivars or species, any division(s).
Class 95    Five miniature daffodils from not less than three RHS
    Divisions.
Class 96    Open to ADS Members Only. Roberta Watrous Award.
    12 different miniature cultivars or species from at least
    three divisions, each labeled and in a separate container.

Section H—Seedlings Raised by Exhibitor

Class 97    ADS Rose Ribbon. One stem standard cultivar.
Class 98    ADS Miniature Rose Ribbon. One stem miniature cultivar.

Section I -- Small Growers

Open to anyone growing 50 or fewer standard cultivars and/or species .
Class 99 Best standard single stem, any division.

Section J -- Youth Division

Using guidelines for any and all classes,
Youth ages 14 and under (January 2008 birthday) will be competing against each other for first, second, third and honorable mention awards.
They may also enter other Sections.


Suggestions for Exhibitors

1. Cut bloom with a sharp knife at mid-afternoon on the day before the show. Label stem with a waterproof marker.

2. Remove all dirt and loose pollen, and smooth the petals with a soft brush or Q-tip. DO NOT remove the sheath.

3. Place stems in 4 inches of 80º tap water for half an hour, then in 2 inches of cool water.

4. Store overnight in a dark, cool place, free of drafts. Do not crowd flowers in container.

5. It is desirable to arrive at the show knowing the name of your blooms, their classification, including color code, and what section and class you will enter. HELPFUL HINT: Fill out your Entry Cards as much as you can BEFORE coming to the show—return address labels may be used.

American Daffodil Society Scales of Points  For Judging Daffodils

Scales of Points for Standards
    Form             25
    Condition         20
    Color             15
    Substance & Texture     15
    Pose & Stem        10
    Stem             15
    Size             10
   
For Miniature Daffodils the judges will substitute “form and grace” for form in the accompanying scale. For vases of three of one variety, they may deduct up to 5 points for lack of uniformity.

Scale of Points for Species
    Condition    50
    Form        15
    Substance    10
    Color        10
    Pose           5
    Stem           5
    Texture           5


Scale of Points for Historics
    Condition    40
    Form        15
    Color        15
    Size        10
    Pose           5
    Stem           5
    Substance      5
    Texture            5