Ninth Australasian Native Orchid Society Conference & Show Show Schedule Championship Prizes Champion Species of the Show $500 Champion Hybrid of the Show $500 Champion Class Winners receive $150 1. Champion Dendrobium speciosum 2. Champion Other Australian Dendrobium Species 3. Champion Species Class 2 4. Champion Hybrid Class 3 5. Champion Hybrid Class 4 6. Champion Species First Flowering Seedling 7. Champion Hybrid First Flowering Seedling (Sid Batchelor Trophy) 8. Champion Specimen Species 9. Champion Specimen Hybrid 10. Best Photograph The following winners will be eligible for nomination for the annual trophies indicated at the owner s discretion and expense. Entry forms may be downloaded: http://www.irabutlertrophy.org Bill Murdoch Trophy Nomination Best Australian Native Orchid Species Ira Butler Trophy Nomination Best Australian Native Orchid Hybrid Hermon Slade Trophy Nomination Best Australasian Hybrid Hermon Slade Trophy Nomination Best Australasian Species Displays Section 1 $150 for all entries, Section 2 $25 for all entries. Displays will also be judged and $100 awarded to Best Floor, $50 to Best Table Top. Section 1 Section 2 Floor Displays Table Top Displays All Floor Displays are maximum 6 square metres Table Top Displays are 1.4 square metres Nominations for Displays must be advised to the Show Marshall at least one month prior to the Show.
Classes All : 1 st $25, 2 nd $10, 3 rd $5 Class 1 - Australian Dendrobium Species 101 Dendrobium speciosum var. speciosum 102 Dendrobium speciosum var. grandiflorum 103 Dendrobium speciosum var. curvicaule 104 Dendrobium speciosum any other variety 105 Dendrobium speciosum intervarietal less than 30mm dorsal sepal 106 Dendrobium speciosum intervarietal 30mm or longer dorsal sepal 107 Dendrobium speciosum first flowering seedling 108 Dendrobium kingianum 109 Dendrobium tetragonum complex 110 Dendrobium Section Dendrocoryne Any Other Species 111 Dendrobium Section Rhizobium Species 112 Any Other Australian Dendrobium Species 113 Any Dendrobium species other than Den. speciosum first flowering seedling Class 2 ANOS Eligible Species excluding Class 1 201 Dendrobium Section Rhizobium 202 Dendrobium Section Spatulata 203 Dendrobium Section Latouria 204 Any other Dendrobium 205 Aeridinae Species (incl. Sarcochilus) 206 Any Other Epiphytic Species 207 First flowering seedling 201 to 206 208 Terrestrial Species
Class 3 - Australian Dendrobium Hybrids Note: 301 to 308 are for hybrids whose parentage is strictly Sect. Dendrocoryne. 309 to 315 are for hybrids whose parentage consists of Sect. Dendrocoryne species in combination with any other Australian native Dendrobium species (except Sect. Rhizobium) 301 Dendrobium with Section Dendrocoryne parentage predominantly White to Cream 302 Dendrobium with Section Dendrocoryne parentage predominantly Yellow 303 Dendrobium with Section Dendrocoryne parentage predominantly Bronze to Orange 304 Dendrobium with Section Dendrocoryne parentage predominantly Pink 305 Dendrobium with Section Dendrocoryne parentage predominantly Red to Purple 306 Dendrobium with Section Dendrocoryne parentage Any Other Colour 307 Dendrobium with Section Dendrocoryne parentage Any Primary Hybrid 308 Dendrobium Section Dendrocoryne Hybrid First Flowering Seedling 309 Dendrobium Hot/Cold hybrid predominantly White to Cream 310 Dendrobium Hot/Cold hybrid predominantly Yellow 311 Dendrobium Hot/Cold hybrid predominantly Bronze to Orange 312 Dendrobium Hot/Cold hybrid predominantly Pink 313 Dendrobium Hot/Cold hybrid predominantly Red to Purple 314 Dendrobium Hot/Cold hybrid Any Other Colour 315 Australian Dendrobium Hot/Cold hybrid First Flowering seedling Class 4 - ANOS Eligible Hybrids excluding Class 3 401 Dendrobium Section Latouria 402 Dendrobium Section Spatulata (Australian and Australasian) 403 Dendrobium Section Rhizobium (Australian and Australasian) D. teretifolium shape 404 Dendrobium Section Rhizobium (Australian and Australasian) Any other shape 405 Intersectional Dendrobium hybrid not eligible for entry in Class 3 406 Any Aeridinae Hybrid (incl. Sarcochilus) 407 Any Other Epiphytic Hybrid 408 First flowering seedling 401 to 407 409 Terrestrial Hybrid Class 5 - Cut Flowers 501 Epiphytic Species 502 Epiphytic Hybrid 503 Terrestrial Species or Hybrid
Class 6 Photography 601 Orchids at a micro scale - miniature flower(s) or a part of a flower or plant that is usually too small to be seen with the naked eye (e.g. hairs on a labellum) 602 Orchids in natural habitat - orchids among the flora, fauna, and landscape 603 Orchids out of context - orchids found outside the orchid house, orchid show or natural habitat (e.g. electrical poles on the street) 604 Orchids as geometry - a celebration of orchid morphology; symmetry, scale and arrangement 605 Award style photography plants not necessarily of award quality. Photography Conditions 1. Entries of exhibits shall be free and open to members of orchid societies and other invited groups. Acceptance of any entry shall be conditional on the exhibitor agreeing to be bound by the conditions set out below. Exhibits must show the class and exhibitor s ID number on the rear of the photograph as prearranged with Show Marshall. 2. ANOS Inc. or its agents accept no responsibility for the theft, loss, destruction or damage of any kind to photographs either during transport to or from the show or while at the show for display. All reasonable care will be taken. 3. All orchids featured in the photographs must be Australasian as defined in the ANOS Inc. constitution. See anos.org.au 4. The judges have the right to determine the class in which any photograph may be exhibited. The judges may reject, remove or rearrange any entry and combine or establish extra classes if needed. 5. Exhibits must be finalised by 8.30 am on Thursday 22nd August 2019. 6. Photographs must not be removed before the termination of the show. 7. A maximum of four photographs in total per exhibitor will be allowed initially. This may be increased by agreement with photographic judges. 8. Photographs must feature orchids and be 250 x 200 mm (10 x 8 inches) or have a long axis no longer than 250 mm (10 inches), printed in matte and with no border. They must not be framed or mounted in any way. They will be attached to the display board using sticky Velcro dots unless by prior arrangement. 9. Digital copies of the photographs are to be sent to the Show Marshall a minimum of two weeks prior to the show for checking of class, orchid identification and labelling. A class and ID number will be printed prior to the show and available at the time of display. Photographs must have been taken by the exhibitor and not exhibited in any previous photographic competition. At the discretion of the judging panel, photographs with excessive manipulation or enhancement will not be judged. 10. Photographs remain the property of the photographer but may be used for publication with attribution in The Orchadian or in Proceedings of the Show and Conference.
Definitions Australasian: Australasia as defined by the ANOS Constitution, including Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji and New Caledonia. An Australian Native Orchid Species: An Australian native orchid species is one found growing on the Australian mainland, Tasmania, or any island under the political control of an Australian state but does not include natural hybrids. An Australian Native Orchid Hybrid: Shall be the progeny exclusively of Australian native orchid species or their hybrids; that is to say, no exotic orchid shall be included in their parentage or ancestry. Seedling: A seedling must comprise the whole of the plant being exhibited on the show bench in its first flowering season. Wild collected plants or plants which have been divided prior to being exhibited are not eligible. The removal of any inflorescence shall disqualify the plant from being judged as a seedling. List of Australian Dendrobium section Dendrocoryne species: D. adae, D. aemulum, D. callitrophilum, D. falcorostrum, D. finniganense, D. fleckeri, D. gracilicaule, D. jonesii, D. kingianum, D. moorei, D. speciosum, D. tetragonum. Conditions of Entry and Rules for Showing 1. Classes cover Australasian native orchids only. Other orchid species or hybrids are ineligible. 2. The staging of all exhibits in all classes is under the control of the Show Marshall or their nominee. Any decisions made by the Show Marshall are final and binding. 3. The Show Marshall or nominee reserves the right to reject, remove or rearrange an exhibit and to combine or expand sections as appropriate depending on entries. 4. All plants exhibited in the Show shall be free of all pests and diseases. If any plant is deemed to be suspect in the opinion of the Show Marshall or the Judges or their representatives, it shall be removed from the Show and be disqualified from competition. 5. Entry of plants shall be free and open to all ANOS groups, ANOS Group members and all other orchid societies and members within the defined Australasian region. 6. Neither ANOS Inc. nor ANOS (Qld) Kabi Group Inc. will be held responsible for any loss, destruction or damage to plants or any other items on display, and no exhibitor and/or seller of plants or other items shall have any claim against the Societies and/or Show Officials. 7. ANOS Judging Standards apply to the Show. The decisions of the Judges shall be final and binding. Plants may be nominated for consideration for ANOS and AOC Awards. 8. Extra sections can be added at the discretion of the Judging Registrar and no prize shall be given if in the opinion of the judges a prize is not warranted. 9. ANOS Inc. and ANOS (Qld) Kabi Group Inc. reserve the right to photograph any plant or exhibit in the Show. 10. Only exhibitors from areas 1500 kilometres or more from Brisbane may exhibit cut flowers. Cut flower exhibits will not be eligible for championship prizes.
11. All pots in displays should be disguised. The use of ferns and/or native foliage plants is permitted in displays. No flowers or fruits other than Australasian native orchids are to be used in displays. Exotic foliage plants such as Tillandsia (Spanish moss), Croton and Anthurium are not to be used. 12. Watering of displays is not permitted. Early morning misting may be allowed under the authority of the Show Marshall. 13. Plants competing for prizes shall have been owned and grown by the exhibitor for at least six months prior to the Show. 14. Any plant in a display which the owner considers not eligible for judging must be identified by use of a label of the colour designated for that purpose. All other plants will be judged and considered for prizes in the classes as determined by the Show Marshall and the Judging Panel. (see note 15 below) 15. Each plant in the show to be judged shall be labelled with its correct botanical name or hybrid grex on the standard label supplied or it will not be judged. 16. Plants shall not be removed from any displays or benches before the termination of the Show, except in exceptional circumstances and only then with the approval of the Show Marshall. 17. All plants to be judged as seedlings must be nominated prior to the commencement of judging on the nomination form obtainable from the Show Marshall.