East Everglades Orchids Society

	All members, and only members, of the East Everglades Orchid Society may compete.
	All plant entries must be established, i.e. rooted into the medium) and free of damaging pests and diseases. Plants should be cleaned and well presented. Flowers past their prime will not be considered for judging. Minimal mechanical damage incurred in transit may be overlooked as long as it does not detract significantly from the general appearance of the inflorescence.
	Cut flowers may be entered by members traveling to the meeting from more than 100 miles.
	A minimum of 50% of the flowers on the inflorescence(s) to be judged must be fully open .
	The exhibitor must have owned a plant at least six months prior to exhibiting it for cultural recognition. Exhibitor must have initiated blooms for flower quality ribbons .
	Every entry must be accompanied by an entry form which includes the following, required information: genus, grex, parentage, and membership number of the exhibitor. (Exhibitors' names should not be used, if possible.)

1.	Ascocenda
2.	Vanda
3.	Other Vandaceous - all Vandaceous Alliance species and hybrids except Ascocenda and Vanda, i.e. Aerides, Aeridovanda, Ascocentrum, Christiera, Mokara, Renantanda, Renanthera, Rhynchostylis, Rhynchovanda, Saccolabium, Sarcanthus, Trichoglottis, etc.
4.	Large-flowered Cattleya Alliance Hybrids - determination of entry into Category 4 vs. Category 5 is at the discretion of the judges; may include hybrids of Brassavola, Broughtonia, Cattleya, Epidendrum, Laelia, Rhyncholaelia, Sophronitis, etc.
5.	Small-flowered Cattleya Alliance Hybrids - determination of entry into Category 4 vs. Category 5 is as the discretion of the judges, may include hybrids of Brassavola, Broughtonia, Cattleya, Epidendrum, Laelia, Rhyncholaelia, Sophronitis, etc.
6.	Cattleya Alliance Species - includes species of Brassavola, Broughtonia, Cattleya, Epidendrum, Laelia, Rhyncholaelia, Sophronitis, etc.
7.	Deciduous Dendrobiums - species and their hybrids, i.e. Nobile Groups and Anosmum Group.
8.	Evergreen Dendrobiums - species and their hybrids, i.e. Cane-type Group, Farmeri Group, and Formosum Group.
9.	Equitant Oncidiums
10.	Oncidiinae - species or hybrids other than equitant Oncidiums, includes Brassia, Miltonia, Odontoglossum, Oncidium, etc.
11.	Phalaenopsis - species or hybrids of Phalaenopsis, Doritis, etc.
12.	Catasetum - species or hybrids.
13.	Paphiopedilum - species or hybrids.
14.	Encyclias - Species & hybrids of encyclias and epidendrums, as determined by the judges.
15.	Other Hybrids - Hybrids of horticultural interest of genera not listed in the other categories or hybrids selected by the discretion of the judges.
16.	Other Species - Species of horticultural interest not listed in the other categories or species selected by the discretion of the judges.
17.	Miniatures - Species or hybrid with smaller flowers. Plants selected for this category may fall under other categories. This will be at the discretion of the judges.
18.	Culture - well-grown and flowered species or hybrid selected from any one of the above categories.

Judging teams are assigned by the judging chairman and should be made up of at least three members of the Awards Committee.

The judging team will decide on a first (blue), second (red), and third (white) ribbon award winner(s) for each class (1 - 16), and will determine if any plant qualifies for a Cultural Award (Class 17). If one or more plants are selected for a cultural award, it (they) will be given the appropriate green ribbon.

The judging team has the right to subdivide classes, as appropriate. However, there must be at least 5 entries in each sub-class created.

The judging team may withhold any award if it so chooses.

A plant determined to be entered incompletely or incorrectly (e.g. improper identification) may be disqualified. The reason for disqualification will be noted on the reverse of the entry form.

Any judge who is asked to judge a class that contains one of his or his family's plants will excuse himself from judging that class and attempt to get an alternative judge to fill in. Additionally, if any judge feels that he cannot objectively judge any class or individual plant for any reason, he will not judge and will seek an alternate judge.

Observers are welcome at the judging session. However, they are cordially requested to maintain a reasonable physical distance from the judging team and refrain from comments during the judging process.

The judging chairman, or his designate, will read aloud the first place winning entries following the judging session.

The awarded entries will be published in the monthly newsletter.

Each exhibitor will receive points for each award in the following manner:

Blue (1st Place) - 5 points
Red (2nd Place) - 3 points
White (3rd Place) - 1 point

The Awards Committee will maintain a summary of plants awarded.

Trophies will be awarded for the twelve (12) categories listed below. Note that they are different from the judging categories:

Vandaceous
Cattleya
Dendrobium
Oncidium
Phalaenopsis
Catasetum
Paphiopedilum
Encyclias
Other Hybrids
Species Miniatures
Overall Total Points
Culture

The exhibitor receiving the most points in the above category during the calendar year will win an Award, to be presented at the December Installation/Awards Party.

The exhibitor receiving the highest number of Cultural Award ribbons during the calendar year will win an Award for Culture, to be presented at the December Installation/Awards Party. In the event of a tie, the award will go to the person with the most overall total points.

Two trophies will be given annually to plants entered in the East Everglades Orchid Society's exhibit at the Miami International Orchid Show. These trophies are presented to plants displayed in the exhibit and owned by EEOS members. They are:

The Memorial Fred Fuchs, Jr. Trophy: awarded to the most outstanding species, regardless of genus.
The Memorial Lyle Swanson Trophy: awarded to the most outstanding hybrid, regardless of genus.
Judging for these two trophies will be handled by a team of show judges assigned by the Miami International Orchid Show's Chairman of Show Judging, and will take place during show judging.

Orchids entered into any East Everglades Orchid Society show exhibit will be ribbon judged and will be awarded Double Points (2x) towards the end of the year totals.

Ribbons The judging of orchid plants, or anything else which requires subjective judgment, inevitably leads to second guessing, jealousy, and all other sorts of human frailties. The East Everglades Orchid Society's judging program is no different! Some just wish we could make everyone happy and award everything, hoping that would encourage more participation and that way there would be a lot of plants to enjoy each month. While that seems to be a reasonable goal, it would really do everyone a disservice. If a plant receives a blue ribbon and it is an inferior specimen, we are encouraging the wrong thing! All orchidists should be striving to upgrade their collections and it is through the feedback of judging, among other things, that we all learn what quality really is. Questions or comments concerning judging decisions should be directed to the Chairman of the judging session, the Chairman of the Awards Committee or his designate.

Guide for judging flowering orchid plants:

Quality and condition of flowers: 60 points
Floriferousness: 15 points
Aesthetic appeal: 15 points
Condition of plant: 10 points
Total: 100 points