1. AVSA Collection of three different registered standard varieties

all of the same type (three single-crown or three trailers).

2. AVSA Collection of three different registered varieties of the

same type (three single-crown miniatures, three miniature

trailers, three single-crown semiminiatures, or three semi-

miniature trailers).

3. AVSA Collection of three different species of any type.

4. Holtkamp Memorial Collection of three registered Optimara

and/or Rhapsodie plants of the same type: standard, minia-

ture, or semiminiature.

5. Robinson Collection of three registered Rob’s or Ma’s plants,

all of the same type: three single-crown standards, minia-

tures or semiminiatures or three miniature or semiminiature

trailers.

6. Buckeye Collection of three registered standard Hancock

(Buckeye series) plants.

7. Russian Collection of three registered standard Russian

hybridized plants.

8. Lyndon Lyon Collection of three registered Lyndon Lyon

Greenhouses (including L. Lyon, P. Sorano and S. Sorano)

plants, all of the same type: three single-crown standards,

miniatures or semiminiatures or three miniature, semiminiature

or standard trailers.

9. Dark blue and purple

10. Light to medium blue

11. Light to medium pink

12. Dark pink, rose, and coral

13. Red, wine, fuchsia, and plum

14. Lavender, mauve, orchid, white, cream, and blush

15 Multicolor and chimera (all shades of blue and purple)

16. Multicolor and chimera (all shades of pink, red, and yellow)

17. Fantasy

18. All edged

19. Blue, purple, lavender, and orchid

20. Pink, red, fuchsia, coral, and wine

21. White, cream, and blush

22. Multicolor and chimera

23. Fantasy and all edged

24. Purple and all shades of blue, green foliage

25. Pink, coral, red, wine, and fuchsia, green foliage

26. Orchid, lavender, white, cream, and blush, green foliage

27. Multicolor, chimera, and all edged, green foliage

28. Fantasy, green foliage

29. Purple and all shades of blue, variegated foliage

30. Pink, coral, red, and fuchsia, variegated foliage

31. Orchid, lavender, white, and blush, variegated foliage

32. Multicolor, chimera, and all edged, variegated foliage

33. Fantasy, variegated foliage

34. Purple and all shades of blue, green foliage

35. Pink and coral, green foliage

36. Red, wine, and fuchsia, green foliage

37. Orchid, lavender, white, and blush, green foliage

38. All edged, green foliage

39. Multicolor and chimera, green foliage

40. Fantasy, green foliage

41. Purple and all shades of blue, variegated foliage.

42. Pink, coral, red, and fuchsia, variegated foliage

43. Orchid, lavender, white, and blush, variegated foliage

44. All edged, variegated foliage

45. Multicolor and chimera, variegated foliage

46. Fantasy, variegated foliage

47. Standard trailers

48. Miniature trailers

49. Semiminiature trailers

50. Saintpaulia species

51. Vintage violets (must be at least 25 years old)

52. Seedlings

53. Sports or mutants

54. One African violet plant, either standard, miniature or

semiminiature, in a container

55. One African violet trailer in a container

56. Miniatures in bloom (may be displayed in regular pots or growing

in clear container, cover permitted; no single plant more than

5" in diameter)

57. Tuberous-rooted in bloom (Sinningia, Nautilocalyx, Chrysothemis,

etc.)

58. Scaly-rhizomed in bloom

59. Fibrous-rooted in bloom (Streptocarpus/Streptocarpella)

60. Fibrous-rooted in bloom (Long-stemmed such as

Aeschynanthus, Columnea, Nematanthus, etc.)

61. Fibrous-rooted in bloom (All other blooming fibrous-rooted

such as Chirita, Episcia, Petrocosmea, Alsobia, etc.)

62. Gesneriads grown for ornamental foliage (All Episcia)

63. Gesneriads grown for ornamental foliage (Trailing or erect,

other than Episcia)

64. Gesneriads grown for ornamental foliage (Rosette form such

as Petrocosmea and Chiritas, other than Episcia)

Each exhibit in this section is a design using fresh-cut African

violet blossoms. Dried, treated, painted, colored and fresh-cut plant

materials, as well as man-made materials, are permitted. Artificial

plant material, live or dead creatures, and national flags are not

permitted. Accessories, backdrops, and/or draping are permitted

unless restricted by class description. Limited to 6 exhibits per

class. Only one exhibit per exhibitor per class.

Class 65. 1920s - Life is youthful and vibrant – a constant

party. Reflect this in a white niche 12"H x 12"W x 12"D. To be

staged at eye level.

Class 66. 1930s - In the midst of the Depression, African

violets arrive in the United States. A quiet, dignified design

using blue or purple blossoms. To be staged at eye level in a

12"H x 12"W x 12"D white niche.

Class 67. 1950s - Pink blossoms burst on the scene. Create

a design using pink blossoms. To be staged at eye level in front

of an 8" gray circle, which will be provided. Circle may be cov-

ered but no draping allowed. The top half of the design must

not extend past the circle.

Class 68. 1990s - One hundred years into its cultivation, the

African violet sprouts yellow. Use yellow somewhere in this

design. To be staged in a 6"H x 6"W x 6"D white niche.

Class 69. Y2K - There is uncertainty about our computers

and the future. A design with an element of the unexpected. To

be staged in an 8"H x 8"W x 8"D white niche.

Class 70. 21st Century - An awareness of the fragility of our

world is growing, producing environmental conservation. A design

using recycled material. To be staged in an 8"H x 8"W x 8"D

white niche.

Class 71. Ad Astra - The sky is no longer the limit — we

are off to the stars. A mobile or suspended arrangement. To be

staged in a 16”H x 16”W x 12”D white niche. A support will be

provided, but you may supply your own.

Each exhibit in this section is a design using one or more

blooming African violet plants, removed from their pots, with the

root ball encased in plastic or other material. Dried, treated,

painted, colored and fresh-cut plant materials, as well as man-

made materials, are permitted. Artificial plant material, live or dead

creatures, and national flags are not permitted. Accessories, back-

drops, and/or draping are permitted unless restricted by class

description. Limited to 6 exhibits per class. Only one exhibit per

exhibitor per class.

Class 72. 1890s - The Saintpaulia was discovered in East

Africa and sent to Germany where it rapidly became popular.

An arrangement using a species or single blossomed plant that

evokes the original habitat of the decade. To be staged in a

16"H x 16"W x 12"D white niche.

Class 73. 1940s - The war is over and everyone is relieved.

AVSA begins its journey. Suggest new beginnings or awaken-

ing. To be staged in a 16"H x 16"W x 12"D white niche.

Class 74. 1960s - This is a decade of challenging the old ways.

Trailing African violets are growing in popularity. An arrangement

using one or more trailers. To be staged in a 20"H x 16"W x 16"D

white niche.

Class 75. 1970s - A proliferation of variegated plants parallels

the freedom explosion in society. An uninhibited design using one

or more variegated violets. To be staged in a 16"H x 16"W x 12"D

white niche.

Class 76. 1980s - Miniatures are growing in quality and

popularity. Our society is a mix of free spirits and yuppies. A

design using a miniature or semiminiature plant. To be staged

in a 12"H x 12"W x 12"D white niche.

Each exhibit in this section is a miniature landscape with

one or more blooming African violet plants and other growing

material. All plants must be planted within the container. No

cut plant material, artificial plant material, cacti, succulents,

live or dead creatures, or national flags are permitted. Accessories

are permitted. No bases are permitted. Only one exhibit per exhibitor

per class.

Class 77. A landscape design in a covered terrarium with

rounded sides. Limited to 24 inches in any dimension.

Class 78. A landscape design in a covered terrarium with straight

sides. Limited to 24 inches in any dimension.

Class 79. A landscape design in a dish less than12 inches

in its longest dimension.

Class 80. A landscape design in a dish 12-24 inches in its

longest dimension.

Class 81. A landscape design in a natural container.

May have multiple planting areas. Limit of 24 inches in any

dimension.

Class 82. Education exhibit (by invitation only)

Class 83. Yearbooks

Class 84. Newsletters

Class 85. Magazines

Class 86. AVSA Collections-Standard Plants

Class 87. AVSA Collections-Miniatures and Semiminiatures

Class 88. AVSA Collections- three different species of any type

Class 89. Holtkamp Collections

Class 90. Standard African Violets

Class 91. Miniature African Violets

Class 92. Semiminiature African Violets

Class 93. African Violet Trailers (standard, miniature,

semiminiature)

Class 94. Standards, plain green foliage, solid color and

two-tone blossoms

Class 95. Standards, plain green foliage, all other blossoms

Class 96. Standards, variegated foliage

Class 97. Miniatures, plain foliage

Class 98. Miniatures, variegated foliage

Class 99. Semiminiatures, plain green foliage, solid color

and two-tone blossoms

Class 100. Semiminiatures, plain green foliage, all other

blossoms

Class 101. Semiminiatures, variegated foliage

Class 102. Trailers, (standard, miniature, semiminiature)

Class 103. Saintpaulia species

Class 104. Fibrous-rooted

gesneriads

in

bloom

(Streptocarpus/Streptocarpella)

Class 105. Fibrous-rooted gesneriads in bloom (Long-stemmed

such as Aeschynanthus, Columnea, Nematanthus,

etc.)

Class 106. Fibrous-rooted gesneriads in bloom (All other

blooming fibrous-rooted gesneriads Chirita, Episcia,

Petrocosmea, Alsobia, etc.)

Class 107. All other gesneriads in bloom

Class 108. Gesneriads grown for ornamental foliage

Class 109. Display Table

Class 110. Commercial Showcase - Horticulture only

Class 111. Commercial Showcase - Artistic - include a creative

aspect

1. Only amateur AVSA members in good standing and regis-

tered at this convention are eligible to enter exhibits in this

division.

2. ENTRIES will be accepted on Wednesday, April 14, 2010,

from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Exhibitors with more than 20 entries must begin entries by

4:00 p.m. If an entry is not entered by the owner, the name

of the person making the entry must be on the back of the

entry tag. Members on Wednesday’s tour only and

Wednesday, April 14, 2010, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Entries for convention workers will be accepted 6:00 p.m.

to 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13.

3. Only clean, healthy plants which have been in the

possession of the exhibitor for at least three months will

be accepted.

4. Plants must be correctly named.

5. Double potting, flared-top pots, supports, and collars will not

be accepted. All pots must be non-decorative. DO NOT COVER

POTS IN FOIL. Self-watering pots, such as Moist-Rite and

Oyama, etc., may be entered in colors such as white, black,

green, or any neutral tone. All other plants must be slip-pot-

ted into pots in colors such as white, green or any neutral

tone. Slip-potting means dropping the pot containing the

plant into a clean pot of the same or just a fraction larger

sized pot. The bottom of the pot containing the plant must

be completely covered with plastic or aluminum foil. This must

be worked out prior to entry. Exception: trailers, trailing

species, trailing gesneriads, and gesneriads in protective con-

tainers may be exhibited in the containers in which they are

growing.

6. An exhibitor may enter only one plant of each variety in classes

9 through 55.

7. An exhibitor may enter plants of the same variety in classes

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, as those in classes 9 through 55, if all

the requirements for each class are met.

8. All plants in classes 1 through 55 must be single-crown

plants except trailers and some species, which may be

multiple-crown. All Saintpaulia species and variations, without

exception, may be entered in Class 3 or Class 50.

9. Any number of new cultivars may be entered, provided they

have been originated by the exhibitor from hybridization, from

purchased seed, or from mutation, or the released rights in

writing from the hybridizer have been given to the exhibitor

for purchased seedlings. New cultivars may be entered by

number or name, and the entry tag must indicate whether

it is a new cultivar from seed or mutation. A sport (mutant)

may be exhibited as a “Sport of_____________.” If a name

has been given to the sport, the name in parenthesis may

follow, such as “Sport of ‘Valencia’ (‘Dale’s Dream’).” New

cultivars must not have been previously shown in an AVSA

Convention Show.

10. Gesneriads (other than African violets) may be exhibited in

protective containers, and natural-colored mulch may be

used on the soil surface.

11. Exhibits will be judged by the merit method of judging. The

decision of the judges will be final unless in conflict with AVSA

rules or rules of the schedule. Only qualified AVSA judges

will be permitted to serve as judges.

12. Only blue ribbon winners will be eligible to receive special

awards.

13. Any African violet entered in any of the collection classes,

receiving a blue ribbon, will be eligible for other awards.

14. All African violets entered in the Holtkamp Memorial Collection,

Class 4, must be AVSA-registered Optimara and/or Rhapsodie

plants and must be different plants of the same type.

15. All African violets entered in the Robinson Collection, Class

5, the Buckeye Collection, Class 6, the Russian Collection,

Class 7, and the Lyndon Lyon Collection, Class 8, must be

AVSA-registered.

16. Only one collection may be entered by an exhibitor in each

class: AVSA Collections, Classes 1, 2, and 3, Holtkamp

Memorial Collection, Class 4, Robinson Collection, Class 5,

Buckeye Collection, Class 6, Russian Collection, Class 7, and

the Lyndon Lyon Collection, Class 8.

17. AVSA will afford all possible protection to exhibits but will

not be responsible for any damages or losses.

18. Exhibits must be checked out on Saturday night, April 17,

2010. Instructions for checkout will be given at convention.

1. Exhibitors – Both amateur and commercial AVSA members

in good standing and registered at this convention are eligi-

ble to enter exhibits in this division.

2. Entries – Entries will be accepted Wednesday, April 14,

2010, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

members may enter from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Design entry

book will close at 9 p.m. Those desiring to enter designs

3. Each exhibitor may have only one exhibit per class and is

limited to a total of eight exhibits in Classes 65 through 76

and one in each of the container garden classes 77 through

81.

4. Design work – Exhibitors will be permitted to work on

2010. This time will be strictly enforced. Designers may

replace blooms and touch up designs on Thursday, April 15,

2010, from 6:30 a.m. until 8 a.m., but must be out of the

showroom by 8 a.m.

5. Index card – All exhibits must have a 3"x5" card listing the

African violet varieties and other plant materials (if known).

A written subtitle may also be included on the card.

6. Design Reservations – Advance written reservations are

required for all design classes. Anyone desiring to enter

designs must send a completed reservation form from the 2010

AVSA Convention Show Schedule pages (available at

http://avsa.org/NationalConvention.html or from the AVSA

office in Beaumont, TX) by regular mail only, postmarked

no earlier than February 1, 2010, nor later than March 15,

2010 to Laurene Jones, 3420 Luttrell Road, Annandale, VA

22003-1269. No telephone or email reservations will be

accepted. To cancel confirmed reservations or ask questions,

you may email Laurene at nccsinger@cox.net or phone her

at 703-560-1269.

7. No part of any design may touch or extend beyond the con-

fines of the niche or space limitations.

8. AVSA will afford all possible protection to exhibits but will

not be responsible for any damage or loss.

1. Only AVSA affiliates in good standing are eligible to enter

yearbooks, newsletters, and magazines.

2. Two copies of yearbooks need to be mailed to Karyn Cichocki,

79 Beaver Run Rd., Lafayette, NJ 07848-3112 and postmarked

no later than February 15, 2010.

3. Newsletters and magazines need to be mailed to Karyn

Cichocki, 79 Beaver Run Rd., Lafayette, NJ 07848-3112

and postmarked no later than February 15, 2010. A com-

plete club year of the entry must be included in duplicate.

1. Only commercial AVSA members in good standing and

registered at this convention are eligible to enter this division.

All commercial exhibitors are eligible to enter the Design

Division.

2. All commercial members are allowed to enter all design and

commercial classes without being excluded from any other

commercial classes and may also enter a display table and

a showcase.

3. For dates and times for entering exhibits, please refer to rule

2 under HORTICULTURE DIVISION AMATEUR.

4. All plants must be correctly named and must have been in

the possession of the exhibitor for at least three months prior

to convention. All African violets must be in bloom and must

be single-crown plants, except trailers and some species.

5. In the Specimen Plant section, exhibitors may enter any

number of plants in each class, but only one plant of the same

variety in the same class. Exhibitors may enter plants of the

same variety in the AVSA Collections, classes 86, 87 and 88,

and the Holtkamp Memorial Collections, class 89, as are

entered in the other classes. Exhibitors may enter one col-

lection in each collection class. Plants entered in the Holtkamp

Memorial Collections class must be AVSA-registered

Optimara/Rhapsodie plants. AVSA collection rules are the

same as they are for amateurs.

6. Any African violet plant in Collections Classes 86-88, New

Cultivar Classes 90-93, Specimen African Violets Classes

94-102, Display Table, or Commercial Showcase sections

may be designated as competing for the AVSA Best New

Cultivar Awards. Entries may be seedlings, sports, or mutants

originated by the exhibitor, or rights and ownership to them

released by the hybridizer, and must not have been previ-

ously shown in an AVSA Convention show. Each entry must

be labeled “New Cultivar.”

7. An exhibitor entering a display table may also enter other

design and commercial classes. Each display table shall con-

tain 15 plants (no merchandise). Three, all of the same type,

miniatures or semiminiatures, or miniature or semiminiature

trailers, shall count as a specimen plant and shall be judged

as one unit. The display must be predominantly (at least

75%) African violets. Other gesneriads may be included in

the 15 plants and will be judged as one unit. AVSA will pro-

vide white table covers for display tables; however, display

tables may be covered with any color or pattern at the

exhibitor’s discretion.

8. Exhibits in the Commercial Showcase classes will be allot-

ted table space sufficient for their display. Table covers will

be neutral. Exhibits in these classes shall contain 6-10

plants, either miniature, semiminiature, standard, or trailing

African violets, or other gesneriads. Showcases must be pre-

dominantly (75%) African violets or designs using African

violets. Class 110, Commercial Showcase-Horticulture, only

shall be a collection of 6-10 plants, (exhibitor may desig-

nate one plant as a unit or three plants as a unit) with NO

embellishment. Class 111, Commercial Showcase-Artistic, must

include a creative aspect and may include designs (flower

or plant arrangements or container gardens) incorporating

African violets. Showcases-Horticulture and Showcases-

Artistic shall both be judged on horticultural perfection.

Horticultural perfection shall be computed by finding the

average points per plant in the Showcase. No merchandise

will be allowed in these classes. Awards in Showcase-

Horticulture Class 110 shall be based 100% on horticultur-

al perfection. Awards for Showcase-Artistic Class 111, shall

be based on 80% horticultural perfection and 20% on dis-

tinction and originality. Awards will be given for best, sec-

ond-best and third-best for Display Table, Class 109, Showcase-

Horticulture, Class 110, and Showcase-Artistic, Class 111.

9. In Commercial Showcases, each entry in the exhibit will be

judged. Class 110 shall use standard plant name and entry

tags supplied by Entries. In Class 111, the exhibitor has the

option to use the standard plant name tag provided by Entries

or to provide his own tag or diagram. The entry book num-

ber of each plant or arrangement must appear on the tag or

diagram. For Class 111, no ribbon awards will be given.

Instead, each showcase with all blue ribbon exhibits will

receive a rosette. A point score sheet shall be given to each

exhibitor showing how awards were determined. (Please note:

An exhibitor may choose to NOT have their Showcase judged).

10. A 6' table with three tiers will be furnished for each exhibitor

in the Display Table Class 109. Uniformly covered tables

shall be furnished. The exhibitor may provide their own cov-

ering. Colored lights which distort or enhance the color of

the plants will not be permitted.

11. Any shape and type of pot for specimen plants will be per-

mitted except flared top pots. Supports and collars will not

be permitted. Pots in the specimen plant section must be

slip-potted into clean, non-decorative pots in colors such as

white, green, or any neutral tone. The bottom of the pot

containing the plant must be completely covered with plas-

tic or aluminum foil. The pot is then inserted into a pot of

the same size or shape. The inside pot may be of any color

and may extend above the rim of the outside pot. Exceptions

to slip-potting are self-contained reservoirs (i.e., Oyama, Moist-

Rite, etc.) in colors such as white, green, black, or any

neutral tone. Pots in the Display Table class do not have to

be covered and may be elevated and tilted with individual

pot holders.

12. Signs, cards, or codes identifying the exhibitor may not be

displayed on the display tables or commercial showcases

prior to judging.

13. Exhibits will be judged by the merit method of judging. The

decision of the judges is final unless in conflict with AVSA

rules or rules of the schedule. Only qualified AVSA judges will

be permitted to serve as judges.

14. Only blue ribbon winners will be eligible to receive awards.

15. Exhibits in the Display Table class and the Commercial

Showcase classes will not count toward Commercial

Sweepstakes or Design Sweepstakes Awards.

16. Rosettes will be awarded as merited to the exhibitors receiv-

ing first, second, and third highest number of points in

each Display Table and Commercial Showcase class. An

Honorable Mention Rosette will be awarded to the exhibitor

receiving the fourth highest number of points.

17. AVSA will afford all possible protection to exhibits but will

not be responsible for any damages or losses.

18. To reserve a display table, space for a commercial showcase,

or for further information, contact Kathy Bell, 9611 E. Blanding

Lane, Tucson, AZ 85747, e-mail bellkk@peoplepc.com.