Sorry I have taken so long to post.

The meeting had less blooms shown than on previous years because of the weather that everyone has been having. Klehms did not attend this year but both Adelmans and Hollingworth were there. A grower from Chillicothe, OH, Mike Miller had several blooms that were in a similar size catagory as Adelmans. In other words steroids were in their sap. Joking of course blooms were very large.

Best In Show was Elsa Sass

Pink Lutea TP Leda

Pink Lactiflora Angel Cheeks

Red Lactiflora Matilda Lewis

Best Yellow, White or Blush Lactiflora Age of Victoria

Best Coral or Pink Hybrid Pink Hawaiian Coral

Best Red Hybrid Old Faithful

Yellow Itoh(Intersectional) Garden Treasure

Any Color than Yellow Itoh(Intersectional Morning Lilac

Plants that impressed me

Pink Swan

Thor Mike Miller has

Candy Stripe Outer red & white striping center white

Accent Red

Vallentine Red

The corals that were displayed

Pink Hawaiian Coral

Cytherea

Coral Sunset

Salmon Dream

Coral & Gold

Lorelei

Plants in the garden at Kingswood of interest

White Frost white double stong stems

Florence Bond same as above but flower looser

Prairie Prince a short red single very compact plant. More for the compactness than the flower.

Dutch Dwarf a bluish leafed dwarf. Hard to keep alive after dividing. Must replant immediately

There were parallel beds of four row barley in one part of the garden. Excellent even planting.

Along with the show was three lectures, division, flower arranging, and nomenclature. I only sat in on part of the last one.

I was disappointed that Bill Seidel or Theresa Griesbach did not bring any of their blooms to the show. I was hopeing for some with orange. Thresa is helping Bill with hybridizing.

Next years show is schedualed to be in Wisconsin unless some thing happens.