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.