If you looked in Wildcatt for previous AOS awards remember that Wildcatt
doesn't include any of the awards from the Register of Awards (the RA). So
there's a whole mess o' previous awards that aren't listed.

FC Puddle has 3 AOS awards including one on 'Bodnant' - an AM of 80 points
granted in New York in November 1958.

As to RHS vs AOS ease of awards... wel they kinda sorta are different
animals.

The judging system - IIRC - in England is based on acclaimation. The judges
all agree that the flower is of a certain quality and grant the award. I
can't recall if the Judges score the flower, toss out the high and low and
average the remaining scores or not.

The AOS has a point scoring system. Only one judge is needed for a team to
judge a flower. Then a team judges the flower, the scores must all be
within 6 points of each other, the scores are averaged and results in the
pointed award.

I always thought it was a bit harder to get a RHS award. For one thing they
don't have the HCC so a flower must be of a certain calibre in order to even
be considered for judging. Plus the judges themselves are a class amongst
themselves. One becomes an RHS judge by acclaimation, too, when the other
RHS judges decide you know enough to judge.

Imagine the AOS system without the HCC award. There's be nothing to
print...*G*

K Barrett
"Gene Schurg" wrote in message
nk.net...
I have a Paphiopedilum F. C. Puddle 'Bodnant' FCC/RHS (Actaeus x Astarte)
division about to come into bloom. I noticed it was awarded an FCC from
the
RHS but I don't seem to find any AOS awards for this or any F. C. Puddle.

Why is this? Are the RHS awards easier to get than an AOS award? Or was
this awarded a long long time ago?

Good growing,
Gene