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Susan,
I'm not sure I understand your point. If a plant gets an FCC/RHS then AOS judges will pass on scoring it? If this is what you are saying then is an FCC/RHS as "valuable" as an FCC/AOS? Somehow it doesn't seem that way. Gene "Susan Erickson" wrote in message ... On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 01:36:36 GMT, "J Fortuna" wrote: P.S.: Another thought: "K Barrett" wrote in message news:9npqd.110410$5K2.16436@attbi_s03... 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. Both Kath and Joanna have points. I am going to try for another couple. Ever been the second to say something is beautiful? Most people don't want to reinforce another's position. So most judges will pass on a plant that has a high award or a reasonably high award. They will think they are not going to score the plant higher, so it is a waste of time to score it. Sometimes it is a case of "that is such an old cross we should be looking for something new and better." Few stop to ask if there is new and if it is better. All that said... Joanna's point that RHS and AOS judging is different. RHS judging never looks at the flower (even in ribbon judging) until the plant has pasted muster. If the plant is not in good shape the flower can not be at it's best. I recently ribbon judged with an RHS judge on our judging team. It was very interesting. Kath said it took one judge to nominate something for scoring. It also often takes one nay sayer to stop a judging. If one of the senior judges says something very negative about a breeding line, plant age, or style, often the process will stall. It is after all an educated opinion of the condition of the flower and/or plant on a specific day at a specific time in the bloom cycle of the plant. SuE http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php |
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