LONE STAR CHAPTER SHOW II
American Hibiscus Society
Sunday, June 12, 2005
Bellaire Civic Center
Bellaire, Texas

447 blooms and 13 seedlings entered; 53% Gold Seals; 4 Amateur Exhibitors

Photos by Rick Landers and Loretta Thompson

SWEEPSTAKES
These exhibitors won the most Gold Seals in their classification
and chose these blooms to represent themselves
 

Mejor
Amateur Sweepstakes
Cindy Erndt, Alvin, TX

Angel's Wings
Collector Sweepstakes
Janice McNatt, Pearland, TX

Patricia Merritt
Open Collector Sweepstakes
Roz & Pat Merritt, Houston, TX

Jazz Baby
Commercial Sweepstakes
Ann & Dave Mitchell, Houston, TX

Best In Classification

Heartbeat
Best Amateur Single
Cindy Erndt

Miss Vermont
Best Amateur Double
Cindy Erndt

Simple Pleasures
Best Collector Single
Janice McNatt

Orange Pineapple
Best Collector Double
Ed & Alice Graham, Alvin, TX

Angel's Wings
Best Open Collector Single
Roz & Pat Merritt

Ruth Watson
Best Open Collector Double
Nathan Richey, Baytown, TX

High Voltage
Best Commercial Single
Don Florus, Dayton, TX

Amber Suzanne
Best Commercial Double
Ann & Dave Mitchell, Houston, TX

Moonfire
Best Miniature Single
Roz & Pat Merritt

Mini Ballerina
Best Miniature Double
Tom & Susan Osgood, Houston, TX

Bob Thompson
(Twilight Time x Banana Cream)
(Hybridized by BarrySchlueter)
Best Regular Seedling Single
Bob & Loretta Thompson

Do-Dad
Best Miniature Seedling Single
Don Florus

BEST OF SHOW

Howard Hine
Best of Show Single
Sandra Theall, Abbeville, LA

Holly's Pride
Best of Show Double
Roz & Pat Merritt

Chocolate Mousse
Best of Show Miniature
Greg & Marti Graves, Manvel, TX

Pop Green
(Burnished Gold x Harvest Moon)
Best of Show Seedling
Janice McNatt

Judges and clerks get right to the business of awarding ribbons

Assistant Show Directors Ed Graham and Beverly Wander place Gold Seals for final judging

President Greg & 1VP Marti Graves visit with Australian visitor Chris Noble, left

Sandra Theall and Rick Landers with Dick Johnson (center) who was visiting from Tahiti

The crowds were strong all day

Visitors arrived early for the best choice of plants

Lunch break for members and visitors:  from left Dick Johnson, Chris Noble, David Tate, Bob Thompson, Sandra Theall, Patricia Noble

With wife Pat out of town, Roz Merritt is assisted by his brother Norman

First-time head table winners Tom & Susan Osgood.  Tom's brother is Rick Osgood, the AHS Nomenclature Officer

Another first-time winner in the Seedling category is Bob Thompson, with his namesake bloom hybridized by Barry Schlueter


And another first:  Janice McNatt with her Best of
Show Seedling Pop Green