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Ira Butler Trophy Committee

To stimulate and encourage the advancement of Australian Native Orchid Hybrids and Species
Information for

IRA BUTLER TROPHY for CHAMPION AUSTRALIAN NATIVE ORCHID HYBRID OF THE YEAR and BILL MURDOCH TROPHY for CHAMPION AUSTRALIAN NATIVE ORCHID SPECIES OF THE YEAR

PLEASE DOWNLOAD PROVIDED SHEET AND NOMINATION FORMS FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE:

It would assist Show Marshals, Registrars, and owners of plants if the material in the information sheet was published in your Bulletin or Journal. We would be grateful if State Societies would publish copies of both Nomination Forms for the use of their Affiliated Societies. All entries for both Trophies must be RECEIVED by the Committee BY 8 NOVEMBER 2008 WITHOUT EXCEPTION.

The conditions for Nomination are as follows:

  1. Nominations for the Ira Butler Trophy may come from the Champion Australian Native Orchid Hybrid of a Show, or the winner of its section or class if there was no Champion. Similarly, the nominations for the Bill Murdoch Trophy may come from the species which is the winner of the class or section for Australian Native Orchid Species of a Show, or, if there is no separate section for species, the Champion Australian Native Orchid of the Show or Grand Champion of the Show. The winner of its section or class if there is no Champion. For both trophies, nominations may come from plants which have been awarded an FCC, AM, HCC *or AD by any recognized judging authority.

  2. There is one Gold Ira Butler Trophy for the Champion Australian Native Orchid Hybrid of the Year, and 10 Silver trophies for the runners up. Owners of all other plants nominated for the Ira Butler Trophy will receive a Certificate indicating they had been nominated.

    Please note that the Committee has resolved that once a plant has won the Gold Ira Butler Trophy it shall be ineligible for further nomination unless, having previously won a quality award it receives a higher award, or, not having previously won a quality award, it receives one.

    There is only one Bill Murdoch Trophy for the Champion Australian Native Orchid Species of the Year, in view of the original aims of the Committee. However it has been resolved that the Committee may, at its discretion, award up to two Certificates of Special Recognition. Owners of all other plants nominated for the Bill Murdoch Trophy will receive a Certificate indicating they had been nominated.

  3. Nomination Fees. Each nomination for both the Ira Butler and the Bill Murdoch Trophies should be accompanied by a fee of $15. This was found necessary in order to defray expenses.

    Note that the nomination form now provides for the photographer's name and address to be included.

We wish you an enjoyable and successful show season and look forward to receiving this year's nominations.

Forms


G. HERMON SLADE MEMORIAL TROPHIES

CHAMPION AUSTRALASIAN NATIVE ORCHID SPECIES OF THE YEAR & CHAMPION AUSTRALASIAN NATIVE ORCHID HYBRID OF THE YEAR

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR SHOW MARSHALS, REGISTRARS, AND OWNERS OF SHOW CHAMPIONS OR AWARDED PLANTS:

When completing forms please answer ALL questions. Ensure that a good description of the plant and its flowers is given. Remember that in judging shape, colour, size, texture, floriferousness and habit of the inflorescence are all taken into account.

What to include with your completed Nomination Form: 1. The Slide or Digital image Three original slides or images on CD which must not be copyrighted, see below. The entries should be sharp, clear and of good quality, since judging is based on the images and information you supply. Digital imaging will be accepted in raw and jpeg format on CD.

The 3 slides and/or digital images shall include the following be submitted:

    a - the whole plant including the base of the plant;

    b - a front view of a flower;

    c - an inflorescence to show the side view of some flowers.

Label each slide or image either A, B or C as appropriate, and PLEASE include the name of the plant and its owner on each slide or CD

No embellishments such as plant labels, place cards or rosettes should be shown.

Note: To qualify you must abide by the rules and provide the THREE requisite slides and/or images.

2. The Fee of $15

Copyright

Remember that when any slide and/or image is submitted to the Ira Butler Committee for consideration for either Trophy, the photographer, owner, Group or Society submitting it shall be deemed thereby to agree that the slide become the property of the Ira Butler Committee and invest with it the copyright, in the slide and the right to reproduce it.

Any nomination attempting to evade this requirement will not be accepted.

Nominations not complying with these requirements will not be accepted.

G.HERMON SLADE MEMORIAL TROPHIES - DEFINITIONS

Species

An Australasian orchid species is a taxon found growing naturally in New Zealand, New Caledonia, Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Norfolk Island, Cocos Islands, Christmas Island, Irian Jaya, Ceram, and the Aru, Kai and Tanimbar Islands. Where a species is shared between one of these countries or islands and Australia, (eg. Dendrobium discolor, Den. nindii, Den.bigibbum etc.), the exhibit is only eligible for the award of the trophy if there is positive evidence that the exhibit originated from outside Australia. This may take the form of the exhibit being of a recognisable sub-species or other lower order taxon, or be of known provenance, or be bred from parents of known provenance.

Hybrids

An Australasian orchid hybrid shall be the progeny exclusively of an Australasian orchid species (as defined above) or their hybrids, or a combination of Australasian orchid species or their hybrids and Australian native orchid species or Australian native orchid hybrids

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