The Silk Road is a Garden Club of America Major Flower Show and all rules as stated in The Garden Club of America Flower Show and Judging Guide, 200 revised edition, shall apply.  Any clarification or change in the rules as originally stated in the schedule will be communicated promptly in writing to all exhibitors in the affected class(es) and, at the show, to the Judges and Passing Committee.

Competition is open to all members of Garden Club of America clubs and provisional members of The Garden Club of Honolulu.

Advance registration is required for all classes.  Registration forms may be found at the back of this schedule.  Classes will be filled in the order entries are received.  A registration confirmation will be mailed.

All exhibits must have an official entry card furnished by the Show Committee stating division, class, botanical name and common name of all plant material, exhibitor's name and entry number.

The Royal Horticulture Society Index of Garden Plants and A Tropical Garden Flora will be the authority for plant identification.

If the exhibit is the work of more than one person, names of all participants must be listed.

Each container, base, and accessory must be inconspicuously marked with the name of the exhibitor.

Plant material must be in show condition and free of dust, dirt, or any evidence of insects, disease, or residual spray.

Each entry must be approved by the Passing Committee before the exhibitor leaves the exhibition area.

Exhibitors in competition for a novice award will be identified with a red sticker on the entry card.  Novice is defined as a Garden Club of America member who has not won a blue ribbon in a Garden Club of America Small or Major Flower Show.

Watering of entries is the responsibility of the exhibitor.  All exhibitors must guard against leaks and over watering which could cause damage to floors.

Exhibitors may not touch any other exhibit and may not touch their own exhibit after it is passed, except for maintenance after judging.

All exhibitors must leave the exhibition area by 11:30 a.m., Thursday, April 27, 2006.  No one other than approved personnel will be allowed in the show area during judging.  Judging will begin at 12:00 noon on Thursday, April 27, 2006.

Exhibits must remain in place and in show condition until 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, 2006, and may be removed at that time or by 9:00 a.m. on Monday, May 1, 2006.

The Garden Club of America expects all exhibitors to be aware of the need to promote conservation of endangered and threatened plants.  Plants collected form the wild and listed by the state's Natural Heritage Program may not be exhibited in a Garden Club of America flower show.  Cultivated plant material listed by a state's Natural Heritage Program may be exhibited if accompanied by a typed card stating that it has not been collected from the wild and giving information concerning its cultural requirements and method of propagation.  Lists of plant material protect by Hawaii State law on the Endangered Plant List and those cited as endangered on the Federal Register of Endangered Plants are available through The Garden Club of Honolulu and will be available at the show.

While The Garden Club of America, The Garden Club of Honolulu, and the Honolulu Academy of Arts will exercise due caution in safeguarding exhibits, they cannot assume responsibility for damage or loss before, during, or after the how.  Valuables used in exhibits should be insured by each exhibitor.