1. Floriculture FFA CDE ~The Who ~The What ~The Where ~The Why

2. Floriculture The Who  3-4 Team Members  One team per chapter  The first place winner at the State FFA Floriculture CDE contest represents Texas at Nationals

3. Floriculture The What Three Part Contest = 900 pts Part 1 ~ Identification of plant materials  500 pts  50 specimens  10 pts each  50 minutes (60 sec/station)

4. Floriculture The What  Part 2 ~ Six Placing Classes 300 pts  Line flowers  Mass flowers  Blooming container plants  Form flowers  Foliage container plants  Floral design

5. Floriculture The What Line Flower

6. Floriculture The What Mass Flower

7. Floriculture The What Form Flower

8. Floriculture The What Blooming Container Plants

9. Floriculture The What Foliage Container Plants

10. Floriculture The What Floral Design  Round  Crescent  Asymmetrical Triangle  Symmetrical Triangle

11. Floriculture The What PPPPart 3 ~ General Knowledge Exam 100pts 55550 questions 33330 min. 2222 pts per question

12. Judging Materials Clipboard Clipboard “Horticulture” Scantron “Horticulture” Scantron Own pencils Own pencils Battery operated calculator Battery operated calculator

13. Floriculture The Where Practice Contests watch for info *No qualifying contests* State Contest MMMMay 1st @@@@ Texas A&M

14. Floriculture The Why  Go to Nationals  Scholarships  Award money  Career opportunities  Furthering education  SAE opportunities

15. Floriculture State Winners  Floriculture Powerhouses  Cleburne FFA (2004)  Iowa Park FFA (2003)  Katy FFA (2002)

16. Floriculture Contacts  Garland FFA (Naaman Forest HS)  Tamra Sealy ~ 972-675-3101  Joshua FFA  Amy Gensin ~ 817-645-5340  Iowa Park FFA  Wendy ~ 940-592-4561

17. Floriculture Pi Alpha Xi  Terry Ferriss University of Wisconsin - River Falls Dept. of Plant and Earth Sciences 410 S. 3rd Street River Falls, WI 54022 Terry Ferriss Terry Ferriss  Phone: 715-425-3345 FAX: 715-425-3785  Cost is $7 per copy.

18. Floriculture Websites  Oklahoma State (plant pictures)  www.pax.okstate.edu/PDFs/hortscience24(6).pdf www.pax.okstate.edu/PDFs/hortscience24(6).pdf  A&M University aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/herbaceous/intex.html  Design Principles  Floralartmall.com Floralartmall.com  Floriculture contest  Video Video

19. Floriculture Practice

21. Alstroemeria Alstroemeria aurantiaca

23. Salal Gaultheria shallon

25. Leather Leaf Fern Rumohra adiantiformis

27. Gladiolus Gladiolus x hortulanus cv.

29. Calla Lily Zantedeschia aethiopica