The
Connecticut Dahlia Society
April 2007 Newsletter
Meeting Date: Sunday, April 22, 2007
Time: Set-up at 2:00
pm, Sale starts at 2:30 pm
Place: Pond House, Elizabeth Park, West Hartford
Program: Annual Root Auction & Sale
It is that time of year again to begin to get those roots
out and check them over. Any excesses
will be appreciated for donation to our Auction.
First, trays will be placed out for receipt of the donations. These trays will be labeled with the size,
formation and ADS Class numbers. CDS members
who bring in roots are to sort them into the correct trays themselves. If you are unsure of the classification number
beforehand, look it up in the Classification Book and write it on your roots to
enable your sorting to go faster.
Members who will be donating roots should arrive by 2:00 pm
in order to sort their
roots into the trays.
*****Most
Important******
Anyone donating roots should have them clearly labeled and
be certain that a “live
eye” is visable.
Complying with these two things will mean that we will not waste time by
having to inspect all of the roots before they go up for auction.
Second, a large number of roots will be sold at fixed prices from “bins.” These will be kept separate from those that
will be auctioned. The prices for
these will be one root for $3.00, 2 roots for $5.00, and 10 roots for $20.00. To
select these varieties, buyers will form a line to proceed along the
“bins.” After selecting them, they will
immediately proceed to the Treasurer to pay for them. Cardboard boxes will be provided for the buyers.
Third, the Auction will begin as soon as the majority of buyers have completed
their purchases from the “bins sales.” The auction
format will begin as follows:
The Auctioneer will announce the variety and the number of
roots available. Bids will start at $2.00 and increase
by $1.00 amounts, some varieties may start at higher amounts at the
discretion of the auctioneer if they are in short supply. Bidders will hold up their bidding number with
one hand, and the number of fingers indicating the number or roots that they
are willing to purchase at that price if they would like more than one root. When the number of roots matches the number
of bidders wishing to buy, the highest bidder will be allowed to choose their
roots from the collection. The remaining bidders will then receive their roots.
This is our largest
fundraiser of the year so please come out and help support your society.
Marge Schnerr, President
CDS
Meeting Dates & Programs for 2007:
May 20
Sunday, 2:00 PM Thomaston Bank
June 24
Sunday, 2:00 pm Thomaston Bank
July 22 Sunday, Judges’s
Refresher at 11:00 am, Picnic at 1:00 pm at the Wooten
Residence, Fairfield
Aug. 25 Saturday,
49th Annual Show CDS Show, Pond House, Elizabeth Park
Sept No
meeting during show season
Oct 14
Sunday, 2:00 pm Root Dividing Demonstration, Thomaston Bank
Nov 11
Sunday, 2:00 pm Annual Meeting, Thomaston Bank
Dec 1
Saturday, Christmas Party, 4:00 pm Jasonis Residence, Winsted