was founded in 1932 in the USA, for the purpose of testing and introducing significantly improved new flowers and vegetables grown from seed and bedding plants. AAS tests are conducted at trial grounds with official AAS judges supervising the trial. Each Judge scores each entry. Only the entries with the highest average score are considered for the prestigious AAS Award. is the international association of breeders and distributors of flowers, bringing together flower breeders and dealers from all over the world. To be awarded the Fleuroselect Gold Medal,a variety must really be something special. It must surpass all the most exaciting requirements of the Fleuroselect trial judges, and still have something extra such as an exceptional novelty, or a practical characteristic previously unknown to its type. Recent Award Winners 1977 Hybrid Cabbage Savoy Ace 1978 Hybrid Dianthus Snow Fire Hybrid Zinnia Red Sun 1979 Hybrid Kohlrabi Grand Duke Hybrid Pansy Orange Prince Hybrid Squash Sweet Mama Hybrid Zinnia Gold Sun 1987 Hybrid Antirrhinum Princess White with Purple Eye 1989 Hybrid Dianthus Telstar Picotee 1990 Celosia Pink Castle 1992 Canna Tropical Rose 1993 Nierembergia Mont Blanc 1997 Zinnia angustifolia Crystal White 1999 Osteospermum Passion Mix 1982 Hybrid Dianthus Telstar Mix 1988 Hybrid Dahlia Sunny Yellow 1989 Hybrid Dianthus Telstar Crimson 1991 Hybrid Pansy Gold Princess Hybrid Dianthus Color Magician 1993 Nierembergia Mont Blanc Hybrid Pansy Imperial Frosty Rose 1990 Hybrid Helianthus Big Smile Many other varieties won awards from such groups as the Royal Horticultural Society of England and the Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.