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GUIDELINES FOR THE EXHIBITION OF | |
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BORDER AURICULAS
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a)
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The plant should be compact, well balanced and have a healthy, vigorous appearance.
The foliage should be free from pests or signs of damage and nicely cover the pot.
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b)
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In multi-stemmed exhibits flower trusses should be well spaced.
Individual stems should be substantial and tall enough to hold each truss well above the leaves.
The footstalks should be sufficiently strong to hold the pips in firm array
and of such a length as to permit each pip to be displayed without any overlapping.
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c)
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All the pips in a truss should be of even size and character;
the periphery of each should just meet its neighbour to form a compact whole.
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d)
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There are no limitations as to form and size of individual pips
but these qualities should be consistent throughout the plant.
Pips may have flat or undulating surfaces, their outline being smooth or indented.
Individual blooms should be fully open.
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e)
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Any flowers that apear to be inferior examples of those characteristic of Show or Alpine auriculas
are inadmissible.
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f)
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Farina may or not be present on petals, paste, stems and leaves.
Surface quality should be consistent throughout the plant,
without smears or marks on any areas of farina.
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g)
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Petal colour should be clear, positive and consistent throughout the exhibit.
Thrum-eyed flowers are generally preferred to pin-eyed ones but either type is admissible.
Scent is desirable but not essential.
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h)
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The character and appearance of the plant should suggest that it would succeed in an open garden situation.
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