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2: SELF SHOW AURICULAS
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The pip should be round and flat.
The individual petals should be blunt and not rounded or pointed,
of even size, with a smooth periphery, free from notches.
They should be of good substance and overlap sufficiently to give the desired circular appearance.
The pip is somewhat smaller than the edged types, 29 mm. being the optimum.
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b)
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The tube width should not exceed one-sixth the diameter of the pip,
be round, smooth-edged, golden or rich yellow in colour, of a waxy substance
and well up to the plane of the pip.
In the case of blue Selfs the tube may be a lighter colour.
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c)
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The anthers should be fresh and bold, of a rich yellow colour
and evenly set around, but not protruding from, the top of the tube.
They should curve inwards to meet over and obscure the lower tube.
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d)
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The pistil must not be visible among or above the anthers or the plant is disqualified.
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e)
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The paste should be circular with clear-cut edges,
the outer edge just under half of the pip's diameter.
The paste should be brilliant white, smooth, dense and free from blemishes and cracks.
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f)
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The petals should be of an even colour, unshaded, bright, and smooth,
should have a velvety appearance, free from veins and blemishes.
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a)
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The pip should be round and flat.
The individual petals should be blunt and not rounded or pointed,
of even size, with a smooth periphery, free from notches,
of good substance and overlap sufficiently to give the desired circular appearance.
The pip should br neither too large nor too small, the optimum usually being in the range 29 to 32 mm.
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b)
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The tube width should not exceed one-sixth the diameter of the pip,
be round, smooth-edged, golden or rich yellow in colour, of a waxy substance
and well up to the plane of the pip.
Depending on the colour and form of the petals the colour of the tube may deviate from yellow
as long as the overall effect is pleasing.
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c)
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The anthers should be fresh and bold, of a rich yellow colour
and evenly set around, but not protruding from, the top of the tube.
They should curve inwards to meet over and obscure the lower tube.
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d)
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The pistil must not be visible among or above the anthers or the plant is disqualified.
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e)
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The paste should be circular with clear-cut edges,
the outer edge a half of the pip's diameter or slightly less.
The paste should be brilliant white, smooth, dense and free from blemishes and cracks.
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f)
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The petals can be of any attractive form not specified elsewhere in the Standards for auriculas.
As an ideal, preference should be given to new forms of show auricula,
new breaks or attractive one-off individual plants rather than forms that exhibit only slight deviations from
the Standards for other types of Show Auricula.
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