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4: STRIPED 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, of good substance and should overlap sufficiently to give the desired circular appearance.
Any irregularity in the periphery must not detract from the overall attractiveness of the pip.
The pip should be neither too large nor too small, the optimum being about 29 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.
In the case of blue striping the tube may be of 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 a clear-cut edge,
its periphery extending to just under half of the pip's diameter.
It should be brilliant white, smooth, dense and free from blemishes and cracks.
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f)
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The petals shall be evenly striped.
The majority of the stripes shall be full-length,
i.e. extent from the edge of the paste to the periphery of the petal.
The stripes should not coalesce to form a body colour as in the edged auricula.
The stripes may be of colour or farina
but farinaceous stripes should be different in underlying tissue colour from the rest of the pip.
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5: ALPINE AURICULAS | |
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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.
Size is of secondary importance but the pip should be neither too large nor too small,
the optimum being about 29 mm.
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b)
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The tube width should not exceed one-sixth the diameter of the pip,
and be round with a smooth edge well up to the plane of the pip
and of the same colour as the eye.
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c)
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The anthers should be fresh and bold, of a rich gold or 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 eye
1. for Gold-Centre Alpines should be a bright golden yellow, of a uniform shade, smooth and free from blemishes. The outer edge should be circular, sharply defined and extend to just over half the pip's diameter. 2. for Light-Centre Alpines should be white or pale cream, of a uniform shade, smooth and free from blemishes. The outer edge should be circular, sharply defined and extend to just over half the pip's diameter. |
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f)
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The petals should be of a velvety texture.
The basic colour should be rich and sumptuous and should shade evenly
from a deeper tone where it meets the eye to a lighter tone at the periphery.
The complete florets should be free from farina.
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