OUTDOOR ROSE GROWING 



1st — The lasting of the color of the flower, cut and 

 uncut. 



2d — The retention of the fragrance of the flower, 

 cut and uncut. 



3d — The lasting of the form of the flower, as a 

 bud, as partly opened, and as a full-blown rose, cut 

 and uncut. 



Form 

 Shape [10] 



The conditions to be considered in judging this 

 quality shall be: 



1st — To consider the type of rose being judged and 

 to compare the exhibit with a rose of perfect shape 

 of that type. 



In regard to exhibition varieties, the most desired 

 shape is a long spiral bud, which, as the rose opens, 

 maintains a high pointed center. Roses which are 

 short in bud, and which open flat, should be adversely 

 scored. 



Substance [5] 



The conditions to be considered in judging this 

 quality shall be: 



1st — To consider the type of rose being judged 



and to compare the exhibit with a rose of perfect 



substance of that type. 



2d — The weight or thickness of the petals. 



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