
Descriptive terms 
(As used herein) | 
BEARD — The band of hair-like growth 
at the top of each fall. 
CENTER - The middle portion of the 
flower, including and extending 
beyond the haft area into the pet- 
als, especially into the standards. 
I - FALLS. The three lower petals. 
HAFT - All of the outer middle por- 
tion of the flower, including the 
upper (about one-fourth) part of 
the falls. 
S -— STANDARDS. The three upright 
petals. 
SUBSTANCE - The thickness or tough- 
ness of the petals. A flower of. good 
substance should last for at least 
two or more days. 
TEXTURE - The finish of the petals, 
as smooth, silky, sparkling etc. 
AMOENA - A bicolor having white, or 
tinted standards and purple falls. 
BICOLOR - Literally, two colors. 
The standards one color, the falls 
another color. 
BITONE — The S one shade, the falls 
another shade of the same color. 
BLEND - Several colers, one of which 
is yellow, blended together havin 
the appearance of one color (a self 
wien viewed from a distance., 
PLICATA - A white or yellow base, 
or ground color, dotted, mottled 
or stitched with a contrasting 
darker color. 
SELF - Standards and falls the same 
color. | 
VARIEGATA - A bicolor having yellow 
or near yellow standards and red, 
or near red falls. 
In our descriptions we have 
avoided the use of terms and color 
names that would require most read- 
ers to refer to a "color dictionary" 
to determine just what particular 
tint, or color tone was indicated. We 
hope the ordinary, everyday, down-to 
earth terms we have used will give 
you a good, quick "mind's eye" pic- 
ture of the flower with a minimum of 
confusion. 
