DESCRIPTIVE TERMS 
BEARD — The caterpiller or 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. 
F - FALLS. The three lower petals. 
HAFT - (As used herein) The upper, 
¢about one-fourth) part of the falls. 
S - STANDARDS. The three upright 
petals. 
SUBSTANCE -— The time and weather re- 
sisting qualities of the flowers. A 
flower of good substance should last 
for at least two or more days. 
TEXTURE — The surface finish of the 
petals, as silky, sparkling etc. 
AMOENA - A bicolor having white or near 
white S and blue-purple F. The term 
now being descriptively modified 4s 
per the dominating color of the F, 
as "red" or "yellow" amoens etc. 
BICOLOR - Literally, two colors. The 
standards one color, the falls an- 
other color. 
BITONE - The S one shade, the falls 
another shade of the same color. 
BLEND ~ Several colors, one of which 
is yellow, blended together having 
the appearance of being one color 
(a self) when viewed from 4 distance. 
NEGLECTA - A blue or near blue bitone. 
PLICATA - A white or yellow base, or 
ground color, dotted, mottled or 
stitched etc. with 4 contrasting 
darker color. 
SELF - Standards and falls the same 
color. 
VARTEGATA ~ A bicolor having yellow or 
near yellow S and red or near red F. 
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