HYB: 201 -- Beards
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- Subject: HYB: 201 -- Beards
- From: S* M* <7*@compuserve.com>
- Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 11:00:18 -0700 (MST)
Because the interest in this
topic has been so limited, I'm
going to wrap it up briefly.
Beard patterns include not
just variation in the beard as
a whole, but also variation
among individual hairs.
HAIR PATTERNS
The pattern an individual hair =
may have is quite simple:
1. Uniform
A single color from base to tip.
2. Graduated
Color changes slowly from base
to tip, e.g. from white to golden
yellow.
3. Layered.
Distinct bands of colors, such
as mustard and maroon.
BEARD PATTERNS
The overall pattern is also quite
simple:
A. Uniform
All hairs the same, from the throat
to the tip.
B. Graduated
Individual hairs are arranged in a
pattern such that the color appears
to change slowly from the throat to =
the tip, e.g. from white through violet
to emerald green.
C. Mixed
Different types of individual hairs
appear to have been arranged at
random.
That's nine basic combinations.
1A -- Solid
The most striking beards are
composed of uniform hairs, all of
the same color. They may or may
not be the same color as that of
the falls.
I'll leave the other eight for your
own visualization practice.
COMPOSITE BEARDS
As we've discussed before, some
types do have more than one beard.
This is most obvious when the two
are of different colors or patterns. In
an arilbredmedian, for example, the
middle beard may be linear and
orange while the one that flanks it
is sparse and purple. =
The final "assignment" in this thread:
Observe beard colors and patterns
in your own garden this bloom season.
Sharon McAllister
73372.1745@compuserve.com
