Re: TB:Missing Parts on SA
From: Gerry Snyder <gcsnyd@loop.com>
Walter Moores wrote:
>
> From: "Walter Moores" <wmoores@watervalley.net>
>
> >
>
> > From: "Donald Eaves" <donald@eastland.net>
> >
> >
> > I'm wondering
> > if the horns will stay for all the blooms. They haven't yet on any other
> > of the SAs.
> I reported that CONJURATION won Best Specimen at Shelby County, TN.
> I did not vote for it for that reason. There was a horn missing on
> the terminal bloom. But, I was outvoted.
>
> Donald, I am glad you brought this up. Should a horned variety be
> best specimen if it is missing a horn? We looked this up in the JT
> book, but it does not mention any penalty. I think the terminal
> really should be 'fully equipped.' I voted to give this stalk of C a
> blue, but I would not give it my best speciman vote.
>
I think it should depend on the cultivar. Some are inconsistent, even if grown
well.
IMHO Thornbird should have either horns or spoons and should be penalized if
posessing neither. Msmmerizer should have flounces. I don't know the space-age
habits of Conjuration well enough to comment on it specifically (and I have no
idea how it grows in your area). How does it grow for you?
Gerry
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