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Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURESubtitle 4 - DIVISION OF MARKETING AND CONSUMER SERVICESChapter 42 - STANDARDS FOR HAWAII-GROWN FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE
Subchapter 2 - STANDARDS FOR GRADES OF FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE
Section 4-42-35 - Standards for wood roses

Haw. Code R. § 4-42-35

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Section 4-42-35 - Standards for wood roses
(a) As used in this section:

"Badly misshapen" means the wood rose is excessively spread or lopsided, severely elongated, and otherwise so misshapen as to seriously affect the appearance of the wood rose;

"Damage" means any defect which materially affects the appearance or shipping quality of the wood rose. Any defect or combination of defects affecting an area exceeding one-fourth inch in diameter shall be considered as damage, unless such defect or combination of defects is on the stem or is otherwise inconspicuous;

"Fairly clean" means the wood rose is reasonably free from dirt, mildew, and other foreign matter, and the general appearance of the wood rose is not seriously affected by dirt, mildew, and other foreign matter;

"Fairly well colored" means the outside of the pedicel and the lower portion of the sepals may be blackened or discolored and the inside of the sepals slightly streaked, but not to such an extent as to materially affect the appearance of the wood rose;

"Fairly well developed" means although the wood rose has not attained full growth, the sepals have opened sufficiently to disclose the fruiting capsule;

Fairly well formed" means the wood rose is not materially spread and not so elongated or otherwise misshapen as to materially affect the appearance of the wood rose;

"Firm" means the pedicel, fruiting capsule, and sepals are stiff and firmly attached;

"Poorly colored" means the outside of the pedicel and sepals is severely blackened or splotched, or the inside of the sepals is so streaked or spotted as to seriously affect the appearance of the wood rose;

"Properly trimmed" means the stem has been severed neatly;

"Well colored" means the outside of the pedicel and sepals has the characteristic tan to brown color and the inside of the sepals and fruiting capsule has the characteristic light tan to cream color of the variety;

"Well formed" means the wood rose is cup-shaped and neither elongated nor lopsided. Curling of the tips of the sepals shall not be a factor in determining shape; and

"Wood rose" means the pedicel, fruiting capsule, and sepals of the species Ipomoea tuberosa.

(b) Hawaii Extra Fancy wood roses consist of wood roses of similar varietal characteristics which are well developed, clean, well formed, intact, firm, dry, well colored, properly trimmed, and free from injury caused by disease, insects, or mechanical or other means.
(c) Hawaii Fancy wood roses consist of wood roses of similar varietal characteristics which are well developed, clean, dry, fairly well formed, intact, firm, fairly well colored, properly trimmed, and free from damage caused by disease, insects, or mechanical or other means.

In order to allow for variations incident to proper grading and handling, not more than a total of five per cent, by count, of the wood roses in any lot may fail to meet the requirements of this grade, but not more than two-fifths of this amount, or two per cent, shall be allowed for defects causing serious damage.

(d) Hawaii Standard wood roses consist of wood roses of similar varietal characteristics which are fairly well developed, fairly clean, not badly misshapen, intact, firm, dry, not poorly colored, properly trimmed, and free from serious damage caused by disease, insects, or mechanical or other means.

In order to allow for variations incident to proper grading and handling, not more than a total of five per cent, by count, of the wood roses in any lot may fail to meet the requirements of this grade.

Haw. Code R. § 4-42-35

[Eff 5/29/81; am and comp JAN 16 1984] (Auth: HRS § 147-32) (Imp: HRS § 147-32)