Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 4 - DIVISION OF MARKETING AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 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

Current through June, 2024
(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.