REGISTRATION ASSISTANCE SHEET

WHY DO WE REGISTER ?
Registration of all Cultivars ensures accurate records being retained for future use in breeding programs.
Reduce Cultivar epithet duplication & consequent confusions as to correct identification.
Recorded & displayed credits of hybridisers & growers of their efforts in achieving their aims to successful crosses.
Assured permanent reservation & uniqueness of favoured epithets (names) by hybridisers & growers.
These are some of the reasons for registration.

REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
To register your Cultivars incurs No Fees.....It's FREE.
All that is required is the form filled out to the best of your ability.
(Extra assistance is available if required) & be submitted with a photograph of a close up of the bloom taken at the peak of the warm
season to replicate the bloom's true form, size & colours. Also a photograph of the leaf.
Once completed they may be posted (Self Stamped Envelope) or emailed, as an attached file along with a digitised photograph to:
International Cultivar Registration Authority,

Postal Address:
Mr Brian Cheers,
Registrar for the International Cultivar Registration Authority
62 Oregon Drive,
Shailer Park, 4128
Queensland Australia.
E-mail - briancheers@optusnet.com.au

Submission of applications does not constitute automatic acceptance for registration.
There are many criteria's to be met prior to completion of the registration process.
You can speed up the process by checking the Web Hibiscus Register Database for possible duplications initially.
Further referencing on the master databases held by both Societies will confirm the availability of your chosen Epithet.
It is not practicable to itemise all criteria required for registration, a simple check with Registrar will usually answer most registration queries.

LISTED ARE SOME OF MANY VERY IMPORTANT CODES THAT MUST BE ADHERED TO
No Cultivar epithet duplications are acceptable.
No epithets that may exaggerate the merits of the bloom eg "The Greatest or The Reddest"
Names Chosen must be pronounceable not like: "Lhpt or xptzfg or zzzfrwqy"
Foreign names are acceptable if pronounceable & do not translate to exaggerations or meaning of English equivalents which are unacceptable.
No Genus can be used as an epithet eg. "Rhododendron, Hibiscus or Azalea ".
No words like "Sport, Chimera, Seedling, Cross, Improved or horticultural terminology in full or part eg "Yellow Sport"
Numerals are not acceptable in part or full Eg. "Red 3659 or Sharon 345T9 or 5th Dimension"
A numeral may be written as spelt out but it is not advisable eg "Ten Thirty Seven"
No punctuation marks are permitted eg. " & * ( ) _+ x @ # ~ " " "
Exceptions are a single exclamation mark (!) , hyphen (-) comma (,) apostrophe (') & period or full stop (.)
Abbreviations like "Mt. or Dr. or St." will be converted to: Mount, Mountain, Doctor or Saint
The maximum characters that may be used is thirty with no more than ten syllables excluding spaces & demarcating marks.
No Para homonyms are acceptable, names that are confusingly alike eg "Susannah and Susanna"

. SOME TERMS & DEFINITIONS USED IN NOMENCLATURE

.Descriptions Of Size, Colour Bush & Leaf Should Be Of The Average Size Obtained Under "Normal" Warm Conditions
"Normal Garden Cultivated Plants."
RUFFLED: Frilly, Ruffled Edges On Petals & /or Foliage.
TUFTED: Small Upstanding Creases On Side Edge Of Petals.
CRESTED: This Refers To Petaloides That Occur On The Staminal Column Of Some Single Blooms. Also Sometimes Occurring On Semi Doubles.
PUBESCENT: This Term Means Hairy. It Can Occur On The Reverse Or Face Of The Leaf (Lamina) Or Both, Also On Blooms.
CRIPPLED: This Term Refers To A Bloom That Will Occasionally Have A Separation In The Basal Petals Thus Interrupting Their Symmetry.
SELF COLOURED: Means Simply That Any Portion Of The Bloom Referred To, Is Same As The Main Colour Of That Bloom.
EYE: The Very Centre Of The Bloom Where The Staminal Column / Style is Fused to the Petals.
ZONE: The Neighbouring Area Adjacent To The Eye Portion. (Large Eye's Commonly Extend Into This Area)
HALO: Sometimes Present on the outer edge or part of the Zone
STIGMAS:The Small Velvety, Coloured Pads (Normally 5) On The Tip Of The Staminal Column / Style.
MINIATURE: Any Bloom That Is Normally 5 Inches / 125mm In Diameter Or Less.
OVERLAY: Refers To Colour That Appears To Be Laid Over Another More Prominent Colour.
OVERLAPPED: Petals Lap Over One Another.
WINDMILL SINGLE: A Bloom With A Separation Completely Down The Length Of The Petals.
REGULAR SINGLE : Petals Separated For Less Than Half The Distance From The Outer Edge Giving A Regular Scalloped Appearance
To Edge. Many Hibiscus Blooms Fall Into This Category.
CARTWHEEL SINGLE : Petals Completely Overlapped To The Tips, Giving A Regular, Circular Appearance.
SINGLE : A Bloom With Only The 5 Base Petals, Style / Staminal Column & Stigmas
FRINGED SINGLE : Edges Of Petals Split & Fringed. Staminal Column Sometimes Long & Pendulous.
CRESTED SINGLE : Basic Type May Be Any Form Of Single But Normal Bloom Exhibits Petaloides On End Of Staminal Column Forming
A Perfect Crest. This Does Not Include Many Varieties That May Occasionally Show A Malformed Crest.
CUP & SAUCER : Outside Guard Petals Follow Single Form, Centre Tuft Of Petaloides All Arise From Centre & Are Distinctly
Separated From Guard Petals.
CRESTED SEMI DOUBLE : Loose Double Appearance, With Petaloides Arising From Staminal Column, Stigmas Usually Present.
SEMI DOUBLE : Loose Petal Formation With A Few Petals That May Be Twisted Or Quilled. All Petals Form From Base Of
Bloom. Staminal Column May Be Missing.
DOUBLE : Many Petals & Petaloides In A Tight Formation, Giving A Ball Type Appearance On Top Of A Flat Circle Of Petals
Which Stand Out, Staminal Column Usually Missing.
FULL DOUBLE : Many Petals & Petaloides In A Tight Formation, Giving A Full Ball Shaped Appearance. Staminal Column Usually Missing.
No Flat Under Petals Standing Out. Sometimes With 5 Florets In Centre.
LOOSE : Refers To The Petaloides Of A Semi Double Or Double Which Few In Number, Giving The Effect Of Looseness Or Openness.
FLUTED : Can Be Single Or Double, Petals Are Soft On Edges, Sort Of Wavy.
Hose In Hose, A Layer Of Flat Petals On Top Of 5 Base Petals Eg. As One Flower On Top Of Another.
GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS :
Satiny, Crepey, Fluted, Very Ruffled, Slightly Ruffled, Very Showy/Showy Or Fair Bloom. Prolific, Good Or Fair Bloomer.
One, Two Or Three Day Bloomer.
COLOUR DESCRIPTION :
Visual Colour Of Stigma Pads, Staminal Column, Eye, Eye Zone, Other Colours Out To Edge Of Petal, Colour Of Veins If Any,
Reverse Petal Colours. Use Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart Codes If Available For Without This Information Recorded On Application Form,
Registration Process May Be Hampered. State If Bloom Single Coloured (Self Coloured), Bi Coloured, Tri Coloured, Etc.
Holds Colour On First Or Second Day.

BUSH DESCRIPTION :
Very Tall, Tall, Medium / Tall, Medium, Low, Or Low Recumbent, Prostrate, Upright, Bushy, Caney, Woody Or Slightly Woody. Very Fast Grower,
Fast Or Medium Grower. Slow Grower On Own Roots, Best Grafted Or Optional. Full Sun Or Shade Tolerant.

LEAF DESCRIPTION :
Colour : Dark, Medium Or Light Green or Variegated (Indicate Colours).
Size : Extra Large, Large, Large/Medium, Medium, Medium / Small, Small.
Texture : Heavy, Medium/Heavy, Medium, Light.
Gloss : Very Glossy, Glossy. Ordinary, Dull.
Type : Flat, Recurved, Distorted, Slightly Distorted, Cupped, Slightly Cupped.
Veins : Present, Prominent or Not.
When Trying To Describe Leaf Shape & Margin.
Sketch Or Trace Margin Of Mature Leaf & Submit Drawing With Application Form

HOW TO COMBINE LEAF CHARACTERISTICS
1. Select The Leaf Shape eg "Elliptic"
2. Select The Leaf Tip eg "Obtuse"
3. Select The Leaf Base eg "Truncate"
4. Select The Leaf Margin eg "Serrate"
Combined, This Then, Should Indicate The Overall Visual Picture of Your Subject Leaf Sample.
And It Can Be Written As Leaf Description: "Elliptic, Obtuse, Truncate, Serrate"