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What is official-type narcissus? Let me share my understanding

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My understanding of official-type narcissus

Narcissus can be divided by the nature and form of the corona into qiaozhong (clever type) and guanzhong (official type); by the form of the three outer petals it can be divided into four categories: plum form, lotus form, bamboo-leaf form and others. To talk about official-type narcissus, one must first start with clever-type narcissus.
      Everyone is very clear about the judging criteria for clever-type narcissus, and few objections arise. As long as the corona has a pouch and masculinization, and both the pouch and masculinization exist at the same time, no matter what the form of the corona is, what the form of the lip is, or what the form of the three outer petals is, it will be judged to be a clever-type narcissus.
       By the same reasoning, the criterion for judging official-type narcissus also lies in the corona. As long as the corona has a pouch and a white tip, white edge and white point, and both the pouch and the white tip, white edge and white point exist at the same time, the flower is an official-type narcissus. The simultaneous presence of a pouch and a white tip, white edge and white point on the corona is the criterion for judging whether it belongs to official-type narcissus. As for the quality of the three outer petals, the lip and so on, that is the basis for evaluating the grade of an official-type narcissus.
       Clever-type narcissus is mainly characterized by masculinization on the corona, while official-type narcissus is mainly characterized by the white tip on the corona. The difference between the two lies in masculinization versus the white tip.
       There are four reasons why official-type narcissus easily gives rise to objections:
       First, the white tip on the corona changes easily: it is heavy when the flower first opens and fades after it opens fully, not as stable as masculinization.
       Second, people understand the white tip differently; some think it is a white tip, others think it is not. Such objections have existed for a long time and persist over the long term.
       Third, special cases exist among official-type narcissus. Some have a deep pouch on the corona but no white tip, yet the lip and the three outer petals are all very good. People often classify such flowers as examples of official-type narcissus, and this has been recognized by many, thereby creating misleading views.
       Fourth, the judging criterion for official-type narcissus lies in the corona, but when people select official-type narcissus, the focus they consider is not on the corona but on the lip, the three outer petals, flower color, flower bearing and so on. Those official-type narcissus that can be recorded in the registers and handed down through generations must have distinctive features in their lip, three outer petals, flower color, flower bearing and so on. Lack of attention to the judging criterion for official-type narcissus is also one of the reasons objections arise.
       Discussion of official-type narcissus will only make people understand it more clearly and pay more attention to it, and I believe official-type narcissus will hold an increasingly high position, perhaps becoming a focus of pursuit in the future.

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