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PALM TREE

The trunk is the thick rising tail; large stars leaving a spark tail in a palm pattern make the palm leaves.

PATTERN SHELL

The colored stars are arranged to form a pattern, or the outline of an object when the shell bursts. Available patterns include hearts, five-pointed stars, rings and bow ties.

PEANUT SHELL

Stacked and pasted together ball shells. The outward appearance resembles a peanut shape. When you fire a peanut shell, you actually launch two ball shells from a single mortar.

PEONY

A hard, round break of colored stars without tails. The stars may change color as they travel outward from the shell burst.

PISTILS

Stars in the center of a chrysanthemum or peony break, usually of a different color than the outer petals.

QUICKMATCH

A fuse made from string that is impregnated with black powder and sheathed in a flexible paper tube. Quickmatch is used to ignite aerial shells, set pieces, and cakes/barrages.

RACK (MORTAR RACK)

A strong wooden frame, which, by its method of construction, holds mortars firmly in place. These can be stabilized or attached together to fire finales from or for electronic fired displays.

REPORT

A brilliant flash of light followed by a thunderclap of noise. BANG!

ROMAN CANDLE

A heavy cardboard tube containing several stacked but separate pyrotechnic devices. When ignited, a roman candle will sequentially shoot its pyrotechnic devices into the air at timed intervals.

SALUTE

A brilliant flash of light followed by a thunderclap of noise. BANG!

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