Sounds like they were painted green or black or not at all. Keep in mind in any game whether it be football, baseball or blue ribbon judging there is a rule book. In our case the Judging Standards is the rule book. It makes no differences whether you personally agree or disagree with the rule book. If you play the game you MUST abide by the rule book and in this case the rule book states green so paint it green if you want full points. It is really that simple, right or wrong the rules are in the Judging Standards and remain "correct" until they are changed. Just my thoughts.