RULES OF EXHIBITION 



I. All entries must be made on, or before, the .Saturday preceeding^ 

 the meeting. This may be done by addressing the Secretary at Warsaw. 

 The entry cards will be handed exhibitors the first day of the meeting. 



II. All articles — except Xo. 38 upon which no restriction is placed — 

 must be entered in the name of the grower or manufacture, and a statement 

 in writing to that effect must accompany the application for entry. 



III. All exhibits must be on the tables by Tuesday, December 13th, at 

 7 p. M., properly arranged and labeled, ;ind accompanied by a list for tlie 

 use of the awarding committee. 



IV. All exhibitors will be required to become members of the Society, 

 by the payment of one dollar. This will entitle them to a volume of ihe 

 transactions and all the privileges of the Society for the coming year. 



V. " Plates " of fruit — except grapes — shall consist of four specimens, 

 neither more or less. The same variety may compete for different pre- 

 miums, and different varieties for the same premium, but separate samples 

 must be furnished for each entry. 



VI. Competent cornmittees will be appointed to make the awards, who 

 who will be governed by the following: 



SPECIAL RULES. 



1st. The condition and general appearance of the fruit — which should 

 be in its natural state, not rubbed or polished, nor specked, bruised, wormy 

 nor eroded, with all its parts — stems and calyx-segments— well preserved, 

 not wilted nor shriveled. 



2d. The size, in apples and pears, particularly, should be average and 

 neither overgrown nor small — the specimens should be even in size. 



3d. The form should be regular or normal to the variety, and the lot 

 even. 



4th. The color and markings, or the surface, to be in character — not 

 blotched nor scabby. 



5th. When comparing different varieties, and. even the same kind, 

 grown on different soils, the texture and flavor are important elements in 

 coming to a decision. 



In Grapes we must consider and compare the form and size of the 

 bunches, the size of the berries, their color, ripeness, flavor and condition. 



The Secretary desires to call particular attention to the I, II and III 

 rules of exhibition, as he has been instructed by the Board to strictly 

 enforce them. 



