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646. -HINTS FOR THE GUIDANCE OF EXHIBITORS 

 AT SCHOOL SHOWS. 



Class. 



French or Salad beans, 



Cucumbers. 



Bunch of Radishes. 



Lettuces. 



Cabbages. 



Melongenes. 



Ochroes. 



Tomatoes. 



Sweet Potatoes. 



Mode of Preparation, 

 Packing, etc. 



Good Qualities. 



Pick beans of one length 

 and tie in one or two 

 small bundles with soft 

 twine ; 30 to 50 pods are 

 sufficient for one dish. 



Pack in box with moss, grass 

 or shavings to avoid bruis 

 ing. 



Pull from soil evening before 

 show ; wash thoroughly 

 and tie 12 to 15 in a bundle. 



Half-ripe, straight, long, and 

 regular in shape and size ; 

 flesh crisp, without strings 

 or fibre. 



Brittle, firm, green fruits ; 

 should be half-grown, not 

 yellow and with few seeds. 



Should be regular in shape and 

 size ; not more than one inch 

 in diameter ; skin, clean and 

 free from warts or spots ; 

 flesh crisp and free from fibre. 



Cut at ground line and wash 

 clean : remove decaying 

 leaves only ; avoid break- 

 ing or bruising the leaves 



As lettuces. 



Cut with stalks and pack in 

 soft material to prevent 

 bruising. 



Pick when half ripe. Less 

 than one dozen should not 

 be exhibited. 



See general hints : Pack in 

 shavings, saw-dust, or any 

 soft material that will pre- 

 vent bruising. 



Dig carefully to avoid bruis 

 ing ; wash thoroughly and 

 pack in bos W ith shavings, 



Regular in size and shape ; 

 plenty of heart ; leaves crisp 

 and free from spots and 

 bruises — not bitter. 



Heart should be firm, solid and 

 white. 



Fruit should be nearly "full," 

 not ripe ; not more than four 

 inches diameter ; even colour 

 and outline and smoothskin. 



Tenderness, with size ; should 

 not be tough or fibrous; even- 

 ness of shape and smooth 

 skin. 



Fruit should be regular in size 

 and shape and free from 

 ridges ; smooth clean skin ; 

 centre solid, seeds few and 

 small. Fruit of the ridged 

 varieties are judged by size 

 and flavour and are con- 

 sidered inferior to the round 

 varieties. 



Regularity in size and shape ; 

 best size, 3 to 5 inches in 

 diameter ; skin free from 

 warts, spots or worm bites. 



