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HINTS FOR THE GUIDANCE OP EXHIBITORS AT 

 SCHOOL SHOWS.— Continued. 



Class. 



Mow: ok Preparation, 

 Packing, etc. 



Good Qualities. 



Yams 



Cassava 



Plantains 



Bananas 



Tannias and Eddoes. 



Peppers 



Herbs for seasoning 



(a.) Parsley 

 (b.) Thyme 

 (c.) Mint 

 (d.) Celery 



(e. ) Onions 

 (/.) Cives 

 (g. ) Eschalots 



Turnips 



Dig up the whole of the 

 tuberous roots of each 

 plant without breaking, 

 bruising, or cutting ; wash, 

 clean and pack in soft 

 material to prevent injury ; 

 always show whole tubers. 



As yams. 



See general hints. Pack in 

 box or crate to be carried 

 with stalk of bunch down 

 wards ; cut bunch with 

 sufficient stem to bear the 

 weight of the bunch, in 

 stead of allowing it to rest 

 on fruit. Place pads of 

 shavings, paper, moss or 

 grass, so that fruit may 

 not touch sides of box. 



Regularity in size and shape ; 

 skin firm and free from dis- 

 ease ; flesh mealy and free 

 from fibre and bitterness ; 

 dry, not waterywhen cooked 



{a) Sweet cassava — not tough, 

 sweet, easily cooked,medium 

 size best. 



(b. ) Bitter cassava— size gene- 

 rally. 



Ripeness, plumpness, large, 

 ' ' fingers , ' ' many and regular 

 "hands;" contour of bunch, 

 cylindrical. 



As plantains. 



As sweet potatoes. 



Pack with saw-dust in a tin 

 or box. 



Cut and tie in neat bundles. 



Pull and wash ; trim roots 

 and tie in neat bundles. 



Wash well after digging and 

 trim roots. 



Flavour, size, colour ; form and 

 size of bunch. 



Regularity in size and shape ; 

 large, plump tubers ; flesh, 

 mealy, dry, and free from 

 fibre. 



Regularity in size and shape ; 

 flesh firm and fresh ; good 

 colour. 



(a. ) — Crisp, well curled leaves; 

 (b.) (c.) and (d.) — Compact 



growth and clean healthy 



leaves ; 



(e.) (/.)and (g.) — Regularity in 

 sizeandshape; clean, smooth 

 skin. 



Regularity in size and shape, 

 single, not branched ; skin 

 smooth and free from warts 

 and spots ; little or no fibre 

 in flesh, 



