Bulletin No. 2. 225 



6. The awarding of the premiums on plants and cut flowers shall 

 be made by one disinterested expert, to be selected by the Board of 

 Directors. 



SPECIAL RULE. 



No plants shall be sold or taken from the exhibit until Friday of 

 the Fair under penalty of forfeiture of all premiums to the exhibitor. 



7. Where the word "variety" is used, it shall be understood to 

 mean any one-named sort. 



8. Interference with awarding committee when at work is for- 

 bidden, and all premiums previously awarded shall be forfeited and ex- 

 hibitor barred from further competition. 



9. All plants must be correctly named. 



10. The awarding committee shall have power to withhold pre- 

 miums from anything not worthy. 



All the above rules must be strictly adhered to or exhibitor will be 

 disbarred. 



All florists desiring space in Floral Department in Horticultural 

 Hall shall be required to file written application for space. Said appli- 

 cation must reach Secretary's office seven days previous to first entrance 

 day of Fair. No space to be allotted unless this rule is complied with. 



Immediately upon receipt of applications the Superintendent will 

 divide space equally into as many divisions as there are exhibitors, and 

 shall number said divisions 1, 2, 3, etc. These divisions shall be al- 

 lotted in the following manner: 



The Secretary and Superintendent shall prepare two boxes. Into 

 one will be placed the names of exhibitors and into the other the num- 

 bers 1, 2, 3, etc. They will then draw one name from box of names and 

 one number from box of numbers, and such number shall be the division 

 that exhibitor whose name has been drawn shall occupy, and they shall 

 continue to draw in like manner until all spaces have been assigned. 



Boxes must be well shaken and raised high in air before drawing. 



All space in cut-flower department must also be applied for and 

 distributed in manner as above designated. 



After drawing has been completed, the Secretary will immediately 

 notify all exhibitors what space they are to occupy and as near as possi- 

 ble state number of surface feet. 



