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from. When not otherwise specified, there must be five perfect speci- 

 mens of fruit on each plate, no more and no less. No duplicates of any 

 kind will be tolerated. 



11. When there is but one exhibitor competing for a premium, 

 judges may at their option, recommend one premium, second, or first, 

 as merit may warrant. 



12. All exhibits must remain on exhibition until 4:30 p. m. of 

 the last day of the meeting, or premiums are forfeited. 



RULES FOR JUDGING FRUITS, WITH A SCALE OF POINTS. 



General Rules. 



1. In all cases the judges are to be governed by the letter and 

 spirit of the schedule under which exhibitors have made their entries. 

 The general appearance of the fruit, care in its selection, and taste dis- 

 played in its arrangement or grouping, each entry being distinctly 

 separated from the rest; these are all elements of the highest impor- 

 tance, and should receive appropriate consideration by the committee. 



2. In every group, whether the single plates, the threes, fives, 

 tens, or larger collections of fruits, there should never be more than one 

 plate of any variety in any one group. Lists of names of varieties ex- 

 hibited shall accompany each group and must be attached to the entry 

 card, and have a corresponding number and designation — with, or with- 

 out exhibitor's name, according to rule. 



3. The same plate of fruits can not compete for different prizes,, 

 though the several entries for the best ten, five, or other numbers, and 

 the best plate, may embrace the same varieties, but not the same plates 

 of specimens. In each case they must be duplicates, and in sweepstakes 

 they will count for a single variety. 



4. When the schedule prescribes the number of each kind, usually 

 three to five, to be placed on exhibition, the exact number must b© 

 presented. ' 



0. In general collections of fruit by individuals, counties, or 

 otherwise, when the several species of fruits are specified in the 

 schedule, they must be presented, or the collection may be passed by the 

 committee. 



6. In all cases, but more especially in the display, or greatest and 

 best collections, number of varieties is the prima facie test of superiority, 

 other things being equal; but quality, relative value, their perfect coa- 



