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Certificates of Commendation may also be granted for examples 

 of superior cultivation, or for any other meritorious productions 

 not provided for by the certificate of the first order of merit. 



6. All fruits or vegetables sent to the Garden for trial will 

 be submitted for the opinion of the Committee ; and no official 

 opinion on the qualities of such fruits or vegetables is to be given 

 by any paid officer of the Society. 



7. The merits of the subjects exhibited shall not be discussed 

 or decided on in the presence of the owners or interested parties, 



S. For the purpose of collecting information as to what 

 kinds of fruits and vegetables are best adapted for cultivation under 

 the different conditions of soil, climate, ^exposure, &c., which occur 

 in different parts of the country, the Committee will, from time to 

 time, invite fruit and vegetable growers to submit to it, on such of 

 its meeting days as may be selected for the purpose, certain specified 

 kinds of fruits and A'egetables, accompanied by particular infor- 

 mation respecting them, for which a special Form will be provided, 

 obtainable on application at the offices at Kensington. 



SCHEDULES OF PRIZES. 



SPRING FLOWER SHOWS. 



SPECIAL EEGTJIATIONS FOR 19th MAECH, & 9tii APEIL. 



1. Exhibitors must give at least 5 clear days' notice in 



writing to the Superintendent of the class or classes in which they 

 intend to exhibit, and must state the length of table room 

 required. 



9. No specimens will be received after 9 o'clock am. on the 

 19th of March, and 800 a.m. on the other days; and persons 

 must retire from the Gardens before 10 a.m. 



3. Cards corresponding with the entries will be furnished on the 

 morning of the Exhibition at the entrance to the Garden to the 

 Exhibitors, who alouc will be responsible for the proper placing 

 of these cards, and who are requested to satisfy themselves that 

 the cards correctly describe the objects exhibited. The Society 

 cannot be responsible for any mistake arising from the non- 

 observance of this rule. 



4. All plants and flowers must be labelled with their scientific 

 names. Florists' flowers must bear their customary names. 



