RULES FOR JUDGING FRUITS. 



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individuals, counties, or otherwise, when 

 the several species of fruits are specified in 

 the schedule, they must all be presented, or 

 the collections may be passed by the com- 

 mittee. 



6th. In all cases, but more especially in 

 the display, or g-reatest and best collections, 

 number of varieties is the prima facie test of 

 superiority, other thing's being equal ; but 

 quality, relative value, their perfect condi- 

 tion and tasteful appearance, will be con- 

 sidered, and should rank thus, respectively : 

 I. Number. 2. Quality or Value. 3. Con- 

 dition, approaching- perfection. 4. Taste in 

 the Display. 



7th. Unless there are special rules to the 

 contrary the general rules that govern the 

 exhibition of fruit shall apply to the exhibi- 

 tion of flowers. For collections, viz.: 

 Roses, palms, etc., not more than three of 

 any one variety will be allowed in any one 

 collection. In judging collections two 

 plants of different varieties shall rank equal 

 to three of one variety. To illustrate. On 

 a scale of ten — 

 No. I may have 100 plates, the largest 



collection 10 



Quality, some inferior varieties 5 



Condition of Fruit, rather poor 5 



Taste in Display 5 



Total 25 



No. 2 may have ninety plates 8 



Quality, superior in most 8 



Condition of Fruit, perfect 10 



Taste in Arrangement, good 8 



Total 34 



No. 2 would, in this case, take the 

 premium. 



In the case of single plates of the several 

 kinds named, or in a competition for the 

 best plate or basket of any kind of fruit, we 

 may consider condition, form, size, color 

 and texture, with flavor. On the same 

 scale we have two entries to decide, thus : 



No. I. 



Condition, perfect 10 



Form, abnormal 8 



Size, overgrown S 



Color, Perfect 10 



Texture and Flavor, superior 10 



Total 46 



No. 2. 



Condition, stem lost 8 



Form, perfect 10 



Size, uneven 6 



Color, too pale 6 



Texture and Flavor, insipid 5 



Total 35 



This scale might be used in deciding 

 between any number of single plates of 

 designated varieties competing with one 

 another for the best plate of any kind, or for 

 the basket premium with assortment of 

 single variety, according to the words of the 

 schedule. 



SPECI.\L RULES. 



The judges shall have an ideal standard 

 of perfection in all cases, made up of the 

 following particulars : 



1st. The condition and general appear- 

 ance of the fruit, which must be in its natural 

 state, not rubbed or polished, specked, 

 bruised, wormy, nor eroded ; with all its 

 parts, stem, and calyx-segments well pre- 

 served, not wilted or shriveled, clean. 



2nd. The size, in apples and pears partic- 

 ularly, should be average, neither overgrown 

 nor small. The specimens should be even 

 in size. 



3rd. The form should be regular, or nor- 

 mal to the variety, and the lot even. 



4th. The color and markings, or the sur- 

 face, to be in character, not blotched nor 

 scabby. 



5th. When comparing different varieties, 

 and even the same kind grown on different 



