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then give your guests their choice, and no better test need be made. 

 Even in the same variety of apple, size is not so important as uniformity 

 of s,hii\)e,. fineness of grain, and general beauty of appearance. As a 

 rule the largest Greenings" have not tlie finest grain nor the best 

 keeping qualities ; the rule applies to other kinds, and has been well 

 exemj)lified during this season of abnormal growth. All these points 

 ought therefore to be considered, and that very attentively by the 

 intending exhibitor when selecting his fruit. JBlernishes of every kind 

 utterly disqualify fruit for competition, but of blemishes the ruinous 

 work of the Codlin Moth is most to be avoided. It seemed hard on 

 one occasion for the writer to agree to set aside plates of huge Cayuga 

 Eed Streaks of magnificent form and color on account of this one fault, 

 and award a first prize to a plate inferior in other respects but 

 perfectly sound. But what else could be done ! How would it do to 

 liave our exhibition tables laden with wormy fruit, and the rearing of 

 that disgusting enemy encouraged among our fruit growers? On one 

 occasion we were just awarding a prize, and my colleague was preparing 

 to place "First Prize" on a beautiful plate of apples, when I said, 

 " Let us look under this label, so carefully pasted on." Oh I see the 

 art displayed in so carefully hiding this worm-hole! How quickly 

 the whole plate was set aside may be imagined. 



In collections, much regard sliould certainly be paid to a selection 

 •of varieties tliat would best satisfy the average planter in the section 

 ■or country represented. He would want a succession of apples for the 

 year, and as far as possible he would want table, market, and cooking 

 Varieties for each month. One collection of twelve varieties we found 

 to consist of winter varieties only, and if quality of fruit and beauty 

 of appearance were the only tests this would have gained the first 

 prize, but considering what poor satisfaction such a collection of twelve 

 varieties would give a farmer for home use, we agreed to set it aside 

 in favor of a better assorted collection. 



Correct nomenclature is another all important point in the exhi- 

 bition of fruit. Indeed, we think that no fruit should be awarded a 

 prize under any circumstances, seedlings of course excepted, that 

 either are unnamed or are incorrectly named. Half the satisfaction of 

 the visitor to the fruit department is lost if articles are unnamed. He 

 goes to coiTect the mistakes in his own orchard, or to learn new 

 varieties ; or he may intend planting, and goes to select the names of 



