JUDGING 



To be a judge at one of the leading shows in the 

 country is in honour, but not always a sinecure. 

 That they must be men of integrity and merit, and be 

 thoroughly conversant of the subject they have to decide 

 upon, is absolutely essential. Judges are usually chosen 

 from the ranks of old exhibitors, or men who have made 

 a name for themselves in the horticultural world, that is, 

 when shows are held in connection with such. I can 

 instance a noted Chrysanthemumist who made his name 

 as an exhibitor some twenty years ago, in fact had an 

 unbeaten record at all the principal shows. During a 

 conversation with him in the Waverley Market at 

 Edinburgh, at the time of the International Fruit 

 Exhibition, he informed me he had been coming most 

 regularly for some time past to act as judge at the 

 Chrysanthemum show held in that city. And I know 

 his engagements in other parts for the same purpose are 

 equally frequent. 



When judging is in the hands of men like this any 

 attempts at faking or unfair showing is quite out of the 

 question, as they know by experience just where to 

 look for an exhibitor's weak points, no matter how 

 pleasing the general arrangement may appear to the 

 eye. Exhibitors may generally rest contented that they 

 will get justice and fair play when men of this calibre 

 are employed and they usually are if it's a show of any 

 worth. 



When anyone is invited to act as judge at a show, 

 it will be considerably to his advantage if he can obtain 



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