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view. Dessert varieties should have sweet, melting, 

 juicy, flesh. Over-ripeness is a very serious defect ; 

 loss of stalk is another. 



RASPBEkRIES 



Raspberries must be large, bright, well coloured, of 

 even shape, and should be shown on the stalk. Good 

 flavour is a merit, and the converse a defect. 



STRAWBERRIES 



Merits. Fruits large, of a regular and uniform size, 

 texture fine - 9 flavour rich with a moderate amount of 

 acid and with an aromatic odour. The seeds should be 

 deeply imbedded, and the calyx set high, so as to be 

 easily detached. A longitudinal cut in the fruit should 

 show no hollow space. 



Faults. Lack of bright, clear colour ; softness, ir- 

 regularity and bruises. 



TOMATOES 



These are now usually shown in collections of vege- 

 tables, or as dishes in the vegetable section. Under 

 this latter division they are referred to. 



MISCELLANEOUS FRUITS 



Fruits that are not usually included in exhibition 

 Schedules as subjects for competition, but which are 

 occasionally shown in miscellaneous or general collec- 

 tions of fruits, or as individual exhibits, comprise the 

 following : 



The ALMOND (Prunus Amygdalus) ; the kernel of the 

 sweet varieties is sometimes eaten at dessert. 



The BARBERRY (Herberts vulgarls). The pretty scarlet 

 berries are acid and astringent. They are sometimes 



