STAGING FRUITS, QUANTITIES, ETC. 83 



With reference to the order in which these grapes 

 are named, it should be noticed that the above represents 

 their order of sequence as staged. This bears out the 

 hints that were given in an earlier paragraph of this 

 section, to stage all exhibits as effectively as possible. 

 It will also be observed that to gain the highest total 

 of points, the varieties must be (chiefly) of the " high 

 quality " class, i.e. Muscats. 



Or suppose we take the example as afforded in a 

 "Dessert Table Class," this is how we might expect to 

 find the pointing ; using the Royal Horticultural Society's 

 code : 



Varieties Point Gained Max. Available 



1 Grapes (white) . . 9 II 



2 . . . 7i 9 



3 (black) . 8J 9 



4 8| 9 



5 Apples . 7 7 



6 Figs 5 7 



7 Melon .... 8 - 8 



8 . . . . 7J 8 



9 Nectarines ... 7 8 



10 6j 8 



11 Peaches . 7i 8 



12 .... 7 9 



13 Pears . 6J 7 



14 67 



15 Plums 51 6 



107 121 



Flowers and Foliage 7 8 



Blending of Colour . . 8J lo 



General Arrangement . . 8J lo 



Grand Total, 131 149 



