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As with fruits, so also again with vegetables, the word- 

 ing of the Classes in the Schedule should be definite. 

 The following may be taken as good examples : 



A. Display of vegetables, 1 8 " dishes," not less than 

 12 kinds and not more than 2 varieties of any kind. 

 The full number on a dish may not, by mere number, 

 outweigh quality on a smaller dish. Table space, 6 ft. 

 long by 4 ft. wide, will be allowed for each display. 



%* Note that in these displays the word " dishes " 

 merely implies one of the subjects or items of the 

 exhibit. The various items or "dishes" are usually 

 placed on a bed of parsley, and neither plates or baskets 

 need necessarily be employed. 



B. Collection of vegetables, 9 distinct kinds. Space 

 4 ft. 6 ins. by 4 ft. 



C. Twelve kidney potatoes, one variety. 



D. Peas, single dish, one variety. 



E. Six turnips, yellow. 



F. Three heads of celery. 



G. Twelve spring-sown onions. 

 H. Twelve autumn-sown onions. 



A Schedule should state, in the form of a note, 

 whether Trade Cards will be allowed on any of the 

 exhibits. It also is well to make a rule such as the 

 following : " No collection of vegetables to be staged 

 with a background higher than 3 feet from the table." 

 Exhibitors should be careful not to add more than the 

 number of specimens stated in the Schedule. 



Exhibits are staged either in round, shallow hampers, 

 in dishes (plates), or upon the bare stages ; while, in 

 the case of the best exhibits of collections, boarding is 

 always used. There is no regulation requiring either 

 box or board at any show, so far as can be ascertained. 

 It was formerly a regulation at certain northern shows, 

 but has been abolished. According to Mr James Gibson 

 of Welbeck, the well-known prize-winner, " Exhibitors 



