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in the curd, white and clean, are meritorious. If 

 they are brown or yellowish and beginning to open, 

 defective. 



Beans, Dwarf Kidney, and Runner. Pods of good 

 size, fresh, green, even throughout, fleshy and brittle, 

 are good. Faults are toughness or stringiness, even 

 if large, or pods brown or pale in colour. 



Beans, Broad and Long-pod. Pods of moderate, even 

 size, well filled with large tender beans, and having 

 clear, unblemished skins, are meritorious. Faults are 

 badly filled pods, uneven form, dullness of colour and 

 blackened " eyes." 



Brussels Sprouts. In the case of plants, the stems 

 must be erect, stout, compactly covered with buttons 

 (sprouts) from the base to the crown, and all of a firm, 

 fresh, useable size. Medium-sized sprouts when firm 

 and green are best. Defects are looseness of the sprouts 

 and thinness upon the stems, or yellow colour and 

 splitting. Picked sprouts ought to be entirely uniform, 

 large, or medium-sized, firm, fresh, green, crisp. 



Cabbages. Hearts medium or large, firm, yet fresh 

 and tender-looking, with the surrounding leaves perfect, 

 are the best. Faults are coarseness, looseness, lack of 

 crispness, caterpillar-eaten leaves, or yellowish colouring. 

 Red cabbages ought to be large, uniform, firm, fresh, and 

 of good deep colour. 



Cauliflowers. (See Broccoli.) 



Celery. Those with thick, firm, crisp, clean, clear- 

 skinned, speckless, brittle, lengthy, and well-blanched 

 stems, showing no flower-stems when cut, and uniform, 

 are meritorious. Faults are want of freshness or lustre, 

 specks or rusty-looking marks, greenness, looseness, 

 thinness, and with flower stems visible. 



Cucumbers. The best are those of long or medium 

 size (15 ins.), perfectly even, deep green, firm, fresh, 

 tender, with short neck and the flower still adhering at 



