GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS 



variety be exhibited for the first time in this country, or where special 

 exemption is made from this rule in the Schedule. 



11. All exhibits shall be marked by a card on which shall appear the 

 name and address of the exhibitor and enclosed in an envelope on which 

 shall appear only the number of Prize as listed in the Schedule. 



12. One of the Halls or the Lecture Room will be open for the exhibi- 

 tion of new or choice specimens of Plants, Flowers, Fruits, or Vegetables 

 every Satiu-day during the year. These exhibitions will be open from 12 M. 

 to 2 P.M., unless otherwise stated in the Schedule. 



13. Where a certain number or quantity of Plants, Flowers, Fruits, or 

 Vegetables is designated in the Schedule, there must be neither more nor 

 less than that number or quantity of specimens shown; and in no case can 

 any other varieties than those named in the Schedule be in the stand. 



14. One person may exhibit two or more specimens or collections in 

 any one class, excepting where otherwise stated in the regular Schedule, 

 but no variety can be duplicated in the exhibition of specimens, and not 

 more than two prizes may be awarded to one exhibitor in any one class. 

 Other things being equal, in collections, preference will be given usually 

 to those composed of the most widely distinct varieties. 



15. No specimens of either Fruits or Vegetables which have been once 

 offered for competition can be offered a second time. 



16. After the articles are arranged they will be under the exclu- 

 sive charge of the Committees, and not even the oiviier will have 

 the liberty to remove or touch them until the exhibition is 

 closed, when they will be delivered as the contributors may direct. 



17. No Plants, Flowers, Fruits, or Vegetables will be entitled to a prize 

 or other dward unless they possess points of superiority, and no award 

 will be made to unworthy objects, though they may be the only ones of 

 their kind on exhibition. The Committees may withhold or reduce any 

 prizes. 



18. Competitors will be required to furnish information as to their 

 modes of cultivation, and to present specimens for trial and examination, 

 if necessary. 



19. Commercial exhibitors desiring to give away circulars or 

 catalogues must apply for permission to the Committee on Prizes 

 and Exhibitions or to its officer in charge, and the matter and 

 manner of distribution will always be subject to its approval and 

 control. Display cards of commercial exhibitors must be of white 

 cardboard printed with black ink and not exceeding six inches in 

 width and four inches in depth. Such cards may give the name, 

 business, and address of the exhibitor but no other advertising 

 matter. 



20. In awarding Premiums for Fruits and Vegetables, adaptation to 

 general cultivation will be deemed an indispensable requisite, but special 

 awards may be given for superior specimens of any good varieties even 



