SPECIAL RULES OF COMMITTEES 



Special Rules of the Plant and Flower Committee. 



1. All named varieties of Plants or Flowers exhibited for premiums or 

 other awards must have the name legibly and correctly written on stiff card, 

 wood, or some other permanent substance; and each separate plant or 

 flower must have its name attached. 



2. Plants in Pots, to be entitled to Prizes, must evince skilful culture in 

 the profusion of bloom or decorative foliage, and in the beauty, symmetry, 

 and vigor of the specimens. 



3. No awards will be made on other than regular Prize days, except 

 for objects of special merit. 



Special Rules of the Fruit Committee. 



1. All Fruits offered for premiums must be correctly named. Indefinite 

 appellations, such as " Pippin," " Sweeting," " Greening," etc., will not 

 be considered as names. 



2. All Fruits offered for premiums must be composed of exactly the 

 number of specimens or quantity named in the Schedule and must be 

 shown in the Society's plates. A " plate " of Apples, Pears, Peaches, 

 Plums, Nectarines, Quinces, Figs, Apricots, etc., is understood to contain 

 twelve specimens, and this number will be required of all Fruits when 

 not otherwise specified. 



3. No person can compete for more than one Prize -with the same vari- 

 ety or varieties of Fruit; except that a single plate of the same variety, 

 but not the same specimens of fruit, may be used by an exhibitor for both 

 Special and Regular Prizes. 



4. Fruit specimens shall not be eligible for more than one prize. 

 When once awarded a prize the same specimens cannot be put again in 

 competition. 



5. The Fruit Committee, in making its awards, will consider the 

 flavor, beauty, and size of the specimens, comparing each of these proper- 

 ties with a fair standard of the variety. The adaptation of the variety to 

 general cultivation will also be taken into account. Other things being 

 equal, specimens most nearly in perfection as regards ripeness will have 

 the preference. Score cards may be used at the discretion of the Com- 

 mittee. ' 



Special Rules of the Vegetable Committee. 



1. The specimens offered must be well grown and placed on the tables 

 clean and correctly labeled. 



2. All exhibits of Vegetables offered for premium must be composed 

 of exactly the number of specimens or quantity named in the Schedule. 



