278 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY 



Without analyzing it fully, we may recapitu- 

 late it as follows : 



CALIFORNIA SCORE-CARD FOR LEMONS 



Size 7 



Form 3 



Color 10 



Weight 10 



Peel 10 



Fiber 8 



Grain 4 



Seed 8 



Taste 40 



Total 100 



When the problem before the committee is 

 that of judging a large collection of fruits the 

 difficulties naturally become much greater. 

 Since the varieties in no two competing col- 

 lections are the same, they cannot be checked 

 off, plate against plate, and a direct compari- 

 son made. Even if each variety is judged by 

 the score-card and the scores averaged, the 

 result is not necessarily a fair settlement of 

 all claims. The varieties in one collection 

 may be such as rank low for color or for qual- 

 ity, judged in any single scale of points. And 

 how can the judges say whether a Fallawater 



