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7. Dishes and labels for the exhibition of fruits, and phials and 

 stands for cut flowers, will be furnished by the Society, and no 

 others will be admissible. 



8. P^xhibitors must see to the delivery of their contributions, and 

 will be required to put them in the places designated for them. After 

 the articles are arranged they will be under the exclusive charge of 

 the Society, and the owners will not have liberty to remove them 

 until the exhibition is closed. All reasonable precautions will be 

 taken for the safe keeping of articles on exhibition after their arrival 

 and arrangement upon the tables, but the Society will not be respon- 

 sible for any loss or damage that may occur. 



9. No premium will be awarded merely for want of competition, nor 

 unless the article exhibited is worthy of it; and the committees are 

 authorized to withhold the first and award the second or any sub- 

 sequent premium, or none, at their discretion, according to merit. 

 They are also to withhold all premiums from any articles not exhib- 

 ited according to the rules, or when unfair practice has been at- 

 tempted by the exhibitor. 



10. The committees are authorized to recommend gratuities for 

 any new or rare fruits, flowers, plants, or articles of merit for which 

 no premiums have been offered. 



11. When a specimen is presented for identification, the exhib- 

 itor shall communicate all the information he possesses as to the 

 origin and local appellation. 



12. No member of any of the committees for awarding premiums 

 shall, in any case, vote or decide respecting an award for which such 

 member may be a competitor, or therein have an interest ; but in 

 such case such member shall temporarily vacate his place upon the 

 committee. 



13. All premiums awarded will be payable by the Treasurer in 

 sixty days after the close of the exhibition : subject., however., to the 

 Jollowiiig conditions and limitations., viz : 



1st. — The Society guarantees to pay premiums and gratuities to 

 the amount of $500, but reserves the right, if more than that amount 

 is awarded, to make such a p?-o rata reduction as will reduce the 

 whole amount payable to that sum. 



2d. — All premiums not applied for before the first day of Janu- 

 ary, 1888, shall revert to the Society. 



