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PRIZES FOR FRUITS DURING THE SEASON. 



AMOUNT APPROPRIATED, TWELVE HUNDRED DOLLARS. 



Prizes and gratuities will be awarded on the following days: 



For Cherries, Strawberries, Forced Grapes and Forced Peaches, on the 

 first Saturday in August. 



For Summer Apples, Apricots, Blackberries, Currants, Gooseberries, Sum- 

 mer Pears and Raspberries, on the first Saturday in September. 



For Foreign and Native Grapes, Nectarines, Peaches, Plums and Melons, 

 on the first Saturday in November. 



For Autumn Apples, Figs, Autumn Pears, Quinces, Winter Apples, Win- 

 ter Pears, and for the " Exhibition during the Season," on the first Saturday 

 in December. 



Rules of the Fruit Committee relating to the Award of Premiums. 



All Fruits offered for Premiums must be correctly named. 



All Fruits oflTered for Premiums must be composed exactly of the number 

 of specimens or quantity named in the schedule. 



In classifying Fruits, as Summer, Autumn, or Winter, the classification 

 adopted in " Downing's Fruit and Fruit Trees of Ameiica" will be the rule 

 of the Committee. 



No person can compete for more than one prize with the same variety 

 or varieties of fruit ; provided, however, that this rule shall not apply to 

 prizes for single dishes at the Annual Exhibition. 



Grapes grown on girdled vines cannot compete for a Premium. 



No Fruit can compete for both Premium and Gratuity. 



Non-compliance with the rules will cause the rejection of the articles offered 

 for Premium. 



0[^ Competitors for Prizes are particularly referred to the Rules and Regu- 

 lations, which will be strictly adhered to by the Committee. 



For the best and most interesting exhibition of Fruits during the 

 season, the Lowell Plate, valued at . 

 For the next best, ..... 



For the next best, ..... 



Apples. — For the best twelve Summer Apples, of one variety, on or 

 before the third Saturday in August, . 

 For the next best, ..... 



For the next best, ..... 



For the best twelve Autumn Apples, of one variety, on or before the 

 first Saturday in November, .... 

 For the next best. 

 For the next best, . 



