146 The Horticulturist' s Rule- Book. 



Rules for Exiibition (Mich. Hort. Society), continued. 



No article entered for competition in one class will be per- 

 mitted to compete for a premium in any otlier, except as herein- 

 after expressly provided. 



Each entry of collection of fruits must be accompanied by a 

 correct list of the varieties of each class of fruits, named in the 

 order of their maturity as nearly as may be. No premiums will 

 be awarded in the absence of such list. 



Fruits will be valued by committees according to their adapta- 

 tion to the requirements under which they are entered. A really 

 superior dessert fruit, if entered in a market collection, can only 

 receive credit for its value for the market, as given in the 

 Society's catalogue ; and, vice versa, market varieties found in a 

 dessert or family collection must be adjudged by their proper 

 value for family purposes. 



A plate of fruit, unless otherwise specified, must contain five 

 specimens — no more, no less. Of those usually designated ' ' small 

 fruits," the exhibit must be one pint of each variety. Of crab- 

 apples and plums, one dozen of each variety. Of dried fruits^ 

 one quart of each separate variety or article. Jellies, canned, 

 pickled and preserved fruits may be entered and shown in glass 

 vessels, of such character and capacity as are commonly em- 

 ployed for family or market purposes. 



Flowers, plants, evergi'eens, and such other articles as the 

 fancy of the exhibitor may suggest, may be freely employed in 

 the ornamentation of exhibits, in any manner that shall not 

 essentially interfere Avith the examinations of committees or the 

 general designs of decoration ; and full weight will be given to 

 such ornamentation by the awarding committees in rendering 

 their awards. 



The entry -card furnished by the secretary, specifying the class 

 and number of the entry, must in all cases be placed in con- 

 nection with the articles to which it appertains, as a guide to 

 committees. 



Articles when entered, named and arranged for exhibition will 

 thenceforth be strictly under the control of the officers in charge 

 of the exhibition, and neither exhibitors nor spectators will be 

 permitted to handle them, except by permission of the proper 

 officer. 



Any exhibitor having been awarded a premium upon an article, 

 and removing the same prior to the close of the exhibition with- 



