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5. All Fruits offered for premium must be composed of exactly the 

 number or quantity of specimens named in the Schedule, the several 

 Committees being instructed to remove all excess or exclude for defl- 

 ciency; each variety being designated b)' name. 



6. All articles offered for premiums must be correctly named. Indefi- 

 nite appellations, such as "Pippin," "Sweeting," "Greening," etc., will 

 not be considered as names. 



7. No Flowers, Plants, Fruits or Vegetables will be entitled to a pre- 

 mium unless they possess points of superiority; and the Committees are 

 strictly required to withhold premiums if, in their opinion, the articles ex- 

 hibited do not merit them. 



8. Competitors will be required to furnish information as to their mode 

 of cultivation, and to present specimens for trial and examination if re- 

 quested. 



9. All premiums that are not claimed within threa months after the 

 Autumnal Exhibition shall be forfeited to the Society. 



10. The awards of the premiums will be made known as soon as the 

 premium cards can be filled out and placed upon the tables. 



11. Admission to the Autumnal Exhibition, for those who are not 

 members of the Society, 25 cents; children under sixteen years of age, 

 10 cents; season tickets, 50 cents. 



12. At the close of the E.\hibition the Fruit, Vegetables, etc., belong- 

 ing to the Society will be sold, and all specimens which are not claimed 

 at that time will be considered as given to the Society, and will be sold 

 for its benefit. 



13. Contributors ivill be required to furnish the Secretary with a list of 

 their articles, specifying the precise Class in which they would compete. 



14. "Downing's Fruits of America," revised edition, will guide the 

 Committees in their decisions upon matters at issue. 



^= Special Notice. — The several Committees will meet at 7:30 

 o'clock P. M., on the opening evening of the Exhibition, to make their 

 awards. 



