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7. It will be the duty of the Committees to exclude from exhibilion all 

 inferior specimens. Also, all such Designs as, iu their opinion, evince an 

 incorrect taste. 



8. The Committee have power to change the time of exhibition for 

 any article, if an earlier or later season renders such change necessary, by 

 giving seasonable notice thereof. 



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

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

 not be considered as names. 



10. N"o Flowers, Plants, Fruits or Vegetables will be entitled to a pre- 

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

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

 exhibited do not merit them. 



11. Competitors will be required to furnish information as to their 

 mode of cultivation, and to present specimens for trial and examination, 

 if requested. 



12. No member of any of the Committees for awarding premiums or 

 gratuities 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 Com- 

 mittee, the vacancy for the time being to be supplied by the remaining 

 members of the Committee. 



13. All i)remiums that are not claimed within three months after the 

 Autumnal Exhibition shall be forfeited to the Society. 



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

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



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

 members of the Society, 15 cents ; children under sixteen years of age, 

 10 cents ; packages of five (5) tickets, 50 cents. 



16. At the close of the Exhibition 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. 



17. Contributors will be required to furnish the Secretary with a list of 

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



18. " Downiug's Fruits of America," revised edition, will guide the 

 Committees in their decisions upon matters at issue. 



1^^ Special j^otice — The several Committees will meet at 7 o'clock 

 P. M., on the opening evening of the Exliibitiou, to make their awards. 



