HINTS FOE EXHIBITORS 81 



Savoys. As for cabbages. 



Spinach. Aim at showing good-sized leaves with deep- 

 green stalks. They must not have lost crispness. 



Tomatoes. Well-ripened and deep-coloured specimens are 

 best. They must be firm though not hard. The skin must 

 not be dull nor spotty. Show the largest specimens. 



Turnips. Nicely-rounded, fair-sized specimens of good 

 colour without disfiguring marks are best. Slow-grown 

 produce is not of much use. Unsatisfactory green leaves 

 should be carefully pinched out of the bunches. 



Vegetable Marrows. Huge specimens only win prizes 

 given by seed merchants. Show fairly uniform shapes, not 

 bulbing considerably at one end. The skin ought not to 

 be leathery nor the inside fibrous. Preserve the flower 

 when possible, also the bloom on the skin. 



