146 The Horticulturist's Rule-Book. 



Rules for Exhibition (Mass, Hort, Society), continued. 



5. Contributors of fruits for exhibitions or prizes must pre- 

 sent the same in the Society's dishes. All small fruits must be 

 shown in baskets, not more than an inch and three-quarters in 

 depth, which will be furnished to exhibitors by the superin- 

 tendent, at cost. Market baskets will not be allowed on the 

 tables. 



6. No person can compete for more than one prize with the 

 same variety or varieties of fruit ; except that a single dish 

 may be of the same variety but not the same specimens as 

 one of a collection ; and also that the same variety but not 

 the same specimens may compete for both special and regu- 

 lar prizes. 



7. Grapes grown on girdled vines cannot compete for a 

 premium. 



8. All fruits offered for prizes [exceptions noted], and those 

 for foreign grapes must be of out-door culture. 



The Fruit Committee, in making their awards, will consider 

 the flavor, beauty, and size of the specimens, comparing each 

 of these properties with a fair standard of the variety. The 

 adaptation of the variety to general cultivation will also be 

 taken into account. Other things being equal, specimens most 

 nearly in perfection as regards ripeness will have the prefer- 

 ence. 



Special Rules of the Vegetable Committee. i. The speci- 

 mens offered must be well grown, and placed on the tables 

 clean, correctly labeled, and fully complying with the Rules 

 and Regulations of the Society. 



2. Special gratuities will be awarded for well-grown varieties 

 from under glass, previous to the opening exhibition. 



3. All vegetables offered for premiums must be composed of 

 exactly the number of specimens or quantity named in the 

 schedule. 



4. All vegetables offered for premiums at any exhibition 

 must have marked upon the cards the numbers of the prizes for 

 which they are offered. 



