236 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



II. Premiums will be awarded to members of the Society only, 

 fine quality, wormy or diseased specimens will rank very low in making 

 awards. 



11. Premiums will be awarded to members of the Society only. 



12. No exhibit shall be removed without the consent of the com- 

 mittee, until the close of the meeting. Exhibitors are requested to state 

 whether fruit is to be returned to them, or donated to the Society. 



Exhibitors are asked to donate exhibits to be sent to St. Louis as 

 part of Connecticut's exhibit at the Exposition. 



The above is the official hst of prizes offered in connection 

 with the Seventh Annual Exhibition, which was held at Rock- 

 ville on September 2'ji\v-2gih.. 



The schedule is printed here because it contains numerous 

 revisions from year to year, and is valuable as a matter of ref- 

 erence for all who make exhibits. While the list is now 

 thought to be pretty satisfactory, it is probable that some 

 changes will be necessary in the future, notably in the Canned 

 Fruit classes. This schedule is being accepted as a standard 

 and exhibitors are becoming educated to its requirements. 



It is also hoped that it may serve as a model for the various 

 fairs throughout the state, whose premium list in the fruit 

 department might easily be improved. The best thought of 

 experienced fruit men and exhibition managers have been 

 expended on the Society's list, with the idea in view of finally 

 making it as nearly perfect as possible. 



The exhibition of 1904 was wanted by Fairs in several 

 towns in the state, Berlin, Rockville, Willimantic and New- 

 town offering indticements to secure the show. Having exhib- 

 ited twice at Berlin and desiring to bring the exhibit within 

 reach of other sections of the state, the officers finally decided 

 to accept Rockville's offer and the exhibition was held in com- 

 bination with that large fair September 27th, 28th and 29th. 



The result was a very successful exhibition. Good weather 

 prevailed ; the fair itself was a large one and attracted throngs 

 of people. Without doubt there was a much larger number 

 of visitors to the Society's exhibition than in any previous 

 year, and all were astonished and delighted with the great 

 display of beautiful fruit. No single feature of the Rockville 

 Fair attracted more attention, and the managers were well 

 satisfied with the combined exhibits and believed that the re- 

 sults fully justified all the expense involved. 



