b STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



7. Dishes and labels for the exhibition of fruits, and phials and 

 stands for cut flowers, will be furnished b^^ the Society', and no 

 others will be admissible. No premium will be paid on any article 

 which is accompanied by an advertisement or business card. 



8. Exhibitors must see to the delivery of their contributions, 

 and will be required to put them in the. places designated for them. 

 After the articles are arranged they will be under the exclusive 

 charge of the Society, and the owners will not have liberty to re- 

 move them until the exhibition is closed. All reasonable precau- 

 tions will be taken for the safe keeping of articles on exhibition af- 

 ter their arrival and arrangement upon the tables, but the Society 

 will not be responsible for any loss or damage that may occur. 



9. No premium will be awarded merely for want of competition, 

 nor unless the article exhibited is worth}- of it ; and the committees 

 are authorized to withhold the first and award the second or any sub- 

 sequent premium, or none, at their discretion, according to merit. 

 They are also to withhold all premiums from any articles not exhib- 

 ited according to the rules, or where an}- unfair practice has been 

 attempted by the exhibitor. 



10. The committees are authorized to recommend gratuities for 

 any new or rare fruits, flowers, plants, or articles of merit for which 

 no premiums have been offered. 



11. When a specimen is presented for identification, the exhib- 

 itor shall communicate all the information he possesses as to the 

 origin and local appellation. 



12. No member of an}' of the committees for awarding premi- 

 ums 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 committee. 



13. All premiums awarded will be payable by the Treasurer in 

 sixty days after the close of the exhibition : subject^ hoivever, to the 

 following conditions Und limitations^ viz : 



1st. — The Society guarantees to pay premiums and gratuities to 

 the amount of $500, but reserves the right, if more than that amount 

 is awarded, to make such a pro rata reduction as will reduce the 

 whole amount payable to that sum. 



2d. — All premiums not applied for before the first day of Janu- 

 ary next shall revert to the Society. 



