204 horticulturist's rule-book. 



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. 



5. Prizes will not be awarded when the articles are judged 

 unworthy. 



6. Non-compliance with the rules will cause the rejection of 

 the articles offered for premium. 



Special Bides of the Flower Committee. — 1. All named 

 varieties of plants or flowers exhibited for premiums must have 

 the name legibly and correctly written on stiff card, wood, or 

 some other permanent substance ; and each separate plant or 

 flower must have its name attached. 



2. All plants, flowers, bouquets, designs, etc., offered for 

 prizes at any exhibition, must have marked upon the cards the 

 numbers of the prizes for which they are offered. 



3. Plants in pots, to be entitled to prizes, must evince skillful 

 culture in the profusion of bloom, and the beauty, symmetry, 

 and vigor of the specimens. 



4. All exhibitors not strictly complying with the above rules 

 will be excluded from competition for premiums. 



5. No gratuities will be awarded on other than regular prize 

 days, except for objects of special merit. 



3. MICHIGAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY RULES. 



For Exhibitors. — Entries may be made for exhibition with- 

 out competition ; and, if worthy, the awarding committee is 

 expected to notice them properly in its reports. 



No article entered for competition in one class will be per- 

 mitted to compete for a premium in any other, except as here- 

 inafter expressly provided. 



Each entry of collection of fruits must be accompanied by a 

 correct list of the varieties of each class of fruits, named in the 

 order of their maturity as nearly as may be. No premiums 

 will be awarded in the absence of such list. 



