CHAPTER XIV 

 A WORD OR TWO TO JUDGES 



BEFORE undertaking the onerous duties connected with 

 judging, be quite sure you have an intimate knowledge of 

 the varieties, so as to be able to discriminate between two 

 or more varieties that are nearly alike. Endeavour to see 

 if there are any of these mixed together in one vase ; then 

 judge the different vases on their merits, and do not be biassed 

 in favour of or against any particular variety. Sweet Peas of 

 good colour, form of flower, with fair length of stem, should 

 be placed before flowers that are coarse and of poor colour. 

 Crowding in the vases should be rigidly discouraged, for 

 where this occurs there are usually poor blooms that re- 

 quire hiding possibly stems with only two flowers on each. 

 Where two or more collections are very nearly equal, pre- 

 ference should be given to an exhibit that contains the largest 

 number of distinct colours, as apart from different shades 

 of one colour. In cases where collections, for some cause 

 or another, have to be disqualified, do not hesitate to put on 

 the card why such a course has been adopted ; it will teach 

 the exhibitor what to avoid in the future. 



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