1 50 VEGETABLES FOR EXHIBITION 



responsible post. When this is done, no exhibitor 

 should complain of their decision, although it may not 

 always agree with his own belief. Much must be 

 taken into consideration when judging vegetables, and 

 nothing more so than the season. When making, for 

 instance, awards through August and September during 

 trying seasons, a good dish of Turnips perfect in every 

 respect should receive the maximum number of points, 

 but on the other hand, when the season has been 

 favourable to their production, these should not carry 

 much weight. Nothing is more easily obtained during 

 a wet season, and nothing more difficult during a hot 

 dry summer. Again, more attention should be paid 

 to quality, especially in the case of Potatoes and Peas. 

 Some varieties are all that can be desired as far as 

 appearance goes, but are of the poorest quality when 

 cooked. This is of the greatest importance. When 

 judging fruit quality is generally the first thing con- 

 sidered. 



GLOBE ARTICHOKES. 



No dish is more appreciated by good judges in a 

 collection of vegetables than that of Globe Artichokes 

 when they are shown to the best advantage, but they 

 are rarely cultivated except in large gardens. 



To have heads of the best quality, trench the ground 

 two and a half feet deep in the autumn and mix in 

 with it some road scrapings and coal ashes, for which 

 the Globe Artichoke has a particular fondness, if the 

 soil be at all stiff. Leave the soil quite rough until 



