16 NEBRASKA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



No. 1. 



Condition : Perfect 10 



Form : Abnormal , 8 



Size: Overgrown 8 



Color: Perfect 10 



Texture and flavor : Superior 10 



Total 46 



No. 2. 



Condition : Stem lost 8 



Form: Perfect 10 



Size : Uneven 6 



Color : Too pale 6 



Texture and flavor : Insipid.. , 5 



Total 3*5 



This scaling might be used in deciding between any number of sin- 

 gle plates of designated varieties competing with one another for the 

 best plate of any kind, or for the basket premium with assortment of 

 single variety, according to the words of the schedule. 



SPECIAL RULES. 



The judges shall have an ideal standard of perfection in all cases, 

 made up of the following particulars : 



1st. The condition and general appearance of the fruit, which must 

 be in its natural state, not rubbed or polished, nor specked, bruised, 

 wormy, nor eroded ; with all its parts, stem, and calyx-segments well 

 preserved, not wilted nor shriveled, clean. 



2d. The size, in apples and pears particularly, should be average, 

 and neither overgrown nor small. The specimens should be even in 

 size. 



3d. The form should be regular, or normal to the variety, and the 

 lot even. 



4th. The color and markings, or the surface, to be in character not 

 blotched nor scabby. 



5th. When comparing different varieties, and even the same kind 

 grown on different soils, the texture and flavor are important elements 

 in coming to a decision. Five points. 



