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apples of one variety which are well matured specimens, hand- 

 picked, above medium color for the variety, normal shape, 

 of good and reasonably uniform size, sound, free from disease, 

 insect and fungous injury, bruises and any other defects except 

 such as are necessarily caused in the operation of packing, and 

 shall be packed properly in clean, strong packages; ■provided, 

 that apples of one variety which are not more than three per 

 cent below the foregoing specifications may be graded as "Mas- 

 sachusetts Standard Fancy". 



"Massachusetts Standard A" shall include only apples of one 

 variety which are well matured specimens, properly packed, of 

 medium color for the variety, normal shape, sound, practically 

 free from disease, insect and fungous injury, bruises and other 

 defects except such as are necessarily caused in the operation of 

 packing; provided, that apples of one variety which are not more 

 than five per cent below the foregoing specifications may be 

 graded as "Massachusetts Standard A". 



"Massachusetts Standard B" shall include only apples of one 

 variety, which are well matured, properly packed, practically 

 normal shape, practically free from disease, insect and fungous 

 injury or any other defect which materially injures the appear- 

 ance or useful quality of the apples, but they may be less than 

 medium color for the variety; provided, that apples of one 

 variety which are not more than ten per cent below the fore- 

 going specifications may be graded as "Massachusetts Standard 

 B". 



Apples not conforming to the foregoing specifications of grade, 

 or, if conforming, not branded in accordance therewith, shall 

 be classed as ungraded and so branded. 



Other Designations Forbidden. 



Section 102. The marks indicating the grade, as described 

 in the preceding section, shall not be accompanied by any other 

 designation of grade or brand which is inconsistent with, or 

 marked more conspicuously on the package than, the marks re- 

 quired by section one hundred and four. 



Minimum Size. Term defined, etc. 



Section 103. The minimum size of all apples in all grades, 

 including ungraded apples as defined in section one hundred and 

 one, shall be marked upon the package, and shall be determined 

 by taking the transverse diameter of the smallest fruit in the 



