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package at right angles to the stem and blossom end. Minimum 

 sizes shall be stated in variations of one quarter of an inch, such 

 as two inches, two and one quarter inches, and so forth, in ac- 

 cordance with the facts. Minimum sizes may be designated by 

 figures instead of words. The word "minimum" may be desig- 

 nated by using the abbreviation " min." 



Certain Information to he marked on Closed Packages of Apples. 



Section 104. Each closed package of apples packed or re- 

 packed, within the commonwealth and intended for sale within 

 or without the commonwealth, shall have marked in a conspicu- 

 ous place on the outside of the package in plain letters a state- 

 ment of the quantity of the contents, the name and address of the 

 person by whose authority the apples were packed, the true name 

 of the variety, and the grade and minimum size of the apples con- 

 tained therein, in accordance with sections one hundred and one 

 and one hundred and three, and the name of the state where 

 they were grown. If the true name of the variety is not known 

 to the packer or other person by whose authority the apples are 

 packed, the statement shall include the words "variety un- 

 known", and if the name of the state where the apples were 

 grown is not known, this fact shall also be set forth in the state- 

 ment. If apples are repacked, the package shall be marked 

 "repacked", and shall bear the name and address of the person 

 by whose authority it is repacked, in place of that of the person 

 by whose authority they were originally packed. 



Branding and Marking of Barrels. 



Section 105. The branding or marking of barrels under sec- 

 tions one hundred and one to one hundred and seven, inclusive, 

 and one hundred and twelve shall be in block letters and figures 

 of a size not less than thirty-six point Gothic. The commis- 

 sioner of agriculture shall prescribe rules and regulations as to 

 the lettering to be used in branding or marking other closed 

 packages. 



Adulterated Apples. Term defined. 



Section 106. For the purposes of sections one hundred to 

 one hundred and seven, inclusive, one hundred and nine, one 

 hundred and ten, one hundred and twelve and one hundred and 

 thirteen, apples packed in a closed package shall be deemed to 

 be adulterated if their measure, quality or grade does not con- 



