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plates and in baskets or other conunereial packages, but the 

 list should stipulate the style to be followed at the fair. 



Onions. — The season of the year for holding the fair 

 may help to govern the list of onions. Green onions should 

 not be included if they are not in season. The leading varie- 

 ties and types of ripe onions should be kept distinct; the yel- 

 low, red and white are different types and should not compete 

 for the same awards. Let them all be shown separately. 

 Small pickling onions, onion sets and multiplier onions may 

 be included after the list of standard varieties. Onions may 

 be shown in small baskets holding about one peck, if such pack- 

 ages are standard in local markets. 



Cucumbers may be exhibited in the different sizes required 

 for various kinds of pickles. They may also be shown in pre- 

 served condition as sweet, sour and brine pickles. Those of 

 different varieties may also bel listed separately. Piokles 

 should be shown in quart glass jars and the fresh cucumbers 

 in baskets, holding one peck or less. 



Lettuce may be grouped into three main types: (1) head 

 lettuce, (2) loose, or curly lettuce, and (3) cos, or Eomaine 

 lettuce. Flat trays or flat baskets are best suited for the 

 exhibition of lettuce. To keep it fresh during the exhibit it 

 is sometimes placed in flat boxes in the bottom of which 

 are placed pans of water. 



Garden vegetables of all kinds may be classified on the 

 essential manner of growth or purpose for which they are 

 grown. Prizes may be offered for the best collection of each 

 of the following : (1) Eoot crops, including beets, carrots, pars- 

 nips, radishes, salsify, turnips, rutabaga; (2) cole crops, in- 

 cluding cabbage, cauliflower, and kohl-rabi; (3) pot-herbs for 

 greens, including spinach, beet and dandelion; (4) salad 

 plants, including celery, parsley, endive and lettuce; (5) 

 legume or pulse, including peas and the different types of 

 beans; (6) plants of the potato family, including tomato, 

 egg-plant and pepper; (7) vine groups, including muskmelon, 



