38 MISC. PUB. 190, U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
* Badly misshapen’ means that the carrots are so 
forked or so misshapen as to cause an appreciable 
waste in the ordinary preparation for use. 
* Damage’? means any injury which maierially af- 
fects the appearance of the lot or causes appreciable 
waste in the ordinary preparation for use. Unhealed 
growth cracks are considered as damage but healed- 
over growth cracks which are smooth and shallow 
Shall not be considered as damage. The superficial 
green color frequently noticed encircling the stem end 
of the carrots shall not be considered as damage. 
Carrots caked with excessive dirt are damaged. 
* Serious damage” means any damage from the 
causes mentioned which seriously affects the appear- 
ance or which cannot be removed in the ordinary proc- 
ess of preparation for use without a waste of 20 per- 
cent or more of the total weight. 
‘* Diameter’ means the greatest dimension of the 
root taken at right angles to the longitudinal axis. 
UNITED STATES STANDARDS FOR 
CAULIFLOWER 
(Effective June 7, 1934) 
INTRODUCTION 
The tolerances for the standards are placed on a 
container basis. However, individual packages in any 
lot may vary from the specified tolerances as stated 
below, provided the averages for the entire lot, based 
on sample inspection, are within the tolerances speci- 
fied. 
For a tolerance of 10 percent or more, individual 
packages in any lot may contain not more than one 
and one-half times the tolerance specified, except that 
when the package contains 15 specimens or less, in- 
dividual packages may contain not more than double 
the tolerance specified. 
For a tolerance of less than 10 percent, individual 
packages in any lot may contain not more than double 
the tolerance specified, provided at least one specimen 
which does not meet the requirements shall be allowed 
in any one package. 
GRADES 
U.S. No. 1 shall consist of compact heads of ecauli- 
flower which are not discolored, ricey, or Oovermature ; 
which are free from soft or wet decay and from 
dirt or other foreign matter, bruises, diseases, insects, 
