STANDARDS FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 85 
than 10 percent, by count, of any lot may not meet 
the requirements relating to color. 
STANDARD PACK 
Fruit shall be arranged in the boxes according to 
the approved and recognized methods. The fruit shall 
be tightly packed and the wrap shall show at least one 
half twist. Each fruit shall be enclosed in its indi- 
vidual wrapper. Each box of grapefruit shall show a 
minimum bulge of 2 inches. 
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS 
As used in these grades: 
“Similar varietal characteristics ’’ means that the 
fruits in any container are similar in color and shape. 
“Well colored’ means that the fruit shows practi- 
cally no trace of green color. 
‘“Rirm” means that the fruit is not soft or notice- 
ably wilted or flabby, the skin may feel slightly springy 
or spongy to the touch, but is not loose. 
“Well formed ” means that the fruit shows the nor- 
mal shape characteristic of the variety. 
“Smooth” means that the skin is of fairly fine 
grain, the “ pebbling’”’ not pronounced, and any fur- 
rows radiating from the stem end are extremely short 
and shallow. 
‘Injury ”’ means any defect or blemish which more 
than slightly affects the appearance, or edible, or ship- 
ping quality of the fruit. Any one of the following 
defects, or any combination thereof the seriousness of 
which exceeds the maximum allowed for any one 
defect, shall be considered as injury: 
(1) Sears which are dark in color or which are 
rough. Scars with no depth when aggregating more 
than 1% inches in diameter. Scars with slight depth 
when aggregating more than 1 inch in diameter. 
(2) Scale, when more than a few adjacent to “ but- 
ton’”’ at stem end, or when more than six scattered on 
other portions of the fruit. 
(3) Sunburn, when the normal color of the grape- 
fruit is appreciably changed, or the shape of the fruit 
affected, or the area affected exceeds 10 percent of the 
fruit surface. 
“Fairly well colored ’’ means that the yellow color 
predominates on the fruit. 
“Fairly smooth” means that the skin does not feel 
noticeably rough or coarse. The size of the fruit 
