STANDARDS FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 89 
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS 
As used in these grades: 
“Mature” means having reached the stage of 
development which will insure a proper completion 
of the ripening process. This condition is indicated 
by a change from a dark-green color to a light-green, 
whitish, or cream color and by a change from a 
slightly rough and fuzzy feel of an immature melon 
to the characteristic smoothness of the skin of a 
mature one. 
“ Well formed ”’ means having the shape character- 
istic of the variety; not lop-sided or irregular in 
shape. 
‘“Damage’”’ means any injury or defect which ma- 
terially affects the appearance, or the edible or ship- 
ping quality. Sunburn which causes the rind to be- 
come brownish, hard, tough, or thin, and green spots 
caused by bruising, shall be considered as damage. 
The following blemishes shall not be considered as 
damage: (1) Slight bruising which is caused by the 
light pressure from the weight of other melons or 
from the lidding of the crate, (2) yellow spots, (3) 
superficial hail spots, or small transparent spots which 
do not materially injure the appearance of the 
melons, (4) slight surface scratches which are caused 
by picking, hauling, and packing, (5) netting, either 
raised or occurring as very shallow checks in the 
skin. 
‘Serious damage” means any injury or defect 
which seriously injures the appearance, or the edible 
or shipping quality. 
UNITED STATES STANDARDS FOR KALE 
(Effective April 25, 1934) 
INTRODUCTION 
The tolerances for the standards are placed on a 
container basis. However, for a tolerance of 10 per- 
cent, individual packages in any lot may contain not 
more than one and one haif times the tolerance speci- 
fied, and for one of less than 10 percent individual 
packages in any lot may contain not more than 
deuble the tolerance specified, provided that at least 
ohne specimen which does not meet the requirements 
shall be allowed in any one package and that the 
average for the entire lot, based on sample inspection, 
iS within the tolerances specified. 
