STANDARDS FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 105 
firm, well formed, of fairly smooth texture for the 
variety. free from decay, bruises, any indication of 
freezing injury, spray burn or fumigation injury, 
ammoniation, growth cracks, cuts which are not 
healed, and from damage caused by split, rough, or 
protruding navels, creasing, Scars, scale, sunburn, 
dirt or other foreign materials, dryness, thorns, 
disease, insects. or mechanical or other means. 
U.S. No. 2 shall consist of oranges of similar varie- 
tal characteristics which are mature, fairly well 
colored, fairly firm, not badly misshapen, not exces- 
sively rough, free from decay, growth cracks, cuts 
which are not healed, and from serious damage 
caused by bruises, split or protruding navels, freez- 
ing injury, spray burn or fumigation injury, ammo- 
niation, creasing, scars, scale, Sunburn, dirt or other 
foreign materials, dryness, disease, insects, or mechan- 
ical or other means. 
Unclassified shall consist of oranges which are not 
graded in conformity with any of the foregoing 
grades. 
TOLERANCES 
In order to allow for variations incident to proper 
grading and handling in each of the foregoing grades, 
not more than 10 percent, by count, of any lot, may 
be below the requirements of the specified grade, but 
not more than one twentieth of thiS amount, or 0.5 
percent, shall be allowed for decay.“ In addition, 
not more 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 show at least 
one half twist. Each fruit shall be enclosed in its 
individual wrapper. Each box of oranges shall show 
a minimum bulge of 14% inches. 
In order to allow for variations incident to proper 
packing, not more than 5 percent of the boxes in any 
lot, may not meet the requirements for a standard 
pack. 
47 Decay, or other deterioration developing in transit on 
fruit otherwise up to grade, shall be considered as affecting 
the condition and not the grade. 
