STANDARDS FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 123 
U.S. Fancy shall consist of pods of peas which are 
well filled and which meet the requirements of the 
U.S. No. 1 grade in all other respects. 
Unclassified shall consist of peas which are not 
graded in conformity with either of the foregoing 
grades. 
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS 
As used in these grades: 
‘‘ Similar varietal characteristics”’ means that the 
pods of peas in any container are of the same color 
and general type. 
‘* Hxcessively Small’? means pods with less than 
three fairly well and/or wetl-developed peas. 
“ Badly misshapen ”’ means that the pods are badly 
constricted, crooked, or badly twisted. 
‘Fairly well filled’ means that more than one 
half of each pod shall be filled with fairly well and/or 
well-developed peas. 
“Well filled’? means that more than two thirds of 
each pod shall be filled with fairly well and/or well- 
developed peas. 
“Damage” means any injury which materially 
affects the appearance or edible or shipping quality. 
“Serious damage” means any injury which seri- 
ously affects the appearance or edible or shipping 
quality. Badly misshapen pods or pods affected with 
downy mildew injury shall be considered as being 
seriously damaged. 
APPLICATION OF TOLERANCES 
The tolerances specified for the various grades 
are placed on a container basis. However, any lot of 
pods of peas shall be considered as meeting the re- 
quirements of a specified grade if the entire lot aver- 
ages within the tolerances specified, provided that 
the defective pods of peas in any container, based on 
sample inspection, do not exceed the following 
amounts: 
For a specified tolerance of 10 percent, not more 
than one and one half times the tolerance shall be 
allowed for any one container. 
For a specified tolerance of less than 10 percent, 
not more than double the tolerance shall be allowed 
for any one container, 
