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below the requirements of this grade, but not to 
exceed one half of this tolerance or 5 percent, shall 
be allowed for defects causing serious damage and 
not more than one fifth of this amount or 1 percent, 
may be affected by mold or decay. 
U.S. No. 2 shall consist of raspberries of one variety 
which are not graded in conformity with the foregoing 
grade and which do not contain more than 10 percent, 
by volume, of raspberries that have been seriously 
damaged from any cause, but’not more than one fifth 
of this amount, or 2 percent, may be affected by mold 
or decay. 
Unclassified shall consist of raspberries which are 
not graded in conformity with either of the foregoing 
erades. 
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS 
As used in these grades: 
“Well colored” means that the whole surface of 
the berry shows a color characteristic of a mature 
berry. 
“ Well developed ’” means that the berries shall not 
be misshapen owing to anthracnose injury, frost 
injury, lack of pollination, insect injury, or other 
causes. 
‘*Overripe”’ means dead ripe or soft, necessitating 
immediate consumption. 
“Damage” means any injury or defect which 
materially affects the appearance, edible or shipping 
quality. 
“ Serious damage” means berries which are badly 
deformed, crushed, leaky, moldy, decayed, or otherwise 
seriously injured. Berries which have poor color 
characteristic of immature berries or berries from 
which the core has not been removed shall be consid- 
ered as seriously damaged. 
UNITED STATES STANDARDS FOR RHUBARB 
(FIELD GROWN) 
(Effective Mar. 10, 1933) 
GRADES 
U.S. Fancy shall consist of stalks of rhubarb of 
Similar varietal characteristics which are very well 
colored, fresh, tender, straight, clean, well trimmed, 
and not pithy; which are free from decay, and from 
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