40 



1916 ANNUAL EEPORT 



committee would recommend that one series of medals be given for the 

 Guatemalan type and another series for the Mexican type. 



The detailed plans of this competition are to be approved by the 

 Board of Directors before being put into operation. 



Plans for Competitive Exhibits. — For purposes of education and to 

 encourage the production of good new sorts, the committee would 

 recommend the continuation of the policy of holding exhibits at each 

 of the regular and semi-annual meetings of the society. As prizes in 

 such shows, the committee would recommend that only ribbons be 

 awarded, — first prize, blue; second, red; third, yellow. 



In the arrangement of such shows, the committee would recommend 

 as follows: 



(1) Plate Exhibits, Spring exhibit — each plate to contain three 

 fruits. Fall exhibit — each plate to contain five fruits. Prizes, blue, red, 

 and yellow ribbons. 



(2) Single fruit exhibits. Prizes, blue, red, and yellow ribbons. 



(3) Nursery stock exhibits. The committee recommends that nur- 

 sery stock exhibits be included in the show, but as, in their judgment, 

 such exhibits do not directly contribute to the improvement of the in- 

 dustry, they would recommend the discontinuance of giving prizes for 

 such exhibits. 



(4) Exhibit of diseases and blemishes. The committee recommends 

 that an exhibit be made at each meeting of diseases, injurious insects 

 and blemishes. Such exhibits to be educational and not competitive. 



Respectfully submitted. 

 Committee, 



H. J. Webber, Chairman, 

 C. D. Adams, 



H. M. Haldeman, 



I. J. Condit, 

 Wm. Hertrich. 



Dated April 29, 1916. 



Mr. Hart: I think this report should go to the Board of Directors 

 and the recommendations will be referred to them. 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE JUDGING EXHIBITS 



The Committee on the Classification and Registration of Varieties, 

 consisting of H. J. Webber, C. D. Adams, H. N. Haldeman, I. J. Condit, 

 and Wm. Hertrich, was appointed to judge the exhibits. 



Report presented by Dr. Herbert J. Webber, Director, Citrus Ex- 

 periment Station, Riverside. 



The committee desire me to say for them that their task was an 

 exceedingly hard one and rather unsatisfactory. Last night before 

 the fruits were displayed and thus before we had seen the exhibits, we 

 came to the conclusion, as announced this morning, that the only in- 

 telligent and valuable way to judge them was on the basis of varieties 

 and the superiority of one variety exhibited over others. When, how- 

 ever, we came to consider the exhibits and compare them one ^vith 

 another, we were forced to the decision that to judge the varieties as 



