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2. "Overripe" means dead ripe, very mealy or soft, past commercial 

 utility. 



3. "Carefully handpicked'^ means that the apples do not show evi- 

 dence of rough handling or of having been on the ground. 



4. "Clean'' means free from excessive dirt, dust, spray residue, or 

 other foreign material. 



5. "Fairly well formed" means that the apples may be slightly abnor- 

 mal in shape but not to an extent which detracts materially from the 

 appearance of the fruit. 



6. "Seriously deformed" means so badly misshapen that the appear- 

 ance is severely affected, 



7. "Damage" means any injury or defect which materially detracts 

 from the appearance or keeping quality of the apples. 



(a) Russeting which exceeds the following shall be considered as 

 damage : 



Russeting which is excessively rough on Roxbury Russet and other 

 similar varieties. 



Russeting on other varieties which covers a total area of more than 

 25 per cent of the surface in the aggregate except that — 



(1) Smooth, solid russeting which covers an area of more than 10 

 percent of the surface in the aggregate shall be considered as damage 

 unless the russeting is within or continuous with that in the stem basin 

 or calyx cavity, in which case an additional 15 percent shall be per- 

 mitted provided that the total area covered shall not exceed 25 percent 

 in the aggregate. 



(2) Slightly rough russeting which covers an area of more than 15 

 percent of the surface if confined to the stem basin or calyx cavity or 

 continuous therewith, or such russeting which covers an area of more 

 than one-half inch in diameter if it is not continuous with the russeting 

 in the stem basin or calyx cavity, shall be considered as damage. 



(3) Rough russeting which is well within the stem basin and is not 

 readily apparent shall be permitted, but any other rough russeting which 

 exceeds one-quarter inch in diameter shall be considered as "damage." 



Any one of the following defects, or any combination thereof, the 

 seriousness of which exceeds the maximum allowed for any one defect, 

 shall be considered as damage: 



(6) Sunburn or spray bum which has caused blistering or cracking 

 of the skin or when the discolored area does not blend into the normal 

 color of the fruit unless the injury can be classed as russeting (7a). 



(c) Dark brown or black limb rubs which affect a total area of more 

 than one-half inch in diameter or light brown limb rubs which affect a 

 total area of more than 1 inch in diameter. 



