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FRUIT EXHIBITS AND JUDGING 



one level to another, encountering drapes of bunting or papei- 

 in pronounced patterns between. 



Plates. Paper plates are less expensive than china and on 

 the whole look better, since they lack the gloss of glazed plates. 

 A papyrus plate with rough finish is more attractive than a 

 smooth paper plate. A rolled edge adds to the strength of the 

 plate and lessens danger of breaking it when it is picked up. A 















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Fig. 176. Apples packed in "flats" and arranged in banks produce a 

 mass effect that is very pleasing for exhibit purposes. 



plate 8 inches in diameter is desirable unless the fruit is very, 

 large. 



Place all specimens in the same order on every plate. For 

 instance, the accepted method for displaying a plate of five 

 apples is to put four apples with stems up on the plate and the 

 other apple, stem end up, on top of the four, over the center of 

 the plate and resting on all four apples. Pears are usually 

 placed on one cheek, stems to the center of the plate, or with 

 the fifth pear on top of the others. 



