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FRUIT EXHIBITS AND JUDGING 



Some of these characteristics may be off type in a specimen, 

 but it is seldom that all or any large number of them will be 

 misleading. To safeguard the situation further, judgment 

 should be based on several specimens rather than on a single 

 one. 



Interior characters are also significant when they can be 

 determined. These relate to color of the flesh, colored threads 

 extending to the core, size and shape of core lines and their 

 manner of union with the calyx tube, position of core on the 

 axis from stem to calyx, number of seeds, size of seeds, size 

 and shape of pits, etc. The flavor and the juiciness of the 

 flesh in fruit that approaches eating condition are leading 

 factors. However, most of the work of identification and judg- 

 ing for general purposes is done with reference to external char- 

 acters, either in tree or small fruits. External factors then 

 should be studied with thoroughness and accuracy. 



Many identification keys or classifications have been de- 

 veloped by various individuals, but none of them as yet is 

 infallible or even very satisfactory for variety identification. 



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