DIFFICULTIES IN FLOWER SHOW SCHEDULES: 



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DIFFICULTIES IN FLOWER SHOW SCHEDULES. 



An Addendum to the Paper read by the Secretary at the 

 Annual Conference of Affiliated Societies held in 1911. 



By Rev. W. Wilks. 



[Read September 26, 1913-] 



In 191 1 I read a paper before this Conference on " Difficulties in 

 Flower Show Schedules," pointing out errors of frequent occurrence 

 and their remedy.* That this paper met a need and has been of some 

 assistance to Horticultural Societies is, I think, proved by the fact 

 that whereas formerly I used always to have a very heavy corre- 

 spondence, during the months of July and August especially, relating 

 to disputes on points of disagreement in schedules, I now receive 

 such letters comparatively rarely. During the last two years I have 

 collected a few further errors which have occurred and to which I 

 think it worth while to call the attention of other Societies. 



1. A dish of fruit — four varieties. 



An exhibitor staged two varieties of apples, one of tomatos, and 

 one of pears. 



It was contended that four varieties of one kind of fruit were 

 meant, but the schedule did not say so. Any four varieties of fruit, 

 either of the same or of different kinds, were probably eligible. 



I say " probably," for it is doubtful whether such an exhibit 

 should not be disqualified, as it would consist of four dishes of fruit, 

 and the schedule only asks for "a" dish, i.e. one dish containing four 

 varieties. 



la. Another example of the same error was as follows : — 



Fruit — collection of six varieties, white and black grapes 

 allowed. 



An exhibit of one bunch each of black and white grapes, one 

 dish of figs, one of peaches, one of nectarine ' Pine Apple,' and one 

 of nectarine ' Humboldt ' was disputed on the ground that only 

 one nectarine variety was eligible. As a matter of fact, four or 

 even six varieties of nectarines would not have disqualified the 

 exhibit. Varieties were asked for. The schedule should have 

 asked for six kinds. (See R.H.S. Code of Rules for Judging, § 2.) 



2. Six stems of different varieties of Sweet Peas. 



The exhibitors were, one and all, staging one stem each of six 

 varieties. To do so was quite within the wording of the schedule ; 



* See Journal R.H.S. xxxvii. (1912), p. 497» 



