Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-06-26


ing the different stages OF development
from the egg TO mature bee. 81 lst, l ID.
Best exhibit of live queens in ship
ping cages; with attendant bees, 81 LIST,
l I'd.
PoMoLoclcAL AND HoRTicuL-
TURAL.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS.
1. The general regulations will
govern this department, as far as APP
plicable thereto, and except as herein
otherwise provided.
2. Entries may be made at the Office
of the secretary, personally or by letter.
until August 18th, and after that at Ex-
hibition Building at Park, until
o'clock p III on Tuesday. Best unripe
fruit may be awarded a premium II
otherwise worthy.
3.-Exhibitors are requested to present
full and accurate lists OF the varieties of
fruit or other articles to be entered; and
to specify the premiums for which each
| article is entered; also to affix their
pames and P o addresses, so that the
same may be correctly transferred to the
books and exhibition cards.
Da5- Persons intending to make entries
will confer special favor by sending
lists of the same to the Secretary at an
early day.
4. All fruits and flowers offered for
premiums must have been grown by the
exhibitor; and any violation of this rule
will debar or forfeit the pre- MUM.
Specimens offered for exhibition only,
by others than the growers, must in all
affixed. it known.
5. All fruits and flowers exhibited,
must as far as possible, be correctly
named according to the standard no.
menclature adopted by the Association.
and it will be the duty of the Super
intendent to this department to ex-
anime labels and correct all errors in
nomenclature during the exhibition.
6. Where a certain number of speci-
mems or varieties, or a definite quantity
OF any article, is required by the
schedule, exhibitors should conform to
such requirements; and larger quantities
will not be admitted except by special
arrangement with the Superintendent
having reference to economy OF space
and the symmetry of exhibition.
7. Dishes and labels tor the exhibi-
cut flowers, will be furnished by the
Association.
8. Exhibitors must see to the delivery
of their contributions, and will be re-
quired to put them in the place desig-
mated for them. After the articles are
arranged, they will he under the exclu-
sive charge of the Superintendent and
the owners will not have liberty to
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closed. AL reasonable precautions will
be taken tor the safe keeping OF articles
on exhibition, after their arrival and
arrangement on the ia BILE; but the Asso-
citation will not be responsible tor any
loss or damage that may occur.
9. No premium will be awarded
merely for want of competition nor
unless the article exhibited is worthy of
it: and the Committees are authorized
to withhold the first and award the
second or any subsequent premium, or
none, lat their discretion, according to
merit They are also to withhold all
premiums from any articles not exhibited
according to the rules, or where any
unfair practice has been attempted by
the exhibitor.
10. The Committees are authorized to
recommend diplomas for any new or
rare fruits, flowers, plants, vegetables or
articles OF merit for which no premiums
have been offered.
IL. When a specimen is presented for
identification, the exhibitor shall COM
municate all the information he possesses
as to the origin and the. local appellation.
IL. No member OF any of the Com
mittees shall, in any case, vote or decide
respecting an award for which such
member may be competitor. or there
in have an interest; but in such case
such member shall temporarily vacate
his place upon the Committee.
13. No person can compete for more
than one prize with the same variety
of fruit, but may compete for the best
exhibit.
IA. Entrance fee in this department
$500. which admits to Park and Hall.
SCHEDULE OF PREMIUMS.
Persons intending to make entries will
find it convenience to themselves and
will confer favor on the eSuperintendent
by giving full list OF their exhibits, by
Saturday, before the opening OF the
exhibition. BY 30 doing entry cards can
be in readiness for them at the time o.
their ARRIVAL Wltn eXnlDltS.
Glass 1-Apples
In examining apples for premiums
Committees will have regard to Q) size
(2) color and appearance. (3) condition
OF fruit
FIRST DIVISION.
In the general exhibitions and in tht
| County exhibitions there must be five
| specimens of each variety, and no more
In adopting the numbers Of varieties
required in the general and County
| collections the Association does not in
tend to encourage the multiplication o
| varieties; and the Committee will b'
| instructed, in awarding the premiums
to have regard to quality and value
rather than to the number of varieties
| In the general No. exhibition ther'
must be twenty correctly named varie
| ties and no more. Fruit in this collection
cannot compete for the premiums offered
for County exhibition, but any exhibl
tor may enter q separate collection fO
each.
| By "named varieties is meant sucl
as are named and described in som
standard work on Pomology or hav
been named and approved by som
National or State Horticultural Society
For best genuine exhibition of apple
grown by the exhibitor in any part Q
the State, SIS, 10, 6.
For the best exhibition of apple
grown by exhibitor. to consist of not les
than 10 varieties not named in thi