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THE GARDENERS' 
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LAW. 
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JACOB & CO. v. MANSFIELD. 
a Тнїз case occupied Mr. Justice Wills and 
[ common jury the whole of Medos the 19th, and 
E Monday, the 21st inst. The plaintiffs were 
4 agents jar London а sinis Mp & Co., of Berlin, 
a firm of well known growers of Lilies and other 
bulbs ч plants, ай the d fondant was Mr. Charles 
Basil Mansfield, of St. Clears, near Carmarthen, 
South Wales. The ue tiffs were represented 
by Mr. M E Eg, e de- 
3 urphy, Q.C., 
k fendant by Mr. Philbrick, "QC, 
3 Brown. The action was brought ja recover к 
3 of £179 10s., being the balance of an acco 
E dered E 150,000 crowns of Lily of the Valley at 
1 35s. 000, guaranteed to be of first quality, and 
ha 
e that on account of their being forced, so to 
P speak, at high pressure, there should be some losses, 
= &nd that a smaller quantity of flowers would be ob- 
tised, viz., 
to slit one or two up, when, if there was a flower, it 
would be seen at once 
The eo ux Gustav Shultz, in his evidence 
stated that he grown Lilies of the Valley for 
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. the season; that it was his habit, as far as possible, 
to examine eve t was sent from their 
establishment to this erc but that if he did not 
do it his head assistant would do so. The plants 
nin her —— 
groun ems e was 
in the habit of going round the fields pa podia 
their growth from timeto time, A bundle of crowns of 
the Lily was here handed to the witness, who admitted 
that they were all first-class roots oots capable of bloom- 
ing, and were three years old, that he could tell they 
had flowers in them 
MENS t pee St E 
these bulbs for the Christmas market. 
t 90° Fahr., although 
some preferred greater heat à the early part of the 
season, 
mag the witnesses called for the plaintiff was 
Mr. Theodore Jannoch, of the Lily Nursery, Dersing- 
ham, King’s Lynn, who stated that he had had 
ted to 
h; that he had supplied the мет of 
Wales for some years, and that at the present time 
he was growing about a million in quantity ; that 
mn he had bought some roots from Berlin, he 
had never bought any from the plaintiff; that he 
rather held himself out as an English grower, and 
consequently was а rival іп trade to him. He agreed 
with the other evidence, that it w 
as not en 
that it did not matter whether they were put in pots 
or in boxes, that those forced early required careful 
watching, but that those forced in January, February, 
and March required less watching. The treatment 
would depend to a great extent upon the condition 
of the bulbs; that he should expect 50 per cent. to 
do well in the latter part of December, but later on 
he would like 100 per cent., but did not often get it, 
He should not complain if three-fourths turned 
bad which 
Pounce, jun., of Hendon, in 
the course of his evidence, said he had forced 
150,000 bulbs which came from Berlin this year, 
his had turned out very well indeed, that he did 
buy with a warranty; that he was his own jud 
а therefore did not want one; that although he 
had bought es = €— he had not done so 
for four or five 
The ааа сазе was as already stated, that 
the bulbs were immature, and incapable of producing 
flowe wers, After calling several open in support 
, the learned counsel summed up the 
lf of their respective е clients, m 
Judge having summed u the 
returned а verdict for the plaintiff x the p 
amount claimed, and his lordship thereupon gave 
judgment accordingly. 
THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
HARDY BEDDING AND EDGING PLANTS. 
E planting of the Lire, of carpet beds 
m 
will permit, and the ground in w 
Cerastium and other hardy edging should also be 
planted forthwith. Birds very troublesome, 
pulling up Cerastium for nesting purposes; the best 
way to prevent this is to plant in edging in the 
manner of Box, Gentiane splen- 
Its congener verna is ا‎ as 
newing, else they speedily рае and revert to 
the single form. It is better remove th 
whole of the soil, and fill in with Kak soil; ога 
can led to pieces, and end in Tei 
double or treble lines, about 3 inches 
See that the roots are put aie ымм, 
ee: made firm in position. 
Polyanthuses, Primroses, and hosts of other hardy 
subjects may be similarly dealt with. 
HERBACEOUS BEDS AND BORDERS, 
These should receive an overhaul if the subjects 
are not thriving. It may be necessary to lift the 
vial of the plants, and apply manure or fresh soil, 
trenching the beds, and replanting. This is a matter 
which requires much attention, and an acquaintance 
with the numerous si employed. The taller 
growers must, as a rule to be generally adopted, be 
planted at the points hes from the point of 
observation, and the colours of the flowers well 
кашындан. W. M. Baillie, Luton Hoo Gardens, 
FRUITS UNDER GLASS. 
PINE-APPLES, 
РгАхтз carrying е should I ы night tem- 
perature of from 70? to 759, ing to the 
weather; and 5? higher у дау ЕР мө heat, Ven- 
tilate at 80°, and let the temperature run up to 90? 
with sun- -heat, giving abundant atmospheric парс" 
oid 
the hotbed, &c., an r part 
thereby causing them to чаа unduly large, 
Succession Frvirers, 
Ifthe plants intended to supply fruit during the 
e been treated du 
summer hav ing the interval in 
accordance P the instructions given for January 1, 
p. 22, most of them will now be t These 
should, from this date until the fruit approaches 
y ept rather moist m dry at the roots, 
giving liberal supplies of Beeson's or ordinary liquid 
temperature of 85° 5: thought to be 
Avoid syringi plants overhead 
when the fruits are in flower, the lodgment of 
water in the flowers might prevent some of the pips 
inl ТТЕ, to the disfiguration of the fruit. 
ttom-heat pi from 90°—95°; a few 
ael луш will not do any harm. 
Next Autumn AND Winter FRUITERS, 
These plants should have a night temperature of 
—70° 
fallen below this point, damping the plunging m 
rial paths, and the plants slightly overhead at the 
same time. Five degrees less of heat will answer 
the я of young plants. Н. W. Ward 
Longford Castle. 
FLORISTS' FLOWERS. 
THE GLADIOLUS. 
Тнв weather during the last week has been most 
favourable for planting out the first batch of bulbs of 
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now, wit 
hybrids of С. gandavensis succeed admirably at 
Cambridge, even if the bulbs are not lifted until 
a и * me x муж that this must be 
and urning to British 
Rainfall = пав I e it i is во. That happened 
to be a wet season, verage rainfall from six 
observers was only 29°84 inches in that district. 
J. Symons at Camden Square measured 34°08 inches. 
At the Kew Observatory, 29°95 inches were re- 
corded. These are all given in the same year, In 
