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■different in form and texture. He had heard Mr. Cook say that Mr. 

 Paynter bought an Orchid from him which had been returned on the 

 ground that it was not an insigne at all, and which he had taken back. 

 In September he sold another plant of the Harefield Hall variety to a 

 Mr. Riches, and in December, 1901, Mr. Riches wrote saying that it had 

 not proved true. Neither of these returned plants were part of the one 

 sold to Mr. Appleton. 



Mr. H. A. Burberry said he carried on business at King's Heath, 

 Birmingham, and had had 30 years experience of Orchid growing, and 

 had been Orchid specialist to the Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain. 

 All the Harefield Hall variety that he had seen had spots on the foliage. If 

 -a plant had spots on the foliage he should expect to find the flower spotted, 

 If-a growth were cut off and re-potted in December, 1899, and broke out in 

 May, 1900, he should expect it to bloom in the following November twelve- 

 months ; he alluded to a growth, not a back break, the latter he should 

 expect to flower in 1902. If the collar of a plant had been badly strained 

 when travelling, he should expect that to check the growth. 



Mr. John Cypher, Queen's Road Nursery, Cheltenham, gave evidence 

 to the same effect. 



The Jury said they agreed that the plant sent back by the Plaintiffs was 

 the one received by them, which his Lordship said was a verdict for the 

 Plaintiffs. 



Mr. Holman Gregory said if the Jury had reached that conclusion he 

 did not think he could carry the case any further. 



His Lordship thought the case had been fought very manfully. No 

 fraud was imputed to Mr. Low, and in that case the whole thing went. 

 All these things that these gentlemen had proved must have been well 

 known to Mr. Low, who is an expert himself, and has been in the trade 

 for many years. 



Mr. Holman Gregory said Mr. Appleton had said quite fairly from the 

 beginning that he had not imputed anything improper. He then pro- 

 ceeded to address the Jury on the question of damages, and his Lordship 

 suggested that they should try to arrange the matter. After a short con- 

 sultation between the parties, a verdict and Judgment for the Plaintiffs for 

 £70 was agreed to, and his Lordship certified for a special Jury. 



OBITUARY. 



William Bull.— We regret to hear of the death of Mr. William Bull, 

 V.M.H., F.L.S., &c, of Chelsea, which took place at his residence, after 

 three days' illness, his age being seventy-four years. Mr. Bull commenced 

 business as a nurseryman in 1861, when he took over the premises and 



