CARTERS SCARLET EMPEROR RUNNER BEAN. 
THE LONG SMOOTH-PODDED SCARLET RUNNER. 
and First Prizes Awarded in Open Competition during: 1906 
Some Reports 
His Grace The Duke of Portland’s Head Gardener 
says : — “I have given an extended trial to Carters’ Scarlet 
Emperor this season, and I am pleased to say that it has more than 
ever borne out the good opinion I had of it last season. It is a splendid 
cropper with long narrow pods, with a splendid dark green colour. It also 
has much less of the coarse skin usual in Runner Beans. Mr. James 
Gibson, The Gardens, Welbeck. 
The Right H on. Viscount Portman’s Head Gardener 
says : — “ Without doubt the finest Runner Bean ever introduced. 
It is a prodigious cropper, having straight pods from 12 to 15 inches 
in length, produced in abundance on each raceme.” Mr. Prinsep, 
The Gardens, Buxted Park. 
The Right Hon. Lord Poltimore’s Head Gardener 
says “ Carters’ Scarlet Emperor is probably the finest Runner 
Bean yet introduced. It has yielded more beans this dry season 
than any other variety we have growing.” Mr. T. H. Slade, The 
Gardens, Poltimore Park. 
Sir Edmund Loder, Bart.’s Head Gardener says:— ‘A 
very fine variety which bears most profusely, and quite the finest 
Runner Bean. I have measured plenty 12 inches in length on 
stalks bearing a dozen beans. What would they be if thinned ? ” 
Mr. W. A. Coo:<, Leonardslee. 
FIRST PRIZE— Amersham. 
FIRST PRIZE— Cottenham. 
FIRST PRIZE -Horningsham. 
FIRST PRIZE Paignton. 
„ „ Ash. 
„ ,, Danbury and 
,, „ Ingatestone. 
,, ,, Penclawdd. 
„ „ Basingstoke. 
Little Baddow. 
„ „ Ipswich. 
„ ,, Penrice. 
„ ,, Birkenhead (over 
„ „ Deal. 
„ „ Irthlingboro. 
„ „ Rowde. 
20 exhibits.) 
„ „ Desford. 
„ „ Kimberley (Notts.) 
„ ,, Rushden. 
„ „ Birling and 
„ „ Doddington. 
„ „ Knighton. 
„ „ Sandy. 
Ryarsh Socs. 
„ ,, Droitwich. 
,, ,, Llanbedr. 
„ ., Sherborne. 
,, „ Bisham. 
,, ,, Dunstable. 
„ „ Lustleigh. 
„ „ Shrewsbury. 
„ „ Burton-on-Trent. 
„ „ Dyffryn. 
„ „ Malpas. 
,, Sparkhill. 
„ „ Cadeby. 
„ „ Etwall. 
„ „ Marlow. 
,, Snodland. 
„ „ Castle Ashby. 
„ „ Great Missenden. 
J, ,, Mawnan District. 
„ „ South Hayling. 
,, ,, Glutton. 
„ ,, Hatfield. 
,, „ Newport Pagnell. 
„ ,, Stokenchurch. 
„ „ Codnor. 
„ ,, Higham Ferrers. 
„ ,, Northleach. 
„ „ Ston Easton. 
,, ,, Cookham. 
,, ,, Horsham. 
,, „ Oxshot. 
,, ,, Stretton. 
FIRST PRIZE— Sutton Bridge. 
„ „ Sykehouse. 
„ „ Taunton. 
„ „ Thorne. 
„ ,, Trumplet. 
„ „ Usk. 
n ,, Walkley. 
„ „ West Meon. 
)i » Whaley Bridge. 
,, „ Wimbledon. 
)) „ Wisboro’ Green, 
n » Withington and 
Lugwardine. 
“ Carters’ Scarlet Emperor Runner Bean 
has proved a great success, your catalogue 
description has been reached with me, viz. ; 
15 inches long and in bunches.” Mr. R. A. 
Bailey, Castleby. 
“ Carters’ Scarlet Emperor Runner Bean 
is a strong grower, flowers very freely, and 
is promising well.” Mr. Whytock, Head 
Gardener to His Grace The Duke of 
Buccleuch, Dalkeith. 
“ It is a great pleasure to me to tell you 
I have exhibited your Scarlet Emperor 
Runner Bean this year five times, and 
gained five First Prizes. It is a wonderful 
cropper.” Mr. G. W. Gray, Head Gardener 
to W. N. Clayton, Esq., The Grove. 
“ Carters’ Scarlet Emperor Runner Beans 
are ihe most refined Bean for exhibition with 
which I am acquainted.” Mr. B. Ashton, 
Head Gardener to The Right Hon. The 
Earl of Lathom, Lathom House. 
“ I grew your Scarlet Emperor Runner 
Bean, and exhibited at Stokenchurch Dis- 
trict Show. I carried off an easy First 
Prize, and the gardeners from the largest 
places in our district said that they had never 
seen such beans. The pods were uniformly 
about III and 12 inches in length, and 
straight.” Rev. C. SERJEANT, Stokenchurch, 
“ The Scarlet Emperor Runner Bean has 
been all that could be desired. I have had 
some over 12 inches in length.” Mr. Edgar 
Green, Brentwood. 
“ Scarlet Emperor is the finest selected 
Runner Bean I have grown. Free-fruiting 
and many of the pods reaching over one foot 
in length while young ; it is straight and 
shapely, and in every way an excellent 
type.” Mr. J. C. Tallack, Head Gardener 
to W. Mundy, Esq., Shipley Hall. 
“ I am more than pleased with the result 
of Carters’ Scarlet Emperor Runner Bean. 
I have got beans 14 inches in length without 
thinninv or any special treatment.” Mr. 
T. W. H. Banfield, Bandon. 
“ I have a splendid row of Scarlet 
Emperor Runner Bean. Fvery bean grew, 
and the row is now covered with bunches of 
pods 6 to 8 in a bunch, and 12 inches long.” 
Mr. T. Varley, Gloucester. 
• “ I am very well satisfied with Carters’ 
Scarlit Emperor Runner Bean. They are 
good croppers, having as many as 27 pods 
on one branch, averaging 13 inches long.” 
Mr. T. Wilkins, Clewer. 
“ I am more than pleased with your 
Scarlet Emperor Bean. I never saw any- 
thing like it before, it is exactly as you 
describe it in your catalogue.” Mr. J. King, 
Head Gardener to The Right Hon. Earl of 
Eldon, Shirley Park. 
“The Scarlet Emperor Runner Bean has 
done remarkably well with me. I gathered 
some a week ago 12 inches long, the largest 
I have ever grown.” Mr. Watkin Rogers- 
Ruabon. 
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