CARTERS* SCARLET EMPEROR RUNNER BEAN. 
THE LONG SMOOTH-PODDED SCARLET RUNNER. 
Some Reports and First Prizes Awarded In Open Competition during 1906 and 1907. 
His Grace The Duke of Portland’s Head 
Gardener says " I have given an extended trial to Carters' 
Scarlet Ewperor 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 Rigrht Hon. 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. Prinsbp, The Gardens, Buxted Park. 
The Ri^ht Hon. Lord Pottlmoro’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 Lodcr, Bart.’s Head Gardener 
says:— “Avery 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. Cook, Leonardslce. 
FIRST 
PRIZES. 
Adderbury. 
Amersham (2). 
Ash 
Audlem. 
Bampton 
Barrow Gurney. 
Basing^stokc (2). 
Bilton. 
Birkenhead (over 20 
exhibits). 
Birling; and Ryarsh 
Socs. 
Bisham (2). 
Bromham. 
Burton>on-Trcnt. 
Cadeby. 
Castle Ashby. 
Clevedon 
Glutton (2) 
Codnor. 
Cookham (2) 
Cookham Dean. 
Cotton ham. 
Crediton. 
Danbury and Little 
Baddow. 
Deal. 
Dosford. 
Doddingrton. 
Droitwich (2). 
Dunstable. 
DyfFryn. 
Epsom. 
Etwall (2). 
Golden Valley. 
Great Missenden. 
Haddenham. 
Hatfield. 
Haylins: Island. 
Hig^ham Ferrers. 
Hilton. 
Horsham. 
Horningrsham. 
Ingratestone. 
Ipswich. 
Ithlingboro*. 
Kimberley (Notts). 
Kingswood. 
Knighton. 
Lfng^ficld. 
Llanbedr (2). 
Long; Eaton. 
Lustleig:h. 
Lyminster. 
Malmesbury. 
Malpas. 
Marlow (2). 
Mawnan District. 
Missenden. 
Newport Pagrnell. 
Northleach. 
Ottery St. Mary. 
Oxshott. 
Paigfnton. 
Penclawdd. 
Pen rice. 
Porlock. 
Rowde (2). 
Rushden. 
Ryde. 
St. Columb. 
Sandy (2). 
Sevenoaks. 
Sherborne. 
Shrewsbury (2). 
Shuts. 
Snodland. 
South Hayllng'. 
Sparkhill. 
Stokenchurch (2). 
Ston Easton. 
Stratford. 
Stretton. 
Sutton Bridgre. 
Sykehouse. 
Taunton. 
Taunton Dean. 
Thornbury. 
Thorne. 
Trumplet. 
Usk. 
Walkley. 
West Meon. 
Wellingrton. 
Whaley Bridge. 
Wimbledon. 
Winchcombe. 
Wisboro’ Green. 
Withing;ton and 
Lug^wardine. 
“ 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 Em- 
peror 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 Em^ror Runner 
Beans arc the most refined Bean for exhi- 
bition with whicn 1 am acquainted.” Mr. 
B. Ashton, Head (iardener to The Right 
Hon. The Earl of Lathom, Lathom House. 
“ I grew your Scarlet Emperor Run- 
ner Bean, and exhibited .at Stokenchurch 
District 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 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 \% the finest selected 
Runner Bean 1 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. Taixack, Head Gar- 
dener to W. Munday, Esq., Shipley Hall. 
“ I am more than plea.sed with the 
result of Carters’ i’ear/r/ Emperor^wna^x 
Bean. I have got beans 14 inches in length 
without thinning or any special treatment.” 
— Mr. T. W. H. Banfield, Bandon. 
“ I have a splendid row of Scarlet 
Runner Bean. Every bean grew, 
and the row is now covered with bunches 
of pods 6 to 8 in a bunch, and 12 inches 
long.” — Mr. T. Vari.ey, Gloucester. 
“ I am very well satisfied with Carters’ 
Scarlet Emperor Runner Bean. They are 
good croppers, having as many as 27 pods 
on one branch, averaging 13 inches long." 
—Mr. T. Wilkins, Clcwer. 
“ 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 cataloeue.‘| — 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. 1 
gathered some a week ago 12 inches long, 
the largest I have ever grown." — Mr. 
I Watkin Rogers, Ruabon. 
Price 4s. 6d. per quart ; 2s. 6d. per pint ; is. per packet. 
37, 338, & 27, 
High IIolborn, London.— 1908. 
