355 
It appears that some of Mr. Ball’s roots, of five years old, weighed, when 
fresh, upwards of seventy pounds; and that he used the bark for tinctures, 
finding it full as good in every respect as the best part of the root. His prac¬ 
tice is to manure or dress them with rotten dug, coal ashes, lime, mould, old 
mud wall, &c.* 
In Mr. Thomas Jones, of Fish-street-hill, London, planted four 
hundred and twenty plants of Rheum palmatum , at six feet distance, at Four- 
tree-hill, Enfield, Middlesex, and had the gold medal adjudged to him by 
the Society, 
The same year, Mr. Halley, of Pontefract in Yorkshire, had the silver 
medal for producing samples of Rhubarb better cured than any that had been 
produced before. It seems that his father had been in the habit of raising 
large quantities of the roots, which in war time he disposed of very freely, 
but in time of peace the druggists procured it from abroad at a lower rate, j* 
In 1793 , the gold medal was adjudged to Mr. William Hayward, of 
Banbury, in Oxfordshire, for raising full eight hundred plants of the true 
Rhubarb: and a third gold medal to Mr. Ball, for possessing one hundred 
and fifty eight pounds of it, of his own growth and curing, equal in quality 
to Turkey or Russia Rhubarb; and communicating his culture of it.% 
The year following, Mr. Ball had a fourth gold medal adjudged to him, 
for possessing ninety-seven pounds of the true Rhubarb of his own growth; 
and for communicating the culture and method of cure.§ 
In 1795 , Mr. Robert Davis before-mentioned, of Minehead in Somerset¬ 
shire, had the gold medal, for raising nine hundred and thirteen Rhubarb 
plants, and giving some account of their culture. Also the silver medal to 
Nicholas Ashton, of Woolton Hall, near Liverpool, Esq. for sending samples 
of Rhubarb very well cured. This Rhubarb was planted in 1778 or 1 779 ? 
and was taken up and cured in October, 179&-W 
In 1797 , the gold medal was adjudged to the Rev. James Stillingfleet, 
of Hotham, in Yorkshire, for his culture and cure of Rhubarb, of which he 
gives an ample detail. Also to Mr. Thomas Jones above-mentioned, for 
raising nine hundred and thirty-five plants, and giving a full account of his 
method of culture.^ 
* Trans. Arts. Vol. VII. p. 34. and VIII. p. 60 . f Idem. Vol. XI. p. 113, &c. 
J Idem. Vol. XII. p. 22,5. § Idem. Vol. XIII. p. 1 78. 
|| Idem. Vol. XIV. p. 145, &c. % Idem. Vol. XV. p. 15;. 
