October 15, 1887. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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of Church Fenton—Benjamin Bean, Thomas Boulton 
and Edwin Taylor — were called by defendant in 
support of his case. 
Mr. Pearson contended that plaintiffs had taken 
every possible care to supply defendant with the 
Supreme Pea. They bought the stock from Messrs. 
Hurst & Son, London, a well-known firm, who are 
large growers of this variety, and gave an extra price to 
secure a good stock. They bought seventy bushels, 
all of which Mr. Black sold to farmers in the Church 
Fenton district, and were sent direct to the farmers by 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, including the defendant, a sample 
only coming to Malton. Defendant had a good crop, 
and sold his Peas for £15 an acre—a return which, he 
said, many farmers would have been glad to get this 
year for their crops. Defendant, however, could have 
sold them to still greater advantage had he waited a 
day or two, as there was a sudden rise in the London 
market within two days after he sold them, Peas going 
up as much as 20s., and in some cases 35s., per ton. 
Evidence was given by Mr. Black as to the sale 
of the Peas, and the means he had taken to secure the 
true character of the seed. Mr. T. A. Newby, Messrs. 
Hurst’s representative, was also called, and he described 
with minuteness the process of selecting, screening, 
and hand-picking of the Peas supplied to plaintiffs. 
He also showed that the Supreme Peas are very liable to 
“runners,” which he described as the Peas degenerating 
to the original stock. John Robert Smith, plaintiffs’ 
foreman gardener, was called, and proved growing 
some “Supremes” from the samples sent by Messrs. 
Hurst & Son, which proved to be true and very satisfac¬ 
tory. In addition to these witnesses, Mr. Pearson 
called six farmers from the Church Fenton district, 
who had all bought Supreme Peas from plaintiffs this 
year, in fact he accounted for all the seventy bushels 
sent by Messrs. Hurst to plaintiff’s order ; all these 
witnesses spoke highly of the Peas, and said they had 
good crops with no more “runners” than usual with 
this variety. 
In summing up to the jury, his Honour showed the 
points of the case in a very clear manner. He said 
they could only give defendant a verdict if they thought 
his Peas had been adulterated, of which he said there 
was not a particle of evidence. On the contrary, the 
evidence showed that every care was taken in the 
selection of these very Peas by Messrs. Hurst & Son, 
whose reputation as a respectable firm depended on the 
care they bestowed in selecting such Peas. He com¬ 
mented on the tendency of cultivated plants to revert 
to the original stock, and dealt clearly with the various 
points raised by defendant. 
The jury, without retiring to consult, found a verdict 
for the plaintiffs. His Honour thereupon gave plaintiffs 
costs on the higher scale, as the defendant’s claim on 
the set-off was over £20. 
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HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 
Royal Horticultural. — October 11th. — Most 
conspicuous on this occasion were some collections of 
Chrysanthemums, Dahlias and greenhouse Rhododen¬ 
drons. Orchids were not very strongly represented, 
but what were staged were very interesting. Plants 
and flowers on the whole were not very numerous, but 
that was counter-balanced by a large display of Apples 
and Pears from Messrs. J. Yeitch & Sons, Chelsea; 
and there were numerous entries of vegetables for the 
special prizes offered by Messrs. Sutton & Sons, 
Reading, Messrs. J. Carter & Co., High Holborn, 
London, and Messrs. Webb & Sons, Wordsley, Stour¬ 
bridge. 
Orchids were shown by F. G. Tautz, Esq. (Mr. C. 
Cowley, gardener), Studley House, Goldhawk Road, W. 
The rarest of these was the pretty Cypripedium 
Fairrieanum, the standard of which was veined and 
reticulated with deep purple on a pale ground, and the 
declinate and revolute petals were margined with the 
same colour. The whole plant was dwarf and attractive. 
Cypripedium Harrisianum superbum was certificated. 
Mr. C. J. Salter, gardener to J. Southgate, Esq., 
Selborne, Leigham Court Road, Streatham, exhibited 
an unnamed species of Oncidium, belonging to the 
Microchila section, with deep chocolate flowers, and the 
petals and upper sepal crisped and variegated with 
yellow. He also showed TErides Lawrenciana, and the 
Southgate variety, which had larger flowers, with the 
characteristic purple blotches on the tips of the sepals, 
and the petals and labellum of a much deeper colour. 
The flowers of both were deliciously scented. Baron 
Schroder, The Dell, Egham, exhibited a Cattleya, 
named C. porphyrophlebia, with rose-coloured sepals 
and petals, lip of the same colour with the exception 
of the lamina, which was deep purple, and the mouth 
of the tube white. Mr. Sharp, gardener to A. Curie, 
Esq., exhibited a bloom of Laelia pumila Curleana, 
which had a pretty flower, with the sepals and petals 
of a paler tint on a warm rosy purple ground. 
Some blooms of Cycnoches chlorochilum seemed to 
belong to the same exhibitor. 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons exhibited cut flowers and 
pot plants of various hybrid greenhouse Rhododendrons, 
showing scarlet, white, rose, yellow, carmine and 
Apricot colours. Phrynium variegatum was also 
brought up in good condition, as well as the winter¬ 
flowering tuberous-rooted Begonia, John Heal ; a 
Bronze Banksian Medal was awarded for the exhibit. 
A considerable number of cut blooms of various Chry¬ 
santhemums were staged by Mr. G. Stevens, St. John’s 
Nursery, Putney, including four boxes of a beautiful 
Japanese variety, named Mademoiselle Lacroix, for 
which a vote of thanks was accorded. Other good 
kinds were Mons. H. Jacotot, deep crimson ; Mons. 
Cossart, bronze, changing almost to yellow ; Macbeth, 
golden yellow, and Rose Stevens, soft rose and white. 
One was certificated. He also exhibited plants of a 
new white Pompon named Miss Lillie Stevens. A box 
of Chrysanthemum blooms was shown by Mr. 'William 
Holmes, Frampton Park Nurseries, Hackney, London. 
0. J. Quintus was lilac ; Mademoiselle Lacroix, white; 
and Romeo, crimson ; another had a certificate. A 
vote of thanks was accorded Messrs. Rawlings Bros., 
Romford, Essex, for a collection of show and fancy 
Dahlias ; of these, James Stephen was orange ; Mrs. 
G. Rawlings, lilac; Shirley Hibberd, deep maroon ; 
Queen of the Belgians, blush ; and Georgina, white. 
Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, 
showed Kniphofia serotina, K. Macowani, and K. 
uvaria glaucescens to show how a new hybrid named 
K. Metschi differed from them ; the flowers are borne 
in an oval head, and commence flowering from the top 
of the spike downwards, contrary to what other kinds 
do ; they are yellow with long exserted crimson stamens. 
He also exhibited Stokesia cyanea, Nerine sarniensis 
and N. venusta. From the Royal Horticultural 
Society’s Gardens, Chiswick, came a number of large 
specimens of Hedychium Gardnerianum in flower. 
Mr. R. Dean, Ealing, was accorded a vote of thanks 
for Dianthus Heddewigii Snowdrift, a large double- 
flowered white variety with jagged petals. He 
also exhibited a dark variety of Gaillardia, Chry¬ 
santhemum uliginosum and Phacelia campanulata. 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent, exhibited 
two stands of tuberous-rooted Begonia blooms, the 
single blooms being of large size with striking colours, 
while the double varieties exhibited a series of delicate 
colours. Plants of a double white, named Octavii, bore 
an abundance of flowers somewhat resembling small¬ 
sized Gardenias. A considerable number of Tea Roses 
on seedling Briar roots were staged by Mr. George 
Prince, Oxford. 
At a meeting of the Fruit Committee, Messrs. James 
Veitch & Sons made a fine exhibition of Apples and 
Pears, for which a Silver Banksian Medal was awarded. 
Conspicuous amongst the Apples were Warner’s King, 
Blenheim Pippin, Stirling Castle, Cox’s Pomona, The 
Queen, Golden Noble, Winter Hawthornden, Mere de 
Menage, Peasgood’s Nonsuch, and Bismarck, the 
latter of which was certificated. Pears were equally 
good, but not so highly coloured as the Apples. 
Noticeable for size were Doyenne Boussoch, Duchesse 
d’Angouleme, Pitmaston Duchess, Beurre Superfin, 
Beurre Clairgeau, Durondeau, and Belle d’Eeully. W. 
Roupell, Esq., Harvey Lodge, S.W., exhibited a col¬ 
lection of Grapes. A Vine of Muscat of Alexandria, 
which was exhibited in a pot, bore eight large bunches 
of Grapes, and the individual berries were large and 
beautifully coloured, and of excellent flavour. The 
pot was stood on hot-water pipes in a sunny house. 
Bunches cut from Vines planted in a border were later 
but no larger, aud still green. Good samples of Madres- 
field Court, also from Vines planted out, were shown ; 
but the most interesting case was that of the Duke of 
Buccleuch grafted on the White Frontignan. A bunch 
of Grapes was developed on a lateral shoot of the first 
year, and the effect of the stock on the scion was that 
the latter ripened a month earlier than when grown 
on its own roots. A Cultural Commendation was 
awarded for the Muscats grown in a pot. The same 
exhibitor showed three large specimens of Improved 
Long White Vegetable Marrow. Mr. W. Divers, The 
Gardens, Weirton House, near Maidstone, was accorded 
a vote of thanks for an exhibit of the Brunswick Fig, 
Beurre Hardy Pear and a seedling Plum. Messrs. W. 
Johnson & Sons, seed growers, Boston, sent a collection 
of Apples and Pears to be named. Mr. F. Honeyball, 
Leynham, exhibited an Apple named Honeyball’s 
Seedling. An Apple was also shown by Mr. T. Bate, 
Kelserton, Flint. Victor Diirfeld, Olbernhan, Germany, 
exhibited a box of models of Apples and Pears which 
were very natural in appearance and excited much 
attention. Veitch’s Red Globe Turnip and a seedling 
Tomato were exhibited by Mr. W. Palmer, Thames 
Ditton House, Thames Ditton. A curious deep green 
Melon, striped with creamy white, from the Soudan, 
was shown by Mr. Thomas Perry, Ye Olde Lodge, 
Southall. 
The special prizes offered by Messrs. Sutton & Sons, 
Reading, for a collection of vegetables, drew out eight 
very creditable entries ; Mr. W. Pope, Highclere Castle 
Gardens, Newbury, secured the first prize, having fine 
Autumn Giant Cauliflower, Sutton’s Prizetaker Leek, 
Sutton’s Perfection Tomato, Sutton’s New Intermediate 
Carrot, &c.; Mr. C. J. Waite, Glenhurst, Esher, was 
second with much the same varieties of vegetables, and 
fine samples of Rousham Park Hero Onion ; the third 
prize went to Mr. S. Haines, The Gardens, Coleshill 
House, Highworth ; Mr. A. Waterman, The Gardens, 
Preston Hall, Aylesford, Kent, came in fourth ; and 
the fifth prize was awarded to Mr. T. Wilkins, Inwood 
House, Blandford. There were twelve entries for 
Sutton’s Scarlet Runner Bean, and Mr. Lye, The 
Gardens, Sydmonton Court, Newbury, secured the 
first prize ; the second went to Mr. W. Palmer, Thames 
Ditton House, Thames Ditton ; Mr. C. J. Waite 
obtained the third; and the fourth went to Mr. W. 
Pope. Special prizes were offered by Messrs. Carter 
& Co., High Holborn. Mr. J. Bunting, Holbwhite’s 
Hill, Enfield, Middlesex, took the first prize for Carter’s 
Champion Bean; Mr. J. C. Waite was second ; and 
Mr. P. Cornish, The Shrubbery Gardens, Enfield, 
secured the third. There was only one entry for 
Carter’s White Emperor Onion ; and a third prize was 
given to the exhibitor, Mr. F. W. Edgecombe, Paul’s 
Cray Hill, St. Mary Cray, Kent. Messrs. Webb & 
Sons, Stourbridge, Wordsley, offered special prizes for 
the Banbury Improved Onion, and Mr. E. S. Wiles, 
The Gardens, Edgcote, Banbury, secured the first prize; 
the second went to Mr. T. A. Beckett, Cole Hatch 
Farm, Penn, Amersham ; and Mr. W. Pope was third. 
There were six entries. 
Crystal Palace.— Oct. 6th to 8th.— The show 
which continued from Thursday till Saturday last week 
was a source of great attraction to lovers of hardy fruit 
in general, and we now give a fuller account of the prize 
winners than space and time allowed in our last issue. 
The prizes for the best exhibition of Apples drew out 
eight entries, and the 144 dishes staged by Messrs. 
Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, were deservedly awarded 
the first prize, both for size, colour, and general fineness. 
As we enumerated some of the best sorts in last week’s 
issue, they need not be repeated here. The second 
prize went to Mr. John Watkins, Pomona Farm, 
Withington, Hereford, who had 176 dishes, but rather 
smaller samples. Mr. Henry Berwick, Sidmouth 
Nurseries, Devon, secured the third prize ; and Mr. 
G. Sclater, Birely Barton, [Haverton Bridge, Devon, 
came in fourth. Mr. James Butler, gardener to A. J. 
Thomas, Esq., Orchard Lane Gardens, Sittingbourne, 
had the best exhibition of Pears, showing excellent 
specimens of the various kinds. Messrs. Thomas Rivers 
k Son, Sawbridgeworth, were a good second ; the third 
prize went to Messrs. Geo. Bunyard & Co. ; while Mr. 
C. J. Goldsmid, gardener to Mrs. C. A. Hoare, Kelsey 
Manor, Beckenham, came in fourth. Mr. S. J. Wright, 
gardener to C. Lee Campbell, Esq., Gewston Court, Ross, 
Hereford, exhibited the ’largest Pumpkin or Marrow, 
which weighed 140 lbs. ; Mr. J. Roadbourn, gardener 
to Baroness Heath, Combe House, near Croydon, got 
the second prize for a specimen weighing 109 lbs ; and 
the third prize specimen, weighing 106 lbs, came from 
Mr. J. Jeffery, Coburg Villa, Caterham Valley, Surrey. 
There were three entries for a collection of Pumpkins 
and Gourds, the first going to Mr. Joseph Squire, 
37, Weston Hill, Upper Norwood ; Mr. C. Osman, 
South Metropolitan Schools, Sutton, Surrey, was 
second. The above exhibitors again showed in the 
class for ornamental Gourds, hut the order of merit was 
the reverse in this case. The best exhibition of 
vegetables was made by Mr. A. Waterman, gardener to 
A. H. Brassey, Esq., Preston Hall, Aylesford, Kent. 
His Cauliflowers, Tomatos, Onions, Carrots, Celery, 
and Brussels Sprouts were very fine ; Mr. J. Neighbour, 
gardener to E. J. Wythes, Esq., Bickley Park, Chisle- 
hurst, Kent, won the second prize ; and Mr. William 
Mist, Ightham, near Sevenoaks, was third. 
