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taken place since our last, when we stated that, though they were not 

 scarce, yet they were but " moderately alnnidaiit;" our quotations show 

 the advance; there are very few, or none, to be had in bunches; the 

 first new ones of the season came to hand this week; they are yet 

 small. Beets, carrots and parsnips have advanced a shade, and but 

 few of the best quality remain. Radishes are more abumlant, and as 

 the forcing becomes less dithcult, from the advancement of s])ring, the 

 prices will fall. Of cabbages, the stock is well reduced; very few are 

 to be found of anj^ size. Cauliflowers are about gone. Lettuces are 

 brought in now of superior quality. The first rhubarb came to hand 

 just as we were making up our last report, and a few pounds have oc- 

 casionally been received since. Spinach is scarce. Dandelions and 

 cabbage sprouts have just made their appearance in the market. The 

 first asparagus was cut this- week, and several very good sized bunches 

 have been received. No material alteration has taken ])lace in squashes; 

 neither a Canada or common crookneck are to be found; great quanti- 

 ties of West Indias, which are very large this season, have, however, 

 been received, and, consequently, the scarcity of the former is not so 

 much noticed. 



As heretofore, in fruits, the market remains in a very inactive state. 

 Sales are slow, and the stock sufficiently large. The great quantity of 

 apples sent here from the south, last fall, completely glutted the mar- 

 ket; as fine Baldwins and Russetts remain on hand as we have ever 

 seen at this season; those who had a large stock held on too long for 

 advanced prices. Baking pears are about gone. Cranberries still keep 

 up; those of the spring picking are very scarce, and but a very small 

 quantity have come to hand. Watermelons, from the West Indies, 

 have been received this week; they were of good size. Since our last, 

 cucumbers have been brought in, though rather sparingly; some fine 

 ones, from twelve to fifteen inches long, have commanded the ])rices of 

 our highest quotations. Oranges and lemons are abundant. — Yours, 

 M. T^, Boston, April '■22d, 1827. 



HORTICULTURAL MEMORANDA 



AVHth the gardener this is the most bus_v month of the season; nearly 

 all kinds of seeds require to be got into the ground, and all the various 

 kinds of planting and transplanting, both of trees and shrubs, flowers 

 and fruits, should be mostly finished by the end of the month: without 

 good judgment and careful management a whole year is often lost. In 

 the earlier part of the month, the borders should be prepared for dig- 

 ging, by clearing away all rul)bisli, cutting oft' the old flower stems, &c. 

 Box edgings should be clipped, the dead places in the old ones reset, 

 and where new edgings are wanting, no better time than now can be 

 selected for the operation of putting in either cuttings or old roots. In 

 the fruit garden, all trees left unpruned should be inmiediately finished: 

 grafting may be yet performed successfully. Trees to be removed, es- 

 pecially if they are of a large size, should be done so, soon, particularly 

 cherries and peaches. In the vegetable garden, continue to dig the 

 beds, so that they may be ready for immediate planting. In the green- 

 house, give occasional fumigations, to keep down the green fly, and also 

 copious supplies of pure water to keep oft' that destructive little pest, 

 the red spider. Give good airings, in order that the plants may not up- 



