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ceedingly limited. A revival is, however, looked for, and should the 

 crops prove as abundant as we have now every reason to believe they 

 will be, the moderate prices will induce a more ready sale of many ar- 

 ticles. 



Potatoes are scarce; a few new ones from New York were in the 

 market this week, but they were small and inferior: the new crop from 

 the vicinity will come in before our next report. New turnips are 

 quite plenty, much more so than last year at this time; old ones are all 

 gone: no French in the market. New onions are abundant, and of excel- 

 lent quality and good size; no old ones are to be found, except a few 

 inferior Connecticut reds. Old beets are nearly gone; new ones have 

 come to hand this week, of tolerable size. Parsnips and carrots are 

 about gone. Radishes are exceedingly plentiful and fine. The first 

 early calibages of any size were brought in this week; we take this op- 

 portunity to remark that a few of the Vanack which we have observed 

 for sale had remarkable firm heads for this early season : it is a first-rate 

 variety. No cauliflowers yet. Lettuce is plenty. Rhubarb very abun- 

 dant, almost a drug. Spinach and other greens abundant. Asparagus 

 has been uncommonly abundant. Peas have come to hand in large 

 quantities, and are now selling at very moderate prices: the crop is 

 good. String beans have made their appearance from New York. 

 West India squashes are yet plentiful. 



Of fruit the last year's stock is reduced: no kinds of apples are now to 

 be found, except the Russets; and but few of the latter remain on hand. 

 Baking pears all gone. Cherries are not plentiful, nor as good as in 

 seasons in general. Pine-apples were, we believe, never so abundant 

 or more excellent in flavor than this season ; the arrivals have been 

 very numerous, and the fruit in fine order. Green fruits for tarts are 

 plentiful. Strawberries come in of fine size, and in tolerable abun- 

 dance, more so than last year. Cucumbers are now more plentiful, 

 and will soon come in from the open ground. Cranberries are yet to be 

 had. Oranges are considerably higher than at our last. — Yours, M. T., 

 Boston, June 23, 1837. 



HORTICULTURAL MEMORANDA 



FOR JULY. 



The month so far (June 24,) has been much more favorable to vege- 

 tation than the same season last year: vines and other tender plants, 

 which barely stood the cold and wet weather of Ma}^, now look strong 

 and vigorous. Seeds committed to the soil in June have vegetated freely. 



Now is the season to destroy weeds and insects: there is no so sure 

 way to do the latter thoroughly as by manual operations: it is of no use 

 to trust to nostrums, decoctions, Sic. &c. ; the best and surest method 

 to destroy nearly all troublesome insects (except the red spider and 

 aphis,) is by picking them off by hand: one man will go over a large 

 piece of ground in a day or two, and destroy more than he would in ten 

 times the amount of time spent in syringing with tobacco water, dusting 

 with snuff, &c. &c. 



