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hamper: we have understood from those who have tried them, thnt they 

 were quite ordinary to those usually brought from that district of Eng- 

 land. They will not equal the forty -fold, wliich, by the way, should 

 not be forgotten by our marketers or farmers at this season. Onions 

 have become quite scarce, and scarcely a bunch of reds or whites are to 

 he found in the market: yellow ones are alone to be had: the stock of 

 these has been received from Danvers, where the onion is now ])retty 

 extensively grown: less quantities have come to hand from Connecticut 

 this year than formerly. Beets, &,c., plentiful. Horseradish good and 

 abuiidajit. Radishes are more abundant, and will soon come in freely; 

 prices are now moderate for the season. Cabliages, of good quality, 

 are scarce; of ordinary there is a plenty. Lettuces are cheap and of 

 fine appearance now. Celery is getting very scarce, especially that of 

 fnst-rate excellence. Spinach quite scarce, and prices advanced; the 

 open winter has injured the crop iiiaferially. Rhubarb more abundant, 

 though it is yet ])roduced from forced roots. Dandelions have made 

 their apj)earance wirhin a few dnys, since the frost has disappeared; 

 bur they have heen cut from cultivated roots, and are of fine (]uality. 



Since our last report there has been one or two arrivals, of small lots 

 of West India squashes, which may be had at our quDtaticms: of crook- 

 necks but few remain on hand. The ai)pearance of the West Indies 

 has caused less demand for the latter. We hope the autumnai mar- 

 row will be more cultivated the ensuing season. It sells well. 



Apples are almost a druir: there has been no chanire, nor do present 

 appearances indicate any for the better. There is an abundance on hand. 

 The last dessert pears have l>een ilisposed of this week; they were the 

 St. Germains: common baking are very scarce, and we believe none to 

 be had, unless by the bushel or smaller quantity- Pine-apples scarce. 

 Grapes rather scarce: about a himdred jars and half jars were sold at 

 auction early in the week, probably not in good order from the long 

 passage. Cranberries have advanced a little from the lateness of the 

 season. Of oranges and lemons a good supply. Walnuts scarce, and 

 but few excepting the Ohio to be had. Chestnuts exceedingly scarce. 

 Of other sorts an over plentiful supplv. — Yoiirs^ M. T., Boston, Jilarch 

 23cf, 1833. 



HORTICULTURAL MEMORANDA 



FOR APRIL. 



With the advance of spring the work of the garden commentits, and 

 a great variety of operations have to be performed. The attention to 

 hot-beds — the green-house — the stove a'.'id the o|>en garden; the plant- 

 ing of seeds — of bulbs — the pruning of trees — and the innumerable oth- 

 er trifling things which f)ress upon the mind of every good gardener, 

 keep him constantly em[)loyed, not bodily alone, but mentally. We 

 have before urged upon the gardener the advantages which are to be 

 derived from keeping a diary or calendar of every thing done in the 

 garden the year round; such a diary is extremely useful, and that of 

 one season may f(»rm a good index by which the gardener can guiile his 

 operations the next. He can see what was omitted that should have 

 been done, and what was done that might have been \)\i\. off until a 

 later period. Indet-d, we are fully satisfied, that when a calendar is 

 once begun, a good gardener will always feel at a loss without continu- 

 ing it. 



