Horticultural Memoranda. 79 



Vegetables. — Potatoes are still dull and heavy, and the market 

 over supplied: Sweet potatoes are less abundant than at the j)eriod 

 of our last report, and not now in so ffood order. Turnips are a 

 shade higher. Onions are scarcer; good whites are nearly all gone, 

 and the stock of yellow is much reduced. Salsify is supplied in 

 small quantities, the demand being quite limited. No radishes 

 have yet been brought in, but will probably come to hand be- 

 tween this and our next report. Cabbages are quite scarce, the 

 stock has not been so low at this season for three or four years; 

 there are but few good Drumheads and Savoys to be had; red Dutch 

 are also very scarce. Brocolis and cauliflowers are nearly gone. 

 Lettuce now comes to hand of fine size and excellent quality, the 

 late mild weather having been extremely favorable. Spinach is abun- 

 dant. Dandelions in January! this is certainly exceedingly early for 

 this vegetable; but there has i)een a good supply for some days, and 

 the quality as good and handsome as could be desired. Celery is 

 abundant and good. Squashes are a shade higher: a few small lots 

 of Crooknecks are occasionally brought in: no West Jndias have 

 arrived the present month, and the stock is now tolerably well re- 

 duced. 



Fruit. — Apples are higher: several shipments have been made to 

 the south, which has taken off the surplus stock: sweet apples are 

 scarce, and few of good quality to be obtained. Pears are about 

 gone; only one or two good eating kinds are now to be had: the 

 stock of baking has been reduced, and prices have advanced slighily. 

 Cranberries are higher, and in better demand: as other fruits become 

 scarce, it affects the price of this. Grapes are abundant and cheap. 

 Oranges and lemons plentiful. A few pine-ap[)les have been re- 

 ceived. Walnuts are plenty, and sales very dull. Chestnuts are 

 not much called for, and are nearly out of season. — M. 2\, Boston, 

 Jan. 28, 1842. 



HORTICULTURAL MEMORANDA 



FOR FEBRUARY. 



FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



Grape vines will now, in some green-houses, where a rather hit^h 

 temperature is kept up, begin to swell their buds, and by the 1st of 

 March will have broken into their first leaf. Such as have com- 

 menced to grow in this way, should have the shoots tied up to the 

 trellis carefully. Keep the temperature of the house as regular as 

 possible, and in fine weather give an abundance of air. 



Peach trees in pots, brought into the house last month, will begin 

 to open their flower buds soon. Keep the house at as even a tem- 

 perature as possible, till after the fruit has set. 



