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Owing to the mild season, forcing has been much favored, and we 

 consequently have to note a better quality of such vegetables as are 

 brought forward at this early season. 



Vegetables. — Potatoes remain nearly the same: Chenangoes are 

 rather brisker, and good ones command fully our highest rates: East- 

 ports are duller, and Nova Scotias are less in demand: the latter do 

 not keep so well as other sorts: sweet potatoes are yet quite plenti- 

 ful for the season. Turnips remain aiiout the same. Onions are 

 growing scarcer; and we quote a little higher: good white by the 

 bushel are nearly gone. Beets are well supplied. Carrots and pars- 

 nips are abundant. The first radishes of the year came to hand last 

 week: though yet small, they are of good quality and appearance. 

 Horseradish is abundant and good. Cabliages are reduced to a small 

 stock, and drumheads now command increased prices. Brocoli and 

 cauliflowers are supplied in small quantities. Spinach is plentiful, 

 cheap and good: the season has been fine for this vegetable. Dan- 

 delions have been brought forward in fair quantities. Lettuce con- 

 tinues to increase in quality, and the market is well supplied. Cele- 

 ry is good, and toleral)ly abundant. The stock of squashes is now 

 reduced quite low, and only a few good ones remain: West Indias 

 have been received in small lots. 



Fruit. — With the exception of Baldwins, apples remain about the 

 same, with the additional quality of having been well picked: good 

 Baldwins now command four dollars; russets are a little quicker, but 

 without material variations. There are very few sweet apples re- 

 maining in the market. Some few Nonsuches have been received, 

 but the variety is not much cultivated. Dried apjjles are abun- 

 dant. Pears are nearly gone: a few Burgomasters, or Monsieur Le 

 Cures, are now to be had, but it is a rather inferior fruit. Good baking 

 are to be had at our quotations. Cranberries have im])roved consid- 

 erably, and the stock is now working off at our increased rates. 

 Grapes are less abundant than at the time of our last report, though 

 there is a good sup])ly by late arrivals. A lew pine-apples have 

 been received, sufficient just to keep the market supplied. Lemons 

 and oranges are very cheap and abundant: late arrivals from the 

 Mediterranean have overstocked the n)arket. Walnuts and chestnuts 

 remain without much demand or variation. — M. T., Boston, Feb. 

 1842. 



HORTICULTURAL MEMORANDA 



FOR MARCH. 



FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



Grape vines will now begin to swell their buds and push their 

 shoots; where considerable heat has been kept up, they will already 

 have burst into leaf: care should be taken that the shoots are tied 



