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Cwent Gmdni Mat/crf. 



Art. VI. Covent Garden Market. 



The Cahhagc Trihc. 



CabbaKCs, White, per dozen 

 Cauliflowers, |)cr dozen - 



Lrj^uvics. 

 Peas - [per sieve . 

 ( per sack - 

 Windsor Beans, per sack 

 Kidneyljeans, jier j sieve 



Tubers and Roots. 



rper ton 

 Potatoes, New ^i)erc'Ht. 

 d per bush 

 Cornish Kidneys, per b.sh 

 New, per pound 

 Carrots : 

 Young, per bunch 

 Horn, i>er bunch 

 Red Beet, per dozen 

 Horseradish, per liundle - 

 Radishcs,White Turnip, per 

 bunch 



The Spinach Tribe. 

 Sorrel, per half sieve 

 The Onion Tribe. 

 Onions, Green (Ciboules), 



per bunch 

 Leeks, per dozen bunches 

 Garlic, per pound . . 

 Shallots, per pound . - 



jisparnginous PI tints. 

 Salmis, ti'c. 

 Asparagus, per hundred - 

 Artichokes, per dozen 

 Lettuce, Cos, per score - 

 Celery, per bundle (I'i to 15) 

 Small Salads, per punnet ■ 

 Watercress, per flozen small 



bunches ... 

 Burnet, i>er bunch 



Pol and Siucrt Herbs. 

 Parsley, per half sieve 

 'l'arragon,per dozen bunches 

 I'ennel, pur dozen bunches 

 Thyme, per dozen bunches 

 Sage, per dozen bunches . 

 Mint, per dozen bunches . 

 Peppermint, per doz. bun. 

 Marjoram, per dozen bunch. 

 Savory, pel dozen bunches 

 Basil, per dozen bunches 



Ohscrvtition.i. — U|) to the present (since the last report), the supplies 

 have been good and re;;itlar, hut ten days or a fbrtnij;lit later than last 

 year. Prices have l)een nioilerate, and are at present very low, in conse- 

 quence of the limited demand occasioned by the prevailing alarm that fruits 

 and vegetables are conducive to derangement of the stomach, and, conse- 

 quently, likely to lead to the present prevailing illness. The mischief 

 arising from this impression is very serious, and should be fearlessly met, 

 and refuted if possible. Strawberries have been very abiuulaut, and in the 

 early part of the season the growers o!)tained good prices for them ; but 

 the later sorts or varieties have not at all repaid the ex|)enses of bringing 

 them to market. While on this subject, 1 must introduce to your notice 

 three new varieties of the season : — I. Myatt's New Pine-ap|)le Straw- 

 berry, possessing every requisite quality; size, colour, flavour, firm and 

 fleshy, a prolific bearer, succeeding the seedlings, and carrying, with the 

 old pine, the period of this delicious fruit full ten days longer in the season. 

 2. Kncvett's New Seedling Fine, also a firm fine-flavoured fruit, and a good 

 bearer. .S. Faulkner's New Seedling Pine, a large-fruited variety, erect 

 in stalk, and of excellent flavour ; very closely resembling the old (."arolina. 

 Raspberries, a good crop, and of excellent (juality. Ciooseberries, most 



