VOL,. XIX. NO. 3. 



AND HORTICULTURAL REGISTER. 



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MassacUilsetis Horticultural Society* 



EXHIBITION OF FLOWERS. 



Saturday, July IBth, IHO. 

 Ciirniitions — Uy ]\Inssrs Walker, Jno. llovoy, Carter 

 and Julinsoit. 



Dahlias — by I'arker Ilnrnrs, A. Cowditcli, and S. 

 Walker. 



Nativn and other pri^llv rtnwers frnin Tlioinas Lee, 

 Esq. — iN'aiive fl..w.^is liy F. I,. Call and F. Parker. 



Bouquets — hy S. Walker, Jno. llovey, llovoy *fe Co. 

 nnd A. liowdilidi. 



We nniieed arnotij^ Mr Carter's specimens , siime seed- 

 ling plilt),\i:s, and iJelphiniini graiidilloruin — the latter 

 ufgreal beanty, and vvidl woitliy of eitltivation. 

 For the Cotnniittee. 



S. WALKER, Chairman. 



Tile Conimittefl appnintcd to award premiums for 

 Carnatiiins, adjudge tliein as follows: 



To Wni Meller, fur the best display, llie l,n premium. 



To John llovey, for the second best display, the '2d 

 premium. 



The committee would remark that the exbibilioii was 

 not such as they were in hope to have seen, from the 

 liberal |)reniiums offered by the SociBty ; and tbey trust 

 that ano!her year the exhibition of Carnations may be 

 more worthy o( the Society's premiums. 

 C. M. HOVEY, ■ 

 S. WAl.KEa, 



REVOliVING HORSE RAKB. 



Committee. 



[CWe recommend to our readers the letter from our 

 valaahle correspondent, Wm. Foster, Esq. It will lead 

 to a train of though! perhaps new lo thdin, and 

 this seems to be the principal aim of tlie writer, to elicit 

 thou;^ht in otliers rather than io obtrude his own ideas 



BKH.II'l'UiN MAliKKT.— MoMiAi, July 20, IS40. 

 itcptiileil fur tile Nmw RnfjlMlitl KJ>ruier. 



Al Market 200 Beef Cattle, '30 Cows and Calves, 

 2000 Sheep and 170 Swine. 120 Swine were report- 

 ed last week. 



rmcF.s.— lieef Cattle. — The prices obtained last week 

 were susiained and wo quote the same First quality, 

 $6 25. Second quality, $5 75 a $6 00. Third quality, 

 $4 75 a !i;5 75. 



0,i€S and Calves.— $20, $23, $26, $28, $32, $:«, 

 $40, and $42. 



Shee/,.—\iuU. Lots were sold. $1 2.5, $1 33.$1 02, 

 $171, $188, $'2 00, $2 17, $2 25, $2 50, and $3 00. 



Swine — Dull. No lots were sold to peddle and no 

 purchasers were at market. A few were retailed at for- 

 mer prices, from 4 1-2 to 7. 



THERIMO.M ETHICAL. 



Itti[)nrteil for the New Kngland Farmer. 



Range of the Thermometer at the (lardeiiof the proprietors 

 of the iVew England Fanner, Brighton, iMa.ss. in a ehaded 

 Northerly exposure, weeks ending July 19. 



July, 1840. I 7A.M. [ 127*1. | 5,P.M. | Wind. 



Monday, 



Tuesday, 



Wednesday, 



Thursday, 



Frulay, 



Saturday, 



Sun.iay, 



S. 



S. W. 

 S. 

 S. 



S. E. 

 S. 



s. 



On Wednesday at 2 o'clock, P. M., it was at 99^ On 

 Thursday, al the same hour, 9^. There has been but very 

 little rail! for se\eral weeks, and the earth has been very dry 

 indeed. Sunday afternoon we had a refreshing shower ac- 

 companied with thunder and lightning. 



WANTED. 



A situation as gardener, hy a young man who is acquainted 

 with its various brancht.*s. The hest references can be given. 

 Apply at this office. 



July 22. 



TIE XJP CHAINS. 



Just received at the New England Agricultural Ware- 

 house, a good supply of those celebrated Chains for tying 

 upcaltle. These chjiin.s, introduced by E. H. Derby, Esq. 

 or Salem, and Col. Jacques, of Chariestown, for the pur- 

 pose of securing cattle lo the stall, are found to lie the safest 

 and most convenient mo le of fastening cnws and oxen lo the 

 stanchion. They consist of a chain which passes round the 

 animal's neck, and by a ring attached to the stall, plays free- 

 ly up a:»d down, and leaves the animal at liberty to lie down 

 or rise al pleasure, and keeps him perfectly secure. 



July 15. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



jWHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT. 



I CORRECTED WITH GREAT CARE, WEEKLY. 



The Revolving Rake, which has been in general use in 

 most parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, is found lo 

 be one ol the most useful and labor saving machines now 

 in use. One man and hnrtie, with a Itoy lo lead, will rake 

 on an average from 25 lo 30 acres per day, with case, and do 

 the wuik well. Tliey are coming into very general use in 

 all parts of the country, and will, no doubt, in a few years, 

 supersede the use of the common hand rake. There is a 

 great advantage in ihis rake over all others, as the person 

 using it does not have to stop the horse lo unload the rake. 



CHAIN CKADLES. 



The Grain Cradle is ah article which is coming into very 

 general use in the New England Slate>, whei'- they were till 

 of late but liule known, although they have been in very 

 general use in the southern und western Slates, for many 

 years, and which is loiind lo be decidedly the best mode of 

 harvesting grain, as U is suppn&ed one man will cradle five 

 acres in a day when he cannot reap more than one. The 

 dillerence m galhernig a crop is so much in favor ol cradling, 

 that we mu:>t suppose that il will be the only mode adopted 

 herealler, and the grain cradle will become of as much use, 

 as an implement ol husbandry, as the plough now is. 



There has been a very great improvement in the manufac- 

 turing of this article, they are now made on ihu most im- 

 proved plan; the suylhe is well secured and finished in a 

 superier manner and made of the best cast sieel. 



BUDDINO FRUIi TRRES. 



Cuttings of iruit trees for huddmg, comprising nearly all 

 the choice sorts of Apples, Pears, Plums, and Cherries^ 

 known and cultivated in this country or m Europe, all from 

 hearing trees, can be packed in such o manner as lo be sent 

 with pertecl safely lo a .y pari of this country or Europe. 

 Apply by mail lo the subscriber, at the Pomological Garden, 

 Salem, Mass. ROBERT MANNING. 



Salem, July 15. 



i<EKCE CH.4INS. 



Just received from England, at the New Engl.uid Agricul- 

 tural Warehouse, 6 casks chains, suitable for making the 

 chain ience, &c. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



July 15. 



TRACE CHAINS. 



Just received, direct from the English maunfacluresr, 8 

 casks of Trace Chains, from 6 to 1 1 feet long, suitable ibr 

 ploughing or draft chains. JOibEPH BRECK & CO. 



July 15. 



StPEUB liOCKET LARKSPUR SEED. 



The subscribers ofier for sale aquaiiiity of Superb Double 

 Rocket Larkspur Seed, of their own raising, !-aved Irom dou- 

 ble flowering plants only, embracing all the difiercnt colors. 

 For fine, strong and early plants, ihe seed should be sown m 

 August. JUSEPH BRECK &, CO. 



June 17. 



PURE BL.OOD BERKSUIiiE PIGS. 



The Society of Shakers al Harvard, Mass., have for sale 

 the Pure Blood Beikshire Pigs. Also, a lot of Berkshire 

 crossed with other Breeds, on reasonable terms at their 

 Village. 



Persons wishing lo be sure of the clear Berkshire breed 

 may rely on those they ofier for sale, as ihey are the proge- 

 ny of some of ibe latest imported from England. 



June 24. 



hortigulturaIj tool, chests. 



Containing a complete set of Garden tools of superior finish 

 and style, recently received ftom Liverpool and for sale at the 

 New England Agricultural Warehouse and Seed Store. 



May 6. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



patent spring BAL.ANCE. ( 



A few of those very convenient spring b<iiances, for fami- '■ 

 ly use. a very simple contrivance for weighing ^mall articles, j 

 JOSEPH BRECK & CO. No. 51 and 52 North Market 

 Street, Boston. 



July 15. '• 



Aluji, American, 



Ashes, Pearl, per 100 lbs, . 



Pol, " •' " . 

 Beans, while, Foreign, 



" '• Domestic, . 



Beet, ir.ess, .... 



No. 1 



prime, .... 

 Beeswax, while, 

 yellow, 

 BnisTi.Es, American, 

 Butter, shipping, 



dairy. 

 Candles, mould, 

 dipped, 

 sperm, 

 Chefse, new mill;, 

 Cider, ..... 



refined. 

 Bone Manusk, 



in casks. 

 Feathers, northern, geese, 



southern, geese, . 

 Flax. (American) . 

 Fish, Cod. Grand Bank, . 

 Bdv, Chaleur, 

 Haddock, 

 Mackerel, No. I 

 No. 2, 

 No. 3. . 

 Mewives, dry sailed. No, 1. 

 Salmon, No. I, 

 Flouo, Genesee, cash, , 



Baltimore, Howard strecl, 

 Richmond canaJ, 

 Alexandria wharf, 



Rye, 



i\lEAL, Indian, in bbls. 



Grain : Corn, northern yellow, 



southern flat, yellow, 

 white, . 

 Pvye, northern, , 

 Barley, 



Oats, northern, (prime) . 

 southern, 

 GniNDSTONEs, pr ton of 20Cin lbs. rougl: 

 do, do. do. finished 



Hams, northern, .... 



southern and western, . 

 Hay, best English, per Ion, . 



Eastern screwed, . 

 Hops, tst quality, 



2d quality, .... 

 Lard, Boston, .... 



southern, .... 

 Leather, Philadelphia city tannage, 

 do. country do. 



Baltimore city tannage, 

 do, dry hides, . 

 New York red, light, 

 Boston, do, slaughter, 

 Boston dry hides, 

 LisiE, hest sort, .... 

 Molasses, New Orleans, 

 Sugar House, 

 Oil, Sperm, Spring, 



Winter, . 

 Whale, refined, 

 Linseed, American, 

 NeaPs Foot, . 

 Plaster Paris, per ton of 2200 lbs 

 Pork, extra clear, 



clear, .... 

 Mess, 

 Prime, 

 Seeds; Herd's Grass, 



Red Top, southern, 

 northern, 

 Canary, 

 Hemp, . 



Flax, .... 

 Red Clover, northern. 

 Southern Clover, 

 Soap, American, Brown, 



" Castile, 



Tallow, tried, ... 

 Teazles, Isl sort, . 

 Wool, prime, or Saxony Fleeces, . 



American, full blood, washed, 



do. 3-4ths do. 



do. 1-2 do, 



do. 1-4 and common, 



S_; f Pulled superfine. 



.a 5 J No. 1, 



13 1 No. 2 



^ =^ [ No. 3, 



