VOI . XV. AO. ■•!8. 



AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL. 



303 



THERMO.VIETIIICAI.. 



Reported for the New Knfjland Farmer. 



RiiiigODf the Thennoineteriil the Garden of the proprietors 

 ■ the New EnghinJ Fanner, Brighton, Muss, in a shaded 

 ortheriy exposure, week ending March 25. 



TO EMIGRANTS TO THE IVEST. 



Wanted, to go to Indiana, fifty younjj men, to cliop wood 

 r Steam Boats, to cut and liaul logs for gawinfr, and occa- 

 )nally to lend a hand at farming operations, as the land gets 

 iared np. The situation is perfectly healthy. To steady, 

 dustriui'S, and temperate young men, (and no others need 

 ply,) sixteen dollars a month will he paid, and their board 

 jnd. To those who prefer to cut wood for Steam Boats 

 clusively, 75 cents a cord will bepaiil, the wood to be cord- 

 up where cut; hw. in this case, the men will pay for their 

 /n board ; and in either case will pay their own expenses 

 It, which will be about thirty tlollars. To any oHe who 

 ly wish to purchase farms at this place, than which a more 

 isirable point is not to be found at the West, the land will 

 : sold at a low price, and payment taken in work as above, 

 ftlarch, 28, 1838. 4w 



SKEDLIKG PINKS. 



Wm. Meller offers (or sale the following varieties of 

 ledling Finks, (raised by him,) Warren St. Roxbury. 

 Purple Laced Mellers. General Washington, Daniel 

 ebster. Miss E. Wilkins, Miss M. Rock, Conqueror, High- 

 id Lail, Lafayette, Roxbury Beauty, General Warren. 



Red Laced Pinks. Cleopatra, srmi-double, Beauty, 

 azing Comet, Governor Everett, Cardinal, Nimrod, Lord 

 'Ison, Trafalgar, Midshipman. 



Black and White Star Pinks. Defiance, Beauty of Flo- 

 , Eclijjse, Incomparable, Independence, New England 

 auty. 



Red and IVIiite Star Pinks. Fair Rosamonn, Reformer, 

 lir Ellen, R. Wilkins, Sir John, Liberty, Jolly Tar. 

 All orders left at the Agricultural Warehouse, No. 51 and 



North Market Street, Boston, will meet with punctualat - 

 ition. 

 March 28,1838. 



MR MANNING'S BOOK 0P JRUITS. 



Just received, and for sale at the New England Farmer Of- 

 3, The Book of Fruits, being a descriptive catalogue of the 

 St valuable varieties of the I'ear, Apple, I'each, Plum and 

 erry, for New England culture, by Robert Manning, to 

 lich is added the Gooseberry, Currant, Ras|)berry, Straw- 

 ■ry, and the Grape, with modes of culture ; also. Hardy 

 namental Trees and Shrubs, with platse. First Series for 

 38 

 March 28, 1838. 



IIEKICAN FLO-WER GARDEN COMPANION. 



fust published, and for sale at the New England Seed 



)re. The American Flower Gartien Companion. Price 75 



Its. 



March 28, 1838. 



fRlIT TREES. 



j"or sale, at' the Pomological Garden, Salem, Mass. Ap- 

 and Pear Trees, of the best new and old sorts. Also, a 

 ' Cherry, Plum, and Peach Trees. 



I list of the names can be seen nt the N. E. Farmer OfSce, 

 & .52 North Market St. Boston, 

 tfarch 28, 1838. 



FARM. 



*or sale, a small farm, pleasantly situated within five miles 

 Boston, containing from 30 to 40 acres of excellent land, 

 !h good house, barn, stable and outhouses, widi a great va- 

 F.y of fruit trees. For further particulars inquire of C. 

 lllis, at the New England Agricultural Warehouse. 

 Soston, Feb. 21, 1837, 



SILK WORM'S EGGS. 



iOO.OOO producing Sulphur colored Cocoons, winding in five 

 bks, from worms fed on foliage of a superior variety of 

 Iberry; great care taken in procuring and preserving them, 

 i a much larger proportion than usual exhibiting vitality. 

 lion JOHN SULLIVAN. 



GARUEN, FIELD SEEDS, i&c. 



The proprietors of the New England Agricultural Ware- 

 house and Seed .Store beg leave to inliirm their ciisloiners and 

 friends, that they have recently received by importation and 

 from other sources, large additions to their stock of Seeds, 

 among which are the following: — 



Italian Spring Wheat; Black Seadc; Tea do. ; and Siberi- 

 an Spring Wheat. 



Spring Rye; Dutton, or Phinney Corn; Clark do.; Canada 

 do.; Seed Barley; Tartarian Buck, or Indian Wheat; Buck 

 Wheat. 



Early Hill Potatoes; Early frame do ; St. Helena do. ; 

 Forty fold do. ; Chenango do. 



Northern and Southern Clover ; White Dutch Honey- 

 suckle do.; Lucerne; Herds grass ; .^ortllern and .Southern 

 Red Top ; Orchard grass ; Tall Meadow Oat Grass; Millet, 

 Hemp, llapi' and Canary Seed. 



Chinese and Brosa Mulberry Seed. 



French Sug;ir Beet ; JIangel Wurtzel; Rata Baga. 



By the Hollander from Rotterdam, we have received a 

 choice assortment of Cabbage, Caulillower and Broccoli .'^eed, 

 together with every variety of Seed desirable for the Kitchen 

 Garden. 



Our collection of Flower Seeds is very extensive. We 



lave just received from Holland, some ve'y choice Carnation 



h 



seed, suitable for pots, which wassaved from more than 100 

 varieties of the finest kinds. Also 23 distinct varieties of 

 Ten Weeks' Stock Gilliflower, which we shall sell in pack- 

 ages, embracing all the sorts, for $1 per package. 



Packages of Pansy or Heart's Ease, saved by Mr Walker 

 from his fine collection of that popular flower, at 25 cents per 

 package. 



We have a superb coll«ction of Double Dahlias which we 

 offer ,at reduced prices, some of the finest will be ready for 

 sale in pots, in May; but of the greater part of them, we 

 can furnish dry rootsat any lime. 



Just received, a supply of Tiger Flowers, Amaryllis fornio- 

 sissama, and Gladiolus natilensis. 



Packages of the finest English Gooseberries, of 15 vari- 

 eties for S% or 12 varieties fiir $2 40. Red and white Ant- 

 werp Raspberries, Currants, &c. 



Orders for Fruit and Ornamental Trees and Shrubs, w 

 be promptly 'attended to. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



PEAR, PLUM, GRAPEVINES, .S.C. 



500 Pear Tiees of the most approved kinds. 

 _ 1,000 Plum Trees of the most approved kinds and extra 

 size, many of them have borne the past season. 



600 Quince Trees. 



i^OOO Isabella and Catawba gnipc vines, from 6 to 15 f;et 

 high, most of them have borne fruit. Black Hanilmrgh, 

 Sweetwater, Pond's seedling, &c. 



20,000 Giant Asparagus roots. 



5,000 Wilmol's early Rhubarb, or pie plant, lately intro- 

 duced. 



Scions of the Pear plum of the most approved kinds. 



Also, a good assortment of Gooseberries, Roses, &c. of 

 difl'erent kinds. All orders left at this office, and at Messrs 

 Sawter & Pond's, No. 25 liroad St. Boston, or with the 

 subscriber, Canibridgeport, will meet immediafe aiteniinn. 



Cambridgeport, March 1,1837. SAMUEL POND. 



BONE MANURE. 



The subscriber desires to infjrm his friends and the public 

 that he has been in in the Bone business more tlian (en years 

 and has spent much time and money to ascertain how bones 

 may be converted to the best use, and is ful'y satisfied that 

 (hey form the most powerful stimulant that can be applied to 

 the earth as a manure. He offers for sale ground bone at a 

 low price, and is reaily to receive orders to any amount, 

 which will be promptly attended to. 



Orders may be left at my manufactory near Tremont road, 

 in Roxbury, or at the New England Agricultural Warehouse 

 and Seed Store, No. 51 and 52 North Market Street. 



Jan. 31. NAHUM WARD 



HOWARD'S PLOUGHS 



Constantly for sale a the Ne v England Agricultural Ware' 

 house It is hardly necessaiy to repeat that these ploughs are 

 considered by our practical farmers to be the best ploughs 

 now in use, and continue to stand No. 1 at the Brighton Fair. 



Nov. 1, 1837. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



TO LET A COUNTRY RESIDENCE, 



One of the pleasantest situations in the vicinity of Newton 

 Corner, within two minutes walk of the Railroad Depot. A 

 two story dwelling House, containing two parlors and a kitch- 

 en, and a wash room on the lower floor; eight chambers; a 

 large Barn and Chaise House, and a good well of water and 

 cistern under cover. Attached to it is a small Garden, con- 

 taining a variety of fruit and flo\vers. Inquire of Messrs 

 Breck & Co. or of JOHN T. WHEELWRIGHT, 



March 21. Nonantum Hill, Newton. 



BEES FOR SALE 



In Patent, Thatcher and Suspension Hives. Inquire at this 

 office. 3w. Jlarch 21. 



IMU C 13 S OF COUNTRY PRODUCE 



PROVISION MARKET. 



KtTAIL PRICES. 



BRIGHTON MARKET.— Monday, March 26, 1838. 

 Keiiorted (brtiie New Engliinil Farmer. 



At Market 300 Beef Cattle, 200 Slieep, and 780 

 Swine. 



Prices. — Beef Cattle.— Last week's prices were ful- 

 ly supported. Wc quote the same. Extra, at $7 00. 



First quality, $li 50 a $6 75— Second quality $6 00 a 

 $6 25.— Third quality 5 00 a $5 75. 



Sheep. — Several lots were sold, but we could not ob- 

 tain the price. .'\ few cosset wethers at $G 50. 



Swine. — Several lots were sold to peddle, at 7 1-4 a 



8 1-4 for sows and 8 1-4 a 8 1-2 for barrows. At retail, 



9 for BOWS, and 10 for barrows. 



