Vol. X No. 34. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



271 



Subscription 



roR IMPORTING GRAPE VINE ROOTS FROM FRANCE, 

 AT A MODERATE PRICF, AND ENCOURAGING THE 

 INTRODUCTION OF THAT CULTURE INTO T&E 



UNITED STATES. 



MR ALPHONSE LOUBAT, having consUlerably 

 enlarged his Vineyard on Long Island, where he now 

 has, in fnll cullivalion, Ihiifyfive acres of ground, con- 

 taining 72,000 Grape Vine Roots, ol'which 22,000 are lor 

 his subsciibi'rs; having aNo the peculiar advantage of 

 being enabled toproeuie the best species of Roots from 

 his Father's extensive Vineyards and Nurseries, in the 

 districts of BorJdai.i, C/ernc, and /ii(ze(, departments of 

 Gironde and Lot and Garonne, in France, (45o N. Lat.) 

 proposes to the nunieious friends to the cultivation of ihe 

 Grape Vine in the United States, a subscription, which 

 was opeiudon the first of August, 1828. 



Mr A. L. will engage to furnish subscriber's with their 

 Grape Vine Roots, in the course of March, and forward 

 them free of expense, to the different cities where sub- 

 scription lists shall have been opened. The roots will be 

 three years old, and will produce considerable fi'uit the 

 second year from the time of their being planted. They 

 ■will be carefully classed and packed in boxes, with some 

 of the original soil in which they have been raised, which 

 will greatly fiicililate the thriving of the roots, when 

 transplanted. 



Ordei-s will be punctually attended to : the subscribers j 

 designating the quantities and species of the Grape Vine 

 Roots they wish to have. They will engage to pay, for 

 1000 ro3ts, or more, at the rate of 12^ cents lor each root ; 

 ■for less than 1000, at Ihe rate of 15 cents; and 23 cents i 

 per root for less than 50. Routs only two years old, sliall 

 be paid for at the rale of9 cents each, for lOOO or more ; j 

 12^ cents lor less than 1000 ; and 18 cents for less than 

 50 roots. 



Payment to be made on delivery of the roots. Letters 

 not received, unless Post Paid. 



SUBSCRIPTION LISTS ARE OPENED AT ' 



New York, with Alplionse Luubat, 85 Wall street ; 

 Boston, J. B. Russell ; Albany, R. M'Micliael ; Philadel- 

 phia, Van Amringe; ISaltimore, Willard Rhoads ; Wash- 

 ington City, Wm Pairo ; Richmond, Davenport, Allen, 

 & Co. ; Savannah, Hall, Shapter &. Tupper ; New-Or- 

 leans, Foster St Hutlon ; Charleston, T. & T. Street 

 &Co. 



Mr A. Lonbat's Book on the Culture of the Grape 

 Vine, and on the Making of Wine, may be found at the 

 principal Booksellers of Ihe United Slates; and his 

 Agents will furnish them, gratis, to subscribers. 



Assorted Seeds for Kitchen Gardens. 



FOR sale at the .Seed Store connected wilh the New 

 England Farmer, SO.J, North Market street. 



Small boxes ol assorted Seeds for Kitchen Gardens, — 

 Each box contains a package of the following seeds : — 

 Eai ly Washington Pe.is | Long Diilch Parsnep. 

 Dwarf Blue Imperial Peas Large Head Lettuce 

 Late Mariowfat Peas E.irly Silesia do 



EailyMohawk Dwarf string Pine-apple Melon(ue»'?/_^ne) 



Bea 



Early Dwarf White Case- 

 knife Beans 



Lima, or Saba Pole Beans 



Long Blood Beet (truesort) 



Early tuniip-rooled Beet 



Early York Cabbage 



Large Cape Savoy do (fine) 



Red Dutch do (for pick- 

 li„g) 



Early Dutch Cauliflower 



EarlyHonr Carr'ot(ti«/'y^ne) 



Long Orange Carrot 



While Solid Celery 



Curled Cress or Peppergrass 



Early Cucumber 



Long Green Turkey do. 

 Price $3 per Box. 

 At this Seed Store can be found the greatest variety of 



Field, Grass, Garden, Herb and Flower Seeds, to be 



found in New England, ol tire very first quality, and at 



fair prices, wholesale and retail. 



Also, Fruit and Forest Trees, Grape Vines, (of both 



native and European origin,) and Ornamenlal Shrubs at 



Nurserymen's prices. tf. March 7. 



Watermelon 



Large White Portugal Onion 

 Large Red do 



Double Curled Paisley 

 Fl.it Squash Pepper 

 Early Scarlet short-top Ra- 

 dish 

 While Turnip Radish 

 Salsify, or Oyster Plant 

 Early Bush Squash 

 Winter Crook-neck Squash 

 Early White Dutch Turnip 

 Yellow Stone Turnip 



POT HERB SEEDS. 



Sweet Marjorum, Sage, 

 Summer Savory. 



Catalogue of Grape Vine Roots that Mr Loubat pro- 

 poses to Import. The following Species are selected 

 as the best, the choice of which is hft to Subscrilers : 



• TABLE GRAPES, OR FOR iMAKtNG STRONG WINE. 



White Clover Seed. 



JUST received at the Seed Store connected with the 

 New England Farmer, 50^ North Market sti-eet, Boston. 



1000 lbs. finest White" Dutch Honeysuckle Clover 

 Seed, imported from Rotterdam by the Janus. 



[LTThe quality of this seed is considered superior to 

 any that has been offered in this city for many years, 

 being remarkably bright, pure, and free from that great 

 pest, Canada thistle, which is frequently Ibund in while 

 clover seed oi American growth. Farmers are request, 

 ed (0 call and examine it. March 7. 



White. 



1. Alicante. 



2. Robin Eyes, with big 

 clusiers ; or, (Eu\\ de Tour, 

 grosgrain. 



3. Do.MeIting,(or/««rfan() 



4. Sweet GuiUant. 



5. Muscat. 



6. Do. Frontignan. 



7. Muscadelle, from the 

 river Lot. 



niiite. 



18. Auvergnal. 



19. Blanquelte. 



20. Douclnelle. 



21. Plant de Dame 



22. Olivette. 



23. Doucette. 



24. Plant de Reine. 



25. Burgundy. 



26. Morillon. 



27. Madere. 



28. Bourgelas. 



29. Picardan. 



30. Chalosse. 



8. Malvoisie. 



9. Tokay. 

 10. Syrian. 

 U. Constanlia. 

 12 Malaga. 



Red. 



13. Large Muscat. 



14. Malvoisie. 



15. Red Foot, (Pied Ronge.) 

 16 Black Hambourg. 

 17. Conslantia. 



FOR U'lNE. 



31. Pause. 

 Red. 



32. Claret, 



33. Auvergnal. 



34. St Jean. 



35. Jacobin. 



36. ftleunier. 



37. Pineau. 

 33. Prinlanier. 



39. Teinturier. 



40. Bourgignon. 



41. Bouteillant. 



42. Suisse. 



43. St Antoine. 



White 



44. Chassclas, (from Fon- 



tainebleau.) 



45. Do. Golden. 



46. Do. Cracking. 



47. Do. Musk. 



48. Muscat Lezarde. 



49. Do. Small Berries. 



50. Do. (liom Jerusalem) 



FOR THE TABLE ONLY. 



1. Muscat (from Jur>) 



52. Sauvignon. 



Red. 



53. Chasselas. 



54. Muscat Rouge. 



55. .iluscat Grey. 

 .56 Dainas Violet. 

 57. Darnas of Poquet. 

 5S. Early Magdalen. 



Flower Seeds. 



FOR sale at the Seed Store connected with the New 

 England Farmer, 50.J North Market street, Boston ; 



A large collection of the most showy and choice an- 

 nual, biennial and perennial Flower Seeds, collected 

 from every quarter of the globe. Many of the kinds are 

 new sorts and extremely beautiful, as the Great Mexican 

 Flowering Ar;genione, Blue Ccmmelina from Trinidail, 

 Beautiful Clarkea from Columbia river. Scarlet Malope 

 from Barbary, (continues in flovi'ertill freezing weather;) 

 Azure Blue Gilia from Colombia, Great Ali lean Hibis- 

 cus, Winged Thunbergia from the East Indies, Moun- 

 tain Fringe, a beautiful hardy indigenous climber, grows 

 20 feet in a season, (annual;) Mexican Blue Ageratum, 

 Siberian Spiraja, Oriental Poppy, &c. Price ol these new 

 varieties 124 cents a paper — all other kinds 6:J cents a 

 paper — ^5 for a hundred varieties, to comprise one of 

 each of the new sorts. — ^1 for 18 varieties, to comprise 

 three of Ihe new sor's. — Each paper is labelled with its 

 common anil botanical name, its native country, and di- 

 rections for its culture. March 7. 



Prince's Pomological Manual. 



The second volume of this work is now ready (or deli- 

 very, and the third volume is nearly coniph'tcd. 



These three volumes contain all the Orchard and Gar- 

 den Fruits described by Duhamel, and other French 

 writers of high authority, and also all that are described 

 in Ihe iransacti'ns of the London Horliciiltnral Society, 

 the Pomological Magazine, Ihe Pyriu M.dus Brenlfordi- 

 ensis, and Lindley's Guide lo the Orchard and Kitchen 

 Garden, as well as the numerous choice varieties which 

 have oiiginated in our own country. In the preface to 

 Vol. 11. the " Introduction" given by Mr Liijdlry has 

 been iriserted entire, and great care has been taken, in 

 republishing his descriptions ot Fruits, to extend the sy- 

 nonyms, ai:d to correct the ei'rors which exist. 



WILLIAM PRINCE & SONS. 



Flushing, Feb. 21,1832. 2t. 



I Situation Wanted. 



I A Man who is pretty well acquainted with gaidening, 

 i and is willing to make himself useful in taking care of 

 horses, driving a coach, &c. is desirous of getting a situ- 

 jatioD. He will show the best recommendations for ho- 

 nesty and diligence. 4t. March 7. 



Valuable Farm for Sale. 



THAT valuable Farm, phasanlly situated in the North 

 Parish of Andover, one mile from the Rev. Mr Loring's 

 mectirg-house and Mr Pulnain's academy, on the road 

 leading from said meeting-house to Andover bridge, and 

 within halfa mile of good Saw and Grist Mills, and Black- 

 smith's Shop— 3 miles from the 'I heological Seminary, 4 

 n.iles (iom Melhuen meeting-house and factories, and 12 

 miles from Lowell — afl wliich places together with a 

 number of Factories in the vicinity, afford as good a mar- 

 ket for produce as may he fouird in Bo-ion. 



There is on said Farm rising 300 Fruit Trees, half of 

 which are young, thrilty and grafied with ihe best kind 

 of winter apples, and fall and summer pears — 'he residue 

 furnishes a plentiliil crop of fall and cider apples. The 

 farm consists of 110 acies, more or less, of excellent land, 

 conveniently divided into lots of tillage, mowing, pasture, 

 rye-land and meadow, and well watered. 'Ihe load pass- 

 es through the centre of the farm, and is fenced on both 

 sides with firm stone wall, most of the Farm being fenc- 

 ed with the same material. The buildings are convenient 

 and in good repair — the house is nearly new. 



The whole offers adcsi;able le.-^idence for a farmer, or 

 a summer retreat for a gentleman who wisiies lo retire in 

 that season of the year. 



Purchasers are invited to call and view the premises. 

 The terms will be made known by Jhe occupant, 



JOHN ENDICOTT, 

 OR Dh j. KIPTKEDGE. 



The above Farm, if not sold before the' 25th inst. will 

 be offered at Public Auction on Tuesday, the 27th inst. 

 at 12 o'clock. 



Andover, (North Parish) March 6, 1832. 31* 



To Let. 



THE Farm on which Ihe subsciibe- resides in Dra- 

 ctitt, within about three miles of tlie Lowi'll market, 

 containing about three hundred acres of cultivated land 

 of various descriptions, and all fenced witii a stone wall. 

 The buildings aie a good dwelling house, shed, cider 

 mill, liiiee barns 174 feet long, grain and ice house, and 

 are all in perfect repair. The farm is product. ve, and will 

 summer and winter 50 cows, and offers the best encou- 

 ragement for cariyingon the milk and vegetable business 

 at Lowell. It will be let from one to five years, with 

 the stock and tools, and immediate itossession given. 



B. F. VARNUM. 



March 2, 1832. 4i'* 



Early Potatoes. 



FOR Sale at the Seed Store connected wilh the New 

 England Fanner, 52 North Market Slieet : 



A few bushels of ihe prime, early Potatoes, which 

 have taken ihe premium al the Massachusetts Horticul- 

 tural Society's Shows the two last seasons ; and are con- 

 sidered the earliest variety in this vicinity. March 7. 



Hemp and Flax Seed. 



CASH will be paid bv the subscriber for a few hush- 

 els of fresh HEMP and'FLAX SEED, well cleaned, of 

 Jlnierican growth, for sowing ; lo be delivered immedi- 

 ately. J. B. RUSSELL, No. 5l)A North Market st. 



Feb, 22. 



BRIGHTON MARKET— Monday, March 5, 1832. 



Reported for the Daily Advertiser ami P.iltiot. 



At Maiket this day 268 Beef Cattle, 184 Sheep, and 6 

 Cows and Calves; 



Prices. Beef Cattle— The Cattle today were ofa 

 much better quality than is usual, and higher prices were 

 obtained, say 17 c. a 25 c. per hundred. We shall quote 

 as follows, viz. 4 or 5 cattle at 6 50, extra at 6 00 a 6 25, 

 prime 5 75 a 6 00, good 5 50, thin 5 00 a 5 25. The large 

 c.-itlle from Northampton were purchased by Mr T. W. 

 Bennett of Brighton, price not known to us. 



Cows and Calves. Sales were effected at $25 and ,f 30. 



Sheep. A part only of those at market were sold at 

 about 5 10 each. 



^'ew York Cattle Market, March 2 —In market 750 

 heef Cattle. 400 a 500 Sheep. Demand lor stock of ev- 

 ery description, very good, and prices much higher than 

 the gener.il average. Beef Cattle on Monday last, 5 50 a 

 7 50 — since which lime they have advanced 50 c. per 



hundred ; best $8, middling $7 a 7 50, common $6. 



Sheep— no sales less than 3 50, andfiom this price to 

 !f;7 50.— Daily Adv. 



0°ln 'he N. York market only the quarters of Beef 

 are weighed, the hide and rough tallow being included 

 without weighing. At Brighton, the hide and tallow are 

 weighed as well as (he quarters. 



