Vol. XI.— No. 9. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



71 



The following resolutions ware adopted. 



Refiolved, That a Committee consisting of three 

 nicmbers be chosen to obtain by subscription, 

 funds for the immediate improvement of the 

 grounds at Mount Auburn, which have been ap- 

 propriated for a Garden of Experiment. 



The following gentlemen were chosen mem- 

 bers of said Committee. J. P. Bradlee, G. W. 

 Pratt, Elijah Vose. 



Resolved, Tliat a Committee, consisting of sev- 

 en members s'louhl be chosen to make arrange- 

 ments for celebrating the Anniversary of the Mass- 

 achusetts Horticultural Society ; and the following 

 gentlemen were chosen. G. W. Pratt, S. A. 

 ShurtlefF, J. T. Buckingham, Jonathan Winship, 

 J. P. Bradlee, Elijah Vose, Daniel Haggerston. 



Resolved, That the thanks of the Massachnsetts 

 Horticultural Society be presented to Dr D. J. 

 Browne, for his donation and dedication to said 

 Society of a valuable book, of which he is the au- 

 thor, entitled Sylva Americana, or a description of 

 Forest Trees, &c. 



LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW. 



The 94th No. of this interesting work is this 

 week republished by Lilly & Wait, Boston, and 

 contains articles on the following subjects : Me- 

 moirs and Correspondence of Diderot ; American 

 Ornithology ; Todd's Life of Cranmer ; the Church; 

 Granville's Catechism of Health ; the Rights of 

 Industry and the Banking System ; Lord Niig- 

 cnt's Memorials of Hampden ; Loril Mahon's War 

 of the Succession in Spain ; Mr||Somerville's 

 Mechanism of the Heavens; Stages of the Revolu- 

 tion. Republished quarterly at $5,00 per annum. 



IVie Essex Cattle Show will be held at New- 

 bury, on the upper green, near the meeting-house 

 of the Rev. Mr Wilhington, on Thursday the 27th 

 of September inst. The address will be delivered 

 by Rev. Gard:ner B. Perry. Further particulars 

 in our next. 



Valuable Milk Farm for Sale. 



THAT valiwhle Farm on the Turnpike, about a mile 

 from Court Street, containing between 200 and 300 acies 

 of inowinii;, tillas;e, and pasture land, on which are about 

 200 excellent Fruit Trees, irio?tly in a bearing state. 

 The buildings on it are a Dwelling House, Ihi-ee Barns, 

 Corn Bain and Pigcjery — nearly new and in perfect or- 

 der. There is raised annually about 80 tons of Hay — 

 the quantity of Milk sold fjoiii this Farm, is about 15,000 

 gallons a year. Hocks, for ballast, &c, can be sold from 

 this place on very advantageous terms. 



Also, for sale — All the stock thereon, consisting ef 40 

 Cows, 2 yoke of Oxen, Horse, &c, with the Carts and 

 all the Fai ming Utensils. 



The above Estate, with or without the Stock, &c, will 

 will be sold on very liberal terms, which, with any fur- 

 ther particulars, may be known by applying to 



Salem, Aug. 31, 1832. GEORGE NICHOLS. 



Splendid Bulbous Roots. 



JUST I'eceiveil at the Agricultural Warehouse and 

 Seed Store, -No. SO.J North Market Street, a large assort- 

 ment of Bulbous Flower Roots, comprising the finest va- 

 rieties of 



HYACINTHS: (Double and single,) dark blue, 

 poicelain blue, red, rosy colored, pure white with yellow 

 eye, white with rosy eye, ind yellow with various eyes; 

 from 12.Uo$l each. 



TULIPS : Splendid variegated ,red, yellow, and mixed ; 

 12.J cents each, $1 per dozen; assorted, with the colors 

 marked on each ; (our assortment of fine tulips is very 

 large, and we are enabled to put many sorts as low as 

 $6 per hundred; an object to those who wish to form a 

 superb tulip bed.) 



CROWN IM PERL\LS : Assorted, of the most splen- 

 did colors and showy flowers, large roots ; 25 cents each, 

 (extra fine roots.) 



JONQUILLES: Sweetscented, finest roots 12i cts. 

 each. $1 per ilozen. 



POLYANTHUS NARCISSUS: Fragi-ant, white 

 with citron cups, extra sized roots, 12A to 23 cents each. 



DOUBLE NARCISSUS: Fragrant, of all colors, 

 12.'i cents each, $;! per dozen. 



SPRING CROCUS: Of all colors, 6^ cents each, 

 50 cents per' dozen. 



LARGE GLADIOLUS or SWORD LILIES,1 2.^ cents 

 each, $1 per dozen. 



The above roots are of the same superior character as 

 those sold by us the last season, and which gave such 

 uiiivei-sal satisfaction; some of the double Hyacinths 

 having proiiuced bells one inch and eight tenths in diam- 

 eter. 



Purchasers are requestell to notice that the above roots 

 are not purchased at auction, and are all remai kable for 

 their size, and for the beauty and delicacy of lint of their 

 flowers. 



Also, a further supply of Bulbous Roots, comprising 

 Large While Iragrant Lilies, 12J cents each, 1 dollar per 

 dozen, Tiger (spotted) Ldies, same price ; Maitagon, or 

 TurkkCap Lilies, samepiice. Sept. 12. 



For Sale. 



A FARM in Winthrop with two good two-story dwell- 

 ing-houses, well finished and painted ; four barns, a cider 

 and other out-houses, pleasantly situated within a (juartet 

 of a mile of Winthrop villa<je, where there ai'e two meet- 

 ing-houses, five stores, mills and mechanics of all kinds 

 necessary lor the convenience of the place. Said Farm 

 is near the centre of the town, on the main road from the 

 village to Augusta and within ten miles of the State 

 House. It contains three hundred acres of good land ; 

 is well watered and well proportioned as to mowing, 

 tillage, pasturing, orchard and wood-land ; in good years 

 for fruit it produces from two to three humlred bushels 

 of the Roxbury and Newberry Russets, besides many 

 other kinds of summer, fall and winter fruit, which has 

 been selected from the best orchards in the country. 1 

 may be conveniently divided to make two or three farms 

 A part or the whole will be sold to acconimodate pur- 

 chasers ; and, if wished, a loirg credit given for the most 

 of the pay, provided the security be satisfactory. For 

 further particulars inquire of Thomas Snell, on the 

 premises, or of Dr Issachar Snell, at .\ugusta. 



Augusta. Me. Au-f 11, 1832. " (iw 



New England museum, 



No. 76 Court Street, Boston. • 



THIS extensive establishment, (which was damaged by 

 fire on 14ih Feb 1S32,) has been repaired, the building 

 improved by sone important alterations and enlargements, 

 the whole fitted up upon a new plan in a very beautiful 

 manner, is now open for visitors every day and evening. 

 The whole establishment is lighted with Gas every 

 evening. A great variety of new articles have been 

 brought forward, and the whole so arranged as to wear 

 altogether a new appearance. Persons visiting Bo-Ion 

 will be highly gratified in viewing this lai-ge collection in 

 its present renovated form. Very excellent music day 

 and evening. Admittance 25 cents. 



Notice. 



I THE Committee on Farms, Fruit, Forest and Mulber- 

 ry Tree~, will meet at the Middlesex Hotel, in Concord, 

 on Monday the 17th inst., at 10 o'clock A. M., and pro- 

 ceed to view such Farms, &c, &c, as may be formally 

 entered for pieniiuni. 



LUKE FISKE, Chairman. 

 P. S. — Application may be made to the Secretary in 

 Concord, or to either of the Committee. 

 Concord, Mass. Sept. 3, 1832. 



Printing Presses for Sale. 

 FOR .'ale at this olfice, one Smith's Imperial Press, 

 one do. Medium, and one Ramage. 



Strawberry Plants. 



FOR sale by David Haggkrston, Charlestown 

 Vineyard, the following kinds of Strawberry Plants: 

 Keens' Seedling, Wilmot's Superb, Royal Scarlet, 

 Downton, Roseherry, and Mulberry Strawlierries. 



Keens' S.n"dling, two dollar-; the other kinds, one 

 dollar per hundred. Ciders for the above sent to the 

 Agricultuial Warehouse, Boston, will be attended to. 



Sept. 5. 



Binding. 



THE subscribers to the New England Farmer are 

 informed, that they can have their volumes neatly half 

 bound and lettered, at 7.5 cents per volume, by leaving 

 (hem at the Farmer office. Aug. 15. 



PRICES OF COUNTRY PRODUCE, 



Apples, rus.scttings, . 

 Ashes, pot, first sort, 



pearl, first sort, 



Beans, white 



Beef, mess, .... 



prime 



Cargo, No. 1, . 

 Butter, inspecteil. No. 1, new. 

 Cheese, new milk, . 



skimmed milk, • 

 Flaxseed, . . . 

 Flour, Baltimoj'C, Howard-street 



Genesee, 



Alexandria, . 



Baltimoie, wharf, . 

 Gr-Iin, Corn, Northci'n, . 



Corn, Southern yellow. 



Rye 



Barley, 



Oats 



Hay, 



Hog's L.4.RD, fii'st soi't, new. 



Hops, 1st quahty. 



Lime, ..... 



Plaster Paris retails at 



Pork, clear, .... 

 Navy mess, . 

 Cargo, No. 1, 



Seeds, Herd's Gra.ss, 



Red Top, northern. 

 Red Clover, northern, . 



Tallow, tried, 



Wool, Merino, hill blood, washed. 

 Merino, mix'd with Saxony, 

 Merino, |ths, washed. 

 Merino, half blood. 

 Merino, quarter, . 

 Native, washed, 

 Q f Pulled superfine 

 ^■a 1st Lambs, 

 :£ = < 2d, " 

 = i 1 3d, " 

 ^ (^ 1st Spinning, . 



PROVISION MARKET. 



Beef, best pieces. 



Pork, fresh, best pieces, . 



whole iiogs, . 

 Veal, . 



Mutton, .... 

 Poultry, 



Butter, keg and tub, 

 lump, best, 

 Eggs, retail. 

 Meal, Rye, retail, . 

 Indian, retail. 

 Potatoes, 

 Cider, (according to quality,) 



FROM TO 



103 00 



112 00 



I 00 



I'd 50 



6 60 



9 00 



16 



I 25 



<i 87 



t>80 



6 50 



6 50 



85 



80 



1 12 



70 



55 



62 



10 00 



23 



1 00 

 3 25 



17 50 

 14 00 

 13 00 



2 75 

 1 25 



10 

 8 75 

 50 

 65 

 42 

 38 

 35 

 32 

 55 

 42 

 33 

 28 



12 

 10 

 64 

 10 

 10 

 12 

 16 

 22 

 16 

 92 

 75 

 62 

 5 00 



BRIGHTON MARKET.— Monday, Sept. 10, 1832. 

 Reported for the Daily Advertiser and Patriot. 



At Market this day 1219 Beef Cattle, (including 

 160 unsold la-t week,) 295 Stores. 4340 Sheep, 2.82 Swine. 



Probably about 400 Beef Cattle, 400 orSCO Sheep, and 

 240 Swine remain unsold. 



Prices. Beef Cattle. — Sales extremely dull and 

 prices reduced; we scarce ever see a " harder day," 

 for the drover. We quote extra at $5 a 5 37 i, most of 

 which were from Worcester county and Connecticut riv- 

 er, and which generally bring better prices than cattle 

 from alarther distance. Prime at $4,50 a 5; good $4 

 a 4,25 ; thin at $3 a 3,75. Cows, two year old and three 

 year old, were generally sold from $3 to 4. 



Cows and Ca/rfs.— Sales at $15,19,22, 27 and 35.! 



Sheep. — \^'e noticed one lot of 49 taken at 75 c. each, 

 and a lot of 1.50 at $1 each, lots at .$1,17, 1,25, 1,37, 

 1,42,1.50, 1,67, 1,75, and a few small lots at $2. Wethers 

 at $2. 2,25,2,50, and 3. Some Cosset wethers at 3,50. 



.Sterne.— Dull. Only one lot of 13 was sold; those 

 were selected. Shoats two thiids Barrows at 4| ; a few 

 were retailed at various prices, from 4 to 5 for Sows, 

 and horn 4J to 5i for Barrows. Holders refused to pur- 

 chase at the prices asked. 



New York, Sept. 8. — Beef Cattle — no variation 

 from last week, 500 head arrived and all sold, .$5 60 to 

 7 25. Sheep and Lambs — 4000 to 5000 in and sales very 

 brisk, for sheep $2 to 4 50, lambs $1 50 a 1 75. Live 

 swiue — $4 to 4 25. — Daily Adv. 



