Vol. VIII.— No. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



303 



jennaneiu popularity and to enlist the talent and 

 icience of our city. Anything short of this i 

 lot justice to the many, gentlemen who are, at 

 dmost every meeting, received as new members. 

 There have been improvements made within 

 he last twelve months, and if the exertions of 

 lonie of the active members are countenanced, 

 he necessary renovation will be effected. 



Grape Vines. 

 The subscriber has for sale several varieties of Native 

 ND Foreign" Grape Vines, planted under hia direc- 



ions, and has made arrangements for the reception of 

 mple vines, and the cuttings of many other valuable 



orts from Europe, part of which are already received 



nd the remainder are expected to arrive in time for 



ilanting the present season. 

 It is his intention to cultivate the vine on an extended 



cale, and to introduce all the varieties he can procure, 



hat are esteemed valuable for the table, and none will be 



ffered for sale, that he does not know, or is assured are 



uch. 

 The following are under cultivation, some of which are 



low for sale, and the others will be ready the ensuing 



utumn : — 

 Black Hamburg, Napoleon, 

 Black Cape, White Chasselas, 



White Muscadine, Golden Chasselas, 

 Early Oval, White Muscat, 



Gore, a beautiful black Red Chasselas, 



Grape, Black Constantia, 



Bl.\nd, Queen, 



Caroline, Clapiers, 



Horatio, Oval Malaga. 



.'',0 L-i! cllas, 2 years old. 

 200 Cataubas, 1 year old, in fine order for immediate 



ransplantinT. 

 Please aj:,-l\ to Patrick Kennedy, at the Garden, or the 



ubs, liber, there, or at his Office, 7i Congress street,or 



.y letter, postpaid. ZEBEDEE COOK.Ju. 



Dorchester, April 9. 3t 



Kenrick JViirserics in J^ewton, near Bostoii. 



For sale at the Kenrick Nurseries, in 

 Newton, an extensive assortment of Apples, 

 Pears, Peaches, Plums, Cherries, Apricots, 

 N9ctO!r!r>?=, White Mulberries, Grape Vines, 

 Gooseberry and Currant Bushes, &c. Also, 

 bout 150 varieties of the most ornamental hardy trees 

 hrubs — including nearly 50 superb varieties of hardy 

 OSes, comprising white and red moss — single yellow, dou- 

 le do. — yellow Austrian — red and yellow Austrian — 

 lack mottled, sable, Tuscany, and other varieties of the 

 lackest roses — Unique White Provence, &c. 



Also, Greville Roses, and Wilmot's Superb 

 Strawberries. 

 pple Trees of extra sizes — also flowering Horse Chest- 

 nuts, and some other sorts. 

 Written orders directed to John or William Ken- 

 ICK, Newton, will be received by the daily mail, and 

 romptly attended to — or they may be left at Mr Joseph 

 ridge's Grocery and Seed Store, No. CO, Court street, 

 ioston, where, on application, catalogues will be deliver- 

 d gratis- — or, catalogues may be obtained of Mr J. B. 

 tussell, at the New England Farmer office. 

 Apiil 9. ep8w 



Seed Barley. 



For sale at the Seed Store connected with the New 

 England Farmer, 52, North Market street, 



A few bushels of prime Seed Barley, raised by Mr 

 ■ourgas, expressly for us, and is of fine quality, being 

 ressed through a sieve, so as to take out all the dust, seeds 

 f weeds, and small straws, which are apt topropao;ate the 

 light. Farmers in want of first rate Seed Barley, are 

 iquested to call and examine this. April 9. 



Rose Bushes, fyc. 



For sale at the Seed Store connected with the New 

 iigland Farmer, 52, N irth Market street. 



Several varieties of the finest Roses cultivated in this vi- 

 nity ; among which the White Bordered Rose is pre- 

 minent, producing beautiful large, very double flowers, i 

 hite with red centre — grows vigorously — the bushes are j 

 irge, well packed in moss, and if planted out in good soil, ; 

 ■ill probably flower this season; 75 els. each. Also the 

 'hornless, Swiss Contracted, and other Roses and Shrubs, : 

 i Nursery prices. April 9. ' 



Fruit Trees, Grape Vines, ifc. 



ANDREW PARMENTIER, Proprietor of the Horti- 

 cultural and Botanical Garden, Brooklyn, New York, at 

 the junction of Flatbush and Jairjaica Turnpike, two miles 

 from the ferries, offers 12 of the most select Table Grapes, 

 very haidy,of the north of France, at $6 the dozen, with 

 directions for planting, &c., or at 75 cents apiece, sepa- 

 rately — such as they are described in his catalogue. He 

 also offers for sale Vines at 25 cents each, for vineyards, 

 warranted to grow. They can be had from the 15th Oc- 

 tober to the 15th December, and from the 15th March to 

 (he loth May — a great many have borne fruit this sum- 

 mer. He iias a clioice assortment of 242 kinds of apples, 

 190 kinds of superior pears, 71 cherries, 64 peaches, 15 

 nectarines, 85 plums, IS apricots, 20 gooseberries, &c, 

 some of very large size, and in a fine bearing slate. Also, 

 apple trees ])aradise stock, full of fruit. His collection of 

 ornamental and forest trees, and of oi-namental shrubs, is 

 of 336 kinds, and more than 200 rose plants, and a fine 

 collection of green house plants. 



A. P. will undertake to lay out pleasure grounds and 

 gardens, and will be happy in showing his port folio to 

 amateurs, at his establishment of nurseries, which con- 

 sists of 24 acres. Orders should be directed to A. Par- 

 mentier, at his establishment, or to Mr John B. Rui 

 SELL, at the New England Farmer Seed Store, No. 52 

 North Market Street, Boston, whei'e catalogues may be 

 had gratis, — and of his other agents, in different cities in 

 the Union. 3t April 9 



Jlpple Trees 

 Of the first quality for sale at the Nursery in Farnnng- 

 ham Village. Also a great variety of the choicest Rare- 

 ripe and Peach Trees. 3t* April 9. 



• Grape Vines, Fruit Trees, Shrubbery, SfC. 



Gkape Vines of many varieties, viz : 

 75 Roots Catawba Giape ^ ,^ j^.^, j ^j, 



300 Cuttings, do do > Co town D C 



75 do true Bland's pale red do 5 ° . • 



.\lso, Isabella 1,2, and 3 years old, Schuylkill or Alex 

 ander Muscadel, 1 and 2 years old, true Bland's pale rrd 

 1 and 2 years old, Sweet Water, Hamburg and many oth- 

 er varieties. 



Pe.^r Trees ; consisting of good sized Seckle,Bartlett 

 &c, and a few small trees budded with Mr Knight's and 

 the Flemish varieties, and scions of same from bcarin 

 trees — also, many varieties Plum, Cherry, Apple, and 

 Quince trees — also. Currant, Gooseberry and Raspberry 

 bushes, 10 varieties of finest Strawberry. 



Also, a great variety of Shrubbery — fine Snow Ball 

 trees, 60 varieties of the finest Rose Bushes — double and 

 single Dahlias, Tulips, Hyacinths, &c. 

 rose water. 



20 Demijohns treble, double, and single, distilled Rose 

 Water, made entirely from the Damask Rose. (The Rose 

 Water is also constantly for sale wholesale and retail at 

 Wade's porter cellar, No. 12, Merchants' Row. 



For sale at the Garden and Nursery of Samuel Downer 

 Dorchester, by Rufus Howe. 



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Spring fVheat, Ifc. 



For sale at the Seed Store connected with the New 

 England Farmer, 52, Noi'th Market-street, 



A few bushels of prime Gilnian Spring Wheat, raised 

 in Worcester county, by two gentlemen, who have for 

 several years taken the premium of the Massachusetts 

 Agricultural Society, for the best crops of this article. — 

 Also, a small quantity of English Rye Grass Seed. Ap. 2 



Hilcheocli's Ploughs. 



David Prouty has for sale in Hanover, Mass, a 

 large collection of Hitchcock's valuable Ploughs, whole- 

 sale and retail, the same kind alluded to in Mr Mears' 

 article in the New England Farmer; for March 26. For 

 sale also, at the Agricultural Warehouse, Boston. 



April 2. 



Sweet Potato Slips. 



Just received at the Seed Store, connected with the 

 New England Farmer, 52 Noi'th Market-street, 



A few barrels Carolina or Sweet Potato Slips, of the 

 very first quality, being from Mr Darnell; of New 

 Jersey — the gentleman recommended by Mr Lowell, 

 in a communication to the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society, published in the New England Farmer, Septem- 

 berl8, 1829. The Slips now offered are a much superior 

 sort and of better shape, to any that have been for sale in 

 this city for several years past, from the New York mark- 

 et. Price 50 cents a half peck. Gentlemen in want of 

 them will please apply soon, as the supply is not large. 



For Sabbath School Libraries. 

 James Loring, No 132, Washington-Street, has for sale 

 about FIVE hundred kinds of Juvenile Books, inclu- 

 ding the publications of the American Sunday School 

 Union, which are offered at the same rates as they arc sold 

 at the Union Depositories, and many others at less than 

 half the nominal prices. Purchasers can be supplied 

 with ONE hundred kinds at prices vai-ying from 15 to 

 30 dollars. Within a few years he has printed upwarrls 

 of 100,000 copies adapted for this purpose. Particular at- 

 tention will be given to the wishes of purchasers in re- 

 gard to the characters of books desired. April 2. 



For Sale, 



A Bull of the improved Durham Short Horned breed, 

 two years and seven months old. He was sired by Ad- 

 miral — dam, a fine imported cow. He weighs 1565 lbs, 

 and girths 6 feet and 9 inches, although he has been 

 kept on ordinary feed. It may with truth be said, that 

 in every respect he is a very fine and promising animal. — 

 Price $60. For other particulars apply to Mr J. B. 

 Russell, at the New Eugland Farmer Office, post paid. 



April 2. 3t ^ 



IVanted. 

 A first rate farmer from Massachusetts, to take chaige 

 of a farm on shares, of about 130 acres on Long Island, at 

 about five miles from the City of New York. The ne- 

 cessary capital will be advanced, (on good security) if 

 required. Apply at the New England Farmer office". 



Powder at 2s per lb. 

 DUPONT'S POWDER, quality wananled, for salv al 

 Copeland's .Avmumition Store, 65'Hroad si, al rclisil. Alfo 

 SHOT, CAPS, &c. of H-.e.Usliiualily— cheap for cahh. If 



Glass, Cheap. 

 40 Boxes 6 by 7 Window Glass, suitable for Green 

 Houses or Hot-beds, with an extensive assortment of all 

 other sizes, tor sale by Loring & Kupfer, No. 10, Mer- 

 chants' Row. 3m March 12. 



Grape Vines, Potatoes, fyc. 



For sale al the Seed Store connecled with ihc New England 

 Farmer. 3?. Ncirih Market slreel, 



Fine rools well pack ed in moss, of BIai;d's pale red Virginia 

 Grape, al 75 cl.s.— Isabella, 50 els,— Caiawba, SO cis— ihe 

 Schuylkill Muscadell, al 75 els.— Early While Muscadine, 

 or .Swecl water, large i-oois, 50 els.— and all ihc olher valuable 

 sons cuUivaled in Ihis viciniiy,at Nursery prices. 



Also. La Plata or Long Ked Polaioes. raised by Mr Gtiur- 

 gas of Weslon, and selecled fur seed— Lady's Finger Potaloes. 

 (a good sort for baking) Blue, Red, and Perkins' Enriv. ali 

 extra sons, tf March 2C. 



Fruit Trees, SfC. 

 For sale at Davenport's Nursery in Milton, a good col- 

 lection of all the most valuable kinds of Fruit Trees cul- 

 tivated in New England, as Apples, Pears, Cherries, 

 Peaches, Plums, &.c, — with a good assortment of Green 

 House Plants and Fir Trees. — Of Pear trees, he Ciui sup-- 



ply the following sorts of extra size and qualify, "^Tp. 



Bloodgood's, Early Chaumontelle, Long Green .'louth- 

 water, St Michael's, Winter Bergamot, Beurre Rouge, 

 Seckle, Bartlett, Cap Sheaf, and Buffins. Ordeis may be 

 left with J. B. Russell, at the Agricultural V/are'iouse, 

 52, North Market-street, Boston — French & Davenjijrt, 

 713, Washington-street, or at the Nursery in Milton. 



tf March 12. 



Sportsman, 

 This full blooded horse will stand the ensuing season 

 at Worcester, Shrewsbury, and Westborough, and one 

 dav in the week (by particular desire) at Taft's in Brigh- 

 ton. Sportsman is now in this City, and may be seen at 

 R. Davis' Stable, Back-St. tf Feb. 19. 



Asparagus Roots. 



For sale at the Seed Store connected with the New 

 England Farmer, 53 North Market-street, 



6000 Devonshire .\sparagus Roots, two years old, in tne 

 finest Older for transplanting, at 75 cts per hundred. They 

 are packed in boxes of sand, 350 in each box ; no charge 

 made for the box, but they will be sold in larger or smaller 

 quantities, if desired. The above sort is the earliest kind 

 brought into the Boston market. 



Also, a lew roots of the following sorts : Large German 

 Asparagus, (fi'om seed introduced into this country two 

 years since,) Battersea, and Large White Reading Aspa- 

 i gu s, from England — these rare sorts are sold at from 

 1 to .f 2 per hundred, according to the size. Thjre ai-e 

 only 200 roots of each sort for sale, this season. Mar 12. 



