Vol. IX No. 15, 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



119 



never blight— Holland Green, Holland Table Pear' 



elc.\, No. 'Jt>,) not suitable for our climate. From 

 r Stearns, of Salem. Cliaumontelle, of large size, 

 (Cox, No. 4(i.) From Jlr A. Voung, of Boston, a 

 remarkabiy fine specimen of his Baking Pear, 

 weighing "23 oz. From Mrs Chaplin, of Cambridge 

 ' Port, pears of good flavor, from a tree imported from 

 France; a good bearer, name unknown. From Mr 

 A. D. Williams, of Roxbury, pears from a tree im- 

 iil ported from Scotland, name unknown ; appears to be 

 the same kind ns the last mentioned. From Mr R. 



'oohcy, of Waltham, Monsieur John, fCox, No. 33) 



good breaking pear. From E. M. Richards, Rush- 

 more's Bon Cretien, an inferior fruit, and Monseiur 

 •fljolin. 



Peaches. — From Mr Otis Pettee, of Newton, Hys- 

 lop Clingstone, a very fine and prolific variety ; also 

 lome of the same sort, prepared in the following 

 manner. ' Eight peaches, weighing 2 lbs., brushed 

 Jean, and put into a dish with 3 oz. best brown su- 

 Tar, and set into a steam kettle ; the steam kept up 

 intil the fruit was soft. ' I have practised the above 

 uetliod llirough the Peach season, varying the quan- 

 ity of sugar according to the taste or quality of the 

 ruit.' A pleasant but not rich preparation — will 

 :eep5or days. From E. M. Richards, Heath 

 Clingstone, (Cox, No. 13) The season has been very 

 mfavorable for the maturity of this sort. 



,Sj)j>le3.— From Mr E. Bartlett, of Roxbury, Mon- 

 trous Pippin, (Cox, No. 27) one of them weighed 

 •8 oz., Pearmain, Winter Pearmain, (Cox, No. 47) 

 ■Newton Pippin, very large, Golden Pippin, (Cox, No. 

 4) Spitzenburg, and one variety, name unknown. 

 'rom Mr G. W. Porter, of Medford, a handsome 

 •Teen apple, weighing 1 lb., not in eating, name un- 

 known. From Mr Manning, remarkably fine frnit 

 vom a French dwarf tree, name unknown, and a 

 uperior variety, origin not known. 



Grapes. — From J. Prince, Esq. of Roxbury, White 

 cuppernong, of good appearance; not mature ; raised 

 1 open ground. 



THE FSUIT COJIMITTEE. 



With the boxof Catawba Grapes sent to the Hor- 

 cultural Society by John Adlum, Esq. from the 

 ineyard near Georgetown, I also send you an ex- 

 ■act from his letter under date of 20th Sept. 1830, 

 reeled to the subscriber. " The grapes I send you 

 ■e not so good as usual, the best and earliest are 

 Dne ; they ripened about the loth of tliis month — 

 «ose you will receive ripened in the shade; of 

 lurse not so high flavored, the bunches not full and 

 rge, caused first by a hail storm when in blossom, 

 ■id secondly by a drought when ripening. The 

 •land Grapes ripened this season at the same time 

 e Catawba did, usually a few days later." 

 Dorchesicr, Oi-fobcr 21, 1330. S. DOWNER. 



The fine vinous Catawba Grapes, from Maj. Adlum. 

 ■ Georgetown, (D. C.) Mr Nathaniel Seaver's, of 

 oxbury, and E. Phinnsy, Esq. of Lexington, are 

 ■onounced identically the same by the committee 



1 Fruits. From Mr D. Fosdick, of Charlestown, 

 ne bunchps of White Muscadine, raised in the open 

 round. From Mr Sharp, of Dorchester, Seedling 

 itapcs, raised in the open ground, resembling the 



eet \Vater, good for the season. 



E. M. RICHARDS. 



Grape Vines, Fruit Ti-ees, ifc. 



4000 Isabella Grape Vines, 1 year 



old, at $25 per 100. 

 5000 " " 2 years old, 



and very strong, $3\i per 100. 

 SOO Catawba, strong, 2 years old, 



at $35 per 100. 

 2000 Alexander's, at $25 per 100— 

 ^j^ftu^^ and other Grape Vines, as per 

 '■*■' ■'■'■^'^ Catalogue. 

 Pear Trees of large size and exceedingly vigorous 

 growth, of a great variety of kinds — 

 Also, the finest new varieties originated in Europe, of 

 sizes in proportion to the period of their introduction, 

 some of them 2, 3, and 4 years, from the inoculation. 

 Among these is the genuine Colmar Souverain, of Van 

 Mons, of from 2 to 3 years' growth, one of the most splen- 

 did fruits yet introduced. 



The Sylvanche vert d'hyver, Colmar d'hyver. Napo- 

 leon, Passe Colmar, Foxlcy, Beurre d'Albecq, Prince du 

 piintemps, Colmar blanc, Downton, Marie Louise, Mer- 

 veille de Charneux, Garnestoue, Burghill,, Wormsley 

 Grange, Beurre Bosc, Rouselench, Lowell, La belle Ma- 

 linoise, Beurre Spence, all of which are excellent trees, 

 for the period since introduced, having been ingrafted 4 

 to 5 feet from the ground, on young thrifty stocks. 



The Plum trees form a collection of more than 20,000, 

 and are almost wholly on the fine new stock, and gener- 

 ally 3 years' growth from the inoculation, and very vigor- 

 ous — some few very new kinds are however but 1 and 2 

 years' growth. 



All the other species of Fruits, such as Apples, Peaches, 

 Nectarines, &c, are of fine size. 



The Proprietors are tJms particular in calling the pub- 

 lic attention, because their great attenfion and extension 

 of the Establishment to above 40 acres, compactly filled, 

 has caused the ti'ees now offered to be greatly superior to 

 nil former periods, and they tender them as unrivalled in 

 size and accuracy. A supplement Catalogue, containing 

 the new varieties of fruits, has been published, and may 

 be obtained of Mr J. B. Russell, and of the proprietors 

 Among the Ornamental Trees, the Silver leaved Abeh 

 stands conspicuous for its great beauty and rapid growth 

 and several thousand are now offered of large size 

 The collection of the Camellia Japonica, contains several 

 thousand plants, and they are reduced to very low prices 

 in the new Greenhouse Catalogue, of 1830 — and the 

 other species are also proportionably reduced. 



WM. PRINCE, & SONS 



./Ipptcs. 

 Gentlemen in want of fine Baldwin or Greening Apples, 

 of extra quality and fairness, raised from a .vou«;,' orchard 

 in this vicinity, can have them delivered at any place in 

 Boston, at ifftl.SS per barrel, by leaving their orders at Mr 

 Russell's Seed Store, No. 52 North Market Street, where 

 specimens of the fruit may be seen. Oct. 29. 



Pear Seedlings. 



For sale at the New England Seed Store, No. 52 North 

 Market Street— 



20,000 Pear Seedlings, in fine order for Nurseries — 

 raised within six miles of Boston — at from 5 to $10 per 

 thousand, according to their size, &c. They will be suit- 

 ably packed, as wanted, for transportation to any dislance 



Durham Short Horns. 



For sale, several of the pure breed, descendants of the 

 celebrated animals presented by Admiral Sir Isaac 

 CoFFijf, to the Massachusetts Society for the Promotion 

 of Agriculture. The pedigree of these animals can be 

 given as far back as Huhhach, who was calved in 1777, 

 and is reputed the foundation of this much admired stock. 

 Also, several Heifers bred from the same, of various 

 grades, from half up to seven eighths blooded animals. 

 For particulars, inquire of E. Hersey Derby, Salem. 



Salem, October, 1830. 



Wanted 

 In a Book and Job Printing Office, in Boston, two 

 Apprentices. Those from the country would he preferred. 

 Apply to Mr J. B. Russell, at the New England Seed 

 Store, No. 52 North Market Street. Oct. 29. 



VEGETAIiLES. 



Mr Otis Pettee, exhibited a fine large Cauliflower, 

 aishinsryi lbs. when divested of its leaves. 



Prince's Treatise on the Vine. 

 Just received at the New England Seed Store, No. 52 

 North Market Street, 



A Treatise on the Vine ; embracing its History from 

 the earliest ages to the present day, with descriptions of 

 above two hundred Foreign, and eighty American varie- 

 ties ; together with a complete dissertation on the Estab- 

 lishment, Culture, and Management of Vineyards. 

 * The Vine, too, hero her curling tendrils shoots. 

 Hangs out her cluster! glowing to the south. 

 And scarcely wishes for a warmer sky.' 

 By Wm. Robert Prince, aided by Wai. Prince, 

 Proprietor of the Linnsan Botanic Garden. 1 vol. octa- 

 vo, 355 pages. Price $1,50. Oct. 29. 



Catatvba Grape Vines. 



THE GENUINE SORT. 



For sale at the New England Seed Store, No. 52 North 

 Market-street — 



50 Vinos of the true Catawba Grape, one year old, 

 price 75 cts. each. This is one of the best native, table, 

 or wine Grapes cultivated ; the bunches large, with 

 shoulders, very thickly set, with large berries of a pale 

 red or lilac color, and in some situations covered with a 

 beautiful bloom, giving them ablueish purple appearance. 

 They have a slight musky taste, and delicate flavor. 



E. Edward.s, Esq. of Springfield, forwarded three "^^^Y ''''^e " ''''° ^^'°' '*'«'">' '■'"'^ Pu'P. ^^ perfectly bar- 

 alparaiso Squashes, of extraordinary size which ''5'' °"'' surpass most of the native grapes that have been 

 "^re particularly described last week I «^'"t'"ed at the Hall of the Massachusetts Hoi-ticultural 



.Society, the two past seasons. The pulp diminishes and 

 almost disappears when they are left on the vine till they 

 attain to perfect maturity. The vines are great bearers : 

 one vine in Mrs Schell's garden, in Clarksburg, Mary- 

 land, has produced eight bushels of grapes in one season 



n„„ T ,r\. rr. , j •„ j . • I — and e^soCTi younger vines in the garden of Joshua John- 



^m;,, 1 ? nf ,t s' °r'^°^'°"',^f admit tedasubscnp- i ,on, Esq. of the same State, have produced in one season 

 Ti member of the Society, at the las t meetmg. | thirty bushels of fruit. A particular history and descrip- 



n„ „ ;; ; : — : ■ ! tion of this fine grape will be found in Prince's new 



»°5 T? ''^^'"^'•■~f •,7''?" ^^o'^'n"''"^'''!"''^ are 1 Treatise on the Vine, just published. There can be no 



*^L/^„ F f;^' "f'''^-^"'';^'^ '«?«=;•■. which was I mistake with regard to the idendlv of the above vines, as 



1 annea '"'^°"' '° ^^^'' ""'-"^ °^ '^'^ Echassery, will | (hoy are all from the garden of Mr Seaver, who raided 



P" '■ the first Catawba Grapes ever exhibited in Massachusetts. 



Dr P. G. Robhins, of Ro.xbury, exhibited G of the 

 ,e Squash, tweiitytwo of which grew on a piece of 

 ■ound less than two rods square, twelve of them 

 eighed 401 lbs. averaging 33J lbs. each. 



NOTICE. 



The Library Committee of the Massachusetts Horti- 

 cultural Society, in pursuance of a vote passed at the 

 meeting on Saturday, the 23d inst., request all persons 

 having in their possession, any books or pamphlets be- 

 longing to the Library, to return them to the Librarian at 

 the Hall immediately, that the committee may be enabled 

 to form a Catalogue of the same, for publication. 



Z. COOK, Jr. 



Oct. 29. In behalf of the Library Committed. 



Grape Vims. ^ 



The subscriber has for sale at his garden in Dorchester, 

 the choicest variety of Grape Vines ever offered for sale 

 in Ibis vicinity. Many of them are now in fruit, and 

 purchasers are invited to call ami make a selection. The 

 following compose a part of the variety. 



Black Hamburg, 



Black Cape, 



White Muscadine, 



Golden Muscat, 



Gore's, (a beautiful Black Grape) 



Caroline. 



Napoleon, 

 White Chasselas, 

 Golden Chasselas, 

 Red Chasselas, 

 Black Constantia, 

 Bland, 

 Ferrol. 

 8 varieties of superior fruit from Xeres and Malaga. 

 400 two years old Isabellas. 

 1400 one " " " 



200 Catawba, or what has heretofore been considered 

 the Bland. It is now satisfactorily ascertained that the 

 Bland grape will not ripen in this climate, in the open 

 ground. 



Orders by mail, addressed to the Subscriber, or person- 

 al application at his office. No. 7i Congress-street, for any 

 number of Vines from one to one hundred or more, wdl 

 meet with prompt attention. Application may also be 

 made to Patrick Kennedy, at the garden. 



Boston, Sept. 27, 1830. 5t ZEBEDEE COOK, Jr. 



Brighton Market — Monday, Oct. 25. 



[Reported for the Chronicle and Patriot.] 



At Market this day 3154 Cattle, 6430 Sheep, and 720 

 Swine, a large proportion of which were sold. 



Prices — Beef Cattle — From $3,25 to 4,50 ; a few extia 

 only brought 4,50. We noticed however one yoke taken 

 at 5,00. The pretniuin cattle were taken last week at $6 

 a 7. Barrelling Cattle— for Mess. $3,50, a 3,5S ; No. 1, 

 3, a 3,08 ; No. 2, 2,67, a 2,75. 



Sheep. — Sales brisk, considering the number at market. 

 We noticed four prime Cossat Wethers, taken at $19, as 

 follows : one for 8, two for 8, and one for 3. We noticed 

 also another lot of about 25 Wethers taken at $3 each ; a 

 lot of 30 at 2,50 ; also a lot of more than 200, part weth 

 ers, for 2,42 ; and lots at the following prices : 2,25 2, 

 1,75, 1,.5S, ],.50, l,37i, and 1,25 — those last mentioned 

 were probably purchased for the pelts only. 



Swine. — Considerable doing; we noticed one entire lot 

 of 250 taken 34c ; one lot of 53 selected Barrows, at 4ic , 

 one of 60 Sows and Barrows, at 4c ; and oneofOO'lic; 

 also, one remnant, to close, at 3|c. At retad, selected, 

 4c for Sows, and 5c for Barrows. 



