IV.l.lX.— No. 47. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



375 



etc Potatoes. — We were prc.scmc<l hy Mr Pond 

 aiiil)riili;c, on Monday the 7;li of June, with 



)i's ot" the growth of iho present season, 



5 to 6 inches in circnniference. The sort 

 Perl<iiis' Early Seedling, the same tliat was 

 from Mr iiussell's seed store the last spring. 



I'otato has a great reputation in Hristol 

 ty (where it originated) for its productiveness 

 lavor, as well asearliness. Tliese were rais- 



tlie open air without forcing. 



id Sugar. — It appears liy the official returns 

 there are upwards of 100 Beet root bUgar 

 n France, whicli threw off in 1830 



).000 Ihs. of heatuiful crystallize! Sugar. 



e liavo heen eight Treatise^ puhlislicd in 

 ;c within a few years on the suhject. There 

 ve large establishments near Calais, where 

 of the operations are conducted by ste am 



NOTICE. 



tated meetincr of the Massachusetts Horticul- 

 Society, will be held at the Society's rooms in 

 buildings, by adjournment, on Saturday, June 

 11 o'clock. 



R. L. EMMONS, Secretary. 



Brass Syringes. 

 sale at the Agricultural Warehouse, Nos. 51 and 

 "th Market street, a very useful article for destroy- 

 terpillars. Bugs and other insects. Likewise to 

 t the mildew on Vines and Gooseberry Bushes. — 

 E. Farmer, vol. 8, page 358 and 363. 



The true Sugar Beet. 

 iale at the New England Seed Store, 52, North 

 ; street, Boston, 100 lbs. of the true French Sugar 

 3ed, — received this day from Paris, by the last 

 packet, via Newport. The excellence of this 

 cattle, and for culinary and other purposes, is too 

 own to require comment. 



1 — Large and Small Lima Beans — Early Dwarf 

 -several varieties of pickling and other Cucura- 

 {adishes. Lettuces, Cabbages, Turnips, &c. 



Broom Corn. 

 just received, a few hnshelsof prime Broom Corn 

 ast season in the vicinity of Connecticut river. 



Slieep — Sheep. 

 Me Books on the best method of forming good 

 if increasing them, and treating them properly 

 1 health and when diseased — on the character 

 ue of Merino Sheep — anatomical structure, &c, 

 valuable works, viz : 

 eorge Stewart Malcenzie, Bart. 

 rt R Livingston, LL. D. 

 cl Bard, M. D. 



lubenlon, a man of letters, and profound Natural- 

 i work was published in Germany, Italy, Spain, 

 erica — and in France, at the e.xpense oi' the na- 



""c.ssiu, inspector of the Rambouillet Establish- 



ind others in France. 



or sale — a valuable coUfiCtion of Books on Agri- 

 Manures, various treatises on Horses, Cattle, 

 &c, &.C. By K. P. &. C. WiLLI.\MS, whole- 

 retail Booksellers and Stationers, No. 18 and 20 

 , Boston. May 23. 



Vroughl-Iron Ploughs. — Bar-Iron, Ifc. 



ghl-lron Ploughs, of all sizes. — j?/so, A Complete 

 !ut of American, English, Swedes and Russia liar 

 merican Braziers' Rods— Spike and Nail Rods, 

 pes— Hoop and Banil Iron— Steel of all kinds— 

 s and Mould-board plates, &c. constantly for sale 

 GAY .V BIRD, 

 6tis. No. 44, India Street, Boston. 



Yellow Locust Seed. 



Just received and for sale at the t'eed Store connected 

 with the New England Farmer Oflice, No. 52 North 

 Market Street, 



A lew lbs. genuine Yellow Locust Seed, (Rohinia 

 pseuiloacacia) saved near Ilarrisburg, Pa. expressly for 

 this Eslablishment. The excellence of this tree for ship 

 timber and fences, its rapid growth, and its beneficial ef- 

 fects on sandy, barren plains, where it thrives well, are 

 00 well known to require comment. 



Potatoes for Seed. 



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

 Market Street— 



A lew bushels of the fine seedling potatoes mentioned 

 by llio editor of the New England Farmer, vol. viii, p. 

 102. This is but the fifth year from the ball ; they have 

 twice taken the premium from the Essex Agricultural 

 Society. (See Colonel Pickering's Report, N. E. 

 Farmer, vol. vi. page 98 ) They are represented by the 

 person who raised them, as tolerably early, more than 

 middling bearers, remarkably delicate and mealy, size 

 nearly round, color white, and have but very few protu- 

 berances. A good opportunity now offers to farmers to 

 secure a superior varietv of this important vegetable for 

 seed. Price $1 per bus'hcf May 18. 



Wants a situation, 

 As Gardener, a married man without children, who 

 understands the management ot a garden in all its vari- 

 ous branches — hot house, green house, laying out garden 

 ground, &c. 



A few lines will be thankfully attended to at this office. 

 June 1. 



Bees in Cities. 

 AN ESSAY on the practicability of cultivating the 

 Honey Bee, in maritime Towns and Cities, as a source 

 of Domestic Economy and Profit. By Jerome V. C. 

 Smith, M. D. Just published by Perkins & M.irvin, 

 114, Washington Street, and for sale by J. B. Russell, at 

 the Agricultural Warehouse, No. 52 North Market street, 

 price 38 cents. 



For Sale, Full hlood Jlldncrney and Short Horn 

 Bull and Heiftr Calves. 

 Two Alderney Bull Calves, and one Heif>r Calf. Al- 

 so, one Bull and two Heifer Calves of the Short riorn or 

 Teesivater breed, all from full blood impoite.i slock, on 

 both sides. For terms apply at this office. 4t May 11. 



rrm. F. Otis Sf Co. 



No. 110, Faneuil Hall Market, have a good supply of 

 Carnation Pink roots, Pine Apples, and fine West Ind' 

 Squashes, from Trinidad de Cuba. May IS. 



Branding Irons, at reduced prices. 

 Carter's improved Branding Irons, for branding Guide 

 Boards, for sale at the Acricultural Warehouse, Nos. 51 

 and 52 North Market street. This is a very convenient 

 article for country towns, as it will enable them to put up 

 permanent guide boards at a trifling expense ; it is sim- 

 ply by burning the brands into a piece of board, then 

 lightlj plane it over, after which give it a coat of while 

 paint. Guide boards made in this way are much more 

 durable than the common boards, and the cost is trifling. 

 The above are offered for sale at 40 to 50 per cent discount 

 from former prices, which will enable all towns to fur- 

 nish themselves with a very useful article. May 18. 



Lead Pipe. 

 LEAD PIPE, all sizes, constantly for .sale by Lincoln 

 Fearing ti. Co , No. 110, State Street. 

 .ipril 13, 1831. Gw. 



Bones fVanled. 

 Shin and Leg Bones constantly purchased by GEO. 

 H.GRAY Si- CO. No. CS Kilby street. 

 April 20. 2inos 



PRICES OFrCOUJVTRY PRODUCE. 



APPLES,russeaings, 

 ASHES, pol, first sort. 



Pearl, first sort, 

 BEANS, white, 

 BEEF, mess, 



Cargo, No. 1, 

 Caro^o No. * 

 BUT'l'Kl'l,''inspcc'le*ii, No. 1, new, - 

 CHEESE, new milk. 



Skimmed milk, 

 FLAXSEED, ' 

 FLOUR, Hallimore, Howard-street, - 



Genesee, 



Alexandria, . I 



Baltimore, wharf, 

 GRAIN, Corn, Norllicrn. 



Corn, Southern Yellow, 



Rye, 



Barley, 



Oats, 

 HAY, 



HOGS LARD, first sort, new, 

 lltiPS, 1st quality, 

 LIME, 



I'LA ISTER PARIS retails at 

 PORK, clear. 



Navy mess. 

 Cargo, No. I, 

 SEEDS, Herd's Grass, 



Red Top f northern J 



Red Clover, (northern) 



TALLOW, tried, 



WOOL, Merino, full blood, washed, ■ 

 Merino, mixed with Saxony, 

 Merino, three fourths wasliod 

 Merino, half blood, 

 Merino, quarter. 

 Native, washed. 

 Pulled, La.nb's, first sort. 

 Pulled, Lamb's, second sort. 

 Pulled, " spinning, first sort, 



PKOVISION MARKET. 



For sale at tlie .Agricultural Jf'arehouse, 



52 NORTH MARKET STREET, 



n3=WILLIS' IMPROVED BUTTER STAMPS. XB 

 This is a simple, but elegant and useful implement, 

 which moulds butter into a handsome rectangular, or 

 cubic form, presses out the buttermilk ; and by the same 

 process fixes upon it a beautiful impression, which ad- 

 mits of being varied into such letters or figures as may 

 best suit the fancy of ihe owner of the article. 



BEEF, best pieces, 

 PORK, fresh, best pieces, 



whole hogs, 

 VEAL, 

 MUTTON, 

 POULTRY, 

 BUTTER, keg and tub, 

 Lump, best, 

 EGGS, 

 MEAL, Rye, retail 



Indian, retail, 

 POTATOES, 

 CIDER, (according to quality] 



2 00 



Treatise on Sik. 

 ubiishcd, and for sale at J. B. Russell's Seed 

 3 North Maiket Street, 



actical Treatise on the Culture of the White 

 ■y Tree and the raising of Silk, Price 12J cts. — 

 lundred — a valuable agricultural tract for distri- 



Dr Thacher's Bee Hives. 



For sale at the Agricultural Warehouse, No. 52, North 

 Market street — 



Improved Beehives, constructed on apian invented 

 by Dr Thacher, author of an excellent Treatise on Bees. 

 The American Orchardist, &c. These Hives are so 

 formed that they afford facilities for taking honey without 

 destroying the Bees ; and likewise present security 

 against the ravages ol the Bee Moth, the great enemy to 

 that useful, industrious and indispensable insect; together 

 with other advantages, which give it a decided superior- 

 ity over any other hive which has been offered for the 

 cccommodation of persons disposed to engage in one of 

 the most pleasing and profitable branches ol rural econ- 

 omy. April 5, 



BniGHTON Market — Monday, June 6. 



[Roportcd for the Chronicle and Palriot.J 

 At Market (his day 185 Beef Cattle, (including 82 un- 

 sold last weekj ; 12 Cows and Calves, and 638 Sheep and 

 Lambs. Unsold at the close of the market 63 Beet Cat- 

 tle, exclusive of 105 left within a few miles of the mar- 

 ket, all of which will make more than have been sold 

 this day. 



Prices. — Beef Cattle — Market 'glutted;' price of 

 Cattle reduced about 25c. from last week. We quote 

 froiu 4 75 to 5 ,50 — three or four yoke extra at 5 75, 



Cotes and Catves—Vfe noticed sales at $14,17,20, 

 23 and 25. 



Sheep and Lambs — Sales quick ; we noticed one lot 

 at $1 75, one at 2 00, and one at 2 25— a lotof fin; weth- 

 ers" at abuut $5. 



Prices of Vegetables at Faneuil Hall Mah- 

 KET.— Early Peas ij;l per bushel. Strawberries 33 cts. 

 per box. Early White Dutch Turnips 10 cts. per bunch. 

 Cucumbers 12 cts. each. Potatoes 30 cts. per bushel. 

 Onions 3 cts. per bunch.' About 500 bushels of Early 

 Peas were sold at Faneuil Hall Market on Monday and 

 Tuesday last. 



