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light, the severity of the winter having partially destroyed many large 

 plantations. Carrots, beets, &c. are nearly all gone. Radishes are 

 very plenty. Of cabbages a few heads of this year's crop have come 

 to hand this week, and sold readily at quotations ; they were rather 

 small. Lettuce continues abundant and cheap. Beet tops and spin- 

 ach are now more plentiful than other greens. Water cresses are gone. 

 Asparagus keeps up at a remarkably high price, and the supplies have 

 been small. Rhubarb is plentiful. Peas have been in the market but 

 a few days, and prices are yet high ; they are tolerably well filled. 

 West India squashes are more abundant than we have ever known 

 them ; and the great number which are weekly brought into this market 

 has caused quite a depression in the price. 



Apples continue scarce ; our quotations will show the advance of 

 prices : a few, commonly termed the rock apple, are to be had, which 

 are very fine. Strawberries are not abundant, nor of very good qual- 

 ity ; the cold wet weather having prevented them from acquiring their 

 peculiar fine flavor ; a few Keen's seedlings have come to hand, of very 

 large size ; Early Virginias, royal scarlets, and the old Wood, are the 

 most abundant. Methven scarlets are now considerably cultivated, and 

 their fine appearance commands for them a good price. A few cherries 

 from New York came to hand to-day, of rather ordinary quality. Green 

 gooseberries and currants for tarts are plenty. Some watermelons 

 from the West Indies also made their appearance in the market this 

 week ; they sold readily at our quotations. Pine-apples are very plenty, 

 several thousand having arrived during the last fortnight. White 

 sweet water and black Hamburg grapes, from hot-houses in the vicinity, 

 came to hand this week ; they were exceedingly fine. Cranberries are 

 very scarce, and few remain on hand. Yours, M. T., Boston, June, 

 1836, 



Art, VII, Meteorological Notice. 



The month of May, up to about the 20th, was very fine, with but 

 few cold winds and but little rain. The morning of the i4th was rather 

 cool ; in some places water froze, and early crops were considerably in- 

 jured. After the 20th the wind, which had previously ranged from S. E. 

 to S. W., set in from the N. E., accompanied with a cold drizzling rain, 

 which continued until June. 



Thermometer. — Mean temperature, 53^ 20' — highest, 79" ; lowest, 

 16° 32' above zero. 



Winds.— N. E. eleven days— E. five— S. E. two— S. seven— S. W. 

 three — W. two — N. W. one day. 



Force of the Wind. — Brisk, twenty-one days — light, ten days. 



Character of the Weather. — Fine, thirteen days — Fair, eight days— 

 Cloudy, ten days. 



Rainy, seven days. 



