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Vegetables. — Our list shows some change in the products of the market. 

 Old potatoes continue very abundant and good, and in consequence new 

 ones, which have just come to hand, do not find a very ready sale ; they 

 are however yet rather small ; Nova Scotias are all out of market, and 

 the stock of Eastports is somewhat reduced. New turnips in bunches 

 are now plentiful for the season, and of fine quality. New onions are 

 now larger and better ; some of the red kind called the rareripe, of this 

 year's crop, have come to hand from Rhode Island. New beets are plen- 

 tiful by the bunch and of good size. Parsnips are about gone. Radishes 

 are now so abundant that the market is overstocked. Of horseradish 

 there is a supply sufficient for the demand. New cabbages have just 

 made their appearance, and they are yet small ; the only sort is the early 

 York. Lettuce is now abundant and good. Beet tops and other greens 

 have been well supplied, but the sale is now nearly over. Rhubarb is 

 plentiful, but in less demand as fruits come in. Asparagus all gone. 

 Peas are tolerably abundant now, but the crop will suffer if the dry 

 weather continues. String-beans are plentiful. Parsley is now quite 

 scarce. No new squashes have yet made their appearance ; of West In- 

 dies there is yet a sufficient supply for the season. 



Fruit. — The stock of old apples is now reduced very low ; we scarcely 

 think a barrel of Baldwin's is to be found at this date, although last week 

 some were disposed of at our quotations ; there is yet a fair stock of rus- 

 sets. Strawsberries have been plentiful, with a good demand. Cherries 

 are now coming in freely, and of fine quality. Green currants and goose- 

 berries are abundant, and now take the place of rhubarb. Cranberries 

 are nearly gone. Blueberries have also come to hand this week. Forced 

 peaches have been brought in in small lots, and sold at our prices. Of 

 grapes there is yet a scanty supply, and good, well-colored, handsome 

 ones bring our highest quotations. One or two lots of watermelons have 

 arrived from the West Indies, and were readily taken. Pine apples have 

 been very plentiful, though not remarkably fine. Cucumbers are now re- 

 ceived from New York in large quantities — to the amount of several bar- 

 rels daily ; they are the short kind, and sell at our lowest quotations. 

 Lemons have been very scarce, owing to the demand for the holidays and 

 the non-arrival of any cargoes ; they ranged as high as six dollars and a 

 half per box. The market has been rather bare of good fruit for the last 

 fortnight, owing to the great demand for the festival occasions of the 17th 

 June and the coming 4th July. — M. T., Boston, June 29th, 1843. 



HORTICULTURAL MEMORANDA 



FOR JULY. 



FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



Grape Vines, in the grapery, will begin to color their fruit now, 

 and will require constant attention as to air and water. Give air early in 



