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Vegetables. — Potatoes come in abundantly, and of fine quality : Eastports 

 have come to hand in excellent order, perfectly free from all signs of rot. — 

 Sweet have also been received in small lots, and sold at our quotations. 

 Turnips now come in by the quantity. Onions abundant and good. Beets 

 are more abundant, though our quotations are by the bunch. Cabbages are 

 plentiful, and of fine size and appearance. Cauliflowers and Brocolis are 

 better supplied than usual, as our quotations show. Lettuce continues of 

 fine quality. String beans are done, but of shelled there is a fair supply, 

 both of Sievas and Limas. Celery has come to hand and of good size. Cu- 

 cumbers for pickling tolerably plentiful. Peppers abundant and good. For 

 early Squashes there is little demand, as good Autumnal Marrows have 

 come in plentifully. 



Fruit. — An abundant stock of apples has kept the market well supplied ; 

 great quantities of them, as well as peaches and pears, have been received 

 from New York, but the stock is now mostly of home growth ; good Early 

 Harvests, Porters, Williams's Favorite, &c., are in request: of common 

 sorts, many without name, there is an abundance. Pears are not so plenti- 

 ful as in the early part of the month, but there has been a good quantity 

 brought in of the Bartlett, Julienne, Harvard, &c., and smaller lots of Dear- 

 born's Seedling, Bloodgood, &c. Plums are unusually well supplied, 

 though the rain somewhat injured them ; fine Washington, Green Gage, 

 &c. sell readily at our quotations. Peaches very plentiful from New Jer- 

 sey. Watermelons belter supplied and of fine quality from the vicinity. 

 Tomatoes abundant, and demand great ; it is astonishing to see the rapid 

 increase in the sale of this excellent fruit ; the quantity brought in daily is 

 very large. Purple Eggs are received from New York. Grapes are tole- 

 rably plentiful, with a fair demand. Oranges remain without alteration. In 

 Lemons, no change, with a good stock from recent arrivals. — Yours, M.T., 

 Boston, Aug. 27th, 1846. 



HORTICULTURAL MEMORANDA 



FOR SEPTEMBER. 



FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



Grape Vines, in vineries, will now be so far advanced that the only atten- 

 tion necessary will be to the ripening of the wood, as the grapes will be 

 sufficiently mature to cut, if not already done. Throw the house open 

 early, and let it remain open all night ; cut away the laterals where the 

 wood is ripe, as there is now no danger of breaking the eyes, except on the 

 leading shoot. In cold houses, the temperature should yet be kept up, and 

 the house closed early, unless very warm. Discontinue damping the floors, and 

 attend to early airing. Vines in pots should be kept topped to swell up the 

 wood round and plump. Isabellas and other sorts in the open air should be 

 kept divested of superfluous wood, being careful, however, not to expose 

 the fruit to the full sun. 



