78 ON FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. 



Bradford ; Thos. Emerson, Topsfield ; Perley Tap- 

 ley, Danvers ; and VVm. Ross, of Boxford . Marrow, 

 Acorn, and Hybrid Squashes ; Andrew Dodge, Wen- 

 ham. Sugar Beet (from French seed), Rohan Pota- 

 toes ; Josiah Newhall, Lynnfield. Large Rohan Po- 

 tatoes, weighing 65 lbs. to the bushel ; Dean Robin- 

 son, West Newbury. Large Blue Potatoes, said to 

 be very productive ; Andrew Dodge, Wenham. Dil- 

 lingham, a new English variety, resembling the Che- 

 nango or Mercer ; Butman's White, a fine but not 

 productive variety, and the Rohan ; these last were 

 part of 440 lbs. which were produced from 1 1 lbs. of 

 seed, raised in hills 3 feet apart, and 3 eyes in each 

 hill ; this Potatoe proves to be of a much better qual- 

 ity than was anticipated ; they are a fine, yellow, 

 Yaw-tasted vegetable for the table ; J. M. Ives, Salem. 

 Eight-rowed Yellow Corn (very fine), from Wm. Wil- 

 liams, Rowley. Smaller variety, from Moses Petten- 

 gill, Topsfield. Mixed variety of Corn from D. Mig- 

 hill, Georgetown. Early Dutton Corn, large and fine, 

 and one of the varieties called ' Chinese,' from Wm. 

 Osborn, Saugus. Dutton and early Sweet or JefTer- 

 son Corn ; this variety is fine for table use ; it comes in 

 as early as the small Canada, and is quite as sweet as 

 the old shrivelled variety ; J. M. Ives, Salem. Mixed 

 Brocoli, sent in without being labelled. Yellow, or 

 Danvers Silver-skinned Onions, large and fine ; R. 

 T. Jaques, Newbury. St. Helena Potates ; H. B. 

 SpofTord, Georgetown. Early Purple Fig, in a pot, 

 containing the second crop of fruit (half grown) for 

 the season, from Sarah Johnson, Andover. Skill- 

 man's Netted, Minorca, and Green-fleshed Melons, 

 for the table ; from J. M. Ives, Salem. 



