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have been brought in since the harvesting of the late crop, and prices have 

 fallen off to our present quotations. Onions, beets, &c. remain the same, 

 with the usual supply. Cabbages are more plentiful, the long continuation 

 of favorable weather has brought late crops, which suffered by drought, to 

 their full growth, and drumheads, which were unusually scarce all the early 

 part of the autumn, are now abundant at greatly reduced rates. Cauliflow- 

 ers and brocoli are fine. Lettuce is scarce, and prices have advanced. 

 Spinach in fair supply for the season. Celery is now more abundant and 

 also very good. Squashes have advanced in price with the lateness of the 

 season, but the supply is yet plentiful and quality good. 



Fruits. — The supply of apples has been much better than was anticipated, 

 and prices remain nearly the same as in our last, with a good stock on 

 hand. Some New York fruit has been received, principally Newton Pip- 

 pins, Maidens Blush, Fall Pippins, &c. ; Porters are all gone; Greenings 

 are much called for, and a slight advance has been made. Pears are quite 

 abundant compared with previous years ; the recent attention given to this 

 long neglected fruit, has resulted in bringing into cultivation many of the 

 new and approved kinds and supplying the market at something like a rea- 

 sonable price ; St. Germains, and Passe Colmars, not long since only pur- 

 chased by the dozen, are now retailed by the half peek, as will be seen by 

 a reference to quotations. The Vicar of Winkfields or Cures, well known 

 in the market astheBurgomestre (erroneously,) are unusually fine this year, 

 thus showing the effects of a warm season, on certain fruits. Quinces are 

 higher. Cranberries have also advanced. Watermelons are yet to be had, 

 from a stock preserved by one of our Market gardeners. Fresh Malaga 

 grapes are plentiful and good ; a few Isabellas yet remain. Chestnuts have 

 been abundant and prices have fallen off. — M. T., Boston, Oct. 31, 1845. 



HORTICULTURAL MEMORANDA 



FOR NOVEMBER. 



FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



Grape Vines will still need some attention. If proper care has been be- 

 stowed upon them they will have now well ripened their wood, the late fine 

 weather having been highly favorable : The leaves will not yet have all 

 fallen, except in very early forced houses. In greenhouses, where their 

 continual dropping, makes some dirt, they may be clipped off with a knife 

 or scissors, or the vines may be carefully swept every day or two, when 

 such leaves as are about to fall, will come off. Young vines in pots should 

 be wintered in a dry cellar, in frames, or under the stage of a cool green- 

 house, where they will not be likely to break their eyes too early. 



