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of complaint can be imagined. Never was there a more favorable sea- 

 son. An early spring — mild weather — and timely rains, have brought 

 forward vegetation with great rapidity. Peach trees were some injured 

 by the severe winter, but apple, pear and cherry trees never promised a 

 more abundant crop. Only one very light frost has occurred throughout 

 the entire month of May. 



Potatoes. — The stock is still abundant, and prices remain nearly the 

 same ; constant arrivals from the Eastward and thi? Provinces have kept 

 up a fair supply ; Chenangoes are consequently little duller ; good East- 

 ports command an advance of 25 cents. New turnips, of good size, have 

 come to hand since our last. New white onions are supplied, of good 

 size. The slock of beets, &c. is low, and before our next probably a 

 good supply will be brought in. Cabbages are gone, but from the favor- 

 able wealiier new ones may be expected in a week. Lettuce is plenty 

 and good. Greens, of all kinds, are well supplied. Asparagus has been 

 scarce throughout the whole month, and prices are as high now as at the 

 date of our last. Rhubarb is abundant and good ; the consumption of 

 this article is greatly on the increase, and immense quantities are now 

 purchased every week. Peas from N. Jersey have been abundant at our 

 quotations for the last ten days; new ones from the vicinity will probably 

 be brought in in a few days. Parsley is now plentiful. No squashes re- 

 main in market except the West Indies. 



Fruit. — Apples are nearly done for the season ; few remain except rus- 

 sets. Of pears, none are to be had. Strawberries from New Jersey 

 and Long Island, have been plentiful for some time, and hundreds of bas- 

 kets and small boxes, (holding about half a pint,) have been received daily ; 

 a box or two have also made their appearance from the vicinity; the pros- 

 pect is now of a great supply, notwithstanding the winter injured many 

 large beds in the neighborhood of Boston. Green gooseberries have also 

 been plentiful. Cranberries remain the same. Cucumbers have been 

 tolerably abundant and good. A few arrivals of pine apples have afford- 

 ed a better supply and of a better quality. — lours, M. T., Boston, May 

 30th, 1844. 



Art. VI. Obituary JVotice. 



Death of Willis Gatlord, Esq. — Died at his residence, Limerock 

 Farm, Onondaga Co. N. Y., on the 27th March, 1844, Willis Gaylord, 

 in the .51st year of his age. Mr. Gaylord was an invalid from his youth. 

 He first begran his agricultural contributions to the Genesee Farmer in 

 1833, and afterwards became associate editor of that paper. On the death 

 of Judge Buel, when the Cultivator and Genesee Fanner were united, he 

 continued with his associate, Mr. Tucker, to edit that paper until his 

 death. Mr. Gaylord was well read in agriculture and its various depart- 

 ments, as his writings will show; and he ably fdled the place of the la- 

 mented Buel, His deatli may be truly considered a public loss. 



