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made their appearance in any quantity in our market, and the crop is yet 

 small ; a week or two will, however, swell them up to a good size. The 

 principal supply has been from New York, comprising chenangoes and 

 pink eyes : some old remain on hand, but the stock is pretty well re- 

 duced. Turnips now come in by the bushel, of good quality. Onions 

 are more abundant. Beets and carrots now come to hand of good size. 

 Cabbages are now more plentiful, and both Drumheads and Savoys may 

 be had of good size ; of the common early sorts, there is a good supply. 

 Brocolis and cauliflowers, large and well grown, are now to be had at our 

 quotations. Lettuce abundant. Rhubarb is now less called for, as apples 

 come in. Peas have been scarce throughout the month, and have not sold 

 below our prices ; the dry weather decreased the crop one-half. Shell 

 beans are now brought in of the early bush kind. Early corn has made 

 its appearance. Squashes are plentiful and good, and the supply is now 

 from our own marketmen ; a few marrows have also been received, which 

 is remarkably early. 



Fruit. — We discontiune our quotations for old apples, as none now re- 

 main ; the new crop comes in well, and chiefly from the JNew York mar- 

 ket ; some very fine Early Harvest, from the vicinity, brought our prices 

 readily : the principal sorts are the Early Sweet Bough and one called 

 the Early Sour Bough. Pears are now abundant and good, and hundreds 

 of barrels have been received from New York. Strawberries are all gone ; 

 the dry weather injured the crop severely. Peaches have been received 

 from New Jersey, but they are yet of premature growth and indifferent 

 quality : good forced ones command our prices. Cherries are gone. 

 Gooseberries abundant and good. Raspberries have been scarce, but the 

 rains are now swelling off the crop ; the Franconia has been the principal 

 variety. Currants very abundant and good. Grapes are plentiful for 

 the season. Watermelons are abundant from recent arrivals. A few 

 muskmelons have also come to hand this week. Cucumbers are now 

 plentiful from the vicinity ; until within a day or two the whole supply 

 has been from Long Island. Cranberries remain the same, with fair stock. 

 Whortleberries have been received from New York in great quantities. 

 Oranges and Lemons remain the same. — M. T., Boston, July 21th, 1844. 



HORTICULTURAL MEMORANDA 



FOR AUGUST. 



FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



Grfype Vines will now have swelled their fruit to a good size, and will 

 soon begin to change color. Abundance of air should now be given early 

 in the morning, shutting up early in tlie afternoon. Occasional syringings 

 may be given, but the principal supply of moisture should arise from the 

 sprinkling of the walks before shutting up the house. Continue to lay in 

 new wood, and top all the principal shoots a few eyes above where it is 

 intended to head them down at the winter pruning. If the border needs 

 manure, water freely with guano, which is the most valuable of all sub- 

 stances for the grape. Young vines in pots should be shifted now. Vines 



