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have receded. Several cargoes of Chenangoes, from the east, have 

 afforded a good supply; Eastports are in good demand, and at a slight 

 advance upon our previous quotations ; sweet are yet well supplied, and 

 of good quality. Turnips are now abundant, owing to the more favorable 

 weather of the month. Onions remain the same, with fair supply. Car- 

 rots have come in more abundantly and prices are lower. Salsafy has 

 been brought in, and of good quality. A good supply of horseradish. 

 Of cabbages the stock is ample: previous to the rains of the early part of 

 the month there was some fear of a limited stock ; Drumheads have 

 headed finely. Brocolis and cauliflowers are now more abundant. Beans 

 have all been gone since the early part of the month. Squashes are very 

 plentiful, as our quotations show ; the best Marrows commanding only $1 

 per hundred. A dry fall has been favorable to the ripening of the crop, 

 and no doubt they will keep much better this season than the last. 



Fruit. — There is a continued and abundant supply of apples, particu- 

 larly of Baldwins and Russets, and prices are unusually low; Baldwins, 

 of the very finest quality, command only one dollar and fifty cents the 

 barrel; some Porters yet remain, which sell at quotations ; of other sorts 

 there is a good supply, including some good specimens of the Fameuse 

 or Snow apple. Pears are not so abundant as last month, but there is a 

 fair supply of eight or ten sorts and of fair quality ; the Lewis are excel- 

 lent this season, and the St. Germains are better than usual ; baking are 

 well supplied, including some of the Catillac of very large size. Quinces 

 are scarce and prices have advanced ; last season they were quite a drug; 

 the usual supply from Rhode Island has not been brought in this year. 

 Peaches and plums are all gone. Grapes are yet brought in, but the 

 stock is quite small, with the exception of Malagas. Berberries have be- 

 come scarce. A ^qv^ watermelons yet remain ; and of the American citron 

 there is a good stock. Oranges and lemons are more plentiful. Chest- 

 nuts are lower, with an increasing stock. Walnuts now come to hand of 

 good quality.— Foiir^, M. T., Boston, Oct. 30th, 1844. 



HORTICULTURAL MEMORANDA 



FOR NOVEMBER. 



FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



Grape Pines will still need some attention. In the early forced houses 

 the wood will now be quite ripe and ready for pruning. In late or cold 

 houses, the grapes will perhaps not yet have been all cut, or the leaves 

 fallen. Care should therefore be taken that all the decaying leaves be 

 picked up as they fall, and that ventilation be thoroughly efl^ected in all 

 fine weather. Vines in the open air may be pruned now, and the Sweet- 

 water and other foreign kinds protected by being covered witli leaves or 

 litter. Vines in pots, for early forcing nc.\t spring, may be placed in the 

 cellar, or in frames, from whence they can be taken at any time. 



Beds of Strawberries, planted this fall, should have a very slight cover- 

 ing of old manure, leaves or tan, especially if the situation is wet, and the 

 plants would be likely to be thrown out by the frost. 



