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Potatoes, from the great number of arrivals since the opening of 

 navigation at the eastward, have been received in considerable quanti- 

 ties, and the market is well filled, and prices not so firm as at the 

 time of our last report. Sweet are all gone: a few hundred bushels 

 of French potatoes, which arrived in the Switzerland, from Havre, 

 sold at eighty-eight cents per bushel. Turnips plenty: a few bunch- 

 es of the new crop made their appearance last week. Onions abun- 

 dant for the season. Radishes are plenty for the season, and ex- 

 ceeilingly good. Cabbages are scarcer: the stock is small, and rather 

 inferior. The principal sujjply of celery is yet received from New 

 Ifork: some small roots, proliably side shoots, taken from the old 

 roots in autumn, and brought forward in a frame, to give the tops a 

 better appearance, have sold well. Spinach and dandelions plenty. 

 Turnip tops just in. Lettuce is fine and large, and a good supply. 

 The stock of squashes is greatly reduced, and but for the arrival of 

 a few West Indias, would be nearly exhausted: the latter came in 

 good order, but are of inferior quality. Parsley is plentiful now. 



The stock of good apples has been nearly taken up, and, in con- 

 sequence, prices have advanced for some kinds: Baldwins, of hand- 

 some appearance and good quality, sell at our prices; but even this 

 is worse for the holder of large stocks than if they had been sold at 

 our lowest prices in the autumn; they decay rapidly now. Pears 

 are all gone. Grapes are nearly gone. A few pine-apples, of fair 

 quality, have been selling at our prices- Cranberries have fall- 

 en still lower. The supply of lemons and oranges has been multi- 

 plied by constant arrivals of large quantities. In nuts, we have 

 nothing worthy of note.— JVi. T., Boston, March 29, 1841. 



HORTICULTURAL MEMORANDA 



FOR. APRIL. 



FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



Grape vines. — The vines will now have advanced so far as to 

 show their flower buds: when two shoots appear from one eye, the 

 weakest of the two should be rubbed off, so that all the sap may be 

 thrown into one shoot: by this means it will be strengthened, and 

 the clusters will be much larger. Air should be freely given in all 

 good weather, to prevent the shoots from being drawn out weakly. 

 Syringe the vines two or three times a week, as soon as the buds are 

 well advanced; and when the shoots are a few inches in length, 

 carefully tie them to the trellis. It is best to proceed slowly, rather 

 than to force the vines too much. Vines in pots will now be in flow- 

 er, if they have been in the green-house or grapery. Where young 



