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least one third, and in many places one half. Early peas have 

 been, in many soils, literally burnt up. Early potatoes and many 

 other vegetables have suffered severely. Unless rain should fall soon, 

 there will be a jrreat drought. 



Vegetables- — Potatoes are abundant; since planting time, the great 

 stock which was brought from the east to supply the demand, has 

 been thrown into the market, which has caused considerable decline 

 in price.s. Turnips of the old crop are all gone; new ones are now 

 quite plentiful- Old onions are about gone. New beets have made 

 their appearance; the old stock is reduced, and prices have advanc- 

 ed. Carrots and parsnips are also higher. Radishes are abundant. 

 Old cabbages are all gone, but, to take their place, a few early ones 

 have already made their appearance. Asparagus has been very plen- 

 tiful and good, owing to the warm weather and consequent rapid 

 growth- Peas have suffered so much from the drought, that there 

 has not been a full supply, and prices have ranged high. The first 

 string beans from the vicinity were brought in this week. Squashes 

 are all gone, except the West Indias: the latter have lately been re- 

 ceived in very good order, and of finer quality than usual. 



Fruit- — In apples there is now but little doing: russets are the on- 

 ly kind now remaining on hand, and of them the stock is small, and 

 rather inferior; some of the new crop may be expected from the 

 south in a few days. Strawberries have been very abundant; they 

 have, however, suffered from the dry weather: had the season been 

 as wet as usual, the market would have been overstocked : the larijcr 

 kinds are more cultivated than formerly, and there has been a good 

 supply of fruit. Green gooseberries and currants are abundant. 

 Cucumbers are more j»lentiful: the short prickly is now brought in 

 from the open air cultivation, (with the aid of hand glasses.) A few 

 blueberries have been received this week- Forced grapes are now 

 just ripening, and very few have yet been sold. Cranberries are 

 higher, and only a few remain on hand. Pine-a|)ples are very abun- 

 dant, and of good quality; three cargoes, bringing about three thou- 

 sand each, have arrived the present month- Oranges remain about 

 the same— Jli. T., Boston, June 28, 1841. 



HORTICULTURAL MEMORANDA 



FOR JULY. 



FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



Grape Vines will now be swelling their fruit rapidly. Attention 

 should be paid to the vines, in order that the wood for bearing next 

 season is laid in so as to ripen well. All superfluous shoots should 

 be cut away, and the clusters of fruit be tied up to the trellis, to pre- 



