Horticultural Memoranda. 359 



Remarks. — Up to the present date the excessive dry season has 

 continued, only one light rain having fallen since our last report: this 

 refreshed the turnip and other surface crops, but did not penetrate to 

 the roots of potatoes, and other vegetables which root deeply. The 

 drought aj)pears to be very extensive, reaching to New Hampshire, 

 Vermont, and Maine, so that the potato crop in the latter state has 

 suffered so severely as to fear the loss of all the stock beyond home 

 consumption. We trust however that rains may soon coniCj that the 

 late crops may yet receive the benefit of the same. 



Vegetables. — Potatoes, in consequence of the dry weather, have 

 advanced in prices and now command our quotations, and there is 

 very little prospect of their falling below 75 cents per bushel. Sweet 

 potatoes have come to hand the past week in good order. Turnips 

 are tolerably abundant and good. Onions of the early bunch kinds 

 are plenty, but the crop has suffered much from drought. Beets 

 have come in by the bushel within the past week. Cabbages, of the 

 better sorts are now received, but the cro[) will be light. Fine broco- 

 lis and cauliflowers come to hand. Lettuce large and good for the 

 season. Peas are nearly gone- Rhubarb is now out of the market. 

 Beans are tolerably well supplied, though the crop has suffered in 

 common with other vegetables. Peppers are abundant. Mangoes 

 are also supplied in fair quantities. Celery has just been received, 

 the first of the season. Parsley is more abundant. Summer squash- 

 es are nearly gone: when the Autumnal Marrows come in, the for- 

 mer are very little called for: the Marrows are most excellent this 

 year, owing to the warm weather, but there is not a heavy crop. 



Fruits- — In apples, there is an abundance for the season, though 

 of rather inferior quality: of good table apples there has been a scanty 

 supply, until the Porters came to hand. Pears are very abundant, 

 and many fine varieties, some of the more plentiful of which we 

 have quoted, have been for sale. Plums have also been much more 

 plentif^ul than in former years: besides the crop of fine ones in the 

 vicinity, the market is supplied with quantities from New York. 

 Peaches are abundant, but small; none are received this year from 

 the south- Currants are nearly all gone. Cucumbers, for pickling, 

 are now brought in freely. Tomatoes are very abundant; warm 

 weather is favorable to a heavy and good crop. Muskmelons and 

 watermelons plentiful. Forced grapes are now supplied, of most 

 excellent qualitv, at our quotations. No new cranberries have yet 

 been received.— JVi. T., August 28, 1841. 



HORTICULTURAL MEMORANDA 



FOR SEPTEMBER. 



FRUIT DEPARTAIENT. 



Grape vines will now have ripened their fruit. When it has been 

 cut, attention should be given to the vines. The house should be duly 



