Horticultural Memoranda. 439 



The month of September was cool, and accompanied with a great 

 deal of dull rainy weather, makinjf up in some degree for the defi- 

 ciency of moisture in August. Many crops, particularly late pota- 

 toes, ruta l);igas, cabbages, &c., received great benefit from such 

 weather. October continued favorable up to the middle of the 

 month, without any hard frosts, which enabled the farmer to reap 

 his crops at a fiivorable season, and in good condition. 



Vegetables. — Potatoes, which at one period it was feared would be 

 very scarce, have come in considerably abundant, and prices have 

 continued to fall oflF a little up to the present time, and the proba- 

 bility is, that they will remain at about our present quotations for some 

 lime: Sweet are plenty, and very good. Turnips are abundant, and 

 of excellent quality. Onions were never better; it is in such warm 

 dry seasons that they arrive at full perfection. Parsnips have yet 

 only come to hand in very small lots. Cabbages are rather late, and 

 not as large as usual, but the j)resent weather is favorable to their 

 growth. Beans are all gone. Celery comes to hand of fine size, 

 and excellent quality. Squashes are rather a medium crop of only 

 medium quality: the dry weather of August nearly killed the vines: 

 good autumnal marrows command our highest quotations. 



Fruit. — The fruit market has been very well supplied throughout 

 the fall: there was undoubtedly the largest stock of peaches the past 

 season, ever raised in New England; the market was literally filled; 

 great quantities were sent to the New York market, the New Jersey 

 crop having totally fiiiled; but notwitiistanding this outlet, prices 

 ransed exceedingly low. Plums were likewise very abundant, but 

 the crop was injured by the heavy rains in the early part of Sej)- 

 tember. Pears have been received in fair (juantities, and of good 

 sorts, such as are now named in our quotations. The crop of 

 ap[)les is very good, and ])rices will probably range about the same 

 as they now are, for some time: handsome Porters, kept in good 

 order, now command very high rates. Cranberries are plenty and 

 good. Malaga grapes have been received, which, together with the 

 stock of Isabellas and forced kinds, has afl^brded a good supj)ly. 

 Chestnuts are rather scarce: a very large crop was expected, but 

 they have not come in only in small lots. — M. T., Boston, October 

 29, 1841. 



HORTICULTURAL MEMORANDA 



FOR NOVEMBER. 



FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



Grape vines in the green-house will yet be perfecting their wood: 

 as the leaves drop off they should be gathered up, and carried out of 

 the house. Give air abundantly in all fine weather. 



