VOL XV. SO. 30. 



AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL 



an 



E.\TR4oRni>'ARY Passagf..— Tlifi brig Richard Alsop, 

 which arrived on Salurday, from CantoB, left New York 

 on the llitli Mnv, for [.onrion and Canton : left London 

 Junu yOth, and arrived at Canton October IDth, having 

 been absent only ten months and ten days, the shortest 

 passage perhaps ever made. 



THERMOMETRICAL. 



Reported for the New Enj^land Farmer. 

 Range of the Tliermoineterat tlin Garden of the proprietors 

 of the New England Fanner, Brighton, Mass. in a shaded 

 Noilherly exposure, week ending April 1. 



April, 1837. | 7, A. M. | *2, IM. | 5, P.M. | Wind. 



Sunday, 



Monday, 



Tuesday, 



Wednesday, 



Thursday, 



Friday, 



Saturday, 



32 

 26 

 34 

 39 

 22 

 24 

 32 



4f> 

 44 

 55 

 44 

 32 

 40 

 38 



34 

 38 

 43 

 34 

 30 

 32 

 32 



■ N. 



E. 



E. 



N. 

 N.W. 

 N.E. 

 N.E. 



jrOBBIIV'G QAKDESfER. 



Willi A 51 Shf RtDAN would respectfully inform his friends 

 and the public tliat he will commence jobbing in (Jardens, by 

 the day or by llic ronlract. W. S. will endeavor to give sat- 

 isfaction to all those v\ lio may rav(»r him with anything in his 

 line, to the extent fri his power and ability. 



N. B. All orders left at the store of Messrs Worcester & 

 Pierce, corner of Court and Tieinont streets, or at his resi- 

 dence, No 2 Theatre Alley, Eostm, will be promptly and 

 faithfully attended to. Marco 22. 



■WANTED. 



A Hive of Bees, warranted thrifty and free from moths, is 

 wanted by an individual in thiflclly. Any person having one 

 of the most approved construction which they wish to disjmsc 

 of, will pleases leave a line addressed to F. H. B. naming 

 price. &.C. at this office. 



March 29. 3t 



PRl'lT TREES. 



JO.SEPH P.RECK & CO. oITt for sale 150 Standard 

 Pe"r 'IVecs of extra large size, of the choicest kinds iuclnding 

 tlie Dutchess d' Angouleme, and many other fine varieties, 

 and some entirely new. 



Also, ,'50 Dwarfs on Quince stocks. The whole of these 

 trees will come immediately into bearing, and are well wor- 

 thy the attention of the horticulturist. Price jjl to g2 each. 

 A f<: w scicms can be furnished if applied for soon. 



Also. 150 Plum trees of superior kinds. Price from 50 cts 

 to gl,(Oeach. ' 



100 Grape Vines in assortments of twenty, selected for the 

 table, of superior kinds. 



All the above trees and vines were imported by one of our 

 first horticitlturists, from France ; an'! are in the finest order. 



All orders for trees or shrubs will meet with prompt atten- 

 tion. 



Just received at the New England Seed Store a fine collec- 

 tion of Double Dahlia Roots. 



Also, G'adioln.^ psittic.na ; Double Tuberose, striped 

 leaved do. Amaryllis formosissima, and Tiger flowers. 



April 5. 



w<»s 



^ 



NURSERY OP WIliMAM KESRICK. 



Konanlum Hill in Newlm. 



^.,,,__..., 31,000 iNforiis Mullicaulis, or true Chinese 



S*S?^ Mulberry Trees, can yet be supplied, whole- 



*S^El& sale or retail. 



W vv^ 1-,0('0 Pears of new Flemish and other finesi 



_r»«ferw kinds. Pears on Qunicc storks, thrilty and 

 handsome, these will bear earlv and ahundaiit'y. 



3,000 Plums— Also selections ot all other hardv fruits from 

 the first rate so .rces and the fine^t varieties known. 



Ornamental trees, shrubs and roses. Also Herbaceous 

 (lowering plants of die most beautifui varieties iticluding Pce- 

 oiiies, and Dotible Uahlias. 



.Address by mail, post paid, lo WiLLUM Kenrick. New- 

 Ion, iMass. near Boston. Trees ami plants when i>rdered, 

 wi'l be carelolly selected, and labelled, ^md packed in the 

 best st^le, and "duly forwarded from Postoi: by 

 Trasportaliini gratis to the city 

 sent to all who apply. 



I\1arch29. 



SILK -WORM EGGS. 



Those who are about attending to the rearing of the Silk 

 Worm, aio iufoimed that the subscriber has received from 

 the south nf Frioice, a few ounces of the E;;gs in very fine 

 order; price glO per onijce, which it is believeil is very 

 miirh lower than they have ever belbre beeu olVereil. it being 

 necessary in the warm and confined prrjniises of .lolin .Street, 

 to get them ofl', otherwise thfu v.'ill set up business for tliem- 

 sehes. One ounce numbers 5000 eggs — can be forwarded 

 per mail packed between a small leaf of wadding, or if l>y 

 water conveyance in a small tin box. 



Also, received from France, 5000 Morns Multiraidis Trees, 

 2 years old, price «20 per linudred, in prime nrdi-r. 



GEO. C. THORBURiN, llJohu Street. 



New York, March 29. 3t 



■ laud or sea 

 Priced (,'atalogues will bi 



PRICES OF c; () (I N T II Y PRODUCE. 



CORRECTKD WITH GP.iiAT CAKE, WEKKLY 



Grain, 



BRIGHTON NURSERIES. 



For sale, 20,000 Morns .^lulticanlis, or Chinese RFulherry 

 Plants, warranted the true anil genuine 1. ind. Orders ad- 

 dressed (by mail) to Messrs. WINSHIP, Hrifliton, JIass,, 

 lor iMulberry, Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Creep- 

 ers, Ilrrbareous Perennials, &.C &c. that arc cultivated rn 

 any Nurseries in the United States, with a first rate collection 

 ofGreen House Plants, will receive prompt attention, and, 

 if required, forwarded lo any part of the Union. 



Brighton, . San. 18, 1337. 



■WANTED TO HIRE, 



A small farm with convenient house and barn, consisting of 

 from 15 o 20 acres of land, and situated ten or fiCteeu mdes 

 from lioston. Any one having such a place will find a good 

 tenant by addressing a lelter. stating terms, t&c. lo Z. B. and 

 leavnig'the same at the (»ffice of the Boston Daily Courier. 



April 5. 3i 



■WANTED. 



A Gardener well acquainted with the cultivation of flowers, 

 and the management of hot beds, lo go 35 miles from Boston, 

 apply at this Of^ce. 

 March 22. 



SEED POTATOES. 



For Sale at the New England Scetl Store, a few Bushels of 

 Fort} Fold Potatoes, a superior and prolific variety. 

 St. Helena Potatoes. 



Early Hill Potatoes, the best early potato in the Market. 

 March 22. 3w 



■WANTED, 



A Gardener — vvho understands his business, and is capa- 

 ble of taking charge of a grcnhouse and garden. A mar- 

 ried man would le preferred, — good recor^jmendations will 

 he required. E. HERSY DERBY. 



South Salem, March 8, 1837. 



BREMEN GEESE. 



Bremen and Wild Geese for sale by JOHN P.\BKNlSON, 

 Back street, Roxbury. March 15. 



MOUBRAY ON POULTRY, &c. 



Moubray on Breeding, Renrirrg and Fattening all kinds of 

 Poultry, Cows, Swine, and "ther Domestic Animals. Seco id 

 American from,the sixth Lornlon Edition. Adapted lo the 

 Soil. Climate ai'i'l Cullure of the United Stales. By Thom- 

 as I ; . Fessendtu, Editor of the N. E. Farmer, New Ameri- 

 can Gardener, Complete Farmer, ttc. 



This bonk, published hv .losepli Hreck ii. Co. Boston, and 

 G. C. Tl)orf>urn, New York, is for sale at Ihe respective 

 establishments of those Gentlemen. 'I'lie first edition of this 

 useful book had a rapid sale, and met with .a favorable re- 

 ception. It has been carefully revised, and new and original 

 iiHormation relative lo its topics have been dilig ntly sought 

 and inserted in various parts of the Treatise. 



March 15, 1837. 



nHir.BERRY SEED FROM ASIA. 



For Sale at lire New En!jl;:nd Seed Store, a small lot of 

 Asiatic Mull'crry seed al ^5 iirr 02, and in packages of 1-4 

 oz. at 1 25. Tlie following note will inform our cuslomer9"?fs 

 much or more tliaii we can tell them. 



" Messrs Jos. Breck &, Co. Gentlemen, 1 send you a lolof 

 Mulberry seed which please sell on my account It was sent 

 from Broosa, Asia, and represented to be of the best c|ua!ity. 

 I he seed is I.Trge and fell. Yo.i are aware that the Asiatic 

 Mulberry. differing from the well known Chirese or Morns 

 Multica'i'.ls, is held oi high estimation by the natives and 

 considered by them lo be inferior to none for its productive- 

 ness, and superior adaptation for feeding sdk worms. This 

 is undoubterlly that variety." 



We have tested the seed, and can assure buyers, that there 

 be no doubt of its vitality. JOSEPH BRECK & CO, 



March 15. 



Apples, 



Beans, white, 



Beef, mess, 

 ^o. 1.^ 



prime, .... 



Beeswax, (Amcriciin) . 

 Cheese, new milk, .... 

 Featheus, northern, geese, 

 sontheru, geese, 

 Flax, American, .... 

 Fish, Cod, . i 



Fi.rjuu, Genesee, . . cash 

 Baltimore, IlowartI street, 

 li.dtimore, wharf, 

 Alexandria, 

 Corn, northern yeliow 



so.ithcrn flat yellow 

 white. 

 Rye, northern, 

 Barley, .... 



tJats, northern, . (prime) 

 Hay, liest English, per ton of 2000 lbs 

 hard pressed, .... 



HONEV, 



Hops, Isl quality 



2d quality .... 

 Lari>, Boston, 1st sort, , 

 soi-ti.ern, 1st sort. 

 Leather, Philadelphia city tannage, 

 do country 00. 

 Baltimore city do. 



do. dry hide 

 New York red, light, 

 Boston tlo. slaughter, 

 do. light, 

 I. IMF:, best sort, .... 

 Mackerel, No. 1, new, 

 Plaster Paris, per ton of 2200 lbs. 

 PoRic.Mass. inspect, extra clear, . 

 clepr from other States 



Mess 



SEErs, Herd's Grass, 

 Red Top, 



Hemp, .... 



Red Clover, northern 

 Southern Clover, . , 

 Silk Cocoons, {American) 

 Tai.lo>v. tried, .... 

 Teazles. Isl sort, . . 

 Wool, prime, or Saxony Fleeces, . 

 American, full blood, washed, 

 do. 3-4ths do. 



do. 1-2 do. 



do. l-4and common 



g. f Pulled superfine, 

 t~o 1st Ijanibs, . 

 ^^} 2d <lo. 

 o §_ 3d do, . . 



.Southern pulled wool is generally 5 els. 

 less per l-b. 



barrel 

 bushel 

 barrel 



oiind 



quintal 

 barrel 



bushel 



COUNTRY SEAT AND FARM. 



The subscriber olleis for sale, his Estate, situated on Ja- 

 maica Hill. Jamaica Plai" Parish, Roxbury, five miles from 

 Boston common — formerl}" the estate ownefl and occupied 

 by Gov. Samuel Adams. The Farm contains fifty acres of 

 land, well supplied with ;t number of never failing springs of 

 water, and for farming purposes is one of the best farms in 

 the county The House is new, lar^e and convenient, cal- 

 culated for summer and" winter residence, built of the best 

 seasoned materials, nnri all the labor paid by the day, conse- 

 quetrtly is a first rate house. Barns and out bnildings all in 

 good ■order, and co tvenient. 



For purity of air, for extensive and beautifiti prospecis, 

 this s'tuation h,TS no equal in New England, and is an invi- 

 ting situation to a gentleman of taste, H. COWING. 



March 15, 1837. 



gallon 

 p<mnd 



cask 

 barrel 



cask 

 barrel 



bushel 



pound 



bushel 



lb. 

 pr. M. 

 pound 



FntiM 



1 7.3 



2 50 

 13 511 

 13 Ul< 



9 57 

 31 

 1(1 

 54 

 51 



337 



12 2.5 



1 1 2.3 



II 00 



1 1 2.3 



I IS 



1 05 



1 <« 



I 50 



1 10 



(15 



■22 58 



IS 00 



52 



8 



7 



14 



U 



30 



26 



27 



24 

 21 

 19 



1 25 



10 00 



3 75 

 30(0 

 27 00 



2 87 

 65 



2 50 

 15 

 14 



2 75 

 12 



3 50 

 7(1 

 65 

 60 

 55 

 4i 



60 

 55 

 15 

 30 



2 25 

 ji "ti 



16 50 



l^7.^ 



16 ;0 



33 



12 



6(1 



60 



9 12 



3.50 



1250 



11 50 



II 26 



1 1 .'lO 



I2( 



1 ('. 



1 Ii 



1 7* 



1 25 



70 



16 00 

 56 

 9 

 S 

 l.i 

 15 

 3i 

 28 

 2J 



26 

 23 

 21 



1 30 

 10 50 



3 a 



3100 

 29 00- 



3 12 

 70 



2 75 

 16 

 15 



400 

 14 



4 00 

 7fi 

 70 

 65 

 58 

 50 



65 

 60 

 48 

 35 



BRICiHTON MARKET.— MoNBAT, April, 3, 1837. 

 Reported for tlie New England Farmer. 



At Market 280 Beef Cattle, 40 pairs Working Oxen, 

 235 Sheep and 7C0 Swine. 



Prices. — Beef Cuttle. — An advance was realized and 

 we advance our quotations viz. extra at $0,.'SO ; first 

 quality $8 50 a 00 ; second quality $8 00 a 8 50 ; third 

 quality $.6 75 a $7 75. 



Worliing Oxen. — A large proportion were ordinary 

 and purchasers were unwilling 10 pay the prices asked. 

 We notice a few sales only viz; $80, $85, $100, and 

 115. , , 



Sheep. — We notice a lot taken at $5 25 each, a lot at 

 $8 00 each, a lot of 100 from Conivay at$ll eitcli and a 

 lot from Princeton at $20 each. 



.Swine— We iioiice the sale of several lots at 11 1-4 

 for sows and 11 3t4 for barrowB. At retail 11 1-2 a 

 12 1-8 and 13. 



