VOi- XV. SO, 44. 



AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL 



g5l 



THERMOMETRICAL. 



liupdrted for the New Kiiflanil FaritKr. 

 Range of the rhermomcter at tli(^ Ganlen of llie proprietors 

 of tlie New England Fanner, liriglilon, Mass. in a sliaded 

 Northerly nx poiiue, week ending April 29. ' 



Apiul, 1837^ I 7, A.M. I 12, M. | 5, P.M. | Wind. 



Sunday, 



Monday, 



Tuesday, 



Wednesday, 



Tlun-sday, 



Friday, 



.Saturday, 



28 

 36 

 36 

 40 

 40 

 42 

 44 



55 

 42 



48 

 55 

 62 

 65 

 74 



40 

 40 

 40 

 50 

 50 

 5a 

 50 



E. 

 N.E. 



N.E. 

 N.E. 



E. 



E. 



E. 



BUICHTON MARKKT— RloKiiAY, Slay 6, 18:57. 

 Rpliorteil (or the New Englmd Karnicr. 



At Market 435 Beef Cattle, 14 paifs Working Oxen, 

 20 Cows and Calves and 4110 «winc. 



1 KicES. — Bcc/ Catlte.— The arrival of the Ohio Cat- 

 tle has furnished more than a supply, and a further ro- 

 duction of about 50 rents per hundred has been submit- 

 ted to. We quote a few e.\tra at $S Oil ; first quality, 

 $7 25 a 7 75 ; second quality U 75 a 7 !.5 ; third quality G 



00 a G 75. , , , 



IVorkini' Oren — No sales were made known to us. 

 Cows Olid Cff/res.— Sales were fnadc at $20, $23, 28, 

 $31, $33, and .$40. 



,s,vjJKe.— " Dull." A lot to close was taken 7 for sows 

 and 8 for barrows. Also, a lot at ?, more than half bar- 

 rows. Also, a lot very large at 7, and a lot at G 1-2.— 

 At retail 8 1-2 a 10, and 9 a 11, according to size and 

 quality. ^^^ 



6000 MORUrf MULTICAULIS. 



.in-EPH intErK & CO. have jn I reofived at Niw 

 York l.v ihc ship Weslern. Norrhuid, C.ipl MaRrins, hoin 

 Marseilles, GuOU L.AlUiE MOIiU.S :\.L1LTU;AUL1S of 

 two years growln, Hliirh will he offered for sale at their beed 

 Kstaldishmeiil in a few davs. The trees are uiidouhiediv 

 the best of the kind ever imported, having been selected, 

 taken up, and packed »iih great care, by an expenenoed 

 person. - ^^^^ ^■ 



PRICES OF COUNTRY PRODUCE. 



COBRECTtU WITH GRfcAT CARE, WEEKLY. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS, RUtBARB. 



I'or sale at the New England S.-ed Siorc, Pond's Giant 

 Asparagu.s superior; Wilmnt's Superb Early Rhubarb 

 ItoJls, extra early (and fine.) , 



(latawl.a and Isabella Grapes, large roots, Sweet Water 

 and Ghasselas Grapes. JOSEPH I511ECK & CO. 



ApriJ 19. 



BOYS -VS PARI>IEKS OR MKCHAailCS. 



The Goveruinenl of the Boy's Asylum and Farm School, 

 at Thompson's Island, have several gt>od boys, at from 10 to 

 It vears old, lor whcmi situations are wanted in the country, 

 with far oers'or mechanics, to be indented till Iney are Iwcn- 

 tyone ye:irs of age. 



A certificate from the Selectmen and Clergyman of the 

 town recoma. ending the applicant in the most sal.slactory 

 mai lier wi:i be rerj lired. Application ui person or hy mail, 

 f, either of the subscribers, wjll receive early notice. 



iMoses Grant, No. U, Unon Street. 

 Ed vard S. Hand, No. !6, Court St. 

 Henry B. Rogers, 25, Joy Place. 



[Ij=Bv the Act of Incoruoraiion, Boys cannot be indented 

 out of Nlassachusetls. 



Boston. iVIay 10, 1817. '" 



NURSERY OV WIL.I-IAn KJBNRICK. 



NonaiUum Hill in NeioNn. 

 S 1,000 Morus Muliicoulis, or true Chinese 

 Muit.e.ry Trees, can yet be supplied, whole- 

 sale or retail. „, . , , l ,= 



4 000 Pears of new Flemish and other finesi 

 kind's. Pears on Quince slocks, thrifty and 

 hanTNTuTie, these will bear early and abuiRlain'y. 



3 000 Plum<— Also selections of all other hardv fruits from 

 the 'first rale so fees and Ihe finest varieties knowri. 



Ornamental Irees, shrubs and roses. Also nerbaccous 

 (lowering plants of ilie most beautiful varieties including I ce- 

 oiiies. and Double I'ahlias. 



Address by mail, post paid, to William Kenrick, New- 

 Ion, Mass, near Boston. Trees and plants «hen ordered, 

 wilbe carelully selected, and laoelled, and packed in the 

 best St, le and 'dulv 'orwardcd from Boston by land or sea. 

 Trasporlaiion grai'is to the city. Priced Catalogues will be 

 sent to all who apply. 

 March 29. 



GRKEN HOUSE PL,ANTS. 



For sale the Collage Harden, Heath street, near the Hon 

 John Lowell's, Rox'mry, a varj.ty of Green House arid 

 hardy herbaceous I'lauls, in fine order ; superb doul.l,- Uah- 

 lias • Ti<^ridia ■ Pavoiiia ; Gl.idiolus ; Nal.leuMs, &c. >te., at 

 redJ-e<fpriees_noqnets cut as usual ibrough the season 



N B Also Tavlrs forty fold pntaloe.s, a superior kind, 

 early and very'proMfie ; fromjOO to 200 Horse Chesnut Trees, 

 young and thrilty. - ay 3^ S. 11. U I^LI). 



ROMAi* MULBEKRY SEED. 



The Subscriber has just received (rom the south of France, 

 one pound of the large leal Uoman Mulberry Seed, cons der- 

 cd by most ofihose engaged intlie rea:iiig of mulberry trees 

 to be equal, and on some arcounis superior to the morus mul 

 ticaubs. The seed now ofi'eted is the grov\th of 1836— price, 

 95 per ounce. 



Also, fresh im(orled Chinese mulberry Seed, direct Iron 

 Canton' pershio Silas Richards, saved last season, by Mr 

 Siuigis'and Mr king, American residents there, price ^5 per 

 <iunce, . , 



Also, 75 lbs. White Italian mulberry seed, price gl* per 

 lb,.Sl,"-5 per ouiic»— excellent quality, heavy seed, e>ery 

 grain the gn wth of I83d. , i „ 



On hand, as usual, a lull assortment of seasonable Garden 

 and Flower Seeds, manv varieties of Dwarl Kidney Beans, 

 Early Tusrarora and Sweet Corn, (excellent garden vane- 

 ties) Broom Corn, &c. 



GEO C. THORBURN, 11, John Street. 



irrlO bushels of Ilalian Spring Wheal, from Rome, N. Y., 

 price 51 .'>0 per peck— the character of the Wheat is well 

 known by niany of our first larmers, as the most productive 

 and best we have. 



fsfiw York, May 4, 1 836. IL__ 



CHOICE GRAPE VISES. 



Comprisin"- 200 Isabella's, 4 years old, 2001 variegated 

 monthly Honcysuokles in fine order. Also, a fine collecuon 

 of Green-house Plants and Shrubbery, which he will sell as 

 ,ow as any other Nursery in the ^'^''^^^^^^p^^ ^ 



Roxbury, May 10, 1837. +i 



MOUBRAY ON POULTRY'. <&c. 



Moubray on Breeding, Rearing and Fattening all kinds of 

 Poultry, Cows, Swine, and other Domestic Animals. Seco id 

 Amcric-an f.om tlie sixth London Edition. Ada,.ied o the 

 Soil, Climate and Culiure 01 the United Slates. By 1 hom- 

 us I.. Fessendon, Editor of the N. E. Farmer, New Ameri- 

 can Gardener, Complete Farmer &c. 



This book, published bv Joseph Breck &, Co. Boston, and 

 G. C. Thorburn, New York, is for sale at the respective 

 establishments of (hose Gemlemen. I he first edition of this 

 u-eful book had a rapid sale, aud met with a favorable re- 

 ception It has been carefully revised, and new and original 

 mlormation relative to its topics have been dilig ntly sought 

 and inserted in various parts ol the Treatise. 



Maich 15, 1837 



FINE DOUBLE DAHLIAS, doe. 



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

 tion of Double Dahlia lioots. 



Also, G'adiohis psiiiicna ; D.iuble fuberose, sttipe-d 

 leaved do. Amaryllis forinosissima, and Tiger flowers. 



M-^yS. ' JOS. BKECK&CO 



ItKIDGEMAN'S GARDENER'S ASSISTANT. 



I isi i.ubbshed and for sale, the 7th edition of diis v<iluab!e 

 aiil popular work, price gl. For sale at the New England 

 Seed Store, 51 North Market Street, up stairs. April -». 



TO BE SOLD, 



A handsome full blooded Bull, 2 years olil being a cross of 

 Almiral, Demon, W\c comet, &c. Inquire ot the Editor, or 

 A. Greenwood, Dorchester, near the Rev. Dr Godman s 

 meetinghouse. 



May 3. 3t ^^^^___ 



Apples, 



Bka.vs, white, 



Beef. mess. 



No. 1. . . • 



prime, .... 



Beeswax, I Arncrlc. u) . 

 t-'ii KESE, new milk, . . . • 

 Featheks, northern, geese, . 



southern, geese, 

 Flax, American, .... 

 Fish, Cod, 



Flour, Genesee, . . cash 

 Baltimore, Howard stnet, 

 Baltimore, whaif, 

 Alexandria, 

 Grain, Con., northern yellow 



soutlieili fiat yellow 

 while, 

 Rye, northern. 

 Barley, .... 



Oc;ts, noriiiern. . (prime) 

 Hay, best English, per ton of 2000 lbs 



hard pressed, . 

 Honey, 

 Hops, 1st quality 



2d (piality .... 

 Laru, Boston, 1st sort, . 

 soiiM rn, Isi sort, 

 Leather, Philadelphia ciiy tannage, 

 do ciruntry 00 



Bailiniuie cii.y do. 



do. dry hide 

 New York red, light, 

 Boston do. slaughter, 

 do. light, 

 Lime, best sort, .... 

 .Mackerel, No 1, new, 

 Plaster Pari's, per ton of £200 It) s. 

 Puric. Mass. inspect, extra clear, . 

 cle?r from other Slates 

 Mess, .... 

 Seeds, Herri's Grass, . 

 Red Top, 



Hemp, 



Red Clover, northern scarce 

 Southcra C.^i»*ver, 

 Silk Cocf'ONS, (American) 



rALLOw\.tried 



Teazles. IsLsort, , . 



Wool, prirn«^ or Saxony Fleeces, . 



American, lull blood, waslied^ 



do< 3"lihs do. 



do;. 1.2 do. 



do. l.-l and common 



3 f Pulled superfine, 

 Z-v I Isl Lambs, . 

 ■S^i 2d do. 

 I g. 3d do. 



Southern pulled wool is generally 5 cts. 

 less per H>. 



barrel 

 bushel 

 barrel 



imnd 



quintal 

 barrel 



bushel 



gallon 

 pound 



SEED SO'WER. 



(■( r sale at the A.-rienlturnl Warehouse Wilhi' Improved 

 S. cd Sowers, price $16. This machine is calrulaled to sow 

 al' kinds of Gaiden See.ls such as, Mangel Wuilzel, Ruta 

 Bai<», ! urnip. Carrot, Parsnips, &c. ,.,r.,.,i^rT 



ji-iy 3 ' JOS. R. NEWELL. 



A CARD. 



Nov? IS THE TIME TO COMMENCE THE SiLK BUSINESS. 



The Subscriber will agree to contract by bond that in a 

 ffivn time [1837] to funish any quaniily w thin a million, ol 

 The "-enuine morus mullicaulii mulberry trees, Iwentyfive per 

 eeni'less dian any invoice and account of sales, dated within 

 the last two years, sent oat trom foreign ccuutrics, to be ap- 

 prized by the purchaser. ^;\^l^; ,^^^y,j^^r.SH, 



Hjg,. 5 Boston or Norihampion, Ms. 



^'~' BUCKTHORNS. 



3000 Rucklborus of handsome sizes, suitable for hedges- 

 may be had on immediaie application lo the i' 



W.M 



Nonanfum Hill, May 1st. 



_ (iscril>er. 

 KENRICK. 



44 



HOP VINES, 

 S.^:b^ a. the New England S^^irCj^^NorO, Market 



cask 

 barrel 



cask 

 barrel 



bushel 



pound 



bushel 



lb. 

 pr. M. 

 pound 



HI 2.i 

 975 

 8 75 



uco 



108 



1 02 



90 



I 15 



1 05 



fi2 



22 .iO 



15 110 



12 

 II 

 30 

 26 

 27 



2) 

 21 

 19 



1 20 

 10 00 



3 75 

 26(0 

 25 0fi 

 20 00 



2 87 

 fill 



2 50 

 15 

 14 



2 75 

 12 



3 50 

 70 

 65 

 60 

 55 

 4=) 



60 

 55 

 43 

 30 



Tl> 



•2 io 



4 01 



16 50 



1175 



1* ,iO 



2S 



12 



6(1 



50 



9 12 



3 5(J 



10 50 



10 00 



9 25 



9 60 

 1 12 

 1 '4 



95 

 1 "0 

 1 15 



6i 



1700 

 55 

 8 

 6 

 13 

 12 

 3-i 

 28 

 29 



56 

 23 

 21- 



1 28 



10 50 

 4 00 



26 50 



26 08 



22 50 



3 12 



65 



2 75 

 16 

 15 



400 

 13 



400 

 75 

 70 

 65 

 !,S 

 50 



65 

 60 

 48 

 33 



PROVISION MARKET. 



RETAIL PRICES. 



Hams, northern, 



southern, and western. 

 Pork, whole hogs. 

 Poultry, • . 



Butter, (tub) . 



lump 

 Egos, 



PeTATOES, . . 



Cider, ■ 



15 

 14 



13 

 19 

 13 

 25 

 13 

 100 



TERRIBLE TRACTORATION. 



Terrible Tracloration and other Poems. By Dr Caustic. 



4th Ed Inm. For sale at the New England Seed Store. 

 Apiil 19. 



PLUM TREES, GRAPE VINES, &•«. 



500 Plum trees of the most approved kinds and extra size, 

 200 Quince trees of good size many of iheiu have borne frnit, 

 1.500 Isabella gr.npe Irom 5 to 15 feel high. 1000 Catawba. 

 Bland's &. Pond's seedling extra size in bearing state, chas.se- 

 las Sweet Water, Black Hamburgh, &.c, 10,000 roots Giant 

 Aspar.igus, 5000 V\ ilniot's earlv Rhubarb or Pie Plain, lately 

 inirodoced, and a good assortment of Goosberries and Rosss 

 of dilTerenl kinds. 



All orders lelt a' this office, or at Messrs Sawyer <fe Pond 3, 

 2:"i Bvoa<l street, and with the subscriber Cambridge For,, 

 wid meet with immediate attention. SAMUEL POND, 



March 15. 



