VOI-. XVII. NO. 3. 



AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL 



23 



loic-wiirt, was prpsenled by Dr 10 Alden of Rardolpl). 



Mr S R Jolinsoii of CliinlestHWii pxliibiied some 

 choice specimens of the Puniia gian;iluMi j)len(i ; and 

 some fine Hollyhocks. 



From the Messrs Winsliip of Urigliton, syinpliora 

 varie^!it:i, Ai:cr Neguiido, very ornamenliil. 



noTiqriets by Messrs Garter, Hovey &. Co Jlio, Hovey, 

 Meller, and VVulUer. 



[•'or ihn Coininilleo. 



S. W.4LKER, Chairman. 



The Commiltee on Carnntions award to the Messis 

 VVinship of liriihton, ihe prize of five doll.irs for the best 

 di'iplny. To Mr Thomas Mason, of Cliurleslown, the 

 prlz.^ nf three dollars for the best six varieties. To Mr 

 W. .Meller, of Ruxhury, the prize of three dollar* for the 

 best seedling. 



J. \V. RUSSF.I.L, i 



Joseph BKiiCK, > Committee. 

 \Vm. v.. Caktf.k, J 



KXHlBIrlON OF FRUITS. 



Bv Jacob Tidd, Esq. Roxbu y, several very large clus- 

 ters of BlacU Hninbiirg .' and while Chasselus Grapes. 



By Ehtnezer Breed, E-q. Charlestown, a beautiful 

 clusier of French pears, grown uiifler glass. 



Ry Dr J C. Howard, Woodland, BrooUline, Black 

 Hamburg (the berrii:s very large,; Millers BuriUiidy and 

 Wliiie (ifia^ielas (Jr.ipes : red and while Anlwerii rasp- 

 berries and Hutrli while currants 



Bv Mr John D. W. Wilhams, a quantity of Spitz.on- 

 burj; i" apples, growth "f 18;i7, very handsome an<l in a 

 fine slate o( pieservaiioii ; also two vaiirties of Gooseber- 

 ries, and Dutch red and while curr ints. 



Bv Mr Aaron D. Weld, West Roxbury, Dutch red and 

 white currants, very fine S|ieciinens. 



By Samuel Walker, Esq Roxbury, Hopely's Globe 

 Green, Giscoin, Laneasier Lid Gooseberries, and bran- 

 ches loaded with fruit of the Red Sei'dliiig currants. 

 For the (Sinniiliee, 



E. M. RICHARDS, Chairman. 



URIGH rO.\ MARKET.— MosoAV, July 23, lSi8. 

 Itepi.rted Ion he i\ew Englnnil Fanner. 



At .M irket Ib.j Beef Cattle, 15 Cows and calves, 2300 

 Sheep, and 140 Swine. 



Puitis— Bee/Cn«/e.— We quote to correspond with 

 last week. First quality at .f? 50 a $7 75. Second 

 quality .§" 00 a $7 25. Third quality, $tj 00 a $6 50. 



Cuios and Calves.— We noticed sales at $25, .'$27 50, 

 $31, §3.5 and $45. 



Skee/i.— Prices a little reduced. We noticed sales at 

 $15J, HSl 67, $1 88, $1 92 and $2 00. Wetl.era at 

 $2 25. $ 00, .$3 25 and $3 50. 



S,pI,i':.—No lots were sol.l to peddle. A lot of old 

 qua'ity, at 8 1-2 ; a few small pigs were retailed 

 lit the prices of the two List week.s. 



Pf 



NEU' ELEMKNTAUY M'ORK ON DOTA\Y. 



Peier Parley's Botanv ; with descriptions' of Trees, Shrubs 

 and Plains ; wiili a large niuiiber of fine engravings. 



The publishers invite 'I'eachers, and others iiiteresled in 

 this subject, to eKainine this work, as they Ijotieve it will be 

 found one of the most practically useful in use, being u com- 

 pete manual of Botany lor the adult and the pupil. 



Parley's Cyclopedia q/' Botany. — This work apjiears to 

 be exatuly what is wanted by young persons and in families. 

 It not only .oatains the strictly scientific part of the subject, 

 in' an introiluetion and very full and complete genera of Pl.uits, 

 hilt it also contains a copious glos.saiy of terms, and what is 

 most Inipurlaiit, a Dictionary of Pl-.inis, of nearly 300 pages, 

 containing familiar desci iptiniis of all the most ialei'e.sting 

 trees, plants, and shrubs. — These are alphabetically arranged, 

 with an English index, so that the reader may imniedialely 

 turn to any plant he wishes lo read about. The work is il- 

 lustraled by over 200 engravings, and -s sold very cheap. — 

 Boston Paper. 



For sale at the New England Fanner Office, 51 & 52 

 North Market Street. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



PRICES OF COUNTRY PRODUCE 



CORRECTED WITH GREAT CARE, WEEKLY. 



Apples, 



Be.ins, white, Foreign, 

 " '' Donieslit 



■Beef, mess. 

 No. 1 . 



COIIKTRY SEAT IN NEVVT.»N, FOR SALE. 



The subscriber offers for sale the hou^e in which he now 

 resides, wilh ilie Barn, Sheds, Garden and about 35 acres of 

 land situaleil on Nonantnin Hill, in Newton, 5 1-2 miles from 

 ihe city. The garden occupies nearly two acres, is stocked 

 with a great variety of fruit tress, and' abont 10,000 Antwerp 

 Raspberry Vines. The place may be seen and further partic- 

 ulars obtained on application at the premises. ^ 

 L. A. WHEELRIGHT. 



July 16th. 



SCYTHES ANO RAKES. 



Just received at the Agricultural Warehouse and Seed 

 Seed Store, a complete assortment of Garden and Field Tools, 

 consisting in part of 

 100 do/en Hall's Rakes, superior. 

 100 do. Wilder & Eirdy's, do. 

 200 do. Common do. 

 25 do. English Cast Steel Grass Scytlies. 

 10 do. ilo. do. Cradle do. 



JO do. do. do. Border do. 



100 do. Round Scythe Stones. 

 100 do. Square do. 



100 liu. Cast Steel Garden Hoes, 

 ion pair Grass Shears. 



100 do. Pi'uning do. 



100 do. Fruit do. 

 50 dozen Patent ?heep Shears. 

 20 do. Pruning do. 



20 do. do. Saws. 

 25 do. Pudding Knives. 

 25 do. Pruning do. 



[ up cattle. 



FOR SALE. 



A two years old Bull of-the Cream pot breed; from Mr 

 Jaqaeth s stock at Ten Hill Farm, Charlestown. (.lows of 

 the alio >fe breed make the most butter of any stock in this 

 counlrv Inquire of the subscriber near the facloiies in 

 Waltham. ISAAC PAKKtiR. 



TlieR- 

 part.- of I 



acres per 



REVOLVING HORSE RAKi'.. 

 iilvin:* Rake, which li.ts been in general 

 '•■}'. 



I to Ik 



I most 



me of 



One 



wenly 



■ks 

 do. 

 50 do. Garden Rake 

 500 |)air Chains, for tyii 



500 do. Trace Chains. ^ 



25 dozen Halter do. 



— ALSO— 

 300 dozen Paient Scythe Snaith..', scperior. 

 lUO do. Cast Stwl and other Shovels. 

 1000 do. Rilles, 500 do. Scythe Stones. 

 June 27, 1837. 



ALDERNEY STDfK FOR SALIC. ' 



For sale a full blooded Bull, 3 years old the first of July 

 next — one Cow, five jears ol I — and a Heifer three years old'. 

 The Co«s are saiil to be the richest .Milkers of any imported. 

 For fnriher particulars address L. M. WHEATON, Norton, 

 Mass., or a line lefi at this oliice, will meet with prompt 

 attention. June 27 



FOR SXbE OK TO LET. 



A pleasant and couv nient lion-e in complete repair situated 



very geic 

 d«>iibt, la 

 rake. Fi 

 and Seed Store. 



-rl'ar.iii.l laliorsavi 



„,rse will rake on an .ivcrage, rom lifleen li 



lay, with ease, and do the work well, ii m 



to" slop the horse to unload. They iire com 



-al use in all p.u'is of the country, and 



I few years, siipenv-de tlie use of Ihe coinuion hand 1 '"^'"' 



ir sale at the New Engl.md Agriciihnral Warehouse i '" 



on Ih'a Worcester Turnpike, 5 1-2 miles from Boston and 2 

 miles fiom Brighton market. The lioiue contain contains 9 

 large rooms and has a barn, chaise hou.se and shells attached. 

 Also, with Ihe same, 3 acres of mowing and tillage lami ami 

 1 1-2 acres wood find. Ati adjoining lot of 5 acres can, be 

 IkiiI, if desired. Three qirartcrs of the purchase money can 

 If not sold, the house will be let 

 of D. HOLUROOK 



id tein 



Enqii 



JOSEPH BRECK. & CO. 



No. 51 Conn St. Boston, oi on the pit 

 June 13, 1838, 



iUassachusetts llorticultaral Society. 



The R loiiis of the .Mas.iclniseHs Horticulluial Society, 23 AsGa 

 Treiu lilt Ro>v, are open for the pablic eveiy .Saturday uiorn- he well r 



SirUATi«).\' WA.NTRD, 



■jbyayoung m.m of practicalk 



prime, .... 

 Bkesw.^x, (.iVmerican) 

 CuBFSE, new milk. 

 Feathers, northern, geese, 

 southern, geese, 

 Flax, (American) . ... 



Fish, Cod 



Flour,- Genapssee, cash, . 



lialtimore, Howard street, 

 Baltimore, wharf, 

 Alexandria, ^. 

 Rye, .... 

 Meal, Indian, in hogsheads, 



" " " barrels. 



Grain : Corn, northern yellow, 



southern "flat, yellow, 

 white, . 

 Rye, northern, . 

 Barley, 



Oats, northern, (prime) 

 Hay, best English, per ton of 2U00 



F.astern screwed, . 

 HoNEv, Cuba. . . . , 

 Hops, 1st quality, . 



2d quality, 

 Labd, Boston, 1st sort, 



southerri, 1st sort, 

 Leatheb. J'hiladelphia city tannage 

 do. couniry do. 



•Baltimore city tannage 

 do. dry hides, . 

 New York red, light, 

 Boston, do. slaugiuer, 

 Boston dry hides, 

 Lime, best sort, 

 Mackehf.l, No. l,new. 

 Plaster Paris, per ton of 2200 It, 

 PoBK, extra clear, 



■ clear, .... 

 Mess, .... 



Sfeds; Herd's Grass, 



Red Top, southern, 

 northern. 

 Hemp, .... 

 Red Clover, northern. 

 Southern Clover, . 

 .Sqap, American, No. I, . 



No. 2, 

 Tallow, tried. 

 Teazles, 1st sort. 

 Wool, prime, or Saxony Fleeces, 



American, full blood, washed 

 do. 3-4ths do. 



do. - 1-2 do. 



do. 1-4 and common, 

 f Pulled superfine. 

 No. 1, 

 3 1 No. 2, . 

 X <^ L No. 3, 





3 70 

 7 25 

 7 25 

 7 12 

 7 25 

 5 00 



2 50 

 24 00 

 23 00 

 21 00 



3 00 

 1 00 



3 00 



PROVISION MARKET. 



RETAIL PRICES. 



Hams, northern, . 



southern and western, 

 Pork, whole hogs. 

 Poultry, per pair. 

 Butter, tub, 

 lump, 



Eggs, 



Pot atoes, chenango, 

 Cider, .... 



3 00 



AMEItlCAJf FLOWER GARDEN COMPANIOSr. 



The American Flower Garden Companion, adapted to the 

 Noitlieru States. 



B) Edward Savers, Landscape and Ornamental Gardener. 

 Published byJosiPH Bkeck & Co., and for sale at the 

 AgrieultuiarWarehouse and Seed Store, No. 51 and 62 North 

 Maiket Street, Boston. 



ing, iroin 10 till 12 o'clock. 



nded. A , it 

 Address R. ii. tin 



West or Soitil 

 igh the oAice of this p iper. 



OlINNY BARS. 



i<i "^an 90(10 Second Hand Gunny Bags, 500 Gunny Sacks, a cheap 

 Id be I -article for Hop Bagging. For bale low by G. W . Steauks, 

 No. 10 Commercial Wharf. Im 



