VOIi. XVI II. NO. 3. 



AND HORTICULTURAL REGISTER. 



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hat tlieiis were on the decline. So tar as our own ob- 

 ervnlion o.vtonris, we ore under tint ini|iri:ssion thai the 

 iloom of the Carnation has been very detective. We 

 lerewith submit lite report ot'llie Cotumittee a[>pointed 

 award llie premiums on Carnations. The contribu- 

 ors were Messrs Mason, Meller, Winship, Johnson, 

 barter. Jno Hovey, Miss SuMiiicr, and Saui'l Walker. 

 " The Committee appcyinled to award the premiums 

 [)r Carnations, have attended to that duly and report as 

 allows : 



For the best display of Carnations a premium of $5 to 

 lessrsiMnson. 

 For the best 6 Carnations, a premium of $3 to Wrn. 

 leller. 

 For the best seedling Carnation, a premium of $3 to 

 /m. Meller. 



Signed, C. M. HOVEY, 



JOSEPH BKECK ■' 

 JulyWth, 1639. 



Bouquets and a variety of cut flowers from the garden 

 Messrs Winship, of Brighton. 



Dwarf Rocket and Neapolitan Larkspurs (line) from 

 iseph Breck & Co.; also, Kockel Larkspurs of great 

 auty, trom Hovey it Co. 



Jfative plants, by Wm. Oakes, Esq : Gnodyerarepens, 

 iciepias ohlusifolia, Vaccinium dumosuin, VVoodsia 

 ■ensis.W. obtusa,.\s[denium ebeneum, A. trichomanes, 

 ^pidium marginale, Adiantuni pedatuin, Lycnpodium 

 nolinum, L. dendroideuni, do. var., L. complanatum, 

 lultheria hispidula, and fruit; Trifolium arvense and 

 icumbens, Sarracenia purpurea, Xylosieum ciliatum, 

 (fruit. 



We were much picas.d with a specimen of Cactus 

 d Larkspur in the collection of Messrs Winship. 

 For the Committee, 



S. WALKER, Chairman. 



COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS 



\rthe .inimat Exhibition of the Horticultural So- 

 ciety. 



I Samuel Walker, Isaac P. Davis, Thomas Lee, Wm. 

 ver, L. P. Grosvenor, Marshall P. Wilder, Edward 

 Richards, John L. Russell, Wm. T. Eustis, Ezra 



lstonjr,Rob't Treat Paine, J. E. Teschemacher, Benj. 



I French. Samuel Uowner, John Towne, Olis Jcdin- 

 , David Hago-erston, Wm. McLellan, Robert Man- 

 ^, J. M. Ives, Charles M. Hovey, M. P. Sawyer, Jo- 

 a Breck, Cheever Nevvhall, Wm Kenrick, Jona. Win- 

 1, Henry Sheaf, Ebcnezer Putnam, Samuel R. Johii- 



I , S. Sweetser, J. C. Howard, P. B. Hovey, J. L. L. 



( .Varren, Wm. E. Carter, John A. Kenrick, J. W. 



pi'an,J. W. Russell, Rufus Howe, Samuel Pond, 



9 the Committee are authorized to add to its number 



I und desirable. 



THERAIOAIETKICAL. 



Repiirteil for the N'evv Englunil l^'arincr. 



Rartijeof the Therinomeierat llie (lardcnof the proprietors 



of tlieNew Englanil Karnier, Brit;hioii, Mass. in a shaded 



iVorilterly exposure, week ending July 2L 



July, 1839. | 5_A.M. | 12,i«^|J7,P.M. | Wind. 



STRAAVBERRl ES. 



Those who arc desirous of cultivating this delicious fruit 

 are respectfully informed that the subscriber has succeeded, 

 after a number of years experimenling (jpon the Strawberry, 

 not only in obtaining nap mrirtiVs, but in ascertaining the 

 best method of cultivation. 



Specimens of the fruiis grown in his Garden have been 

 exhibiled at the Massachusetts Horticultwul Society Rooms 

 the, Towrposi years, and are also too well known in Faneuil 

 Hall Market to need a particular notice here. 



He has for sale at his Garden in Brighton, Mass., the 

 following eight varieties of Plants. They are of superior 

 stock and quality, all warranted to be truly named and free 

 from the viixlures often found in those oifered for sale pro- 

 miscuously. 



Those who are in want of Strawberry Plants, are respect- 

 fully invited, and they will find it interesting, to call at the 

 Gtrden and see the manner of cultivation. The method ol 

 cultivation, and any information desired will be cheerfully 

 given. 



The subscriber would state that from many yo^rs personal 

 crperience, he is saiisGed that plantations of these vines 

 made the last of July or early in August, by careful and 

 constant attention will produce nearly or quite as much (ruit 

 the season following as those plantations made in the Spring 

 will produce the second year. 



Warren's Seedling Methven. — A new and valuable kind. 

 A free bearer, fruit very large and juicy; fruit measuring 

 four and a half inches have been e.xhibiled the present sea- 

 son. 



Meiliven Castle. — Fruit extremely large, high flavored, 

 and showy. Specimens of this kiiul have been exhibited at 

 the Horticultural Rooms for two years past, measuring five 

 and a half inches in circumference. 



Bath Scarlel. — Fruit large, full bearer, and beautiful scar- 

 let. 



Early Virginia. — This is considered the earliest fruit — a 

 free bearer, hardy, and very early ; decidedly ajinc kind for 

 market. 



Royal Scarlet — Fruit long oval shaped and juicy. 



Hautbois — Fruit smaller but very numerous. 



English Wood. — Fruit well known. 



Monthly. — Fruit is gathered from the vines from June to 

 October, and in good quaniily and fine quality. 



JJ" Orders left at the Garden, or directed to the snhscri- 



WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT. 



Ashes, Pearl, per 100 lbs. . 



Pot, " ■' " . 

 Beans, white, Foreign, 



*' '* Domestic, . 



Beef, mess, .... 



No. I 



prime 



Beeswax, white, 

 yellow, 

 Chefse, new milk, 

 BoseJIanube, 



in casks, 

 Feathers, northern, geese, 



southern, geese, . 

 Flax. (American) . 

 FisH, Cod, Grand Bank, . 

 B'lv. Chaleur, 

 Haddock, new, . 

 Mackerel, No. 1 

 No. 2, 

 No. 3, . 

 Alewives, dry salted. No. 1 . 

 Salmon, No. I, 

 Flour, Genesee, cash, . 



Baltimore, Howard street, 

 Richmond canal. 

 Alexandria wharf, 



Rye 



Meal, Indian, in bbls. 

 Gkaim: Corn, northern yellow, 



southern flat, yello 

 white, . 

 T^ye, northern, . 

 Barley, 



Oats, northein, (prime) 

 southern. 

 Hay, best English, per ton, . 



Eastern screwed, . 

 Hops, 1st quality, 

 2d quality. 

 Lard, Boston, 1st sort,. 



southern, 1st sort. 

 Leather, Philadelphia city tannage 

 do. country do. 



Baltimore city tannage, 

 do. dry hides, . 

 New York red, light, • . 

 Boston, do. slaughter, 

 Boston dry hides, 

 I.iME. best sort, .... 

 Oil, Sperm, Spring and Summer, . 

 Winter, . 

 Whale, refined. 

 Linseed, American, 

 Neat's Foot, .... 

 Plaster Paris, per ton of 2200 lbs. 

 Pork, extra clear, 



clear, 



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