OL. XV m. NO. 20. 



AND HORTICULTURAL R E ^ I S l" E R , 



179 



Ma 



sncbiisetts IlortlonlturnI Sooiely. 



. I 



KXHIRIrluN or FRUITS. 



Saturday, jVov. 16, 183'.). 

 lollowiiitr s|ieciiiuna oflriiits were exhibited lo- 



Saiiiu 



•I Oownur, i:>q , llii.vbiiry ; J'i-.\rs— Dciclicss 

 .., M.ms Jiiiin, Biucclter's Mf .idow, Kiiiirlii's 



Iiig and L.-wis pear; .ilso Gulduii Uiiss.'l .Apple— 



e .«pecimen». 



MJ Guild, Esq, l!r"olU.ni',P.\liibilcd sevrnil .speei- 



;,f IV:ir>. 



2. l.te, E-q,iif' Salem, e.\liibil"d >perinfcii.s of 



, — iKiines linUnown. 



11. KeiirieU, lisq., o( N.nvton, se.,! llie I'olliul 



tinu .\pple — very liirjji" and fine ppiciiiieii. 



11. Oliver, F.^q.. prnseiUed llie new variety of Wiii- 



liisli iMelon. This >peciiMeii was not. iully ripe, 



1,. ii.inMiittee were led to believe lliat if this Iruit 



d receive more iioiiee and cnn: il would prove a 



.bio varielv. Kor the Comiiiitieo, 



J.AS. I.. L. F. WARREN. 



F.XHiniTION OF VEGETADI,ES. 



Saturday, A'ov. 9, 1839. 

 Hi Prince, Esq. exhibited a fine specimen of the 

 Brussels Sprouts. 'VWif vegetable needs only to 

 lown and its muriis will be Hilly appreciated, 

 le speciinens of the Chinese Tree Corn were sent 

 .m the garden of Mrs Bige.low, .\ledford. Tiie spe- 

 ns were very larue and iully ripe. 



J. L. 1.. K. WAitREN, Chairman. 



lijH TU.N MARK.:.'!'.- 



18, I.- 



-M0.SI1AT,N 

 itei.i.rtrii fur llie .Ww Enslanil Farmer. 



Market 1020 Beef Cattle, 8-25 Stores, .'lUOO Sheep 



i.'JlO Swine. Several thnusaiid sheep unsold. 



ICES.— Bee/ CVi«/e,— Sales were quick at an ad- 



e on last week's prices. We quote first ipiality, 



1 a $T 2.5. Second quality, $6 00 a $B 50. Third 



ty, $4 75 » $.''> fO. 



TtUini' Cotltc. — Several lots were purcliafed at 



for Mess and $5 00 for No. 1. 



ire?. — W e ronlinue our la>t quotations, viz : Yeur- 



.-BIO a $Vi. Two Year Old $15 a $2(1 

 ce/?.— Sales dull and prices reduced. We quote lots 



SPLENlltD BILBOUS PL,0\VJEK ROOTS. 



.I.l^t received by .tO^KPH BRKCIv & CO , from Holland, 

 a very larRe and well selected assnvimeiit o( Dutch Bulbous 

 Roots, ainon;; which arc the lollowini;' :— 



Hyacinths— Double white, double white wuh red and 

 purple eves, double rosy, doiilile red, dark blue, liifhl blue 

 and yellow, sinsle white, white with red and purple eyes, 

 ro'^y, pink, red, hsht and ilark blue, yellow and variegated, 

 comprising ir.n varieties of choice uaineil sorts. 



TeLir.~— Fine late nameil sorts, hue double do., mixed sin- 

 gle. niLxed double, single and double Van Thrull fur forcing, 

 I'arrols, &e. iVe. 



CuowN Imrf.riai.s- Double red and yellow, single red and 

 yeI!ow, striped lea.'es, &c. 



Polyanthus Narcissu.s— While, yellow, while with yel- 

 low and citron cups, and citrnn with vellow cups. 



Narcissus— Ora'igc Phcenix. Sulphur PhtEuix. Incompa- 

 rable. Van Sion, and Tratus cantus, with duulile flowers; 

 Trumpet major, Sulphur and Poeticus, with single. 



JoNauii.LF.j— Double and single 



Ranunculus— Large double red and yellow Turkey, and 

 otlier varieties. 



Anf.jiones— Many fine mixed and named varieties. 



Iius— English, Pe'rsian, Spanish and Susiana. 



Cnocus— White, blue, purple, yellow, cloth of gold, striijcd, 

 &c. ill 25 sorts 



riLADiotus— Bizantium communis, with purple, red and 

 white flowers ; Cardinatis. 



Lilies — Double and single wliiie. striped leaved, and 

 spotted ; Caleidonica, Buliferum, Martigon, Kampschatkian, 

 Aurantiea, &c. 



P.i.:osii's—t'ouble white Chinese, double red do., double 

 red and double white, double purple fringed, fennel-leaved, 

 &c. 



Also — Snow Drops, Amaryllis, Tuberoses, Orniiholisums 

 of all sorts. Arum dracuuculus. Geranium tuherosum. Allium 

 flavuni, Hyacinthus monstrnsus, plamnsns, bolrioides and 

 fclgicus of sorts ; Friiillarias, Cyclamens, &c. 



The above choice collection of bulbs have been selected 

 with much care, from one of the best houses in Holland, and 

 are ofTercil to purchasers with great confidence, believing they 

 will give universal satisfaction to all who will give them a 

 fair {rial. Orders should he forwarded soon, to the subscri- 

 ber. No, 52 North Market Street, office of the New England 

 Farmer. A liberal discount will be made to dealers. 

 October '23. .lOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT, 



COnRECTED WITH GREAT CARE, WEEKLY. 



Alum, Ameritan, . 

 AsiiKs, Pearl, pet 100 llis. 



Pot, ' ■ 



Beans, white. Foreign, 



" *' , Domestic, . 



Beef, mess, 



No. 1. . . . 

 prime. 

 Beeswax 



pound S 



i 6 26 



4 7i 



bushel 1 62 



' 2 U(l 



1 



vhite. 



PEAR, PLt^M, GRAPE VINES, &C. 



1000 Pear Trees of tlie most approved kinds ; 

 tOOO Plum Trees, of the most approved kinds and extra 

 ;ize — many of them have borne the past season ; 

 500 Quince Trees ; 



1 2o, $1 40, SI 60, $1 ;i2, .S-2 on, $2 17 and $2 33. i^^^ -,3^^,11^ ,„rt Catawba Grape Vines, from 6 to 15 feet 

 further declined and we reduee ^. |,^ ^^^^ „f ,,|,^,„ 1,,,,^ home fruit-Black Hamburgh, 



nne — Prices h 



quotations. Several lots to peddle, two thirds bar 

 , at 4, 4 1-4 and 4 1-2, some of which were select- 

 A lot of old barrows at 4, and two lots at 4 1-2. A 

 J close at 3 1-2, and a lot at 3. At retail 4 1-2 to G 



THER.MO.METRICAL. 



lierinrleil lor llie .N'ew Engtand Fatuier. 

 ingeof ihe Theriuoineterat the (lard.eiiof the proprietors 

 e New Englan.l Farmer, Brighton, Mass. in » shaded 

 herly exvosnre, week ending November 17. 



BERKSHIRE HOAR FOR SALE. 



fine full blooded Bcrkikire i?oar, six months old, far 

 ■ ;— Price S30. Apply at this otTice. 

 "ovi?nilter 20. 2t 



Sweetwater, Pond's Seedling 



30,000 Giant Asparagas Roots; 



5000 Wilmot's Early Rhuharli or Fie Plant, lately intro- 

 duced ; 



Also— a good assoilmeat of Gooseberries, Roses, &c. o 

 different k.nds ; 



All orders left at this office, or with the subscriber at Cam- 

 bridge-port, or in Mr Lynch's baggage wagon hox, at Gould 

 & Howe's, No. 8 Faneuil Hall, will mee! with imnaediat 

 attention. SAMUEL POND, 



October ,9. Cambridge-port, Mass. 



1.1IPKOVED PIliS FOR SAL.K. 



sale three, improved Boars of the following breeds; 

 )ne half Berkshire and half Macky. 

 )He half Berkshire, quarter Macky and quarter Mocha. 

 >ae half BerJishire and half a large English breed, name 



kuowu. 

 The above boars are two years old ; they are disposed of 

 account el keeping young sows ol their get for breeders, 

 ey will he sold cheap if applied for soon. For terms, &.c. 

 My to J. BRECK & CO. 

 November 43. 



SOUTH DOWN RAMS. 



i half blood South down Rams, for sale at a reasonable 

 ce. Apply 10 JOSEPH BRECK & CO, New f^ugland 

 rmer Otfice- 

 >Jovember 6. 81 



Pjiilt nud Orntuncutal Trees, Mulberries, &c. 



Fruit Trees of all the different species ;— of the most cele 

 brated, and surpassing kinds ; — the collection now offered ii 

 large. The Catalogue of PVuit and Ornamental Trees and 

 S^rubs^ Roses, and Herbaceous Flowering Plants, for 1839, 

 is ready and will he sent to all who apply. In that catalogue 

 the very best kinds ( f fruits, so far as proved, are jjarticu- 

 larly designated by a star. 



100,000 Menus MuLTicAULis Trees or any other reasona- 

 ble quantity, or cuttings of the same, are now offered. The 

 trees are genuine; all being raised by the subscriber, either 

 at his Nursery here, or at his Southern Establishment at 

 Portsmouth in Lower Virginia. Also the Elata, Canton, 

 Broussa, Moretti or Alpine, and some other Mulberries. 

 Cockspur and Buckthorn for Hedges, &c,&c. 



All orders will be promptly alicnded to, and trees when 

 soordered will be securely packed for safe transportation to 

 distant places. WILLIA.M KENRICK. 



Nonaulum Hill, Newton, Mass.' Oct. 9. 



PHUIT AMD ORNAMKNTAL TREES, &C. 



An extensive assortment of the finest varieties of Fruit 

 Trees, and a great variety of Ornamental Trees of larf^c si:e. 

 A fine collection of Herbaceous Plants, Roses, Honey- 

 suckles, Paeonies, ^tc. 80,000 genuine Morus Multicaulis 

 Trees, of large size, the growth of Virginia. Also — 1000 

 bushels of Rohan Potatoes. Orders addressed to the sub. 

 scriber will receive prompt attention. 



Newton, Nov. 1, 1839. JOHN A. KENRICK. 



GRBEMIOLSE GLASS, 



All sizes and qualities, for sale by LORING & KUPPER, 

 No. 10 Merchants' Row. 



November 6. 2t 



yello\y, 

 Bhistles, Ameripan, 

 Butter, shipping, 



dairy, .... 



Candles, mould, .... 

 dipped, 



sperm 



Chefse, new milk. 



Cider, . . .... 



refined, . . 

 Bosk Manure, . . . • 



in casks. 

 Feathers, northern, geese, 



southern, geese, . 

 Flax. (Amerivan) .... 



Fish, Cod, Grand Bank, . 

 Bay, Chaleur, 

 Haddock, 



Mackerel, No. 1 . . ■ 

 No. 2, 



No, 3, . ■ . 

 .\lewives, dry salted. No. 1. 

 Salmon, No, I , 

 Flour, Genesee, cash, . 



Baltimore, Howard street, 

 Richmond canal, 

 Alexandria wharf. 



Rye 



Meal, Indian, in hbls. 



Grain : Corn, northern yellow, 



southern flat, yellow 

 white, . 

 Rye, northern, . 

 Barley, nominal . 

 Oats, northern, (prime) , 

 southern, new. 

 Grindstones, pr ton ef2000 lbs, rough 

 do. do. do, finished 



Hams, oortbern, .... 



southern and western, . 

 Hay, best English, per ton, . 



Fjistern screwed, . 

 Hops, 1st quality, 



2d quality 



Lard, Boston 



southern, .... 

 Leather, Philadelphia city tannage, 

 do. country do. 



Baltimore city tannage, 

 do. dry hides, . 

 New York red, light, 

 Boston, do. Slaughter, 

 Boston dry hides. 

 Lime, best sort, .... 

 Molasses, New Orleans, . 



Sugar House, 

 Oil, Sperm, Spring, 



Winter, . 

 Whale, refinedj . 

 Linseed, American, 



Neat's Foot 



Plaster Paris, per ton of 2200 lbs. 

 .Pork, extra clear, 



clear, ..... 

 ',Mes8, .... 



Prime, .... 

 S»ED5: Herd's Grass,, . 

 Red Top, southern, 

 northern, 

 Canary, 

 Hemp, .... 



Flax, 



Red Clover, northern, . 

 Southern Clover, none. 

 Soap, American, Brown, 

 " Castile, 



Tallow, tried, .... 

 Teazles, 1st sort, . . . . 

 Wool, prime, or Saxony H'leeces, . 



American, full blood, washed, 



do. 3-4 lbs do. 



do. 1-2 do. 



do. 1-4 and common, 



£ . f Pulled superfine, 



S"g J No. 1, . . . 



r^ 1 No. 2 



I =■ I, No. 3, . . . 



pound 



pound 

 ilozen 

 barrel 

 bushel 



pound 



quintal 



pound 

 pound 



cask 

 gallon 



I3U0 

 12 00 

 9 50 



5 00 



2 00 

 13 6U 

 12 50 

 10 00 



pound 



pr M. 

 pound 



20 00 

 30 00 



