M.. XXII, NO. II. 



AND HORTICULTURAL REGISTER 



87 



IlOUTICULTl'RAL EXHIBITION. 



[j- Thi' Annual KxlnMlion of the Massachusetts Hor- 

 j:luriil Society will take place at tlieir Konms 2:1 Treninnl 

 w. (nnposiie thn Snvinas Bank,) on WliDNESD.A V, 

 IUIiSD.4 Y, and FRID.W, I3lh, Uili, and i5th ol Sep- 

 iber. 



Jlinice and rare specimens of Fruits and Flowers are re- 

 •ctfully solicited from llie nieniliers of the Hassacliuselts 

 rlicuUural Society, and from the loverg of the science of 

 rticulture generally. Committees will he in attendance 

 receive coiitrihutwns on iMimday and Tuesday, llihnnd 

 h .Sopicmher, and will retain the specimens sent suhjcct 

 he order of the owner. 



1 list giving the names of the specimens of Fruits and 

 wers presen'ed is respectfully solicited. 



By Older. S.\iMUfc;L W.4LKER, 



Chairman Committee of Arrangements 



IH.'HTON MARKKT.— Monday, Sept. 11, 1843. 



KepnrleU for tlie N. E. Farmer, 

 it .M;irl(et TiSO Beel Cattle, I^T.I Stores, 25 pr s VVork- 



Oien, 2700 Shocp and 1000 Swine. 

 'iiicEa. — ReeJ Cattle. — We quote to correspond with 



week. A small number Extra $4.50 a 4 75. First 

 ility, $4.25 a 4.50. Second quality, $3.75 a $4.25. 



rd quality $3.00 a $3..50. 



tores. — Two year old l|8 a 13. Three year old 



a 17. 

 Voikina Ojfa— Sales $fiO, $C5, $72 and $80. 

 hi-tp — Lots were sold frum 75 cts. to $1 50. Weth- 



froin $1.33, to $1.75. 



wine. — Shoats to peddle 4 1-2 for sows and 5 1-2 

 barrows. Old Hogs 4 and 5. At retail from 5 to 6 1-2. 



THERMOMETRICAL. 



RAportetlforthe New England Farmer, 

 iiig^eof the rhermoineterat the Garden of the proprietors 

 I-: i\ew England Farmer, IJrigluon, Mass in a shaded 

 c ierlyei^)oeure, for the week ending Sept. 10. 



WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT. 



Corrected with great care, weekly. 



BEDS. Herds Grass, ^o oo to 2 50 per bushel. Red Top 

 50 cents, (,'lover — Northern, ou to 12c. — Southern, 

 c. Flax Seed, St* 00 per bushel. Lucerne, 33 c. per lb. 

 ary Seed, S4 50 per bushel. 



RAIN. The market for the most pari of the week has 

 > v<rry languid, and prices at the close were a shade 

 Br. 



lorn — Northern, old, bushel 00 to 00 — Southern, round 

 bw, old, 59 a 00 — Southern flat yellow, new, 66 a 58 — 

 do. white 53 a 54 — do New Orleans, 50 a 52 — Barley 



00 —Rye, Northern, 7ij a 72— do. Southern, 68 a 70 — 

 s. Southern, 29 a 3o — \orlhern do. 31 to 32 — Beans, per 

 lel 1 OU a 1 62.— Shorts, per double bush. 22 a 35 - Bran, 



20. 



LOUR. The panic that prevailed in the early part of 

 week OH account of the English news, has continued to 

 nsiderable extent up to the closingof our report, and has 

 [0 some large operations amouj the dealers, at a rcduc- 

 in prices. 



aUimore, Howard Street, 4 mos. cr. to 00 a PO — do. 



rf, SO 00 a 00 do. free of garlic, $5 00 a 00 — Phila- 



hia do. 4 mos. SJ 75 a 00 — Fredericksburg, low I'd 4 



S4 75 a 4 87— Alexandria, wharf mountain, 00 a 00, 



eorgeinwn, 45 00 a 6 50— Richmond Canal, $0 00 a 00 



City, to 00 a tiuo — Pelcrsburgh.South side So 00 a 06 



Country 80 00 a 00 — Genesee, common, cash, 84 62 a 



— do fancy brands S4 75 a 5 OJ — Ohio via Canal, 



a 00— do do New Orleans, cash S4 50 a 4 76. Rye, 



7 a 00— Indian Meal in bbls. »2 8T a 3 00. 



ROVISIONS. The market remains without much 

 ige on the last quotations. 



Beef— Mess 4 fio new bid. Si 50 a 00— Navy— $7 50 a 

 Ol).— No. 1, 7 00 1 00— do Prime SO 00 a 00- Pork— 

 Kxtra clear 4 mo bbl. SlS.'iO a 1400- dnClear S12.i0n 1300 

 do. Mess, 11 no a 12 00— do Prime $10 oo a 10 5ii— do Mess 



from other States,— a do Prime do do So 00 a no 



do. Cargo do. a 00 Clear do do Sno no a 00 00 — 



Butter, shipping, a O'l — do store, uninspected, 7 a 9— do 

 dairy, 10 els. a 14— Lard, No. I, Boston ins. Oil a no —do 

 South and Western, 6 a 7 1-2 — Hams, Boston, 6 a Ci — 

 Sonlhern and Western, 5)i a 6— Cheese, Ship'g and 4 meal, 

 3 a 4 1-2 — do new milk, 5 a 6. 



WOOL. IVity. The vaUie whereof at the place of ex- 

 p»rlation shall not exceed 7 cts. per pound, 5 per cent ad 

 val. All whereof the value e.Tceeds 7 cts. per pound, 30 per 

 ct. ad. val. and 3 els per pound. 



There has not been any change in the market since our 

 last review. 



Prime or Saxonv Fleeces, washed Ih. 37 a 4n c. — Amer- 

 ican full blood do 33 a 35— Do 3-4 do 32 a 00— Do. 1-2 do 

 29 a 30- -1-4 and common do 25 a 27 — Smyrna Sheep, 

 washed, 20 a 23 — Do. unwashed, 10 a 13 — Rengiisi do 

 8 a 10 — Saxony , (lean. 00 — Buenos Avres unpicked. 7 a 10 — 

 do. do picked, 12 a 16 — Superfine Northern pulled lamb 28 

 a 32— No. 1 do. rio. do. 25 a 27 — No. 2 do do do 19 a 22 — 

 No. 3 do do do 12 a 15. 



HOPS. Duty 20 percent. 



1 St sort Mass 1842, lb. 19 a II. 2d do. do. do. 00 a 00. 

 HAY, 14 to 16 per Ion- Eastern Screwed SlO to 12. 

 CHEESE— Shipping and4meal,3 to 4 l-2c.— New E to 6. 

 EGGS, 12 a 14. 



SCIONS FROM BEARIKG TREES. 



The subscriber at his grounds adjoining the Pomological 

 Garden on Dearborn Street. North Salem, offers for sale 

 scions from bearmg fruit trees. Among them are the follow- 

 ing 



PEARS. 



Pariletl— Columbian Virealieu — Benrre Romain — TTrban- 

 iste — Washington — Beurre Die] — Beurre Bosc — Josephine — 

 Easter Beurre — Bloodgood — Summer F>anc Real — Clion — 

 Lewis— Winter Nelis, Sec. 



PEACHES. 



Malta — Early Royal George— Early York- Noblesse- 

 Red Cheek Melacaion— Murray's Early Ann- Blu.<h Pine 

 Apple— Washington Freestone— Cooledge's Favorite, &c. 



APPLES. 



Minister — Hubbardston Nonsuch — Danver's Winter 

 Sweet, &c. 



PLUMS. 



Coe's Golden Drop— Violet Perlrignn — Roe's Yellow 

 Gage — Green Gage — Violet do. — Washington— Imperial — 

 CriJger's Scarlet— Frost Gage— Pond's Seedlins. &c. 



Sept. 6. JOHN M. IVES. 



STRAWBERRIES, &.c. 



WM. R. PRINCE & CO., offer for sale the following va- 

 rieties : 



Myatt's British Queen, first in size and quality, the lar- 

 gest variety we have yet seen, and very productive. S5,i 

 per hundred. 



Hovey's Seedling very large, and productive, ?5,00 per 

 hunt! red. 



Warren's Mcthven, and Elton Seedling, each S5,00 per 

 hundred. 



Ross' Phoenix, very large and highest flavored, and a very 

 distinct fruit, S3,00 per dozen. 



Garnestone Scarlet and Swainstone's Seedling, now first 

 offered, S3,0lJ per dozen. 



Montevideo scarlet, an excellent Roseberry variety, $2,00 

 per hundred. 



Prince Albert, a new English variety, $5,00 per pair. 



Also, Myatt's Eliza, Myall's Pine, Bishops' Orange. 

 Keene's Seedling, Downton, Black Roseberry, and all other 

 varieties at the lowest rates. 



No order for less than S5, can be supplied and the amount 

 lo be transmitted with the order. 



They can be sent by Harnden's Express, at trivial expense 

 to Boston and to other places. 



Prince's Descrii)iive Catalogue of Fruit Trees, &c., in 

 which all the estimable varieties of Apples, Pears, and oth- 

 er fruits, are critically described, and all the bad and inferi- 

 or varieties designaledj is now in press, and will be sent to 

 every post paid applicant. 



WM. R. PRINCE, & CO. 



Lin. Bot. Garden and Nurseries, ) 

 Flushing, Aug. 25th, 1843. \ 



MUCK MANUAL. 



For sale by JOSEPH BRECK & CO., The Muck Mut- 

 ual for Farmer!. By Dr S. L. Dahaj price C2i. 



STRAWBERRIES! 



The sub,scriber can supply all ihe most esteemed varieties 

 of Strawberries now m culiivalion. The present is consid- 

 ered a good time |br the formation of new beds. The fol- 

 lowing arc ill.' prices per hundred plants: — 



//epci/'k- Sccdliner — a very superior variety, of large sized, 

 fine flavor, abundant bearer, and very Imnly, S5,00 



Krene't Seedling— har^e fiuil, very high flavor and high 

 perfume, $2.80 



Ih's/iop^s Orano-e- - Fine size, abundant bearer and supe- 

 rior flavor, »2,00 



Ellnn Seedling — Very large fruit of a superior flavor, con- 

 sidered c)ne of the best in Kngland, t5,00 



MijnICi Pine — A delicious fruit, 13,011 



The old varieties furnished at 81.00 per hundred. 



Orders sent by mail enclosing the money will be pun«* 

 tually attended to, and the plants well packeil for transpor- 

 tation. JOSEPH BRECK. 



Boston, Aug. 13, 1843. 



DRAFT AND TRACE CHAINS. 



400 pair Trace Chains, suitable for Ploughing. 

 2U0 " Truck and leading Chains. 

 200 " Draft Chains. For sale by J. BRECK & CO., 

 .No. 52 North Market St. 



STRAWBERRIES t 



The subscriber would most respectfully give notice to those 

 who are desirous of cultivating the most delicious Fruit. that 

 he will offer his select collection o( Plants, at the following 

 reduced rates, in order that all may be enalded to grow them. 



Having been engaged for twelve years in raising this Fruit 

 extensively, he is enabled, by his knowledge of the choice 

 varieties, and the best modes of cultivation, to offer the most 

 extensive assortment of Plants and in the finest condition, of 

 any cultivator in the country. Persons may satisfy them- 

 selves of this fact by a visit to bis Gardens. 



Warren's Seeding Methven — \ very superior variety, a 

 great bearer, perfectly hardy, the fruit often measuring six 

 inches in circumference. Price per hundred plants, *5.0(* 



Hovey's Seedling— A splendid fruit, bears abundantly.and 

 worthy of extensive cultivation, t5,00 



Keene's Seedling— Large fruit, and of very high flavor and 

 rich perfume, §2,00 



Bishop's Orange. — Very fine size and abundant bearer, 



«2,00 



Myatt's Pine — A delicious fruit, •2,00 



Downton — A superior and large fruit, *2,00 



The above varieties are all of the most superior kinds, and 

 can be highly recommended. 



The following old varieties will he furnished at *4,0(i per 

 hundred : — 



Early Virginia, Hauthois, 



Methven Castle, and 



Royal Scarlet, English Wood. 



Where one thousand Plants are ordered, a discount ol 2g 

 per cent will be allowed. 



f^j-Every Plant sent from the Gardens will be warranted 

 true. The several varieties, carefully labelled and securely 

 packed, so as to be transported any distance in safety, and 

 where it is desired, directions for planting and cultivaliou 

 will accompany the Plants. 



The months of August and September are the best months 

 in the year for making plantations of this Fruit. Thoso 

 made at this season and properly treated will produce fruit 

 the coming season. 



Orders enclosing the amount wanted or with references, 

 and lelt with Geo.VV. Warren & Co. 192 Washington street, 

 Boston, or forwarded by mail to the subscriber, will rcceiva 

 immediate and careful attention 



JAMES L. L. F. WARREN, 



Aug. 15 Nonanlum Vale, Brighton. 



POUDRETTE I PoUDRETTE ! ! 



The subscribers keep constantly on hand, and for sal», 

 Poudrette in quantities to suit purchasers; packed in Bar- 

 rels in order for shipping,"or transportation by wagon or Kail 

 Road. 



The experience of five years past has satisfied many 

 farmers, that this manure has the quickest operation upo» 

 vegetable matter, producing greater abundance, and is the 

 cheapest manure they have ever tried. 



Orders left at the 'New England Seed Store, and at the 

 factory in Brookline, will meet wilh prompt attention. 



For sale by J. BRECK & CO, 61 and 52 North Market 

 Street, Boston. Oc '^6. 



WANTED A SITUATION AS G.VRUENER. 



A youn<T man who is well acquainted with Gardening ia 

 its various branches, and who can give satisfactory testimo- 

 nials, wishes a situation. He will, if required, taite charKe 

 of a horse and cow. Please apply at the Olfice of the N. 

 E. Farmer, 62 North Market Street. Aug. 8. 



