OL.. XXII, KO. 49. 



AND HORTICULTURAL REGISTER 



383 



TIIERMOMKTRICAL. 



R*<liorleJ ri.r llie New Biiglalid Fanner. 



K irige )r tlie Thei inoineiernt tlie Gardeimf llie )irii|)ricIon< 

 If llii New EngUnd rarrner, UriglilDii . !M;ii<» in a shadi-il 

 iorl.ierly expuBure, loiheweek eiuiing May 26. 



URKiHI'O.N MAKKKT— Mosi.AT,iMay27, IH44. 

 Keporteil for the N. E. Farmer. 



At Marliet 300 Beef Catlie, 05 pairs WorkiniJ Oxen, 

 !00 Plieip, and 1500 Swine. 50 beef Cattle and J25 

 Jwine unsold 



riiicts — Bee/ CiUtle — Nearly all of ilie best Cattle 

 vere sold on the hoof prcibahly at sornethinj; more than 

 ur highesl quotations last week. U'e quote extra $5,02. 

 'irst quality ;j5,r2 a 5,37. Second quality $4 75 a 5,00. 

 ?hird qualitv $4,00 a 4,50. 



Working Oxen —Sales $G5, $80, $85 and $87. 



S/iee/).— Sale of lots from 2,25 to $3,00. 



^wme. — Selected lots of small Slioats to peddle 4 1-2 

 5 fc^r BOWS, and 5 1-2 a 6 for barrows. Old Hogs 

 rom Ohio 4. At retail from 5 to 7. 



CUUVS/\J«TllE9It'llIS, VEKBKXAS, DOUUliK 



D.vm.i.vs, &.C. 



The suhscril.er« can furnish 25 varieties of the finest 

 CUHYSASTHEMUMS. mosily new s.irts.at S3 per doz- 

 en, or 50 cents per plant lor some extra flue new sorts. 



VEHBESAS. The many varieties of this showy fl'^wcr 

 add much to the brilliancy ol the flower carden, as they 

 continue in bloom from June io Novemher- They can be fur- 

 nished at a low rate, embracing while, pink, purple, lilac, 

 scarlet, crimson, and many intermediate shades and varia- 

 tions, at S2 per dozen, when the selection is made by us,— 

 or S3 per dozen for some of the choicest new sons. 



DOVULE DAHLIAS. We can furnish ibis gorgeous 

 flower 1(1 any extent, ami of the most splendid varieties Irom 

 3 10 Sl2 per dozen. The time uf planting is fast approach- 

 ing, and those who wish to ornament iheir grounds with 

 ibis flower should send in their orders soon. The first of 

 June is in season to plant them out. We can forward them 

 safely in pots to any ))art of the country. 



JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



Boston. May 13, 1844. 



WHOLK-SALE PRICES CURRENT. 



Corrected with great care, weekly. 

 SEEDS. Herds Grass, $2 00 to 2 12 per bushel Red Top 



8 to 70 cents. Clover — iVorthern, 9 to 10c. — Southern, 8 



9 c. Flax Seed. SI 60 per bushel. Lucerne, 33 c. per lb. 

 Jaiiary Seed, S3 00 per bushnl. 



GR.\IN. There has been a steady demand for Corn dur- 

 iig the week past, and prices have been pretty uniform. 

 (j„rn — Northern, new, bushel 00 to 00— Southern, round 

 ellow, obi, 52 a 53— Southern flat yellow, new, 50 a 51 — 

 o. do. white 48 a ' — do New Orleans, 00 a 00 — Barley 

 fl a 00 -Rye, Northern, 73 a 75 — do. Southern, 70 a 72 — 

 )ats, Southern, 00 a 32— Northern do. 36 to 37— Beans, per 

 ■nshel 1 00 a 1 62.— Shorts, per double bush. OOaOO- Bran, 

 10 a 00. 



I'LOUR.— Since our last report the market has been dull 

 or all descriptions, and closes heavy at quoted rates. 



Baltimore, Howard Street. 4 mos. or. *4 94 a 5 00— do. 

 vharf, S4 75 a 4 31— do. free of garlic, S4 87 a 00— Phila- 

 lelpbia do. 4 mos. 84 73 a 4 87 — b"'redericksburg, low I'd 4 

 nos. 84 81 a 4 87 — Alexandria, wharf mountain, OOOaO 00. 

 -Georgetown, S5 00 a 5 25— Richmond Canal, 84 87 a 5 00 

 —do. Ciiy,*ii00aO00— Petersburgh.South side S3 00 a 5 25 

 —do. Country S4 87 a O'J — Genesee, common, cash, 84 81 a 

 I 87— do fancy brands S5 12 a 5 18 — Ohio, via Canal, 

 10 00 a 00— do do New Orleans, cash S4 50 a 4 87. Rye, 

 »3 60 a 00— Indian Meal in hbls. 82 87 a 3 00. 



PROVISIONS. The heavy increased supplies of Pork, 

 and tbe anxiety on the part of holders to realize, has led lo 

 some further decline in prices, and several parcels have 

 been forced on the market at exceeding low rates. 



Beef— Mess 4 iio. new bbl. SO 30 a 7 on— Navy— S5 75 a 

 e 23.— No. 1, 85 50 a 3 75— do Prime $0 00 a OOU— Pork— 

 Extra clear 4 mo. bbl. Soo 00 a 00 00— do Clear 310 00 a 10 50 

 do. Mess, S7 SO a 8 00— do Prime 86 25 a 7 00— do Mess 



from other States, — a do Prime do do 80 00 a 00 



do. Cargo do. 00 a 00 —Clear do do Soo 00 a 00 00 — 

 Butler, shipping, 15 a 18— do store, uninspected, 10 a 12 — do 

 dairy, 13 els. a 2li— Lard, No. I, Boston ins. 00 a —do 

 South and Western, 5} a 6 — Hams, Boston, 7 a 74 — 

 Southern and Western, 6 a ej- Cheese, Ship'g and 4 meal, 

 3 a 4 J — do new milk, 4i a Sj. 



WOOL. Uuty. The value whereof at the place of ex- 

 pirtation shall not exceed 7 els. per pound, 5 per cent, ai 

 val. Allwhereol tbe value exceeds 7 cts. per pound, 40 per 

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



Manufaclurers continue to purchase to meet their present 

 wants at recent prices. Sales have been made lo a fair, 

 extent, and the slock in market is sensibly diminished; r(ul 

 will soon be increased by supplies ol the Dew clip. Coarse 

 foreign is in good request. 



Prime or Saxony Kleeces, washed, Ih. 43 a 48 c. — Amer- 

 ican full blood, do 43 a 45— Do 3-4 do 37 a 40— Do. l-2do 

 33 a 35-^-1-4 and common do 28 a 32 — Smyrna Sheep, 

 washed, 20 a 25— Do. unwashed, 10 a 17 — Bengasi do 

 6 al3— Saxony , (lean, 00 — Buenos Avres unpicked, 7 a 10 — 

 do. do. picked, 10 a 15— Superfine Northern pulled lamb 37 

 a 40— No. 1 do. do. do. 32 a 35— No. 2 do do do 25 a 30— 

 No. 3 do do do 13 a 20. 



HOPS. Duty 20 per cent. 



Nothing doing this week. The slock in hands of grow- 

 ers and dealers is too small to admit ol much trade being 

 done, and it is difficult to quote with entire correctness. 



1st sort Mass. 1843, lb. 6^ a 7 ; 2d do 4i a5. 



HAY, 14 to 16 per ton— Eastern Screwed 810 lo 12. 



EGGS, 12. 



KARM FOR SAtK. 



One of the most pleasant sitnations in the middle of the 

 town of Pepperell— ibe farm of the late Rev. James Howe, 

 containing 44 acres of first rate land, well divid.'d into mow- 

 ing, ullage, pasturing and wcyod land, well watered and 

 fenceil, with a two story house and two barns, one 36 by 40 

 leet, with a cellar under the same, and all other convenient 

 out buildings. There are a variety of fruit trees on the farm 

 Terms easii. For further particulars inquire of SKTH NA- 

 SON, on the premises, or to JOSEPH BRECK & CO., 51 

 and 62 North Market Street, Boston. April 20. 



POTTA^VATTAMIE BEAN. 



The subscribers are happy lo inform their customers and 

 friends that they have received a new and superb variety ol 

 early BUSH BEAN, of cxcellenl flavor, and very prolific. 

 It surpasses in beauty any variety now cultivated among us. 

 The name of " Pollawatiamie" has been given to it on ac- 

 count of us having been received from that tribe of Indians 

 in Iowa, by whom it is cultivated. Price 37^ cents per 



quart. 



Boston, April 17, 1844. 



JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



SPLENDID FLOWER SEEDS. 



The subscribers have received the following choice Flow- 

 er Seeds which they oSer at 6 1-4 ceiils per package, except 

 those marked otherwise. 



Extra fine German Asters, 8 varieties. 



Fine double Balsams (sorts.) 



Extra fine do 12j cents. 



Cosmos bipinnatus 12 " 



Campanula pulcherrima 12^ cents. 



pyramidalis alba 12^ cents. 



. do azurea 12^cents. 



Chinese Primrose 12t cents. 



Cleome Grandiflora 12J cents. 



Didiscus cerulea 12^ cents. 



Erysimum Perofi'skiana. 



Geraniums, from superb flowers 334«ents, 



Lupinus pollyphyllus 124 cents. 



■ var alba 124 cents 



rivulans 124 cents. 



Crookshankii 124 cents. 



splendens 124 cents. 



■ — odoratus 124 cents. 



Lophospermum Siandem 124 cents. 



Mimulus Hudsnnia 124 cents. 



cardinalis splendens 124 cents. 



Madagascar periwinkle 124 cents. 



Penlstemon Millerii 1''4 cents. 



hybridus 124 " 



. - gentianoides 124 cents. 



. splendens 124 *' 



Salpi.;lossis, fine sorts 124 " 



Schizanthus Hookerii 124 " 



oblusifolia. 



new white. 



J humilns. 



pinnata. 



PortulacciGilesii, 25 cents. 



Phlox Drummoiidi 124 " 



Verbena, fine scarlet, and from other choice sorts 124 cts. 



. aubletia. 



urticifolia— With many other rare sorts. 



JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 

 Boston, April 19, 1844. 



PINE BONE MANTRE. 



The subscribers have on hand, Fifty Barrels of fine pul- 

 verised Bono Manure, mixed with the marrow ol the lone. 

 I It was produced from a manufactory when the bone was saw- 

 1 ed in a wet state. It musl be a very valuable article. 



Also, Filty Barrels fine Bone Dust, in a dry state, princi. 

 pally saw dust, and tbe refuse of a manufactory. 

 I March 20, 1844. JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



JOSEPH BRECK & CO, 



NEW E.\GL.4ND 

 ^gricuttural IVarehouse 



AND 



SF.ED STORE. 



51 an. I 62 North Market Street, Boston" 

 JOSEPH BRECK & CO. having received a lull and gen- 

 eral assorlnienl of FIELD, GRASS, GARDEN and FLOW- 

 ER SEED^>. worlliy of cultivation, confidently recommend 

 Ihem as being pure and of tbe first qualities, unmixed wilk 

 oilier varieties; ihey have no hesilalion in saying that their 

 collection of .Seeds is the best, and of the greatest variety 

 ever ofiered for sale at any establishment in the U. States. 

 AGRICULTURAL BOOKS of all kinds, constantly on 

 hand. 



AGRICULTURAL AND GARDB:N IMPLEMENTS 

 of all kinds, among which are the following, viz : — luoo 

 Howard's Patent Cast Iron Ploughs. 2''0 Common do. do, 

 200 Cultivators, 100 Greene's Siraw Cutters. 30 Willis' do. 

 do. 100 Common do. do, KiO Willis' Patent Coru Shellers, 

 60 Common do. do, 200 Willis' Seed Sowers, 60 do. Vege- 

 table Cutters, 50 Common do. do., 200 Hand Corn Mills. 

 200 Gram Cradles, 100 Ox Yokes, 1500 Doz. Scythe Slonee, 

 3000 do. Austin's Rifles, 100 doz. Cast Steel Shovels, 15'] 

 do. Common do. 100 do. Spades, 500 do. Grass Scythes, 300 

 do. Patent Snuilhs, 200 do. Common do., 500 do. Hay Rakes, 

 200 do. Garden do.. 20o do. Manure Forks, 3 do. Hay do. 

 300 Pair Trace Chains, 100 do, Truck do. 100 do. Draft do, 

 500 do. Tie up do, 50 doz. Halter do, 1000 yards Fence do, 

 25 Grind Stones on Rollers. 



JOSEPH BRECK & CO., 

 N. E. Agricultural Warehouse and Seed Store, 51 ) 



n. S 



and 52. North Market Street, Boston. 



AVARREN'S GARDEN AND NURSERY, 



NONANTCM VALE, BRIGHTON, 

 FLORAL SALOON AND SEED STORE, 



No. 1 TREMONT TEMPLE, (late Tremont Theatre) 

 BOSTON. 



The proprietor of this establishment is now ready 

 to receive arid execute orders for Fruit ; Ornamental 

 Trees; Grape Vines; Shrubbery; Roses; Straw- 

 berry Plants. &c. in any quantity and of the most 

 valuable kinds at short notice, properly packed and secured 

 for transportation to any part of the United Stales or Pro- 

 vinces. 



The catalogue for 1344 which has been prepared with 

 scrupulous care, contain a list of the choicest sorts of Pearsj 

 Apples ; Plums ; Cherries ; Peaches ; Apricots and Necta- 

 rines J Grape Vines j Raspberries ; Gooseberries ; Straw- 

 berries ; Currants ; Evergreen Trees and Shrubs ; Orna- 

 mental Trees; Herbaceous Plants; Roses; Green House 

 Plants ; Dahlias, &c. 



A new feature has been added in the catalogue which 

 renders it particular valuable for purchasers who are desi- 

 rous of improvin{> their orchards and grounds by planting 

 only the most approved, superior and productive varieties. 

 It is by columns and abbreviations, the meaning of which is 

 explained under every different kind of fruit, so that a large 

 number of the most important characters by which tbe dif- 

 ferent varieties are distinguished may be seen at a glance. 



While the list of fruits may not he found so extensive as 

 in some other catalogues, it contains every kind of value, 

 and all new and improved varieties are added as soon as 

 ilieir qualities are tested. Nevertheless any variety that 

 may be ordered can always be supplied, on as reasonable 

 terms as are afforded any other nurseries. 



The list of DAfll/M.S comprises upwards of 3' of the 

 choicest varielies of this gorgeous and splendid flower, most 

 of thein prize varieties. Dry roots ready for delivery early 

 in the spring, and iu pots from the middle of April to the 

 Ut June. 



SriiAWBEIiRIES of llie most productive and best 

 varieties, for sale in any quantity. None but healthy and 

 strong plants will be suffered 10 leave the nursery. 



GRArTS and SCIOyS of most of the kinds named in 

 the Catalogue can be obtained in their season. 



GREEN HOUSE PLANTS, of all the rare and splen- 

 did kinds, always on hand at the Saloon, where visitors are 

 respectfully inviled TO' call. 



GRAPE VL\ES; ASPARAGUS, and other roots 

 constantly fur sale. 



Also, a great variety of choice GARDEN and FLOW- 

 ER SEEPS, a\l o( this year's growth, and warranted 

 Iresh, genuine and true to their names. 



Agricultural, Horiicullural and Botanical Books. 



Gardening Implements; Flower Vases, &c. &c. The 

 whole euumeraled in a new descriplive Catalogue, which 

 will be given gratis on application. All orders for trees 

 will be delivered at one day's notice. Every tree and plant 

 will be warranted by the subscriber, as to its distinctive 

 character and goodness. 



Boq'iels and cut flowers, can be obtained any day in the 

 week at ihe saloon. Flowers furnished for decorations, at 

 short notice. JAMES L. L. F. WARREN. 



April 3. 



