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except a limited quantity of the finer sorts from the orchard of Mr. Curtis 

 of Glazenwood. This gentleman's establishment deserves the particular 

 attention of your readers, as having been created entirely by his own 

 application and industry, and at his own expense, in a part of the country 

 where, even to this hour, hardly any thing in the shape of nursery or garden 

 ground is to be found, and in a measure remote from the markets and 

 demands for the articles usually propagated ; yet, despite of all difficulties, 

 he has succeeded in cultivating almost all the best known varieties of apples 

 and other fruits. He also has for sale an extensive collection of roses, 

 very many excellent American plants in a flourishing state without peat, a 

 fine selection of splendid georginas of his own raising from seed, and almost 

 every article generally to be found in the London nurseries. 



The supplies being so short, the prices have become proportionately 

 higher, and may continue so for a time, until the fruit from the farther dis- 

 tricts is fit for transport, or until the prices may warrant the introduction 

 of foreign fruits; the duties upon which being high, will not allow the 

 inferior varieties to be imported with any chance of advantage to the 

 dealers. Some few cargoes from Jersey have already been received ; but 

 these, as coming from a British settlement, are not liable. A small lot of 

 French Reinettes grises have been imported, from which I have quoted the 

 prices in the list. A few barrels of American apples have also arrived, 

 but, from having been packed much too early, were quite rotten. Pears of 

 the varieties enumerated in the list are scarce, and consequently high in 

 price ; and it is yet too soon to expect any of the better sorts from France. 

 Grapes have been very scarce, such as are fit for table more especially : 

 although the crop on the walls was generally good, but few have been per- 

 fected. The supply from Holland has not been so large as usual, nor of 

 the fine quality and size as heretofore; but, in consequence of large arrivals 

 from Spain and Portugal in barrels and jars, the prices have been kept 

 materially lower than might have been expected. 



Respecting vegetables, little worthy of notice has occurred since my last. 

 We have had an ample supply of autumnal cauliflowers of very superior 

 quality, so large and close as to be quite equal to many that were furnished 

 during the summer. This is not a usual occurrence, and may be attributed 

 to the prevalence of fine warm weather following so closely on the humid 

 summer. Broccoli of the Cape variety has also been sent plentifully, of 

 excellent quality, and proportionately cheap. Some little of Grange's 

 cauliflower, or impregnated, has also appeared ; but it is not yet in season. 

 Coleworts, cabbages, and savoys have been abundant and of excellent 

 quality, and, from the continuance of the present very fine weather, are 

 likely to be found so throughout the early part of winter; and, if the weather 

 should remain open and warm, there can be little doubt that the supplies 

 after Christmas will also prove plentiful. Turnips at present are of excel- 

 lent quality, and in abundance, principally of the Hertfordshire White and 

 the Early Stone. No other sorts appear to be cultivated for our markets, 

 although some most suitable varieties, such as the Yellow Stone, the 

 Yellow Scotch or Aberdeen, and the Maltese, are found to be well adapted 

 for table, and are actually cultivated extensively for that purpose in the 

 west and north of England and in Scotland. It cannot be doubted that 

 the taste of the people of London would be readily reconciled to articles 

 of finer flavour and quality than those they may have been accustomed to, 

 although somewhat different in appearance and colour. The supply of 

 potatoes has by no means been plentiful, which in a measure may be attri- 

 buted to the circumstance of the growers being very generally occupied 

 during the month of October in preparing their grounds for wheat ; and as 

 the season has been so particularly fine, no apprehension of injuries to the 

 potato crop from early frost need be apprehended. However, it is clearly 



