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longer than usual, probably from being of a smaller size ; federal pearmain ; 

 cockle pippin, a justly esteemed Sussex apple, a fertile bearer ; Pennington's 

 seedling, usually a very rich apple, but, this year, the flesh is too dry ; red 

 everlasting; reinette blanche d'Espagne, or Cobbett's fall pippin j Braddick's 

 nonpareil, a very fertile bearer ; St. Julien, Warehani's russet, tulip. Pears 

 from standards of the following kinds : glout morceau, the specimens not very 

 good ; ne plus meuris, a very fertile bearer, keeps sometimes till March, its 

 good qualities reconcile one to its irregular form ; beurre ranee; Dowler's 

 seedling, a fertile bearer, the fruit keeps well, and is, on the whole, a very 

 good pear. Flowers : Chimonanthus fragrans, f. var. grandiflorus ; Camellia 

 japonica «!nemonefl6ra alba, C. j.imbricata; Epidendrum odoratissimum, Ama- 

 ryllis calyptrata, and Euphorbia elegans. 



Art. V. Covent Garden Market. 



The Cabbage Tribe. 

 Cabbage, per dozen : 



Large White 



Red . - . 



Plants, or Coleworts 

 Savoys ... 



Brussels Sprouts, per | sieve 

 German Greens, or Kale, per 



dozen ... 



Broccoli, per bunch : 



White 



Purple ... 



Tubers and Roots. 



f per ton 



Potatoes - < per cvvt. 



Cper bushel - 



Kidney, per bushel - 



Scotch, per bushel 

 Jerusalem Artichokes, per 



half sieve . - 

 Turnips, White, per bunch - 

 Carrots, per bunch 

 Parsneps, per dozen 

 Red Beet, per dozen 

 Skirret, per bunch 

 Scorzonera, per bundle 

 Salsify, per bunch 

 Horseradish, per bundle 



The Spinach Tribe. 



SP>n-^[^" Sieve I 

 Sorrel, per half sieve 



The Onion Tribe. 

 Onions, old, per bushel 

 Leeks, per doz. bunches 

 Garlic, per pound 

 Shallots, per pound 



Asparaginous Plants, 

 Salads, %c. 

 Asparagus, per 100 : 



Large - . 



Middling ... 



Small ... 



Sea-kale, per punnet 

 Lettuce, per score : 



Cos . . . - 



Cabbage . - 

 Endive, per score 

 Celery, per bundle (12 to 15) 

 Small Salads, per punnet 



From 

 £ s. d. 





 2 

 2 



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4 10 



5 



2 6 



3 



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To 

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Pot and Siueet Herbs. 

 Parsley, per half sieve 

 Tarragon, dry, per doz. bun. 

 Thyme, per dozen bunches - 

 Sage, per dozen bunches 

 Mint, dry, per dozen bunches 

 Peppermint, dry per doz. bun. 

 Marjoram, dry, per doz. bun. 

 Savory, dry, per dozen bun. 

 Basil, dry, per doz. bunches 

 Rosemary, per dozen bunches 

 Lavender, per dozen bunches 



Stalks and Fruits for Tarts, 

 Pickling, SfC. 



Rhubarb Stalks, forced, per 

 bundle - . . 



Edible Fungi and Fuci. 



Mushrooms, per pottle 

 Morels, dry, per pound 

 Truffles, dry, per pound : 



English ... 



Foreign ... 



Fruits. 



Apples, Dessert, per bushel : 

 Nonpareils 

 Golden Pippins 

 Baking . . - 



American 

 Pears, Dessert, per dozen : 

 Chaumontel 

 Glout Morceau 

 Beurre d'Hiver 

 Baking, per half sieve 

 Almonds, per peck 

 Chestnuts, French, per peck 

 Filberts, English, per 100 lbs. 

 Pine-apples, per pound 

 Grapes, per pound : 

 Spanish ... 



Black 



Uranges ^ ^^^ hundred 

 Bitter, per hundred 

 ^-ons[P-;l°X, - : 



Sweet Almonds, per pound - 

 Brazil Nuts, per bushel 

 Spanish Nuts, per peck 

 Barcelona Nuts, per peck - 



From 



£ s. d. 



2 6 



2 



3 



3 



1 



1 



1 



1 



1 



2 



2 



13 



16 

 10 



4 

 12 



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 4 



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5 

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8 



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 16 





 6 



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14 



16 



2 



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Up to the present date the weather has continued changeable and unsettled ; 

 the supply to the market has been irregular, and prices have fluctuated con- 

 siderably ; nevertheless they have been generally good, but the quantities 

 brought have been inconsiderable. During the prevalence of frost, in the 



