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 474 SEASONABLE FOOD.

MARCH.

MEATS. Beef, veal, mutton, lamb, pork.

POULTRY AND GAME. Chickens, turkeys, ducks, rabbits, snipes, wild pigeons, capons.

FISH. Striped bass, halibut, salmon, live codfish, chicken halibut, live lob- ster, Spanish mackerel, flounders, sheep's-head, pompano, grouper, red-snapper. Shad are plentiful this month. Herring, salmon-trout, sturgeon, whitefish, pick- erel, yellow perch, catfish, green turtle, terrapin, scallops, soft-shell clams, oysters, prawns, smoked salmon, smoked halibut, smoked haddock, salt codfish.

VEGETABLES. Cabbage, turnips, carrots, parsnips, artichokes, white po- tatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, leeks, radishes, Brussels-sprouts, celery, mush- rooms, salsify-chives, cress, parsley and other garden herbs, greens, rhubarb and cucumbers raised in hot beds.

��APRIL.

MEATS. Beef, veal, pork, mutton, lamb.

POULTRY AND GAME. Chickens, fowls, green geese, young ducks, capons, golden plover, squabs, wild ducks.

FISH. Haddock, fresh cod, striped bass, halibut, eels, chicken halibut, live lobsters, salmon, white perch, flounders, fresh mackerel, sheep's-head, smelts, red -snapper, blue-fish, skate or ray fish, shad, whitefish, brook trout, salmon-trout, pickerel, catfish, prawns, crayfish, green turtle, oysters, scallops, frogs' legs, clams, hard crabs, white bait, smoked halibut, smoked salmon, smoked haddock, salt mackerel, salt codfish.

VEGETABLES. Onions, white and sweet potatoes, kale-sprouts, rhubarb, artichokes, turnips, radishes, Brussels-sprouts, okra, cabbage, parsnips, mush- rooms, cress, carrots, beets, dandelion, egg plant, leeks, lettuce, cucumbers, as- paragus, string beans, peas, chives.

��MAY.

MEATS. Beef, veal, mutton, lamb, pork.

POULTRY AND GAME. Fowls, pigeons, spring chickens, young clucks, chickens, green geese, young turkeys.

FISH. Halibut, haddock, striped bass, salmon, flounders, fresh mackerel, Spanish mackerel, blackfish, pompano, butterfish, weakfish, kingfish, porgies, shad, bluefish, clams, brook-trout, whitefish, carp, crayfish, prawns, green turtle, soft crabs, frogs' legs, smoked fish.

VEGETABLES. New potatoes, sweet potatoes, cabbage, young onions, asparagus, beets, carrots, kidney beans, string beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cauliflower, peas, turnips, squash, rhubarb, spinach, radishes, artichokes, sorrel, egg-plant, cucumbers, salads generally.

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