7o Vegetable Staticks. 



« There were innumerable Wafpsj how it 

 « fared with the hops this dry year, is men- 

 " tioned under E'xpe'f. 9- 



« The following winter 1724, proved 

 " very mild; the fpring was forward in 

 " January, fo that the Snow-drops Crocus's, 

 " Polyanthus's, Hcpatica's, and Narciflus's, 

 " were in Flower. And it was remarkable, 

 " that moft of the Colliflower plants were 

 " deftroyed by the mildew, of which there 

 " was more, all this winter, than had been 

 " known in the memory of man, InFebru- 

 " ary wc had cold (harp weather, which 

 " did fome damage to the early crops, and 

 " it continued variable till dpril; fo that 

 " much of the early Wall-fruit was cut off: 

 " And again the 6th of May was a very 

 a (harp froft, which much injured tender 

 plants and fruits. The fummcr in gene- 

 ral was moderately dry, the common fruits 

 proved pretty good , but late : Melons 

 u and Cucumbers were good for little: 

 " Kitchen-fluff was in great plenty in the 

 " markets. 



In the very wet and cold year 1725? m0 ^ 

 things were a full month backwarder than 



ufual. Not half the Wheat in by the a*th 



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