CHAP. I.] CLIMATE, SEASONS, &C. 43 



1817. 



Oct. 28. 12 pounds! I say twelve, and mea 

 sured 2 feet 5 inches round. From 

 common English seed. 



29. Very fine indeed. 



30. Very fine and warm. 



31. Very fine. 54 degrees in shade. 

 Gathered our last lot of winter 

 apples. 



Nov. 1. Rain all the last night and all this 

 day. 



2. Rain still. 54 degrees in shade. 

 Warm. Things grow well. The 

 grass very fine and luxuriant. 



3. Very fine indeed. 56 in shade. 

 Were it not for the colour of the 

 leaves of the trees, all would look 

 like June in England. 



4. Very, very fine. Never saw such 

 pleasant weather. Digging Po 

 tatoes. 



5. Same weather precisely. 



6. A little cloudy, but warm. 



7. Most beautiful weather ! 63 degrees 

 in shade. N. B. This is November. 



8. A little cloudy at night fall. 68 

 degrees in shade; that is to say, 

 English Summer heat all but 7 de 

 grees. 



9. Very fine. 



