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6. Sowed a full crop of Carrots, Salsafy, Skirret, Scor- 

 zonera, Lettuce, Radishes, Beet. Sowed the seed of a 

 remarkable large leek. Sowed a large bed of sea-cale, 1 

 which I brought from the South-hams of Devon. Sliped, 

 & dressed the artichoke-beds. A small crop of Onions 

 under Kelsey's Hedge for picklers. The Ground still wet. 



13. Made a second Hot-bed : sowed within the frame, 

 common Cucumbers, Horn D-, Squashes, Melons, Bal- 

 sams, French Marygolds, purslain : without the frame ; 

 Common Celeri, Celeriac or turnip-rooted Celeri, Nastur- 

 tium, Sun-flowers, & purslain. Made a cover of oiled 

 paper for the first bed. 



1 8. Sowed nine rows of marrowfat-pease in the plot 

 just without the field Garden. 



April 23. Planted 300 of Cabbages in the field-Garden. 

 Sowed Holy-oak, Oriental-Mallow, Nasturtium, & Lark- 

 spur-seed in the common Ground. Let an old Barrel with 

 the Head beat-out into the Ground to hold water for the 

 Hot-beds, &c. 



26. Cut Asparagus for the first time. 



27. Made a new Hot bed : transplanted the melon- 

 plants into it : sowed some Cucumber-seed in it : & sowed 

 common Celeri & Sunflowers without the frame. Trans- 

 planted the Mays into the border next Lassams : trans- 

 planted the African Marry golds in the beds, & some of the 

 Cucumbers : sowed 2 rows of Garden Cress, & two of Wh : 

 Mustard on an old bed. Dug-up the last parcel of blanched 

 Celeri. 



May 3. Pulled the first Radishes. 



7. Sowed a Crop of Parsneps, (the first failed) with 

 Radishes, & Lettuce. The first Crop of curled Endive, 

 green, & white. The first Crop of French-Beans, two rows 

 in the new-garden. 



9. Second Crop of Skirret ; 2 the first failing. 



14. Crop of Common Beans in the field-Garden. 



1 The Sea cale lay a long while in the ground before it appeared ; six weeks 

 at least. [G. W.] 



2 The Skiret all run to seed. [G. W.] 



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