202 NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE 



May 23. 1 Pricked-out the red Cabbages. Sowed flower- 

 ing Lupines of several Sorts, & Lady-pease in the basons 

 in the Field, & the border in the Garden. 



24. Pricked-out the Chardons : sowed five basons with 

 Cucumber-seed in the natural Ground. Transplanted one 

 Holy-oak into the border in the field. 



25. Planted-out the Melons for the last time, & covered 

 them with oiled papers. Sowed a plot of Roman, and a 

 plot of white Broccoli-seed ; 2 & shaded them well with 

 boughs. Sowed some Common, & curled parsley ; & some 

 purslane. 



27. Planted-out three squashes. 



28. Crop of Common Celeri. 



June n, 13. Row & half of Marrowfats; & D- of 

 French-beans. 



20. Gathered first pease. 



21. Planted-out Nasturtiums, Sunflowers, Balsams, & 

 French & African Marrigolds in the field & New Garden. 



June 24. Pricked-out a large Quantity of white, & 

 Roman Broccoli. 



25. Planted-out curled white, & green Endive in rows : 

 pricked out three plots of Celeri : planted-out red Cabbages ; 

 & a plot of Leeks from the Giant Leek. Sowed a crop of 

 Endive (second crop) both sorts. 



26. Planted out the Holy-oaks sown in y e Spring. 



27. Gathered first beans, little Spanish, set in 

 November. 3 



August 27. Earthed-up the first planted Chardons ; 

 planted out more : trenched 6 rows of Celeri. Sowed a 

 small plot of turnip-radishes. Planted out several rows of 

 Broccoli. 



Septem r - 9. Earthed-up the first row of Chardons for 

 the last time in pots with the bottoms out. 



1 No fine weather, but constant wind, wet, & frost till the 18 of May. Then 

 very dry, & hot. [G. W.] 



2 A prodigious Crop of Broccoli by shading & watering. [G. W. ] 



3 Latter end of July sowed a large bed of Spinage, and Radishes. Came up 

 very well. [G. W.] 



