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12. Basketed-up the second row of Chardons: sowed 

 a large bed of Spinage. 



Octob r - 5. Planted Stock-gilliflowers from Bradley down 

 the Field. Dug up the two first Chardons. 



Octob r - ii. Trenched-out a row of Celery in the field 

 Garden : earthed-up the last Chardons the first time. 



Octr- 14. Sow'd three rows of early Spanish Beans in 

 the field garden. 



23. Added one row more of small beans from Oxon, 

 never sowed but once in England. 



26. Planted seven spruce firs from North-warnboro' l in 

 Baker's-Hill : some flowering shrubs in the lower part next 

 the walk : a Quince-tree in the old orchard. Earthed-up 

 the new asparagus-beds in the new Garden. 



Novem r - 2. Finished the Shrubbery. A severe frost for 

 planting. Earthed-up the old asparagus-beds. 



6. Planted in a border in the old Orchard several 

 cuttings of Gooseberries, Currants, Honey-suckles, & Scor- 

 pion Sennas. Earthed-up the Celery in the new Garden. 



Decem r - 2, 3. Trenched some Ground against spring. 

 Earthed-up Artichoke-beds for the winter. Earthed-up 

 the last Chardon ; & the Celery. 



The Year 1751, was one of the wettest Years in the 

 memory of Man. There were constant Storms, & Gluts 

 of rain from the 20 th of Feb. : to the 20 th of May. Part 

 of May, & all June were very dry, & burning. But all 

 July, & great part of August were as wet as ever : so that 

 nothing in Gardens in a clayey soil grew to any size : & 

 nothing came to bear 'till five or six weeks later than 

 usual. 2 



1 Near Odiham. [R. B. S.] 



Gilbert White says nothing about his grapes and peaches, which were 

 probably all a failure this year. [H. M.] 



