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earthed-up the late row of Celeri in the field-Garden. 

 Mended the Sea-Cale with seed, where it was wanting. 



11. Dunged, & dug -up some Ground in the new 

 Garden. Dug the flower-basons in the field. Sowed the 

 ground on the little mead (lately cleared from nettles) with 

 Grass-seeds. Prepared two basons, one on each side the 

 street-door, for passion-flowers. Thinned the young bed 

 of Spinage. 



March n. Sowed seven rows of broad beans in the 

 Quincunx on the top of Baker's Hill. Planted in the new 

 Garden three of the large Dutch-Currant-trees, which I 

 brought in cuttings from Godalming last Year. 



March 12, Mem. Left the three new Cucumber-frames, 

 taken to pieces, in the old barn, in the straw-bey, leaning 

 against the boards of the new stable. Put the glass- 

 frames belonging to them (but with no Glass in them) in 

 the lumber-garret, & the oaken-pins in a deal-box in the 

 lumber-garret. 



Mem. Seven very full cart loads of dung make an 

 exact suitable hot-bed for my great two-light frame : & 

 five D- for my four Hand-glasses. 



April 8. Planted water'd & shaded the Laurustinus 1 

 near the Bench in the Field & the Passion flower on each 

 side the Street Door. Sowed a row of Laburnum seed 

 from Ringmer. 



10. Put sixteen Cowcumber plants under the Hand 

 Glasses. 



ii. Plant d six Cowcumb. plants from W. Wells in the 

 Old Hot Bed. 



13. Transplanted the Indian Corn in the Cups in the 

 field by the Brickwalk in Baker's Hill & in the Oats to- 

 wards Willis's. Planted each Corner of Baker's Hill 

 within the Rod Hedge with Beans. 



1 On the 2Oth of March Gilbert White started for Oxford to fulfil his year 

 of Proctorship, and on the 8th of April, as is shown by his Account-book, he 

 paid $ for " an 100 p d - weight of biscuit to treat the Masters of Art in Oriel 

 Hall." (See Bell's edition, vol. ii. p. 317.) The entries from this date to May 14 

 are in another hand. [R. B. S.] 



