Garden-Kalendar for the Year 1753 



January I st . Planted three rows of small African Beans 

 in the Quincunx-garden. 



2. Sowed a crop of Asparagus-seed, of our own saving, 

 in the new Garden. 



16. Two rows of broad beans in the fir-quincunx, & 

 two in Turner's Garden. 



19. Five rows of forward pease in Turner's Garden. 



23. Planted five Bushels of turneps for greens. 



24. Thinned out the raspberry-beds. 



26. Sowed a long drill of parsley in New-Garden & a 

 Crop of Asparagus seed in D- l 



Octob r - 25, 1753. Seven rows of early African-Beans in 

 the field-Garden. Three rows of early pease in Turner's 

 Garden. Laid-down several Branches of the Laurustinus 

 in y e little Garden : & some boughs of the Mulberry-tree. 

 Pease destroyed & most of the beans. 



1 On the 2gth Gilbert White started for Oxford, and thopgh he was back 

 at Selborne in April for a week, he does not seem to have made any entries 

 concerning his garden in the " Kalendar." After completing his term of Proctor- 

 ship he went to London and Sunbury, and he was travelling about for nearly 

 the whole of the year. [R. B. S.] 



08 



