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14. Sowed in the new-garden hot-bed, rows of African 

 Marygolds, & Indian Corn : planted 20 shallot-bulbs, & 

 12 Garlick D- in new Card. 



17. Planted a pot of M r - Missen's melons in the small 

 frame under the paper light. 



15. Brought 4 white cucumber-plants from Waltham ; l 

 put them under a Hand-glass. 



19. Very thick Ice, & the Ground froze hard. Fre- 

 quent showers of snow, & hail. The Hot-beds maintain 

 their Heat well : the melon-beds too apt to steam ; & the 

 air too cold to be admitted in any great degree. 



24. Pinched my early melons for the first time : & 

 added a good depth of fine mould, mixed with sand, so as 

 to fill the frames half-way up. 



The paper-light torn by a storm, & the melon plants 

 damag'd. 



25. Planted-out about 20 of the best Cockscombs on 

 the upper side of the Cucumber, & two-light melon-frame. 



April 25. Planted a pot of Missen's melons in the 

 small frame ; the other pot being damaged by a storm 

 which tore the paper light. Planted some large french 

 Lupines from M r - Budd in the new Garden. 



May 2. Sowed some Cucumber-seeds under an Hand- 

 glass in the natural Ground, for a natural Crop. Prick'd- 

 out a small bed of early Celeri, just in the first leaf, for 

 early trenches. 



8. Earth'd-up the melon-beds a good depth more : 

 took-off a joint with a knife that had been omitted ; 

 stopped some of the runners : the plants in good vigour, 

 & offering for fruit, & bloom. 



The cucumber-plants show fruit ; but none yet set. 

 The Cockscombs wonderful forward, & stocky ; & have 

 showed bloom ever since the end of April. 



9, 10. Dressed the Artichoke-beds ; & sowed three long 

 rows of large, white french-beans in the field Garden. 



21. Made a good strong hot-bed to finish -off the 



1 Bishop's Waltham. [H. M.] 



