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the new-planted Filberts in the orchard. Mem. To ob- 

 serve if any grow. 



17. Hot-bed heats well. 



19. Sowed five rows of Marrow-fat-pease in field G. 



20. Planted 74 Laurels from Waverley l down Baker's- 

 Hill with two Ilex-acrons between each two : one portugal- 

 laurel, one weeping-willow, one parsley, one black moun- 

 tain-Virginian-Elder, one flowering- Rasp : two stoneless 

 barberies, 6 roses, down the basons in the field : 2 Dutch 

 Honey-suckles against the Trellis in new Garden : & some 

 Pine, & Chili-Strawberries in new Garden. 



21. Sowed 12 seeds of Cedar of Libanus, a Crop of 

 Larches, Weymouth-Pines & Cluster-pines, in two Boxes 

 standing to the morning sun in the field-garden ; & hoop'd 

 & netted y m - Planted Ivy round the little-house, & a Bed 

 of Rasps at the north end of the House. Planted a fine 

 Mulberry-tree, of my own raising from a layer, in the new 

 opening in the new-Garden. 



27. Sowed more Melons in the Pots that fail'd. 



31. Sowed one pot of M r - Garnier's Cantalupe 1753, 

 one pot of L d - Lincolns Green Cantalupe 1751, one pot of 

 M r - Hunter's Yellow Cantalupe 1752, and one pot of 

 Miller's very fine old seed. 



April i. Sowed a Crop of Carrots, Coss-lettuce, & 

 parsneps in the New-Garden. 



2. Cast 20 Cart-loads of Dung in the melon ground. 



3. Planted 13 Laurels round the necessary, & against 

 the street. 



14, 15. Made a large melon-bed with 20 loads of dung 

 for six lights in the field-garden. The weather wet, & 

 unfavourable. The melon-seeds in the pots came-up weak, 

 & poor, the season not favouring. 



April 1 6. Sowed a pot of Romania-melon-seed 1753 : & 

 a pot of Zatta 1751 : a pot of three-thorned- Acacia-seed ; & 

 a pot of seed mark'd only Acacia : Evergreen-Oak Acorns : 

 Bird-cherry-seed : cut-leaf'd tulip-tree seed : Boorcole, red 



1 Near Farnham. [H. M.] 



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