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& green : savoy seed : Campanula Pyrimidalis : Scarlet 

 Lychniss : H oly- oak- seed : leeks: Beets: parsley, & 

 onions. 



17. Sowed Basons of Double-China-Aster, Double- 

 Larkspurs, Nasturtiums, Nigella-Romana, Venetian-poppies, 

 Oriental-mallows, Venus-Lookinglass, Candy-tuft & Chry- 

 santhemums in the new borders, in the Garden ; & in the 

 Basons in the field. Sowed some Orange-Gourds, & long- 

 Gourds under the Arbutus mat. Painted-Ladies in the 

 New-Garden. 



19. Planted some foxglove-roots from London in the 

 shady Border in the new-garden. 



April 19. Turned-out two pots of Cantaleupe, & two 

 pots of Andalusian-melons into the two great frames. The 

 plants in thriving condition, but the bed hardly shews 

 any signs of Heat. The weather uncommonly dry, sunny 

 & sultry. 



20. The Romania, & Zatta-mellons appeared out of 

 the Ground. 



21. Turned-out two pots of Cantaleupe-melons into 

 the two single lights, the one Glass, the other paper. 



22. Made an Hot-bed for two Hand-glasses & one 

 paper light, with seven loads of Farmer Parsons's dung : 

 earth'd the basons with Dorton-mould. The Acacia-seeds 

 appeared to day. Sultry weather. Cut a good mess of 

 Asparagus for the first time. 



23. Planted large plot of Artichokes from D r - Bristow's 

 in the new-garden ; & sowed a Crop of Coss-lettuce be- 

 tween. Made a slight hot-bed with i load of dung for 

 sunflowers, African-Marrigolds, double Asters, & Celeri ; 

 & hooped, & matted it. Made Cucumber-ridge with two 

 loads of dung for two Hand-glasses. 



April 25. Transplanted out of their pots some Zatta- 

 Melon-plants in the paper-light ; & some Romania-Melon- 

 plants under the two hand-glasses : the bed heats very 

 finely. 



Transplanted some Cucumber -plants under the two 

 other Hand-glasses. Showry, warm weather. 



