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weighty for its size. N : B : All the Cantaleupes yet have 

 chang'd colour, & smelt without cracking at the Stalk. 



28 True fine Harvest-weather. Wheat much grown 

 about the Country ; some grew as it stood. 



29. Cut one Waverly, & one Miller's Cantaleupe : sent 

 the Waverly one to Bradley. 



Miller's tho' it promised well was very abominable ; 

 being about an Inch thick in Rind, without any flesh or 

 flavour. The rind was finely emboss'd, & the shape Com- 

 pressed like a Turnep. Brought the only flowering Pyram : 

 Campan. into the parlour : it produced only a single stalk. 



Septem r - 2. Tyed up 30 Endives : first tying. 



7. French-beans so backward that not above three 

 boilings have been gathered yet. 



ii. Cut the other Miller's Cantaleupe : turn'd out as 

 execrable as the former. 



16. Brought a large Cantaleupe from Waverley, weight 

 3 p ds - 9 oun. : turn'd-out very high-flavour' d, & curious : 

 saved the seed. 



25. Planted 300 laurel-Cuttings in Turner's. 



Octob r - 3. Cut brace & half of Romania-Melons, good 

 for latter Crop. 



Octob r - 9. Set nine Hyacinths, given me by M r - Trinley, 

 to blow in Glasses in y e parlour. 



25. Cut last melon : the 4i st - 



Novem r - 9. Planted ten rows & half of Mazagan-beans 

 in the field-garden. 



One Quart of true small mazagan-beans will plant eleven 

 good rows. 



9: 10 : ii : 12. Extream hard frost, & bearing Ice. 

 From the i8 th - to y e 25 : uncommon fierce frost, & some 

 snow. 



