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2. Planted-out the natural Cucumbers under the hand- 

 glasses. Planted some varigated Gourds in the Corner 

 near the Brew-house-Door. Sowed a row more of large 

 French-beans in the field-Garden. 



3. Widened-out the early Cucumber-bed with the dung 

 of the seedling-bed, & laid-on a good depth of stiff earth. 



6. Sowed five rows of dwarf white-kidney-beans in 

 the new-Garden, where the early crop fail'd. Soak'd the 

 beans over night in water, the weather & ground being 

 extreamly dry. 



June 7. Tyed-up a few of the best Coss-Lettuce : a 

 fine Crop. 



Several of the melons show bloom, but are very weak 

 in vine. 



Earth'd-up melons the third time. 



Weeded & thinn'd-out Carrots ; a good Crop. 



10. Earth'd up melons the fourth time : the boxes 

 almost full of earth. Extream dry weather. Melons mend 

 by a more frequent watering. 



ii. Staked the Holy-oaks in the Garden, & Butcher's 

 Yard, & tyed them up. 



Water'd melons pretty much at a distance from their 

 stems. Great drought. Melons shew fruit. They, & 

 Cucumbers require constant shading from y e fierce heat. 



13. Prick'd-out second Crop of Celeri in Turner's 

 Garden. 



Earth'd-out the melon-frames with their full depth of 

 earth ; & watered them well. Extream hot weather. 

 Melons improve every day, & shew several fruit ; but are 

 still scanty in vine. Those under the paper-house thrive 

 well. 



June 17. Gathered first pease. 



19. The Coss-lettuce, that were tyed-up, well-grown, 

 & finely blanch'd. 



20. Lined-out the melon-bed with 18 Dung-Carts of 

 Dung, & earth'd it the full depth within, & without the 

 boxes. Bed 13 feet wide, & contains 40 loads of Dung. 

 Plants under the boxes still, but weak; those under the 



