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Planted-out in my absence near a thousand savoys, & 

 a large plot of Borecole ; was sown a pound of spinage, 

 mixed with turnep-radishes, & lettuce of many sorts : & 

 trench'd out eight good rows of Celeri. The Pyram : Cam- 

 panula in beautiful bloom ; but has only two stems. 



Aug. 29. Planted-out 43 Holy oak-plants before & 

 behind the melon-screen, & in the border of the New- 

 Garden against the street. 



Septem r - 17. Tyed up about 25 Endives : they run very 

 small this Year. 



1 8. Cut first Cantaleupe, a small fig-shap'd one, & not 

 thick-flesh'd. The leaves of the plants unusually decayed. 



Septem r 19 : 20 : 21 : 22. Slip'd & new-planted the 

 pinks in the Borders against the House : dug-up the 

 Crocuss, & planted them in double-rows before the pinks ; 

 they are encreased to near 500 roots : slip'd the best of 

 the Polyanths, & planted them in two rows in border 

 against the broad walk : planted a border of seedling 

 Sweet- Williams against Parsons's Yard : planted three 

 rows of green-Capuchin, & Brown-Dutch-Lettuce the 

 length of the melon-ground on a border just under the 

 rush-screen to stand the winter : planted several Basons 

 in the field with Sweet-Williams : took-up the yellow-lilys 

 & a fine large Martagon under my Father's window, & 

 planted them in a bason in the field : the two Xiphiums 

 were encreased to a great number ; planted some of them 

 in the Basons round y e lilies ; & some in a row under my 

 Father's window : planted my Tulips in the same place ; 

 & a few Ranunculus, & Fritillarias : planted a row of 

 Crocus-roots on each side as You go out of the new 

 Garden. 



Septenf- 27. Put nine Hyacinths to blow in the Glasses 

 over the Chimney. They were given me by M r - Trinley 

 & brought me by M re - Mulso. 



28. Planted a row of Sweet Williams, & a row of 

 Polyanths under the back of the melon-screen : some 

 Polyanths along the dark walk in the orchard. 



Delicate Autumn-weather, & no rain for more than a 



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