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month. Roads perfectly dry, Cantaleupes come-in apace : 

 very high-flavoured, but small ; as they were all on the 

 third wood. The white-seeded sort very good. 



Oclob r - i : 2. Cut two very high-flavoured Cantaleupes, 

 both under two p ds - in weight. They were very weighty 

 for their size ; & their coats very black, & embossed. Sent 

 them to Lord Keeper. 



ii. Tyed-up second tying of Endives with red yarn. 

 Earth'd-up three rows of Celeri quite to the top. 



Cut three Brace of Cantaleupes for Mangoes, that were 

 too backward to ripen. Left two brace & half that may 

 ripen tolerably well, if the season favours. 



Octob r - 1 6. Received from my Broth 1 "- Thomas 50 double 

 snow-drop-roots ; six very large double Narcissus-roots. 



17. Set three of the largest Narcissus's to blow in 

 sand. 



17. Sowed a large quantity of Laurel-berries in all the 

 gaps of the Hedges ; down Baker's Hill ; at the top of 

 Turner's Garden ; & in the New-Garden against the street. 

 Berries very large & ripe, from M r - Bridger's. 1 



Octob r - 24. Planted in the Basons in y e Field five double 

 rockets, six scarlet Martagons, six Fraxinellas, 3 tallest 

 purple Asters, 3 dwarf D-- 2 German Goldylocks, 6 double 

 Sunflowers, 3 tall smelling Sunflowers, 2 Carolina Sun- 

 flowers ; from Murdoch Middleton. In the broad borders 

 under my Father's window ; 6 Solomon's-seals, 6 double 

 Narcissus's from Mur : Middleton : several double rockets 

 from M r - Budd ; striped Epilobium in the field. 



Put two Jonquils to blow in the Glasses; & changed 

 some of the Hyacinths that did not thrive for some of 

 M. Myddleton's. 



26. Finished digging-up a new piece of Garden-Ground 

 60 feet by 30 in Bakers-hill beyond the Field-Garden. 



Octob r - 27. Sowed a large Quantity of Elder, Buckthorn, 

 & dog-wood-berries in the ditch by the sand-walk. 



28. Planted seven rows of small, early Beans in Turner's 

 Garden. 



1 A yeoman farmer at Oakhanger. [H. M.] 



