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Took away the two three-light frames. 



The Ground very dry, & in fine order. 



29. Planted 50 snow-drops in three Clusters under my 

 Father's window. Turn'd-out double Dunged, & earthed 

 the Asparagus-beds. 



30. Cut a melon ; tolerable for the season. 



31. Turn'd-off the earth from the melon-bed ; & cut 

 two brace of unripe fruit. 



Novem r - i. Planted in the Border next y e street 24 

 tulips from M r - Budd : 12 Hyacinths from D-' 5 Hyacinths 

 from Murdoch Middleton : 12 Jonquils from D" 8 Nar- 

 cissus's from D - 2 Dutch Narcissus's from Bro. Thomas : 

 & two Groups of fox-gloves from M r - Budd. Trenched the 

 border well with lime-rubbish ; & put the roots into the 

 Ground in fine dry order. 



Planted in a double-trench'd plot of ground five rows 

 of Horse-radish 10 inches deep. 



Planted several slips of Mich : Daisies round the basons 

 of Golden-rod ; & in the new-planted basons of double- 

 perennial-sun-flowers. 



No rain for many weeks, & the ground as dry as in 

 Summer. 



Cast the Dorton melon-earth, & mixed some rotten 

 Dung with it. 



Nov r ' 6. Cut-up a Cantaleupe that had been cut green, 

 & laid in the Buffet to ripen. It had a very good flavour, 

 & was better than many a common melon ripened in the 

 Height of the Season. 



26. The early beans come-up very well. Mild growing 

 weather as yet. 



Decem r - i. Eat a Cantaleupe that had been a month 

 in the House. It was firm, & well-flavoured. 



Decem r - 9. Earth'd-up the Artichokes. Hoed the beans, 

 that are grown pretty tall. Very mild weather 'till this 

 time. 



26. Cut the last Cantaleupe, a very small one & not 

 very good. Very mild weather ; hardly any frost yet. 



The spring & summer 1757 were remarkably hot & 



