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Melon brought from Waverly in 1756, in each of the 

 twelve pots. 



Bed heats well. Weather still so stormy, & wet, that 

 there is no removing the Cucumber-plants. It has rained 

 of late from all Quarters of the Skie. 



7. Found an opportunity at last to plant-out the 

 Cucumber-plants, three tolerable ones in each Hillock ; 

 some of which shew a rough leaf. Bed in fine warm order 

 both in the tan, & dung part. 



Sowed two more of the same Cantaleupe-seeds in nine 

 of the pots. 



9. Transplanted a large Laburnum into the Butcher's 

 Garden. 1 Planted half Hund : more Cabbage-plants. 



ii. Laid that part of the leaden-pipe, which comes 

 out behind the Cucumber-bed, coiled up in a large box 

 made out of y e seed-box ; & filled the box with about two 

 barrows & half of Hot dung. The nose of the pipe comes- 

 out about three inches beyond the box. 



March 13. Planted 100 more Cabbage-plants, in all 

 200 ; the rows two feet apart, & the plants one foot from 

 each other in the rows : every other plant to be pulled-up 

 early in the summer. 



14. Melon-plants begin to appear. 



16. Planted Gallon of broad-beans in the lower field- 

 garden, almost seven rows. Sowed pound of spinage, with 

 some common radishes, which ought to have been sowed 

 5 weeks before, but was prevented by the wet, in the upper 

 field garden. Sowed some Celeriac between the Cucumber- 

 boxes. Sowed eight basons in the field with double- 

 upright-Larkspurs ; & the two lowest with large-single- 

 branching D- 



Perfect summer for these two days. 



1 The plot of ground on which the Butcher's shop stood in White's time, and 

 still stands to this day, must have belonged to Gilbert, as he evidently did what 

 he liked with it, planting the lime-trees, lopping them, and improving the place 

 generally by the planting of hollyhocks, laburnums, lilacs, &c. Mr. Maxwell 

 agrees with me that this must have been the case, the more so as he can remember 

 that the adjoining cottage was purchased by his father from Miss White. 

 {R. B. S.] 



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