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steam as to affect the flame, tho' not put it out. Hence it 

 is apparent that this Invention must be a benefit to plants 

 in Hot-beds by preventing them from being stewed in the 

 night time in the exhalations that arise from the dung, & 

 y er own leaves. The melons confirm the matter, being 

 unusually green & vigorous for their age. I applyed the 

 Candle to the nose of the leaden pipe, but it had no effect 

 on it : so that what air comes-up thro' it must be whole- 

 some & free from vapour. 



March 28. Planted 59 potatoes in Turners ; not very 

 large roots. Sowed the wheat with white Dutch Clover : 

 Baker's -Hill with Rye -Grass, & black -seed: the vase- 

 mount, & hollow -way into the Ewel, with D- Fine 

 weather. Set-up the vases : put-on two bold Handles to 

 the lower one ; & two side-pannels to the pedestal. Sowed 

 two rows of parsley, & transplanted some mint. 



Unusual sunny, scorching weather for a week past. 

 The heat drew the forward Cucumbers, notwithstanding 

 they were constantly shaded ; & would have spoiled the 

 melons (as y e same kind of heat did this time twelve- 

 month) had not the pots been raised. Forward Cucum- 

 bers weak ; & begin to shew for bloom. 



April 3. Sowed 14 of John Bosworth's curious large 

 white Cucumber-seeds in one of the frames, in order to 

 raise some plants for one of the Hand-glasses to save seed 

 from. 



4. Sowed almost an ounce of Carrot-seed, mixed with 

 Coss-lettuce green & white, & some common Radishes, 

 in Turner's Garden. Sowed in the field-Garden ounce of 

 onion-seed, half ounce of Leek-seed, & a small Quantity 

 of parsnep-seed. 



6. Made a one-light hot-bed for Annuals with six full 

 barrows of dung. 



April: 9. Very dry weather for this fortnight past : 

 for the last week fierce frosts. 



10. Several basons of sun-flower-seed sowed among 

 the Holy-oaks in the New-Garden against the street ; & 

 some amongst the Butcher's Limes. Sowed the annual- 



