268 NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE 



Waver ley 1756 : & eight of the pots with Armenian-Canta- 

 leupe 1754 from M r - Miller. Fierce, piercing East-wind 

 with a low, sinking Glass. The Glass has been up at, & 

 above fair ever since new Year's day till Yesterday. 



25. Vast rain all night. 



26. Transplanted more Cucumbers in the other two 

 light-frame. Bed full hot. 



Feb. 27. One pot of Miller's Cantaleupes begins to 

 appear. Continual heavy rain. 



28. Sowed one more Armenian seed in each of the 

 six pots : so there are three seeds in every pot. Plants 

 came almost all up in general last night : raised the pots 

 allmost out of the mould. 



March i. Sowed some Cucumber-seeds to give away. 



3. The Cantaleupes looking not quite right. I plunged 

 the pots up to their brims in the mould. 



4. Cucumbers grow away, & put-out long wires ; have 

 six leaves, & three joints. 



Sad heavy showers. 



Put-in a few more Cantaleupe-seeds into the worst- 

 looking pots. 



6. Ventured to mat-down the Cucumber-frames un- 

 triged l for the first time. 



Continual rain. 



7. Bright sun-shine all day ; scalded some of the 

 Cucumber-leaves. 



8. Continual rain all day. 



9. Raised the frames the thickness of one brick. 

 Cantaleupes look in general very well : plenty of plants 

 at present. Vast storm in the Evening, & very heavy rain. 



March 10. Vast tempest all night, & this morning ; 

 which at noon blew-down the weathercock on the tower. 



12. This day 6 weeks the Cucumber-plants appeared 

 above ground ; & have now five & six joints apiece, & 

 are full of budds for bloom, & fruit. Watered them gently 

 for the first time over the leaves with y 6 watering-pot. 

 Promises for dry, & cold. 



1 Unraised. [H. M.] 



