A GARDEN KALENDAR 275 



Earthed the Cantaleupes the third time : found all the 

 plants in a very flourishing way, & the fibres extended to 

 the very outsides of the hills. Cut-away the plants to one 

 in some of the hills ; & left two in some, stopping down 

 the worst plant very short towards the bottom of the 

 runners, for experiment sake, to see what the small wood 

 about the stems will do. Some of the plants offer for male 

 bloom. 



Saw the first Redstart, & Cherrysucker. 



Sowed about two doz: of the large white-Dutch- 

 Cucumber-seeds for y e latter handglasses : the first sowing 

 got full tall, & big. 



Delicate soft rain all the afternoon, & all night, which 

 soaked the Ground well to the roots of all vegetables. 



5. Fine Growing weather. 



Several of the Cantaleupes have male blossoms fully 

 expanded. 



May 7. Disbudded all the vines according to Hit. 

 Almost every shoot shows bloom. 



Housed 21 barrows of the last prepared Cantaleupe 

 loam : by means of the late rains in (sic), is in most delicate 

 order, & crumbles quite to dust. 



9. Berriman sowed Baker's Hill with Barley, & after 

 it 8 pounds of Clover, & two bushels of white-seed, or 

 Rye Grass. 



The Ground cold, & cloddy, & pretty full of daisey- 

 roots, & grass, & not in very fine order. Added since 8 

 p ds - more of Clover. 



10. Several Cantaleupe-plants shew fruit, & grow away 

 at a great rate. 



Pricked-out the annuals into the second hot-bed. 



Fine showery, growing weather. 



12. Gave the Cantaleupe-hills a full barrow of loam 

 each : the fourth time of earthing. Cut away the plants 

 to one on a hill. 



14. One Cantaleupe-fruit in full bloom. 



Made three hills for large white Cucumbers in Turner's 

 Garden. 



