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in male-bloom. The void spaces in the frames are quite 

 filled-out with the remaining plants. 



M r - Cane's Cantaleupes were all burnt-up, with a noble 

 Crop on them about ten days before the fruit would have 

 been ripe. He had a fine Crop : but the intense heats 

 scorch'd off all the fibres thro' his light, dusty earth. 



Tull planted-out Endives, & lettuce in my absence ; 

 & pronged-up the bulbous roots against Parsons's, planting 

 annuals in their room. John trimmed & nailed the vines 

 in a very handsome manner according to Hit. Those vines 

 that have been managed in that manner for two years, have 

 a noble crop of fruit very forward. My Crops of beans, 

 & pease are very extraordinary this year. The annuals 

 against the broad walk in the new-Garden are uncommonly 

 large. 



July 23. Gathered 36 Cucumbers. Earth'd-up the 

 Chinks round the hand-glasses with melon-loam. 



Unusual hot summer- weather for three weeks past. 

 Wheat-harvest is begun in some places. 



26. Pulled-up an other of the Armenian Cantateupes, 

 which was rotten at Stem. So now I have lost four plants 

 out of nine. The fruit begins to set now at a vast rate on 

 the remaining plants ; as fast as ever they fell-off before. 



The hot vehement season continues: the ground is 

 wonderfully burnt. 



July 31. Now a great rain after several weeks drought. 



Aug. i. On Examination I found above 20 brace of 

 Cantaleupes set : about 10 brace on one of the Armenian 

 plants ; about 8 brace on the only remaining Waverly 

 plant ; about 3 brace on an other Armenian ; 2 brace (one 

 a full-grown fruit) on an other : & one Armenian is quite 

 barren. The Waverley plant is infected with the rot that 

 destroyed the rest, which I endeavour to stop by wiping, 

 & dust. It is observable that those plants that bear so 

 prodigiously are those which (their fellows being rotten) 

 have the space of two or three lights to run in. Had the 

 fruit set in this manner a month or six weeks ago (when it 

 all dropp'd off) there had been a noble early Crop. 



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