282 NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE 



Aug. 10. The first-set Cantaleupe, tho' unpromising at 

 first, now a fine, beautiful, large fruit just like Miller's. 

 The rest of later date come-on apace. Prodigious hot, 

 sunny weather. 



Sowed half pound of spinage mixed with Capuchin, & 

 Dutch-Lettuce, & white-turnep-Radishes. Trenched four 

 rows more of Celeri : & planted-out 150 more Savoys. 



Tyed about 20 of the Endives. 



Sowed a little more Endive-seed. 



14. Lost the third, & last Waverley-Cantaleupe with a 

 Crop of 4 brace of fruit on it. I have now lost five plants 

 out of nine. The four Armenians now remaining have 10 

 brace of fruit likely to come to good. Pulled-off two brace 

 & half of fruit, some of a considerable size. Hot dry 

 weather still. 



Aug. 16. Sowed a Crop of Coss- Lettuce, and Endive 

 to stand the winter. 



Trimm'd the side-shoots of the vines for the last time. 

 The Clusters are unusually large, & forward. 



Perfect Summer-weather, but cooler. 



27. Cut a vast quantity of White-Dutch-Cucumbers. 

 One that was young, & eatable weighed 2 pounds 5 ounces, 

 & measured 12 inch: & half in length. The Canker 

 continues to spread among the Cantaleupes, & is likely to 

 destroy plants full of beautiful fruit within a fortnight of 

 being in perfection. 



28. Planted on the bank several large white Lilly- 

 roots, Crown-Imperials, & double white-rockets. 



Cut the first Endive. 



Septem r - 4. Planted some tree prime-roses on the 

 bank. 



It has been very wet, blowing weather for several days 

 past. 



8. Tyed-up about 2 doz : of the best bunches of 

 Grapes in Crape-bags. 



ii. Cut y e first Cantaleupe : it was finely emboss'd, 

 & weigh'd 3 p* 15 - n ounc : but when it came to be cut-up, 

 it had hardly any flesh, & was rank, & filthy. 



