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Tyed-up more Endive. 



Uncommon sunny, sultry day. 



15. Tyed-on 18 more Crape-bags on the best bunches 

 of Grapes. 1 



Fine dry weather with pretty cold dews. 



29. All the Cantaleupes cut. Not one in perfection, 

 tho' many were finely embossed, & looked wonderfully 

 promising. The Canker, I suppose, had prevented their 

 drawing any nourishment, & getting any thickness of flesh. 



Fine dry weather for a long time past, & the roads 

 perfectly good. 



The small bunches of Grapes are very good ; the large 

 ones not yet ripe against the wall. 



Octob. i. Tyed-up last Crop of Endive. 



The largest Cantaleupe was finely embossed, & tho' 

 almost all rind, weigh'd 4 pounds 2 ounces. 



3. Now a vast rain after many weeks fine Autumn 

 weather. 



5. Gathered the two first bunches of bag'd Grapes : 

 they were a little mouldy ; but the sound parts of the 

 bunches were perfectly ripe, & sweet. 



Octob 8. Now perfect summer weather again, after 

 one wet day. 



The Grapes in the bags unusually fine ; & both bunches, 

 & single Grapes are as large again as usual. It is to be 

 observed that as this new Culture swells the Berries so 

 much ; they are apt in this Cluster-sort to press too hard 

 on each other, & prevent ripening, & occasion mouldiness : 

 therefore if the grapes were thinn'd out the beginning of 

 the summer with the points of a pair of scissars, it would 

 certainly prove an advantage. 



10. Planted two rows of Crocuss along the borders 

 under the dining-room windows : both borders, especially 

 that that hath the vines in it, were made very light, & 

 mellow with an abundance of Sand, & blacksmith's cinders. 



Weeded, & cut down the leaves of the strawberries ; 

 & mended-out those beds that failed with the pine sort. 



1 To protect them from the wasps. [H. M.] 



