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2. Sowed second Crop of Endive, & more lettuce. 



3. Sultry dry weather for three days : vast rains, & 

 thunder in the night. 



Planted-out two rows of seedling-polyanths all along 

 the orchard-border. 



New-planted two basons of the cold cucumbers : all 

 the cumbers are in a strange way, have no vines ; & are 

 likely to come to little. The complaint is general. 



July 6. Vast rains, & a flood. 



7. Clear'd-out the melon-frames that were quite choak'd 

 with vines : not above 4 or five Cantaleupes set : the 

 biggest fruit about the size of a hen's egg : the Succades 

 shew no disposition for setting yet. Rain still. 



Finish'd cutting the tall hedges. 



Some grapes as big as young pease : all the bunches 

 in bloom, & yield a smell that may be distinguish'd at 

 many Yards distance. 



14. Cut both the meads ; a decent Crop. The weather 

 was so hot, & sunny that we carry'd most of the Hay the 

 next day ; & finish'd the rick in excellent order the third. 



1 8. Planted-out endive, a large plot, in the field- 

 garden. 



20. The vehement sunny weather for these 8, or 9 

 days past has brought on the annuals strangely ; & for- 

 warded the white Cucumber-plants sown in the middle of 

 May so much that they seem likely now to come to good. 



July 21. Trench'd-out a Crop of Celeri in Turner's 

 Garden. 



The first hand-glass white-Cucumbers all perish'd with 

 the blight. 



Melons make out lamely : one Cantaleupe full-grown ; 

 no Succade set. 



Trimm'd the vines the third time. The grapes swell 

 this hot weather. 



The tree-primroses in full bloom, & are a shewey proper 

 plant for large outlets. 



August i. Returning from Dene I found the Melons in 

 a poor way : but two Cantaleupes full-grown, & those 



