A GARDEN KALENDAR 295 



Dug the walks at the top & bottom of the new garden in 

 order to prepare y m for leveling. 



Nov r - 22. Dug-up the double white rockets under the 

 back of the melon-screen, & planted them on the end of 

 the bank next the dining-room : planted with them some 

 double white Campanulas. Planted 20 double daffodils 

 near the other bulbs. Laid a shoot of the Moss-provence- 

 rose, binding it round very hard in two places with wire 

 twisted very tight, in order to make it take root. 



25. New-planted a bason of red-martagons : planted 

 some Crown-Imperials, red Martagons & Jonquils on the 

 bank : planted the ofset-bulbs, & roots in a nursery bed. 



Finished the vines. 



Decent'- 8. Sent 30 Coss-lettuces to M r - Etty's little 

 wall'd Garden to winter. 



16. Brewed half Hogsh : of milder strong-beer with 

 only five bush : of malt, & two p ds & half of Hops : made 

 at the same time half hogsh : & 12 gallons of small beer. 



17. Trimm'd & tack'd the fig-tree, which is full of 

 Young wood ; & laid a long tender shoot from the stool 

 to the Corner of the House to supply that part of the tree 

 with fresh wood. 



Very mild growing weather yet for the time of Year. 



Decem r - 19. Made half Hogsh : of raisin-wine with one 

 Hund : of Smyrnas, & half Hund : of Malagas ; & put to 

 them 13 buckets of water, each bucket containing three 

 Gallons. 



31. The Year went-out, as it had continued ever since 

 winter began, in a very mild way. There have been scarce 

 more than two smart night's frost, & those early in 

 Autumn : so that the Grass in pastures has kept springing 

 the whole season ; & the early, & hardy flowers, & plants 

 are very forward. There has been a pretty deal of gentle 

 rain ; & now & then soft sunny days like April, which 

 brought the flies, & other Insects out of their lurking 

 holes. 



