3 oo NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE 



y e ground : but the dung being brought-in for the forward 

 plants would not keep without making-up. 



6. Planted seven rows, about of a Gallon of Winsor- 

 beans in one of the middle quarters of my new Garden. 

 This is the first crop in my new purchase, which was in so 

 wet a condition as only to be fit for beans. 



7. Last sown Succados, & Cucumbers come-up apace. 



9 : 10. Levelled the terrass, & new walks so far that 

 they will want but very small amendments before they are 

 turfed. Fierce March-like winds from the west for many 

 days, that had quite dry'd the Ground. 



12. The wind turning suddenly to the north, last night 

 was the fiercest frost this winter. 



Dug one of the lower new Quarters, which came up 

 pretty well. Snowed hard all the Afternoon, & rain'd at night. 



Feb : 16. Put the mould on the Cucumber-bed, which 

 seems now to be pretty mild. 



Continual showers. 



The first Succadoes have a perfect rough leaf. The 

 second sowing are potted, & look pretty well. 



19. Planted-out the Cucumbers in their bearing beds, 

 five plants in an Hill : each plant has a fair rough leaf. 

 The bed seems very mild. 



Heavy showers. 



21. Sowed a dung-cart & an half of ashes in the great 

 mead. There was a very strong wind while they were 

 sowing, which seem'd to carry away a great deal into the 

 Air. 



Sowed more Succados for fear of accidents ; & some 

 small early Cucumber-seed. 



24. Made a seedling-Celeri-bed with one barrow of 

 dung, & covered it with an hand-glass. 



25 : 26. Clear'd the meadow of faggots, & wood ; & 

 levell'd the Ground, where the hedge was grubb'd. 



March 2. Sowed 12 Waverley-Cantaleupe-seeds in one 

 of the bearing Cucumber-frames. 



March 4. Carted into the melon-ground ten loads of 

 hot dung for the Succado-frame. 



