302 NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE 



16 : 17 : 18. Finished leveling the terrass, & new walks; 

 & dug the new borders, & Quarters. 



Fine still, settled weather, with a rising Barometer, & 

 wind to the East, & North. 



The stopp'd Cucumbers have side-shoots with three Joints. 



The five Cantaleupe-seeds all up. 



March 18. Sowed a gallon of dwarf marrowfat pease 

 in one of the middle Quarters : they made just nine rows 

 at four feet apart, & exactly fill'd the quarter. The mould 

 was hardly mellow enough to drill them ; & they were 

 covered in with difficulty. 



19. Dug the border at the back of the melon-screen, & 

 planted a row of Holy oaks at five feet apart. 



20. Earth'd-down the succade-bed ; & put the hills 

 into each light. Raised the Cucumber-frames. The plants 

 are Very large, & have vast leaves. 



21. Sowed six large basons in the field with double 

 upright lark-spurs. 



The sun at a few minutes neglect scorches the 

 Cucumber leaves. 



23. Turned the Succades out into their bed, which 

 seems very mild. The best plants are forward, & show 

 runners. Planted besides one or two very stocky plants in 

 each hill, which never have been potted. 



Cleared the Cucumber bed of all pots ; raised the 

 frames, stopp'd the plants, & earth'd the bed out to the 

 frames. 



Fine sunny weather. 



Four pots of succades left. 



The Cantaleupes are very strong in their pots, & show 

 a rough leaf. 



Prong'd & raked the Asparagus-beds. 



Watered the Cucumbers over y r leaves the first time. 



25. Finish'd turfing the terrass, & new walks, which 

 took-up 8 loads, & an half of turf, being each twelve feet 

 wide ; beside the slope of the terrass. 



Hot, dry, sunny weather, which makes the turf stare, 

 & chop. 



