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hanging the wall, came but just flush with it : however, by 

 using six that were broken-ended, we had just enough, & 

 they may lie on the wall many Years. 



Began delving the fruit-border which was trod very 

 hard. 



Finish'd peat-cart ; the spits were in excellent order : 

 housed four loads ; & brought in all my wood : & two 

 loads of sand ; one for y e fruit-border, & one for the hot- 

 bed earth. 



July 25. Hot, ripening weather for a long time. 



Inoculated five budds of the double Haw-thorn on a 

 common one : the budds were poor coming from a sickly 

 tree, & did not part well from their wood. 



27. Look'd-over the melons, that were run pretty wild. 

 There are about ten brace of well-grown Cantaleupes ; & 

 not more than two brace of second Succades ; their haulm 

 being damaged by over dryness. 



Sprinkled all the plants within, & watered the boxes 

 round ; as the mould is uncommonly dry, & burnt, & the 

 weather very scorching. 



Large white Cucumbers bear vastly. 



30. Dress'd the fruit-border the second time with lime, 

 & sand. 



Trench'd the next year's melon-earth, & dress'd it with 

 a good coat of lime. 



The earth very dry, & parch'd. 



Aug : 28. On my return from Ringmer after three 

 weeks & four days absence I found Tull had cut nine brace 

 of melons. The continual sunny weather had brought on 

 the Cantaleupes before I expected them, & made them 

 come almost all in a week. They were divided among our 

 neighbours, and were much commended. 



I found the annuals very handsome & very strong ; the 

 Savoys strangely grown ; & the endives very large. Tull 

 had planted out rows of Sweet- Williams, & Stocks in my 

 absence. 



The vines were grown very wild ; & have no fruit yet 

 turn'd in Colour, notwithstanding the heat of the summer. 



