314 NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE 



21. Dry, fine weather. 



Planted 130 of Cabbages in the new Garden at two 

 feet apart to stand y e winter. 



22. A very white-frost with thick ice. 



24. The ground being very dry I planted my bulbs ; 

 a row of Hyacinths above 60, & a few Tulips, & polyanth- 

 Narcissuss on the edge of the fruit border : a row of 

 tulips, & polyanth-Narcissuss, Cornflags, & Jonquils next 

 Parsons's : & two rows of Crocuss under the buttery-win- 

 dow. Planted a large bed of Nursery-ofset-bulbs in a bed 

 by themselves. 



Planted-out against Parson's, & under y e Buttery- 

 window several of my fine bloody-double-wallflowers. Just 

 before I finished came a vast rain. 



Nov r - 2 : 3. Planted two standard-golden-pippens in 

 the old orchard; & 12 small crab-stocks in the nursery. 

 Took-up & removed the things in the nursery, & planted 

 them in regular lines three feet apart. Dug-up & planted 

 6 pear-suckers for stocks. 



Sanded, dung'd & trench'd the next year's melon-earth 

 a second time ; it was dress'd once with sand & lime, & 

 falls now very mellow. 



Dry, soft, delicate weather. Grapes continue very 

 good still. 



5. Planted four rasp-plants from Chidbury-hill Wilts 

 at the nearest end of the rasp-border, & several slips of 

 pyram : Campanulas in a Nursery-bed. 



7. Planted one Quart, three rows, of small early beans 

 in a Quarter of the new Garden. 



A smart frost with Ice. 



Dress'd the basons for the espalier-pears with mortar- 

 rubbish ; & laid some rubbish at the bottom of every 

 bason. 



13. Planted a quart more of early beans. 



Decenf- 15. Brewed half Hogsh : of moderate strong 

 beer with 5 bush : of Rich : Knight's malt, & two p d - & 

 half of hops. What was brew'd in the same barrel last 

 Dec r - was excellent. 



