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enough to make the fruit grow. There are many fine plants 

 left in the seedling bed. 



12. Sowed 14 Succade-seeds in the fruiting-frames ; 

 those that were sown in the seed-bed included, which never 

 vegetated. 



Strange sudden alterations from fierce frosts to heavy 

 rains, & so back again. 



Feb : 15. The bed seems to be come to a good heat. 



Succades begin to appear. 



1 8. The bed advances in heat, & rather draws the 

 plants. Potted the Succades. 



Nasty, wet, blowing weather. 



19. Sow'd 10 more Succade seeds. 



Sow'd a box of Polyanth seed. 



The sun, which quite forsakes the upper walk of the 

 new garden about the end of Octob r - begins now to shine 

 full along it about half an hour before it sets. The 

 Hepaticas, Crocuss, snowdrops & double daisies begin now 

 to make a very agreeable appearance as the first promise 

 of spring. Warm moist weather, which makes the grass 

 spring sensibly. 



A shoot of a white vine, which I lately short'ned, bleeds 

 pretty much. 



The ground has never this winter been once covered 

 with snow. 



20. Made an hot-bed in the rod-frame with 16 barrows 

 of dung ; &, after covering it pretty thick with mellow 

 mould, sowed it with radishes. 



Feb : 20. Sowed two basons of Persicarias in the border 

 against Parsons's. 



21. A most violent N : E: wind all the evening, & all 

 the first part of the night, with a small, dry, drifting sort of 

 snow, which drove thro' the tiles, & every cranny in a most 

 extraordinary manner. The ground is but just covered 

 except in drifted places. A very hard frost in the morning. 

 Many people froze to death. 1 



1 Evidently a " Blizzard," as we should call it now. [R. B. S.] 



