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Fine hot summer weather for these twelve days past, 

 which has brought every thing on in a wonderful manner. 



27. Planted the Cantaleupe-bed, the two first Hills 

 with Waverley plants, & the rest with plants from my own 

 seed ; all save the last Hill, which is planted with Succades 

 to keep up a Succession. 



The plants are beautiful & thriving beyond Common : 

 but the bed is very hot & wants watching. 



Very hot weather with the appearance of thunder. 



April 27. The first Succades fill the hills with their 

 fibres, & have runners with several joints. 



The fruit-trees against the wall push apace. I disbudded 

 them to-day. The vines also are all alive. 



May 3. Sowed 6 rows of white-Dwarf-french-beans. 

 The seed looks but poorly. 



8. The Succades begin to shew fruit. 



Hot sunshine with very cold winds. 



ii. The Succades have male bloom full blown. 



17. The Succades have now fruit in bloom. 



22. Some Succades seem to be set. 



Brought some Geraniums, & a Sedum from Bp's 

 Waltham. 



Shady moist weather : prick' d-out plenty of Savoys, 

 Celery, & Celeriac. 



25. Tack'd the vines, & disbudded them for y e first time : 

 the appearance of an abundance of fruit. Hot sunny 

 weather for many days. 



June 4. Vehement hot dry weather for many days (a 

 fortnight past) so that the fields & Gardens begin to suffer 

 greatly. The early Cucumbers hardly bear at all tho' con- 

 stantly water'd : & the melons swell very slowly. 



Turn'd-out the white Cucumbers from under the 

 Glasses. 



June 8. This long hot sunny season has forced some of 

 the vines into bloom. They did not blow last year 'till 

 about the 26. 



Cut my Clover-hay. 



The forwardest Succades nearly full-grown : the Canta- 



