324 NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE 



leupes have abundance of fruit in full bloom, but hardly 

 any male bloom. 



A long dry hot season : the Corn begins to suffer. 



1 6. Cut first white Cucumbers from the hand-glasses. 

 Hot burning weather still. 



Began stopping-down the vines. 



They are all in full bloom. 



The Cantaleupes begin to set. 



17. This morning a valuable shower for an Hour & 

 half that made the Cartway run. 



Cantaleupes & Succades now set at a vast rate. 



June 1 8. Sowed four rows of white-dwarf-french-beans : 

 soak'd the seed in water. 



Sowed a small plot of Endive. 



26. Dry and hot weather yet. 



Some bunches of Grapes, that used in general to be 

 only just in full bloom, now so forward, that they are 

 grown pretty well to the third part of their full size. 



An abundance of Cantaleupes set : the vines are in 

 good health ; & some fruit are the size of a large apple. 



The Succades have but a scanty first crop, which is near 

 cutting : but promise well for a second. 



We transplant the annuals only a few at a time as they 

 can be water'd. They are stocky in their nursery bed. 



The fruit-trees against the wall, by being sprinkled over 

 the leaves two or three times a week during this burning 

 season, have been kept in a constant growing state, & have 

 not one curled leaf. 



A fine shower on June 20. 



28. A fine rain. Planted out some Savoys ; & more 

 annuals. The pine-strawberries bear well. 



30. Hot summer weather. 



July 3. Cut first Succade. 



5. Set-out for Tidworth. During that week Tull cut 

 4 brace of Succades. 



About the io th M r - Cane began to cut his crop of 

 Cantaleupes, which were extraordinary delicate, & of a 

 good size. 



