Garden-Kalendar for the Year 1763 



Jan : i. Sowed about 20 seeds : the bed is in very fine 

 order. Very fierce frost indeed, which begins to reach 

 things within doors. The wall-flowers seem to be much 

 damaged. 



There has been no fall now, except a trifling shower, 

 since the n of Novem r - when there was a pretty deep 

 snow. The ponds begin to get low. 



Extream hard frost still. The Cucum"- begin to appear. 



Jan : n. Fierce frost still, but not very windy. 



The sun has scarce appeared for many days : so that 

 the paths & roads have been hard & dry all day long. The 

 Thames, it seems, is so frozen, that fairs have been kept on 

 it ; & the Ice has done great damage to the ships below 

 bridge. 



Covered the bulbs with straw, & the Artichokes, & some 

 of the most curious Asters : & put straw round the bloody 

 wall-flowers. 



Lined the Cucum r - bed a little : the plants look pretty 

 well. 



This frost began on Xmas-day. 



15. The frost more fierce than ever with vast rimes in 

 the night, & sunny days. No snow yet. I have covered 

 the wall-trees, & ajl tender things with straw. 



The frost has been three weeks today. 



17. Carted-in & cast 10 loads of good hot dung for the 

 bearing cucumber-bed. 



Most severe frost still. There has been no rain since 

 Nov. II th - The country is all in a dust, & many people 

 are obliged to draw water for all their Cattle. 



