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15. A second deep snow in the night, which goes-off 

 today with a swift thaw, & rain. 



15. Made half an Hogsh : of raisin-wine with one 

 hund : of Malagas, & half an hund : of Smyrnas. 



One basket of y e Smyrnas were pretty much candyed : 

 the rest were pretty good. Put to the raisins 12 buckets of 

 water, each bucket containing 3 gallons. 



19. Frequent rain, & dark weather in general since 

 the thaw. 



Sowed 12 Succade-seeds in the Cucumber-bed. Lined 

 the bed round with hay to keep-in the heat. The plants 

 look very green, & thrive. 



The bed seems in fine gentle temper. 



21. Sowed two Jobbs of ashes of my own making; 

 which with what few more I may make will manure the 

 great meadow all over. 



22. Constant rains. 



23. The Succade-plants come-up well. 



The Cucumbers thrive. 



A very soft spring-like day. 



25. Sowed 8 rows of marrow-fat pease : the first crop 

 on account of the frost & rain. 



Planted a white muscadine-vine from Ringmer at the 

 end of the Dining room : a moss-provence-rose from a 

 layer in the border opposite the fruit-wall ; & a monthly- 

 rose in the same border. Mended the Laurustines against 

 Parsons's. 



Sowed ten more Succade-seeds : eleven of the former 

 sowing look well. 



Dry sunny weather for three days. 



26. Potted the first Succades, which are fine plants. 

 The Cucumbers begin to fill the Hills with their fibres, & 

 to want earthing. 



26. Sent a small flitch of bacon to be hung in M r - 

 Etty's smoke loft : it lay in salt six weeks ; but two of them 

 were fierce frost. 



Lay'd several small twigs of the Moss-Provence-rose : 

 the larger shoots do not root kindly. 



