A GARDEN KALENDAR 333 



March i. Planted about three Quarts of broad beans 

 in the room of the small ones which were all kill'd by the 

 frost. 



Vast rains still. We are now entred into the 5 th week of 

 the wet weather. 



The last-sow'd Succades are coming-up. 



2. Great rains for several days past : to day stormy 

 wind & thunder. 



There are vast floods about the Country : & incredible 

 damage is said to be done in the Island of Ely by the 

 breaking of the banks. It has been a very wet season now 

 for near five weeks. The ground is so wet that nothing 

 can be done in the Garden. 



5. Tunn'd the raisin-wine, which held-out exactly, 

 leaving about a gallon for filling-up. Coloured it with 

 twelve bottles of elder-syrop ; & put to it one quart of 

 brandy. I have usually put but a pint at the beginning. 



March 5. Made the Succade-bed with ten cart-loads of 

 dung, brought-in the same day. The bed & frame are full 

 seven feet high behind : somewhat the higher for it's being 

 made by mistake full scanty for the frame. 



Several of the best Cue : plants are just ready to burst 

 into male bloom. 



They & the melon-plants thrive well, & have been 

 earth'd twice. Potted to day the second-sown Succades. 



Fine, sunny weather for two days. 



The Passion-flowers at the ends of the fruit-wall appear 

 to be much injured by the great frost, tho' they were in 

 appearance well covered with straw. 



6. Two of the Cucum r - plants have male-bloom full- 

 blown. Beautiful weather. 



7. Sowed a Crop of Carrots, radishes, Coss-lettuce, & 

 parsneps altogether in part of one of the lower quarters of 

 the New-garden. The ground is in good order. Planted 

 a standard Orleans-plum, & a standard Autumn-Ber- 

 gamot-pear in the Orchard next Baker's Hill. Beautiful 

 weather. 



Cucumbers blow male-bloom apace. 



