338 NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE 



The Cantaleupe-hills by tilting a nights, & frequent 

 waterings go-on very well. 



Tyed those Hyacinths that are white with a pink-eye 

 with a piece of scarlet worsted as a mark to save ofsets 

 from. Mark'd the blue Hyacinths with a blue piece of 

 worsted tyed to the sticks that stand before them. 



May 2. Sowed six rows (about three fourths of a quart) 

 of white dwarf french beans in Turner's Garden. The 

 Ground is very mellow. Extreme sharp wind with hail for 

 these two days past. 



Stopp'd-down the Cantaleupes, which are settled in 

 their Hills, & seem past all danger of burning. 



Layed-down several branches of the fine bloody wall- 

 flowers. Many of the wallflowers were kill'd last winter : 

 as the Artichokes seem all to be. 



May 4. Several smart claps of thunder, which appeared 

 extraordinary in the midst of such cold weather. 



Very white frosts every night. 



6. Made a row of Hand glass-beds, with one barrow 

 of dung to each, for the white cucumb"- 



White frosts, & sunny days. 



The succades begin to shew fruit. 



7. Planted the Hand-glasses with white-Cucumber- 

 plants. 



Weeded the brick walks in the Garden. 



The Cantaleupe-plants take well to their Hills, & begin 

 to shew runners. 



8. A strange tempestuous day, with violent thunder, 

 storms of hail, & gluts of rain. Very cold weather before, 

 & since. 



10. Observing that some of the Cantaleupes were a 

 little of a yellowish hue, I examined the hills, & found that 

 notwithstanding the cold black weather, & that the bed 

 had been made a month, yet the mould began to be a little 

 burnt. Upon which I gave them a good watering, & a 

 second earthing, which will soon bring them right. The 

 fibres were run thro' the hills ; & most of them shew good 

 runners. 



