340 NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE 



27. Planted six rows of dwarf white french-beans in 

 the new garden. The first crop are come-up pretty well. 



27. Earthed the Cantaleupes quite out, & raised the 

 frames. 



Cold, black, dry weather : no rain for a fortnight. 



28. Prick'd-out the first Celeri. 



Added about half a pint more of brandy, in all five pints 

 & an half, to the last made-wine, which hisses still pretty 

 much. 



Cold, bright weather. 



June 4. The weather has been dry, except one trifling 

 shower, for these three weeks to day. 



No Succades set yet. 



The Cantaleupes thrive, & show fruit. 



Water'd the Succades well at their stems. 



Sunny, dry weather : rain is much wanted. 



5. The Succades now begin to set. The Cantaleupes 

 have some fruit that promise for setting. The Succades 

 this very dry Season wanted more water at their hills. 



The fields & gardens begin to suffer by the long dry 

 season. 



Cold, dry weather with a high Barometer. 



June 6. Tack'd-up the vine-shoots. 



ii. It is exactly a month to day since there has been 

 any rain except a trifling shower or two that did not half 

 lay y e dust. The fields & Gardens begin to suffer ; & there 

 is but a poor prospect of a Crop of hay ; & most people's 

 old stock is quite spent. There have been great showers 

 about for this week past ; but we have had none of them 

 yet. 



The Succades have now many brace set ; & there are a 

 brace or two of Cantaleupes secure. 



The Succades have lost a fortnight for want of more 

 water this severe dry season. Widen'd-out the Cantal : 

 Bed before & behind, & laid-on a good depth of earth. 



Heavy showers now about. 



13. Only a few showers that did not lay the dust. 



14. Hot burning weather again. 



