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had forced most of them into too much large willow- 

 like wood, which will not blow so well next year as 

 smaller. 



The vines against the wall have got well-ripen'd shoots, 

 & promise for plenty of fruit next year. 



The garden abounds with good Celeri, & spinage, & a 

 very fine sort of Savoys. Tolerable grapes in plenty. Hares 

 or some vermin have gnawed almost all the fine Pheasant- 

 eyed pinks, & the new-planted cabbages. 1 



30. Now rain, & stormy wind after just three weeks 

 soft, still, dry, summer like weather. 



Nov : 4 : 9. Vast rains, & floods. 



Very fine grapes still : there have been no frosts to any 

 degree. 



1 6. Serene, beautiful weather for several days, with 

 the Mercury within half a degree of settled fair. Planted 

 my Hyacinths in two rows all along the border opposite 

 the fruit-border : dug-in first some well-rotted dung. Put 

 the blue and best pink-eyed intermixed in front. Planted 

 my Tulips, Narcissuss, & Jonquils in the border opposite 

 the bank. Dug & cleared the banks, & dining-room- 

 shubbery this fine season. 



18 : 19 : 20. Most severe frost indeed with thick bear- 

 ing Ice, & a very cutting wind : a small snow. There has 

 been a very mild season 'till now. 



Decenf- 19. Planted some Hepticas, fritillarias, & winter 

 aconites from Ringmer, & some fine Persian Jasmines, & 

 cob-nuts. Vast rains & floods of late. 



21. Brewed half Hogsh : of strong beer with 6 bush : 

 of coal-dry'd malt, & 2 p ds - & an half of hops ; the water all 

 from the well. 



Continual wet weather. 



1 I have known Hares to do this. [H. M.] 



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