A GARDEN KALENDAR 349 



27. A considerable snow on the ground. A severe 

 frost this evening. The snails continue to annoy the 

 Cuc r - bed ; & have destroy'd all the plants in one hill, 

 & damaged several others. 



Feb : 29. Very hard frost, & snow on the ground. 



The hot-bed goes-on but poorly : the plants don't grow, 

 the snails damage them every night, & the succades don't 

 come-up. 



March I. Gave the hot-bed a good lining of hot dung. 

 In general the plants don't grow but one begins to shew a 

 runner. Blowing black weather, & snow on the ground. 



5. The frost has been so bad for a day or two past 

 that the plants in the bed seemed in a very poor way, & the 

 bed almost cold : but now the lining begins to take effect, 

 & there is some warm sunshine that will set y m - to growing 

 again. The snails continue to gnaw the plants tho' we 

 kill numbers. 



Sowed 12 Succade-seeds. A mouse devoured the first : 

 indeed the bed would not bring them up. The frost has 

 been now a week last Saturday. The rose-trees, Crocuss, 

 Hyacinths, & polyanths are much pinch'd by the severe 

 weather. 



10. Very severe, black, cutting weather for a fortnight 

 past, with several pretty large falls of snow, that do not lie 

 long at a time. The hot bed succeeds very poorly. 



March 12. Sowed five rows of marrowfat pease, the 

 first crop ; & some radishes & Coss-lettuce under the fruit- 

 wall : the border is very mellow. 



Planted a row of laurels against Parsons's behind the 

 filbert hedge. There has been now no rain for these three 

 weeks : the landsprings are much abated. 



15. Gave the hot-bed a strong lining. 



Planted six rows of broad beans. 



Planted a row of Laurustines before the laurels against 

 the street. 



16. Sunny, summer-like weather, & the ground in good 

 dry order. The Hot-bed comes into good Condition again, 

 & the Cuc r - plants throw out runners. 



