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the late rains were not plentiful enough to make it work 

 well. The first sowing of french beans are tolerable. 



Some few of the Burnet-plants have escaped the fly, & 

 are got pretty large. 



June 13. Very hot summer weather. 



15. The vine against the fruit-wall from M 1 " 5 - Snooke's 

 black sort is now in bloom before any of my black Grapes 

 against the House ; which confirms me in my suspicions 

 that her sort was earlier than mine. 



Turn'd out the white Cucumbers from under the Hand- 

 glasses : they are full of fruit. 



Hot weather ; & the garden requires a deal of water. 

 Finish'd tacking the vines. 



1 8. Mowed the greatest part of the great mead : but 

 was deterr'd from finishing the whole by a vast tempest of 

 thunder & lightening that lay along to the N.W.N. & 

 E. all the afternoon. It thundered loudly for hours 

 together ; but not one drop fell with us. The heat, being 

 reflected from white thunder-clouds, was unusually severe. 

 The weather-cock stood all day plumb S., but the storm 

 came up from the N.W. There is a very fine crop of 

 Grass in the meadow. This day has burnt & scalded things 

 in the Garden in a strange manner. Gave the Cantaleupes 

 a good watering within the frames : but gave no water to 

 the Succades, as many brace of them, at least ten, are full 

 grown, & near ripening. 



June 19. The thunder-storm, which threat'ned so hard, 

 sunk quite away in the night. A fine sunny day with a 

 brisk wind at E. 



20. The same weather ; & the hay makes at a vast rate. 

 Carry'd four Jobbs to the rick. 



21. A Continuance of hot sunshine with brisk air. 

 Carry'd four more Jobbs, all my hay in most curious order 

 without one drop of rain. 



This is now the ninth day of hot sunshine : so that the 

 ground is greatly burnt ; & the grass walks look very 

 rusty. Nothing can be done in the Garden, which is like 

 an heap of stones. Laid pease-haulm, & straw round 



