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will be a slender crop ; not more than a brace to a light, & 

 those but small. The Grapes on the fruit-wall are large 

 (especially those on M rs - Snooke's black Cluster) & much 

 forwarder than those on the walls of the house. The 

 peaches, & nectarine-trees grow too much, & run into 

 willow-like wood. 



Showery, hot weather for a fortnight past. 



22. Cut the first Cantaleupe : it proved a very good 

 one, tho' under-sized. 



Put some hops, & sand into the strong-beer brewed in 

 Decem r - to fine it down. 



The Iroquois-Gourds are very peculiar in their growth : 

 they are short stocky plants without any runners. Some 

 of them have variegated leaves. 



The Pyram : Camp : are drawn by standing in the 

 brew-house : put them in the Alcove. The white Cucum- 

 bers bear plentifully. 



27. Trenched three good long rows of Celeri in 

 Turner's Garden. The Ground is in good order. 



Showery weather. Planted a plot of Savoys from 

 Hartley. 



28. Cut two fine Cantaleupes, that crack at the eye ; 

 but they are undersized. 



Aug. i. Cut a fine black Cantaleupe : it was crack'd 

 at the eye. Sowed a large plot of Ground with prickly 

 spinage, & Coss lettuce. 



Showery weather with a strong wind that damages the 

 Garden. Cleaned the vines of their side shoots. 



Aug. 2. Planted three more rows of Celeri in Turner's 

 garden : the six rows make a large stock. Black, windy, 

 showery weather. 



The black Cantaleupe proved a curious one. 



Thinn'd the leeks in the seedling-bed, & left the largest 

 to stand as part of a Crop. 



Dresh'd the bank, and borders. The Iroquois-Gourds 

 shew pretty large fruit ; but have no runners. 



The grapes on the fruit-wall are much larger & for- 

 warder than those on the House. Saved a little Polyanth- 



