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seed. Trimmed the side-wood from the shoots of the 

 wall-trees, & tacked them down close as they grow. 



There will be a small second Crop of Succades : 2 brace 

 of small succades of the single hill are not yet come. 



Many people have just began Harvest. 



7 : 8. Two dismal wet days : vast quantities of water 

 fell. 



ii. Tyed-up 25 Endives ; the first tying. 



12 : 13 : 14. Showery, bad harvest- weather. 



Aug. 15. Put a pint of brandy to the Half hogsh : of 

 raisin wine made Jan : I763. 1 In the spring it was got fine, 

 & in good order : but now it is in a great ferment. I have 

 beat-up the bung, and left it open. 



Very wet weather still. 



17. A pretty fine day with a brisk drying wind. Many 

 people were housing wheat all day, which went-in in better 

 condition that (sic) could be expected. 



1 8. Vast heavy drowning rains. The white Cucumbers 

 were in full bearing ; but are damaged by the rains, & long, 

 cold black weather. 



The annuals are injured by the wet. The Grapes on the 

 House are small, & backward ; those on the wall are much 

 before them. 



The first sown french beans bear vastly : the latter don't 

 come on. 



24. No rain since the 18 : & this is the fourth most 

 beautiful harvest-day that ever was seen ; during which the 

 farmers in these parts have quite finish'd their wheat- 

 harvest. Those that had the most patience will have by 

 much the best corn. 



Planted two ofsets of a fine sort of Lychnidea, given me 

 by Mr. Gibson, in my flower-border ; & a sucker of a fine 

 purple lilac in the nursery. 



Planted half a doz. of my fine bloody wallflowers on 

 the fruit-border : they are fine plants. 



Cut a Cantaleupe-melon that is much crack'd at the eye. 

 Figs are large & good. 



1 This made 6 pints of brandy ! See entry of May 28, 1763. [R. B. S.] 



