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me the straw : & I am to sow a Crop of S l - foin along with 

 his Corn. 



April 17. Layed-down about 100 Laurustines ; & 

 grafted 6 crab-stocks with Cuttings from y e Lunning tree. 

 Made a new bed for aromatic Herbs. 



Little rain for a week past ; but shady mild weather. 



18. Bright, spring weather. Cut the first Cucum r - a 

 small one : there are many swelling away. 



19. Laid-on the Hills on the Cantaleupe-bed. 



The earth is all prepared in the earth-house ; because 

 the mould will not work at all in the new Garden. Now 

 heavy showers after several fine days. 



23. No Sun at all for several days ; but black weather 

 & frequent showers. It rains from all Quarters of the 

 Compass. To-day several Claps of thunder. The Ground 

 is in a wet Condition. Some thing bites-off the Cuc r - bloom, 

 & gnaws the fruit. The grass grows very fast. 



April 24. Turn'd-out the Cantaleupes into their Hills ; 

 they are fine plants, & well rooted. 



The Succades succeed but poorly. 



A soft, spring-like day, & some sunshine. 



Caught the mouse that eat the Cuc rs - 



25. A very heavy rain. 



26. Extraordinary foggs, & moist air without any 

 Sun. 



27. Cucumb"- come every day. Hot growing weather. 



29. Made an annual-bed, & sowed it with China-asters, 

 Fr : Marrigolds, Dwarf-sunflowers, Chrysanthemums, & 

 pendulous Amaranths. 



Sowed some large white Cucum re> for the Hand-glasses. 

 There have been two beautiful summer-like days together. 



There are 99 considerable trees in Sparrow's hanger ; x 

 94 beeches, 3 ashes, & two oaks : there are also three large 

 oaks in the pasture-field adjoining. 



May 3. Sowed a second Crop of Pease in the ground 

 where the turneps stood ; sowed four rows of dwarf white 



1 This was apparently Gilbert White's property. It now belongs to Mr. 

 Henry Maxwell. The trees have long since been felled. [R. B. S.] 



