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The fruit-trees against the wall are much blown-out, & 

 in danger from this severe weather. 



25. Snow in the night, & Ice. 



26. Rain in the morning from the S. 'till twelve ; then 

 the wind turned N. & there came a violent snow for six 

 hours, which lies very deep on the ground ; & is but a bad 

 sight so late in the Year. The wall-trees have been boarded, 

 & matted all day ; & the hot-beds have scarce been opened 

 at all. 



27. A very heavy snow all day ; which by night lay a 

 vast thickness on the Ground ; in many places three feet. 

 All the shrubbs were weighed flat to y e earth. The hot-bed 

 was never uncovered all day ; but the plants lived in dark- 

 ness. The boards & mats were kept before y e wall-trees. 



28. The snow melted in part with a strong sunshine : 

 but it is still as deep as an horse's belly in many places. 



The Cuc r> plants look very well to-day. 



March 29. Warm air, & a swift thaw : yet y e snow is 

 very deep in some places : all along y e N. field it is deeper 

 than an Horse's belly. 



Stopped-down the Succades : they are fine plants. 



30. Snow goes away with a gentle rain. 



April i : 2. Great rain. 



Female bloom of a Cucumber blows-out. 1 



3. Black moist weather : the Hot-beds want sun. 



4. Put the hills on the succade-bed : the earth is rather 

 too moist, not being housed before y e snow. The dung 

 has been brought-in ever since the eight of March : the 

 bed seems now to be mild. 



5. Turned-out the Succades into the Hills : the plants 

 are stout, & well-rooted ; but look rather pale for want of 

 sunshine. 



Sowed some Romagnia melon-seeds from M r - Humphry; 

 & some Cantaleupe-seeds. 



5. Tunn'd the raisin-wine after I had let it settle a day 

 & a night : I kept back a great quantity of grout. There 



1 i.e. expands. [H. M.] 



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