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labourers ; & no part of the frame-work was broken or 

 dislocated, so as to do any material damage. 



The Workmen were three days in pulling down y e 

 skillings, & blocking & removing obstructions, previous to 

 y e removal. The barn is 40 feet long. 



April 28. Made some holes for the hand-glasses, fill'd 

 them with the mowings of the walks, & sowed some large 

 white Cucumbers. 



Summer-like growing weather. 



Cut 4 large Cucumbers. 



Put the sticks to the pease. Weeded & thinn'd the 

 lettuce. 



29. Sowed a pot of lucern-seed to transplant. 



Earth'd the succade bed pretty near to y e full ; & 

 moss'd it all over. 



Most beautiful, shady, growing weather. 



May 5. Made the second melon-bed with eight loads 

 of hot dung, & some grass mowings. The dung is full 

 hot still. There will be dung this year only for two 

 frames. 



The succade plants show fruit, & grow, & look well. 



Black wet weather of late. 



6. Sowed seven rows, one pint, of dwarf-white-kidney- 

 beans : the Ground has been dug three times this spring, 

 & is very mellow. 



8. Made an annual-bed with grass mowings, & sowed 

 it with African, & French Marigolds, pendulous amaranths, 

 & China Asters. 



8. Sowed some snap-dragon seeds, and some dwarf- 

 sun-flowers. 



Planted five short rows of globe-artichokes, sent me by 

 M r - Fort of Salisbury. 



Black, showery, growing weather for many days. 



12. Turned-out two pots of Romagnia-melons, & one 

 of Cantaleupes into the new bed. Bored holes in y e bed, 

 which is still full hot. 



Succades shew male, & female bloom. 



Thunder, & heavy cold showers. 



