4 o6 NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE 



28. Showers. 



Lined the Romagna-bed with hot dung. 



Some of the Romagnas are large fruit : the Cantaleupes 

 are only just setting. 



The hay in a poor Condition. 



June 18. Received a Hogsh. of port from Southton 

 between M r - Yalden, & myself. 



29. A very wet day. 



July i. The hay toss'd about a little. 



2. Vast rains from the N. 



5. Ricked my hay on the 12 th day from cutting : it was 

 as well as could be expected, but has but little smell. The 

 Crop was great. 



6. A storm of thunder, & lightening. 



Cut a brace of melons. They come very quick from 

 the time of setting ; but are not curious this wet shady 

 summer. 



8. Cut a brace of melons. . 



ii. More melons. 



Vast showers. 



15. Melons come in heaps. 



19. Planted-out a plot of curled endive, & a plot of 

 savoys : put sticks to the large french beans. 



Finished cutting the hedges. 



Sultry weather, & showers. 



22. Planted-out more curled endive, & some Batavian 

 Endive ; & planted-out some rows of German turneps. 



July 26. Planted more rows of German turneps. 



Shady, showery weather still. All the succades come; 

 but none good. 



Aug. 4. Bottled-off the hogsh : of port between M r - 

 Yalden, & myself. 



5. Hot, summer weather, with an high glass. 



6. Trimm'd, and tack'd the fruit-trees. 



Romagna melons are come ; but not good. 



8. Sowed three ounces of prickly-seeded spinage ; & 

 some Coss-lettuce : planted-out more savoys. 



Severe heat, & fine ripening weather. 





