CUCUMBER PLANTS, T85 



four inches thick of hay and mats. Air was given at 

 9 o'clock in the tnorning, and continued till about 

 4 in the afternoon, when the lights were fhut down 

 for the night. About noon the plants were gone 

 over and (topped, their leaves thinned, and the fruit 

 in bloifom fet. When that was done I gave the 

 plants a hearty watering with water about 82 degrees 

 warm ; mod water was given to the mould next to 

 the flues, and fome was poured on the flues. 



Friday^ April s-, ^793- 



Hours. S.Th. P.Th. Ther. Wind. 



6 — — 36 N. E. Cloudy,andbutlittlewind. 



8 83 90 44 N. E. Sunihine. 

 10 88 91 46 N.E. Ditto. 



12 88 92 50 N.E. Ditto. 



1 91 92 5 J N.E. Ditto. 



2 ^9 92 53 N.E. Ditto. 



3 86 93 54 N.E. Ditto. 



4 82 91 52 N.E. Ditto. 



9 — „ 38 N. E. Clear, and nearly calm.: 



The frames were uncovered at 8 o'clock in the morn- 

 jng, and covered up between 5 and 6 in the afternoon 

 with about four inches thick of hay and mats. In the 

 morning the plants were gone over and flopped, 

 their leaves thinned, the weeds picked out, and the 

 fruit in bloom fet. Air was given about 9 o'clock 

 in the morning, and taken away about 4 in the 

 afternoon. 



Saturday^ 



