CUCUMBER PLANTS. ^01 



Wednefday^ May i, 1793. 



|:Iours, S.Th. P.Th. Ther. Wind. 



5 — — 45 W. Flying clouds, wind high; 



there had been a fine 



rain in the night. 



8 70 82 50 W. Flying clouds, and light 



lo 77 ^3 55 W* I^ittO' [fhowers, 



i2 7S ^3 59 S.W. Cloudy, windy, 



2 JJ 83 58 S.W. Ditto. ' [then. 



4 70 84 55 S.W. The fun fhines now and 

 ^ ^^ — 4p S.W. Showers of rain j the 



wind is fallen. 



The frames were uncovered at 5 o'clock in the 

 morning, and covered up at 5 in the afternoon with 

 double mats. In the morning I flopped the plants, 

 picked off the fhowing fruit where they were too thick, 

 thinned their leaves, and fet the fruit that I found in 

 bloiTom. At 3 o'clock water about 60 degrees 

 warm was poured on eveiy part of the flues. Air 

 >vas admitted day and night. 



Thurfday^ May 2, 1793. 



Hours. S.Th. P.Th. Ther. V/ind. 



5 — — 43 W. Thin clouds cover the flvy. 

 8 70 82 50 W. Showery. 



10 71 82 51 W. Ditto. [of wind. 



12 72 82 45 W. Heavy fhowers, and gufts 



1 73 82 48 Vv^. A heavy Ihower of large 



hail. 



2 80 83 48 N.W. Windy, and great fhow- 



3 75 83 47 N.W. Ditto. [ery clouds* 

 5 70 83 45 N.W. Ditto. 



8 — — ^ 41 N.W. Clouds here and there. 



The frames were uncovered a little pad 8 



in 



