CUCUMBER PLANTS. 2I3 



the afternoon with double mats. In the morning I 

 Hopped the plants, thinned their leaves, fet the fruit 

 in bloflbm, and thinned the fruit where they were 

 fhowing too thick. Air was given plentifully in the 

 day-time, but the lights were fliut clofe down all 

 night. 



Tuefday^ May 21, 1793. 



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



The frames were uncovered about 7 o'clock In the 

 morning, and covered up between 4 and 5 in 

 the afternoon with double mats. In the morning 

 the plants were floppedj their leaves thinned, and 

 the fruit in bloffom fet. Plenty of air was admitted 

 in the day-time, and a little left all night at each 

 light. The linings being funk were raifed all round 

 with hot dung. 



At noon I held among the water in the fpring, a 



thermometer, and it fell, and ftood at 45, and -when 



I held it in the water running from the pipe it 



rofe, and ftood at 52. I then plunged it in the pond 



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