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moTning, and covered up about 5 in the afternoon 

 with double mats. In the morning the plants were 

 flopped, their leaves thinned, and the fruit in bloffom 

 fet. Air was given about 8 o'clock in the morning, 

 and continued till 5 in the afternoon, when the lights 

 were fhut clofe down for the night. 



Saturday^ June i, I793» 



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



The frames were uncovered at 6 o'clock in the 

 morning, and covered up about 6 in the afternoon 

 with double mats. In the morning I went over the 

 plants and flopped them, thinned out their leaves, 

 fet the fruit in bloffom, and nipped off here and there 

 feveral of the young fruit where I found them fet too 

 thick. Air was admitted a little before 8 o'clock in 

 the morning, and continued till 4 in the afternoon ; 

 then I poured water plentifully on the mould above 

 the flues, and againfl the fides of the frames. The 

 water raifed the thermometer to 6 c degrees. 



Sunday^ 



