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piorning, and covered up a little before 6 in the 

 afternoon with fmglc mats. In the morning I (lop- 

 ped the plants, thinned their leaves, and fet the fruit 

 in bloflbm. At noon plenty of water was poured 

 upon the mould above the flues, arid agalnil the fides 

 of the frames, and jufl before covering up tbe plants 

 were fprinkled all over till their leaves were well wet- 

 ted. Air was given all day till about 6 o'clock in 

 the afternoon, when the lights were fliut down for 

 the night. 



Friday^ June 7, 1793^ 



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



The frames were uncovered about 6 o'clock in the 

 morning, but there was no covering put on in the 

 evening. In the morning the plants w^ere flopped^ 

 their leaves thinned, and the fruit in bloHbm fet. 

 The linings were raifed all round v/ith hot dung* 

 At 5 o'clock in the afternoon with water about ^"j 

 degrees warm, I watered the plants all over till their 

 leaves were well wetted. 



P Saturday^ 



