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continued till between 4 and 5 in the afternoon, 

 when the Hghts were fhut down for the night. 



Monday y june 10, 1793. 



Air was admitted about 8 o'clock in the morning, 

 when I flopped the plants, thinned their leaves, and 

 fet the fruit in bloflbm. Between 5 and 6 in the af- 

 ternoon 1 gave the plants of each three-light frame 

 about half a hoglliead of water, which I poured 

 all over their leaves out of wide rofed water-pots; 

 but I poured on moft above the flues and againft the 

 fides of the frames ; the water was 64 degrees warm. 

 When the watering was finifhed the lights were fhut 

 clofe down, and covered up with about 4 inches thick 

 «)f hay and mats. 



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