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leaves thinned, and the fruit in bloffom fet. The 

 plants were fhaded with thin mats from between 1 1 

 and 12 o'clock till about half pad 2 in the afternoon. 

 Air was admitted day and night plentifully. 



Saturday, July 13, 1793. 



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



5 66 90 55 E. Calm, and not a cloud to be 



feen. 

 E. Bright funfliine. 

 E, Sunfhine, and a brifk gale of 

 E, Ditto. [wind, 



E. Ditto. 

 E. Ditto. 

 E. Ditto. 

 E. Clear and calm. 



In the morning the plants were flopped, their leaves 

 thinned, and the fruit in bloffom fet. About 7 

 o'clock in the morning I poured water 68 degrees 

 warm, againft the fides of the frames all round about, 

 to moiften and fweeten the flues. Air was admitted 

 plentifully all day, and continued all night. The 

 plants were fhaded with thin mats^ from about 1 2 

 o'clock till 2 in the afternoon. To-day we ga- 

 thered ripe goofeberries for the firft tim^ this fum- 

 mero 



Q^ 4 Sunday 3 



