CUCUMBER PLANTS. 2.^^ 



tiiinned, and the fruit in bloffom fet. Air was 

 given plentifully day and night. To-day I began 

 to cut cucumbers from plants which were raifed in 

 the fpring in a hot-bed, and planted out on a ridge 

 of warm dung under hand-lights. The plants are 

 remarkably flrong and healthy, and have the appear- 

 ance of f>roducing a plentiful crop. The water in 

 the fprings lowered the thermometer to-day to 52* 

 This morning we began to reap rye, and alfo peafe. 



Saturday^ July 27, 1793. 



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



E. Foggy, and a brifk air of 

 S. E. It begins to rain. [wind. 

 S. E. It continues to rain. 

 S. E. It rains gently. 

 S. E, It rains heavily. 

 S. E. Ditto. 

 S.E. Ditto. 

 N. E. It rains a little. 



Between 8 and 9 o'clock in the morning the lights 

 w^ere taken oiFthe plants to let the rain fall on them^ 

 and at i o'clock they were put on again, and a little 

 air admitted till 8 o'clock in the evening, v/hen the 

 lights were fhut down for the night. 



Sunday^ 



