74 Vegetable St at his. 



was a kindly fpring, and blooming feafon, in 

 the year 1726, yet there were* few bunches 

 produced, except here and there in fome 

 very dry foils. This many Gardeners fore- 

 faw early, when, upon pruning of the Vines, 

 they obferved the bearing (hoots to be crude 

 and immature; which was the reafon why 

 they were not fruitful. The firft crop thus 

 failing in many places, the Vines produced 

 a fecond, which had not time to come to 

 maturity before the cold weather came on. 



Mr. Miller fent me the following ac- 

 count of the long and fevere winter in the 

 year 1728; and of the effect it had on the 

 plants and trees in this and the neighbour- 

 ing countries, viz. 



" The autumn began with cold North 

 M and Eaft winds, and early in November 

 cc the nights were generally frofty 5 tho' the 

 * c froft did not enter the ground deeper than 

 " the fucceeding days thaw'd. But towards 

 <c the end of November the winds blew ex- 

 <c tremely cold from the North, which was 

 " fucceeded by a great fnow, which fell in 

 <c fuch quantities in one night, as to break 

 <{ off large arms and tops of many ever-green 

 " trees, on which it lodged. 



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