f/egetahle Siaiicks. 
not be improper here to give a fhort ac- 
count of them, and the influence they had 
on their produdions. 
Mr. Miller j in the account which he 
took of the year 1723, obferved that the 
winter was mild and dry, except that in 
a pebruary it rained almoft every day , which 
kept the fpring backward. Marchy Aprils 
‘‘ May^ June, to the middle of July, proved 
extreamly dry, the wind North-eaji moft 
“ part of the time. * The fruits were for- 
ward and pretty good 3 but kitchen-fluff, 
efpecially Beans and Peafe, failed much. 
“ The latter half of July the weather prov- 
ed very wet, which caufed the fruits to 
“ grow fo fafl, that many of them rotted 
on the trees 3 fo that the autumn fruits 
were not good. There were great plenty 
of Melons, very large, but not well tafled. 
Great plenty of Apples 3 many kinds of 
fruits bloflbmcd in Augufl, which produc- 
ed many fmall Apples and Pears in Oc- 
tober, as alfo Strawberries and Rafpber- 
ries in great plenty. Wheat was good, 
little Barley, much of which was very un- 
equally ripe, fomc not at all, bccaufe Town 
late, and no timely rain to fetch it up. 
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