70 V get able Statich. 
There were innumerable Wafps; how it 
fared with the hops this dry year, is men- 
tioned under Exper, 9. 
The following winter 1724, proved 
very mild 5 the fpring was forward in 
January^ fo that the Snow-drops Crocus's, 
Polyanthus's, Hepatica's, and Narciffus's, 
were in Flower. And it was remarkable, 
that moft of the Colliflower plants were 
deftroyed by the mildew, of which there 
was more, all this winter, than had been 
known in the memory of man. In Fe&ru- 
ary we had cold fharp weather , which 
did fome damage to the early crops, and 
it continued variable till Jpril\ lb that 
much of the early Wall-fruit was cut off : 
And again the 6th of May was a very 
fharp froft, which much injured tender 
plants and fruits. The fummer in gene- 
“ ral was moderately dry, the common fruits 
proved pretty good , but late : Melons 
and Cucumbers were good for little : 
Kitchen-ftufF was in great plenty in the 
markets. 
In the very wet and cold year 1725, moft 
things were a full month backwarder than 
ufuaL Not half the Wheat in by the 24th 
of 
