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“ very unequal crop, fome Vines being 
“ run feven feet, others not above three or 
“ four feet; fome juft tied to the poles, and 
“ fome not vifible : And this difpropor- 
“ tionate inequality in their fize continued 
“ through the whole time of their growth. 
u The Flies now appeared upon the leaves 
“ of the forwarded Vines, but not in fuch 
“ numbers here, as they did in moft other 
“ places. About the middle of June, the 
u Flies inereafed, yet not fo as to endanger 
cc the crop 5 but in diftant plantations they 
<c were exceedingly multiplied, fo as to 
“ fwarm towards the end of the month, 
“ June 27th fome fpecks.of Fen appeared : 
“ From this day to the 9th of July , was 
“ very fine dry weather. At this time, 
(C when it was faid that the Hops in moft 
“ other parts of the Kingdom .looked black 
“ andfjckly, and feemed paft recovery, ours 
“ held it out pretty well, in the opinion 
u of the moft skilful Planters. The great 
* c leaves were indeed difcoloured, and a lit- 
<c tie withered, and the Fen was fomewhat 
c * inereafed. From the 9th of July to the 
* c 23d the Fen inereafed a good deal, but 
u the Flies and Lice decreafed, it raining 
** daily much : In a week more the Fen, 
F 4. “ which 
