74 Vegetable Statich. 
•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 Gardiners fore- 
faw early, when upon pruning of the Vines, 
they obferved the bearing fhoots 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 effeft it had on the 
Plants and Trees in this and the neighbour- 
ing countries, viz. 
“ The autumn began with cold North 
ee and Eaft winds, and early in November 
** the nights were generally frofly ; tho* 
“ the froft did not enter the ground deeper 
u than the fucceeding days thaw'd. But 
“ towards the end of November the winds 
“ blew extreamly cold from the North, 
“ which was fucceeded by a great fnow> 
“ which fell in fuch quantities in one night, 
** as to break off large arms and tops of 
“ many ever-green Trees on which it 
f lodged. 
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