laid off ground to be levelled for a future garden. the upper side is 44. f. below the upper edge of the Round-about and parallel thereto. it is 668. feet long, 80 f. wide, and at each end forms a triangle, rectangular & isosceles, of which the legs are 80. f. wide, & the hypothenuse 113. feet. [it will be better to add 2.f.width on the upper side, which will permit bed under upper wall to be 8.f.]
Garden Book, page 14
by Thomas Jefferson
by Thomas Jefferson
1774
Mar. 31.
planted the following seeds, trees, etc. twenty four apple trees nineteen cherry trees... |
from the Mountain plains |
No. 3. a doz. sweet almonds with smooth rinds, 8 of which were cracked, the others not.
5. a doz. do. with hairy rinds. 8. cracked. the others not.
7. a doz. do. with hard shells. 8 cracked.
10. 32. better almonds. 20. cracked.
13. 20 Meliache e Albicocche (2 difft. kinds of apricots) 12 of them cracked, the others not.
8. 4. Ciriege corniole. ( a particular kind of cherry.) 2 of them cracked.
1. 198 Cherries of different kinds from Italy.
14. about 1500 olive stones
44. Lamponi. Raspberries. (the seeds) in 3. rows.
30. Fragole Alpine. Alpine strawberries (the seeds) 3. rows
22. Fragole Mazzese. May Strawberries (the seeds.) 3. rows.
43. Fragoloni di giardino. large garden strawberries. (the seeds.) 1. row.
a bed of parsley.
62. red Cabage.
Radishes.