sowed a patch of Hotspur peas
Garden Book, page 22
by Thomas Jefferson
by Thomas Jefferson
1778.
Feb. 26.
28.
planted carrots & Salsafy
Mar. 2.
sowed lettuce & Madeira onions.
Mar. 7.
planted 19 Bubby flower shrubs calycanthus. from the Green mountain, the only place in this country I have ever heard of them. they are said to be very common in So. Carolina.
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ingrafted or planted &c. Cherries, viz *Carnation, *Duke *Broadnax's, *very fine late, Myrilla Apples, viz *Newtown pippins, + Medlar Russetins + Golden Wildings, Robinson, Codlin, White.
Pears, viz *Forward, *Late, *fine late large, Sugar do., 3 kinds of English do., 2 others.
Quinces,
Nectarines, plumb
Plumbs, viz Magnum bonum, Damascene, horse,
Apricots
Almonds bitter.
for the places see plan of the orchard.
*these were sent me from Sandy point by Mordecai Debnam, in slips, March 1773. & then ingrafted by P. Morton. + these were from Greenspring
14.
planted in a nursery the following stones and seeds
No. 1. choice peaches
No. 2. an Almond.
No. 3. English Walnuts
No. 4. a French do.
No. 5. Mogul plumbs
No. 6. Prunes
No. 7. small green plumbs
No. 8. Pride of China.
No. 9. Strawberry tree
No. 10. Apples.
13.
sowed Radish seed & Burnet
14.
14. sowed Charlton & Early pearl peas. the former are in the 4. lower rows. planted out Raspberries, goose berries & currans. Peach-trees begin to blossom. peas of Feb. 26. just appearing.
13.
sowed radishes & burnet
14.
sowed a bed of Early Charlton, and another of Early pearl peas. sowed Mazzei's beans, snap beans, & parsley. lettuce of Mar. 2. come up.