Garden Book, 1766-1824, page 4, by Thomas Jefferson [electronic edition]

Garden Book, page 4
by Thomas Jefferson

Page 4

1768

Feb. 24.

sowed a patch of early peas, having first soaked them. Charlton Hotspur.

*500. of these peas weighed 3oz. -- 7 dwt. 2000. filled a pint accurately.

Mar. 5.

sowed a patch of Spanish Marotto peas.

Mar. 14

peas of Feb. 24. just appearing

Mar. 28.

peas of Mar. 5. just appearing.

Cite web page as: Garden Book, 1766-1824, page 4, by Thomas Jefferson [electronic edition]. Thomas Jefferson Papers: An Electronic Archive. Boston, Mass. : Massachusetts Historical Society, 2003. http://www.thomasjeffersonpapers.org/

Original manuscript: Jefferson, Thomas. Garden Book, 1766-1824. 66 pages. Original manuscript from the Coolidge Collection of Thomas Jefferson Manuscripts, Massachusetts Historical Society.

Source of transcription: Baron, Robert C., ed. The Garden and Farm Books of Thomas Jefferson. Golden, Colo. : Fulcrum, 1987.