May 13, 1780
Posted by sydney on May 13th, 1780
Vines are backward in their shoots, but show rudiments of fruit. The cores of the spruce-firs, produced last year, now fall. After a fast of 7, or 8 months, the tortoise which in Oct. 1779 weighted six pounds 9 oun: & 1/2 averdupoise, weighs now only 6 pounds 4 ounces. Timothy began to break his fast May 17 on the globe-thistle, & American willow-herb; his favourite food is lettuce, & dandelion, cucumber, & kidney-beans.
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