The Natural History of Selborne

Much damage done to the corn, grass & hops by the hail; & many windows broken! Vast flood at Gracious street! vast flood at Kaker bridge! Nipped-off all the rose-buds on the tree in the yard opposite the parlor window in order to make a bloom in the autumn. No bloom succeeded.

A pair of fern-owls haunt round the zig-zag. Columbines make a fine show; this is the third year of their blowing.

Corn looks finely.  Pricked-out some good celeri-plants.  Turned the horses into Berriman’s field.

The single white thorn over the ash-house is one vast globe of blossoms down to the ground.  Laburnums, berberries, &c. covered with bloom.  Peonies in flower.