The Natural History of Selborne

Swallows were first seen this year at Messina in Sicily.

Transplanted some of the best, blowing seedling polyanths from the orchard to the bank in the garden.  Planted some scorpion-sennas from S. Lambeth.

Timothy hides his head under the earth.

The tortoise comes forth from his hole.  Men open their hop-hills & cut their hops.

Sent me from South Lambeth, two Nectarine-trees; several sorts of curious pinks; some mulberry rasps some scarlet lichnis’s; a root of Monk’s rhubarb.

Women sow wheat.  Gossamer abounds.  Sowed a bed of Celeri under a hand-glass.

Timothy the tortoise heaves up the earth: he lies under the wall-nut tree.

The cats brought-in a dead house-martin from the stable.  I was in  hopes at first sight that it might have been in a torpid state; but it was decayed, & dry.  Polyanths blow.  Jet-ants appear.

The male bloom of the cucumbers opens: the bed is warm, & the plants thrive.  Planted more roses from South Lambeth.

Dogs-toothed violets begin to blow.