The Natural History of Selborne

Wasps encrease, & injure peaches & nect: & begin on the grapes. Young martins come out.

Sad harvest & hop-picking weather!  Rain damages the wall-fruit.

Little barley housed.

People begin to pick hops.

Young wagtails come out.  Delicate peaches & nectarines in plenty.  * The beards of cone-wheat do not long preserve the grain from sparrows: for as the corn gets ripe those aritae are shaken off by the wind.

Some perennial asters begin to blow.  Grapes rather small as yet.  Several bunches begin to turn.

Orleans plums begin to ripen.  Hops continue small & have not grown kindly since the storm.

Tyed up endives.  Some people have finished wheat-harvest.

A little black curculio damages the peaches by boring holes in them before they are quite ripe.  I do not remember this insect on my wall-fruit before.  They damage the leaves also.

Some few grapes begin to turn red.  Peaches begin to ripen & are large & good.  Nectarines look well: they are ruddy & very large.