Memo April 26th 1823
Planted 4 bed of Marrow fat Peas, west
then 2 beds early Chesterfield D.o , then 2 D0
early Vermont Do east
Planted blue Potatoes south side of
the Garden
29th Planted 5th of 6th beds west of Aspar-
agus with white Onion Seed.
2 next west with Carrot Parsnips
May 2nd Bed north side of the Garden
Sowed 4 rows west good? Early frame purple Radish
next white Cabbage Lettuce
next 4 rows of Early frame Salmon Radish
next Imperial Cabbage Lettuce
next 4 rows short top Scarlet Radish
next ? called Peppergrass
next 4 rows London scarlet Radish
next Peppergrass
next 4 rows white Turnip Radish
Sowed Tennis Ball Lettuce, south
of the Leeks
May 15th planted 3 rows Lazy Beans
north of the Pole Beens
Planted Pole Beans, 20 peck?, east
Arlington, next 20 white Pole
next 20 Goose Bean, next 20 white
Cranberry, next 20 thousand for one.
16th Sowed 2nd bed west of the Aspara-
gus, with Carrots
3rd D.o red Beets, west bed blood
Beets—south end of the next
bed Sage, then Parsley—the
remainder of the bed Sweet Marjoram
Planted south of the Currants
first six hills, east early Cucum-
ber, next 12 long Cucumbers—
next 12 Cantaloupe—next 6
Water melon seed from Virginia
next 12 Water melon, next 6
Watermelon from S Hadley, next 18
musk Melon----2 hills of Mandrakes
from South Hadley west of Summer Squash
Fox Glove west of the small Rose on
the north border—
Savoy Cabbage sough end of ? bed
west of the Asparagus-next 5 rows red
Cabbage next 5 turnip Cabbage, next 5 6 ?

 

May 21st 1823-
Sowed 2 rows of Carrots, north, next 2 rows
red Beets, next 1 row Parsnips, between
the rows of Vines.—
23rd Planted bay berries under
the fence west of the Peas?
June 4th Planted Sweet Corn
7th Planed over Cucumber with?
Watermelons
27th Set Cabbage plants
29th Had green Peas

 

 

Title: List of items planted in garden of William Stoddard Williams (transcription)

Creator: William Stoddard Williams

Date: April 26, 1823