Gilbert White Journal Entry on April 17, 1789

Five gallons of French brandy from London.

Cucumbers show fruit in bloom.

Cuculus cuculat: the voice of the cuckoo is heard in Blackmoor Woods.

Sowed Hollyhocks, Columbines, Snapdragons, Stocks, Mignonette, all from S. Lambeth, in a bed in the garden.
Also Sweet Williams, & Canterbury Bells.

Note: On this day the Naturalist Gilbert White wrote the words above in his Journal in Selborne, England on April 17, 1789.