Third Quarter. July, August, and September.

Meat as before, except that Lamb is now growing into Mutton.

Poultry and Game.-Pullets. . Fowls.. Chickens.. Rabbits.. Pigeons.. Green Geese.. Leverets.. Turkey Poults. Two former months: Plovers.. Wheatears. Michaelmas Geese in September.

Grouse-shooting begins the 12th of August, Partridgeshooting the 1st of September: so that what is used before is poached.

Fish.-Haddock . . Flounders. . Plaice. . Skate.. Thornback.. Salmon.. Codfish. . Soles . . Mullets.. Pike.. Carp .. Eels.. Shell-fish, except Oysters, which are not good till the close of September . . Mackerel the first 2 months of the quarter, but not good in August.

Vegetables. Of all sorts: Beans.. Peas.. French Beans.. Scarlet Runners, &c. &c.

Fruit.-In July: Strawberries and Gooseberries are going out.. Plums, various. . Cherries .. Apricots. . Raspberries. . Melons. . Currants. . Damsons.

In August and September: Peaches. . Plums.. Figs. . Filberts.. Mulberries.. Cherries.. Apples. . Pears.. Nectarines Grapes Melons.. Strawberries Medlars Quinces.. Morella Cherries . . Damsons and various Plums Pines of English Growth, and also those brought from the West Indies.

October.

Meat as before.

comes into season.

Buck-Venison goes out, and Doe-Venison
Pheasants from the 1st of October.

Poultry and Game.-Domestic Fowls as in former quarter. Woodcocks and Game of all kinds, as well as Water-Fowl, such as Wild Ducks.. Teal. . Snipes . . Widgeon.

Fish.-Dories . . Smelts.. Pike. . Perch.. Holibets .. Brills.. Carp.. Salmon-trout..Barbel .. Gudgeons.. Tench ..Shell-fish.

Vegetables.-Last crops of all sorts of Beans, and a few gatherings of a peculiar sort of Green Peas.

Fruit.--Peaches. . Pears. . Figs. . Bullace.. Grapes.. Apples.. Medlars. . Damsons. . Filberts.. Walnuts.. Nuts .. Quinces.. Services. . Medlars.

November.

Meat.-Beef.. Mutton.. Veal... Pork: all in high season .. House Lamb.. Doe-Venison . . Poultry and Game as the last month.

Fish as the last month.

Vegetables.-Carrots. . Turnips.. Parsnips. . Potatoes.. Skirrets.. Scorzonera.. Onions.. Leeks.. Shalots.. Cabbage ..Savoys.. Colewort.. Spinach.. Chard-Beets.. Chardoons.. Cresses.. Endive.. Celery.. Lettuces.. Salad-herbs.. Potherbs, and all the sorts of autumn crops.

Fruit.-Pears.. Apples. . Nuts. . Walnuts.. Bullace.. Chestnuts.. Medlars.. Grapes.

December.

Meat.-Meat of all sorts, as already stated, is now in prime order; and House Lamb is in high season as an esteemed Christmas delicacy.

Poultry and Game. - Geese . . Turkeys . . Pullets .. Pigeons.. Capons. . Fowls.. Chickens.. Rabbits.. Hares.. Snipes.. Woodcocks.. Larks.. Pheasants.. Partridges Sea-Fowls.. Guinea-Fowls.. Wild Ducks.. Teal.. Widgeon .. Dotterels. . Dun-birds.. Grouse.

Fish.-Cod.. Turbot.. Holibets.. Soles.. Gurnets.. Sturgeon.. Carp.. Gudgeons. . Codlings.. Eels.. Dories..Shell

fish.

Vegetables. As in the last month. Sea-Kale in season, but Asparagus only to be had forced.

Fruit as the last, except Bullace.

N.B.-The reference is to the Page, and not to the number of the Receipt.