Friday 18th. Mercury at 36 this Morning, 40 at Noon and 44 at Night.
Not much Wind. In the forenoon, the little that blew was Northwardly—in the afternoon Eastwardly.
The two Doctr. Jenifers went to Alexandria after breakfast.
Planted border of Ivy under the No. side of the So. Garden wall.
Also four Lime or Linden Trees, sent me by Govr. Clinton of New York which must have been out of the ground since the middle of Novr. without any dirt about the Roots and only a covering of Mat. These were planted in the Serpentine Roads to the door—the 3d. trees on each side next the Walls & the second trees on each side next the grass plat.
lime or linden trees: Tilia americana, linden or basswood. GW wrote to Gov. George Clinton that the seedlings had been delayed at Norfolk by the severity of the winter and that he did not expect them to live. He asked for other plants and seeds, saying he would make no apology because “I persuade myself you will have pleasure in contributing to an innocent amusement” (20 April 1785, DLC:GW).