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Earthen pans on the flues kept filled with 

 water, but syringing suspended on account 

 of the moisture in the atmosphere, it having 

 been damp for three days. Cloudy. 



Washed vines with soap suds. Weather mo- 

 derate : a slight snow last night. 



Pans kept full of water for the sake of steam, 

 and vines syringed twice a day in sunny 

 weather. Weather changed suddenly last 

 night ; cold, and temperature fell 10 below 

 minimum point. 



A Sweetwater vine in a pot, taken from the 

 cellar on the 18th, and pruned at that time, 

 is now bleeding profusely. At this season 

 of the year, in order to economize with fuel, 

 the furnace should be managed carefully. 

 We found it a good plan about 10 o'clock 

 at night to close the door of the ash-pit and 

 furnace, and push the damper in the chim- 

 ney as far in as possible. No air is then 

 admitted, except through the crevices of the 

 iron work. The thermometer fell only 4 

 during the night. Watered vines with soap 

 suds. 



The last seven days have been very mild for 

 the season : to-day appears like an April 

 day. 



Weather became cold during the night. 



Weather cloudy and thawy for the last three 

 days. The floor of the vinery kept con- 

 stantly damp, and the flues watered twice at 

 night. 



Rainy and thaw. 



Muscat of Alexandria vine bleeding at the 

 buds. Weather clear and rather cool. 



Muscat vine continuing to bleed excessively, 

 and finding all attempts to stop it unsuccess- 

 ful, we hastily concluded to prune it down 

 beyond the bleeding bud, and cover the 

 wound with bladder of triple thickness (two 

 very fast :) this, it was supposed, would stop 

 it ; but in a few moments the sap re-appear- 

 ed, forcing its way through other buds, and 

 even through the smooth bark in many 

 places. The buds on the Sweetwater vines 

 in pots began to swell. Rain last night : 

 dull weather during the day : snow nearly 

 gone. 



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