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Morning fine ; afternoon cloudy. When the 

 fire is at a red heat, the damper and furnace 

 door are closed to keep up the heat. 



Bright morning ; weather cool. 



Quite warm and pleasant for the season. 



Weather changed last evening suddenly ; a 

 cold snow storm set in to-day. Afternoon 

 clear. 



Buds of some black Hamburg vines beginning 

 to swell. Dug up the inside border, and, 

 notwithstanding all precautions, destroyed a 

 few of the grape roots, which were within 

 three inches of the surface. From this cir- 

 cumstance, we have determined not to dis- 

 turb the border outside, but merely to loosen 

 two inches below the surface : we are satis- 

 fied that the vines have been injured by 

 deep digging the borders. Cold severe : 

 last night temperature 2 below 0. 



The cold very severe. The sudden changes 

 render it almost impossible to keep a regu- 

 lar temperature in the house, which should 

 not stand (at this stage of forcing) below 60. 

 The house having originally been intended 

 for a grapery without fire heat, it is not wel 

 adapted to forcing. 



Weather cool and pleasant. 



Buds of the vine in pot breaking. 



Buds of Hamburgs breaking. Snow last night , 



Quite cold last night. Windy. 



Buds of Hamburgs mostly breaking. Owing 

 to the changeable weather, there is some 

 fear that there has been too much heat, as a 

 few of the shoots appear weak. Plenty of 

 air has been given daily. 



Buds of Muscat of Alexandria breaking. Fruit 

 buds appear on the Hamburgs. 



The buds have broken remarkably fine : al- 

 most every bud throughout the house is 

 opening. Longest shoot on Hamburg was 

 four inches at noon. The Muscat, which 

 broke first last year, is now the most back- 



