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vines were primed, and cut back to three good eyes from the 

 bottom of the rafter ; these were left to produce fruit. 



Third Season. — From this period our diary commences; 

 but, as it was not kept with the accuracy of the following 

 year, and as there was but a few grapes, it would only occu- 

 py time and space to give it entire ; we shall therefore only 

 quote some of the remarks which were casually noted down, 

 showing the progress of the vines, that the amateur, who 

 wishes to follow our practice, may know how far he is suc- 

 cessful. 



March Ath. — Vines in the middle of the house have burst 

 their eyes : those at each end much swollen. 



12th. — Some of the earliest vines are so far advanced as to 

 show their fruit buds. 



22c?. — Yinesmost advanced have shoots about twelve inches 

 long; those which started latest about two inches. (It may 

 be proper to remark, that a flue run across the centre of the 

 house and returned again). 



April 5th. — Vines most advanced have made shoots two 

 feet long, and the largest bunches of buds are one inch long : 

 the latest now show fruit buds. 



19th. — The most forward vines have shoots now about five 

 feet long. The two side shoots, (there being one main and 

 two side ones), have had the ends nipped off two eyes above 

 the fruit buds. 



May 3d. — The most forward vines now begin to open their 

 flower buds : longest shoots about eight feet. The conserva- 

 tory up to this time, since the vines began to push, has been 

 syringed every night in favorable weather, — both plants and 

 vines. 



16th. — During the last week, the temperature has been kept 

 higher, and rather closer than usual, The most forward vines 

 have now their fruit well set: the latest just coming into 

 flower. 'I'he most rapid growing vines have already reached 

 the top of the house, twelve feet. 



2(!>th. — Vines very vigorous, so much so, that the leading 

 shoots have to be turned and trained along the ridge, and the 

 laterals left at full length to prevent the main eyes from break- 

 ing. 



