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Diary of the Cultivation of the Grape Vine 



Fine weather since the 1st of the month. 



Grapes continue to SAvell up fast. House well 

 watered. 



Very warm during the last three days. 



Warm with refreshing showers. The vines 

 have pushed out a strong growth on the lat- 

 erals since the 25th of June, and the whole 

 were looked over and cut back to one eye 

 beyond the last pruning. 



A few berries on one of the Black Hamburgh 



vines show signs of coloring. 

 Wilmot's Black Hamburgh begins to color, 



and the berries of the White Muscadine have 



a transparent appearance. 



The weather since the 12th has been cool for 

 the season, with east winds, and the house 

 has been kept rather close, in order to keep 

 up a good temperature. 



Warm again. 



Cool and rainy. Light fire kindled, and flue 

 dusted with sulphur. 



Cool and rainy weather continues, and fires 

 are required to keep up a good tempera- 

 ture. 



Vines looked over again ; the laterals having 

 grown considerably since the 12th, they 

 were again cut back to one eye beyond the 



