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outside, but merely to loosen two inches be- 

 low the surface: we are satisfied that the vines 

 have been injured by deep digging the bor- 

 ders. Cold severe: last night temperature 2° 

 below 0. 



The cold very severe. The sudden changes ren- 

 der it almost impossible to keep a regular tem- 

 perature 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 well 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 open- 

 ing. Longest shoot on Hamburg was four 

 inches at noon. The IMuscat, which broke 

 first last year, is now the most backward. 

 Quere — Is it not owing to excessive bleeding.'' 



After this period, the thermometer was observ- 

 ed only at morning and at night. 



