WEEKLY CALENDARIAL REGISTER. Ill 



CHAPTER XII. 



WEEKLY CALENDARIAL REGISTER ; comprehending 

 the practical details of the Management* of a Vine, 

 from the bursting of the bud to the fall of the leaf. 



April 1st. This is one of the most interesting pe- 

 riods of the year to observe the vine. The plant hav- 

 ing been apparently in a state of rest for several 

 months, now begins to awake from its slumber, and 

 the buds will be seen swelling with eagerness to escape 

 from their winter habitation. Examine them all care- 

 fully, to see if any are impeded in their growth, in 

 consequence of the shoots having been nailed too close- 

 ly to the wall or otherwise. All such buds must be 

 immediately relieved, by cutting the shreds which con- 

 fine them, or by putting small bits of wood, or other 

 convenient things, betwixt the shoots and the wall, and 

 thereby making a space for the buds to swell in. In 

 dry weather, fork up the border to the depth of a 



* The operations directed in the following Register, to be per- 

 formed on or about the respective days named, are applicable to a 

 medium aspect, a season moderately favourable to the culture of 

 the vine, and to latitude 50f north. In a very favourable aspect, 

 or season, therefore, or in a latitude farther south, the different 

 stages in the. growth of the shoots, &c. of a vine, as indicated in 

 the Register, will occur a little earlier ; while, on the contrary, if 

 the aspect or season be unfavourable, or the latitude be much far- 

 ther north, they will be found to take place a few days later. It 

 may be remarked, also, that the directions for management are in- 

 tended to be of general application, and.not to refer exclusively to 

 a vine pruned or trained in any particular manner. 



