THE GRAPE. 



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Feb. March 

 1839. Tem- 

 perature. 



59 



59 



28 



58 



62 



75 



51 



70 



65 



71 



64 



63 



68 



Diary of the Vinery. 



The floor of the vinery kept constantly damp, 

 and the fines watered twice at night. 



Eainy and thaw. 



Muscat of Alexandria vine bleeding at the buds. 

 AVeather clear and rather cool. 



Muscat vine continuing to bleed excessively, and 

 finding all attempts to stop it unsuccessful, we 

 hastily concluded to prune it down beyond the 

 bleeding bud, and cover the wound with bladder 

 of triple thickness (two very fast :) this, it was 

 supposed, would stop it; but in a few moments 

 the sap rc-appeared, forcing its way through other 

 buds, and even through the smooth bark in many 

 places. The buds on the Sweetwater vines in 

 pots began to swell. Rain last night ; dull 

 weather during the day : snow nearly gone. 



Morning fine ; afternoon cloudy. When 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-flay. Afternoon clear. 



Buds of some black Hamburg vines beginning to 

 swell. Dug up the inside border, and, notwith- 

 standing all precautions, destroyed a few of the 

 grape roots, which were within three inches of 

 the surface. From this circumstance, we have 

 determined not to disturb the border outside, but 

 merely to loosen two inches below the surface : 

 we are satisfied 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 regular tempera- 

 ture 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. 

 68iBuds of the v:'ne in pot breaking. 



