at Oa/chill, East Barnet. 



549 



1834. 

 Jan. 5. 



Maxim, 

 by day. 



74 



Minim. 



at night. 



61 



12. 

 15. 



17. 

 19. 

 20. 

 21. 



76 

 78 

 78 

 79 

 79 

 80 



63 

 64 

 65 

 66 

 67 

 68 



23. 



81 



69 



25. 

 29. 



82 

 83 



70 

 71 



Feb. 1. 



8. 



83 



84 



72 

 73 



12. 

 15. 

 19. 



22. 

 March 8. 



85 



85 



85 



74 

 75 

 76 

 76 



74 



10. 



85 



73 



12. 



85 



72 



14. 



- 



- 



29. 



85 



72 



April 12. 



83 



72 



18. 



- 



- 



22. 



- 



- 



24. 







Buds breaking generally. Heat of dung on border, 



96°. 

 Weather wet and windy : nights, 45° to 50°. 

 Shoots 2 in. long. 



Heat of dung on border, 65°. 



Largest spurs 1 ft. long : flower-buds as big as mus- 

 tard seeds (white) : bunches, 1 in. 



Shoots topped at one joint above fruit. If a lateral 

 is produced, it is topped beyond one leaf: if it 

 break again, top it again beyond one leaf. 



In dull days, when the weather is cold, and there is 

 not sunshine, give a little air, keeping the temper- 

 ature at 74°. 



Dung on the border nearly cold. 



The flowers of one bunch (near the hot pipes) ex- 

 panded : the first that have been. 



The vines in flower generally. 



Began to thin a bunch or two. 



Was thinning all day (at the top of the house). 



The berries of all set now : those of the Hamburgh 

 as large as hazel nuts ; those of the Old St. Pe- 

 ter's, the size of peas of the early frame kind. 

 For the sake of the Dutch sweetwater, main- 

 tained 76°, instead of 74°, the proper temperature 

 for the Hamburgh. After shutting up at night, 

 the tan pit is forked sometimes, and sprinkled 

 every night. The pipes are sprinkled at least 

 eight times in twenty-four hours. 



Begin to give air always when the temperature is 

 4° above that of the night heat. 



Dung, leaves, &c, cleared off the border, to admit 

 sun-heat, &c. : the border forked over. 



Finished shouldering the Hamburgh, and thinning 

 the sweetwater and St. Peter's (neither of the 

 two latter wants shouldering much). All spurs 

 tied to wires; laterals cut clean out; bunches 

 supported. 



Sweetwaters discovered to be changing colour for 

 ripening. 



First berry of the Hamburgh beginning to change 

 colour. Moisture withdrawn; plenty of air ad'™ 

 mitted; border watered with dung water (dry 

 weather). 



About half of the berries of the Hamburgh red- 

 dened ; about one third of those of the sweet- 

 water perfectly ripe; the berries generally, each 

 3i in. round. 



All watering of the soil for the vine roots, and 

 sprinkling of the house to prevent dust, &c, per- 

 formed when plenty of air is given, that shanking 

 (shriveling) may not be induced in the berries. 

 The border watered with dung water. Fruit 

 swelling rapidly. 



Cut fruit of the sweetwater. 



