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Diary of the Vinery. 
The floor of the vinery kept constantly damp, 
and the flues watered twice at night. 
Rainy and thaw. 
Muscat of Alexandria vine bleeding at the buds. 
Weather 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 re-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 ; duh 
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-day. 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. 
Buds of the vine in pot breaking. 
