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Aug 3d. 11˚.

Grapes 1877

Just beginning to be purple & quite hard— Bloom not very perfect, but look moderately silvery in water, surface however still repellent

5 cleaned & uncleaned syringed often

Oct. 25. one of each lot decayed & mouldy

Oct 29. all 4 of those with bloom mouldy — 1 of the cleaned mouldy — not much difference, but support former conclusion.

Aug 3d 11˚ 4 cleaned & uncleaned left to dry.

― 15' a trace of more shriveling round peduncle of cleaned ones.

16 all 4 cleaned a trace if shriveling round stalk, only 1 of them with bloom

(fell down & some cracked)

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Aug. 16' 9˚ A. m. — grapes now rather riper & dark purple cleaned 7 & left 8 with bloom on, & put in sun to dry

24 several of cleaned & uncleaned a little wrinkled

27' no difference between the 2 lots

30' I think the cleaned rather more wrinkled.

Sept I 8˚ Cut one of each into twain no difference in colour of juices or in tastes.)

Sept 4th the c more of the cleaned collapsed

Sept 8th The cleaned ones seem rather more collapsed

Feb. 15th [illeg] 1878 — now nearly as dry as raisins, & there is no difference in to the 2 lost, so threw away. —

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