438 THE GARDENER. [Sept. 1869. 



Camellia. — Disbud your Camellias at once. Leave two buds on the point of 

 each shoot — the largest and the smallest. This will give you a greater suc- 

 cession of bloom than if you left the two most advanced. In future, disbud as 

 soon as the buds are fairly formed. 



A Young Gardener. — Lindley's Tlieory and Practice of Horticulture costs 21s. 

 Longman & Co. publish it, but any bookseller will procure it for you. It is 

 a grand book ; study it closely. 



We believe too strong fumigation with tobacco will injure Grapes, but wo 

 never saw it done. 



Ficus. — We hope to have space next month to give a paper read before the 

 Royal Horticultural Society at Manchester, by Mr Barron of Chiswick, on the 

 cultivation of Figs in pots, which will give you the best possible information on 

 the subject. Mr Barron, on the same occasion, exhibited the most superb col- 

 lection of Figs in pots, from the gardens of the Horticultural Society, that were 

 ever seen in public. 



Vine-Grower, — Never mind what you read to the contrary. Next year, when 

 your Lady Downes Grapes are stoning, keep the house as cool as a greenhouse 

 for three weeks, and "the spot" will do you no serious damage. This is our 

 experience, and we have grown that best keeper of all Grapes for fourteen years. 



A Greenhorn. — AVrite to Messrs Lee of Hammersmith, and they may be able to 

 send you a few berries of the Grape. We have it, but not yet ripe. We thought 

 it a nice-looking good-flavoured Grape when we tasted it at Leicester. We 

 have found no difficulty in setting Mrs Pince's Muscat. The bunches are large, 

 and we think they will colour well. We saw a very fine bunch of it, along with 

 other very fine Grapes, a short time ago at Tynningham. Next month we shall 

 be able to let you know more about its flavour than we could now. 





