114 Notes and Gleanings. 



Fumigating Green-houses. — One of the most essential operations in the 

 care of the green-house is fumigating with tobacco, for all that have plants know 

 how soon they become covered with the aphis or green fly if this is neglected. 

 But it is not every one that can stand in a green-house, half filled with strong 

 tobacco-smoke, and watch a fumigating pot, to keep it filled with tobacco, and 

 prevent its blazing, both of which must be looked after. I venture to offer a 

 simple plan to remedy this. 



The fumigating pot that I use is a cylindrical one, two feet six inches high, 

 and twelve inches in diameter ; about nine inches from the bottom of the pet 

 two narrow strips of zinc are placed across each other, with the ends fastened to 

 the sides of the pot. On these rests a piece of zinc, one quarter of an inch 

 smaller than the diameter of the pot, filled with holes. On this is placed the 

 tobacco while burning. Below this, in the side of the pot, is a small sliding 

 door for draught, which "can be opened or closed as occasion requires. One half 

 of the top lifts up, hke a lid, to place in your tobacco, etc. ; the back half is per- 

 manently fastened on to the pot, and to it is attached a three and a half inch 

 pipe, with an elbow at the height of three feet from the top of the pot, and a 

 horizontal piece three feet long from the elbow. The pipe fits on to the pot the 

 same as a smoke-pipe on a stove ; and when I wish to fumigate my house, I set 

 my pot in a shed adjoining the green-house, and then put on my pipe, the end 

 of it going through a hole in the partition into the green-house. I then put in the 

 pot two or three clear coals of fire, and fill up with tobacco-stems, shut down the lid, 

 and open the draught, and in a few minutes the house is filled with smoke. I then 

 take off the pipe from the pot, set the whole away, stop up the hole in the par- 

 tition, and the job is over without my clothing or lungs being filled with smoke. 

 But may be every one has not got a shed attached to his green-house ; in that 

 case, take your pot outside, and have a pan-e of glass to take out. in the most 

 convenient place, and put in place of the glass a piece of zinc, the same size as 

 the frame, with a hole in it to let the pipe pass into the house, and it will work 

 equally as well, or even better, than in a shed : for in this latter way I smoke 

 the grapery. It gives me pleasure to recommend this simple plan to the readers 

 of the Journal, and to assure them of its perfect success ; and I have no doubt 

 of its working well with any one who Chooses to try it ; but great care must be 

 taken not to let the tobacco blaze. J. G. Barker. 



Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 28. 



California Grape Culture. — How quickly one is reached in these days for 

 a transgression ! The paragraph on " The California Grape and Wine Crop," 

 in our February number, brought us a reply, dated February 8, which reached 

 us only a few days later, though too late for the March number, and accordingly 

 published in the present number. The paragraph in question, by the way, was 

 from the Horticulturist, and was duly credited to that journal, the editor having 

 made the statement in the account of his personal observations. We are glad, 

 however, that it has brought out so interesting an article from Mr. Estee. 



Sweet Potatoes. — A Mrs. Miller last year raised on her fifteen-acre farm, 

 near Lawrence, Kansas, 3000 bushels of sweet potatoes, valued at $1800. 



