22 APRIL 1949, Page 15

In the Garden The fight is as bitter as ever

between those who believe in artificial manures and those who do not ; but one detail of agreement is general: a small dose of sulphate, just a pinch or two near the stem, does give many plants, especially the spring cabbage, a flying start. No flower her come more suddenly into favour, than the annual carnations, Enfant de Nice and the rest. Be it remembered that when the central shoot rises to some height disbudding is almost necessary. W. BEACH THOMAS.