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Evening Star, Issue 21240, 22 October 1932, Page 23

Lilac often fails to bloom because the growth is too crowded and suckers are allowed to develop. Many hardy perennials are best supported by strong, branched pea stakes rather than by tying to stakes. It is a great advantage to prick out celery in a bed of soil over a layer of old manure in a frame. To ensure a continuous supply of young carrots, sow the short-rooted varieties at intervals of a month. Moss on garden walks can be killed by applying boiling water. Occasional light dressings of sulphate of ammonia will greatly improve lawns and discourage weeds." Water well-established aspidistras and ferns with a solution of half an ounce of nitrate of soda to a gallon of water once a fortnight.