COMPANION TO THE FLORAL MAGAZINE. 
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mittee of the Royal Horticultural Society ; and it would be a matter of 
considerable interest to see the competition. 
The Manual of the Messrs. Carter is a very useful book of informa¬ 
tion, giving in alphabetical order the best of bedding, stove, and green¬ 
house plants, together with some of the novelties for which this firm is 
so celebrated. 
OBITUARY. 
We have to record, with deep sorrow, the death of our valued friend 
and contributor the Rey. George Jeans, Vicar of Alford ; after a short 
but severe attack of angina pectoris, he entered into his rest on Thursday, 
the 9th April. A consistent Christian, a diligent and faithful pastor, and 
a warm and attached friend, he has left in the circle of his acquaintance 
few who were his equals in these respects; while, as an ardent and philo¬ 
sophic florist, his name will be long remembered, especially in connection 
with his favourite flower, the Auricula. 
GARDEN ENGINES. 
A dry and warm spring, reminding us of those English springs which 
we believed only existed in the fevered brains of poets, has already made 
us look about us as to how we are to manage the watering of our gardens 
and greenhouses, and in Mr. Button’s “Hydropult” and Mr. Warner’s 
“ American Eire Annihilator and Garden Engine ” we have the very help 
we need, and provided for us in the most efficient manner; leaving others 
to discuss their merits as to the extinguishing of fire and other non-gar¬ 
dening purposes, we willingly bear testimony to their adaptability for all 
purposes where a syringe or ordinary garden-engine may be required. 
The force of one man is sufficient to send a steady stream of about eight 
gallons a minute to a distance of fifty yards, while a house can be effec¬ 
tually syringed by a gentle shower. They are very portable and simple 
in their construction, and therefore but little likely to go out of repair; 
and we strongly recommend all who wish to keep their plants clean in 
an easy manner, to provide themselves with one. If the weather con¬ 
tinues, there is no doubt that we shall have our Rose-trees infested with 
greenfly, and there is no way so effectual in getting rid of them as the 
thorough drenching that such, engines are capable of giving them. 
CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS.—MAY. 
Greenhouse .—There will be no lack of gaiety now, the difficulty being 
