. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general. it may be presumed tha they aresafe. In flower seeds early asters aremaking a fine display, and the laterkinds are rapidly making up for losttime. Nasturtiums were never be-fore more promising; we even ex-pect to harvest a fair crop of thatdainty weakling Queen of TomThumb. Sweet peas are literally borne downwith seed pods. German stocks andwallflowers are in a poor way, but thesingle wallflowers in England are ex-ceptionally good. Pansies, owing to lackof moisture, are in a b
. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general. it may be presumed tha they aresafe. In flower seeds early asters aremaking a fine display, and the laterkinds are rapidly making up for losttime. Nasturtiums were never be-fore more promising; we even ex-pect to harvest a fair crop of thatdainty weakling Queen of TomThumb. Sweet peas are literally borne downwith seed pods. German stocks andwallflowers are in a poor way, but thesingle wallflowers in England are ex-ceptionally good. Pansies, owing to lackof moisture, are in a bad way, and nowthat a prudent purchase has removedthe surplus which has embarrassedthe trade during the past season,there is hope that the crop, althoughsmall, will be profitable. EUROPEAN SEEDS. CATALOGUES RECEIVED. F. & F. Nurseries, Spring-field, N. J.—Catalogue of Trees, Shrubs, Evergreens,Vines, Roses, Plants and Bulbs. Thisfirm has now 250 acres under cultiva-tion. S E E D CRIMSON WINTER RHUBARB .Seed for Sale$ Per Pound BELVIDERE NURSERY. Redondo, Cal. Mention The FlorlBte Exchange when BURPEES EARLIEST WHITE—in contrast with Mont Blanc to the left. NEW SWEET PEA s Earliest White Burpee Comes into full bloom in forty-five days after the seed is planted in the openground. The dwarf plants, sixteen to twenty inches high, are clad in rich dark-green foliageand carry a profusion of the pure white flowers, borne upon strong stems six to eight incheslong. Each stem has two or three of the fully expanded well-formed flowers, of good sizeand placed close together. From seed planted on May 18th last Burpees Earliest White was m full bloom onJuly 1st, while Mont Blanc, planted the same day, was showing only a few buds. It is alsowondrously profuse-blooming. Biifr^fic PorllACt WVlitA ^ not on\y &s extre^nely early but also just as hardyUi pCC a Ldl HCol vv UllC as the famous pink-and-white Burpees Earliest ofAll. It has black seed,—and is really the only clear w
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