Mad Chatenay Rose. 



(For illustration see front cover.) A Hybrid Tea, 



Everybitxiy loves novelty, change, something' 

 new and grand to attract attention and incite interest. We find this in ev-,e^y walk of life and 

 in every business or profession. But in thus exploiting new things we often Tose sight of the old 

 and tried, the standards which have brought us pleasure, wealth or fame. This fact is es- 

 pecially true as regards roses and rose growers. Many new things are oflFered each season, said 

 to possess exceptional merit and decided improvement over existing sorts when in reality they 

 are vastly inferior in everj^ respect. Often times the good qualities of a plant are hidden or over- 

 looked by growers for years, only to be accidentally discovered and revived. The great merits 

 and beauty of the Mad Chatenay, seem to have laid dormant for years and its full worth and 

 beauty only recently found out. That it is one of the most cliarming varieties in existence no 

 lover of flowers can deny. 



ITS COLOR is hard to describe, as the delicate shadings are so perfectly blended ■ into 

 and through each other. It is a bright, rose carmine, shaded salmon, a most glorious com- 

 bination. Our illustration on front cover while painted from nature, but faintly portrays 

 its great beauty. 



THE FLOWERS are of large size, as large or larger than the La France, the buds pointed, of 

 fine form for button=hole use. The center petals are slightly recurved. The buds unfold slowly, 

 while the flower is most handsome from the time the bud begins to show color until it is fully 

 expanded. 



IT NEVER FADES and keeps a remarkably long time, the petals drying up and 

 retaining their fine color for months after. Cut blooms have been known to keep their form, 

 color and fragrance for two weeks after cutting. 



ITS FRAGRANCE is fine, more like the delicate odor of the Tea Roses than the heavy 

 perfume of the Hybrid Perpetuals. 



ITS GROWTH. Ingrowth it is strong, stocky and vigorous, ■with bright, clean, beautiful 

 foliage at all times. For indoor growing it has proven a rich boon to the florists, as its free 

 blooming qualities, its strong growth^ its freedom from mildew, all combine to make it 

 a general favorite. We have grown a large stock of this grand rose, but would advise all our 

 customers to place their orders early so as to obtain strong, M'ell-rooted plants before our 

 supply is exhausted. 15c each, 2 for 25c, postpaid. $1.20 per dozen by express. 

 R<»'i'y5*l««*l Mf^lrkti Pflli-f (See Cut.) An ornamental fruit-bearing tree 

 Drd.Zrlalca.n iYlCiUIl rrUlL. that no one should fan to secure. A few years ago 

 we introduced this great plant novelty, and our experience with it and the many testirnonials 

 received from our patrons, all praising its wonderfiil qualities, only confirm our opinion ex- 

 pressed when introducing it, that it is the greatest plant novelty that has ever been ofiered the 

 American trade. It is a native of Southern Brazil. It is not only an excellent and valuable 

 ornamental plant, with rich green leaves, that at once give it a foremost place in the list ofhand- 

 some foliage plants, butit alsofurnishes us with a most 

 desirable, egg-shaped, yellowish-orange colored fruit, 

 which hangs pendant in clusters, just below the 

 beautiful foliage. This fruit is of the most delightful 

 flavor imaginable, having a slightly sub=acid taste, en= 

 tirely different from any other fruit we are acquainted 

 with. For eating out of hand, slicing or making into 

 preserves, it is simply delicious, and its lovely appear- 

 ance in a dish on a "table can only be equaled by th< 

 finest of tropical fruits. As an ornamental plant it has 

 few equals, its splendid bushy habit, healthy growth 

 and charming foliage giving it the preference over 

 many of the weaker and more delicate plants ofthe orna- 

 mental class. Mrs.T. B. Shepherd, Ventura, California, 

 writes: "It is a fine shrub, the foliage is large and 

 handsome and the fruit of a beautiful orange salmon 

 color when ripe, and has a delicious sub-acid taste." 



Note. — It is desirable only for house culture and the 

 open ground during the summei months, and must 

 be taken into the house at the approach of cold 

 weather. Strong plants 2sc each, postpaid. 



The Seed. — We can supply the seeds of this valuable 

 plant, and on each packet will be given full and com- 

 plete cttltural directions. This is very costlv and con-. 

 aequentlv the packets will contain onlv a few seeds 



each. Pkt. 25c. STRAWBERRY QUAVA. 



Cf- *•€! vs/hf»f"f"V Clt1Si\rfi (See Ctit.) Another luscious tropical fruit and charming house 

 iJ%,ia.\V IJ^M. 1 J VJUtl \ ex.* pSant. This is a native of Cuba and other West India islands, 

 where its fruit is of great value for food, and also for making confections, which are exported 

 to all parts of the world. Here, in our climate, it makes a charming house plant, rivaling the 

 famotts Otaheite Orange in beauty. It is a nice, clean grower, with thick glossy green leaves, 



and like the orange, it bears both flowers and 

 fruit at the same time. The flowers are pure 

 white and delightfully fragrant. The fi-uit is 

 large, nearly the size of a wainut, and of a 

 beautiful red'dish color; the. flavor is delicious, 

 sweet and spicy, and yet rich and delicate. It is 

 very rare and interesting. The 

 plant begins to bloom and bear 

 fruit while quite small. The plants 

 are easilj' grown and will thrive 

 with the same treatment given tiie 

 Otaheite Orange. With the Melon Fruit, 

 Lemon and orange herewith ofiered , it forms 

 a set of most interesting and valuable fruit and 

 ornamental plants. 35c each, postpaid. 



American Wonder Lemon. 



(See Cut.) Another fine and vahiable fruit for 

 house culture. The leaves are a deep glossy 

 green like the Otaheite Orange, are easily kept 

 clean and bright, rendering the plaht neat 

 and attractive at all times. In addition to this, 

 its waxy white, fragrant blossoms, prodijced in 

 clusters', followed b^' large, showy fruit, make this 

 plant at all times beautiful as well as useful. The fruit 

 is very large, of fine flavor, and superior to the or- 

 dinary lemons of commerce, in every particular. You 

 will make no mistake in ordering this mo.st beautiful 

 plant, as it is valuable alike as an ornamental plant 

 or a fruit prodticing plant. 25c each, postpaid. 



Daytonville, Mendocino County, Cal., June 16. 190.^. 

 Messrs. L. L. May & Co., 



Dear Sirs.— I wish to thank you for your kind generosity 

 concerning those strawberry-raspberry plants, which I re- 

 ceived at your expensed They received prompt attention as 

 soon as they arrived. They were verj- nice and they are grow- 

 ing well. If they don't do well I am sure its not your fault. 

 Yours respectfully-, Mrs. J. E. Rayner. 



HAWAIIAN TREASURE PLANT. 



The Hawaiian Treasure 



Plant (®^e 'C"*-) This marvel of 

 i RfJLiM %,m growth, from the far ofi'Pacific, 

 is one of the most interesting plants we have 

 ever seen. It is an annual, growing from 6 

 to 10 feet in height in a single season from 

 seed, and forming compact, symmetrical 

 heads of foliage of rare grace and beauty. 

 It requires no trimming, naturally forming 

 most beautiful plants, useful alike for or- 

 nament and shade. It is most valuable for 

 screening unsightly places as well as for 

 single specimen plants on the lawn. It is 

 also beautiful, planted in groups and in rows 

 for an ornamental hedge. Pkt, loc. 



Othaeite Orange. J- ?ot 



planes for flowering we have ever seeij, and 

 being useful as well as ornamental, should be 

 grown by everyone. It is a very dwarf 

 variety, and blossoms and fruits freely when 

 onl3^ 12 or 15 inches high. The delicately 

 scented blossoms are produced in great pro- 

 fusion. The fruit is quite small, being only 

 about one-half the size of the ordineii-y or- 

 ange, but is very sweet and delicious. 'For 

 pot culture it is one of the most novel and 

 interesting plants of late introduction. It 

 blooms freelj^ during the entire season, and 

 one plant will scent a whole room. The 

 stock we offer is strong and thrifty. 25c each. 



Kumquat 

 Orange. 



or Kin=Kan 



This unique and wonderfully 

 beautiful orange is a native 

 of Japan. It bears in the most marvelous 

 profusion little miniature oranges, no larger 

 than a damson plum, of a rich golden color, 

 glittering amid the dark foliage like burnished 

 gold. The whole fruit., rind and all, is eaten, 

 and people become extremely fond of them'. 

 They arc delicious preserved' and crystalized. 

 The plants bear iust as soon as thej- have 

 wood enough to hold fruit, and are loaded 

 with fruit and flowers ever^* year. 50c each. 



BRAZILIAN riBLON FRUIT. 



AMERICAN WONDER LEMON 



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