Fortieth Annual Catalog 



L. L. May & Co. 



Nurserymen, Seedsmen and Florists 



General Offices: St. Paul, Minn. Nurseries and Warehouses: Lakeland, Minn. 



We axe. placing at the dis- 

 posal of our clients -this year 

 the Home Service Corps of 

 our Landscape Department, 



which, is inaugurated especial- 

 ly with an eye to the needs 

 of home builders and which 

 specializes in the treatment 

 of Home Grounds. We shall 

 be glad to have you write to 

 us for suggestions and will 

 gladly furnish plans on ap- 

 plications for the sum of one 

 dollar to be applied on order, 

 when stock is purchased from 

 us. 



The importance of a plan 

 in planting is quite as great 

 as in building in order to se- 

 cure results that will be in 

 good taste and effective, for 

 the skillful arrangement of 

 shrubs and trees adds hun- 

 dreds of dollars to the selling 

 value of a property. We 

 would suggest that in writing 

 for plans a photograph and 

 complete description of house 



A Formal Planting— Please Note the Artistic Approach which is the Result of Expert Design. 



and grounds accompany the letter that our landscape architect may have as comprehensive _ an idea 

 as possible of the situation he is to treat; for each house is an individual problem that requires indi- 

 vidual treatment and consideration, which is what we supply, i. e., the personal touch. 



Could you not substitute a Buckthorn hedge for the fence that would become more beautiful year 

 after year? Would your porch not be lovelier covered with vines? And would not a planting of shrubs, 

 Spireas, and Hydrangeas about its base tie your house delightfully to its surroundings? Your back yard, 

 does it yield fruit and beauty by a garden of Apples and small fruits, raspberries, strawberries, currants 

 and a small vegetable corner to help keep down the high cost of living? We will be glad to_ suggest vari- 

 eties suitable to your locality and to give any help that we may in the way of cultural directions, etc. 



We undertake the landscaping and planting o£ Parks, Boulevards, Cemeteries and large estates, 

 furnishing plans when not too extensive, at the above rate, if stock is purchased from us and wish to 

 impress on all public-spirited individuals the necessity of city beautifying. 



Our Nurseries are the most northern of their size in America, and are devoted to the cultivation, 

 in large blocks, of Park and Avenue trees, fruit trees, evergreens, and shrubs of all sorts. All stock is 

 thoroughly acclimated and exposed to the rigors of our Minnesota winters which enables us to guar- 

 antee \it for any situation. 



Our packing sheds cover 40,000 square feet of floor space with trackage facilities to the very door 

 and we have such complete equipment for the handling and packing of stock in large quantities that 

 our patrons are assured of the arrival of their stock in perfect condition. 



One suggestion for effective treatment of 

 Home Lot. 



Home Service Department 



The accompanying diagram illustrates the way 

 in which plans are drawn. The corner lot here 

 treated is 100 by 75 feet. A hedge of hardy Buck- 

 thorn gives privacy to the front, while a heavy plant- 

 ing of purple lilac shuts off the alley to the rear and 

 a mixed shrubbing planting, flanked by a planting 

 of hardy perennials makes a garden of the back lawn. 

 A group of shade trees, American Elm (No. 11), 

 Tartarian Maple (No. 12), and Colorado Blue Spruce 

 (No. 13) completes the effect of seclusion, while 

 another Elm at the southwest corner balances the 

 planting at the back. The shrubs used about the 

 house are Spirea Van Houtti (No. 6) which will 

 flower in May and June, and Hydrangea P. G. (No. 

 7) which will be effective from July until frost. 



Snowberry (No. 2) and High Bush Cranberry (No. 

 9) to screen the service yard. 

 What can be done with your yard? Each home presents a different problem; we have been solving 

 so many of them successfully that we would like to help you with yours. 



