MAY'S NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, BEST FOR ALL CLIMES. 
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Cassier's Giant. — Mammoth flowers of every color. Pkt. 15c. 
Emperor Frederick Deep, purplish red with golden bronze 
center and a broad margin of scarlet and yellow. Pkt. 10c. 
Faust, King- of the Blacks.^—The darkest variety grown; al- 
most a coal black. Pkt. 10c. 
Fire Dragon A deep fiery red. Pkt. 10c. 
Fire King-. — Upper petals and part of lower a deep brownish 
red, balance of flower golden yellow. Pkt. 10c. 
Frederick the Great. — Yellow, with dark center. Pkt. 10c. 
Giant Emperor William. — Flowers of a beautiful shade of blue, 
which gradually deepens to purple. Pkt. 10c. 
Giant Five Spotted. — Blooms of largest size, with distinct 
blotches on each petal. Pkt. 25e. 
Golden Yellow Five Spotted Most showy. Pkt. 25c. 
Bridesmaid New and distinct: White tinged rose. Pkt. 20c. 
Giant Striped — Very showy. Pkt. 10c. 
Giant Peacock -Peacock blue, edged white. Pkt. 20c. 
Prince Bismarck.^-Brown and golden bronze marbled. Pkt. 10c. 
PARIS PRIZE PANSIES. — A charming collection of varieties 
procured direct from the leading growers in France. They are 
noted for their size and beautiful coloring, also for the free- 
dom with which their flowers are produced. They begin to 
bloom very early and produce an almost endless array of 
flowers of all colors until cut down by the severe frosts. 
Bugnot's Large Flowering. — Large flowers, broad blotches with 
delicate pencilings to the edge of the petals. Pkt. 25c. 
Giant Parisian. — There is usually a large "blotch" on each of 
the five petals, with a surrounding band of some strikingly con- 
trasting color, over all of which is thrown a cobweb-like net- 
ting of yet another hue. The prevailing shades are cinnamon, 
violet, canary and orange yellow, black, garnet, light blue, vio- 
let indigo, cream, etc. This New Mammoth strain has been 
brought up to a high standard of excellence, measuring, when 
properly cultivated, four inches across. Pkt. 20c. 
Mad Perret The flowers are of the largest size, and beauti- 
fully marked, blue, red and violet. Pkt. 10c. 
Odier. A superb strain of various colored, perfectly formed, 
flowers, with dark blotches on the petals. Pkt. 15c. 
Pres. Carnot. — New and strikingly beautiful pure white petals, 
each adorned with a deep violet blotch. Pkt. 15e. . 
Trimardeau Mixed- — A magnificent strain noted for the im- 
mense size of their blossoms. Pkt. 10c. 
Pres. Faure A beautiful white pansy of large size, each blos- 
som having a distinct dark eye. Pkt. 10c. 
PANSIES. — For many years we have made a specialty 
of these delightful flowers, selecting our strains with 
the greatest care from the best varieties offered by the 
leading German, French, English and American grow- 
ers. New sorts are thoroughly tested by us before we 
offer them to our customers, and any not showing a de- 
cided improvement over existing sorts are discarded. 
In this manner we keep our stocks up to date and 
thoroughly reliable. Our customers will corroborate 
6 our statement that our Paris Prize, Royal Mixed, Flor- 
J $ ists' Special Mixed and Gem strains have never been, 
/A surpassed or equaled by those of any other seedsmen. 
We take especial pride in offering these mixtures, as 
the large perfect blooms, brilliant colorings and 
markings and great productiveness will not fail to 
give entire satisfaction to the most critical. 
Pansy seed may be sown in the hotbed or open 
ground. For early spring flowering it is best to sow 
the seed in September and winter over the young 
plants in cold frames. If this is not practicable, sow 
the seed in boxes in February or March, and transplant to open ground as soon as the 
weather will permit. Seeds sown in a cool place in June or July, and well watered until 
up, will produce fall flowering plants. Young plants give the largest flowers. If they first 
come into bloom in the heat of summer they will be small at first, but will increase in size 
and beauty as the weather becomes cooler. In mid-summer they will flower better If 
planted in a semi-shaded situation, and especially if furnished with a good supply vi 
water: 
GIANT GERMAN PANSIES. — Our seed of these is grown for us by the very best German 
growers. They are remarkable for their large size, profuse flowering qualities and beau- 
tiful colorings. 
Black Prinee. — An improvement on Faust, the well-known black variety. Flowers larg- 
er and produced in greater abundance. Pkt. 15c. 
Blue Prince. — A rich dark purple or blue black, shading to lavender. Pkt. 15c. 
Bronze ©_ueen. — The flowers are of good size and produced in great profusion. The col- 
ors are a rich brown or bronze, shading to light mahogany. Pkt. 15c. 
ELITE ENGLISH PANSIES — 
Lord Beaconsfield.— Light blue and purple. Pkt. 10c. 
King Rufus. — It opens a rich, deep crimson, which changes to 
a brownish shade. Pkt. 10c. 
Orange Prinee. — Golden yellow, center shading to a rich 
brown. Pkt. 10c. 
Victoria.— Rich, velvety, claret red. Pkt. 10c. 
Mahogany. — Very fine and distinct. Pkt. 10c. 
Ocean Spray. — Blue edged white. Pkt. 10c. 
STANDARD AMERICAN VARIETIES — 
Alpine Belle. — Light blue. Pkt. 10c. 
Bronze Q,ueen. — Brown shading to mahogany. Pkt. 10c. 
Excelsior. — Clear blue with yellow eye. Pkt. 15c. 
Marginata. — Deep blue, bordered creamy white. Pkt. 10c. 
Sunbeam. — Rose, shaded and tinted pink. Pkt. 10c. 
Swanley Blue. — Light blue, edged creamy white. Pkt. 10c. 
Violet — Margined white. Pkt. 10c. 
Gold Margined. — A splendid variety. Pkt. 10c. 
King of Yellows — Bright golden yellow. Pkt. 10c. 
Mourning Bride — Black purple, white edge. Pkt. 10c. 
Snow Queen. — Pure white. Pkt. 10c. 
PEERLESS MIXTURES — Those of our customers who do not 
care to grow separate varieties as listed by us, but want choice 
mixtures for bedding on the lawn, will find the following 
mixtures very pleasing and satisfactory. 
May's Special Mixture for Florists The plants produced from 
this mixture are of the greatest vigor and perfection in growth 
as well as beauty. In size, color and shape of the flowers they are 
unsurpassed. Pkt. 25c. 
May's Royal Mixed — This mixture contains over 30 of the lead- 
ing varieties and strains, and will produce a bed of pansies 
which for size, coloring and freedom of bloom will be the ad- 
miration of all who see it. Pkt. 20c. 
English Show Mixed. — This is made up of the famous English 
varieties. Pkt. 10c. 
Star Mixed. — This splendid mixture is made up of Golden 
Queen, Snow Queen, Bronze Queen and Faust. Pkt. 15c. 
Common Mixed. — This will produce an abundance of showy 
blooms, though not as large or beautiful as the more expen- 
sive varieties. Pkt. 5c. 
Gem Mixture — This remarkable mixture, offered for the first 
time last year, is fully described and illustrated on Page 6. 
of Specialties. 
