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MAY'S CATALOGUE OF NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, BULBS, PLANTS AND FRUITS. 
rORKNIA FQURNERI Annual. 
Most beautiful plants for vases, 
"baskets, etc., blooming- continu- 
ally throughout the summer, 
producing Blue and Violet blos- 
soms with yellow throat. Pkt. 10c. 
VERBENAS. — Early flowering 
plants may be had by sowing 
the seed in boxes in the house 
and transplanting 
the plants to the 
open ground as 
soon as the soil 
Is warm enough. 
Seed sown in the 
open garden in 
May will produce 
flowering plants 
by August. The 
mammoth flower- 
ing varieties excel 
in richness of col- 
or and size of 
Dlooras anything 
3ver before offer- 
ed in the line of 
Verbenas. 
Black Beauty. — 
Blooms of im- 
mense size, of 
darkest purple, with 
a distinct light blue 
eye. Pkt. 10c. 
Verbena, Mayfield Prize.— The plant 
is very dwarf, not growing over 6 
inches in height and 10 or 12 in diam- 
eter. It blossoms profusely, throwing 
up its trusses of bloom well above the 
foliage during the entire season. The 
color is a clear, glowing crimson 
with a large, p u re white eye. This 
mammoth flowering 
variety is one of the 
brightest, showiest, 
most prolific bloom- 
ers we haveeverseen, 
and is well worthy 
a place in every col- 
lection. We have 
grown it for several 
years, testing it un- 
der the most adverse 
circumstances a n d 
have never known it 
to fail. For small 
beds or for borders 
for larger ones it is 
indispenable. Pkt. 
15e. 
Any ten va- 
rieties of Ver- 
benas listed 
on this page 
for 60c. 
deep purplish, blue black, white - 
Mammoth Flowering Verbenas. 
Blue Boy — The plants are of rather 
upright growth and the flowers are 
borne abundantly through the sum- 
mer months. Pkt. 10c. 
Lavender Beauty Charming large 
flowers of the most delicate shade of 
lavender or sky blue, with an almost 
pure white center. Pkt. 10c. 
Primrose. — A peculiar light yellow- 
colored variety. Blossoms of good size, 
and freely produced. Pkt. 10c. 
Royal Red. — A beautiful red variety, 
which belongs to the large flowering 
class. Its mammoth bright blossoms are a 
constant source of delight to theflower lovers 
duriug the summer season. Pkt. 10c. 
Mrs. Cleveland The plants form good, thrifty bushes, and produce great bunches of 
eyed blossoms from early summer until late in the fall. Pkt. 10c. 
Northern Light The largest white Verbena we know of; flowers borne in great clusters resembling Snowball blossoms. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Scarlet Queen. — An intense, bright scarlet shade, richer in color than Royal Red and the plants are equally as strong in 
growth. Pkt. 10c. 
Tiger. — Peculiarly striped flowers, which never fail to attract attention. Pkt. 10c. 
Odorata — A fragrant German variety. Try this for your flower bed; it is one of the most delightfully-scented flowers 
-ever produced, and a branch of cut blooms will perfume an entire room. The plant is a strong grower, and will bear ah abun- 
dance of blossoms during the entire summer season. The seed we 
offer you was obtained by us direct from one of the leading flower 
seed Arms of Europe, and we believe this verbena is one of the choic- 
est flowers that can be grown for bouquets, etc. Pkt. 5c. 
Mammoth Mixed. — This is a superb mixture, including some of the 
choicest and largest flowering varieties found in this magnificent 
class. Many of the single blooms measure 3 to 4 inches in diameter, 
and are produced in the greatest profusion. Pkt. 10c. 
Choice Mixed. — Choice mixture of all shades. Pkt. 5c, oz. 40c. 
VIJfCA. — (Periwinkle.) Annual. Handsome, bushy plants, producing 
very freely round, single flowers 1 to iy 2 inches in diameter. Pkt. 5c. 
VIOLET ODORATA. — (Sweet Violet.) Perennial. This popular, 
sweet-scented flower is easily grown from seed. The flowers are 3 
beautiful blue and highly perfumed. Pkt. 10c. 
WALL FLOWERS Annual. Single red, single golden, single pur- 
ple, single brown, single mixed, double yellow, double purple, double 
brown, double mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
WILD CUCUMBER. — Annual. For covering porches, trellises or any- 
thing where a climber can be used this is certainly the best plant we 
know of, if you want shade early in the season. It grows to a height 
of 20 or 30 feet in a remarkably short space of time, and is covered 
with a profusion of sweet-scented white flowers followed by prickly 
seed pods. Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c. 
ZINNIA Annual. 
Firebrand. — The blossoms are of an immense size, and as double as the 
Dahlia, while the color is by far the brightest scarlet we have ever seen in the 
flower family. Pkt. lOc. 
Zebra or Striped — A superb Zinnia, giant In size* and perfectly double, handsomely striped and 
marked with various colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Giant Mixed — Mammoth, perfectly double flowers of every shade found in this class of plants 
many blossoms measuring 5 inches in diameter. Plants grow about 30 inches high. Our mixture includes 
all of the various shades of red, rose, yellow, crimson, as well as pure white. Pkt. 10c 
DWARF VARIETIES —Double white, double orange, double canary. Pkt. 5c. Double Mixed. Pkt 5c 
TALL VARIETIES.— Giant Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 1 ' Xm OC> 
Tall double white, tall double rose, tall double yellow, tall double crimson. Pkt. 5c, oz 85c 
WILD FLOWER GARDEN FOR CHILDREN. Lltt7£\\ h T> s 
the garden that the little ones can call their own, where the daintiest, sweetest flowers easv of 
culture, and of rapid growth can be grown for their special enjoyment. Nothing appeals so in 
stantly to a young fancy as bright colors and beauty of form, and the influence on the 
mind when in its most receptive state, of a constant association with nature and its 
beauties, will be found to create beneficial impressions lasting a lifetime Not bnlv 
is the love of the beautiful, and the artistic taste aroused, but there also comes a 
love of order and an incentive to work with a noble object when the child is 
given a personal interest in the cultivation of the garden. With a small 
• ' expense of loving and thoughtful la- 
bor, the Children's garden can be 
transformed into a delightfully attrac- 
tive spot, overflowing with charm and - 
fascination in its quaint, exquisite 
beauty and forming the most instruc- 
tive of schoolrooms and the happiest 
of playgrounds. This mixture em' 
braces over 100 sorts of easy-growing 
flowers most suitable for any bare or 
unsightly spots in the yard, to sow 
along fences, on embankments, etc. All 
the cultivation necessary is some thin- 
ning out where the plants are too 
crowded and to keep the spot clear of 
weeds. Our packages contain half an 
ounce of seed. Pkt. 10c. - 
