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MAY'S CATALOGUE OF NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, BULBS, PLANTS AND FRUITS. 
Prices quoted on this 
page include tlie prepay- 
ment of postage by us. If 
wanted by express or 
freight at purchaser's ex- 
pense deduct 10 cents per 
pound. 
Sow 2 to 3 pounds pel 
acre. 
Rutabaga. 
CULTURE — Ruta Bag-a seed should be sown three or four 
-weeks earlier than that of the table varieties of turnips. The 
ground should be enriched with well-rotted manure and the 
seed sown in drills 2y 2 inches apart and thinned out to 6 or 8 
inches in the rows. When the roots have fully matured and before severe weather sets in, pull, cut off 
the tops and store them in a root-cellar or pit. In some sections the seed is sown broad-cast and the Ruta 
Bagas are allowed to take their chances with the weeds, but this method is seldom successful except on new clearing. 
CARTER'S HARDY SWEDE — This is a purple topped Ruta Baga of large size. It is a heavy yielder, a good keeper, and a 
wholly satisfactory sort. It has a small top, roots smooth, flesh yellow, firm and sweet. Pkt. 5c, oas. 10c, % lb. 15c, lb. 35c. 
HURST'S MONARCH — (See cut.) The largest and heaviest yielding, yellow fleshed sort, grown extensively for stock feed- 
ing; keeping qualities unsurpassed; a variety that every farmer should grow. It produces large, oval-shaped roots; flesh very 
solid, fine grained, and will keep solid and hard much longer than the small varieties. Pkt.5c, oz. 10c, % lb. 15c, lb. 35c. 
LARGE SWEET GERMAN — (See cut.) An excellent variety; flesh white, firm and solid; grows to a large size and has a very 
rich flavor. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, % lb. 15c, lb. 40c. 
LARGE WHITE — Hardy and productive; flesh white, solid, firm; keeps well. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, % lb. 15c, lb. 40c. 
MAY'S IMPROVED PURPLE TOP — (See cut.) A hardy and very productive variety. The bulbs are large, round, solid. Pkt. 
Be, oz. 10c, % lb. 15c, lb. *0c. 
MAY'S ELEPH VVT - 'r^dures larjre, oval shaped roots: a heavy yielder. Pfet. 5c, oz. lOc. V. lb. 15c, lb. 40c. 
«KTV«IIVrr«i PURPLE TOP.-Afine table or *toek feeding variety. Pkt. 5c. Oz. lOc, y. lb. 15c, lb 4<lc. 
WHITE FRENCH.— Flesh white, solid, of firm texture, sweet and rich. Pfet. 5c, oz. 10c, % lb. 15c, lb. 40e. 
Herbs. 
Herbs rfelierht in a rich, mellow soil. Sow seeds early in spring in shallow drills, one foot apart; when up a few inches thin out to proper 
distances, or transplant. They should be cut on a dry day just before they come into full blossom, tied in bunches, and hungup or spread 
thinly on a floor where they can dry quickly. 
Anise pkt. 5, oz. 20 
Balm pkt. 5, oz. 25 
Basil, Sweet pkt. 5, oz. 20 
Borage pkt. 5, oz. 20 
Caraway pkt. 5, oz. 10 
Coriander pkt. 5, oz. 10 
Dandelion pkt. 5. oz. 40 
Dill 
Fennell 
Horehound 
Hyssop 
Lavender ........ 
Marjoram Sweet 
Rosemary . . . 
.pkt. 5, oz. 10 
.pkt. 5, oz. 10 
.pkt. 5, oz. 25 
.pkt. 5, oz. 30 
.pkt. 5, oz. 40 
.pkt. 5, oz. 20 
.pkt. 5, oz. 40 
Rue pkt. 5, oz. 15 
Sage, Broad Leaf pkt. 5, oz. 20 
Saffron P kt. 5, oz. 20 
Savory, Summer pkt. 5, oz. 15 
Thyme pkt. 5, oz. 30 
Tansy \ P kt. 5, oz. 30 
Wormwood ..>. p kt. 5, oz. 25 
Tree Seeds. 
Many varieties are easily grown. It should also be remembered that while some kinds sprout at once, others require sev- 
eral weeks, and a few lie dormant a whole season. ^Evergreen seed should be kept in cool, dry sand. Those with hard shells 
should be planted in the autumn. The seeds of other deciduous trees should be planted from April to the middle of May in drills 
about 2 feet apart and covered about half an inch in depth. Varieties marked thus o will do better if planted in the fall 
EVERGREEN TREE SEED. 
oz. lb. 
Arbor Vitae, American.20c $2.00 
Balsam Fir 20c 2.00 
Red Cedar 10c 1.00 
Norway Spruce 15c 1.50 
Austrian Pine ..... 20c $2.00 
White Pine 25c 2.50 
Scotch Pine ... 20c 2.00 
DECIDUOUS TREE SEED. 
°Ash, American White . 10c $0.75 
5 Ash, Black or Water. .10c 1.00 
DECIDUOUS Tit EE SEED. 
oz. lb. 
°Ash, Green 10c 1.00 
Birch, American White20c 2.00 
Birch, European. 10c .40 
'Butternut .25 
' Black Walnut .25 
' Box Elder 5c .30 
=Catalpa, Hardy 10c 1.00 
"Chestnut, Sweet .30 
Elm, American 20c 2.00 
°H o n e y Locust, for 
hedges 10c .40 
DECIDUOUS TREE SEED. 
"Kentucky Coffee ok. lb. 
Tree 10c .75 
Larch, European. . . .20c 2.00 
o Linden, American . . . 10c .75 
° Locust, Yellow 10c .40 
° Maple, Norway 10c .50 
° Maple, Sycamore .... 10c .50 
° Maple, Sugar 10c .75 
Maple, Soft 10c .40 
Mulberry, Russian. . . 40c 4.00 
Osage Orange, for < 
» hedges 10c .60 
DECIDUOUS SHRUB SEEDS. 
oz. lb. 
'Berberry, Common .... 10c $0.75 
'Berberry, Purple 15c .1.50 
Calycanthus 10c 1.25 
Privet, Common 10c .75 
Privet, California.... .15c $1.25 
Snowball ti ... 15c 1.00 
0 Buckthorn .10c 1.00 
Note. — American Elm and Soft Maple mature their seed early in the summer, and they should be planted immediately after drooping. 
