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MAY'S CATALOGUE OF NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, BULBS. PLANTS AND FRUITS. 
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A Field of Two Year Old Apple Trees, Growing in our Nurseries. 
OUR NURSERY DEPARTMENT. 
Our nurseries, situated 15 miles east of St. Paul, are the mo st northern in America, and are admirably located for growing- 
choice stock. They are in a pleasant, fertile valley, an ideal spot for growing nursery stock. The soil is a rich, deep, dry, 
black loam. The location is perfect for growing nursery stock, and by careful and systematic cultivation the soil has been 
brought to the highest state of fertility and productiveness. The varieties we describe herewith have all been thoroughly 
tested at our nurseries and have been selected with special reference to their hardiness. 
The old-time theory, that fruit cannot be grown in the Northwest, has been thoroughly exploded, and each year more and 
more is being produced in this section. The varieties we grow are hardy here, and being thoroughly acclimated are much 
more suitable for this section than trees grown further south. Our soil and climate are especially suited to growing hardy 
fruits, shrubs, etc., giving them that toughness of fibre and vitality of root which enable them to withstand with equal vigor 
the blazing sun of the South, the dry scorching winds of the prairie and the severe freezing of the North. 
Every person in the towns, villages and cities, who owns a home, should plant fruit trees and bushes in his yard or garden. 
They cost but little, are easily cared for and will produce an abundance of delicious fruit, which is at all times valuable for 
food and one of the best promo- 
Every farmer and land owner 
They always command a good 
always in demand, especially in 
Thousands of dollars are an- 
might be grown right at home, 
be found very complete and has 
ence to its adaptability to the 
all the more pleasant if decorated 
ornamental shade trees, 
complete in the country, and 
afford ample storage capacity for 
enables us to pack and ship ear- 
trade. The packing season usual- 
Our Nursery has been inspected by the proper state 
officer and found free from injurious insect pests. A 
certificate of inspection will accompany each shipment. 
Universty of Minnesota, 
State Experimental Station, St. Anthony Park. 
Certificate of Inspection of Nursery Stock. 
This is to certify that on September 27th, 1902, I 
personally inspected the nursery stock of L. L. MAY & 
CO., located at St. Paul, Minnesota, and found therein 
no San Jose scale nor any other dangerous insect pest. 
This certificate is void after June 1st, 1903. 
A. G. RUGGLES, 
Deputy Inspector. 
tinues till the end of May. Hav- _ _ , 
tering here, our shipping facilities are exceptionally good and close connection can be had with through lines'to every part in the cTmntryV 
ters of health known, 
should plant fruits for profit, 
price in the market and are 
the large cities of the Northwest, 
nually sent away for fruit, which 
Our line of ornamental stock will 
been selected with special refer- 
Northwest. Your home will be 
with choice flowering shrubs or 
Our packing sheds are the most 
with the root cellar adjoining, 
millions of trees and plants. This 
ly, to accommodate our Southern 
ly begins in February and con- 
ing ten trunk line railroads cen- 
Unless otherwise noted all goods in this department will be shipped by express or freight. « 
• In filling orders from this list we reserve the right to substitute varieties considered by us of equal merit provided we 
are sold out of the variety ordered. In such cases we label the variety substituted with its true name. But if customer 
wishes no substitution made and so states in his order, we will fill order as far as possible and return the money for 
the portion we cannot fill. 
All stock will be packed in the most approved manner, so as to reach our customers in the best possible condition. 
All heavy packages should be sent by freight to avoid excessive charges. Express rates are very reasonable on this class 
of goods, being 20 per cent less than regular merchandise, pound rates to apply. 
OUR GUARANTEE. — We guarantee all stock to be up to size and grade specified in list and to be in a healthy, living 
condition when it leaves our hands. This guarantee holds good only when we are notified promptly on arrival of goods 
stating any errors or cause for complaint. We also guarantee stock to be true to name, with the understanding, that in 
case it does not prove so, we will not be held responsible for more than the purchase price paid for it; or if customer 
prefers, we will replace such stock, free of charge. 
AT PRICES QUOTED — We make no charge for boxing, packing and delivering at express or freight office. 6 at dozen 
rates, 50 at 100 rates. Write for prices on larger quantities. « 
PREPARATIONS FOR PLANTING. — Plow and subsoil repeatedly, so as to pulverize thoroughly to a depth of 12 to 18 inches 
When planting on the lawn or grass plots, remove the sod for a diameter of four to five feet, and keep this space well worked 
and free from weeds. Dig the hole deeper and larger than is necessary to admit all the roots in their natural position, 
keeping the surface and subsoil separate. Cut off broken and bruised roots, and shorten the tops to half a dozen good buds, 
except for fall planting, when it is better to defer top-pruning until the following spring. If not prepared to plant when your 
stock arrives, "heel-in," by digging a trench deep enough to admit all the roots, and setting the trees therein as close as they 
can stand, carefully packing the earth about the roots, and taking up when required in the spring. 
PLANTING. — Pill up the hole with surface soil, so that the tree will stand about as it did in the nursery after the earth- 
is settled, except for Dwarf Pears, which should be planted deep enough to cover 2 or 3 inches the quince stock upon which, 
they are budded. Work the soil thoroughly among the roots, and when well covered, tramp firmly. Set the tree firm as a 
post, but leave the surface filling (or poorer soil) light and loose. No staking will be required except for very tall trees. 
MULCHING. — After trees or bushes are planted it is a great advantage, in spring or fall, to mulch with a layer of litter 
or coarse manure 4 or 5 inches deep, extending 2 to 3 feet out from the trunks all around and sufficient to cover all the roots 
beneath. This prevents the ground cracking or baking, and keeps the earth moist and of an even temperature. 
AFTER CULTURE. — No grass or weeds of any description should be allowed to grow around young trees or plants. To get 
the best results the ground should be kept clean and loose around them, at least until they begin to bear. Where the ground 
is poor, surface applications of manure are needed. Pruning should be done regularly every spring before the buds swell; in 
this way removal of large branches is avoided. 
