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MAYS CATALOGUE OF NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, BULBS, PLANTS AND FRUITS. 
SHRUBS. 
FLOWERING AND 
ORNAMENTAL. 
All mail size stock will be sent postpaid at price 
quoted, all others by express or freight, at pur- 
chaser's expense. 
ALTHEAS — Bloom late in summer, after others 
are through. Mail size, 25c; 18 to 24 inches, 35c. 
Single Purple. Red, white, Double Purple. Red, 
-white, Variegated Leaf. 
ALMONDS. — Produce double rose-like blossoms, set 
closely on the twigs, in early spring before the 
leaves appear. 18 to 24 inches, 25c. 
BERBERRY PURPLE Foliage and fruit of a vio- 
let purple; very striking and attractive. Mail size, 
15c; IS to 24 in., 20c; 2 to 3 ft., 25c. 
BERBERRY THUJVBERGII. — A dwarf growing va- 
riety from Japan; foliage small, changing to cop- 
pery red in autumn. Mail size, 15c; 18 to 24 in., 
25c. 
CALYCANTHUS (Sweet Scented Shrub.) Flowers 
of a rare chocolate color, with a peculiar agreeable 
odor; wood fragrant; foliage large and rich. Mail 
.size, 15c; 18 to 24 inches, 25c. 
CLETHRA ALNIFOLIA (Sweet Pepper Bush.) 
Produces spikes of clear white, fragrant flowers, in 
August. Mail size, 15c; IS to 24 inches, 25c. 
CORNUS SANGUINEA (Red Twig Dogwood.) 
Very conspicuous in Winter, when the bark and 
twigs are blood-red. Fine white blossoms in ear- 
ly spring. Mail size, 15c; IS to 24 inches, 25e. 
CURRANTS. — Very hardy and desirable. Dbl. Fig. 
Red, Dbl. Fig. Yellow, Dbl. Fig. Crimson, new and 
distinct. Mail size, 15c; 18 to 24 inches, 25c. 
DEUTZIAS. — Admirably adapted for lawn culture, 
planted either singly or grouped. Mail size, 15c; 
18 to 24 inches, 25c. 
■Candida — Double, pure white. 
Crenata. — Large, double, pink. 
Dbl., Rose Colored. 
■Gracilis. — Pure white; dwarf. 
Lemoinei. — Dwarf; free flowering, white. 
Pride of Rochester. — Large, double, white, tinted rose. 
Scabra. — Bell-shaped, white blossoms produced in small bunches. 
Wateri. — Blossoms extra large, borne in large, loose racemes; 
white, tinged with rose. 
UXOCHORDA GRANDIFLORA A vigorous growing shrub, 
forming a neat, compact bush 10 to 12 feet high. The pure 
white flowers are borne in slender racemes of 8 to 10 florets 
each on light and wiry branches that bend beneath thir load 
just enough to be airy and graceful. Mailsize, 15c; 18to 24inehes, 25c. 
ELDER, GOLDEN. — (Sambucns Aurea.) This Is a most beau- 
tiful shrub, with golden yellow foliage, producing a very fine 
•effect when grouped with other shrubs, or as single specimen 
iplants on the lawn. It produces clusters of pure white flow- 
ers, which are followed by the fruit similar in appearance to 
the common elderberry. Mail size, 15c; 18 to 24 inches, 25c. 
EORSYTHIA SUSPENSA (Golden Bell.) Bright yellow flow- 
"ers, which appear in early spring before the leaves, and are 
borne in long sprays. The plant is of dwarf, weeping habit. 
Mail size, 15c; 18 to 24 inches, 25c. 
FRINGE, PURPLE. — A much admired shrub for its curious 
fringe, or hair-like flowers, that cover the whole surface of the 
plant in midsummer. Mail size, 20c; 2 to 3 ft., 25c. 
WHITE FRINGE — The blooms, resembling tassels of white 
fringe, are borne in great profusion and are very fragrant. 
Mail size, 25c; 18 to 24 inches, 30e. 
HONEYSUCKLE TARTAIAN — Of upright or tree form, pro- 
ducing a great profusion of bloom in early summer. Two 
varieties, white and red. Mail size, 15c; 3 to 4 ft., 25c. 
HOP TREE. — A large shrub of rapid growth and robust 
habit. Fruit winged and in clusters. Blossoms in June. Mail 
size, 15e each; 2 to 3 ft., 25c. 
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A low, bushy shrub 
Bridal Wreath. 
Hydrangea Paniculata Grandiflora. 
KERRA-JAPONICA (Globe Flower.) 
with green bark, pretty foliage and small, yellow flowers. 
Mail size, 15c; 18 to 24 inches, 25c. 
LILACS. — The named sorts which we offer are a great im- 
provement over the common purple and white. Unless oth- 
erwise noted, Mail size, 15c; 18 to 24 inches, 40c. 
Belle De Nancy. — Light purple. 
Charles X. — Dark purplish red. 
Josikea. — Fine purple flowers, late in June, after other va- 
rieties are through blossoming. 
Lemoinei. — Double white flowers, borne in immense panicles. 
Mad. Chatenay. — A new and desirable variety from France. 
Marie Le Gray. — A new white variety of great beauty. 
Persian. — Small, bright purple. 
Giant Tree Lilac. — (See cut.) A magnificent and beautiful tree 
from northern Japan. Blossoms in midsummer; immense 
clusters 16 to 24 inches long of pure white. Very rare and 
choice. 25c each; 18 to 24 inches, 50c. 
Marie Le Page. — New and choice. 
Rubra Chas. X — Red; very beautiful. 
Common Purple. — Mail size, 10c; IS to 24 inches, 25c. 
Common White. — Mail size, 10c; 18 to 24 inches, 25c. 
PRUNUS PISSARDI — (Purple Leaved Plum.) The young 
branches are dark purple and the leaves a lustrous crimson, 
changing to purple. Flowers are small, white and single. 18 
to 24 inches, 25c; 3 to 4 ft., 50c. 
JAPAN QUINCE — (Pyrus Japonica.) Their large brilliant 
crimson flowers are among the first that open in the spring, 
and as they are borne in the greatest profusion, covering 
every branch and twig before the leaves are developed, 
they present a rare spectacle. Mail size, 15c; 18 to 24 
inches, 25c. 
SNOWBALLS. — Common. (Viburnum Sterilis.) — The well known plant, blooming in May, 
perfectly hardy and easily grown every where Mail size, 15c; 18 to 24 in., 25c. 
Japanese Single. — -(Viburnum Tomentosum.) A most beautiful new variety, with pure 
white, single blossoms. Mail size, 20c; 18 to 24 in., 35c. 
Japanese Double. — (Viburnum Plicatum.) A magnificent variety with mammoth bios 
soms, larger than Double Paeonias. It remains in bloom a long time, and the appear 5 
ance of a few of these Giant Snowballs grown in clumps, or when scattered throughout 
the yard, makes the grandest display imaginable. Mail size, 25c; 18 to 24 in., 50c. 
SNOWBERRY — A most beautiful little shrub, producing a profusion of pink flowers 
in early summer, and large, white, waxen berries in autumn. Mail size 15c ; 18 to 24 in , 25c. 
SPIREAS Mail size, 15c; 18 to 24 in., 25c. 
Anthony Waterer — It forms a low, compact, bushy plant 15 to 20 inches high and is 
covered nearly the entire season with large clusters of deep crimson flowers. 
Ariaefolia. — Of dense, bushy habit. Plant covered with greenish white blossoms. 
Billardi. — A very strong grower, blooming quite late in the season. Flowers clear pink. 
Callosa Alba. — Dwarf -growing sort, producing pure white flowers in midsummer. 
Crataegifolia. — A handsome hardy, distinct variety. White blossoms in great profusion. 
Douglassi. — A strong-growing, late-flowered variety, rose colored blossoms. 
Golden. — Golden yellow foliage and pure white blossoms. 
Opulifolia. — Strong growing variety with large, pure white blossoms. 
Prunifolia. — (Bridal Wreath.) An early and prolific bloomer, producing an abundance of 
double, pure white flowers. These are borne on long, graceful stems, which are most 
beautiful. One of the best. 
Reevesii.— Narrow, pointed leaves and large clusters of white flowers. 
Thunbergi. — Of dwarf habit and rounded, graceful form. Blossoms very early in spring, 
producing an abundance of small, delicate white flowers. 
Van Houtti. — One of the grandest of all theSpireas. Highly ornamental at all times, but 
when in flower it is a complete fountain of white bloom, the foliage scarcely showing 
at all. 
