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L. L. MAY & CO., ST. PAUL, MINN. 
Peter the Great. — A verj' showy, bright lemon-j'cllow, with beatitiftil 
foliaye. 
President Arthur. — Immense rose flowers, opening in whorls; single 
flowrrs have measured inches in diameter. 25c. 
Puritan. — White, tinted with lilac; large flowers; fine for bushy- 
plants. 
Rose Lace. — Rosy \.ink ; fine form. 
Robert Bottomly. — A grand, mid-season variety; pure white; fine 
form ; one of the very best. 
Rubra Superba. — Rich, dark crimson, tipped with gold. 
Robert Craig. — \ grand flower; very distinct; outside of petals 
white, inside a tleep pink. 
Rob Roy. — Petals partially tubular; variegated red, crimson and 
br<inzc. 
Source d'Or (Golden Stream). — Golden, twisted florets, tipped yellow- 
ish brown; large flower. 
Wm. Robinson. — Deep buff and gold; a fine and very large variety. 
Yedda.— A grand flower ; very much reflexed and twisted, covering the 
plant with a mass of golden yellow bloom. 25c. 
POMPON VARIETIES. 
Brunette. — Rich light brown, shaded with bronze; dwarf and early. 
Bob. — Dark brown crimson ; fine color. 
Hyppolyte Jamain. — Light pink, shaded silvery rcse; dwarf and 
free. 
Christine. — Flowers pure white; early. 
Mad 'lie Marig'uac. — White and rose; beautiful form ; early. 
Princess Meletia. — White flowers, of good size; beautifully fringed. 
Model of Perfection. — Rich lilac; edged pure white. 
Souvenir de Jersey. — Rich, deep yellow; close and compact; very 
small. 
La Purite. — Very fine; pure white. 
Snowdrop. — Small ; pure white. 
Veil d'Or. — BcautifuUj' formed flowers; finely imbricated ; color, golden 
yellow. 
Piercy's SeedUng. — Orange yello.w. 
Black Douglass. — Large, brilliant, crimson flowers; a variety that 
promises to surpass the well known Ilob. 
ANEMONE AND SINGLE VARIETIES. 
Acquisition (Anemone). — Yellow disc, high mi center, with guard of 
snow-white petals. 
Mary Anderson. — White, changing to a delicate, blush yellow; eje 
resembling a mammoth daisy. 
Juliet. — Pure white; yellow eye. 
Oriole. — Bright, golden yellow ; yellow center. 
Virginal. — Flowers large; petals, pure white; grand variety to grow 
for its flowers, which arc much admired. 
l^ablias. 
The Dahlia is the grandest autumn flowerwe have; nothing is itsequal 
in any respect in September or October. It is in its glory when almost 
everything else is faded or fading, and surrenders only to "the frost king. 
\Vc have a large collection of the double and single, large flowering, bou- 
quet and pompon varieties. Leave the selection of varieties to us; we 
can make you a selection which will delight any lover of this beautiful 
flower. Our stock forms the largest, finest, and most varied collection 
in the country. Put Dahlia tub^-rs in the ground when the season be- 
comes warm, covering the neck some three inches; if many shoots start, 
thin them out. After flowering, and before hard frosts, take up the 
plants, remove the tops, dry the bulbs a little, and put in the cellar till 
spring, when they can be divided and replanted. Look at them occa- 
sionally during the winter to see that they arc not shriveling from too 
dry an atmosphere, nor starting the eye early in consequence of too much 
moisture or warmth. 15c. each ; $1.50 per dozen. 
DOUBLE DAHLIAS. 
White Dove. — Extra fine double flower, pure white, with perfect cen- 
ter, petals beautifully toothed. One of the finest. The cut flowers of 
this variety are much sought after by florists. 
W. T. Abery. — Broad, flat petals of the purest snowy white, the mar- 
gin heavily' banded with scarlet. A lovely flower, and a perfect gem for 
cutting. 
Bonnard's Yellow. — Pure yellow ; long stems. 
Countess of Ravenswood. — Delicate pink; very large. 
Camellia Flora. — White; fine for cutting. 
Dawn. — Dwarf; creamy white, tipped rose. 
Dom Pedro. — Scarlet and white. 
Gem. — Red maroon. 
Golden Redder.— Dwarf; orange yellow. 
Guiding Star.— Pure white ; petals toothed ; fine. 
Hoffmeister, — Yellow, striped and spotted crimson. 
Miss Dodd.— Bright yellow. 
Princess Matilda. — .\ grand white variety ; dwarf; large flowers. 
Pluton. — Rich yellow. 
Purpl« ftueen.— Purple. 
Penelope. — White; faintly tinted pink. 
Clueen Victoria, — Golden yellow. 
Red Head,— Scarlet red. 
Snow. — White; splendid form. 
Snow Cloud. — White; dwarf habit; fine for cutting. 35c. each. 
Perle d'Or. — Lake red, tipped yellow. 
Bird of Paradise. — Bright crimson. 
Theo. Heymann. — Dark redvenus; pure carmine. 20c. each ; $2.00 
per dozen. 
CACTUS DAHLIAS. 
A. "W. Tait. — Entirely distinct from any other variety. Color pure 
white, very double, having the tips of the petals deeply serrated. Fine 
for cut flowers. 
Constance. — Ivory white. 
Smpress of India. — Deep crimson ; shaded maroon. 
Juarezi. — Dazzling scarlet. 
Lyndhurst. — Deep scarlet shaded maroon. 
SCrs. Hawkins. — Yellow, tinged with red. 
SINGLE DAHLIAS. 
We ofl*er this season fine strong seedlings of this very popular plant, 
now so eagerly sought after in the east for summer cutting. Their fine 
form and bright attractive colors make them at once exceedingly popu- 
lar, and as early plants are necessary to secure blooms the first year, 
customers cannot do better than purchase plants started in pots. Single 
varieties, mixed, 15c. each; $1.50 per dozen. 
May's New Striata. — 20c. each; $2.00 per dozen. 
DIELYTRA SPECTABiLIS-( Bleeding Heart.) 
One of the most 
popular of our tuber- 
ous rooted plants. It 
is perfectly hardy and 
equally adapted to 
out-door plan ing or 
forcing for early 
spring blooming. It 
will produce its 
snowy racemes of del- 
icate pink and white 
heart-shaped flowers 
from February to 
April in the green- 
house, flowering in 
the open grotiud in 
May and June. 25c. 
each; $2.50 per doz. 
DRACENA. 
Yery omamen tal 
pot plants, grown for 
their beauty of form 
and foliage. Also one 
of the most useful 
niELYTKA SPECTABILIS. 
plants for decorative pur- 
poses, for which their 
bright colored tropical- 
looking foliage renders 
them very appropriate. 
They reqxiire re-potting 
about three times a year 
to keep them in healthy 
condition. The leaves 
should be washed weekly ' 
with a damp sponge. 
They arc also sijccially 
adapted for usein hanging 
baskets or vases; also as 
center plants for which 
puri^ose they arc without 
equal. 35c. to 50c. each. 
Terminalis, or Drag;on 
Tree. — Foliage dark crim- 
son, marked with pink. 
Veitchii Rubra. — Same 
habit as that of Indivisa, 
but foliage much darker. 
Fvagrans. — A suiierb 
African species with beau- 
tifid deep green leaves. And 
although it has no mark- 
ings on the foliage, it is one of the most admired of the decorative varie- 
ties. It is a rapid grower, and for a vase plant is unsurpassed. $1.00 
to $5.00 each. 
ECHEVERIA. 
This class of plants is now considered indispensable for effective design 
beds. They are well adapted for rockeries, ribbon beds and grave deco- 
rations, and also make ftne house plants, and will succeed finely under 
almost any kind of treatment. The^llowcrs are quite attractive. 10c. 
each; $1.00 per doz, 
ERYTHRINA CRISTI GALLI-(Coiral Plant). 
A greatly esteemed deciduous summer flowering plant producing large 
spikes of curious bright crimson coral flowers during the summer months. 
It is not hardy, but Is as easily kept during winter as the Dahlia. We 
know of no flower producing as fine a show in a bed as this, and a xini- 
vcrsal favorite wherever known. 25c. each. 
EUPHORBIA PULCHERREMA-(Poinsettia). 
A tropical plant of great beauty, the leaves that surround the flower, 
being ingrown specimens one foot in diameter, and of the most dazzling 
scarlet. Thrives well in the temperature of a living room. Generally 
commences blooming in November and remains in blossom for tbree ot 
four months. 25c. 
DRACENA. 
