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L. L. MAY & CO., ST. PAUL. MIN.W. 
The First Thirty-two Pages of this Catalogue Contain our Twentieth Century Novelties and Specialty List. 
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FLOWER SEEDS— Continued. BIENNIAL AND PERENNIAL. 
Choice flowering Dianthu^ or Pink« and Carnation*. 
One of the very few flowers that adapts itself to any location and almost all kinds of soil. They grow to an average height of twelve or 
fifteen inches, and succeed equally as well in pots for home culture as they do in the open garden. Our seed of the different strains is the "est ob- 
tainable, and was imported bv us from leadius flower seed specialists in Germany. The past season we secured a supply from Europe for our 
own use at the conservatories.'and were greatly surprised at the magnificent display and the rich and delicate shadings and colors which were 
produced by the c'iffereiit strains of improved seed. 
I i¥He^ D;_,I. Next to the Queen Carnations this is 
LtllllC VIC III rinK* oneof the greatestnovelties ever intro- 
daced. The plants grow rapidly, and bloom in a very shoi't time 
from seed. It is of dwarf habit, seldom attaining a height of over 8 
inches. The flowers are produced in great abundance and are of the 
iHost beautiful shades imaginable, being a c ombination of wine red, 
•nffused and veined with rosy carmine, each flower being broadly 
margined with white. Every person should try this lovely pink. 
Fkt. lOo each, 3 idiM. 26o. 
New Double Fringed 
strain of showylarge flowerijg 
_j Ci.».:,,^J Dinb varieties intrpduced "by a leading Eu- 
dlJQ ^l" ipcU finis., ropean seed grower. The blossoms 
are chaf^iingly cut and fringed, and are borne in great profusion for 
a number of weeks during the latter part of the summer. Each flow- 
cr is striped , ma' ked or blotched in themost beautiful manner, f his 
strain mu.st not be confounded with the common single fringed 
etriped sorts. Pkt. 10c. 
c" _ „i „ „„ ex ,, ^ ^„ A handsome single variety that is beautiftaily 
eastern \JUeen. marbled. The broad bands of rich mauve 
upon the paler surface of the petals ore very striking and pretty. It 
makes a very showy appearance when grown in a bed with other varie- 
ties, and is one of the best sorts for use as cut flowers. Although the 
flowers are single, they arc of such beauty and appearance, often meas- 
uring * inches across, as to excite the greatest admiration. It grows 
quickly from seed, and will bloom freely the first season. Pkt. 5c. 
Dl......^ D:mI> Beautifully fringed flowers of the 
KneaSant S liye FinK. richest and most varied shades, all 
being distinctly marked with a brilliant eye. The flowers are very 
fragrant and especially desirable for cutting. Bloom soon after sowing 
and arc very hardy. jPkt. 5c. 
Mi..p^A D:«t>s This is a good mixture and includes ra,any of the 
IXea rillKS* best single and double varieties, but. of course, 
has not the fine named sorts which are included in our Imncrial Mixed. 
This mixture will produce from 20 to 30 different colors. Pkt. 5c 
S:^^I^ D:ril^ (.Hedilewigii.) The flowers are 
ingle Japan PinK. very urge and of the most bril- 
liant colors, varying from pure white to the richest crimson, while 
many are beautii'ully laced or striped. For bedding purposes they 
are of immense va'uc as the plants retain their beauty during the 
entire summer. Pkt. 10c. 
D:„^s.U..^ M^..»».;nrf Double, large flowers of the rich- 
lantnUS, rlOUrning est and deepest colors in this 
m^^U VV/L.;»a I7..:il class, each blossom being tipped 
V..IOaK or Wnlte rrill. at the outer edge with creamy 
white. The standard colors are deep maroon, purple and velvety 
black, making a most novel and unique appearance. Fkt, 5c. 
D; .1 ,„ r> „ „u „ <^.. ^ (Sweet William. 1 Probably more 
lantnUS DarDatUS. largely grown at the present time 
than any other perennial. Its gailv colored flowers are favorites 
everywhere. We offer the finest assortment in America. 
SingleWhite— Pkt. 10c. Single Scarlet Pkt. 10c. 
Sins-le Dark Crimson— Pkt. 10c. 
Double White— Pkt. lOc 
* Double Crimson— Pkt. 10c. 
White Margined— Pkt. lOo. 
Mixed — Double and single varieties. 
Pkt. 6c. 
aiant Mixed— Pkt. lOc. 
Polyanthus, Mixed, flow- 
ers are produced very freely and are of 
the richest shades and colors. Seed 
should be sown in the house in rather i 
shallow boxes in well pulverized rich 
soil that has enough snml in it to make 
it porous. When set in the garden the 
plants suceed best in rich soil and a posi 
tioiTth it is moist and partially shaded 
Pkt. 15c. 
For 25c we will send, postpaid, 1 
package each Little Gem, E istern 
Queen, Single Japan Pink, Dianthus 
Barbatus, Giant Mixed. 
Dianthus Barbatus. 
