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L. L. MAY CSL CO. 
Florists, Nursorym«r\ 
: and Seedsmen : 
St. Paul, Minn. 
WATERMELON 
The Best New and Standard Varieties 
We 
Carefully 
st^lect our 
Melon Seed froui 
speeinien fruits 
This insures to the 
planter of our Seed 
the very finest 
strain of Melons 
that can be 
produced. 
Snow Bound Walerme:on 
Snow Bound 
Black Diamond 
Fordhood Early 
So named because it is like Whittier's iKieni. ''Snow 
Bound" — considere<l the heat of all. .\ very larse, 
oblong shaped melon, often weigliinK 10 tool) ixiunds each. Skin sray or a 
light srcen color, flesh deep red, tender and sweet. Pkt. lOe, oz.' 1 5c, 
H lb. 3Sc, lb, $1.00 
A cross be 
twcen K o 1 b _ 
Gem and Hosier Kinsr. No Mehni ever yet 
produced so uniformly larjie fruit, nor iij)- 
proached it in productiveness. Melons 
weighing from 75 to 90 pounds are fre- 
quent. Color, rich, dark green, almost black. 
Syinmetrieal in shape, roundish to oval. 
Pkt. 5c, pz, 10c, I'ijb. 25e, lb. 75. 
The fruits are 
of good size, 
rather short and bhx-key in form, with large 
diameter. The skin is dark green, occasion- 
ally striped lighter green. The flesh is 
bright red, crisp, sweet and of splendid 
Quality. Rind quite thin, but skin tough, 
making an excellent shipping variety. Pkt. 
6c, oz. 10c, Vi lb. 25c, lb. 75c. 
Halbert Honey gn"e^st "l^afe'r! 
melons for the home garden, fully equal 
in delicious flavor to the celcbr.ated Kleekley 
Sweets, but better Ami more uniform in color 
and shape, being free from any tendency to 
**«eck". Skin dark glossy green, flesh 
beautiful crimson. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 'i 
lb. 25c, lb. 76c. 
" The earliest large 
_ variety ever intro- 
duced. Without doubt the best melon 
for early marketing, Tlie tough skin 
enables it to withstand almost any amount 
ef rough handling. The flesh is rich. pink, crisp, tender and very 
sweet. Will furnish melons earlier in the season than any other sort. Pkt, 
10c, oz. 15c, Vi lb, 30c, lb. $1.00. 
Extra earlv. medium size, oval, very protiuctive. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, "4 lb, 25e, lb. 75c. 
Grows to a 
large size, 
oval in stiape, skin marked regularly, 
flesh crisp, juicy and sugary. Pkt. 
6e, oz, 10c, Vi lb, 25c, lb, 75c, 
Safeguard 
Phinney's Early 
Cuban Queen 
May's Ice King Watermelon 
Mnv'e Trf» Kincr ^^™Cut) The best flavored variety ever 
^yidy s xcc ivillg introduced. The melon for all sections. 
The best shipper and most productive variety ever offered. Will 
sl.iiid almost any amount of rough usage, and therefore valuable for the 
laigo growers. The meat is a rich scarlet, 
tender swelet and juicy. Pkt. lOe, oZ. 15c, 
>/iIb. 35e, b. $1.00. 
SWTf^ntVif^-^rt Vine vigorous and 
W CdlllCdri productive, ripening 
its fruit early: fruit large, oval, very heavy, 
uniformly m<>ttle<l, light and dark green, 
rind thin but firm, flesli bright red. firm and 
solid, but very teiuler. melting and sweet 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, Vi lb, 26c, lb. 75e. 
Kentucky Wonder . l^iHl 
dark green, beautifully marked, crisp, rich, 
suKiiry. Pt. 5c, OZ. lOc, V4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c. 
True Ice Cream Lme^l^^kr^ 
ket melon. It has too thin a skin for ship- 
ping. Kew. if any. surpass a True Ice 
Cream for quality and productiveness. 
Flesh bright scarlet, solid to center, melting 
and delicious. Pkt. 5e. OZ. lOc, !4 lb. 
26c, lb. 75c. 
Florida Favorite X\^„',''^tL 
10 days earlier than Kolb's Gem. flesli retl. 
of fine flavor and quality. Pkt. 5c, oz. lOc, 
H lb. 25c, lb. 75c. 
Ala bama Sweets ^ ,f r*"^ 
melon equal to h-ing. Kleekley and Florida 
Favorite in hiseious quality. Rliape long, 
dark green, continuous bearer. Pk. 5c, oz. 
D 
ixie 
Excellent 
quality very 
large and solid, flesli red, 
intermediate. Pkt. 5e, 
»z. lOc, Vi lb. 25c, lb. 750. 
Georgia Rattle- 
cnalr/a Standard 
MldKC Southern va- 
IKt^, otilong, flesh scar- 
let, crisp and juicy. A 
good stiipper. Pkt, 5c, 
OZ. lOc, '4 lb. 25e, lb. 75c. 
Kolb's Gem very 
large, flesh red, popular 
in the South. A good 
shipping sort- Pkt. 5c, 
oz, lOe. Vi lb 260, lb, 
75e. 
Water Melon, Fordhook Early ^ 
10c, '1 lb. 25c, lb. 75e. 
Sugar or Mclver Medium size, with strmed or variegat«l 
, fc>, , _ exterior, beautiful red flesh and light 
colored or white seeds The flesh is entirely stringless, and of per- 
fect quality as to texture and sweetness. The vines are strong. 
thrifty and prolific, and well adapted to 
withstaixl either w-et weather or drought, 
extensively grown in the North and South, 
best results in all sections. Pkt. 5c, oz. 
10c, '4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c. 
J,, r"' ii-r r->n Colorado Preser- 
V V-^ltlUll ving. Makes beaut! 
^*j^iV ful, nearly transparent 
g^l^l^ preserves of uiisiirpa'sse<l 
, ^J'^^^^i^ \^ flavor, superior to th<' 
* ' ' ordinary preserving citron 
in quality. Pkt. 5c, oz. 
10c, '4 lb. 25c. lb. 76c. 
Wm. H. Erwin, Salem. 
N. Y., July 27th, 1908; 
I have from seed sent 
me by you, the most 
mammoth Lettuce. 
Beets, Beans, Corn 
Etc., ever produced in 
any garden in our 
town, I have so many 
inquiries as to where 
I purchased my seeds, 
that I find it Impossible 
to keep a catalogue. 
Kindly send me two 
more. 
Mclver Sugar Melon 
