28 L. L. MAY (Bi CO. 
Florists, Nurserymen 
i and Seedsmen : 
St. Paul. Minn. 
PRICES QUOTED ON FARM SEEDS by the pkt., oz., V, lb. and lb., 
include the payment of postage. LARGER QUANTITIES WE DO 
HOT DELIVER FREE, but send BY EXPRESS OR FREIGHT AT PUR- 
CHASER'S EXPENSE, making no charge for packing, cartage, 
■bags or delivery to any railroad station or express offlce in 
•St, Paul. 
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BIG 
,CROPS 
MARKET CHANGES. Owing to the unsteady condition of the 
markets, prices are constantly changing. The prices given hero 
are those ruling at the time when this catalogue was published 
January 1st. Should our prices on any item seem high, we would? 
consider it a favor if our customers in making up their order tor 
Farm Seeds in large quantities would write us, and we would 
be pleaded to quote prices. 
AUSTRALIAN 
SALT BUSH 
A FORAGE PLANT FOR ALKALI 
SOILS, AND FOR REGIONS 
SUBJECT TO PERIODIC 
DROUTH 
See illustration of a 
single plant, 6 months from plant- 
ing, grown on dry land without 
Irrigation and no rainfall after 
-plants were one inch high. 
This is a most wonderful forage 
plant, as it will grow freely in ari l 
«nd alkali lands, that will produce 
no other veKCtation, yieUlinK a 
"4narvelous liberal foliage which is 
«aKerly eaten by all kinds of stock. 
It is of crccpinK habit. From 20 to 
■jJO tons of green fodder have l>een 
•harvested from one acre. It has 
^further been proven that after three 
«r four crops have been grown on alkali land, that the soil is then cap- 
able of producing any other vegetation. In many sections of the states 
this is m itself of priceless value. This plant has been extensively 
■tried at the California Kxperiinental Station, where single plants, 
;grown in the poorest alkali ground, have reached a diameter of 16 
feet in one season. The plant needs some little moisture to start it into 
,^rowth, but when once started will make a 
■Strong growth during the hottest and 
.driest weather. Seed should be sown carl>-. 
Pkt. Se, oz. 10c, 14 lb. 30c, lb, $1.00, postpaid. 
Soja Bean or Coffee Berry 
MINNESOTA GROWN. EXTRA EARLY 
It is a fact that when roasted and coarsely 
^rround, it tastes so nearly like Brazilian coffee 
the difference is scarcely perceptible. It is 
^jertainly thebestof all substitutes for cofTee 
yet found. It will produce a crop of 20 to 30 
■bushels per acre, and is as easily grown as other 
■■beans. For pasturing or feeding as green fo<i(ler 
it is very valuable, and nearly equal to clover 
for fertilizing. Pkt. 5e, "1 lb. 15c, lb. 30c, 
)Postpald: by express or freight, pk. $1.00, 
%u. $3.50. 
Australian Se.lt Bush 
BROOM CORN 
Evergreen &"nr°Tfu^ 
variety is more generally grown than 
any other sort on account of the color 
and quality of brush. The brush i? 
of good length, always green, when 
ripe it does not get red and l-'as no 
center stalk, which is most desirable 
to broom corn growers and manu- 
facturers, We oifer carefully selected 
stock of this variety, and know that 
it is certain to give satistaction. Lb. 
20c, postpaid: 10 lbs. 50c, SO lbs, 
$2.00, 100 lbs. $3.50. 
California Golden 
This variety has been carefully 
selected and improved so that the 
brush is straight and long, a very 
large proix)rtion of it being suitable 
for hurl. It is of fine quality, of light green color, turning to light yellow 
when allowed to become too ripe. Brusli straight and long. Lb. 20c. 
postpaid: 10 lbs. 50c, 50 lbs. $2,00, 100 lbs. $3.50. 
T^.,,.-,^4 X^'-T^-^^^^ar, Grows from three to four feet high, with 
UWari liVergreCll straight, smooth lirush. principally used 
for inakinT whisks and brushes. Lb. 20c, postpaid; 25 lbs. $1.25, 
100 lbs. $4.r5. 
BUCKWHEAT 
Japanese 
The best, most productive 
and most pro„table 
variety in cultivation. From bushel of 
seed sown a crop of 40 bushels has been 
harvested. In color the grain is a rich dark 
brown. Flour from Japanese buckwheat is 
fully equal in quality to that from any other 
variety, It ripens a week earlier than 
Silver Hull and yields two or three times as 
much. Excellent for bees. Lb. 20e, post- 
paid: pk. 40c. bu. $1.50. 
Sil\7f»r Hull An old standard sort 
IIVCI llUll that ripens earlier 
than the common varieties of buckwheat and 
is a heavy yielder on all kinds of soils and 
seldom atfected by drought. The berry is of 
a light silver gray color and the flour is 
whiter and more nutritious than that made 
of a common sort. There is a steady <lemand 
fortius every v ear. Lb. 20c. 
postpaid: Dk. 40c, bu.$1.50. 
Coja Bean or "German Coffee Berry' 
Broom Corn, Ev«!rgreen 
Japanese Buckwheat 
