20 SEED CATALOGUE of L. L. 1\T A V ^ CO., ST. PAUL, MINN. 
"Northern Grown" Seeds Are Best 
Seedsmen, Florists, Nurserymen 
May's Garden Peas-Selected and Hand Picked 
Our Stock of Pea Seed is Northern Grown, Thoroughly Graded and Selected 
MAY'S SEEDS— STANDARD FOR PURITY 
IN ADVERTISING — and u sttd cotatogue is advertising — the- point is not what we think about 
our seeds, but what we can make you think about them. That's why we want you 
lo buy our Pea Seed — and be convinced that it is the best on the market. 
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IMPROV- 
ED MAY- 
FLOWER 
MAY'S Improved Mayflower 
A FINE, TALL, WRINKLED Variety and a great cropper, bearing 
immense pods of large peas of exquisite flavor, frequently 
containing 10 to 12 peas in a pod. Vines grow 3 to 3}^ feet high, 
ivith large, coarse, light colored leaves. Pods ready to pick in 
jbout 65 days. It is decidedly a market garden pea. The pods 
fill a basket quicker than almost any other variety. By pur- 
chasing your seed from us, you are sure to obtain a superior strain. 
Packet lOc., pint 40c., quart 60c., peck $3.50. 
MAY'S Little Marvel 
A FIRST early green wrinkled marrow, 18 inclies high and of 
robust and vigorous growth. It is an enormous cropper, 
bearing good sized pods well filled with exceedingly sweet and 
uscious peas. Packet lOc, pint 40c., quart 60c., peck $3.50. 
MAY'S Northwest Premier 
TEN DAYS earlier than any pea. The most profitable variety 
for market gardeners. Unequaled in yield 
and unsurpassed in flavor. If you desire a 
variety of even growth, wonderful yield 
and the finest flavor, you should not 
fail to. try the Premier. It grows to 
a height of 20 to 30 inches and does 
not require staking. It is an im 
mense cropper, and the pods, 
which are of the same attrac- 
tive color as the vine, are pro- 
duced in great profusion. The peas are 
of the highest table quality, and retain 
their color and attractive appear- 
ance after cooking. Thousands 
of large market gardeners pre- 
fer it to any other sort for early 
marketing. The genuine stock 
of this variety can only be procured 
from us. Our stock of pea seed 
is Northern grown, thoroughly 
graded and selected by experts. We will 
not try to explain their many qualities — a trial ['.uH iHivt 
will convince you. Packet 10c., pint 30c.j quart 50c., peck $2.00 
VIGOR- 
o u s 
GROWTH 
and of 
quality. 
MAY'S LITTLE GEM 
VINES ARE of vigorous growth and dwarf habit, being about 16 
inches high. The pods are zYl to 3 inches long, vi-cU filled and 
mature early. The peas are green, wrinkled, very sweet and 
remain fit for use longer than any other variety. VVe recommend 
it to all growers and home gardens for its extreme earliness and 
delicacy of flavor. Packet lOc, pint 30c., quart 50c., [peck $2.00. 
Vegetable Gardening 
A MANUAL ON the growing of Vegetables for home use or for the 
market. It is neatly bound in cloth or paper. The subject 
matter is well written and is told in such manner as to give the 
amateur, as well as practical gardener, the simplest and best 
manner to raise vegetables successfully. New edition has just 
been printed. Price, paper, 50c., cloth $1.00. 
REASONS FOR ROTATING CROPS 
E ROTATE CROPS for Several reasons: To avoid insect ene- 
mies, as in the case of onions and turnips. To avoid injuries 
from fungus disease. To increase the amount of 
humus in the soil. To deepen the soil and add 
nitrogen. To get rid of weed 
seeds in the soil, and to use the 
plant food in the soil to the best 
advantage. Leguminous crops, 
like clover, peas, beans, etc., im- 
prove the land on which they 
grow, while most other crops 
exhaust the soil. Root crops 
should not follow root crops, 
nor should vines follow vines 
more than two years in suc- 
cession to . be successfully 
grown. A Crop such as clover 
will bring up poor land, for 
it gathers nitrogen from the 
air and stores it in the soil 
where it is most needed and 
where it can be drawn upon by 
WEMILH subsequent crops, such as grains, which have a 
\ cry great tendency to e-xhaust the best of soils in a short time. 
