SEED CATALOGUE of L. L. ly/f AAT^ ^ CO., ST. PAUL,. MINN. 25 
-^r*' Hardiest For All Climes 
Seedsmen, Florists, Nurserymen 
May': Solid Heart, Fine Rich Red Tomatoes 
These Tomatoes are Perfect-Ripening and of Delicious Flavor 
MAY'S New Stone 
T^His :s grown more extensively than any other variety 
Ml for i main crop by market gardeners and large 
rowe/s. It is an improved strain of the great 
-ivingston Stone 'lomato introduced in 1889, and 
made a strong market for itself entirely by 
, irtue of its merits. It is a heavy yielder and 
the fruit is bright red, very large, solid and 
mooth a id ripens evenly to the stem without 
crack. It has no hard core, is not subject 
10 rot and is a good keeper and an excellent 
hipper. Its quality is the very best and it is 
especially good for canning and preserving, 
being in high demand in all canning and 
pickle factories. Packet 10c., ounce 25c., 
14-poiind 7Sc., pound $2.50. 
MAY'S New Globe 
THIS IS one oj the very first varieties to ripen, and 
in addition to this its tomatoes are larger than 
those of any other early variety. They are smooth 
f skin, a dark glossy red that is almost tinged with 
purple when fully ripe. They ripen evenly and 
have few seeds while the firm, thick rose-colored 
flesh is particularly sweet and delicious. Be- 
cause of its getting on the market before 
any other very large tomato it brings a very 
good price and is therefore one of the best for the 
market gardener and trucker to include in his list of May's 
Xorthern Grown Seeds, which we guarantee arc not the nearest 
to perfection, but perfection itself. Packet lOc., ounce 35c., ^i- 
pound $1.00, pound $3.00. 
Pruning and Training 
TOMATO PLANTS under field cultivation are generally allowed t;o 
run over the ground in any direction; but even under this 
method it is a good plan to cut off a foot or more of the ends of all 
1,'rowing shoots about, the middle of August, if they are growing 
rapidly, so that all tlie strength of the plant may go to ripen the 
fruit that is well formed and still green. Some growers advise 
pruning off all but one main stem and two or three laterals and 
training to a stake, and then pinching off all flower clusters after 
a few have set fruit. The varieties listed here are superior to all 
thers in shapeliness, color, size, smoothness, solidity and flavor. 
NEW STONE 
MUCH 
REDUCED 
THE VARIETIES listed here are sturdy, healthy growers, and yield 
enormous quantities of tomatoes. They are peerless for slicingor 
for canning; their solidity makes them especially desirable for salads 
and theiefore they are much in demand by the best market trade. 
MAY'S New Coreless 
ANEW VARIETY that has been evolved after much experimenting 
and testing. The depression at the stem end has been ale 
most entirely eliminated, making it a most profitable canning 
variety on account of the smalt amount of waste. It is quite 
free from green core; round in shape, bright red in color, with 
solid flesh of fine texture and delicious flavor. It is an excellent 
keeper and one of the best for shipping long distances. The plant 
is a vigorous grower and very prolific, bearing its fruit in clusters 
of from four to seven tomatoes, all of which attain marketable 
size, ripen evenly up to the stem and are very attractive and 
For General List of Vegetable Seeds, see pages 27 to 32. ^ '"peTrrnce.' Pack- 
et lOc, ounce 
til ANY 
(•^HEEN CORE 
MAY'S PONDEROSA 
MONSTROUS in size, often measuring 18 inches in 
circumference and weighing 2, 3 and e\en 4 
pounds, the Ponderosa is one of the best 
varieties, in flavor, appearance and a" 
other qualities, on the market. It 
is perfect in form and its skin is 
smooth and glowing crimson. 
It is absolutely free from 
wrinkles or blemishes and 
ripens evenly and thorough- 
ly. The flesh is solid and so 
free from seeds that whereas 
ordinary tomatoes yield lOO 
pounds per acre Ponderosa 
yields only 10 pounds. Free 
from rot, but its crowning merits 
arc quality and flavor — delicious if 
sliced, savory when cooked and excel- 
lent when canned. Very early, often bcin 
picked 10 weeks from sowing. Packet lOc, 
ounce 30c., }^-pound $1.00, pound $3.00. 
Q 
$1.00, pound 
$3.00. 
