44 SEED CATALOGUE 0/ L. L. 1\yf A V ^ CO., ST. PAUL, MINN. 
Seedsmen, Florists, N-urserymen IT^HZ~I"I ^'Northern Grown" Seeds Are Best 
May's Selected Oats and Improved Spring Rye 
Our Stocks' Keep Pace with All Improvements, Year by Year 
THESE VARIETIES OF OATS STAND ON THEIR REPUTATION 
SWEDISH Select Oats 
A PEDIGREE VARIETY ttttfoduCedt 
from Russia. This was in tl\e" , | 
cereal exhibit made by the Unitc'd. 
States Department of Agriculture af 
the St. Louis Exposition. Now it is 
well acclimatized, w^ejghs from 36 to' 
40 pounds per measured bushel. The 
straw is coarse, nqui jor Us stifness 
and power to withstdnil , lodging. The 
grains are pure white ip color, large, thick 
and pluhip, making a.v^ipry handsome appear- 
ance. The heads 'are large, upright and 
bushy, they are ifisei nearU' all meat, the 
hull being exceedingly "thin, making them 
especially valuable £(8 fi fceding oat. Their 
great root dcvclopmeitt^ enables them to 
resist drought better 'than most other kinds. 
They are quite early and less liable tb smut 
and rust than almost any other sort. Pound 
20c., postpaid; peck 45c., bushel $1.15. 
MAY'S Bonanza King 
HAS BEEN carefully selected and improved 
for several years, and it now stands at 
tlie head as one of ,the best white varieties 
in cultivation, for yield and quality. The 
straw is stiflf, heads long, stools freely, and 
the grain is as' heavy as any in existence. 
It has given utiveYsal satisfaction wherever 
grown, and you' will make no mistake in 
giving it a trial. Pound 20c., postpaid; 
peck 40c., bushel $1.00. 
MAY'S Lincoln Oats 
THIS NEW OAT has done;: remarkably well 
in all sections. It is very tarly and thus 
f.ir proved to be rust proof. It has given 
wonderful results as a yielder, in one instance 
170 bushels were grown from one bushel of 
seed. Straw is stiff and. strong. Grain is 
liandsonie and is valuable 'for feeding as 
well as grinding for oat meal on account of 
its thin hull and heavy meal.' Pound 20c., 
postpaid; peck 40c., bushel $1.00. 
MAY'S Silver Mine Oats 
HIS VARIETY Was first introduced in 1895. It is a plump white oat and has made a reputation as an exceedingly 
heavy and reliable yielder. Peck 40c., bushel $1.00. . ' 
MAY'S American Banner Oats 
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THESE OATS yiVW largest crops. Grains large, white, plump, early, stiflf, straw of good length. Peck 40c., 
bushel $1.00. <= o > 
MAY'S WHITE Russian Oats 
AVERY PROLIFIC SORT. /Wj /ong, /.vrKf// ^001^ f/if, does iiot shell oul wlicn Over ripe. Stiff a nd St ron" Straw It i< 
an established fact "that the true White Russian is as rust proof as any oat can be. Peck 40c., bushel $1.00. 
MAY'S Dakota Mammoth Spring Rye 
rf-'Fi'?".'''.'^.! ^c°^ If'' inter ■Rye, h more productive, is successfully grown in any latitude, now larecly sown in the 
r?," «^ '". P^ce of oats, IS a more profitable crop as it produces nearly four times the straw also a 
catch crop where wifiter gram has failed. Sow 2 bushels to acre. Peck 60c., bushel $2.00. 
Tg^E^LL^HrTWH^'clSf MAY'S SEEDS PT^fs\"Hi BEST THING ^S'^s\:Vlo5°T^«^\^.^ ! 
DAKOTA MAMMOTH 
SPRING RYE- 
SURE CROP 
