60 SEED CATALOGUE 0/ L. L. AT A V ^ CO., ST. PAUL, MINN. 
TTIX"tX: 
"Northern Grown" Seeds Are Best 
Seedsmen, Florists, Nurserymen 
May's Unrivalled Varieties of Garden Blossoms 
MAY'S DIANTHUS PINK 
'T^HCSE may.bf treated as annuals or biennials, but as the lormer mav be sown when all danger 
Jr'of frost. is past. They bloom in a few weeks after sowing and continue until after a 
hard (roft, after which if itiven a sHgh' protection they will survive the winter and flower 
eveh more abundantly the following season. 
MAY'S Imperial Mixed 
THIS MIXTURE comprises varinus varieties of the finest strains 
and brighcst colors. 'I*he double sons are quite as large 
handsome as the carnation, while the single are much larger 
than the ordinary types and very fragrant. The fringed 
varieties come in both single and double with petals cut 
finely into a lace-like fringe, which combined with their 
wonderful coloring, makes them very attractive. Packet 10c. 
MAY'S Little Gem 
carmine and broadly 
n the newest 
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For 
General 
List of 
Flower 
Seeds, 
see pages 
' ' to 7/, 
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ARC RED, suffused and veinfl witli 
margined with white. Packet lOc. 
MAY'S Chinensis 
are all double 
Packet 10c. 
IKDiAN PINK. The flozvers 
"and white predominating. 
and showy. 
MAY'S HEDDEWIGII 
JAPAN PINK. Flowers very large, brilliantly colored from white 
crimson and rose striped and laced, double and single mixed. Packet lOc* 
MAY'S DiADEMATUS 
double flowers in Iil,i 
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lADEM PINK, Large 
and white fringed 
outer edfics. Packet lOc. 
cri mson, 
MAY'S LiCINIATUS 
LARGE shozvy fl-ozvers, with fringed edges, a varielj 
J of colors and striped. Packet lOc. 
Dwarf tPireball. Scarlet and double flowers. Packet 10c. 
Dwarf Snowball. Double white flowers. Packet 10c. 
Good Mixed. .MI colors and varieties. Packet 10c. 
MAY'S HOLLYHOCK 
THE MOST majei'ic of the hardy plants, but one 
which comes to perfection the second year after 
s<]^ing. The plant bears a stalk from 6 to 8 
feet high, about which are closely set large 
rcfecttcs of blossom, varying in color from a deep _ 
maroon almost black, to delicate pink, sulphur 
yellow, etc.. according to variety. Packet 10c. 
Prize Double* Large double blossoms in the best colors. 
MAY'S Annual Everblooming 
ANEW hybrid strain that commences to flower in I2 weeks from seed, 
and continues to bloom until frost. Grows as easily and quickly 
from seed as any garden annual. Packet 10c. 
MAY'S Mammoth Allegheny 
A PERPETUAL BLOOMER. /las from 2 to 4 buds at base of leaf, where the 
old style has only one; colors vary from palest shrimp-pink to deep red. 
Packet 10c. 
Packet 10c. 
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MAY'S 
DIANTHUS. 
IMPERIAL 
MIXTURE 
the 
MIGNONETTE 
Collection of 3 
varieties, 25c. 
MAY'S 
Marigold 
INDIAN ROSE. 
Old favorite 
free flowering 
annuals of easy 
culture, they 
afford a wealth 
of color that is 
invaluable to 
any garden 
scheme. The 
African vari- 
eties produce 
tall plants and 
large one-toned 
blossoms, but 
French, though smaller, are beautifully striped and spotted. 
Eldorado. Large double flowers of all shades of yellow, deeply imbricated. Packet lOc- 
French Double Dwarf. (Jrows lo to iz inches high and produces double flowers of various 
shades and colors. Packet 10c. 
Diadem. A single French variety, sturdy dwarf, with chestnut red flowers margined with 
yellow. Packet 10c. 
Single French Mixed. Handsome flowers of various colors, striped and spotted. Packet 10c. 
Lemon. A double .African variety growing about 2H feet; flowers pale yellow. Packet lOc 
Orange. A double African variety with immense heads of bloom. Packet 10c. 
Collection of 6 Separate Varieties. 50c. 
MAY'S Mignonette 
THE SWEETEST flower of the garden, the new varieties of which far excel the old in size an-, 
fragrance. Sow in April and again in July for a succession of blossom. 
Golden Queen. Rich yellow, very sweet. Packet 10c. 
Machet. Deep red blossoms. Packet 10c. 
Parson's White. Very large white blossoms. Packet 10c. 
Giant Red. Immense spikes of red flowers. Plant sturdy, of dwarf habit. Packet 10 
Odorata or Sweet. Exquisitely fragrant. Packet 10c. 
Collection of 5 Separate Varieties for 40c, f 
