62 SEED CATALOGUE 0/ L. L. ■\J ^ CO., ST. PAUL, MINN. 
"Northern Grown" Seeds Are Best 
Seedsmen, Florists, Nursery:nen 
May's Peerless Pansies — Without An Equal 
MAY'S Pansy Plants 
THESE are grozvn from the brst 
Gfm Mi^turt-. Postpaid, 
50c. per dozen ; by express, 
40c. per dozen or 3 doz- 
en for $1.00, for plants 
in bloom. 
You WILL 
fiavg nothing 
hut praise /or Uiese 
pansits — they are of 
superior beauty ^ size and 
profusion of bloom. Our un- 
equalled collection of all types 
c/ pansies produces plants of 
superlative merit — :ee save our 
seed from tiie finest varieties 
only. Keep the blossoms pick- 
ed closely — the plants will but 
blossom the better for it . 
They toill bloom until killed by 
(he frost. 
For general list of Hoicer seeds 
seeds, see pages 08 to 7/. 
Auricula Colors. Of exquisite shadings. 
Bronze Colored. Shades of brwon. 
Cardinal. Scarlet with brown blotch. 
Dark Purple, New and distinct shades. 
Dark Mahogany. With white margin. 
Dark Mahogany. With yellow margin. 
Deep Yellow, t.r "Golden Queen." 
Emperor William. Blue, purple edge. 
Victoria Red, W-arly blood-red color. 
Emperor Frederick. Velvety brown. 
FOR SUCCESS xcitk pansies, the first requisite is a good strain of seed and the second a 
sunny, open situation. Seed sown in April or May will give blooming plants by July, 
bill it is more satisfactory to start the seed in the house or in hotbeds, transplanting 
•,vhcn all danger of frost is past. By picking, the size and number of blossoms are 
increased and the plants kept bearing until late October or November, 
MAY'S Gem Pansies 
THIS STRAIN is the finest known to the horiicultural world, carefully selected 
from the best German, French, English and American varieties in separate 
colors and mixed and blended by ourselves, with reference only to the size 
and beauty of the blossoms. The pansies are extraordinarily large and of a 
variety of color hitherto unequalled — from the snowy white, lavender, blue, 
deep purple and black to the yellows, browns and deep mahogany shades that 
are so exquisite in the velvety texture of these perfectly formed flowers. 
The planis are sturdy, hardy and remarkably prolific. Packet 25c. 
Cosmopolitan. This strain is mixed especially for our florist friends who 
want something superior to that ordinarily offered. Doing a large 
florist business ourselves, growing upwards of 100,000 pansy 
plants each year for the retail trade, we are in a position to 
I know a florist's wants. Packet iSc, |^-ounce 
^^^^f.^ $1.00, ounce $3.00. 
Royal Mixed. Unrivaled for diversity 
, of colorings and markings, beauty of 
form and large size. Packet 10c. 
English Show. Famous English 
varieties, remarkable for their 
large size and varied colors. 
Packet lOc. 
Mammoth Butterfly, They are 
mottled and spotted, while the 
colors are mainly those rich wine 
reds, chocolate, velvety red- 
brown, lavender, violet and pur- 
ple. Packet lOc 
Giant Fancy. Remarkable for 
' the extra large size of the flowers, 
although not so circular in form 
as the "Imperial German" or 
"Royal Mixed." Packet lOc 
Orchid-Flowered. A mixture of 
the most surprising, novel, unique 
and beautiful color combinations; 
the ground color of nearly all the 
flowers is in light shades. Packet 
10c. 
Giant "Masterpiece." This mag 
nificent new pansy comes nearer 
to double pansies than anything; 
ever introduced under that name- 
The border of every petal beinj: 
crimped and curled in such a 
fashion that the flowers appear 
double; the color variations and 
combinations arc very odd and 
striking. Packet 10c. 
Madame Perret. Large flower 
and beautiful colors, such as rose 
pink and crimson, blotched and 
veined, margined white. Packet lOc 
Giant Ruby. This new variety em 
braces tlie richest shades of red colors, 
from scarlet, scarlet-orange, wine-red ii 
rose. Packet 10c. 
Giant Aurora. The largest pure whit; 
pansy without blotches. Packet 10c. 
Giant Adonis. Color a magnificent 
light blue with a white center which sets 
off the dark blotches on the petals in 
a most striking manner. Packet lOc. 
Giant Beaconsfield. This is a great 
favorite on account of the rich combi- 
nation of purple and lavender, shading' 
to white towards the top. Packet 10c. 
Giant Bugnot. Its flowers arc of enoi 
mous size and circular form, shading' 
comprise lints of red, bronze and brown 
Packet 15c. 
Giant Striped. The flowers are striped and 
mottled in various tints. Packet lOc. 
Giant Cassier. This is a very fine mixture of 
pansies marked with three or five blotches on rich 
background. Packet I5c* 
Giant Yellow Prince. The color is pure golden yel- 
low, shaded canary, sometimes with the three low^ 
f>etals marked with purplish or red blotches and ha : 
incs. Packet 10c. 
MAY'S PANSIES-SEPARATE COLORS [^IP^I'^ja] 
Fairy Queen. Azure-blue, margined white. 
Fire King. Magenta, margined. 
Gold Margined. Very handsome. 
Havana Brown, Kcw shades. 
King of the Blacks. .Almost coal black. 
Meteor. Canary-yellow, spotted. 
Light Blue. A clear light blue color 
Lord Beaconsfield. Purple shaded. 
Odier or Blotched. Large eyed flowers 
Pelargoniflora. Resembles geraniums. 
Prince Bismarck. Brown and gold. 
Peacock. Lovely ultramarine-blue. 
Quadricolor. Marbled and spotted. 
Black Prince. Rich glossy black. 
Silver Edged. Purple, white border 
Striped and Mottled, Very fine. 
Violet, Margined with white. 
Snow Queen. Spotless white. 
Rosy Lilac. Soft, rosy lilac shade. 
Royal Purple. Deep rich purple. 
