SEED CATALOGUE 0/ L. L. liT AV ^ CO., ST. PAUL, MINN. 71 
— Are Hardiest For All Climes 
Seedsmen, Florists, Nurserymen 
May's Complete List of Choice Flower Seeds 
PRIMULA SINENSIS OR CHINESE PRIMROSE. 
Many persons seem to think Primulas are successfully propagated only in a greenhouse, hence 
we find amateurs often reluctant to attempt their culture. They arc unequalcd as winter 
bloonters, easily grown. Single, finest mixed 
Large Flowering, Fringed. Mixed 
Double. Best mixed. .Ml colors 
Obconica. Primula Obconica is as near an cvcr-b!ooniing plant as it is possible to obuiii. '. 
Japonica. Shades of crimson, maroon, lilac, pink, white, etc. Mixed colors 
Forbesi. Baby Primrose. Blooms > hen c ily a few inchc.« high and flowers continuously. . . . 
PORTULACCA. 
Brilliant garden annuals, growing about 6 inches high. The blossoms, to 2 inches in 
d-amctcr, are in a!l the brighcst shades of cerise, orange, scar ct and yellow, and are borne 
profusely from early summer till autumn. 
Double Flowered. Rosettes with yellow centers 
Single. A variety of colors, mixed 
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RlCnroS ZANZIBARIENSIS OR CASTOR OIL BEAN. 
From seeds sown in the open ground in May the pianls are in full loliage early in July, ant 
attain a height of 12 to 14 feet. The enormous eaves, beautifully iobcd, measure 2M ti 
~ .s after sowing I l:c seed 
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nearlj' 4 feet across 
Mixed. Many choice varieties 
ROSES. 
New Fairy Rose. From seed the first year. Blooming mi ^ to; ii< 
giving about equal proportions of double, semi-double and single 
SALVIA. For Description see Specialties^ page 64. 
SALPIGLOSSIS. for Description see Specialties , page 64. 
SCABIOSA. 
I^arge Flowering Double, The plant is about 2H feet high and the flowers are very large and 
double, ranging in color from white to pink, crimson and deep red. and from lilac to almost 
black. Kxcellent for beds or borders 
SCmZANTHUS OR BUTTERFLY FLOWER. 
A very dainty annual grovs-ing about i foot high and almost covered with rather large orchid 
like flowers in a bewildering range of color 
SMILAX. 
A graceful window vine with glossy, green foliage that will make several feet of growth durmg 
the first season 
SUNFLOWER (Helianthus). 
New Double. Perfectly double, the color is the very bright golden yellow 
Giant Russian. Mowers of enormous size 
Globosus. A rich saffron shade 
Silver Leaf. Silvery foliage, blooms yellow and black 
Stella. Rich golden yellow with black discs 
SWEET WILLIAM (Diantiius Barbatus). 
Single Mixed. Single carnation-like flowers from i to 1 1^ inches in diameter in pink, red, 
and white, with a spicy fragrance 
Double Mixed. Large double flowers 
SWEET PEAS. For Description see Specialties, pages 6^ and 66. 
STOCKS. For Description see Specialties, page (5/. 
VERBENA. For Description see Specialties, page 6j. 
WALL FLOWER. 
Single Parisian. An annua! variety that will flower through the summer from spring sown 
seed. V ery fragrant 
WILD CUCUMBER VINE. 
\ quick climber, for covering porches, arbors, trellises, etc 
WILD FLOWER GARDEN. 
Choice Mixed Flower Seeds. A mixture of many varieties of beautiful, easy-growing flowers.; 
producing a constant and varied bloom the whole season. This mixture is especially pre- 
pared from choice, fresli seeds, the colors and varieties being carefully proportioned and; 
will be found superior to Any mixture offered. Large packet 
ZINNIAS. 
New Giant. A brilliant and showy annual. The flowers are extremely large, very double 
and stiff, and regular of outline. They are in all the strong colors, orange, scarlet, yellow, 
dark red and a cerise pink 
Curled and Crested. The petals, unlike those of New Giant, arccurled and twisted, making 
a more graceful flower, but thereby losing the stiffness and formality that is characteristic 
of the Zinnia 
Zebra. The petals of this variety are striped and iMgicgatcd. 
Ctioice Mixed. A few of all varieties 
BARGAIN COLLECTION FOR THE CHILDREN'S GARDEN. 
Une packet Pansy, over 40 colors and markings. 
One packet Pinks, all colors, single and double. 
One packet Bachelor's Buttons, double, all colors. 
One packet Alyssum, sweeti and fragrant. 
One packet Calliopsis, lincit mixed. 
One packet Marigold, double mixed. 
Six Full Size Packages, lithographed in natural colors with full cultural directions on each 
packet. All fresh, new crop seed;. This collection has been made up especially so as to 
secure the best effect for the least money and will produce a gorgeous show of (lowers th< 
entire season. 
This complete collection of 6 packets of Flower Seeds sent postpaid for only 20 cents. 
5c. 
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TII K T H I N G.I 
yftu never had 
you do not niiss. 
Bright flowers in 
your garden have 
become a ncccs- 
sit\ — they .should 
be a vital part of 
yotir life. They 
proclaim w hat 
you are, just as 
surely as the lan- 
guage you use, or 
the company you 
keep. The ni;in 
who has available 
land for a garden 
and grows no 
beautiful flowers 
is spiritually and 
aesthetically 
dwarfed. Each 
year witnesses, 
important 
i mpro ve ni c n I s 
in the develop- 
ment of seeds. 
Plant those seeds 
which will give 
tone, a t m o s - 
phere and dis- 
tinction to your 
garden. Our bus- 
iness is to search 
the world over 
for the best sorts 
of seeds, slips, 
shrubs, etc. You 
buy your seed 
from us at its 
actual value; our 
name is a guaran- 
tccof fairdealing. 
"Good Seeds" 
and ".May's" are 
synonymous 
— y ou cannot 
say one without 
thinking the 
other. 
SCABIOSA 
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