72 SEED CATALOGUE 0/ L. L. 1VT A V ^ CO., ST. PAUL, MINN- 
XT 
"Northern Grown" Seeds Are Best 
Seedsmen, Florists, Nurserymen 
May's Beautiful Summer-Flowering Bulbs 
Produce Flowers of Wonderful Decorative effect and Fragrance 
AMARYLLIS HALLI (LYCORIS SQUAMIGERA) 
MAY'S Cinnamon Vine 
A MOST beautiful and hardy climber wiih dark green foliage, and late In the 
season bearing a profusion of small while flowers of a delicious cinna- 
mon fragrance. Perfectly hardy everywhere, the vines dying down to the 
ground each autumn, but growing very rapidly in early spring, soon covering 
any trellis, arbor or anything on which the vines can twine; it grows from 
15 to 30 feet high, and when the roots become large and established, the 
vines attain a much greaier length. Where you wish to hide unsightly 
places, we would suggest planting the Cinnamon vine. The flowers emit 
a most delightful cinnamon-like perfume. Each Sc., 6 for 25c., 15 for 50c., 35 
for $1.00, postpaid. 
**/ have planit-d your Aster seeds for the past two years and people stand and gaze 
tiful flowers in my yard. J am well pleased with my seeds from your place.*' 
J. /. LOFERING, Amesbury, 
For General List of Flower Seeds, see pages 68 to 71. 
MAY'S Summer Flowering Bulbs 
WE GROW and sell only the most popular sorts that are inexpensive 
require little care, and have been proven satisfactory. The bulb 
offered here are all of the first grade, large, sound and solid, far superioi 
lo the small bulbs frequently sold as good stock, and will make a beau- 
tiful and gorgeous showing out of all proportion to money or energy 
expended. 
MAY'S Amaryllis Halli 
(Lycoris Squamigera. Magic Flower) 
THIS IS an extremely hardy bulb 'uhich, in the early spring, produce' 
long strap-like green leaves. These die away in July and disappeai 
and the bulb seems to be dead, but in a month, flower stalks spring up, 
as if by magic, to a height of two or three feet, bearing from 8 to i ; 
lily-like flowers which are each from 3 to 4 inches across and of the mohi 
delicate lilac pink, shaded with clear blue or lavender. The bulb require 
no protection, and in planting, the crowns should be covered about 
four inches. Each 40c., postpaid. 
Mays Summer Flowering Oxalis 
Low GROWING PLANTS, f'ery effective in masses, beds or edgings 
J Bulbs planted 3 inches apart form rounded rows of delicate foIiag< 
about a foot and the showy flowers arc produced in endless sik- 
cession. Pure White, Pink or Red, either color, dozen lOc, 35 for 25c.- 
100 for 50c., postpaid. 
MAY'S Montbretias 
ONE OF THE sho'.viest oj the summer flowering bulbs, resembling the 
gladioli in growth. The spikes are from 8 to 12 inches long and 
each one bears from 18 to 30 star shaped blossoms, from i ^ to 2 inchc 
across, in various shades of orange, yellow and red. Mixed varietiev 
3 for lOc., 12 for 30c., postpaid. 
Apios Tuberosa (Tuberous-Rooted Wistaria) 
A HARDY native American climber, bearing small racemes of Wisiari^i 
like purple flowers of a violet fragrance. Each 5c., 6 for 25c., 1^ 
for 45c., postpaid. 
at the beau- 
Mass. 
CALADIUM 
THIS BULB PRODUCES 
A MOST EFECTIVE 
PLANT FOR 
DECORATIVE 
PURPOSES 
MAY'S Caladium Esculentum 
(ELEPHANT'S Ear) 
AVERY handsome plant of tropical aspect. 
ctTcctivciy grown as a specimen plant or in 
groups on the lawn, or for decorative plantinir 
near streams or ponds. The leaves arc stnd' i- 1 
light green and very large, sometimes nu- 1 ; 
'np a yard in expanse. Good sized bulb--, 
each I5c., large size 25c., mammoth 
35c., postpaid. 
MAY'S Caladium 
(FANCY LEAVED) 
the most beautiful 
of the ornamental foliage 
plants. The leaves are marked 
and spoiled curiously, giving 
it a unique tropic appear- 
ance. U is very easy to grow 
in cither house or garden, 
preferring only a sheltered place 
and a light rich soil. Mixed 
bulbs, each 25c., 3 for 50c., postpaid. 
MAY'S Hyacinth 
Candisans 
A VERY stately bulbous plan! 
with large Yucca - like 
leaves. The flower stalk grows 
10 a height of 4 feet and bear: 
a profusion of large white 
flowers not unlike tuberoses. 
Each Sc., 6 for 25c., 12 for 
50c., postpaid. 
CINNAMON VINE 
WHEN YOU ORDER 
BE SURE TO WRITE 
YOUR NAME 
STREET. CITY. COUNTY 
AND THE STATE VERY 
PLAINLY 5?EE°D°Ys^HM'T'^A"N^I,t IMPORTANT 
