SEED CATALOGUE 0/ L. L. 1%ir AV ^ CO., ST. PAUL, MINN. 
Seedsvurn, Florists, Nurserymen 
"Northern Grozvn" Seeds Are Bes! 
May's Select Dahlias — Field Grown Roots 
MAY'S Giant Decorative Dahlias 
IAKGE gracefully formed flowers with broad 
J pcta's. lavaluablc for cut ilowers. 
Black Beaut?. A w^ry dark maroon^ with pur- 
plish black shadings. 
Catherine Duer. A bright irridescem scarlet, 
with long stems and large flow- 
vTs. One of the best of its color. 
Eureka. Deep rose, of fine reg- 
ul.- r form, full lo ihc center , 
■\v A ed petals. Deep, well 'ormed 
' '.lers. 
ire Rain. Dazzling scarlet; free 
. .'wcring; splendid for cutting 
Jack Rose. Deep crimson of the 
sa ne sliade as the "Jack" rose for 
which it was named; perfect for 
garden decoration and for cutting 
Henry Pat- 
rick. Pure 
wliiic, large 
Wow ers on long 
sicms. 
Lyndhurst. Intensely 
vivid scarlet; 0iieforcut' 
ting. 
Mrs. I^inder. Free flower- 
ing white, suffused with 
pink. 
Miss Minnie McCul- 
lough. ■ Soft ycHow, 
o \' c r 1 a i d w i t h 
bronze-- 
Sylvia. White. ^ 
shading lo soft ^ 
pink OB the out- \ 
ter pet^ils. Of unsiir- | 
passed keeping qual- y 
ity. Any of the above \ 
choice decorative va- 
rietieSi each 25c., doz- 
en $2.50. 
PINK KREIMHILOE 
Ma "S Selected Dahlias Field Grown Roots 
THE DAHLIA dui tig tfu fost /(W yeats has steadily and rapidly grown in public iavor. 
Hunc'red.s of people who visited our nurseries and trial grounds last season wen- 
greatly surprisec! at the gorgeous display of blooming plants there on exhibition. Owing 
to the limited catalogue space we are compelled to list only 
a few of what wc consider the best varieties, and we arc- 
absolutely certain that the following list will please the 
most critical dahlia grower. 
New Cactus Dahlias. The Cactus Dahlias have become 
the most popular of recent years and deservedly 
so. The stems are very long and the flowers 
are more loosely formed with petals long and 
rolled to a point, thus giving them a peculiar 
grace and elegance unknown to the 
other dahlias. In our collection wc 
have endeavored to list only 
the finer sorts, and those from 
prize winning strains. 
Belladonna. A beautiful flower. 
^ with long narrow petals forming a 
full, high centered flower. The 
' heart is canary-yellow and the base of 
the petals is orange salmon, shading to 
soft rose at the tips, making an exquisite 
combination of the whole. 
Floradora. A blood red flower 
with deep crimson 
shadings. Very large 
and most beautifully 
formed. 
General BuUer. Cardinal red. 
shaded with crimson, tips of petals 
white. Very fine. 
Ereimfailde. The color is a delicate pink 
shading to deep rose. The 
flowers after being cut a short 
time develop white petals at the 
center, giving it a 
beautiful white 
and pink contrast. 
Profuse bloomer. Splendid 
J foi cutting. 
\ White Kreimhilde. Very 
targe, and a strong giower, 
with^ all the good 
points of Kreim- 
hilde, but the flow- 
er Is pure white. 
Lawiiie. "'I'ite, with just 
a suggestion of blush as 
the flower matures. A 
fine, full, large flower, any- 
one of the best. 
Master Carl. Bright yel 
iow, with amber shadings- 
Very large, petals immense 
and gracefully curved. Lont; 
stems and a strong, vigorous 
plant. 
Mis. T. J. Woodall. Primrose 
pink, shading lo rose pink 
at the points of the petals, 
which are long and narrow 
and gracefully curved, ma- 
king this dahlia a most ex- 
quisite flower. 
Roland von Berlin. .\ brilliant 
geranium red, with deeper shad- 
ings. Very large and extia- 
ordinarily handsome, and a 
dahlia very much admired by 
the growers of this 
favorite 
flower. 
cleft at the tif s, 
Sequoia. A beautiful variety with long tubular pet; 
deep saffron yellow, suffused with red. 
Uncle Tom. A black dahlia, or so dark that it a pears black with 
dark maroon shading, and a satiny gloss. Peta long and grace- 
fully curved. One of the handsomest of th cactus dahlias 
Any of the Choice Cactus Dahlias shown h lOve, each 30c.. 
dozen $3.00. 
CACTVit DAHLIAS have hccome very potuhr and deservedly 
riybridi/.ers the world over have ben devoting extra 
attention to them and the improvement is very marked 
both in color and form. In color the Cactus Dahlia shows 
more variation and pleasing combinations than is found in 
the others. The flowers are borne airily on long stems, 
they are lighter than the others, more loosely formed, more 
graceful, consequently are of the greatusl value for cut flowers. 
The petals arc long, and rolled usually to a rounded point; they 
are incurved and erect in many va-ieties. giving great depth and 
haracter to the flowers. We offer ^ •r-.-nd and varied collection and 
desire to see this beautiful flower grown by all who appreciate the best 
that nature can supply to them with the assistance ol praciical floriculturist. 
\ou will not regret the fact of your adding the Cactus Dahlia to your collectiou 
FIRE R»I« 
MASTER CABL 
