100 SEED -CATALOGUE o/ L. L. 1V/f A V ^ CO., ST. PAUL,»MINN. 
Seedsmen, Florists, N Mserymen 
"Northern Grown" Seeds Are Best 
May's Hardy, Ornamental Flowering Shrubs 
NOTHING :s more de- 
lightul than a pro- 
fusion of fine flowering 
shrubs, planted judic- 
iously, to insure a .'uc- 
cession of fragrant and 
luiuriani blossom from 
May until Sepiember, 
and even after that, to 
brighten the garden 
with scarlet berries and 
crimson canes that arc 
brilliant all winter. To 
the suburban and city 
horne they are almost 
indispensable, soften- 
ing angles, filling bare 
places and giving the 
last touch of*^ hominess 
that is necessary to the 
artistic dwelling place. 
They form the basis 
of all planting, and the 
success of any land- 
scape depends largely 
upon their qualit> and 
the lastc with which 
they are planted, in 
laying nut large grounds 
and estates it is the 
cunning placing of the 
shrubs that enhances 
or diminishes distances, 
fills hollows, or raises 
terraces. In the hand 
of the novice .shrubs are 
charming enough, but 
in the hand of the 
skilled artist they pro- 
duce wonderfully beau- 
tiful effects. Our land- 
scape department is at 
your disposal with ad- 
vice as to the proper 
disposition of all shrubs with regard to your peculiar environment, and is 
glad at all times to furnish plans for the planting of home grounds, estates, 
etc. All shruhs wc offer are perfectly hardy. Once planted they make an 
excellent showing the first season and grow only more beautiful year by year. 
Please Note. — All shrubs, when priced singly and not followed by the word 
postpaid, arc £ent by express at purchaser's expense. 
MAY'S Amelanchier Canadensis 
SHADBUSB. A tree with small spreading branches and slender branchicts. 
liCaves reddish brown at the time of unfolding, eventually dark green, 
turning bright yellow in autumn. Flowers appear with the leaves, in erect 
or nodding racemcc, pure white. Fruit edible, bright red when fully grown, 
becoming dark purple and glaucous when ripe. A beautiful tree and one of 
the earliest to bloom. 12 to 18 inches, each, 2Sc., dozen $2.50; 18 to 24 
inches, each 35c., dozen $3.50; 2 to 3 feet, each 40c., dozen $4.00, by express. 
MAY'S Aralia Mandshuricus 
AVERY ornamental shrub, with long muliificd Uavcs, imparting a deci- 
dedly sub-tropical aspect to a group. 2 to 3 feet strong, each 50c.; 
3 to 4 feet, each 60:. 
ALMONDS 
MAY'S Almonds 
Double Pink. The blos- 
soms are double, like 
roses, set closely on the 
twigs, and appear before 
the leaves in the early 
spring. 2 to 3 feet 
strong, each 50c. 
Double White. Snowy 
blossoms. 2 to 3 feet 
strong, each 50c. 
MaX'S Aronia 
ArBUTI FOLIA 
RED CHOKEBERRV. A 
very orvamenlal ^ to 
5 foot high shrub. The 
leaves are bright green 
above, wooly beneath. 
The flowers are white, 
disposed in profuse tcr- 
%ilnal clusters; berries 
are bright red, persisting 
until late winter. 18 to 
24 inches, each 35c., 
dozen $3.50; 2 to 3 feet, 
each 50c., dozen $5.00, 
by express. 
MARQUIS WHE/.TJU/Hr^-J 
thr western farmer a- 
^ainnjrost. Read pa%e 4$. 
MAY'S Barberry 
Purple. Leaves deep 
violet or purple; pro- 
duce yellowish - wnite 
flowers, which turn to 
purple berries as the 
season advances. Each 
lOc, 3 for 25c., post- 
paid; 18 to 24 inches, 
each 25c. 
Green. Has yellow 
flowers in terminal 
drooping racemes in 
May or June, followed 
will, scarlet fruit. £ach« 
lOc., 3 for 25c., post- 
paid; 18 to 24 inches, 
each 25c. 
Thunbergii. (See page 
oK for description . ) 
Each lOc, 3 for 2Sc., 
postpaid; 18 to 24 
inches, each 30c., 2 to 
3 feet, each 3Sc. 
MAY'S 
Calyganthus 
SW E K T S C 1: N T E D 
SHRUBS. The pecu- 
liarity And pleasing fra- 
grance of this shrub, to- 
gether with its rich fol- 
iage and reddish-brown 
flowers, makes it very 
interesting. Each 15c., 
2 for 25c., postpaid. 
MAY'S 
Acanthopanax 
HARDY ornamental 
shrub with prickly 
branches, in habit much 
resembling an Aralia. 
It is excellent for planting on rocky banks or slopes, thriving in almost any 
well-draincu soil. Each I5c., 2 for 25c., postpaid; express size each 25c 
MAY'S Amelanchier Alnifolia 
ALDER LEAVED Or H'estem Juneberry. Leaves oval, flowers white, borne 
. in short racemes, large and showy. Berries ripen in July and are pur- 
pic 10 l>lue black; very sweet and juicy. 3 to 6 feet tall. 12 to 18 inches, 
each, 25c., dozen $2.50; 18 to 24 inches, each 35c., dozen $3.50; 2 to 3 feet, 
each 40c., dozen $4.00, by express. 
MAY'S AMELANCHmR ROTUNDEFOLIA 
ROUND LEAVED JUNEBERRY. Crows OS natize from New Brunswick and 
Minnesota to North Carolina. 4 to 6 feet high; flowers white, borne 
in drooping racemes; very showy. Fruii sweet and succulent. 2 tO 3 feet, 
each 40c., dozen $4.00; 3 to 4 feet, each 50c., dozen $5.00, by express. 
MAY'S CORNUS 
Siberica. Sec page for description. Each 10c. , 3 for 25c., postpaid; 18 
to 24 inch, each 25c., 2 to 3 feet, each 35c., 3 to 4 feet, each 50c. 
Siberica, Variegata. White flowers in June, variegated foliage and coral red 
bark. Each ISc, 2 for 25c., postpaid; 15 to IS inches, each 25c.; 18 
to 24 inches, each 30c.; 2 to 3 feet, each 40c. 
Paniculata. W fiite flower with red-stemmed white fruits. Each 15c., 
2 foi 25c., postpaid; 15 to 18 inches, each 25c. 
Cortms Broad Leaf. Perfectly hardy; showy red bark, more brilliant 
with approach of winter. Flowers pure white. Prices same as Srberica. 
Comus Languinae. European Red Osier. Spreading shrub; red 
branchc-;; Icav-s ovate, dark green, paler beneath. 18 to 24 inches, ea. 
30c., $3.0ii dozen by express. 
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