May's Superior Quality 
MAY'S 
Northern Grown Seeds 7 
May's Early Head Lettuce — Best on Earth 
Iceberg Lettuce 
The extreme hardiness and resistance to 
cold and frost make this variety the earliest 
for planting in the open ground, and its 
quality is such that it commands the high- 
est price on the market at any 
time. The plant grows from 6 to 
8 inches in diameter and the outer 
leaves arc so closely folded that it 
is practically all head. Its outer / 
leaves arc a bright green and the 
inner ones yel- 
low and white, W 
with a rich 
crispncss and 
a flavor un- 
surpassed . 
Prices : 
Packet 5c, 
ounce 15c, 
H pound 40c, 
postpaid. 
May's Grand Rapids 
A leaf lettuce and a most popular vari- 
ety for winter and greenhouse, as well as 
garden planting. It will make a quick, 
strong growth under the most adverse con- 
ditions. Forms large 
compact bunches of 
light green leaves with 
fringed edges, admits of 
very close planting. It 
is of delicious quality. 
Packet 5c, ounce 15c, 
M pound 40c, 1 pound 
$1.50, postpaid. 
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May's Market Gardener 
A variety especially adapted to the needs of the market gardener. The 
head is unusually large and solid — a delicate green in color — blanching 
itself naturally. It is crisp and tender and the inner leaves and heart arc 
dainty greenish white. The flavor is excellent and wholly free from the 
bitteniess that is apt to characterize lettuce in a ripened state. Packet 5c, 
ounce 15c, pound 40c, 1 pound $1.50, postpaid. 
May's Endive 
Batavian Broad Leaved 
Large hearts and broad, thick leaves. E.\cellent (juality. Packet 5c, 
ounce 25c, pound 70c, postpaid. 
White Curled 
Fine cut leaves, white with yellowish midrib. Docs not need blanching 
to prepare it for use. Packet 5c, ounce 25c, )>i pound 70c, postpaid. 
May's Mushroom Spawn 
Cultural Directions: Beds ten inche-s deep, consisting of horse manure 
and one-fourth or fifth part garden soil, may tfoinade in any cellar or shed 
where a temperature of 50 or 60 degrees can'kSB'iiiaintaino^^ After fermen- 
tation sets in,' when the temperature has, lallefe. to 80 d^t^jcs, spawn may 
be planted in pieces about the size of a h#rfs egg. in hgles two inchts deep 
and ten or twelve apart. Prices, by mail, 35c per brick; by express, 5 
bricks $1.50, 10 bricks $2.75. 
Prices of the following named varieties: Packet 5c, ounce 15c, % pound 
40c, 1 pound $1.50, postpaid: 
Pr ze Head. Large loose heads, brown on outside leaves. An exceed- 
ingly fine sort. 
Simpson Early Curled. A leading early sort, very tender. Earlier than 
heaii lettuce. 
Paris White Cos. Very large elongated conical heads, blanch well. 
May's Kohl Rabi 
Vienna Early Purple. Outside purple, inside white. 
Vienna Early White. Early forcing, small leaved, delicately flavored. 
Prices of Kohl Rabi: Packet 10c, ounce 30c, % pound 85c, postpaid. 
May's Kale or Borecole 
Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. Bright green leaves, finely curled. 
Tall Green Curled Scotch. .-Vbout .^0 inches high and a bright green color. 
Prices of Kale: Packet 5c, ounce 20c, pound 60c, 1 pound $2.00, 
postpaid. 
May's B^Lustard 
Southern Giant Curled. Highly valued in th^ South where seed is sown 
in the fall. Packet 5c, ounce ISc, K pound 40c, 1 pound $1.25, postpaid. 
