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MAY'S NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, BEST FOR ALL CLIMBS. 
QlQC OAIVICICC Are our specialty and ■we have spared no pains or expense in securing 
|Y/\|Cn 1 All^lC^ the most complete and comprehensive list of varieties ever offered in 
I 1 4^ ««-(»_» America. Our seed comes from the most reliable specialists on two 
Biennials. continents, is fresh, crop of 1900, perfectly pure and thoroughly tested 
as to tyiJe and germinative qualities, so that we offer ■with all confidence the following varieties, know- 
ing that they will give our <!ustomers most perfect satisfaction. Seed mav be sown in the house in Janu- 
ary, February or March and the plants set out in the opt- n ground after afl danger from freezing is past . 
In the open ground, sow very early in spring while the ground is yet cool and moist, for late summer 
and fall bloom, or in August and September for spring and early siunmer bloom. For fall sown seed 
have the bed moist and kept shaded by boards or paper until the plants appear. These will make 
vigorous plants that will endure the winter it protected by light covermg. Do not let the plants seed if 
you wish to keep them in bloom. The seed which we offer is carefully saved and will produce 
the most perfect flowers. 
1. Alpine Belle. A very pleasing light blue, 
large and showy- Pkt. lOc. 
2. Beauty. Clear fawn shade. A perfect 
beauty. One of our cu.stomers wrote us that our 
Beauty Pansy was the prettiest variety she had 
ever seen. pkt. lOc. 
3. Black Prince. A great Improvement on 
Faust, the well known black variety. Flowers 
much larger and produced in greater abundance. 
Pkt. ISC. 
4. Blue Prince. A rich dark purple or blue- 
black, shading to lavender. The seed of this va- 
riety we liave procured from one of the largest 
growers of pansies in England. Pkt. 20c, 3 
3 pkts. 50c. 
5. Bronze Queen. Of all the new 
and choice varieties this is one of the 
most beautiful we have ever seen. The 
flowers are of good size and produced in 
great profusion The colors are a rich 
brown or bronze, shading to light ma- 
hogany. Very choice. Pkt. 20c, 3 
pkts. 50c. 
6. Butterfly Pansies. This strain has 
been named the Butterfly Pan.sies on ac- 
count of the dehcate colors which are 
always found in these flowers. They 
have been all the rage in Europe lately, 
and we know they will become very 
popular here when once known. Pkt. 
20c, 3 pkts. SOc. 
7. Cassier's Qiant. Mammoth flow- 
ers of every conceivable color. Pkt. 
ISC. 
8. Emperor Frederick. Highly rec- 
ommended by leading flower seed spec- 
ialists in Eurojje where it is considered a decided 
novelty in pansies. It is a rich, deep purplish- 
red with golden bronze center and a broad margin 
of scarlet and yellow. An oddly beautiful variety 
that all should try. Pkt. lOc. 
9. Exceisior. Kich blue with yellow eye. 
Sho^vy when grown in a bed with light colored 
sorts. Pkt. 15c. 
10. Faust, King of the Blacks. The darkest va- 
riety giown Almost a coal black. Pkt. lOo. 
11. Fire Dragon. A dc>ep fiery red, very striking 
and hand-some. Pkt. lOo. 
12. Fire Kine. Upper petals and part of lower 
a deep brownish red, Iwilance of flower golden yel- 
low. Veryshow>- pkt. lOc. 
18. Qiant Emperor William. Flowers of a beau- 
tiful shade of blue, which gradually deepens to 
purple. Pkt, lOc. 
14. Qiant Striped. Beautifully striped pan-sies 
of the richest shades imaginable. Pkt. So. 
15. Qiant Lord Beaconsfieid. Light blue and 
purple. One of the finest. Pkt. lOo. 
16. Qoiden Queen. Flowers are a bright golden 
yellow and exceedingly large, often measuring 2'A 
inches in diameter. The seed which we offer is 
saved from the finest selected strains. Pkt. 25c, 
3 pkts. 60c. 
17. Qloriole. One of the grandest pansies we 
have ever seen. A lovely de<!p blue shading to 
lavender and edged ^vlth light cream. Pkt. 15c. 
18. Qoreeous. Crimson red, shading to deep 
brown. A very beautiful variety. Exceedingly 
showy when grown with light colored sorts. Pkt. 
lOc. 
19. Improved Snow Queen. Pure white, very 
popular with growers of the pan.sy. Pkt. lOc. 
20. King Rufus. The deepest colored of the now 
famous "red iiansies." It opens a rich deep crim- 
son, which changes to a brownish shade, giving it 
a most novel appearance. Pkt. ,20c, 3 Dkts. 
SOc. 
21. King of the Yellows. A bright yellow which 
is exceedingly fine for bedding. Free blooming.' 
Pkt. IOC. 
22. Mahogany. Most beautifully marked, pkt. 
lOc. 
23. narglnata. Violet purplish or deep blue; 
border creamy white. Pkt. lOc. 
24. Ocean Spray. Blue, edged white, very pretr 
ty. Showy when among other varieties. Pkt. 
20c. 
25. Orange Prince. Probably one of the showiest 
of the golden yellow varieties. Center shades to & 
rich brown. B.tceedingly handsome. Pkt. lOc. 
28. Prince Bismarck. Brown and golden bronze 
marbled, remarkably beautiful. Pkt. lOc. 
27. Purple Qoidedge. Intense purple, edged with 
golden yellow. Pkt. lOc. 41 
28-. Purple Gem. Rich purplish black. One of 
the darkest colored varieties in our list. Pkt. 
lOc. 
29. Rainbow or Tiger. Originated in Germany 
and is a decided addition to the pan.sy family. The 
blossoms are of a good size and include many 
shades and colors, all of which are striped and 
blotched in the most peculiar manner. Pkt. 20c, 
3 pkts. SOc. 
30. Sensation. Kich shade of dark red. Very 
showy. Pkt. 200. 
31. Shah. Beautiful bronze, tinged with light 
bro^vn and mahogany. Handsomely shaded. 
Pkt. 100. 
.S2. Sunbeam. Rose, sluided and tinted with 
pink, or sometimes marbled with rose. A pecul- 
iarly beautiful variety. Pkt. lOc. 
38. Swanley Blue. CUair light blue, sometimes 
shading to a cream white at edge. Pkt. lOo. 
34. Violet. Lovely .shade of violet, edged with 
white. Pkt. lOc . 
Black. Nearly all are deep purple or jet black. 
A good strain. Pkt. Sc. 
White. A selection of white varieties. Pkt. Sc. 
Yellow. Clear yellow blossoms. A good strain. 
Pkt. Sc. 
Red Shades. Contains seeds of the dark reddish 
colored varieties. Pkt. Sc. 
Blue. SeU-cted from the different kinds of blue 
sorts. Pkt. sc. 
Bronze. Different shades of the brownish bronze 
kinds. Pkt. 5c. 
