MAY'S NORTHEBN GROWN SEEDS, BEST FOR ALL OLIMES. 
MAVS CELEBRATED PETUNIAS. Annual. For 
outdoor decoration or houseculture few plants equal 
the petunia in effectiveness. They commonce flower- 
ing early and continue a sheet of bloom throughoutj 
the whole season until killed by frost. Ea.sily culti- 
vate<l, only retiuiring a rich soil and a sunny position. 
We have long been celebrated for our niagniflcent 
strains of both the single and double varieties, which, 
we endeavor to improve each year by careful selec- 
tion. Tlie past .season we tested samples received 
from the leading petunia specialistsof theworld.and 
we can safi ly say without fear of contradiction that 
our strains are as good as can be secured in t he world. 
1. Countess of Ellesmere. Single pink, with white 
throat. Valuable for Ix'dding. Pkt. 5c. 
2. Defiance. We have fretjuently mea.sured flowers 
over .5 inches in diameter, wnilo tne colors are inde- 
scribably rich and varied. Many of the flowers are 
beautifully fringed and are di>licately veined, giving 
the throat the ai)i)<;arance of great depth. Pkt. lOo. 
3. General Dodds. The richest color :n thispopaiar 
class, being a deep, velvety red. It grows quickly 
Butterfly Flower. 
Very desirable for growing in a bed 
and blooms profiisely f«r several montlis. 
with other varietie,s. Pkt. lOc. 
4. Inimitable. A charmingsinglefloweringpetuniawithgoodsizedblossoms, 
which are striped and blotched with cherry, pink and white. Pkt. lOc. 
5. Intus Aurea. The yellow-throated petunia, so valuable for the garden. 
Pkt. 20c, 3 pkts. 50c. 
8. Moonlight. The largest and best flowering single white petunia we have 
ever set*n. The plant is covere<l the entire simimer with its immense snow 
white blossoms. Pkt. S5c, 2 pkts. 25c. 
7. Rose Queen. A Ix-autiful rosy pink petunia. Sure to please you. Pkt. lOc. 
8. Red Cross. A remarkably showy variety of German origin, and for beds 
and lx)xes Ls (certainly one of the handsomest petunias that cjin Ije grown. The 
flowers, although not so large as some, are beautifully striped, and never fail to 
attract attention wlierever seen. Every reader of oui' catalogue who grows 
flowers should secure a packet of these lovely petunias. Pkt. lOc. 
MIXED VARIETIES. These mixtures are made by us from the beat named vari- 
eties and are sure to please our customers in every way. We know of no class 
of flowers which reward the cultivator as handsomely as petunias. They re- 
ouire but little care or attention, produce immen.se crops of flowers, re-seeil 
themselves from year to year, and render many an uninviting nook or comer a 
"thing of beauty" anda"ioy forever." The mixtures named below contain many 
Khodchiton— Purple BelLs. 
2. Single Mixed 
class of plants. Good seed that is sure to produce 
splendid results. Pkt. 5c. 
ii. Choice Single Mixed. Hi/b. Grand. More care- 
fully saved than the above mixture. A finer assortment 
of colors. Pkt. lOc. 
4. Oerman Show Mixed. Noted for their size and 
coloring. For ixnis, baskets or boxes there are few 
rapid growing varieties that surpass this charming 
flower. Seed sown early in the spring will produce 
plant-s that will bloom freely for several months during 
the summer season. This mixture we have obtained 
from Germany, and it includes almost all the shades 
found in thi.s_i)oi)ular cla.s3. Pkt. 15c, 2 pkts. 25c. 
5. Single Fringed Large Flowering. (See c^ut.) The 
surpaasing beauty of these flowers renders them 
superior to any ever offered by any firm. Tlte blossoms 
are of the largest size, many of them delightfully per- 
fu7iied, and all of them cut and fringed in a most cliarm- 
ing manner. The colorings and markings are the most 
ex(iuisite ever seen in any flower. The combination of 
form, markings and free flowering qimlities renders them 
exceedingly showy and much to bo desired. Those of 
our customers who saw tlie l)eautif ul beds at Como Park 
last summer, grown from our unrivalled se<"d, will agree 
with us that no description or picture can adequately 
portray the beauty of these lloral gems. Pkt. 35c. 
DOUBLE VARIETIES. /< is well known that seed saved 
from th^ most carefully hybridized Jlowers produces but a small percentage of double flowers^ 
the balance being sinf/tcs of unusually fine (putHty. The weaker seedlings should be carefully 
saved, as these invariably produce tlie finest double flowers. 
1. Double Large Flowering Fringed nixed. (See cut oppcsite page.) This strain is selected 
from care fully liyl>ridized plants and will produce a hign percehttige of dotible flowers, all 
* most beautifully fringed, blotched and marked. 
Pkt. 30c. 
2. Double nixed. Not as good a stram as the 
above, but one containing many of the best 
varieties, that will please our customers in 
every respe<^t. Pkt. 15c. 
3. Imperial nixed. In this collection will be 
found all the clioicest varieties in this lovely 
class of flowers. The mixture is made up l>y 
ourselves and includes the latest shades and 
colors. Pkt. lOc. 
Qood Double flixed. A good strain of seed 
which will produce a large numter of hand- 
some doul)le petunias. Pkt. lOc. 
PALMS, Mixed. Tender perennials. These 
most ornamental and decorative jilanfs may 
easily be grown from seed, providing the right 
varieties are secured. In making up our mix- 
ture we have endeavored to obtain the most 
rapid growing varieties which are of the ea,siest 
culture, and know that what we offer cannot 
fail to give perfect satisfaction. Palm seeds 
should be sown quite thickly in clean, well 
draine*! pans or lx>xes and covere<l alx)ut their 
own depth witli soil, which should be very fine, 
consisting of about two-thirds yellow loam and 
one-third sand. When two or three leaves are 
formed on the seedling plants they may be 
transplanted to very small sized pots and pl&ced 
high priced novelties of recent years. 
1. Qiants of California. Mowers of an immense size. 
measuring over 4 inches in diameter. They are of various colors, ranging from 
light rose to the deepest shades imaginable. Pkt. 15c. 
All shadesandcolorsof thispopular i„_„„i,i -ij. i. v vi-i 
.If, ma somewhat moist atmosphere where a high tem 
many single bIo.s.som9 
iloi 
peratnre may be maintained. Repotting should be 
conducted according to tlie growth of the plants, as 
some varieties grow faster than others. Pkt. 20c. 
PALAVA FLEXUOSA. Annual. In Europe this is 
considered one of the most Ijeautiful classes of annuals 
that can lie secured. The flowers are remarkably 
sliowy, being of a handsome pink shade ^vith black 
throats, entirely distinct from anything else we know 
of. Pkt. 5c. 
PASSIONFLOWER. (See cut opposite page.) Hand- 
some, rapid growing perennial climber, for greenhouse 
decoration or sunny positions in the open ground in 
summer. 
Mixed Varieties. Pkt. 5c. 
PENTSTEMON. Hardy annual. Remarkable for the 
ai)undance and beauty of their individual blossoms ; in 
bloom from July to October. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5c. 
PELAROONIUMS, Choicest nixed. iMdy Washing- 
ton Oeraniums. Tender perennials. These are as easily 
grovm from seed as the common sort of geraniums 
which are used for garden culture. Nothing in the 
line of flowering plants can equal this class in richnes-s 
of color, size of flowers or habitof growth. Thomark 
ings of some of the flowers are unequaled by any other 
class, rivaling in their delicate shading and richness 
the most expensive orchids. Many of the choicest 
named varieties are included in our mixture of this 
magnificent strain. Pkt. 50c. 
PHACELLA CAMPANULARIA. Annual A rapid 
growing, free flowering amiual tliat will produce 
l)los.soms about four weeks after the seed is sown in 
the open ground. The flowers are l)ome upright, of a 
cup shape and the most lovely shade of blue. It flowers 
a long time in the open garden, and in Europe it is con- 
sidered one of the most beautiful plants for pot cul- 
ture. We offer the very finest strain obtainable. 
Pkt. IOC. 
PLATYCODON QRANDIFLORA. Chine's e Sell 
Flower. Hardy perennial. One of the most beautiful 
flowers that can be grovni for the border or for win- 
dow boxes, vases or to be massed in gardens and to 
be used for cut flowers. They bioom readily the 
first season from seed, atthough perennials, and 
tlie plants live in the ground through the winter, 
ijlossoming profusely year after year. The bright, 
star-like flowers are from 3 to 4 inches acroas and very 
freely produced. The strain of this flower which 
we offer our patrons will give the largest and 
most perfect blossoms. Pkt. 
