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To Our Many Customers and Friend s. sr. paul, minn., Jan. i, 1905. 
It affords us much pleasure to again greet you and to offer you in the pages which follow The Best Northern Grown 
Seeds, Plants, Bulbs, Jt'ruits, Trees, etc., which can be produced. The universal satisfaction which has foUowed 
the planting ot our products has been a source of pleasure and profit to our patrons as well as ourselves. A pleased customer is 
the best advertisement we ever had, and as we have had many in the past our goods have been widelv advertised Profitirie 
bj; pMt experience we shall endeavor to make many more "pleased" customers this year by giving the best that money, labor and 
soil can produce Crops as a rule have been bountiful the past season, and most varieties are plentiful. From this abundance we 
have selected the Best and offer them herewith to our customers, for the best is never too good for you and our success and 
prosperity depend in a great measure on yours. Hoping that you may be prosperous to the greatest degree during the year we 
Yours truly, L. L. MAY & CO. ' 
How to Order. 
YOUR ORDER, no matter how large or small, will always re- 
ceive our prompt and careful attention. 
ORDER EARLY. — ^We earnestly request all customers to place 
their orders early, as it will assist us greatly in getting every- 
thing out promptly. 
USB THE ORDER .SHEET in this book. If you wish to order 
a second time, write your order on a separate sheet ot paper 
and do not mix it up in the body of a letter. This will assist 
us greatly in filling your order. Blank order sheets will be 
sent at any time upon request. 
C. O. D. SHIPMENTS. — We must decline to ship goods C'. O. D. 
unless the purchaser remits in advance sufficient money to pay 
transportation charges and cost of packing, etc., or at least 
one-third the amount of the order. 
ORDERS MUST BE ACCO.MPANIED by the money to pay for 
the goods. We cannot open small accounts, and will decline to 
fill orders unless accompanied by the cash. This is a uniform 
rule from which we cannot and will not deviate. 
DON'T FORGET YOUR N.tME, POST OFFICE AND STATE 
Every season we receive scores of letters and orders from par- 
ties who forget to sign their name, and do not give their post- 
office address. 
How to Send Money. 
POST-OFFICE MONEY ORDERS may be obtained at nearly all 
post-offices at a small cost. This is a good way to send mbney. 
DRAFTS ON ST. PAUL, NEW YORK, OR CHICAGO can be ob- 
tained at any bank and are perfectly safe. 
EXPRESS .MONEY ORDERS can be had at the office of the 
American, United States, Adams. Northern Pacific, Wells, Fargo 
& Co.. Great Northern or any other express company. 
REGISTERED LETTERS cost but 8 cents, and money should 
be sent in this way in case it cannot be sent by any of the 
above methods. 
PERSON.Vl. CHECKS — Do not send personal checks, as we are 
obliged to pay for collecting same and will therefore have to 
deduct this charge from your order. Besides, orders are held 
until our bankers report checks paid, thus causing needless 
delay. 
NEVER SEND SILVER OR CURRENCY in a letter or envelope 
without registering It. as it is unsafe to do so. Every month 
we have eornplaints from people who send money in this care- 
less manner, which Is stolen or lost in transit and never reaches 
us. When reniittanoeM are not made according to these direc- 
tions, we disclaim all responsibility. 
How to Ship. 
MAY'S SEEDS POSTPAID — At the prices quoted in our Cata- 
logue we prepay postage on all seeds ordered by packet, ounce, 
quarter pound, pound, pint or quart. On seeds In larger quanti- 
ties, also plants, trees, fruits, etc.. offered bv express or freight, 
the purchaser pays tlio transportation charges. 
EXPRESS AND FREIGHT — Many of our customers do not stop 
to consider the difference between express and freight charges, 
and frequently order large quantities of seed by express, when 
it could be sent by fast freight Just as well, and at much less 
expense. Express rates are much higher than freight. 
EXPRESS RATES ON SEEDS. PLANTS AND BULBS are 20 per 
cent, less than merchandise rates. Bear this in minrf when re- 
ceiving goods and insist on the express company giving you the 
proper rate. 
DO NOT FORGET TO ST.\TE HOW^ you wish goods shipped, 
whether by freight or express. Unless you do. we will ship as 
we think best and cannot be held responsible for delays or ex- 
pense. 
ST. PAUL, BEING A RAILROAD CENTER, freight rates are 
exceptionally low and freight shipments can be hurried to 
destrnation more rapidly than from less favored points 
PREPAID STATIONS — Many small railroad stations are 
preiiald stations and the railroads will not accept freight for 
such points unless charges are fully prepaid. It will save 
delay if you ascertain if your station is a prepaid one before 
sending your order and include enough money to cover 
freight charges if it is. 
IN ORDERING GOODS forward by freight or express be 
sure to write plainly your express or freight office, county 
and state in full, giving the express or railroad company you 
prefer to have them sent by. This saves time and delay here 
and disappointment at your end of the line 
SHIPMENTS DO NOT ARRIVE promptly after being no- 
once advise, and we will have them traced at 
Our Seed Department 
WE ARE SEED GROWERS — By this we mean that we do 
not buy our seeds on the open market, as do many firms 
but grow them ourselves. We know it will pay you to order 
May's Seeds, as you will then avoid the disappointment 
\vhich so often follows the sowing ot seeds that are pur- 
chased from commission dealers throughout the country, 
seeds which, in many cases, have lain under the counter for 
years, and are worthless to a gardener or a farmer. 
NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS are known to be superior to 
all others, belne earlier, hardier and more productive. 
WE TEST ALL SEEDS as soon as received from our grow- 
ers, and never send out an ounce that does not show a high 
germinative test. 
THE BEST IS NONE TOO GOOD FOR OUR P.\TRONS And 
we realize this as much as any of the largest planters and 
know there is not a firm in the world which Is more par- 
ticular regarding the purity of their seeds than we are. 
While we guarantee all seeds which we ship out to be of 
strictly fresh growth and to have shown with us a high 
germinative test, still crops are contingent upon so many 
conditions of soil and weather, time and manner of planting 
cultivation, etc., over which we have no control, that we 
cannot be responsible for the product, and give no warranty 
express or implied as to the description, quality, quantity or 
productiveness of any seeds, plants or bulbs, which we send 
out. Every order received for goods enumerated in this cata- 
logue will be executed and sent out only on these conditions 
SEEDS FREE — Extras are sent with each order, and many 
are the kind letters we have received from our customers 
who were surprised and delighted with the present of some 
new and choice seeds, plants or fruits which were sent with 
their order. 
Our Plant Department. 
AT OUR GREENHOUSES on Como Ave., in this city, the 
most extensive in the Northwest, we grow all of our tender 
plants, young roses, etc. At this place we employ experi- 
enced men who have made a life study of plants and who 
know their habits and needs in every particular. 
Our Nursery Department. 
OUR NURSERY, the most Northern in America, is governed 
by the same principle that has developed and built up our 
immense seed business, viz.: strict integrity in discarding 
worthless varieties and rigid tests in scrutinizing new ones. 
Nothing but well known, tested varieties are offered and 
only the best stock shipped out. 
A certificate of inspection from the State Inspector of 
Nurseries, showlnK our stocic to be free from San .Jose Scale 
and all other Injurious insects and diseases, will ncconinnny 
each shipment. 
BOOKS 9" Horticulture^ Agriculture and Kindred Sub jects. 
Delivered free in the tJ^S. at these prices by L. L. May & Co.," St. PauT " 
PLANTS AND FLOWERS. Each. 
Gardening for Pleasure, liy Heter Hender- 
„ son $1 50 
Home Floriculture. By Eben E. Rexford. 1.00 
Rose, Parsons on th-. By S. B. Parsons. 
Revised edition 1.00 
VEGETABLE GARDENING AND TRUCK 
FARMING. 
Vegetable Gardening. By S. B. Green, Pro- 
fessorof Horticulture, University of Min- 
nesota. A new work. Paper, 50c; cloth 1.00 
Gardening for Profit. By Peter Henderson 1.50 
CULTURES OF SPECIAL VEGETABLES. 
Each. 
Asparagus. By F. M. Iloxamer JO SO 
Onions, How to Raise them Profitably. By 
17 practical onion Krtjwei-s 25 
Mushrooms, How to Grow Them. By Wm. 
Falconer i.oo 
GENERAL FRUIT AND NUT CULTURE. 
Amatiur F.'-uit Growing. By Samuel B. 
Green. Professor of Horticulture, Univer- 
sity of Minnesota 50 
Small Fruit Culturist. By A. S. Fuller 1.00 
AppleCulture, Field Notes on. ByProf. Baily .75 
Grape Culturist. By A. S. Fuller 1 ."SO 
Plums an'l Plum Culture. By Prof. Waugh 1.60 
Strawberry Culturist. By A. S. Fuller 25 
SHRUBS, TREES AND FORESTRY. 
Hedges, Windbreaks. Shelters and Live 
Fences. By E. P. Powell. 50 
AGRICULTURE AND FARM CROPS. 
Forage Crops other than Grasses 1 00 
Weeds and How to Eradicate Them. 216 
pages Paper, 25c; cloth .50 
FARM ANIMALS AND LIVE STOCK. 
Animal Breeding. By Prof. Thos. Sh.iw. . . . 1.50 
SO Dairy Rations. By H. C. Carpenter 2S 
Poultry Manual. By F. L. Sewell and Ida. 
E. lilson Paper, 25c; cloth .60 
