L. L. MAY & CO. PLANTS. SEEDS, FRUITS AND TREES 
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OUR NURSERY DEPARTMENT 
"Most Northern in America" 
HARDY, IRONCLAD, PRODUCTIVE FRUITS, 
ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, 
CLIMBING VINES, ROSES, 
ETC. 
Our nurseries, situated 1.5 miles east of St. Paul, are the most northern in America, and admirably located in a pleasant, 
fertile valley, an ideal spot for frrowins nursery stock. The soil is a ricL.deop. dry l)lack loam, ivliich by careful and systematic 
cultivation lias been brouslit to the liiKhcst state of fertility and productiveness. 
The old-time theory, that fruit cannot be grown in the Northwest, has been thoroughly exploded, and each year more and more 
is being produced in this section. The varieties we grow are hardy here, and being thoroughly acclimated are much more 
suitable for this section than trees grown further south. Our sf)il and crliniate especially .suited to growing lianiy fruits, shrubs, 
etc.. giving them that toughness of fibre and vitality of root, which enables them to withstand with equal vigor the blazing sun of 
the South, the dry, scorching winds of the prairie and the severe freezing of the North. 
Advantages of Fall Delivery 
Mnro<»rv Stock is oom- 
i-NUrbCry pietcly dor- 
mant in the fall, and therefore 
can be easily and safely 
handled, while in the spring 
the weather comes off warm 
so early as to start the bud se- 
riously before the customer 
can receive and plant. Even 
if the customer is not able to 
plant until spring, or the cli- 
mate is too cold, it is wise to 
have the stock delivered 
in the fall, so that he am 
trench it in carefully, a]i. 
seize the earliest moment in 
tlie spring to set itout, instead 
of losing valuable time in the 
spring waiting for the over- 
worked nurserymen and rail- 
roads to get the stock around. 
Nursery stock planted in the 
fall gets well established in 
its new position and so gets an 
early .start, and mn kes a large 
grgwth the first sca.son, while 
stock planted in the spring 
loses considerable valuable 
time in getting established in 
its new quarters. 
Eruit is produced the first 
summer when Grape Vines, 
Currants, Raspberries, Black- 
berries, Gooseberries, etc., are 
planted in the fall. 
Rose Bushes and Shrubs set 
out in the fall bloom profusely 
tbe first summer. 
Nursery Stock 
planted in tliefall gets the ben- 
efit of late fall and early sprinff 
rains, which is of vital im- 
portance; on the contrary, 
stock set in the spring fre- 
quently has to worry through 
a dry summer, which it is ut- 
terly unprepared to do after 
having been so newly trans- 
planted. The result is that 
its growth is stunted. 
Farmers *r"s imve 
more time to attend to stock 
in the fall, and can therefore 
give it better care, which is 
very important. Much stock 
is lost by farmers when plant- 
ed in the spring because their 
farm work presses so then 
that the stock is neglected. 
Nursery Stock'^lt';;^- 
in the fall arrives in better 
order, because nurserymen 
have more time in which to 
handle it: but in the spring 
it comes off warm so suddenly 
that it is time to plant before 
the stock can possibly be dug, 
packed and delivered to all 
the thousands of customers 
A Field of Two Year Old Apple Trees. scattered over the country. 
Means we .deliver all trees, shrubs, vines, etc.. to your address by mail and it will be 
thrifty stock, well rooted and established and sure to grow under ordinary care and 
Prices by Mail Postpaid 
conditions. 
PrirPS hv PrPicrVif- nr Pvrirpcc Means that purchaser pays all transportation charges upon receipt of stock, 
, W Z, y iClgllL ur Xl/XprChh n,ake no charge for boxing, packing and delivering to express or 
freight ofBee. 
All Sfnrlf will Piirlr^rl in the most approved manner, so as to reach our customers in the best possible con- 
:i J;^.,,. "^'^ J. <1<-R-CU (lition. All heavy packages should be sent by freight to avoid excessive charges. 
In KlllinO' Orrl C reserve the right to substitute varieties considered bv us of equal merit, provided we are sold 
'. """6 ° out of the variety ordered. In such cases we label the variety .substituted with its true name. 
But If customer wishes no substitution made and so states in his order we will fill order as far as possible and return money for the 
unfilled portion. 
Onr OliarantPP guarantee all our stock to be up to size and grade specified in list, and to be in a healthy livins 
. ""i* condition when it leaves our hands. This guarantee holds good only when we arc notified promptly 
on arrival of gcmds. stating any errors or cause for complaint. We also guarantee stock to be true to name, with the understanding 
that in case it docs not prove so, we will replace such stock free of charge. 
WITH EVERY ORDER FOR NURSEHY STOCK RECEIVED BY US, WE WILL SEND FREE OF CHARUE, ONE OF MAY'S 
HANDY BOOKS, SHOWING HOW TO OBTAIN SUCCESS WITH NURSERY STOCK. 
