SEED CATALOGUE of L. L. 
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eff CO., ST. PAUL, MINN. 7 
— Are Hardiest For All Climes 
Seedsmen, Florists, Nurserymen 
May's Garden Plants— Selected, Tried Varieties 
MAY'S Purple Cape Broccoli 
THE BEST variety for our climate. Large heads of a brownish 
purple color, very close and compact, and of excellent flavor. 
Considered more delicate than the cauliflower. Packet Sc., 
Ounce 25c. 
CROSBY'S Improved Egyptian 
THE FINEST and truest strain of Crosby Kgyptian 
to be had. This variety is probably sou n 
more than any other for an early beei, as it 
reaches the desired size in much shorter time. 
Packet Sc., ounce 20c,, |^-pound 60c., pound 
$1.75. 
MAY'S Half Long Beet 
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST BEETS foT winter USC. 
Roots only half as long as the Long Blood, 
but weigh as much on account of their thickness. 
Always smooth. Their rich dark red flesh is very 
swcci. Crisp and tender. It never becomes woody, 
even in the exposed portions. This is a beet that 
May recommends very highly to either the market gardener or 
small garden. Packet Sc., ounce iSc, )4-P<*und 40c., pound $1.25. 
Detroit Dark Blood. Very 
MAY'S Curled Cress 
EDMAND'S 
EARLY 
TURNIP 
FINE CURLED. (.Pepper Grass). Quick growing. Leaves finely cut and 
feathery like a good parsley; growing dwarf and compact; ornamental, 
crisp and pungent- Very refreshing. It should be cut often and it will con- 
tinue to grow. Packet Sc., ounce 10c., '^-pound 20c., pound 55c. 
MAY'S Water Cress 
HIGHLY ESTEEMED OS « saUd during the 
spring and fall. Also used as a garnish 
for meals during the winter. Seeds may 
be started readily in pans or boxes of 
moist earth, and the young plants trans- 
planted to shallow water. Packet lOc, 
ounce 35c. 
Edmand's 
Early Tur- 
nip. Flesh is a 
blood red and it is 
beet that keeps ex- 
cellently. Very super- 
ior son. Packet Sc.. 
ounce 10c., l4-Pouna 
3Sc., pound $1.00. 
MAY'S Chervil 
AHARL 
won 
\RDV ANNUAL, 
_ worthy of more 
general use for 
flavoring and gar- 
nishing. This is 
a curled variety, 
and is even more 
beautiful than 
parsley, and can 
be used to great 
advantage in 
beautifying 
dishes of meats 
and vegetables. 
May's curled va- 
riety is greatly superior to the old, plain variety, being earlier, more hand- 
some, and having fully as Bnc perfume and flavor. Packet Sc., ounce ISc. 
CHERVIL 
fall 
MAY'S Brussels Sprouts 
)RUSSELS SPROUTS are highly esteemed for boiling during the late 
and winter months. The "sprouts" resemble miniature cabbage, 
rjv^y growing closely on the stalk of the plant. 
m'C*- '^D^*>^ May's Exhibition. The many good qualities 
-^"^1 of this sort recommend it to market gar- 
deners and others who wish a first-class 
vegetable that is sure to produce a good 
crop of highest quality. Packet lOc, 
ounce 25c., ^^-pound 65c. 
Dwarf Improved. A standard variety, 
producing compact heads of fine quality. 
Most delicious and delicate flavor. Packet 5c<i 
ounce iSc, '4'-pound 4Sc., pound $1.00. 
Half Dwarf Paris Market. A half dwart sort, bear- 
ing handsome crops of round, hard sprouts of the 
finest quality. Packet Sc., ounce ISc, ^-pound 
45c., pound $1.50. 
MAY'S Chicory 
large, flesh bright red. Is 
very good to store. Packet 
Sc., ounce ISc, 34-pound 
pound $1.25. 
May's Early Blood Turnip. Excellent 
for forcing and is a very good keeper. 
Packet Sc., ounce iSc, |4-pound 40c., 
pound $1.25. 
Long Smooth Blood. An excellent late 
variety. Packet Sc., ounce lOc, K-pound 35c., 
pound $1.25. 
Swiss Chard. This is a beet producing leaves only, of a quality superior to 
those of the ordinary beet, and used for greens only. Packet Sc., ounce 
lOc, J^-pound 35c., pound $1.00. 
MAY'S True Southern or Creole Collards 
TRUE SOUTHERN OR CREOLE. This is the variety so extensively used in 
the South, where it furnishes an abundance of food for both man and 
beast. Forms a large, loose, open head. They should be sown as for cab- 
bage, in June. July and August, for succession. Transplant when a month 
old in rows a foot apart each way and hoe often. 
Packet Sc., ounce lOc, M -pound 30c 
MAY'S Corn Salad 
A SMALL, hardy salad, extensively used during 
the winter and spring months as a substitute 
for lettuce. Also cooked and served like spinach. 
Large Seeded. Broad leaved. Packet Sc., ounce 
lOc., K-pound 20c., pound 60c. 
" Your Charleston 
Wakefield Cab- 
bage is a teonder, 
many heads 
weighing S, lo 
and 12 pounds, 
as solid as a rock. 
Out of Soo only 
so failed to head; 
it seems to be a 
cabbage of great 
vilalityf and ike 
worms and lice 
damage it but lit- 
Ue." 
0. B. Staufer, 
Rocky ford, 
Colo. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
LvRGE-ROOTED. Thi roots, dried, sliced thin, 
/ roasted and ground, used as a substitute for 
coffee. leaves make excellent salad in early spring. 
Packet Sc., ounce lOc, >4-pound 20c., pound 60c. 
MAY'S WiTLOFF CHICORY 
A BUSHY crisp vegetable. Sometimes 
called French Endive. Makes one 
of the most delicious salads. It is also 
an excellent dish when it is boiled. Sure 
to please. Packet 10c., ounce 25c., 
34-pound 50c. 
WITLOFF />' \ ' 
CHICORY //f/7iiLjM^\<i^^ 
MAY'S Chives 
i LSO CALLED SNITTL AUCH. ChivCS 
arc perfectly hardy perennial 
plants of the onion type. I'hey are 
grown for their small leaves, which 
arc produced very early in the spring, 
for giving a mild onion flavor to vari- 
ous dishes. The tops appear early in 
the spring, and can be shorn oil close 
to the ground as needed. They can 
be grown also in pots in a sunny win- 
dow'during the winter. Chives can 
be very easily raised from seed. 
Rightly managed, the culture of 
chives can be made very profitable. 
Packet 10c. , ounce 30c. 
CHIVES 
