16 SEED > CATALOGUE o/ L. L. 1\T A V ^ CO., ST. PAUL, AIINN 
Seedsmen, Florists, Nursfry'men 
"Northern Gro'jin" Seeds Are Best 
May's Early Head Lettuce~The Best on Earth 
MAY'S King Lettuce 
WF. PLACE this variety first, feeling, as we 
do, that it is the best that has yet 
liecii offered to the gardening public. Its 
extreme hardiness and resistance to 
cold and frost make it the earliest for 
planting in the open ground, and its 
quality is such that it commands 
ihe highest price on the 
market at any time. 
The plant grows 
from 6 to 7 inches 
in diameter and 
the outer leaves 
aresoclosely fold- 
ed that it is prac- 
tically all solid 
head. Its outer 
leaves are b: i ' 
green and tl, 
iier ones yel- 
low and 
w h i t e 
with a 
rich 
crisp- 
n c s s 
and a 
flavor un- 
surra^si;.': . 
M 
ay's king is one of the finest of all varieties of head 
lettuce, whether grown in the open or under glass. 
Probably it is belter known for outdoor lettuce than 
for forcing, although it is equally as good in llic 
forcing house, which is a high recommend- 
ation for it. It produces heads of 
good size, solid and crisp, and 
above all is a quick one to 
mature. A trial of May 
King Lettuce is sure to 
bring to us a repeat 
order for more of 
it the follow- 
ing " year. 
Prices on 
M a y K i n g 
Lettuce are as follows: 
Packet lOc, ounce 20c., 
'4-potind 40c., 1 pound 
$1.50. 
HAS A SOLID 
i f-AO OP LARCE 
SIZE. UN. 
EQUALLED FOR 
tARLY SPRING 
PLANTING. 
MAY'S Grand Rapids 
A LEAF LETTUCE in distinction to the head variety, and a most 
popular variety for winter and greenhouse, as well as garden 
planting. It will make a quick growth under the most adverse 
conditions, is a strong grower and apparently impervious to rot. 
It forms large compact bunches of light green leaves with fringed 
edges, and has an upright habit of growth that admits of very 
close planting. It is of delicious quality and handsome appear- 
ance, and when exposed for sale keeps from wilting longer than 
any other variety, which brings it into great favor with the grower 
and marketer. Packet 10c. , oimce 15c., M-pound 35c., pound 
$1.00, postpaid. 
MAY'S Market Gardener 
A VARIETY of our own and one especially adapted to the needs 
of the market gardener. The head is unusually large and 
solid — a delicate green in color — blanching itself naturally. It is 
crisp and tender and the inner leaves and heart are dainty green- 
ish white. The flavor is excellent and wholly free from the bitter- 
ness that is apt to characterize lettuce in a fully ripened state. 
We commend it to all growers, amateurs and professional, who 
want a sweet, succulent green for salad or sale. Packet 10c., 
ounce ISc, M-pound 40c., pound $1.25, postpaid. 
Prices of following named varieties: Packet 5c., ounce lOc, 
J<i-pound 30c., pound $1.00, postpaid. 
All Cream. Large heads, creamy leaves. 
Big Boston. Fine forcing variety, heads 12 inches across. 
Boston Curled. Hardy and crisp, fine for forcing. 
Buttercup. A white seeded variety. Large \e!low heads, crisp, 
tender. 
Drumhead. Very solid, round heads. 
Hanson. A large heading summer variety of excellent quality. 
Iceberg. A rapid growing variety, with an unusually solid head. 
Mammoth Black Seeded Butter. Large heads of very fine qual- 
ity. A selected strain, with solid yellow heads. 
New York. Heads often 15 or 18 inches across. Blanches beau- 
tifully. Inside very white. 
Philadelphia Butter. Large heads, yellow and crisp. 
Prize Head. Large loose heads, brown on outside leaves. An 
exceedingly fine sort. 
Simppon Black Seeded. A superior leaf variety, with large loose 
heads. 
Simpson Early Curled. A leading early sort, very tender. Earlier 
than head lettuce. 
Tennisball White Seeded, or Boston Market. A well-known 
forcing variety. 
Cos Lettuces. Elongated heads, that blanch mild and crisp. 
Paris White Cos. Very large elongated conical heads, blanch well. 
Trianon Cos. First of All Cos. Leaves, when blanched, arc like 
celery. 
