56 SEED CATALOGUE 0/ L. L. 1VT A V ^ CO., ST. PAUL, MINN. 
"Northern Grown" Seeds Are Best 
Seedsmen, florists, Nurserymen 
May's Fine Hardy Flowering Garden Annuals 
MAY'S Chrysanthemums 
SUMMER FLOWERIXO, rxcrlUnl hardy annuals for garden adornment; 
closely allied to the ox-eyed daisy, but produced in all imaginable 
colors. The plant is a sturdy grower and the flowers very large, curiously 
marked and variegated. The seed we ofl[er is from the very best strains 
of the finest stock. , * 
Carinatum Album. Large white flowers with a purple eye. Packet 15c. 
Carinatum Atrococcineum. Scarlet flowers. Packet ISc. 
Carinatum Burridgeauime. Flowers banded with crimson, white and 
yellow. Packet 15c. . 
Corinatum Purpureum. Purple flowers, varying slightly in snade. 
Packet ISc. 
Mixed. All colors, including yellow. Packet Isc. 
Collection of Four Separate Colors. SOc. 
MAY'S CLARKIA 
A PRETTY and easily gro:vn annual; the varieties of which we offer are 
very much superior to the old varieties. It grows to a height of 
2, 2H and even 4 feet and bears large varieties of double flowers of the 
most brilliant colors. These are sold largely as cut flowers on the European 
market and bid fair to become very fashionable here. 
Scarlet Beauty. Of the elegans or high growing type, with brilliant 
salmon-scarlet double flowers produced in long sprays. Packet 20c. 
Firefly. Vivid crimson flowers. Packet 20c. 
Double Delicate Pink. Long graceful sprays of pink blossoms. Packet 20c. 
Snowball. Pure white double flowers. Packet 20c. 
Mixed. All colors. Packet 20c. 
Collection of Four Separate Colors for 70c. 
MAY'S Coreopsis 
LANCEOLATA ORAXDIFLORA. Ont of the Kost btautiful and floriferous 
J of the hardy plants, blossoming luxuriantly from June until frost, 
liowering the first year from seed if planted early enough. The flowers 
are very large, showy, bright yellow and as cut flowers will keep in good 
condition for a week or more, it is especially good for town gardens 
as it will thrive in any situation. Packet 10c. 
MAY'S Centaurea 
NEW MARGUERITE. Very fragrant and a long keeper as a cut flower, loilg 
stemmed; the blossoms are about the size of a carnation and range in 
color from pure white, through pale sulphur, yellow and lavender. The 
petals are narrow and pointed and very profuse, giving a ragged appearance 
to the flower. Seed sown in the spring will produce flowers by July. 
Packet 10c. 
targe and improved strain of Marguerite, 
All colors, mixed. P«tcket 10c. 
Centaurea Imperials. A 
with petals finely fringed. 
Centaurea, Dusty Miller. 
They are plants for bed- 
ding, not for flowers. 
Candissima. ^ Leaves 
beautiful silvery 
white. Packet Sc. 
Gymnocarpa. Sil- 
ver gray foliage. 
Packet Sc. 
COSMOS 
MAY'S Cosmos 
EARLY FLOWERING. One oj the most popular and fashionable of the summer flowers 
and deservedly so. This strain may be had in bloom from July until November. 
I'hc flowers are large, yet delicate and graceful, and range in color from pure white 
and pink to the crimson sh.ides. After all other flowers are gone the cosmos blooms 
on to supply abundant decoration indoors as well as out, for it is excellent as a cut 
flower and very beautiful in baskets or vases. ^ Seed should be sown in the spring 
in the open ground when all danger of frost is p.Tst or may be started before this 
under cover if earlier blossom is desired and afterward transplanted and when 
the plants are about a foot high, the tops should be pinched back to insure a 
bushy growth. Cosmos prefer a light, not too rich soil, but do well anywhere. 
Crimson, rich and deep, packet lOc, Light Pink, packet lOc. Pure White, 
packet 10c, Mixed, packet 10c. Collection of Three Separate Colors for 25c. 
MAY'S Cockscomb 
(CELQSIA) 
DWARF QUEEN. A 
dwarf free blooming 
annual, about 8 inches 
high, but 2 feet across. 
'1 iie foliage is varie- 
gated and the 
combs are very dark 
rose. Packet 10c. 
Mixed. Packet 20c. 
MAY'S CELOSIA 
Castle Gould 
A DISTINCT ty!>e 
oJ Cfiosia l*lu- 
mo.'a. The plants 
are literally clothed 
from base to sum- 
mit with immense 
feathered heads. 
Pyramidal growth, 
two to three feet 
high; especial!)' 
suited for pot cul< 
turc, the profusion 
of long continued 
bloom being re- 
markable. The 
colors arc blood red, 
carmine yellow, po!- 
den orange, scarh - 
and wine r . 
Mixed, packet 20c. 
CELOSIA CASTLL CiOULU 
