SEED CATALOGUE of L. L. 1V>f A V ^ CO., ST. PAUL, MTNN. 61 
—An- Hardiest For All Climes 1.1 A. 1. \^X. Seedsmen, Florists, Nurserymen 
May's Phlox and Richly Colored Petunias 
LARGE FLOWERING PETUNIA 
MAY'S PRIMULA SINENSIS OR 
CHINESE PRIMROSE 
MANY PERSONS Seem to think Prinuilas arc successfully propagated 
only in a greenhouse, hence we find amateurs often re'uctant to 
attempt their culture. They are unequaled as winter bloomers, easily 
^Town. Single, finest mixed. Packet 10c. 
Large Flowering Fringed. Mixed. Packet 15c. 
Double. Best mixed. AH colors. Packet 20c, 
Obconica. Primula Obconica is as near an ever-blooming plant as it 
is possible to obtain. Packet 10c. 
Japonica. Shades of crimson, maroon, lilac, pink, white, etc. Mi.-ced 
colors. Packet I5c. 
Forbesi. Baby Primrose. Blooms when only a few inches high and 
flowers continuously. Packet 10c. 
MAY'S PHLOX DRUMMONDI 
THIS IS the sko'ivieU and most brilliant of the garden annuals and one 
of the most easily grown. Seed may be sown in the open ground 
after danger of frosi is past and tlicy will bloom in a few weeks from 
the time of sowing. They grow very tali, about 4 feet sometimes, 
branching from the roots and these branches arc compleiely covered 
with blossoms measuring from i inch to i or 2 inches across, makinij 
heads at least a fool in diameter. 
Large Flowering Mixed. The flowers are very large and they remain 
in blossom an unusually long time. The colors arc unequaled in 
richness and variety, from pure white, rose pink, scarlet and cerise 
to the lavender and purple shades. Massed they make a gorgeous 
showing anywhere. Packet 10c. 
MAY'S FLOWERING VARIETIES 
(GRANDI FLORA) 
THIS TYPE has the larf,est flotvers, as well as the largest heads of bloom. 
Collection of 6 Superb Phlox, separate colors, 50c. 
Snow White, Packet 10c. 
Deep Rose, Packet 10c. 
Bright Scarlet, Packet 10c 
Shell Pink, Packet 10c. 
Soft Lilac, Packet 10c. 
Rich Crimson, Packet 10c. 
"Starred and Fringed." In the fringed flowers the petals are distinctly 
bordered with white, which together with the bright eye of the center, 
contrasts with the magnificent velvety colors. In the Starred 
Phloxes the central teeth are five or six times as long as the lateral 
ones. Finest mixed. Packet 10c. 
Phlox, Double. Double Phlox is one of the most desirable annuals for 
cut bowers. This year wc have secured a particularly fine strain of 
the double from France, which runs fully 75 per cent pure white and 
cream color, and perfectly double and semi-double. Packet lOc. 
Phlox, Perennial. The varieties of the perennial phlox are among the 
choicest of our cut fJowers for bedding and border plants. Packet 10c. 
MAY'S DWARF PHLOX (NANA COM PACTA) 
THIS STRAIN of (izvarf compact habit is excellent for pot plants and 
ribbon lines and massing in beds; 6 inches high. 
Fair Maid. Delicate pink. Packet 10c. 
Fireball. Scarlet, Packet 10c. 
Snowball. White, Packet 10c. 
Collection of 3 separate colors, 25c. 
MAY'S PETUNIAS 
OUR STRAIN of P/tutlia seed has been specially selected and tested 
and only the beat varieties we know of are offered below. 
MAY'S CALIFORNIA GIANT 
THE LARGEST dnrf /A/ most ftchly colored variety in cultivation. Sin- 
gle flowers frequently measure over five inches in diameter, ruflfed 
or fringed on the edges and most beautiful veined, with various shades 
of purple, rose and lavender, yellow, crimson, pink, pure white, etc. 
\Ve have no better plants than the petunias for beds and masses, bor- 
ders, window-boxes, baskets and vases. Will grow in almost any soil. 
Packet 20c. 
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MAY'S PEERLESS 
REMARKABLE 7te:r Variety of most surpassing beauty. The blos- 
soms are of large size, marked with a sharply defined golden ycl- 
<>w throat, forming a most beautiful combination. Packet lOc. 
Howard*s Star Shaped. A crimson maroon five-peial blossom, with 
a distinctly marked 5 pointed white star, equal in coloring to the 
finest pansies. Packet 10c. 
Large Flowering. A fine assortment of colors. Packet lOc. 
Single Fringed. Petals arc uniformly fringed and exquisitely colored and marked. 
Packet 10c. 
Superb Scarlet Fringed. Large strong cerise, finely fimbriated flowers. Strikingly 
effective for indoor decoration. Packet 15c, 
Superb White Fringed. Very large violet flowers. Packet I5c. 
Superb Violet Fringed. Deep purple with no tinge of magenta. Best of the dark 
varieties. Packet lOc. 
Double Fringed. Their large size, exquisite markings and most beautiful fringing 
render them very_ conspicuous at all times and our customers would be well 
repaid for sowing if they secured half a dozen plants from a packet. Packet 20c. 
THE THINGS you nevcT had you do not miss. Bright flowers in your garden have become 
a necessity — they should be a vital part of your life. Our business is to search the world 
ozer for the best sorts of seeds, sfips. shrubs, etc. — our name is a guarantee of fair dealing. 
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