68 SEED CATALOGUE 0/ L. L. 1V/f A V ^ CO., ST. PAUL, MINN. 
Seedsmen, Florists, Nurserymen ITTjt^X^I "Northern Grown" Seeds Are Best 
May's Luxuriant Begonias and Rare Cannas 
MAY'S Begonias — Tuberous Rooted Varieties 
THIS STRAIN OF BcRonia so jar surpasses the ordinary house 
Begonia, that the only likeness between them is the name. 
It rivals the Gloxinia as a window or conservatory plant, and excels 
the Geranium and Verbena as an outdoor bedding plant. The 
flowers are very large and intensely brilliant, and the foliage^ is 
tropical in its luxuriance and beauty. It wil! succeed in any rich 
well drained soil and prefers a position where it will be protected 
from the direct rays of the sun during the honest part of the day. 
Both single and double sorts may be liad in the following colors: 
Single Sorts. White, Scarlet, VcUow and Pink. Each 7c., 4 for 
25c., dozen 70c., postraid. 
Single Sorts. Mixed Colors. Each 5c., 4 for 20c., dozen 50c., 
postpaid. 
Double Sorts. White, Scarlei. Yellow and Pink. Each 12c., 
4 for 25c., dozen $1.25, postpaid. 
Double Sorts. Mi.xed Colors. Each 10c, 4 for 35c., dozen $1.00, 
postpaid. 
Cnstata. Curious strain of Single Begonias with flower of good 
size, bearing on each petal a crest or beard of curiously twisted 
threads. Each 20c., 3 for 55c., dozen $2.00, postpaid. 
Duke Zeppelin. A continuous bloomer. The wa.xy flowers arc 
glowing scarlet, and as double as Camellias. Each 20c.t 3 for 
5Sc., dozen $2.00, postpaid. 
Lafayette. A splendid bedding variety. Flowers are of a most 
brilliant fierv scarlet, double and borne upright on their stalks. 
Each 20c., 3 for 55c., dozen $2.00, postpaid. 
MAY'S Cannas 
WE CONSIDER ourselves fortunate this year in having been able, 
by special arrangement, to procure the famous collection of 
Canna bulbs that look the first prize in competition with collect- 
ions from all parts of the Northwest at the Minneapolis Flower 
Show held at Minneapolis, .August, 1913. We are offering these 
bulbs to Canna lovers as the very best of their kind. They arc the 
result of years of careful hybridizing and cultivation by the most 
skillful horticulturalists of the world and may be truly called the 
Aristocrats of their type. They arc exceptionally beautiful and 
sturdy, healthy plants, resisting adverse conditions to a remarkable 
degree, more so even than the ordinary Cannas. Cannas generally 
will give more satisfaction than any other bedding plant. They only 
ask a sunny position in almost any kind of soil although they 
respond quickly to a liberal treatment of well decayed manure and 
water. They arc gorgeous in color and bloom and suggest the tropics 
in form and richness of coloring. 
Alsace. Pale sulphur yellow, shading to creamy white, height 4}^ 
feet. Each lOc, dozen $1.00, postpaid, 100 for $7.00 by express." 
Beacon. This variety grows to a height of ^ to 4)^ feet. The flowers 
are of moderate size but are produced in great masses and are a 
rich cardinal red in color. The foliage is green and almost tropic 
ill its luxuriance. Each 25c., dozen $2.50, postpaid. 
Betsy Ross. These flowers are briglil pink and borne in great profu- 
sion on large bloom heads. The foliage is bright green and the height 
of the plant is 3 feet. Each 20c., dozen $2.00 postpaid. 
Black Beauty. The plant grows to a height of 6 feet, giving a mas- 
sive effect, foliage is very large, rich bronze-purp'c, 
shaded with blacK, edges undulating. Splendid U'l 
foliage effect; flower small. Each 15c., 
dozen $1.50, postpaid, 100 for $9.00 by 
express. 
AUSTRIA canna 
THE CANNA IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL 
BEDDING PLANTS 
Jupiter. The folia. 
The flowers are o! 
TUBEROUS ROOTED BEGONIA 
Beaute de Poitevine* A dark crimson variety with large velvet j- blos- 
:^oiiis and metallic green foliage. Each lOc, dozen $1.00, postpaid, 100 
for $7.00 by express. 
Brandy Wine. The foliage of this variety is a rich^ bronze and the plant 
grows about 3^2 feet high. The flowers are brilliant red and borne in 
great abundance during the entire season. It is to be specially com- 
mended for mass planting. Each ISc, dozen $1.50, postpaid, 100 for 
$9.00 by egress. 
California. This is one of the most attractive of the Cannas; the flowers 
are a rich orange-gold in color, borne very freely, and the foliage is 
bright green, its height about 4 feet. Each 20c., dozen $2.00, postpaid. 
Charles Henderson. Deep crimson, yellow flame at throat. Each lOc, 
dozen $1.00, postpaid, 100 for $7.00 by express. 
Comte de Bouchard. Lemon yellow spotted with scarlet. Each 15c., 
dozen $1.50, postpaid. 
Conowingo. The flowers of this canna are very large, of an intense fiery 
scarlet, and the foliage is a rich bronze, its height 6 feet, makes it 
splendid for massing. Each 30c., dozen $3-00. postpaid. 
Florence Vaughan. Rich golden yellow spotted with scarlet, large and 
pi-rtect of form. It is handsome in foliage and habit and usually grows 
to a height of about four feet. Each 12c., dozen $1.25, postpaid, 100 
for $8.00 by express. 
Gladiator. An excellent variegated variety. The blossoms are intense 
j'cllow, spotted with red and are firm and storm resisting to an astonishing 
degree. The foliage is bright ^reen and the height of the plant 5 feet. 
Each lOc, dozen $1.00, postpaid, 100 for $7.00 by express. 
Gladioflora. This is named for the unusual shape of the flowers which 
resemble large gladioli. The petals are rounded and so wide that they 
overlap each other and the blooms are large and firm. In color they 
are crimson, edged with gold. *I"he foliage is green and the plant about 
3i'a feet hiah. Each 20c., dozen $2.00. postpaid. 
Halley's Comet. The flowers are firm ana very large, bright scarlet with 
a throat of pure yellow and a yellow tracing around the edge of each 
wavy petal, it grows about 3H feet high and the foliage is bright 
green. Each 30c., dozen $3.00, postpaid. 
Jennie Walls Fahnline. The unique markings and daintiness of coloring 
of this variety commend it especially. The petals are carmine pink 
shading toward a throat of soft primrose dappled with a deeper shade. 
Each petal is delicately edged with gold. The foliage is green and the 
height 4^ feet. A novelty of recent introduction. Each $1.00 postpaid. 
:e is deep purple and very large some leaves measuring 1 foot in width and 3 feet in length. 
... • _ , Height 6 feet. ~* — 
medium size and rich crimson in color. 
Each 20c., dozen $2.00, postpaid. 
