SEED CATALOGUE of L. L. AT A V ^ CO., ST. PAUL, MINN. 69 
— Hardiest For All Climes TTSjrsrsL Seedsmen, Florists, Nurserymen 
—Bedding Plants of Incomparable Beauty 
Juaiita. The foliage is bright green 
edged with bronze, and the flowers 
are a rich chrome yellow. It grows 
to a height of 4 feet. Each 20c., 
dozen $2.00 postpaid. 
Kate F. Deemer. The flowers arc 
an oriole yellow shading to bright 
red toward 'the center and the 
throat in contrast to the rest of the 
blossom is almost pure white. The 
foliage is green but buds and stems 
are yellow and reddish brown. It 
grows to 4 feet in height. Each30c., 
dozen $3.00, postpaid. 
King Humbert. Height of this va- 
riety from 3 to 5 feet. The foliage 
is rich bronze and the flower is al- 
most as large as the orchid Canna, 
often measuring from 5 to 6 inches 
across. In color it is a glowing scar- 
let, often streaked with gold. Each 
15c., dozen $1.50, postpaid, 100 for 
S9.00 by express. 
Loveliness. An exquisite ruby red 
in color, tlie blooms are of the new 
"Gladioflora" type, with firm, strong 
petals and are formed in large heads 
which are borne erect. The foliage 
is green and the height 3 feet. A de- 
cided novelty. EachSl.OO, postpaid. 
MAY'S New Varieties 
Louise. The plant grows to a height 
of 5 feet, foliage large and luxuriant, 
of tropic suggestion. The flower is 
enormous and an exquisite rose 
pink, a most unusual shade for a 
Canna. Each I5c., dozen $1.50, 
postpaid, 100 for $9.00 by express. 
Mrs. Alfred Conard. The blossom 
is a most beautiful shade of salmon 
pink, very large, and the plant 
grows to a height of 4 feet; one of 
the most distinct varieties yet introduced. Each 30c., dozen $3.0jR'postpaid. 
Mrs. Karl Kelsey. An immense orange-scarlet blossom with \v*vy petals, 
curiously striped and flecked with yellow. The plant grows to a height of 6 or 
7 feet. Ten splendid large flowering varieties. Each 20c., dozen $2.00, post- 
id. 
D. Eisle. Brilliant vermillion overlaid with scarlet. Height feet. 
_ .xh 10c. , dozen $1.00, postpaid. 
Mme. Crozy. Brilli;int verniilliou bordered with yellow. Height 4 feet. 
Each 10c. , dozen $1.00, postpaid. 
Maid of Orleans. The flowers are very large and their ground color rich 
cream beautifully mottled with pink. The foliage is olive green marked with 
bronze and crimped at the edges. Height feet. A noveltf^ 1913 intro- 
duction. Each $1.00, postpaid. 
Martha Washington. Bright rose pink flowers and bright green foliage, 
height 3 feet. Each 12c., dozen $1.25, postpaid, 100 for $8.00 by express. 
Meteor (Wintzeos). One of the finest of tlie red varieties; the flowers are 
brilliant crimson, firm and strong and borne continuously. The foliage is 
bright green. Height 5 feet. Each 25c., dozen $2.50, postpaid. 
Minnehaha. Blossoms arc very large and borne in great clusters; the petals 
arc long, gracefully curved with wavy edges. The color is scashell pink, 
deepening through shades of gold and cream to a delicate peach blow at the 
center. The foliage is golden bronze and the height from 3 to 4 feet. Each 
25c., dozen $2.50, postpaid. 
Mont Blanc Improved. Height 3H feet, foliage bright green, blossom almost 
pure wliiie, fur 10 years it has held the field as the largest near white Canna 
in existence. Each 25c., dozen $2.50, postpaid. 
Niagara. Crimson and Gold. Rich deep crimson with a wide, irregular 
border of deep golden yellow. Largely used for bordering beds df other 
Cannas. Each I5c., dozen $1.50, postpaid. 
Panama. The flower is a rich orange-red with a well defined edge of bright 
yellow and is very large with broad almost round petals. The foliage is 
green and the height 3 feet. Each $1.00, postpaid. 
Pillar of Fire. The flowers are rich cardinal red and open all at once on the 
large truss that bears them. The foliage is green and the height from 3 to 4 
feet. Each I5c., dozen $1.50, postpaid, 100 for $9.00 by express. 
Rosea Gigantea, This variety is a prodigious bloomer and has a very large 
fiower of a soft rose color shading to carmine pink. Its foliage is green and 
its height 4 feet. Each 25c., dozen $2.50, postpaid. 
Shenandoah. Large rose-pink flowers. Each 12c., dozen $1.25, postpaid. 
Venus. The foliage is bright green and the flowers are rosy pink with a well 
defined border of creamy yellow. It blooms all the time witli erect heads 
and bright blossoms. Height 4 feet. Each I5c., dozen $1.50, postpaid. 
Wabash. The bronze leaved "Rosea Gigantea." The flower is very large 
bright pink, and the foliage is a deep purple bronze. Height 4 feet. Each 
30c., dozen $3.00, postpaid. 
Wawa. The flowers are medium sized, a lovely soft pink and borne in great 
profusion on strong upright stems. The foliage is green and the height 
about 3 feet. Each iSc, dozen $1.50, postpaid. 
West Grove, Flowers are large well formed coral pink in color. Foliage 
Krocn. Height 4)^ feet. Each I5c., dozen $1.50, postpaid. 
Wyoming. This grows to a height of 7 feet, with rich purple foliage. Blos- 
soms arc orange colored, true orchid shaped, with large well rounded petals. 
Each lOc, dozen $1.00, postpaid. 
To FACILITATE t/u Ordering of our customers wc have arranged the follow- 
ing collections for the planting of beds and given the varieties that are most 
effective when grouped together, with regard to color harmony and contrast 
of blossom and foliage. The scarlet and yellow shades of the sunset are in 
the first. Pink predominates in the second and the third in made up of the 
gorgeous flaming red that is only found in the Canna blossoms. 
MAY'S "Golden Sunset" Canna Bed 
7 King Humbert, orange, scarlet and bronze foliage. 
12 Juanita. Chrome yellow and green foliage. 
18 Niagara. Red and yellow, variegated. _ 
COLLECiION A. The above 37 Canna roots, sufficient for a bed 10 feet 
across. $3.50 postpaid. 
Started Plants after May ist, $4.50 by express. 
COLLECTION B. For a bed 12 feet across the 37 started plants of Cannas 
and 48 Colens plants assorted. After May ist $7.00 by express. 
MAY'S "Georgeous" Canna Bed 
1 Beacon. Rich cardinal. 
6 California. Orange gold. 
12 Gladioflora. Crimson and gold. 
COLLECTION D. Above 19 Canna roots, sufllicient for a bed 7 feet across. 
$2.75 prepaid. Started Plants after May ist. $3.50 by express. 
COLLECTION E. For a bed 10 feet across the 19 started Canna plants 
and 30 Starlet Salvia plants, after May ist, $7.00 by express. 
MAY'S Mixed Large Flowering Cannas 
FROM AM. NAMED Varieties grotun at our nurseries, including some very rare 
sortt>. mixed by accident and otherwise, we offer unnamed at the very low 
price of each lOc, dozen $1.00, postpaid; by express at purchasers* expense, 
25 for $1.75, or 100 for $6.50. 
MAY'S Extra Strong Plants 
WE CAN supply strong pot-grown plants i 2 to 15 inches high for shipment 
May 15. customer's choice of colors, but our selection of varieties. These 
are fine for immediate effect on the lawn, as many of them will be ready to 
flower or in blossom when shipped. Dozen $2.00 or 100 for $15.00, by express 
at purchaser's expense. 
MAY'S Orchid Flowered Cannas 
OF THE UAifV Orchard flowered Cantiaj introduced these ofFered below are 
the roost distinct and admirable. Their habit of growth is vigorous, all 
attaining a height of 6 or 8 feet and bearing flowers that frequently measure 
6 inches across. 
America. Glowing red flamed purple. 
Burbank. Yellow with crimson spots. 
Italia. Bright orange scarlet, baoded with yellow. 
Mrs. Kate Gray. Orange scarlet, with gold. 
Austria. Canary yellow, with reddish dots in petals. 
Pennsylvania. Vermillion scarlet, orange sheen. 
Uncle Sam. A variety of very stately appearance, growniK from 6 to 7 le«t 
tall. The foliage is green and the brilliant scarlet flowers are borne m 
enormous bunches. . 
Any of the above, each ISc. dozen $1.50. postpaid. 
