16 SEED CATALOGUE 0/ L. L. AT A V ^ CO., ST. PAUL, MINN. 
"Northern Grown" Seeds Are Best 
Seedsmen, Florists, Nurserymen 
May's Early Head Lettuce— The Best on Earth 
MAY'S KING LETTUCE 
WE PLACE this variety first, feeling, as we 
do, that it is the best that has yet 
been 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 
the highest price on the 
market at any time 
The plant grows 
from 6 to 7 inches 
in diameter and 
the outer leaves 
a re so closely fold- 
ed that it is prac- 
tically all solid 
head. Its outer 
leaves are bright 
green and the in- 
ner ones yel- 
low and 
white 
with a 
rich 
crisp- 
n e s s 
and a 
flavor im- 
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 better known for outdoor lettuce than 
for forcing, although it is equally as good in the 
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 ay King 
lettuce are as follows: 
Packet lOc, ounce 15c., 
}^-pound 3Sc., 1 pound 
$1.00. 
HAS A SOLID 
HEAD OF LARGE 
SIZE, UN- 
EQUALLED FOR 
EARLY 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 lOc, ounce ISc., }^-pound 2Sc., pound 
85c., 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. 
Wc commend it to all growers, amateurs and professional, who 
want a sweet, succulent green for salad or sale. Packet lOc 
ounce 15c., M-pound 35e., pound $1.00, postpaid. " 
Prices of following named varieties: Packet Sc., ounce lOc, 
^-pound 25c., pound 85c., 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 yellow 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 i8 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. 
Simpson Bkck Seeded. A superior leaf variety, with large loose 
hea-ds. 
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, are like 
celery. 
