SEED CATALOGUE of L. L. ^Jj A "XT' ^ CO., ST. PAUL, MINN. 61 
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•Seedsmen, Florists, Nurserymen 
May's Phlox and Richly Colored Petunias 
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MAY'S PETUNIAS 
UR STRAIN of Petunia seed has been specially selccied and tested 
and only the best varieties we know of are offered below. 
LARGE FLOWERING PETUNIA 
MAY'S PRIMULA SINENSIS OR 
CHINESE PRIMROSE 
MANY PERSONS seevt to think Primulas are successfully propagated 
only in a greenhouse, hence we find amateurs often reluctant to 
attempt their culture. They are unequaled as winter bloomers, easily 
grown. Single, finest mixed. Packet 10c. 
Large Flowering Fringed. Mixed. Packet 15c. 
Double. Best mixed. .Ml 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. Mixed 
colors. Packet 15c. 
Forbesi. Baby Primrose. Blooms when only a few inches high and 
flowers continuously. Packet lOc. 
MAY'S PHLOX DRUMMONDI 
THIS IS the skozciest 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 frost is past and they will bloom in a few weeks from 
the time of sowing. They grow very tall, about 4 feet sometimes, 
branching from the roots and these branches are completely covered 
with blossoms measuring from i inch to i^^ or 2 inches across, making 
heads at least a foot in diameter. 
Large Flowering Mixed. The flowers are very large and they remain 
in blossom an unusually long time. The colors are 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 
(GRANDIFLORA) 
THIS TYPE has the larf^est fiouers, as well as the largest heads of bloom. 
Collection of 6 Superb Phlox, separate colors, SOc. 
Snow White, Packet 10c. 
Deep Rose, Packet 10c. 
Bright Scarlet, Packet 10c, 
Shell Pink, Packet 10c. 
Soft Lilac, Packet lOt, 
Rich Crimson, Packet 10c. 
"Starred and Fringed." In the fringed flowers the petals arc 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 we have secured a particularly fine strain of 
the double from France, whicli runs fully 75 per cent pure white and 
cream color, and perfectly double and scmi-aoublc. Packet lOc. 
Phlox, Perennial. The varieties of the perennial phlox are among the 
choicest of our cut flowers for bedding and border plants. Packet 10c. 
MAY'S DWARF PHLOX (NANA COMPACTA) 
rHis STRAIN of dwarf compact habit is excellent for pot plants and 
ribbon lines and massing in beds; 6 inches high. 
Fair Maid. Delicate pink. Packet lOc. 
Fireball. Scarlet. Packet 10c. 
Snowball. White, Packet 10c. 
CaUcctiQU of 3 separate colors, 25c. 
MAY'S CALIFORNIA GIANT 
THE LARGEST aw(/ .'A^ most Tichly colored variety in cultivation. Sin- 
gle flowers frequently measure over five inches in diameter, ruffed 
or fringed on the edges and most beautiful veined, with various shades 
of purple, rose and lavender, yellow, crimson, pink, pure white, etc. 
We 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. 
MAY'S PEERLESS 
A REMARKABLE MAT Variety of most surpassing beauty. The blos- 
soms are of large size, marked with a sharply defined golden yel- 
ow throat, forming a most beautiful combination. Packet 10c. 
Howard's Star Shaped. A crimson maroon five-petal blossom, with 
a distinctly marked 5 pointed white star, equal in coloring to the 
finest pansies. Packet lOc. 
Large Flowering. A fine assortment of colors. Packet 10c. 
Single Fringed. Petals are 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 15c. 
Superb Violet Fringed. Deep purple with no tinge of magenta. Best of the dark 
varieties. Packet 10c. 
Double Fringed. Their l.irge 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. 
Tui; THINGS you never had you do not miss. Bright fiotvers in your garden have become 
a necessity — they should be a vital part of your life. Our business is to search the world 
Over for the best sorts of seeds, slips, snt ubs, etc- — our name is a guarantee of fair dealing. 
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