70 SEED CATALOGUE 0/ L. L. 1V>f A V ^ CO., ST. PAUL, MINN 
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'^Northern Grown" Seeds Are Best 
Seedsmen, Florists, Nurserymen 
May's Beautiful Summer-Flowering Bulbs 
Produce Flowers of Wonderful Decorative effect and Fragrance 
AMARYLLIS HALLI (LYCORiS SQUAMIGERAJ 
MAY'S Cinnamon Vine 
A MOST beautiful and hardy climber wiih dark green foliage, and late in the 
season bearing a profusion of small white flowers of a delicious cinna- 
mon fragrance. Perfectly hardy everywhere, the vines dying down to the 
ground each autumn, but growing very rapidly in early spring, soon covering 
any trellis, arbor or anything on which the vines can twine; it grows from 
to 30 feet high, and when the roots become large and established, the 
vines attain a much greater length. Where you wish to hide unsightly 
places, we would suggest planting the Cinnamon vine. The fiowcrs emit 
a most delightful cinnamon-like perfume. Each Sc., 6 for 25c., 15 for 50c., 35 
for $1.00, postpaid. 
MAY'S Summer Flowering Bulbs 
WE CROW and sell only the most popular sorts that are inexpensive 
require little care, and have been proven satisfactory. The bulb.s 
iTered here are all of the first grade, large, sound and solid, far superior 
ut the small bulbs frequently sold as good stock, and will make a beau- 
tiful and gorgeous showing out of all proportion to money or energy 
expended. 
MAY'S Amaryllis Halli 
(Lycoris Squamigera. Magic Flower) 
THIS IS an extremely hardy bulb tvhick, in the early spring, produces 
long strap-like green leaves. These die away in July and disappear 
and the bulb seems to be dead, but in a month, flower stalks spring upp 
as if by magic, to a height of two or three feet, bearing from 8 to 12 
lily-like flower* which are each from 3 to 4 inches across and of the most 
delicate lilac pink, shaded with clear blue or lavender. The bulb requires 
no protection, and in plantinjj, the crowns should be covered about 
four inches. Each 40c., postpaid. 
Mays Summer Flowering Oxalis 
Low CROWING PLANTS. J-^ery effective in masses, beds or edgings. 
J Buibs planted 3 inches apart iform rounded rows of delicate foliage 
about a foot high, and the showy flowers arc produced in endless suc- 
cession. Pure White, Piok or Red, either color, dozen 10c, 35 for 25c., 
100 for 50c., postpaid. 
MAY'S MONTBRETIAS 
ONE OF THE showiest oj the summer flowering bulbs, resembling the 
gladioli in growth. The spikes are from 8 to 12 inches long and 
each one bears from 18 to 30 star shaped blossoms, from i to 2 inches 
across, in various shades of orange, yellow and red. Mixed varieties 
3 for lOc, 12 for 30c., postpaid. 
Apios Tuberosa (Tuberous-Rooted Wistaria) 
A HARDY native American climber, bearing small racemes of Wistaria- 
like purple flowers of a violet fragrance. Each 5c., 6 for 25c*, 12 
for 45c., postpaid. 
■r I J f^^"*'^ y^^^ ^^^^^ seeds for the past two years and people stand and gaze at the beau- 
Uful flowers tn my yard. I am well pleased with my seeds from your place'* 
f. I. LOVERING, Amesbury, Mass. 
LEAVES AN o BLOSSOMS 
CALADIUM 
THIS BULB PRODUCES 
A MOST EFFECTtVE 
PLANT FOR 
DECORATIVE 
PURPOSES 
MAY'S Caladium Esculentum 
(ELEPHANT'S Ear) 
AVERY handsome plant of tropical aspect, 
effectively grown as a specimen plant or in 
groups on the lawn, or for decorative planting 
near streams or ponds. The leaves are smooth, 
light green and very large, sometimes measur- 
rd in expanse. Good sized bulbs, 
ISc, lar^e size 25c., mammoth 
, postpaid. 
MAY'S Caladium 
(FANCY LEAVED) 
NE OF the most beautiful 
_ of the ornamental foliage 
plants. The leaves are marked 
and spotted curiously, giving 
it a unique tropic appear- 
ance. It is very easy to grow 
in either house or garden, 
preferring only a sheltered place 
and a light rich soil. Mixed 
bulbs, each 25c., 3 for 50c., postpaid. 
MAY'S Hyacinth 
Candisans 
AVERY Stately bulbous plant 
with large Yucca -like 
leaves. The flower stalk grows 
to a height of 4 feet and bears 
a profusion of large white 
flowers not* unlike tuberoses. 
Each 5c., 6 for 25c., 12 for 
50c., postpaid* 
CINNAMON VINE 
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