72 SEED C ATALOGUE 0/- L. L. 1VT A V ^ CO., ST. PAUL, MINN. 
Seedsmen, Florists, Nurserymen O-T A-I. 
"Northern Grown" Seeds Are Best 
Bedding Plants of Incomparable Beauty 
Tiuiaita. The foliage U 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 are 
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 hrown. It 
grows to 4 feet in height. EachJOc., 
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, of ten streaked with gold. Each 
I5c., dozen $1.S0, postpaid, 100 lor 
$9.00 by express. 
Loveliness. An exquisite ruby red 
in color, the blooms are of the new 
"Gladioflora" type, with firm,strorig 
petals and are formed in large heads 
which are borne erect. The foliage 
is green and the height •! feet. A de- 
cided novelty. Each SOc. postpaid. 
MAY'S New Varieties 
Louise. The plant grows to a height 
of s 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 ISc., 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 _ . . . ^ . -j 
the most distinct varieties yet introduced. Each 30c., dozen $3.00, postpaid. 
Mrs. Karl Kelsey. An immense orange-scarlet blossom with wavy 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- 
iTd. Eisle. Brilliant vcrmillion overlaid with scarlet. Height 3H 'cct. 
Each 10c., dozen $1.00, postpaid. 
Mme. Crozy. Brilliant vcrmillion bordered with yellow. Height 4 teet. 
Each lOc, 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 4H feet. A novelty of 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 the red varieties; the flowers arc 
brilliant crimson, firm and strong and borne continuously. The foliage is 
bright green. Height 5 feet. Each 2Sc., dozen $2.50, postpaid. 
Minnehaha. Blossoms are very large and borne in great clusters; the petals 
are long, gracefully curved with wavy edges. The color is seashell 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 
2Sc., dozen $2.50, postpaid. 
Mont Blanc Improved. Height 3H feet, foliage bright green, blossom almost 
pure white, for 10 years it has held the field as the largest near white Canna 
in existence. Each 2Sc., 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 of other 
Cannas. Each ISc, 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 arc 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 15c., dozen $1.50, postpaid, 100 for $9.00 by express. 
Rosea Gigantea. This variety is a prodigious bloomer and has a very large 
flower 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 with erect heads 
and bright blossoms. Height 4 feet. Each ISc, 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 
JOc., 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 15c., dozen $1.50, postpaid. 
West Grove. Flowers are large well formed coral pink in color. Foliage 
green. Height 4H feet. Each ISc., 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 10c., dozen $1.00, postpaid. 
To FACILITATE tht ordering of our customers we 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 harrnony 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 ol 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. , j .„ 
COLLECTION A. The above 37 Canna roots, suflicient for a bed 10 leel 
across. $3.00 postpaid. .,„,_ 
Started Plants after May 1st, $4.50 by express. 
COLLECTION B. For a bed 12 feet across the 37 started plants ol Oannas 
and 48 Colcps 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. l j r . _ 
COLLECTION D. Above 19 Canna roots, suflicient for a bed 7 teet 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 Scarlet Salvia plants, after May 1st, $7.00 by express. 
MAY'S Mixed Large Flowering Cannas 
FROM ALL NAMED varutus gTown at our nuTStries, including some very rare 
sorts mixed by accident and otherwise, we offer unnamed at the very low 
price of each 10c., 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 sutfly 'Irong poUgrou;n plants 12 to 15 inches high for shimnent 
May IS 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 
Or TUF until Orchard Flowmd Cannas introduced these offered below are 
the most 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, banded 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, growing from 6 to 7 leel 
tall. The foliage is green and the brilliant scarlet flowers are borne in 
enormous bunches. * .j 
Any of the above, each 15c., dozen $1.50. postpaid. 
