SEED CATALOGUE of L. L. 1\>f ^ €0-7 ST. PA*UL, MINN. 
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— Are Hardiest For All Climes 
Seetdsmen, Florists, Nurserymen 
May's Select Dahlias — Field Grown Roots 
MAY'S Giant Decorative Dahlias 
1ARGE graceJuUy / ormed flowers with broad 
4 petals. Invaluable for cut flowers. 
Black Beauty. A very dark maroon, with pur- 
plish black shadings. 
Catherine Duer. A bright irridescent scarlet, 
with long stems and large flow- 
ers. One of the best of its color.- 
Eureka* Deep rose, of fine reg- 
ular form, full to the center, 
quilled petals. Deep, well formed 
flowers. 
Fire Rain* Dazzling scarlet; free 
flowering; splendid for cutting. 
Jack Rose. Deep crimson of the 
same shade as the "Jack'* rose for 
which it was named; perfect foi 
garden decoration and for 
Heniy Pat- 
rick. Pure 
white, large 
flowers on long 
stems. 
L^dhurst. I n t e n se 
vivid scarlet; finefor cut- 
ting. 
Mrs.Linder. Free flower 
ing white, suffused with 
pink. 
Miss Minnie McCul- 
lottgh. Soft yellow, 
overlaid with 
bronze. >' ' 
Sylvia. White, ^ 
shading to soft 
pink on the out- 
ter petals. Of unsur- 
passed keeping qual- 
ity. Any of the above 
choice decorative va- 
rieties each I5c., doz- 
en. $1.75. 
PINK KRBIMHILDE 
MAY'S Selected Dahlias FitUD Grown Roots 
THE DAHLIA during the past few years has steadiBy and rapidly grown in public favor. 
Hundreds of people who visited our nurscriote and trial grounds last season were 
greatly surprised at the gorgeous display of blooming plants there on exhibition. Owing 
to the limited cataJoigi»e space we arc compelled to list only 
a few of what we «onsider the best varieties, and we arc 
absolutely certain that the following list will please the 
most critical dahlia ;frQpwer. 
New Cactus Dahlias. Tbe Cactus Dahlias have become 
the most. populUr of recent years and deservedly 
so. The stems are very long and the flowers 
are more knascly formed with petals long and 
rolled to « point, thus giving them a peculiar 
grace and elegance unknown to the 
dahlias. In our collection we 
have endeavored to list only 
the finer sorts, and those from 
prize winning strains. 
Belladonna. A beautiful flower, 
with long narrow petals forming a 
full, high centered flower. The 
ficart is canary-yellow and the base of 
tbe petals is orange salmon, shading to 
soi't rose at the tips, making an exquisite 
combination of the whole. 
Floradora. A blood red flower 
with^ deep crimson 
hadings. Very large 
and most beautifully 
ormed. 
General Buller. Cardinal red. 
shaded with crimson, tips of petals 
v^hite. Very fine. 
Kreimhilde. TTic color is a delicate pink 
shading to deep rose. The 
flowers after being cut a short 
time develop white petals at the 
center, giving it a 
beautiful white 
and pink contrast. 
Profuse bloomer. Splendid 
for cutting. 
White Kreimhilde. Very 
large, and a strong grower, 
with all the good 
points of Kreim- 
hilde, but the flow- 
er is pure white. 
Lawine. White, with just 
a suggestion of blush as 
the flower matures. A 
fine, full, large flower, mad 
one of the best. 
Master CarU Bright yeU 
ow, with amber shadings. 
Very large, petals immense 
and gracefully curved. Long 
stems and a strong, vigorous 
plant. 
Mrs. T. J. Woodall. Primrose 
pink, shading to rose pink 
at the points of the petals, 
which »re long and narrow 
and gracefully curved, ma- 
Kin^ tnis dahlia a most ez- 
, quisite flower. 
Roland von Berlin. A brilliant 
geranium red, with deeper shad- 
ings. Very large and extra- 
ordinarily handsome, and a 
dahlia very much admired by 
the growers of this 
favorite 
flower. 
Sequoia. A beautiful variety with long tubular petals, cleft at the tips, 
deep safTron yellow, suffused with red. 
Uncle Tom. A black dahlia, or so dark that it appears black with 
dark maroon shading, and a satiny gloss. Petals long and grace- 
fully curved. One of the handsomest of the cactus dahlias. 
Any of the Choice Cactus Dahlias shown above, each loc. 
dozen $1.75. 
CACTUS DAHUAS have become very popular and deservedly. 
Hybridizers the world over have been devoting extra 
attention to them and the improvement is verv marked 
both in color and form. In color the Cactus Dahlia show;s 
more variation and pleasing combinations than is found in 
the others. The flowers are borne airily on long stems, 
they are lighter than the others, more loosely formed, more 
graceful, conse'queniljr arc of the greatest value for cut flowers. 
The petals are long, and rolled usually to a rounded point; they 
are incurved and erect in many varieties, giving jgreat depth and 
character to the flowers. We offer a grand and varied collection and 
desire to see this beautiful flower grown by all who appreciate the best 
that nature can supply to them with the assistance of practical floriculturists 
You will not regret the fact of your adding the Cactus Dahlia to your collection, 
FIRE RAIN 
MASTER CARC 
