102 SEED CATALOGUE of L. L. 1VT AV ^ CO., ST. PAUL, MINN. 
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'Northern Grown" Seeds Are Best 
Seedsmen, Florists, Nurserymen 
May's Northern Grown Flowering Shrubs 
MAY'S 
CURRANT 
FLOWERING, hardy 
ornamental shrubs, 
thriving in almost 
any well drained soil. 
They are attractive 
and interesting plants 
and worthy of more 
attention. 
Alpinus. White flow- 
ering. 10c. each, 3 
for 25c., postpaid; 12 
to 18 inches, each 
20c. 
Aureum. Yellow 
flowering. lOc. each, 
3 for 25c., postpaid; 
18 to 24 inches, each 
20c. ; 2 to 3 feet, each 
25c.;3to4ft.,ea.35c. 
Rubrum. Red flow- 
ering. 10c. each, 3 
for 25c., postpaid; 18 
to 24 inches, each 
25c. ; 2 to 3 feet, each 
30c. 
BARBtRRY THUNBERUII AND OTHER FLOWERING SHRUBS ATTRACTIVELY GKUUPtD 
AT A CURVE IN THE DRIVEWAY 
MAY'S Elders 
Golden. Sambucus Aurea. Blossoms in Julv. 
Each lOc, 3 for 25c., postpaid; 18 to 24 inches, 
each 35c.; 2 to 3 feet, each 50c.; 3 to 4 feet, 
each 60c. 
Cut Leaved. Finest in cultivation. Each lOc, 
3 for 25c., postpaid; 18 to 24 inches, each 35c.; 
2 to 3 feet, each 50c. 
Red Fruited. Stockier growth than common 
elder; white flowers followed by red fruit. Each 
lOc., 3 for 25c., postpaid; IS to 18 inches, each 
25c.; 2 to 3 feet, each 50c. 
Variegata. Leaves mottled, white and yellow. 
Each 15c., 2 for 25c., postpaid; 12 to 18 inches, 
each 20c.; 18 to 24 inches, each 35c. 
tinted with rose; 
to 3 feet, each 50c 
MAY'S 
DEUTZIAS 
CRENATA. Flowers 
large, double pure 
white. lOc. each, 3 
for 25c., postpaid; 18 
to 24 inches, each 
3Sc.;2to3feet, each 
50c. 
Double Rose. Blos- 
soms shaped like a 
rosette tinged with a 
delicate pink. lOc. 
each, 3 for 25c., post- 
paid ; 18 to 24 inches, 
each 35c. ; 2 to 3 feet, 
each 50c. 
Gracilis. Flowers 
single, pure white 
a nd borne lavishly on 
every branch and 
twig. lOc. each, 3 
for 2Sc., postpaid; 12 
to 18 inches, each 
35c. ; 18 to 24 inches, 
each 50c. 
Pride of Rochester. 
I^arge double white 
flowers; the backs of 
the petals slightly 
18 to 24 inches, each 35c.; 2 
PURPLE FRlNUr 
MAY'S DIERVILLA LUTED 
A HARDY free-flowering shrub, producing great 
masses of showy flowers in the late spring 
and early summer. 2 to 3 feet, each 30c., dozen 
$3.00, by express. 
MAY'S ELAEAGNUS LONGIPES 
THE "Coumi" of Japan. A large shrub with 
reddish brown branches. Leaves oval, 
bright green above, with brownish scales beneath. 
The flowers are yellowish white and fragrant. 
Fruit is red, ripening in the summer. Bush 
grows S to 8 feet high. Each lOc, 3 for 25c., 
postpaid. 
MAY'S Fringe 
(SMOKE TREE) 
F*urple. Curious, hair- 
like flowers of a purplish 
brown color, which 
gives it the names 
"Purple Fringe" and 
"Smoke Tree." The 
blossoms appear in 
July and remain all 
summer. A fine ad- 
dition to the shrubs 
now being largeh 
grown. 18 to 24 
inches, each 35c.; 2 
to 3 feet, each 50c. 
White. Fringed white 
flowers. 12 to 18 inches, 
each 25c.; 2 to 3 feet, each 
ELAEAGNUS LONGIPES 
