118 SEED CATALOGUE of L. L. 1\if AV ^ CO., ST. PAUL, MINN 
Seedsmen, Florists, Nurserymen 
"Northern Grown" Seeds Are Best 
May's Plums — Selected Varieties For All Uses 
No CLASS 0/ fruit is more universally popular. They fruit at an early age, 
are profitable to grow in quantities for the market, or in small luis for 
home use, and none yields more readily to care and cultivation, producing 
large crops of the most luscious fruit. All of our plums are budded on 
hardy native stocks, ^ thus insuring their hardiness and adaptability to 
all sections. 
PRICES, except where otherfeise noted, 4 to 5 feet» 2 years strong, each 
40c., dozen $4.00, one hundred $30.00; 5 to 7 feet, 2 years strong, 
each 50c., dozen $5.00, one hundred $35.03, by express or freight. 
MAY'S EUROPEAN VARIETIES 
WHILE not as hardy as American sorts they are particularly adapted to 
planting in the south and west. 
Abundance. The fruit is very large; lemon yellow, with a heavy red bloom. 
\'ery juicy, melting and sweet. Stone small and free. It is strong grow- 
ing and early bearing, ripening in August. 
Bradshaw. Large; dark red. The flesh is green, juicy and sweet, ripening 
in August, ll is very productive and hne for market. 
Burbank. Similar to Abundance but of deeper color. Ripens about two 
weeks later, in early September. 
Imperial Gage. Fruit large oval, skin pale green. Flesh juicy, sweet 
and rich, ripening the first of September. Tree very vigorous and very 
productive. 
Italian Prune. Fellenberg. A fine late plum. Oval, purple, juicy and 
delicious. Ripens in September. Parts from the stone. Very good 
for drying. 
German Prune. A large, long, oval variety. Excellent for drying. Dark 
purple in color. Rich and delicious in flavor. Ripens in September. 
Very productive and hardy. 
Lombard. Fruit medium size, round oval, red with violet bloom. Adheres 
to stone. Ripens last of August. Splendid market variety. Very hardy. 
Shipper's Pride. Fruit very large; dark purple; nearly round. Ripens in 
SeptcinbiT. Flesh firm and delicious. Tree hardy and productive. 
Shropshire Damson. The fruit is small, oval. The skin is purple, with a 
blue bloom. The flesh is melting and juicy, rather tart. Separates 
easily from the stone. Ripens in September. 
SURPRISE 
MAY'S HARDY American varieties 
Cheney. An unusually good native variety. The tree is of good form and 
as hardy as the oak. The fruit averages large and is of finest quality. 
The flesh is firm, rendering it valuable for shipping purposes. 
Cottrell. Medium^ size, red. Vigorous grower and an abundant bearer. 
De Soto. The fruit is of medium size, dappled red and yellow, ripening in 
September, and is firm, sweet and juicy. The tree is hardy and productive. 
Good for general planting and market purposes. 
Deitch. Fruit very large; golden yellow. Tree very prolific and hardy. 
Etta. Large, round, red on yellow ground. Tree of fine form and very 
productive. 
Forest Garden. The fruit is very large and round; purplish red mottled 
with yellow. Juicy, s eet and rich. The tree is clean, healthy, vigorous 
and productive. 
Hammer. Of large size, firm, juicy and delicious. Tree a good strong 
grower. 
Hawkeye. The tree is hardy, thrifty, and an annual bearer. The fruit is 
large, light in color, mottled with red, of superior quality, very firm and 
an excellent shipper. It ripens in September. 
Inkpa. A new variety introduced bv N. E. Hansen of South Dakota F-xper- 
imental station in 1910. Made Dy crossing Prunus Slmonii and Prunus 
Americana. Fruit large; bright red in color, with a purplish bloom. The 
pit is smalt and the flesh fijm and luscious and of most delicious flavor. 
The tree is extremely hardy and an early 
bearer. We recommend it highly. 
4 to 5 feet, 2 years strong each 
50c., dozen $5.00. 
Moore's Arctic. Medium sized, and purplish black, with 
light blue bloom. The flesh is greenish yellow; juicy and 
sweet, and of delicious flavor. The tree is a healthy 
but a slow grower and an early and abundant bearer 
Fruit ripens the last of August. 
Milton. Another native variety of great merit. 
Fruit extra large, roundish oblong, dark green. 
Skin is thin, flesh firm and of excellent quality. 
Tlic earliest variety in cultivation. 
Ocheeda* Medium size, round* red 
Flesh is firm, sweet and juicy. 
Prairie Flower. Similar to the Miner in 
size, form and color. Flesh firm, juicy. 
Rockford* The fruit is reddish purple 
.-iiul of medium size. Quality good. 
Sapa. Another variety grown by N. 
K. Hansen of the South Dakota Ex- 
perimental Station, made by crossing 
of Sultan and a selected seedling of the 
Pninus Vesscgi and fruited in 1907. 
Tree hardy, early and abundant; fruit is 
small, rouna and gtossv; smooth dark pur- 
ple skin and dark red flesh that is firm and 
very sweet. 4 to 5 feet, 2 yeai stiong, each 
50c., dozen $5.00. 
Stoddard. One of the largest native plums. It 
Is a light pinkish red in color; tough, sweet skin. 
Surprise. A rare combination of the useful and the 
beautiful, the Surprise Plum bears delicious fruit and mag- 
niBceni foliage. Fruit large; deep red in color with yelljw 
flesh, tender and very rich in sugar juice. Tree is very productive ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ WEAVER 
and one of the most desirable for every purpose on the market. 
Weaver. Originated in Iowa. The fruit, ripening in August, is large. Wolf. One of the very finest of Its kind and color, and one which we can 
purple. Hardy, thrifty and prolific, and a constant bearer. highly recommend to our buyers. Fruit is round, oval. Color crimson 
Wjant. A very popular sort. The fruit is large, oblong, sometimes slightly over dotted orange. The flesh is yeliow, and of a very fine flavor; the 
flattened. A deep purplish red and of an excellent quality. quality is unsurpassed — a grca.t favorite wherever grown. 
ABUNDANCE 
