L. I.. MAY & CO. I'l.AN I S. SKBDS. KRLIT.S AND TUHKS 
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OUR NURSERY DEPARTMENT 
"Most Northern in America" 
HARDY, IRONCLAD, PRODUCTIVE FRUITS, 
ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, 
CLIMBING VINES, ROSES, 
ETC. 
Oar nurseries, situated 15 miles east of St. Paul, are the most northern in America. hikI admirably located in a pleasant, 
fertile valley, an ideal spot for fjrowins nursery stock. Tlie soil is a rich. deep, dry black loam, which hy careful and systematic 
cultivation has been brouKht to the highest state of fertility and productiveness. 
The old-time theory, that fruit cannot be grown in the Northwest, lias been thoroutthly exploded, and each year more and more 
is being produced in this section. The varieties we grow are hardy here, and being thorouj^hly acclimated are much mor* 
suitable for this section than trees grown further south. Our soil an<i <'liniale especially suited to growing hardy fruits, shrubs, 
«tc.. giving them that toughness of (ibre and vitality of root, which enables them to withstand with equal vigor the blazing: sun of 
the South, the dry, scorching winds of the prairie and the severe freezing of the North. 
Advantages of Fall Delivery 
Nursery 
IS com- 
d o r- 
mant in the fall, and therefore 
van be easily and safely 
handled, while in the spring 
the weather comes otf warm 
so early as to start the bud se- 
riously before the customer 
can receive and plant, liven 
if the customer is not able to 
plant until spring, or the cli- 
mate ia too cold, it is wise to 
have the stock delivered 
in the fall, so that he can 
trench it in carefully, and 
seize the earliest moment in 
the spring to set itout, instead 
of losing valuable time in the 
spring waiting for the over- 
worked nurserymen and rail- 
roads to get the stock around. 
Nursery stock planted in the 
fall gets well established in 
its new position and so gets an 
early start, and niakcsa large 
growth the first season, while 
stock planted in the spring: 
loses considerable valuable 
time in getting established in 
its new Quarters. 
Fruit is produced the first 
summer when Grape Vines, 
Currants. Raspberries. Black- 
berries. Gooseberries, etc., ate 
planted in the fall. 
Ilose Bushes and Shrubs set 
out in the fall bloom profusely 
tbc first summer. 
A Field of Two Year Old Apple Trees. 
Nursery Stock 
planted in the fall gets the ben 
efit of late fall and early spring 
rains, which is of vital im- 
portance; on the contrary, 
stock set in the spring fre- 
quently has to worry through 
a dry sunmier. which it is ul- 
terly unprepare<i to drt after 
having been so newly trans- 
l)lantcd. Tlie result is that 
its gr()wth is stunted. 
Farmers -'',°«'- 
more time to attend to stock 
in the fall, and can therefore 
give it better care, which is 
very important. Much stock 
is lost by farmers when plant- 
ed in the spring because their 
farm work presses so then 
that the stock is neglected. 
Nursery Stock'^lJ;.';,- 
in the fall arrives in better 
order, because nurserymen 
have more time in which to 
handle it; hut in the spring 
it comes otf warm so suddenly 
that it is tinie to plant before 
the stock can possibly be dug, 
packtKi and delivered to all 
the thousands of customers 
scattered over the country. 
PriPPQ Kv A/f 51 il Pncf Vtd i rl Means we .lelivcr all trees, shrubs, vines, etc.. to your address by mail and it will be 
i. ii^ca uy iviail 1 u&ipdlU thrifty stock, well n»oted and established and sure to grow under ordinary care and 
<x)nditions. 
PripPQ Hv F^rPio-Kf r\r T<*vnrPCC Means that purchaser pays all transportation charges upon receipt of stock. 
A uy X iti^llLUl J^Apitsa make no charge for boxing, packing and delivering to express or 
freight office. 
A 1 1 Sf nric will Pi) pIt PrI most approved manner, so as to reach our customers in the best possible con- 
KJX.yjK.is, will uc i di^ivtu (lition. All heavy packages should be sent by freight to avoid excessive charges. 
T p I i n O* Orrl PTQ *^ reserve the right to substitute varieties considered by us of equal merit, provided we are sold 
XII X 111111^ vyi uci s out of the variety ordered. In such cases we label the variety substituted with its true name. 
But if customer wishes no substitution made and so states in his order we will fill order as far as possible and return money for the 
unfilled portion. 
I* Ona nfPf* guarantee all our slock to be up to size ami grade specified in list, and to he in a healthy living 
_ vj Udi aiiict- <'oii(iition when it leaves our hands. This guarantee holds good only when we are notified promptly 
on arrival of goods, stating any errors or cause for complaint. We also guarantee stock to be true to name, with the understanding 
that in case it does not prove so. we will replace such slock free of charge. 
WITH EVERY ORDER FOR NURSERY STOCK RECEIVED BY US. WE WILL SEND FREE OF CHARGE, ONE OF MAY*S 
HANDY BOOKS, SHOWING HOW TO OBTAIN SUCCESS WITH NURSERY STOCK. 
