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L. L. MAY & CO., ST. PAUL, MINN. 
CAREFULLY SELECTED ONION SEEDS. 
Forthc best result, this vegetable shonjd have a^^^^^ 
gravel. Early in the K^^^g^^^^-^en don^ a "Kht rsUer or the back of a spade. When the pla^ 
'yr/..'y»Tr^!nJ^s^^^^^^^^^ "'^ '° acre i. the a^antityrecuirf 
to ^ow large onions, while for pickles or sets the amount needed is fifty or sixty pounds. 
It will pay vou to sow NORTHERN GROWN SEED. 
It is acknowledged superior to seed grown In any other section. 
It will produce more first class onions to the acre than other soea. 
The onions are more uniftrm in size and or a better quality.. 
The onions will keep longer without sprouting or^Jecommg «ott.^^ 
It's worth three times as much as Eastern, Southern or Wastern Beei 
A FACT. 
THE AMERICAN PRIZETAKER. 
The wonderful new onion that has become »o popular in the last few 
years. It grows to an immense size. Crops of over 1, lOO bushels 
have been raised on a single acre. Prizetiker is a globe shaped 
variety skin of a bright straw color, flesh white, sweet, tender and very 
mild. T. Grenier, the well known authority on onions, says: It excels 
every onion now existing in beauty, size and productiveness. If you do 
reasonably well, you should grow 1,000 bushels per acre, and 
every bushel will sell for more money than a bushelof the oldcrvarieties. 
You can grow a good crop of Prizetakers even in a dry season when 
other sorts are a failure. A correspondent in Farm and Fireside, says: 
It is ahead of any domestic onion I have ever seen, and finer than 
anything I ever expected to grow. It is very seldom that we come 
across a novcltythat marks such a long step in advance in the cultureot 
vegetables. Thousands of others testify just as strongly as the 
above and we cannot too highly recommend our strain of Prize- 
taker to our patrons. Pkt. lOc, oz. 20c, ',41b. 50o, lb. 81.60. 
MAY'S SELECTED RED _ h.,, j 
We confidently recommend our strain of this favorite onion as the verv best ever the gardeners of A^^^^ have^be" 
are fully justified in making this claim. It grows with unusual regularity and yields of over l,OO0 bushels per acre nave De( 
reported to us from various s^^^^^^^^ of the largest, if not the very largest onion grower in t^dfr^.m ant' o^hfr's^T' ™" 
ni,-ri of.6 bushels of Red Wethersfield onions per acre. This is a 40 ner cent heavier yield than I ever had from any other seed. 
Onfons weighing from each are frequently grown from our selected strain in one season from seed. TJ^i 
not sS eaJly af Bel Wonder; it is of a larger size and therefore more extensively grown by gardeners who ship to distant ma 
kets. The flesh is a pure white, fine grained and of gooa flavor; skin, purplish red. ^ „ .c^^^^t^ 
^ OUR SELECTED STRAIN OF RED » ETHERSFIE^^^^^^ MUCH as th 
usually sold by other seedsmen, and no {/ardetier CAN Ah t ORD TO BE WlZUOUl 11. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. lOc, Vilb. 25o, V41b. 40c, lb. 75c, 5 lb. $3.50, postpaid. By express or J^^^^^J^^^ ^""^ expense Select* 
Red Wethersfield Oflon Seed at 70 cents per pound in any quantity desired, until our ttock is exhausted. 
cncr-IAI VTOTU We have grown an enormous stock of Red Wethersfield the past season, and are consequent| 
^rC^I/AL. VSyj I Cr. enabled to name our customers a very low price. 
YELLOW GLOBE DAN VERS. 
(SELECTED SEED.) 
75o. Per Pound Postpaid. 
This, Red Wethersfield and Red Wonder are the three onions for ma 
ket gardeners, immensely productive and good keepers. Large su 
globe shaped, small neck, fine flavor, mild and early; in fact, about a 
that is required to make a first-class onion for either homcor market us 
Our seed is carefully saved from selected bulbs and is of the higl 
est germinating quality. Crops of 700 and 800 bushels per aci 
are frequently raised from the seed. Pkt. 5c, oz lOc, %lb. ^5o, 
lb.40c, lb.75c, 51bs. $3. 50, postpaid. By express or freight at pu 
chasers expense, in any quantity desired at 70 cents per pound. 
Extra Early Red— This variety matures very early. It yieli 
abundantly and is of mild flavor. Of medium size, deep red in color; vet 
close grained, solid and heavy Pkt. 5c, oz. lOc, Vilb- 30o, lb. $1.00 
Yellow Flat Danvers— This variety differs from the globe strain 
shape only, being more flat. Pkt. 5o, oz. lOc, MVa- 30o, lb. $1.00. 
WETHERSFIELD. 
Large White Globe— A large pure white, globe-shaped variety. 
Flesh mild, solid .md of splendid quality. A handsome onion and a 
good keeper. Pkt. 5o, oz. 15c, 2 ozs. 30o, ^41b. 50o, lb. $1.66. 
Large White Portugal— One of the leading sorts of white flat 
onions. A most excellent keeper and a good yielder. Pkt. OC, oz. .iOc, 
VlVo- 50o. lb. $1.75. , ^ . ,. 
Red Globe— This varievy npens about ten days earlier than the 
Large Wethersfield and is rather smaller in size, but close grained and 
heavy. Pkt. 5o, oz. lOc, Vilb. 35c, lb. $1.00, 3 lbs. $2.75. 
El Paso— Large size, fine white skin and excellent quality. Pkt. lOo, 
o«. 15c, Vilh. 50c, lb. $1.50. „ , ^ j.^ „„ 
Yellow Strasburg— Color brownish yellow; later than Yellow 
Danvers. Pkt. 5o, oz lOo, %lb. 30o, lb. $1.00. j, ^ ^ 
Philadelphia Silver Skin— A good sort and undoubtedly the best 
variety that can be grown for the production of white sets. Pkt. 5c, 
' oz. 16c, ^41b. 50c, lb. $1.75. 
White Tripoli— Of mild flavor and rapid -growth. Pkt. 6o, oz. Ifi 
^ Red "iermuda— A favorite in the South. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vi' 
*°°feart?et^6nion— This is a small, i>nre white variety, and ve 
early. The onions have a very delicate silver skin. For pickling pi 
poses it has no equal. Pkt. So, oz. 15o, Vilh. 50e, lb. $1.75. 
Gla-t Rocco — A magnificent variety and one of the largest grow 
Pkt. 5c,oz. 15o, Hlb.45o, lb,$1.40. 
Paris Pickling— A good picklmg variety. Pkt. 5o, oz. 15o, %1 
50o, lb. $1.75. 
The White ftueeu— An extra early white onion. A very go 
pickling sort. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15o, Hlb. 50c, lb. $1.75. 
Red Tripoli— Succeeds w^eirin any section. Mild flavor, good kci 
ing qualities, and ia universally liked. Pkt. 5c, oz. ioo, %lD. 4^ 
lb.$1.40. 
MAY'S PEERLESS WHITE GLOBE. 
Our Peerless White Globe is a carefully selected and improved strain of the old variet 
This is the handsomest of all the white sorts and a tremendous cropper on good soils. The bn 
are large, solid and of the most perfect formation. We have paid our grower a high price lor ti 
strain and believe it is worth all we ask for it. Market gardeners and large growers wdl do w 
to include this strain of seed in their order if they want the best that can be produced. Pkt. ill 
oz.SOc, Vilb. 75o, lb. $2.50. 
CW TO OVIirMV OCCPD deliver 10 pounds either of selected 
wUlv. vJlNIvJl> <JrrCiIV« Wethersfield.YellowGlobeDanvers.ExtraBarlyRi 
Yellow Strasburg, Red Globe or Yellow Flat Danvers to any postoflSce in the United States I 
$8.00. The customer has the privilege of making up his entire order of 10 pounds with 
variety, or he can order 5 pounds of two sorts, 2 pounds each of five sorts, etc. All you have to 
is to make up an order for 10 pounds any way you see fit, of the above six varieties, and send 
$8.00 
OUR COMBINATION COLLECTION OF VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS. 
We will send postpaid the following assortment of the Choicest Vegetable and 
Fnp 65 CtS Flower Seeds and mail Free the books mentioned below. (Regular prices of 
the seeds is over $1.00. 
BOOKS FREE WITH THIS COIiLECTION. — ^M^^^Mk. One Packet Eaeh 
THREE GOOD 
Beet, Lightning. 
Bean, Golden Wax. 
Carrot, Guerande. 
The Books are : 
Cucumber, Early Prize. 
Pea, Northwestern Premier 
Radish Rosy Queen. 
American Family Cook Book. 
Pansy, German Show. 
Petunia, Imperial Mixed. 
Sweet pea, Grace May. 
"Vegetable Culture. National Handy Dictionary. 
Poppy, Paeonia Flowered. 
Alyssum, Sweet Scented. 
Dianthns or Pinks, Mixed. 
ear NO OTHER SEED FIRM 
AMERICA 
MAKES SUCH 
1^ 
LIBERAL OFFERS. IS 
