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MY GUARANTEE ON 
NURSERY STOCK 
ORDER EARLY 
It is Easy to Order From Earl May 
I have included in the front and back of this catalog two big 
order blanks. Use them and your order will be filled promptly 
and correctly. Be sure your name and address appears on your 
order blank. , , , 
Order your seeds and nursery stock early, as we fill orders m 
rotation as they are received. . 
Quick service makes many friends for us. Your merchandise 
and seeds will be sent at once, your nursery orders at the right 
time for planting in your locality. We ship everywhere in the 
United States. We watch weather conditions and ship nursery 
piants at the best time. 
Our Orders Shipped Within Twelve Hours After They 
Reach IJs 
HOW TO ORDER. The complete index on the last page tells 
you where to find any particular items. Use the order blanks 
and handy envelopes. Will mail you more if^you want them. 
No order too small or too large to mail to May s. 
HOW TO PLANT. My handy book is sent free with every 
nursery order. Look for it right in the package of trees and 
shrubs. I carefully prune all trees and shrubs l’eady for 
planting so they’ll give you best results. This extra 
service costs you nothing. 
SHIPPING. All garden and flower seeds are post¬ 
paid and most items of nursery stock. The 
shade trees and the 4-6 ft. and 5-7 ft. size fruit 
trees are so large that Uncle Sam won’t let us 
send them by parcel post, but if you wish parcel 
post shipment on items not marked prepaid and 
which are small enough to go by parcel post, be 
sure and enclose postage. Your postmaster or 
mailman will help you figure the correct amount. 
POSTAL ZONE AND MILEAGE. Some of my 
friends ask me how far the various postal zones ex¬ 
tend. Zones 1, 2 and 3 are out 300 miles from Shen¬ 
andoah. Zone 4 runs from 300 to 600 miles and Zone 
5, from 600 to 1;000 miles. , A , . 
SENDING MONEY. Money shou'd be sent only in a regis¬ 
tered letter, your check is good with us, too. Lots of folks 
use money orders and bank drafts. They’re absolutely safe. 
Many people send signed blank checks to us to be filled out 
for correct amount. If you care to do this, I pledge that your 
check will be filled out only for the actual amount of your 
order, at lowest prices in effect the day your order is received. 
C. O. D. Orders 
Strawberries and other perishable plants cannot be 
sent C. O. IX; the Postoffice Department and Express 
Company make a slight extra charge for 
collection of C. O. D. orders so we sug¬ 
gest that you send in the full amount with 
your order and 
avoid this extra 
charge. 
I guarantee all nursery stock you 
get from me by mail order to reach 
you alive and in first class growing 
condition. It is healthy and vigorous. 
I will replace any plants that do not grow for 
you, providing you notify me by July 1st, 1934. 
After that date, I will furnish new plants at half 
price if notified by October 1st, 1934. 
My Merchandise Guarantee 
I guarantee you will be pleased with every 
merchandise item you get from me. I guarantee 
my merchandise to be exactly as represented 
and pictured. Our merchandise must be satis¬ 
factory. If, for any reason, it is not, your money 
will be cheerfully refunded on return of the un¬ 
used portion of goods. 
IMPORTANT. In case of shortage or error 
in filling your nursery, seed or merchandise 
order, you must notify us at once. 
Friends, I believe my nursery and merchan¬ 
dise guarantee is fair. I do it because I want 
you to get full value on every purchase. I 
know our plants are strong, vigorous and healthy 
with a fine root system and are sure to grow. 
I pack them right and ship them right. They reach 
you in perfect condition for planting. That is why 
it pays you to come to 
us for nursery stock. 
... 
Nursery grown Chin¬ 
ese Elm FREE on your 
$10.00 nursery order. 
This great gift (value ?3.50) 100 
little Chinese Elm Trees FREE. 
Select $ 10.00 worth of nursery stock 
and get this fine gift free. (No other 
premiums griven if you select this gift.) 
Many other valuable gifts for your selection on/ 
orders of nursery stock for spring 1934 planting. - 
HOW TO GET FREE 
All Red Delicious Apple Trees....see page 5 
Yellow Glass Sweet Cherry.see page & 
Talisman Roses .see page 12 
Red Leaf Barberry. see page 12 
Yellow Peonies .see page 32 
Tritoma (Red Hot Poker)....see page 27 
New Iris Varieties.see page 29 
White Cannas . see page 34 
Large Flowering Dahlias... see page 35 
New Gladiolus.see page 36 
Free Gladiolus and Flower 
Seed . see page 41 
1 am enclosing an envelope for you just like the one shown 
above, and have arranged to have the postage paid on it when 
it is returned to me. Place your order in this envelope. lou 
den’t need to buy a stamp, as the postage is guaranteed on 
this return envelope. I want you to use it for orders. 1 Kno 
you will appreciate the fact that not only have I given you 
low prices on items I am offering in this catalog, but, in addi¬ 
tion, have arranged for you to make out your order in your own 
home without you even bothering about getting a postage stamp. 
I am looking forward to the return of this envelope with a 
nice order in it for nursery stock, garden see ^*'. ***hia 
ba v y chicks, or some of the items you will need from us this 
C °Assuring you of my appreciation of your business, I remain, 
EARL E. MAY 
p o oh yes, if you want another envelope with postage 
paid on it for y ”der,. let me know and I will send it to you. 
