SEEDS—TREES—ROSES—SHRUBS—BULBS—EVERGREENS, ETC., SHENANDOAH, IA. 
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"^Well friends, here we are again in 1934. My, haven’t things 
changed since last year and so favorable too. The whole coun¬ 
try is garden and flower minded—trees and fruits, flowers and 
shrubs everywhere. I knew it was coming, didn't you? There 
never was a time in your life when you could choose such 
excellent varieties of trees and shrubs as this year. Better 
times are here, and you should plant this Spring. 
Just think an apple tree will live for 40 years if given care— 
35 years of bearing. No other investment will give you such 
returns. 
I want the name Earl May to mean pleasant memories in 
growing worthwhile things, so send me your order for fruit 
trees this Spring. I’ll appreciate it very much. 
EARL E. MAY. 
NOTICE: I want to send you my own planting book for your 
guidance. It’s free with every order, or for the asking. 
We postpay to your door everything in the nursery line ex¬ 
cept large size fruit trees and shade trees, and I will prepay 
charges on them if your total nursery order is $10.00 or over. 
Balled Evergreens are F. O. B. Shenandoah. 
APPLES s Tr" 
| Size 
| Each 
| Per 4 | 
Per 10 | 
Per 25 
Express or freight size, 
2 yr. heavy . 
Postpaid, 2 yr. branched. . 
1 4-6 ft. 1 
j 3-4 ft. 
| $0.35 | 
| .25 
$1.30 
.90 
$3.00 
I 2.00 
$7.25 
| 4.50 
Apple trees should be planted 35 feet apart each way. Quick 
fillers and early maturing varieties are often used between 
rows for quick results. Such varieties as Yellow Transparent, 
Duchess, Grimes Golden and Wealthy make good fillers, or 
peach trees are often used. In planting 35 feet each way you 
can get 35 trees to the acre and about 80 to 90 fillers. 
Summer Apples 
My apple trees are upland grown, vigorous, hardy, well 
rooted, carefully inspected, and are guaranteed to grow. This 
is your year to plant apples. 
★ DUCHESS. No apple is finer flavored than a juicy, red 
striped Duchess. Good eating and cooking apple. Bears 
large crops even in the extreme Northern apple sections. 
Very hardy. Fruits August. 
EABL7 HARVEST. Pale yellow; season July. Very fine for 
eating and cooking. One of the very best apples for home 
use. Always bears a crop. 
BED JUNE. The early sweet Red June is my favorite because 
it's the first apple in the summer. 
★ YELLOW TRANSPARENT. The juicy tender yellow sum¬ 
mer apple. Hard to beat for eating and cooking. The tree 
is very hardy, bears young and is loaded wijih apples every 
year. Ripens in July. 
Fall or Autumn APPLES 
FAMEUSE or SNOW. Everyone likes the crisp, snow-white 
flesh of the Snow apple. Has a wonderful flavor. Ripens No¬ 
vember and keeps to January. 
★ WEALTHY. Best known of all fall apples. Valuable and ex¬ 
tensively grown everywhere. Free from disease and long 
lived. Striped bright red and wonderful quality. Its planting 
increases every year because it ripens between Duchess and 
Jonathan. Very hardy. 
MAIDEN BLUSH. An old favorite with many. Pale yellow with 
crimson cheek. A medium to large apple that can’t be beat 
for cooking quality. 
WINTER APPLES 
Winter apples keep longer and offer a wider range of good 
fruiting varieties for the central west. These varieties are good 
most any place. The juiciness of the Jonathan, the crispness of 
Delicious and the sweetness of Tolman—you can grow all these 
kinds yourself. 
BEN DAVIS. Bears young. Fruit large sized, red striped. Good 
keeper. January to April. 
★ GRIMES GOLDEN. The Yellow Winter Apple. Do you like 
baked apples? Do you like apple pie? If you do, try some 
★ ANOKA. Bears second year after planting. Originated in 
South Dakota. Is extremely hardy. Bears very heavy 
crop. Fruit is large, yellow and red streaked, juicy and 
rich in flavor. Ripens in August but can be used several 
weeks before ripe. Excellent for both cooking and eating, 
and a real quality apple. 
RED DUCHESS. An excellent apple. A brilliant red of per¬ 
fect color and fine texture of flesh. Bearing qualities the 
same as the original hardy Duchess. 
Size 
Each 
Per 4 | Per 10 
Per25 
Express or freight size, 
2 yr. heavy . 
Postpaid, 2 yr. branched.. 
4-6 ft. 
3-4 ft. 
$0.45 
.35 
$1.65 
1.25 j 
$3.50 
2.85 
$8.00 
6.25 
1 Free with a $3 order for bush fruits or fruit trees. 
2 Free with a $5 order for bush fruits or fruit trees. 
2 AU ' Re a n ?elicious \ with your ?9 order for 
1 Yellow Glass Cherry J bush fruits or fruit trees - 
or 
With your $10 nursery order you may secure the 100 
Chinese Elm trees Free. See page 3 for other gift offers. 
ALL-RED DELICIOUS. Superior to the Delicious be¬ 
cause they color early a beautiful, solid, all over red. 
Can be picked early while still hard, crisp and full of 
juice, yet have a full brilliant red color. Will keep until 
late Spring, never getting mealy. They always retain 
their full juice and crispness. 
_ | Size | Each | Per 4 | Per 10 |Per25 
Express or freight size, | 
2 yr. heavy .| 4-6 ft. | $0.50 | $1.85 j $4.00 | $9.25 
Postpaid, 2 yr. branched . | 3-4 ft. | .40 | 1.50 | 3.25 | 7.50 
sauce or a pie made from a great big, juicy Grimes Golden. 
In my opinion it is without doubt the finest yellow winter 
apple that grows. They have a fragrant aroma. They are 
crisp, tender, rich, juice-laden and spicy. 
HARALSON. The big red apple for Northern territories. The 
tree is free from blight. The outstanding feature of the Har¬ 
alson is its keeping quality —keeping in perfect condition un¬ 
til late spring. Haralson bears early, producing a good size, 
deep red apple of excellent flavor. You can’t beat Haralson for 
hanging on the tree. I’ve seen them go through wind and hail 
and still remain firm, solid and hang on the tree. 
JANET (Improved Jeniton). This is the Apple which our grand¬ 
fathers used to grow, except we have the improved variety, 
which is much larger than the small Jeniton. Will keep un¬ 
til the first of May. Especially fine for cider and eating. 
JONATHAN. The Jonathan is one of the best known and 
best liked Winter apples. It is good sized and has a spicy 
rich acidity that has made it a favorite with apple lovers. The 
Jonathan tree will thrive and bear over a wide territory. It 
can be found in the Farm Belt, in the great apple sections of 
Michigan, on the Pacific Coast, and in the apple districts of 
New York. The Jonathan is a good orchard tree. It bears 
young, has high color, is of excellent quality, and a favorite 
on all markets. Bears early, is adapted to the farm belt. 
MAMMOTH BLACK TWIG. A beautiful large red Apple from 
Arkansas. Considered superior to Winesap, although not so 
juicy. Very showy. A bearing tree is a beautiful sight. 
DELICIOUS. This is without doubt the finest red apple in 
the world. This big, flashing, late winter apple is more 
easily recognized and more generally known because of its 
beautiful waxen skin of deep crimson and its five knob-like 
ends. If you like apples and have ever sunk your teeth into 
the crisp, juice-laden flesh of a Delicious, you will never for¬ 
get it. It has an alluring aroma and a faint suggestion of old 
wine. The Delicious is without doubt the Apple Supreme of 
the Apple Kingdom. This great red apple is adapted to a wide 
range of climate and soil conditions. At our own Horticul¬ 
tural Show at KMA last Fall, the prize apples grown here in 
Iowa were all Delicious. 
NORTHWESTERN GREENING. Long keeper, keeping until 
April. Very hardy. Apples extremely large. Pale greenish yel¬ 
low. Excellent flavor. 
RED WINESAP. Smaller and juicier than Stayman’s Winesap. 
and a favorite everywhere. A good keeper; dark red and juicy. 
STAYMAN’S RED WINESAP. An improved variety of the old 
Winesap and much larger. Excellent for market, cider, eating 
and cooking. 
TOLMAN SWEET. The most valuable sweet apple for baking, 
and other cullinary purposes. Unexcelled for spicing. Beautiful 
yellow, slightly 
tinged with red. 
Will keep until 
April. 
McIntosh red. 
Bears good crops 
each year. Fruits 
early. Tree i» 
hardy and vig¬ 
orous. The apple 
is of good size, 
practically cov¬ 
ered with red. 
Flesh is white, 
very tender, juicy 
and refreshing. 
YORK IMPERIAL. 
A good home or¬ 
chard tree. Eating 
quality about the 
same as Jonathan. 
Apple red, medi¬ 
um size, tender 
and juicy. 
Varieties on this page marked ★ are illustrated in color on page 62 and back cover 
