EARL E. MAY'S 1934 CATALOG OF SEEDS AND NURSERY STOCK 
BERRY PLANTS/^ 
Chief 
Raspberry 
Raspberries 
Raspberries do well in almost any soil. They are usually planted 4 feet 
apart in rows which are 6 feet apart. The old wood of black varieties 
should be cut out as soon as it has fruited. With red varieties the suckers 
should be thinned out each Spring: to 5 or 6 in each hill. Black and purple 
varieties should be pinched early when the canes are about 2 feet high. 
Plant reds twice as thick as blacks. 
Black Raspberries 
Order Transplants for Quick Results 
TWO-YEAR TRANSPLANTS. Many prefer the Two-Year Transplants be¬ 
cause they make heavier bushes and bear more fruit the first year than 
the tips. The transplants are winter hardened and are a year older, and 
I recommend that you use transplants instead of tips, although we have 
both for sale, and many are successful with tips. 
| Per 5 
Per 10 
| Per 25 
| Per 100 
Transplants, 2 yr., heavy. 
.1 $ .45 
$ .75 
$1.60 
$5.50 
Tip plants. No. 1 . 
. 1 -25 
.40 
.75 
2.75 
★ CUMBERLAND. This is the earliest black and is today the most widely 
planted of all black Raspberries. The bushes are vigorous growers. 
The fruit is very large and firm and of exceptionally high quality. Our 
stock of Cumberland Raspberries comes from select strains of the best 
fruiting stock, and they are hardy in the Central West. 
KANSAS. Vigorous grower, standing extreme drought and cold, bearing 
early, immense crops. Berries very large, jet black. 
Red Raspberries 
Strong plants, per 10, 40c; 80c per 25; $2.85 per 100. 
CUTHBERT. Queen of the Market. Remarkably strong, hardy variety, 
standing the northern Winters and southern Summers equal to any. 
The leading market variety for main crop. 
ST. REGIS—EVERBEARING. This is known as the Everbearing Red 
Raspberry. It fruits on new canes and will fruit up until snow flies 
in the Fall. Produces a full crop in the regular Raspberry season 
and then continues to produce in late Summer and Fall. Will bear 
the same year as planted. The berries are bright crimson and bear 
'big crops. 
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.LATHAM RED RASP. 
BERRY. (The Biggest 
Red.) Latham is one of the 
finest red raspberries that we 
can grow here in the Central 
West. It is the largest red, 
originating in Minnesota where 
some of our finest raspberries 
come from and is considered 
better than any berry except 
...» Chief. It is very hardy. 
CHIEF. A new red. Another 
Minnesota State farm rasp¬ 
berry. Some consider it even better than Latham because it yields 
heavier and is 10 days earlier. It is very productive, producing 
more fruit than any other red raspberry. Chief is the coming mar¬ 
ket variety and is fine for home use, too. It has that brilliant red 
color of Latham and is equally firm, juicy and tasty. You should 
have Chief growing in your berry patch right along side Latham 
and Cumberland. 
YOUR CHOICE, Latham or Chief, Per 5, 25c; Per 10, 40c; Per 25, 
90c; Per 100, $3.25. 
^ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
—Grow Fresh, Tender 
Asparagus Tips Quickly 
My Asparagus plants are heavy and vig¬ 
orous, grown on the very best of soil and 
are sound and healthy. Under ordinary cir¬ 
cumstances you should be able to cut stalks 
from my two-year plants after the first 
year. Do not plant in wet soil. Plant deep 
enough so the crowns will be covered by 
3 to 4 inches of rich soil. 
NEW WASHINGTON RUST PROOP. The 
best in Asparagus; it is a rust resistant strain. My 
stock is of the highest yielding plants. If you want 
a choice bed of Asparagus, try this New Washington. 
Postpaid. 
|Per lO[Per 25|Perl001Per200|Per 500 
2 yr. Heavy. 
$0.25 
$0.50 
$1.65 
$3.00 I 
$6.00 
1 yr. 
.20 
.40 
1.25 
2.35 | 
4.75 
Purple Raspberries 
COLUMBIAN. Fruit of this berry is very large, purple in color, rich 
flavor. Excellent for canning and very hardy. 
Per 5 | Per 10 
Per 25 
Per 100 
2 yr. Heavy Transplants. 
$0.55 
$ 1.00 
$2.00 
$7.50 
Tips . 
.35 
.60 
1.25 
4.50 
Blackberries 
Our Blackberries are grown from root cutting plants and are heavy 
rooted and hardy. We will not send you sucker plants. Will grow abun¬ 
dantly, and the Blackberry when fully ripe is one of the most delicious 
of fruits. Plant in rows 6 to 7 feet apart, plants 3 feet apart in the row. 
★ ELDORADO. One of the very hardiest and best. Berries jet black, 
sweet and delicious. Excellent for eating, canning, cooking and 
market. Berries have no hard core and keep well after picking. Per 5, 
30c; per 10, 50c; per 25, $1.00; per 100, $3.50. 
EARLY HARVEST. The old standby, very early. Does well in Mis¬ 
souri, Kansas and Oklahoma. Per 5, 25c; per 10, 40c; per 25, 80c; per 
100, $2.75. 
SNYDER. This is the hardiest Blackberry grown. Fruit medium size, 
good market sort, will stand the cold Winters of most any of the 
northern climates. Per 5, 30c; per 10, 50c; per 25, $1.00; per 100| $3.50. 
Dewberries (Loreless Blackberries) 
★ LUCRETIA. The big, hardy, low-trailing berry that resembles the 
Blackberry. Vigorous and hardy. Jet black in color, sweet and 
juicy. Our plants are grown from heavy, vigorous root cuttings, 
much superior to tip plants. 
RIIURARR (Pie Plant) 
The first plant to furnish material for 
fresh sauce and pie in the Spring is Rhu¬ 
barb. It grows from a root like a peony, and 
will last forever, or practically so. Rhu¬ 
barb likes rich soil, and heavily manured 
soil will produce many juicy stalks. Plant 
in rows 4 feet apart with roots 3 feet apart 
in row. 
Seedless 
This variety is practically seedless, and is 
propagated from root divisions and not from seed. It 
is juicier because the stalks do not spend their vitality 
and time in developing a seed crop. Stalks that do 
come from seed are inclined to get woody at certain 
times of the year. 20c each; 3 for 45c; 6 for 80c; 
12 for $1.50, postpaid. 
GIANT VICTORIA. (Wine Plant.) This is the largest 
and best of the seedling varieties. Good, heavy 
stalks, juicy stems. Rich wine red in color. 3 for 
25c; 60c per 10; $1.25 per 25; $4.00 per 100, postpaid. 
Sage Plants 
No. I strong plants. 
I Per 5 
. I $0.35 
Per 10 | Per25 
$0.60 | $1.15 
The good, old fashioned kind that you use for season¬ 
ing sausage and in dressing for chicken, turkey and 
duck. Order a dozen plants as the home grown product 
is far superior in quality and seasoning to that which 
is packed and grown commercially. 3 for 35c; $1.00 
per 10, postpaid. 
Horse Radish 
Selected Bavarian variety. Excellent 
for home use; easy to grow. The crowns 
are the whole root and will make hills 
the first year. The cuttings are piece 
roots. We can furnish either crowns or 
cuttings. Crowns, 5 for 50c; 10 for 90c. 
Cuttings, 25c per 10; 50c per 25; $1.50 
per 100. Postpaid. 
Varieties on this page marked ★ are illustrated in color on page 2 and back cover 
