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EARL E. MAY’S 1934 CATALOG OF SEEDS AND NURSERY STOCK 
Egg Plant 
One ounce will produce about 1000 
plants. 
Culture. Sow during March in 
a warm hotbed in light, rich soil. 
Transplant or thin so that the 
young plants stand 3 inches apart. 
Also keep the young plants warm 
and do not plant out until settled 
warm weather has arrived. They 
need to stand 3 feet apart each 
way to be planted outside. 
292—NEW YORK IMPROVED 
FURFDE. (Spineless.) A Stand¬ 
ard sort. A very large size, fine 
quality and productive. Fruits 
oval; color a splendid dark pur¬ 
ple. Ready for table in 115 
days. Pkt., 5c; % oz., 25c; oz., 
40c; % lb., 95c, postpaid. 
New York Improved 
294—BEACK BEAUTY. Very early; smooth, dark purple; 
average weight 2 to 3 pounds. Dwarf growing. Pkt., 5c; 
Ya oz., 25c; oz., 40c; 14 lb., 95c, postpaid. 
Dwarf Winter Curled Endive 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 
ALL POSTPAID 
EXDIVE 
An ounce sows 200 feet of drill. 
One of the Best Autumn and 
Winter salads, especially refresh¬ 
ing when served a^s lettuce with 
plain French dressing. Sow seed 
from the middle of June to the 
last of August. When plants are 
fully grown, tie all the outside 
leaves together over the heart and 
blanch the inner leaves which will 
take about a week. Don’t tie 
when leaves are wet as this will 
cause them to decay. 
282—GREEN CURDED ROSE 
RIBBED. Leaves large and 
broad, well rounded heads. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 10c; (4 lb., 30c, postpaid. 
284—DWARF WINTER CURDED. 
Compact with large deep green 
leaves curled and crimpled. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14 lb., 30c, 
postpaid. 
LETTUCE 
One ounce will sow 
a row 80 feet long, 
4 lbs. to the acre. 
Lettuce is a cool season plant that likes plenty of moisture. Seed can 
be sown very early in the Spring. To have good lettuce and plenty of it, 
make plantings at intervals. Lettuce likes rich, well drained soil. 
Early Loose Leaf Lettuce 
These do not form solid heads but where the plants are grown singly at 
a suitable distance apart they make a large cluster of leaves. 
402—BDACK SEEDED SIMFSON. (40 days.) Always reliable and easily 
grown. Large and compact; leaves finely fringed; very crisp and tender. 
Very good in hot weather. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 14 lb., 35c; lb., $1.15, postpaid. 
401—SIMFSON’S EARDY CURDED. One of the first vegetables we enjoy 
from our garden. It grows quickly, forms a large, tender, loose leaf. Is 
sweet and well flavored. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 35c; lb., $1.15, postpaid. 
404—FRODIFIC. Matures a little later but very similar to Simpson’s Early 
Curled. Has bronze tinged leaves. A wonderful variety to have on your 
table. Tender with a good flavor. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 35c; lb., $1.10, 
postpaid. 
406—GRAND RAFIDS. (40 days.) This does not form solid heads but 
makes large compact bunches of light green leaves. Especially adapted 
to greenhouse culture in Winter. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 
14 lb., 35c; lb., $1.10, postpaid. 
Crisp Head Lettuce 
To grow good head lettuce start early in the house 
or hotbed, transplant later to the garden, a foot apart 
each way. Rich soil, early planting and lots of mois¬ 
ture is necessary for good Head Lettuce. 
412—BIG BOSTON. (65 days.) Large forcing sort; 
very hardy, vigorous; broad, smooth, light green 
leaves. Heads quite solid. Good for late Summer 
planting. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; V4 lb., 35c; lb., $1.00, 
postpaid. 
414—HANSON. (70 days.) A sure heading variety 
for late planting. Stands the heat remarkably well. 
Large, globe shaped heads. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 
35c; lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
Simpson’s Early Curled Dettuce 
FREE GIFTS 
“ORANGE KING,” the splendid orange saffron 
gladiolus. The freest flowering gladiolus. 
ADSO The new All-American Flower Selection 
—Annual Canterbury Bells. See page 44 for 
colored picture. 
5 bulbs FREE (value 30c) with your $1.50 
garden and flower seed order. 
5 bulbs and 1 packet of the New Annual Can¬ 
terbury Bells (value 25c) FREE with your $2.00 
garden seed order. 
10 bulbs and Canterbury Bells FREE with your 
$2.50 garden and flower seed order. 
Order Early and get these free gifts. 
★ 415 — WONDERFUL. (48 days.) The best of the newer heading 
varieties; heads very compact and large; bleaches perfectly. This 
is very popular and is the variety usually obtained from your grocer 
when buying head lettuce. Very good for the home gardener. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; lb., $1.40, postpaid. 
416 — ICEBERG. (72 days.) Large, crisp heads, tightly folded and 
well branched; mild flavor; tender and sweet. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 
Y*. lb., 35c; lb., $1.10, postpaid. 
420 — CADIFORNIA CREAM BUTTER. (65 days.) Leaves are broad, 
very thick and crumpled. Interior of head rich, golden yellow; out¬ 
side darker, producing large, solid heads of beautiful appearance. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 35c; lb., $1.10, postpaid. 
421 — COS DETTUCE. This type saves the day during hot weather. 
Round, upright, loose folding heads. The inner leaves are bleached 
white. It is not necessary to tie up the heads to assist the bleach¬ 
ing. A good many estimate this the finest of lettuces in flavor, and 
it makes the finest quality salads. This is a fine variety for the 
home garden as well as the market for the summer season and I 
am sure you’ll be well satisfied with the results. Try a package in 
your own garden. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 35c; lb., $1.10, postpaid. 
417—CHICKEN DETTUCE. Lettuce that will yield more green feed 
for your poultry and rabbits than any other plant you can grow. 
When once cut, it starts to grow again and furnishes an abundance 
of good, green feed throughout the summer season. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
15c; !4 lb., 35c; lb., 95c, postpaid. 
418 — MIKED DETTUCE SEED. All kinds mixed together. Do not 
sow too thickly and your crop will come on continuously. My best 
varieties in this mixture. Sow plenty and give the surplus to the 
poultry. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14 lb., 30c; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
Mushroom Spawn 
A lot of my friends have been asking for 
mushroom spawn. It proved very satisfactory 
last year and I have arranged with one of the 
most reliable producers to supply it for us. 
Mushrooms are very fine eating, and a valu- 
a ^ 1 f c rnarl Jft crop. If you have a cave or cellar where a temperature 
ot 55 to 65 degrees is available, you can grow mushrooms easily and 
successfully. Full instructions for culture will be sent along with 
every order. Ours is the cream colored kind; it comes in bricks of 1 
ib. (enough for ten sq. ft.) Price per brick, 35c; three for $1.00, or 
ten for $2.65, postpaid. 
20 Inch Wagon Box Full of Onions From % lb. Seed 
“Dear Mr. May; Last year I planted Yi lb. of your Yellow Giant 
onion seed and had more than a 26 inch wagon box full. Some of 
them weighed over one pound. I grew them on Kansas upland 
that had never been manured. Don’t care if you tell this over the 
radio for my neighbors know it is true. Our seeds we got from 
you last year all came good; I can say the Giant Yellow Globes are 
the tenderest, mildest and best flavored onion I ever ate.” John 
M. Dill, Winchester, Kansas. 
Vegetables marked ★ are illustrated in color on pages 43-44. 
