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EARL E. MAY'S 1934 CATALOG OF SEEDS AND NURSERY STOCK 
WATERMELONS 
See also 
page 4f> 
474— SWEET HEART. (90 days.) Large, heavy melons of oval or 
round shape. Skin light green and very thin rind. Excellent flavor, 
crisp and exceedingly sweet; dark seeds. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; *4 lb-. 
20 c; lb., 60c; 5 lbs., $2.60, postpaid. 
★ 484— GOLDEN HONEY. (90 days.) A real quality, yellow-meated 
melon greatly liked by everyone that has tasted it. Remarkably 
sweet, tender and juicy. Thin rind. Pkt., XOc; oz., 15c; *4 lb., 40c; 
lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
485— STONE MOUNTAIN. (90 days.) This is my choice of all water¬ 
melons. They are very large, almost round, a rich green in color, 
flesh a bright scarlet and extremely sweet. The markets that de¬ 
mand a round melon will And that this variety will out-sell all 
others. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; *4 lb., 25c; lb., 75c; 5 lbs., $3.50, postpaid. 
486— GIPSY, OR RATTLESNAKE. (90 days.) The second-best early 
melon. A very large home garden melon; light green in color with 
mottled stripes of darker shade; seeds creamy white; black tips. 
Uniformly large. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 25c; lb., 60c; 5 lbs., $2.60, 
postpaid. 
88—TOM WATSON. The Tom 
Watson is an excellent all-pur¬ 
pose melon for you to grow for 
nearby markets, and is an ex¬ 
cellent shipper because of its 
thick rind. Dark green in color. 
A long melon with rich red 
heart. A selected uniform 
strain of seed. Will weigh 
from 50 to 65 pounds each. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 25c; 
lb., 65c; 5 lbs., $2.85, postpaid. 
490—NEW IRISH GRAY. (95 
days.) This large, long, green¬ 
ish-gray melon is especially val¬ 
uable for distant shipping be¬ 
cause of its extremely hard 
tough rind. Flesh bright red, 
sweet and crisp. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
10 c; % lb., 25c; lb., 70c; 5 lbs., 
S3.25, postpaid. 
Early Honey—See page 49 
493 — COLORADO PRESERVING CITRON. Makes de¬ 
licious preserves. Fruit is large, solid, round, green 
seeded. The color is a light green striped. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 15c; Vi lb., 30c, postpaid. 
482 — McIVERS SUGAR. This is one of the sweetest 
melons grown. The shape is long, the rind is light 
green with irregular dark green stripes. A melon 
with remarkable shipping qualities. This variety is 
of very fine quality and you’ll find it very prolific 
and a very profitable melon to grow. Pkt.. 5c; oz., 
10c; J4 lb., 25c; lb., 75c; 5 lbs., $3.00, postpaid. 
494— MIXED MELONS. A good mixture of our most 
popular varieties. A few new ones for trial included. 
Let your boys have that melon patch for pleasure 
and profit. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 20c; lb., 55c; 
5 lbs., $2.35, postpaid. 
“Dear Mr. May: Enclosed is my garden seed order. 
We sure like the seeds you sent. From 2 packages of 
Tomato seed I gave plants to four neighbors, canned 
300 quarts and gave away 15 bushels. No wonder we 
like your seeds. Mrs. K. E. Elwood, Dunlap, Iowa.” 
ONIONS 
The Best In See«ls-Sets-Plants 
ALL POSTPAID 
Here is the one garden vegetable that we have had a lot of discussions 
about—seed, sets, and plants. I have settled it to my own satisfaction by 
using all three. 
The earliest onions come from sets. You can commence harvesting them 
about the 1st of July. Nothing beats the Bermuda for a mild, sweet onion, 
but they are not the keepers that the Red Globe, Yellow Globe Danvers, or 
Prizetakers are. If you will grow some of each you can have plenty of 
green onions for table use, the very earliest from the sets, the next from 
the plants, and then the seed onions are large enough for table use. All of 
these will mature by Fall. 
For your winter onions you can use the Bermuda the first part of the 
season, and then you have the others for the balance of the late Winter and 
early Spring. In placing your orders you should keep these things in mind, 
and from our own experience we know that you will come out successful with 
this kind of an arrangement. 
Onion Sets 
Onions grown from sets can be harvested 
in July, and the onions grown from plants 
come along just about the same time or a 
little later. Those grown from seed are not 
ready for harvest until along in September, 
so you can make your choice and grow them 
any way you want them, but by all means 
have plenty of onions. My garden always 
supplies me with enough for our entire fam¬ 
ily as well as my cafe and some of the neighbors. 
Green Onions from your sets will be your first garden crop 
in the Spring. One quart of sets will plant a 40-foot row, 10 
to 12 bushels per acre. 
Our sets are grown under ideal conditions, will stand all 
sorts of hardship, and will grow better Onions than any other 
sets. 
All onion sets postpaid. Qt. 2 Qts. 4 Qts. Pk. 
532—Red Bottom Sets.$0.25 $0.45 $0.85 $1.60 
534—Yellow Bottom Sets.25 .45 .85 1.60 
536—White Bottom Sets.30 .55 1.05 2.00 
538—GARLIC SETS. Many of my friends have been asking 
for Garlic, so I am listing it this season. The bulbs have 
plenty of flavor, highly esteemed for flavoring soups, stews 
and sausage. Also, used in salad dressings. A fertile, well 
drained, sandy loam or muck soil is suitable for growing 
garlic. The bulbs (sets) are composed of several parts which 
should be divided and planted in rows one foot apart, allow¬ 
ing about four inches between the bulbs in the rows. Cover 
with one inch of fine soil. When the tops turn yellow, dig 
and dry in the shade. For winter storage, put them in a cool 
place away from danger of frost. Qt., 35c; 2 qts., 55c; 4 qts., 
$1.00; pk., $1.85, postpaid. 
A couple of baskets of onions grown in my own 
garden. The one to the left is Yellow Bermuda 
from plants. The other is Yellow Giant from 
seed. Did you ever see such large onions grown 
from seed? They should be in every garden. 
ONION SEED 
FREE GIFTS with Your Gnrdna Seed Orders 
"ORANGE BUNG/' the splendid orange saffron gladiolus. The freest flower¬ 
ing gladiolus. 
ALSO 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 Canterbury Bells (value 25c) FREE 
with vour $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. 
One Ounce for 100 
Peet of Drill, 5 to 6 
Pounds Per Acre 
on?! 1 !. 1 *'? 16, Sow in rich, sandy soil in drills one foot apart as 
early as possible in the Spring. Cover with fine soil and firm 
well either with roller or back of spade. When plants are 
strong enough, thin out to 3 or 4 inches. Cultivate and keep 
wee< ? s ’ As - a „ general rule reds keep better than 
whites. For sets, sow 50 to 60 pounds for an acre. 
Outyields both Prizetaker and 
Red Wethersfield. It is a nice, juicy, firm onion, resistant 
ro diseases. Since some of the large commercial growers 
in the onion districts have learned about Yellow Giant, it is 
fieing put on the market in great quantities. (Pictured in 
postpaid Page 43-> Pkt ’ 10 ° : 02 •’ 20c; % lb ” 70c; lb ” ® 2 - 15 < 
S02— PRIZETAKER. For years the principal yellow onion; 
large, mild and sweet, globe shape; light straw color. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 15c; % lb., 50c; 1 lb., $1.50. 
504—EXTRA LARGE RED WETHERSFIELD. This is the 
largest of the Red Onions, flat, and is the best Onion in this 
class. The Onions are large and solid and as mild in flavor 
as the white varieties. The skin is a deep purplish-red; 
flesh purplish-white; moderately fine-grained. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
15c; % lb., 45c; lb., $1.45, postpaid. 
506 SOUTHPORT WHITE GLOBE. One of the most popular 
for family use and best for pickling, slicing and boiling. 
Good keepers, excellent for winter use. Suitable for bunch¬ 
ing and also fine for onion sets. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; V, lb 
55c; lb., $1.65, postpaid. ’ ’ 
Vegetable varieties marked ★ are illustrated in color on page 43 or 44 
