1102—Job’s Tears, or Coix 
Grows 2 to 4 feet. An ornamental grass 
with curious seeds which may be used for 
beads. Packet 5c; oz., 10c; *4 lb., 35c. 
1100—Coleus 
Handsome foliage plant with very broad, 
heart-shaped leaves of exceeding richness 
and beauty. Easily grown from seed. De¬ 
sirable for a border and bedding plant, ex¬ 
cellent for window garden. Fine mixed. 
Linaria 
Lantana 
1132—Heliotrope 
Loballa 
Dahlias 
In shades of purple. Fine for bouquets; sweet vanilla odor. 
1104—Large Flowering Hybrid Dahlias. 
Dahlias do not come true to name from 
seed, so you will derive a lot of pleasure 
from growing and originating new varie¬ 
ties. Selected from large type flowers only. 
1151—Ice Plant 
(Mesembryanthemum Crystallinum.) Suitable for rock garden, hanging baskets, 
etc. Foliage thick, frosted; waxlike white flowers. The hotter the summer the 
more it blooms. 
1159—Kenilworth Ivy (Linaria) 
1111—Dwarf Hybrid TTnwinn. Early flower¬ 
ing; small, semi-double, in a wide range 
of choice colors. This strain requires no 
support and is valuable for cutting or for 
garden decorations. 
Lavender and purple flowers. A charming half-hardy perennial. A trailing plant 
suitable for baskets, vases, pots and rock work. 
1154—Lantana 
A profusion of blooms like these throughout the summer. Fine for rock gardens, 
porch boxes and hanging baskets. 
leva-in-a-MIs 
Postpaid 
1123—Feverfew 
(Matricaria Capensis.) 3 ft. Neat, small, 
double, white and yellow flowers adapted 
for bedding and cutting. 
Flax (Linum) 
One of the most brilliantly colored 
summer flowers. Very beautiful for beds or 
borders and will bloom from spring until 
late fall. 
1164—Scarlet 1165—Blue 
1125—Gaillardia 
Annual Blanket Flower. Has heads of disk 
shaped flowers and rich blending of red, 
yellow and orange. Both single—double. 
1% ft. 
1175—Geranium 
Mignonette 
Favorite house plant. Seed started early will bloom 
the first year. Mixed colors. 
1128—Gilia 
(Queen Ann’s Thimble.) Exceedingly graceful early flow¬ 
ers, and valuable for bees. Charming in the flower 
border or for cutting in spring and summer. 
1126—Globe Amaranth 
I think this is one of the prettiest of all 
the everlastings for winter bouquets. The blooms 
look like clover blooms. Heads are big and round 
in both red and white. 
1117—Godetia 
An attractive hardy annual which should be 
better known. Easily grown, unusually showy and 
comes in a wide range of color from pure white to 
dark red. 
1103—Gold Crown 
(Cosmidlum.) Plants grow 2 feet tall. Profusion of 
bright combination of rich orange and golden yellow 
throughout the summer. 
1163—Linaria (Excelsior Mixed) 
This hardy annual resembles the snapdragon with 
spurs like the Columbine. They make nice cut flowers 
and attractive crops in the annual border. 
Lobelia 
A compact bushy plant, fairly loaded with blooms 
throughout the season. Very desirable for edging and 
bedding as well as pot culture. 
1160—Crystal Palace 1161—Trailing' Lobelia 
Pkt.lOo; 3 for 25c Plants 65c per doz. 
1185—Love-In-A-Mist (Nigella) 
A compact free flowering plant with finely 
cut foliage. Blue and white mixed. 
1186—Lupine 
Mayfair Hybrid. Easily grown on poor 
soil but Insists on good drainage. Carries 
long graceful spikes of rich variegated 
flowers. 
Mignonette 
No garden is complete without 
this fragrant plant of unassum¬ 
ing carriage. One of its princi¬ 
pal uses is for cutting and com¬ 
bining in bouquets with other 
more superior blossoms but 
lacking in Mignonette's deli¬ 
cate odor. 
1181— Defiance 
1182— Large Flowering. 
Mixed. 
Won 11 Prizes 
“I took my flowers to the 
County Fair and won 11 
prizes out of 15 entries. 
Took 1st on Asters, Wool- 
flowers, Giant Zinnias, 
and Guinea Gold Mari¬ 
golds. The Woolflower 
seed was complimen¬ 
tary. These were all 
seeds from you.” Mrs. 
Everett Staatz, 
Woodbine, Kansas. 
Glob* Amaranth 
lupin* 
Godetia 
EARL E. MAY’S 
ROCK GARDEN 
Collection 
Sweet Alyssum 
California Poppy 
lee Plant 
Dwarf Marigold 
Dwarf Petunia 
Rose Moss 
Old Fashioner! 
Pinks 
Verbena 
Creeping Zinnia 
9 Big 
Packets 
Flowers—Plan *o plant plenty for picking 
Earl E. May Seed Co., Shenandoah, Iowa—Page 65 
