PEONIES 
—Live and Bloom a Lifetime 
Flowers for a lifetime for Mother. A re¬ 
membrance of beauty she will enjoy every 
day of her life. You can show your appreci¬ 
ation of her sacrifices by simply sending her 
these lifetime Peonies. A splendid Memorial 
—1 of each—labeled 
and carefully packed, 
postpaid, for only 
Order Early—All Postpaid 
EARL E. MAY SEED CO. 
SHENANDOAH, IOWA 
Sarah Bernhardt 
CROWN 
OF GOLD 
Mother’s 
PEONY 
COLLECTION 
ALL 
BENJAMIN PBANKLIN. 
Beautiful red. 
CROWN OF GOLD. White and 
yellow. 
MONS. JTTI.ES ELIE. Largest 
pink. 
NEWER especially fancy varieties 
choice Any 2 for § 1.00 or 60c each poetc.ia 
LONGFELLOW. Rates 90. Vivid cherry crimson. Early. 
SOLANGE. Rates 97. Creamy Havana brown center with heavy 
cream colored outer petals. Late. 
THERESE. Rates 98. One of the world's best Peonies. Rich satiny 
pink of enormous size. Midseason. 
WALTER FAXON. Rates 93. The "near orange" Peony. Salmon 
pink. Midseason. 
UNUSUAL and novel varieties 
IMPERIAL JAPANESE RED. Dazzling brilliant, royal red, single 
peony, originated in the Emperor's Carden in Japan. 85c each, 
postpaid. 
MARTHA BULLOCK. Rates 91. A great pink peony. Another of 
the 10 best peonies in the world. Fragrant and colored like a pink 
rose. Immense flowers. 85c each, postpaid. 
LE CYGNE. Rates 99. Finest peony of all. Creamy white, blushed 
yellow, free blooming, and fragrant. 85c each, postpaid. 
MONS. MARTIN CAHUZAC. Rates 88. "THE BLACK PEONY." A 
perfect solid ball of deep maroon. Midseason. 85c each, postpaid. 
sure to grow, sure to 
w bloom and long lived. I offer you 
lowest prices on these great big, vigor¬ 
ous growing, 3 yr. old roots. You too, 
may have these gorgeous colored life 
time peonies, growing and blooming. 
Plant this fall—now. 
All these Peonies have 
Large, Double Flowers 
Your choice. Any 4 for^ 1 AA 
Less than -1, 30c each, postpaid* ■ 
ASA GRAY. Rates 81. The great big 
salmon-pink, lilac tinted, full-bloom¬ 
ing variety. 
AVALANCHE. Rates 87. Large soft 
pure white blooms with crimson mark¬ 
ings. Late. 
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. Rates 81. 
Ruby red. Lasts a long time in 
bloom. Blooms early, too. 
FELIX CROUSSE. Rates 84. Most 
popular and best red. Early silk-like 
flower. A "bushel of flowers" to the 
bush. 
FESTIVA MAXIMA. Rates 93. The 
most popular white. Blooms early 
and long. Largest snow white flowers. 
KARL ROSENFIELD. Rates 88. Big 
bright popular red. Midsummer. 
Old Favorites 
Your choice. Any 5 for^ | 4W| 
Less than 5, 25c each, postpaid* * • 
CROWN OF GOLD. Rates 81. Large 
late white. Opens loosely showing 
% of the flower yellow. 
EDULIS SUPERBA. Rates 76. The 
early blooming "Decoration Day” 
pink. 
MME. DUCEL. Rates 79. Silvery soft 
lavender pink. The Chrysanthemum 
Peony. 
RACHEL. Rates 79. Bright garnet red. 
Fine for cutting. Midseason. 
Your choice. Any 3 for ^ 1 
Less than 3, 40c each, postpaid*?? 
BARONESS SCHROEDER. Rates 90. 
Large creamy-white flowers, delicate¬ 
ly blushed in the bud. 
CHARLES McKELLIP. Rates 78. Rich 
dark crimson. Centers mingled with 
yellow stamens. Broad attractive 
silny outside petals. Midseason. 
MARY BRAND. Rates 87. Large dark 
clear crimson. One of the famous 
Brand Peonies. Midseason. 
MONS. JULES ELIE. Rates 92. The 
"Blue Ribbon” Peony. Largest size 
satiny-textured pink. Midseason. 
REINE HORTENSE. Rates 87. Ex¬ 
tra large pink, silver tipped. Almost 
lilac colored. Midseason. 
SARAH BERNHARDT. Rates 90, I 
think this is the loveliest Peony. Ap¬ 
ple blossom pink, very large flower. 
Late. 
RED LEAF BARBERRY 
Beautiful brilliant foliage. 
Hardy 2-yr. 12-18 in. size, 8 for 
only SI. postpaid. One or more 
plants at 20o each, or 3 for 50o. 
ORIENTAL POPPY 
RED LEAF 
ORIENTAL POPPY 
COLLECTION 
PLANT THIS FALL 
—B LOOM NEXT ALL 4, 
SPRING ONLY 
4 splendid thrifty 2- 
yr. plants, all dif¬ 
ferent. 
1 Beauty of Liver¬ 
more, dark red. 
1 Mrs. Perry Pink, 
orange apricot. 
1 Mrs. Perry White, 
satiny white, 
blotched crimson. 
1 H y h r i d , orange Postpaid 
scarlet. 
NLY 
1 
liOIM.V WEDDING 
"The Yellow Peony." My stock of this double canary yellow 
peony is limited. Blooms out double yellow, shades lighter as it 
opens. Each 65c, postpaid. 
DAZZLING and 
SEMINOLE COLLECTION 
GORGEOUS 
Easiest flowers of all to grow. You will And 
all of the rare and rainbow colors in these 
Iris. Plant shallow in any type of soil any 
lime of the year except blooming time. Here 
are some real beauties—extra choice varieties 
for you this year. Plant now—they will 
bloom for you next spring. Try my famous 
Seminole Collection if you want lots of Iris 
at a low price. 
First of all to bloom in the spring. They come with 
the Robins. 
Purple While \ear lied Light lllue 
Your choice of colors 
3 for 20c* O for 33c 13 for 05c 
All Postpaid 
—suio. i>ariv mue. eacn. 
SASS—Beau Ideal. White with lavender veins. 10c each. 
SASS—Caroline Stringer. Beautifully tinted pink and frilled. 35c each. 
SASS—Church Mouse. Hark brown, orange bearded. 35c each. 
SASS—Euphony. Saffron color. 35c each. 
SASS—Nebraska. Finest canary yellow. 25c each. 
SASS—Midgard. Faint pink and yellow blended. 25c each. 
SASS—Prairie Gold. Golden yellow. 10 c each. 
I have also selected some splendid varieties of other leading Ameri¬ 
can growers and hybridizers. I offer these to you as follows: 
ACACIA ROSE. Full pelalod pink. 15c each. 
ASIA. Silvery lavender, blended with chestnut brown. 20 c ■ 
CHASSEUR. New line yellow, veined bright Prussian red. 25c i h. 
DOLLY MADISON. Pinkish mauve and pale lilac. Orange heard- d 35c each. 
FIREFALL. Bright Bordeaux red. Bluish white beard. 35c each. 
LORD OF JUNE. Soft blue. ioc each. 
MORNING SPLENDOR. Petunia violet and raisin purple. Some"' it t ed. 
15c each. 
MOTHER OF PEARL. Pearl and light lavender. 10c each. 
NEOLA. Blooms in the fall. Violet and sorghum brown. 45c each. 
SHEKINAH. Clear soft vellow. 10 c each. 
SUSAN BLISS. Best pink. 10 c each. 
TRUE DELIGHT. Daintily ruffled and frilled. Whit- 
stitched with a blue edging. 25c each. 
BABY DOLL IRIS 
Ol LOVELY IRIS $ 
^ 1 for ONLY 
Seminole, the reddest rea, and Dent A. William¬ 
son, the darkest purple and highest rated Iris, are 
both included in this collection. This makes 
these two beauties less than 5c each—all the 
others are choice varieties, too. Here they are. 
You may select any 19 of them and I will include 
Seminole and Lent A. Williamson to make 21. 
A. E. KUNDERD. Bronze yellow and red. 
AFTERGLOW. Greyish lavender. 
AGNES. Lavender. 
ALBERT VICTOR. Blue and lavender. 
AMBASSADEUR. Lavender and ruby red. 
CAPRICE. Rosy red. Fragrant. 
CECIL MINTURN. Soft rose. 
DR. BERNICE. Large coppery bronze. Crimson¬ 
like falls. 
GERTRUDE. Finest blue. 
JOHAN DeWITT. Bluish violet-purple, veined white. 
JUNIATA. Clear blue. 
KOCHI. Rich deep red purple. Fragrant. 
LOHENGRIN. Silvery pink. 
LORELY. Yellow and white, blotched purple. 
MARY GARDEN. Pale yellow and light lavender. 
MME. CHEREAU. White, blue frilled border. 
MME. PACQUETTE. Claret red. 
MONSIGNOR. Violet and purple crimson. 
NIBELUNGEN. Fawn yellow and violet purple. 
PROSPERO. Pale lavender, yellow, reddish-purple 
and brown. 
PRINCESS VICTORIA LOUISE. Soft yellow, plum 
colored, cream. 
PROSPER LAUGIER. Fiery bronze, rich velvety 
purplish-red. 
QUAKER LADY. Smoky lavender and old gold. 
QUEEN CATERINA. Orchid. Orange bearded. 
QUEEN OF MAY. " "' ’ 
Soft lilac rose , almost pink. 
RHEIN NIXE. Pure white and deep blue. 
ROSE UNIQUE. Nearest real pink. 
SHERWIN WRIGHT. Rich deep golden yellow 
STORM CLOUD. Coppery bronz--. 
VIRGINIA MOORE. A new large yellow. 
beminoie 
The Reddest Red 
SASS IRIS 
And Now i d h Th£ ck ; 
consider the best in all the Sass 
Iris. Select at these low prices: 
Old Fashioned Bleeding 
Heart 
Tills Is the true Old Fashioned 
Bluoillng Heart which grows like u 
Peony bush. Its graceful drooping 
branches uro filled with heart-shaped 
crimson flowers In May. Excellent for 
shudo, for the rock garden and plain¬ 
ing nmong your shrubs. Big. clumpy, 
two-year old. strong roots. Plant this 
full—havo flowers next spring. 30e each; 
4 for $1.00, postpaid. 
Baby Doll Iris 
Beautiful HARDY GARDEN 
LILIES Hardy Everywhere 
The most lovely hardy garden lilies 
for fall planting. They will bloom 
for you in all their beauty and frag¬ 
rance next spring and summer, easily 
grown, and become more delightful 
each year. Complete planting in¬ 
structions with every order. 
MADONNA (Candidum) 
The most beautiful hardy fragrant 
new mmm ora moated m 
Extra Large Bulbs 
25c each 
5 for $1.0© 
This lovely new gem produces very 
long trumpet-shaped flowers, white with 
a reddish-brown shade. Graceful, fragrant. 
Besides being one of the loveliest, it is 
also one of the hardiest of lilies. Green 
GOLD BANDED (Auratum) 
Queen of the Lilies. One of the best. 
Large and fragrant. White petals thickly 
dotted crimson. With clear gold band in 
the center. Plant 8 inches deep. 
Large Blooming Size Bulbs 
30c each; 2 for 55c; 4 for $1.00 
Ul\rp^m-«an^/:ST.rVr™»S My extra large bulbs will 
white sweet fragrant blooms on tall bloom the Ilrst year, 
stately spikes. Easily grown and*^ 
must be planted in the fall. Bloom 
in June and July. 
Extra Large Bulbs, Postpaid: 
30c each; 4 for $1.00. 
REGAL (The Royal Lily) 
The most popular of all. Grows 
anywhere. Delightfully fragrant. 
Flowers pure white, outer surface 
streaked coral pink. 
Fine Large 2-yr. Blooming Size 
Bulbs, 3 for 35c; 10 for $1.00. 
Extra Large Choice 3-yr Bulbs 
25c each; 5 for $1.00; 12 for $2.00. 
FIRE LILY (Red Russian) 
One of the most attractive garden 
lilies. The reddish-orange blooms are 
borne in clusters of from 6 to 30 
flowers on a stem. Blooms in early 
June. 
Extra Large Bulbs, Postpaid, 
25c each; 5 for $1.00. 
MY BIG LILY BARGAIN 
Extra Choice Blooming Size Bui 
ALL SIX POSTPAID FOR $1 
ids A 
G Big Bulbs—Five Diffei 
JOne —New Philippine 
■ One—Gold Banded 
jOne— Madonna 
-Fire Lily 
■ Two—Regal 
A real 
Lily Garden. 
