CONGO. Reddish-purple or wine red. 
MAO. LEMOINE. Large pure snowy white. 
PROS. GREVY. The finest light or azure blue 
variety. 
BELLE DE NANCY. A splendid double rose pink. 
SOUV. BE LUDWIG SFAETHE. A rich large 
purple. 
18-24 in., 50c each. 
Flowering Almond (Page 30) 
ROUEN LILAC (Finest Everbloomlng). Almost an 
everblooming Lilac, as you will see flowers on it 
in the middle of the Summer and late in the Pall. 
Narrow attractive leaves and does not root-sucker. 
Japanese Quince 
Golden Bell (Page 3Z) 
JAPAN FLOWERING QUINCE 
YDONIA JAPONICA. A very popular shrub often called “Firebush. When 
in full bloom the flaming red flowers make it look just like a blaze of file. 
Very hardy. Blooms early and young. Has little thorns on it and grows 
about six feet tall. 12-18 in., 20c each; 18-24 in., 25c each; 2-o ft., 30c each. 
HYDRANGEA 
Friends, this is the most popular and the finest flowering shrub for your 
ard that I know of. I want to personally recommend that you plant H>- 
rangeas this year. They are hardy anywhere but do better m a partly shaded 
IYDRANGEA A^G.^'HiBs ^of Snow.” This is commonly called Snowball 
Hydrangea because the flowers are very similar to those on Snowball shrub, 
the blooms are white and round and of a snowball nature. 1!1 ooms the 
latter part of June and flowers come in great clusters. 12-18 in., 25c each, 
18-24 in., 30c each; 2-3 ft., 40c each. , . . . . 
IYDRANGEA P. G. (Giant Flowered Hydrangea). This is the tiue, large 
flowering variety with the large panicle-shaped blooms. Grows 6 to 8 feet 
tall, blooms in August and September. They are without doubt the mod 
beautiful of the hardy outdoor shrubs and will succeed in anyone s yaid 
anywhere % the Farm Belt. Blossoms are first snow white, then pink 
then turn a reddish bronze. If cut when blooms turn a pink color, and 
hung upside down in the house, they make very beautiful winter bouquets 
and hold that color until the following Sprmg. Big, heavy rooW, outdoor 
grown plants. 12-18 in.. 25c each: 18-24 in., 30c each, 2-3 ft., 40c each. 
rREE HYDRANGEA. This is the Hydrangea P. G. with all its heaut> of 
great clusters of bloom in tree shape. Will grow 10 to 12 feet high. o-4 ft- 
90c each; 2 for $1.65. 2-3 ft., 70c each; 2 for $1.30. 
Lot CWi Sea&on 
Desmodium 
or Purple Bush-Clover 
You will like it. It gets ablaze with 
purplish-red flowers in -late August and 
September. Grows about 4 feet high and 
is one of the most attractive shrubs for 
late summer blooming that I have ever 
seen. 1 am sure that you will have some¬ 
thing different for your friends to see 
if you plant Desmodium. 40c each. 
Beautiful Beauty Bush 
A handsome new ornamental shrub from China. 
Resembles both Weigela and Honeysuckle. Grows 
6 to 8 ft. high when matured, producing long, arch¬ 
ing branches covered with clusters of pale pink 
trumpet-shaped flowers with orange veins in the 
throat. Foliage and habit are very attractive even 
when bush is out of flower. Very hardy. 12-18 in., 
30c each: 18-24 in., 40c each. 
New French Lilacs 
Often Bloom First Year 
Earl E. May Seed Co., Shenandoah, Iowa—Page 31 
These five varieties are all pictured, exactly as 
they flower, on the front cover of this catalog. You 
can select any one of them or the entire group of 
five distinct colors at the special low price. They 
do not root-sucker like the Old Fashioned Common 
Lilacs do because they are grown on a special non- 
suckering root stock far superior to any other va¬ 
riety. gee Color Illustrations and 
Special Offer on Front Cover 
Has immense lavender purple panicles 
covering the bush in May. Dwarf Lilac 
reaching only about 6 to 8 feet in height. 
12-18 in., 25c each; 18-24 in., 35c each; 
2-3 ft., 45c each. 
Old Fashioned 
PURPLE LILAC 
The Old Fashioned Lilac of Your Mother’s 
Garden 
Bright green, large heart-shaped leaves. 
This bush is covered with many light pur¬ 
ple blooms in large clusters. A wonderful 
shrub used as a background for smaller 
shrubs. Makes an attractive fancy flower- 
hedge, too. 12-18 in., 20c each; 18-24 in., 
25c each; 2-3 ft., 35c each. 
Beauty Bush 
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