FLOWERS YOU HAVE ALWAYS WANTED 
PRICES 
10c each; 
ALL 
PACKETS 
POSTPAID 
3 for 25c 
Unless otherwise noted 
1132—Heliotrope 
In shades of purple. Fine for bouquets; 
sweet vanilla odor. 
1151—Ice Plant 
(Mesembryanthemum Crystallinum.) Suit¬ 
able for rock garden, hanging baskets, etc. 
Foliage thick, frosted; waxlike white flow¬ 
ers. The hotter the summer the more 'it 
blooms. 
1159—Kenilworth Ivy 
(Linaria.) Lavender and purple flowers. A 
charming half-hardy perennial. A trailing 
plant suitable for baskets, vases, pdts and 
rock work. 
1154—Lantana 
A profusion of blooms throughout the sum¬ 
mer. Fine for rock gardens, porch boxes and 
hanging baskets. Red and yellow shades 
mixed. 
Larkspurs Dress Up the Garden 
Surprisingly like the perennial variety. 
Grows from 2 to 3 feet tall, with nufnerous 
large, graceful blooming spikes. 
1155—Pure White. 1157—Dark Blue. 
1169—Empress Rose. 
1162—Annual Mixed. (See color illus. inside 
back cover.) 
1163—Linaria 
(Excelsior Mixed Colors.) This hardy an¬ 
nual resembles the Snapdragon with spurs 
like the Columbine. They make nice cut 
flowers and attractive crops in the annual 
border. 
1185—Love-In-A-Mist 
(Nigella) 
A compact free flowering plant with finely 
cut foliage. Blue and white mixed. 
1181—Lunaria (Money Plant) 
Flowers purple followed by silver seed 
pods. Prized for winter decoration. 
1186—Lupine 
(Mayfair Hybrids.) Easily grown on poor 
soil but insists on good drainage. Carries 
long graceful spikes of rich variegated 
flowers. 
1182—Mignonette (Sweet 
Fragrance) 
Adds charm and fragrance to all bouquets. 
Should be in every garden. Large flowering, 
mixed. 
Poppies—The First to Bloom 
They defy the heat of the summer sun. 
Shirley Single Poppies 
These have beautiful satiny flowers of 
various colors with white centers which make 
the plants very attractive. They cannot be 
transplanted. 
1250— American Lesion, Orange. 
1251— Rose Pink. 1252—Blue Shades. 
1253—Single Mixed. 
Double Carnation-Flowered 
Poppy 
1258—Glory Poppy Mixture. 
1263—Vermilion Red. 
1249—Double Mixed. Gorgeous 
fringed petals. 
balls 
Nasturtium 
Nasturtium Double Gleam Hybrids 
1201 —Ail America Winner. Double-flowering sweet 
scented blooms. All of the colors ranging from 
pure gold to bright scarlet. New sensation. New 
novelty. (See color illus. Inside back cover.) 
Lupine 
1205—Baby Blue Eyes 
(Nemophila.) Another 
quick-growing little an¬ 
nual which is perfectly 
at home anywhere. It 
grows 8 to 10 inches tall. 
Is completely covered 
with small poppy-shaped 
blooms In various shades 
of blue and white. 
1180—Sensitive Plant 
(Mimosa.) A curious 
plant; pretty little pink¬ 
ish white flowers. The 
leaves close and droop 
when touched or shaken. 
1228—Petunia Dwarf Pink Gem. All America Win¬ 
ner. Neat compact plants 5 to 6 inches high. 
Smothered with deep pink blooms. Fine for beds, 
borders and porch box planting. 
1240 — Petunia All Double Giant Mixed. All America 
Winner. The new all double Petunia. Runs from 
90% to 100% true to type. The very finest in 
Petunias. Pkt., 30c. (See illustration Page 82.) 
Everlasting Flowers 
Enjoy These All Winter 
Strawflower Chinese Woolflower 
Cockscomb Everlasting Daisy 
Globe Amaranth 
5 Big Packets Only ... 
MRS. MAY'S 
ROCK GARDEN 
Collection 
A Barqain for the Rock 
Garden 
Love-In-A-Mist 
Order Early 
Sweet Alyssum 
California Poppy 
Ice Plant 
Dwarf Marigold 
Dwarf Petunia 
Rose Moss 
Old Pashloned Finks 
Sand Verbena 
Creeping Zinnia 
9 Big 
Pkts. 
50 * 
Postpaid 
Linaria Lantana 
Page 80—Earl E. May Seed Co., Shenandoah, Iowa 
1328—Annual Flower Mixture 
A complete flower garden of lovely annuals. 
A whole garden in one packet. 19 flowers— 
all different. 
Packet 
ia 
Perfectly at Home In Your Garden 
One of our most popular garden flowers. They will 
bloom profusely from mid-summer until frost. Their 
resistance to drought and heat makes them particularly 
valuable. 
DWARF NASTURTIUMS. Suitable for edging and bed¬ 
ding. Sweet scented cut flowers. 
1198—Golden Gleam. The popular double Golden Gleam. 
Its beauty and fragrance unsurpassed. 
1192—Golden King. 
(The above varieties, each, pkt., 10c; oz., 25c.) 
1197—Mixed Dwarf. All varieties and colors. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 20c; V 4 lb., 60c; lb., $2.00. 
TALL OR CLIMBING VARIETIES. 8 to 10 feet. Splen¬ 
did for large beds where there is room to spread. 
1200—Jupiter. Rich yellow. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c. 
1203— Vesuvius. Salmon-rose. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c. 
1204— Mixed Tall Varieties. All colors. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 15c; % lb., 50c. 
Petunias—Mass of Bloom All Summer 
Few plants equal the Petunias for freedom of bloom 
and variety of color. Petunias will produce beautiful, 
sweet-scented flowers in their delicate and gorgeous col¬ 
ors throughout the whole summer. Unsurpassed for 
boxes, beds or informal garden planting. 
GIANT RUFFLED AND FRINGED SINGLE 
1239 —Flowers are exquisitely ruffled or frilled, of im¬ 
mense size and of a gr^at variety of variegated col¬ 
ors. Seed pkt., 20c each. Plants: $1.00 per doz., post¬ 
paid. "(See illustration Page 82.) 
SINGLE FLOWERING. (The following five varieties, 
10c per pkt.; 3 for 25c.) 
1230— General Dodds. Dark velvety red. 
1231— Howard Star. Rich maroon. 
1232— Rosy Morn. Rose pink, white throat. 
1234— Violet Queen. Velvet violet blue. 
1235— DWARF MIXED PETUNIAS. A wide range of 
fine rich color. Very effective for beds. They grow 
12 inches tall. Pkt., 10c; 3 for 25c. 
LARGE SINGLE FLOWERING 
1236— Balcony Blue. 1238—Balcony White. 
1237— Balcony Rose. 1233—Balcony Mixed. 
Seed pkt., 15c each. Plants, 65c per doz., postpaid. 
