THE BEST IN PERENNIAL PLANTS 
Every perennial I offer you is a strong, 
hardy, outdoor nursery grown plant. They 
have been transplanted, which gives them 
a heavier, bushier I'oot system and gives 
you better flowers quicker. 
Sure to Bloom This Year 
Plant this spring—get flowers this year. 
Guaranteed to arrive in perfect condition. 
Perennial plants are packed perfectly and 
shipped by themselves so they reach you 
in the finest possible condition for planting. 
If not, notify me within 30 days and com¬ 
plete replacement will be made without 
question. 
Perennials should not be planted after 
May 20th. 
ABABIS ALPINA. A bushy, compact, lit¬ 
tle plant growing 6 inches high, cov¬ 
ered with multitudes of pure white 
flowers in June. A beautiful rock gar¬ 
den plant. 
ARTEMBSXA SIL¬ 
VER KINO. A 
compact, beauti¬ 
ful, silvery foli- 
aged plant. Grows 
about 3 ft. high. 
Fine for mixing 
in winter bou¬ 
quets. 
P •_ f* «*• Yonr choice of any perennial on pages 22 
riCe5 * and 23 (unless otherwise priced). 
35* 8 s l 00 
postpaid. 
Your choice, assort them any way you wish. 
Aquilegia or 
Columbine 
Our finest perennial for 
early flowers and early 
cutting. Blooms profusely 
in May and June, pre¬ 
ferring partial shade. 
MBS. SCOTT ELLIOTT’S 
HYBRID STRAIN. Very 
long spurred flowers in 
wonderful shades of 
lavender, mauve, blue, 
purple, white, cream, 
yellow, pink, and red. 
CRIMSON STAB. A new 
color in Aquilegia. The 
plant carries lots of 
flowers which are very 
large. Crimson center, 
crimson spurs, and 
pure-white petals. 29c 
each; 2 for 50c. 
IMPERIAL HYBRIDS. 
Described on page 25 
and pictured in color on 
page 26. 
Old-Fashioned 
Bleeding Heart 
As hardy as the peony and 
easy to grow. Its graceful, 
drooping branches are covered 
with many heart-shaped lav¬ 
ender rose colored flowers in 
May. Prefers a moist, shady lo¬ 
cation. Blooms this year. 35c 
each; 2 for 60c, postpaid. 
FERN LEAVED EVERBLOOM- 
ING- BLEEDING) HEART. De¬ 
scribed on page *25 and pic¬ 
tured in color on page 26. 
FREE GIFTS with Your 
Perennial Order. See p. 2 
Vi 
Canterbury Bells or Campanula 
Does best in partial shade. Covered with 
lovely bell-shaped flowers all along the stems. 
Grows 2 ft. high. Your choice of colors— blue, 
rose, white. 
Fireflame Carnation—Everblooming 
Fragrant, brilliant red, and hardy. The color 
dazzles you; the spicy fragrance pleases you. 
Colorful in your garden all summer long. 
HARDY CARNATIONS. Described on page 25 
and pictured in color on page 26. 
Hibiscus or Marsh-Mallow 
Marvels of size and color are these Rose 
Mallows, Marsh-Mallows or Hibiscus. Large 
as a good sized plate; fine for damp places. 
Your choice, red, pink or white, with crimson 
eye. 
Shasta Daisy 
OTANT ALASKA. Selected strain of the 
largest freest flowering daisies. Large 
white flowers suitable for cutting. 
Will make a wonderful bank of snow 
white in your garden. Almost ever- 
blooming. Plant in full sun; hardy; 
grows-2 ft. 
DIENER’S DOUBLE WHITE. Large, 
full double flowers of glistening white 
make this unusual and outstanding. 
Hardy, strong growing. Blooms over 
a long period of time throughout the 
summer. 29c each; 2 for 50c. 
Sunburst—New Double Coreopsis 
A bigger and better yellow daisy for 
you. Double flowering, blooming in June 
and July. 
Delphinium 
BELLADONNA CLIVEDON. Beautiful 
larger blooms, taller spikes, and filled 
out more. An unusual sky blue Del¬ 
phinium. 
BELLAMOSA LA MARTINE. The su¬ 
perbly developed Bellamosa variety. 
Deep blue with a yellow eye. 
DREAMS OF BEAUTY. Described on 
page 25 and pictured in color on page 
26. 
NEW and HARDY HYBRID CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
Rose Cushion 
Beautiful—New— 
Unusual! 
Think of a bushy 
low - growing densely 
compact flowering 
plant, perfectly hardy, 
and covered with scar¬ 
let flowers. An unusual 
rock garden plant, .too. 
ALL POSTPAID 
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Early Blooming 
Aladdin 
The Chrysanthemum of Per¬ 
petual Beauty. Hundreds and 
hundreds of beautiful gold 
bronze flowers in bloom from 
August to Thanksgiving. Won¬ 
derful for cut flowers, too. I 
think Aladdin is the best Mum 
of all. 2 for 49c j 6 for $1.19, 
postpaid. 
PINK CUSHION. Described on 
page 25 and pictured in color 
on page 26. 
Achievement 
Easily the most outstanding 
plant introduction for 1938. 
Achievement comes into bloom 
early and is in bloom for 6 
weeks or more. Full, double to 
the center, and comes in shades 
of bronze and pink all on the 
same bush. A bronzy pink 
cushion. 70o each; 3 for $1.65; 
10 for $4.50, postpaid. 
Glorious Mum Collection 
All 3 of these glorious, brilliant, hardy, 
large, early-flowering Chrysanthemums, one 
each Pink Cushion, Aladdin, and Achieve¬ 
ment, for only. 
They All Bloom This Year 
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Achievement 
$100 
I Postpaid 
Korean Hybrid Mums, 
Extra Hardy 
A Riot of Color 
A great new race of Mums, un¬ 
usually brilliant colored and dif¬ 
ferent. They start blooming the 
latter part of September and con¬ 
tinue until hard freezes. 
The Korean Mum Collection 
APOLLO. Great sprays of won¬ 
derfully formed flowers clothe 
the plant in orange-red and 
salmon coloring. 
CERES. Looks like a bush of gold. 
Brightens the garden in the fall. 
DIANA. Rosy pink blended with 
lilac rose and soft salmon. A 
dainty Korean Hybrid Mum with 
three rows of petals. 
MARS. Another Korean Mum. 
Wine-red in color. A distinctly 
striking variety for fall flowers. 
All 4, one each of the^%^- 
above Hardy Hybrid Ko- H ^ 
rean 'Mums, postpaid for “ ** 
Your Selection 29o each; 4 for 
$1.00, postpaid. 
See pages 25-26 for other Mum selections. 
Page 22—Earl E. May Seed Co., Shenandoah, Iowa 
