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these 
..;4^ Ludwig 
™ SE/.’ Spaeth 
Vltex 
The Lovely 
Chaste 
Tree 
Belle de Nancy V 
Pres. Grevy 
Congo 
Generally Bloom the First Year 
Buy All Four and <■ EBCC 
I'll Give You ■ ■ RCE 
You may select any one of these but if 
you buy each one of the 4 in color I will 
put in one of the Famous Mme. Lemoine, 
which is a large, pure snow white. These 
do not root-sucker as they are grown on a 
special non-suckering root stock. 
Many times these beautiful and unusual 
colored French Lilacs bloom the first year 
you plant them. They are extremely fra- 
grant and extra hardy, too. 
Strong 12-18 in., 2-yr. All 5, in-Cd%QQ 
eluding the one free Mme. Lemoine ** 
and one each of the others, post¬ 
paid, ONLY . 
Each 50c, postpaid. 
No discounts on these Low Prices 
CONGO. Reddish-purple or wine red. 
PRES. GREVY. The finest azure blue. 
BELLE DE NANCY. Large splendid double 
rose pink. One of the best pinks. 
SOUV. DE LUDWIG SPAETH. A rich 
large purple. A wonderful Lilac. 
MME. LEMOINE. Large pure snow white. 
Forsythia 
The early yellow flowering bushes that 
you see in the Spring. They make beau¬ 
tiful shrubs and hedges, too. 
INTERMEDIA —- GOLDEN BEDES. The 
earliest blooming of all shrubs. Comes 
on early in the Spring. Vigorous grow¬ 
ing, with spreading tendency. 4 to 6 feet 
in height and covered with beautiful ca¬ 
nary yellow blossoms. 12-18 in., 18c 
each; 18-24 in., 22c each; 2-3 ft., 33c each. 
PINK FLOWERING ALMOND. Covered 
with masses of clear pink flowers, com¬ 
ing early during Tulip-time, even be¬ 
fore its leaves are full grown. Cov¬ 
ered from the bottom to the tip of 
the branches with sweet rose-like 
blooms. Medium sized shrub. 12-18 in., 
29c each; 18-24 in., 37c each; 2-3 ft., 
49c each. 
BEAUTIFUL BEAUTY BUSH. A hand¬ 
some new ornamental shrub from Chi¬ 
na. Resembles both Weigela and Hon¬ 
eysuckle. Grows 6 to 8 ft. high when 
matured, producing long, arching 
branches covered with clusters of pale 
pink trumpet-shaped flowers with or¬ 
ange veins in the throat. Very hardy. 
12-18 in., 33c each; 18-24 in., 43c each. 
PURFBE VITEK OR THE LOVELY 
CHASTE TREE. This new shrub for 
the Middle West does exceptionally 
well in any good soil and with a little 
mulching Is hardy in the Farm BeH 
Grows about 4 feet in height and is 
covered with lilac or lavender flowers 
and heavy, dense spikes in the 
latfe summer and early Au¬ 
tumn. Blooms this year. 18- 
24 in., 33c each. 
JAPAN 
FLOWERING 
QUINCE 
Earliest 
Blooming 
Red 
Flowers 
Blooms very 
early in the 
Spring. The flam¬ 
ing red flowers 
make it look just 
like a blaze of 
fire. Often called 
“Firebush.” Very 
hardy; blooms 
early; blooms 
young. JIas little 
thorns on it and 
grows about 6 ft. 
tall. 12-18 in., 
18o each; 18-24 
in., 22o each; 2-3 
ft., 33o each. 
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Golden 
Bells 
Page 32—Earl E. May Seed Co., Shenandoah, Iowa 
PURPLE LEAF 
Flowering Plum 
Unusual, dazzling, red¬ 
dish-purple foliaged bush 
or tree. The foliage 
grows very dense. It 
makes an attractive 
bushy shrub or tree. An 
excellent tall hedge or 
screen plant, too. 18-24 
in., 43c each; 2-3 ft., 59c 
each. 
SAVE MONEY. 
Big Discounts. 
See Page 30. 
Purple 
Leaf 
Plum 
