ALL MY DAHLIAS are GUARANTEED TO GLOOM THIS YEAR 
CALADIUM—ELEPHANT EARS 
This is a beautiful tropical looking 
plant which has large leaves that resem¬ 
ble elephant ears. These plants will 
grow 6 to 7 feet high, with leaves 3 to 4 
feet long, and 2% feet wide. 15c each; 
4 for 50c; 10 for $1.00, large size bulbs. 
Prize Winning “BLUE RIBBON” DAHLIAS 
Earl May Leads with the Best of the Newer and Better Dahlias 
Now you can have the finest Dahlias at prices lower than ordinary kinds usually cost. 
YOUR CHOICE 
Any of our Dahlias—Postpaid 
25c..c : 4,0,75c; I0 f » 5 l55 
CHINA £L!PP£R FREE 
Plant Tuberoses 
one inch below the 
surface in a sunny 
position. They 
should be taken up 
in the Fall after 
first frost. Ours 
are the Mexican 
and Pearl varie¬ 
ties, the most sat¬ 
isfactory bloom¬ 
ing. 
Waxy white fra¬ 
grant flower which 
grows on tall 
stems, frequently from 30 to 50 flowers 
on one plant. Large sized bulbs, guar¬ 
anteed to bloom the first season. 2 for 
15c; 4 for 25c; per dozen, 60c, postpaid. 
China Clipper is a big, deep pink, ex¬ 
quisitely shaped Dahlia. 
It is new. It is unusual. It is differ¬ 
ent. It has a clear pink color. It is 
large in size, blooms often being 10 
inches in diameter, and it is worthy of 
being planted in every garden. Price, 
50c each, postpaid. 
FBCC Purchase any 2 of these splen- 
did Dahlia Collections and I 
will give you 1 of these China Clipper, 
pink Dahlias free of charge. If you buy 
4 collections, you get 2 of these bulbs. 
SSSSf GUARANTEE 
Every Dahlia bulb I send you has good 
strong eyes and crown and will grow 
with proper planting. If any Dahlia does 
not grow, you may return the bulb to 
me within 30 days and we will replace 
it with a good one or give you full credit. 
MY BEGINNER'S DAHLIA 
COLLECTION 
If you have never enjoyed the beauty of 
Dahlias and know how easy they are to 
grow, now is the time to start. Here are 
5 fine Dahlias. All 5, named and labeled 
and sold under my famous Dahlia guaran¬ 
tee. 
PRIDE OP CALIFORNIA. Extra large 
flowering. Flame red. 
POLAR BEAR. Large flowering exhibi¬ 
tion. Pure white. 
GLORY GLOW. (Alice Green.) A beau¬ 
tiful large size golden yellow. 
CHAMPAIGN-. A beautiful large deep 
pink. 
SAGAMORE. Amber gold, tinted with a 
faint blush of pink. Large in size and a 
good one. 
I will send you all 5 of these labeled, 
true to name in a special collection fir- 
for only . Postpaid 
Earl E. May. 
DAHLIAS in a wide range of colors and hues. 
An assortment of these “World’s Finest,” 
new and good varieties of Dahlias as well 
as many others of the better ones. Your 
choice of color, pink, red, white, yellow, 
and purple. 
5 for 69c 25 for $2.50 
10 for $1.20 Postpaid 
EARL MAY'S CANNAS MAKE THE SHOW 
Make up your own Canna Bed Collection out of these splen- 
Cannas of Beauty—All Large Flowering—All Bloom This Year 
The Best Bedding Flower for Lots of Blooms 
Cannas come on early in the summer and last until frost. All of 
my Cannas are the large flowering types. Canna beds give the best 
show. Plan your planting by putting out one or two of these beds. 
$|35 
> y 
did selected varieties. 
Your Choice—All Postpaid 
*Z* 30 « A 7or’° 75 « A 7o“ 
All are properly named and labeled. 
APRICOT. 4 feet. Rich salmon apricot color. Green foliage. 
CITY OP PORTLAND. 3% feet. Glowing pink. Large flow¬ 
ers. Green foliage. 
FIERY CROSS. 5 feet. Vivid scarlet shaded crimson. Extra 
large. Green foliage. 
HUNGARIA. 3% feet. Extra large La France pink. Green 
foliage. 
KING HUMBERT. 4 feet. Orange-red flowers. Bronze foli¬ 
age. 
MME. CROZY. 3 % feet. Bright golden yellow, vermilion- 
scarlet edge. Green foliage. 
PRESIDENT. 4 feet. Beautiful red. Immense flowers. Green 
foliage. 
RICHARD WALLACE. 4 feet. Canary yellow. Green foliage. 
ROSE GIGANTEA. 3% feet. The largest deep pink. Green 
foliage. 
STATUE OF LIBERTY. 6 feet. Blazing flame red. , Bronze 
CIRCULAR BED NO. 1 
A 7-foot Canna Circle. Requires 19 Bulbs. 
Center. 1 Statue of Liberty. Flaming red, bronze foliage. 
Inside Circle. 6 Yellow King Humbert. Yellow, blotched red. Green 
foliage. 
Outside Row. 12 Hungarian, pink, green foliage. 
This makes a beau- „„ , 
tiful showy bed. All £11A 33 bulbs, 2 complete 
19 carefully labeled beds, for only. 
for only . ■“““ postpaid 
postpaid 
$2oo 
CIRCULAR BED NO. 2 
A 10-foot Canna Circle. Requires 29 bulbs. 
Center. 2 Statue of Liberty. Red, Bronze foliage. 
Second Circle. 9 King Humbert. Red, green foliage. 
Outside Circle. 18 Rose Gigantea. Deep pink, green foliage. 
foliage. 
WINTZER’S COLOSSAL. 5 feet. Largest flow¬ 
ering Canna. Vivid blazing scarlet. Green fo¬ 
liage. 
YELLOW XING HUMBERT. 4 feet. Golden yel¬ 
low, dotted red. Green foliage. 
LARGE FLOWERING CANNAS—MY 
SELECTED SUPERFINE MIXTURE 
If you want all colors and different shades of 
these large flowering Cannas I recommend my 
Selected Superfine Mixture. 
6 Feet 
This makes a glorious 
_show. Special 
$|65 
price, 29 bulbs, 
carefully labeled, postpaid 
78 bulbs, 
complete beds, J <| J 
postpaid 
for only 
SQUARE BED NO. 3 
A 6-foot Canna Square. Requires 20 bulbs. 
1. Inside Square. 4 Statue of Liberty. Red, bronze 
foliage. (A) 
2. Four Red King Humbert, one in each corner. (C) 
3. Outside, 12 Richard Wallace, yellow along sides, in 
between corners. (B) 
Per 10.$0.65 
Per 25. 1.30 
Per 50.$2.50 POST- 
Per 100..... 4.50 PAID 
This Is the plant¬ 
ing plan for the 
sqnare Canna bed. 
Special 
all 20 for only 
$ee Diagram for Planting Plan 
CIlC Two complete CAlC 
price, 4>|ia squares, 40 13 
- bulbs, for only • 
postpaid postpaid 
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