CROW LOTS OF ANNUALS 
Centaurea or Bachelor's Button 
This is a very hardy annual, flowering: all 
summer. Very early grown. A fine border 
plant and very showy. 
1070— BACKEtOB’S BUTTON or CORN 
FLOWER. 
1071— NEW JUBILEE OEM, Finest All Amer¬ 
ica Winner. (See picture in color, Page 70.) 
Pkt., 15c, postpaid. 
1072— DUSTY MILLER. 
Seed Pkt., 10c; 3 for 25c. Plants, 40o per 
dozen, postpaid. 
COSMOS 
The Garden Favorite Everywhere 
A tall graceful showy annual. Blooms all summer. An 
excellent cut flower. Pinch out top for bushy plants. 
EARLY FLOWERING MAMMOTH. Giant flowered early 
sorts. 
1091— Fink. 1092— Crimson. 1093— Mixed. 
1098— CROWNED and CRESTED'. All colors mixed. 
1086— NEW ORANGE FLARE. 
All America Winner. (See 
picture in color, Page 
70.) Pkt., 15c, post¬ 
paid. 
1083 — SENSATION 
MIXED. New 
All America 
Winner. Pkt., 
10c. (See 
picture in 
color, Page 
65.'* 
Double Annual 
Carnation Pinks 
Cockscomb 
Carnation Pinks 
A Favorite from 
Grandmother's 
Garden 
The Carnation can 
be easily grown in your own 
garden. Just like the regular 
greenhouse bloom, always in 
demand. 
1081—Red and Fink. 
1089—Mixed. 
Seed pkt,, 10 c; 3 for 25c. 
Plants, 65c per doz., postpaid. 
Double Annual Pinks 
1106— CHINESE MIRED. 
1107— JAPANESE MIXED. 
Single Annual Pinks 
1113—DIANTHUS SFLEN- 
DENS. Bright blood red 
with pure white centers. 
All America Winner. 
1115—MIXED. Single and 
double, all colors. 
1116—SWEET WIVBLSFIELD MIXED. Finest 
of all annual pinks. Brilliant colors and fra¬ 
grant. 
CANDYTUFT. Beautiful hyacinth shaped 
blooms. When massed in flower beds and 
edgings they are unsurpassed. Make 
splendid cut bouquets. 
1065— Crimson. 1064—Fine Mixed. 
1066— CANNA, LARGE FLOWERING. Can- 
nas can easily be grown from seed, too. 
Soak seed 24 hours in warm water. Sown 
in February, blooms in July. All colors 
mixed. 
1094—NEW ANNUAL CANTERBURY 
BELL. All-America selection. Brings 
spring to the garden in the fall. Delicate, 
bell-shaped blooms in rich shades of blue, 
pink, rose and white. Pkt., 10c. 
1062—CASTOR BEANS (Ricinus). Well 
adapted for backgrounds along the side 
or back garden fence. Moles won’t bother 
a garden hedged with Castor Beans. 
Pkt., 5c. 
PRICES: 3 - 25c 
or 10c each, postpaid, unless otherwise 
noted. 
Canterbury Bell 
Dusty Miller 
Globe Amaranth 
Page 66—Earl E. May Seed Co., Shenandoah, Iowa 
Giant Sweet Sultan 
Graceful and lovely. They are easily grown 
and bloom continuously. Sweet scented. Large, 
lovely showy blooms. 
1076—BRILLIA NT ROSE. 1068—MIXED. 
1099— CHINESE FORGET-ME-NOT. Grows 18 to 24 
inches tall and is covered with vivid blue Forget- 
Me-Not blooms. 
1079—Chrysanthemums 
Sow early and they will bloom in July. Makes 
beautiful bouquets, mixed colors. Pkt., 5c. 
1087—Clarkia—A Rainbow of Color 
This beautiful, attractive flower was found by 
Captain Clark on his Expedition, blooming in great 
masses. Grows in dry places. Mixed oolore. 
Cockscomb (Celosia Cristata) 
Grows about 3 feet high. Of branching habit 
with feathery plumes. 
1063—TALL CRIMSON. Easily grown. A show 
in every garden. 
1067—TALL MIXED. 
1101—CHINESE WOOLFLOWER. (Celosia 
Childsi.) A variety of Cockscomb. Fine for 
winter bouquets. Mixed shades. 
1060—FEATHER FLAME. Mixed colors. A beau¬ 
tiful dwarf feather Cockscomb. Most attrac¬ 
tive. Colors flame red and glowing orange. 
(See picture in color, Page 65.) 
1102— JOB'S TEARS, or COIX. Grows 2 to 4 feet. 
An ornamental grass with curious seeds which 
may be used for beads. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 35o. 
1100— COLEUS. Broad, heart-shaped leaves. Rich 
beautiful color. Easily grown from seed. Fine 
border and bedding plant. All colors. 
Dahlia Seed 
1104—LARGE FLOWERING HYBRID FLOWERING 
DAHLIAS. Selected from the largest type flowers. 
Mixed colors. Very fine. 
1111—DWARF HYBRID UNWINS. Early flowering; 
small, semi-double, in a wide range of choice col¬ 
ors. This strain requires no support and is valu¬ 
able for cutting or for garden decorations. 
1123—FEVERFEW (MATRICARIA CAPENSIS). 3 
ft. Neat, small, double, white and yellow flowers, 
adapted for bedding and cutting. 
1080—Gay Calliepsis 
Beautiful in the garden or for 
cut flowers. Easily grown. Sow 
early and thin to 12 inches apart. 
1056— AMETHYST FLOWER. (Bro- 
wallia Elata.) 12 inches tall. 
Blooms mid-summer to frost. Pkt., 
10c. Plants, 40c per doz., postpaid. 
1205— BABY BLUE EYES. (Nemo- 
phila.) Grows 8 to 10 inches tall. 
Covefed with small Poppy-shaped 
blooms, blue and white. At home 
anywhere. Pkt., 5c. 
1127—BABY’S BREATH. This 
annual variety has larger flow¬ 
ers than the perennial and is a 
soft pink in color. _ 
1054—BALSAM. The old-fashioned 
"Touch-Me-Not” or "Lady’s Slip¬ 
per.” A great profusion of bril¬ 
liantly colored blooms. 
1051—BARTONIA. Here is a beau¬ 
tiful rock garden plant of gray fo¬ 
liage literally covered with bright 
golden yellow blooms. 
1119—BLUE LACEFLOWER. (Didi- 
cus Coeruleus.) Charming annual. 
Excellent for bedding and a desir¬ 
able cut flower. Seed Pkt., 10c; 3 for 
25c. Plants, 40c per doz., postpaid. 
1153—Burning Bush (Kochia) 
Makes a beautiful hedge or back¬ 
ground. Grows very compact, turn¬ 
ing from light green to blood red in 
early Autumn. Pkt., 5c. (See picture 
in color, Page 70.) 
1069—BUTTERFLY FLOWER. 
(Schizanthus.) Fern-like foliage. 
The blooms are all colors, shaped 
like many delicate butterflies. 
Calendula (Pot Marigold) 
1058— CALENDULA ORANGE 
SHAGGY. Gold Medal winner. New 
graceful, striking Calendula, both 
for the garden and for cutting. 
1059— RADIO CALENDULA. A large 
double bloom of a deep shade of 
golden yellow with attractively 
quilled petals. 
1057—ORANGE KING. 
1142—CALENDULA, NEW SUN- 
SHINE. Gold Medal selection. 
Brilliant profuse bloomer. 
