ANNUALS—Bloom All Summer 
Scarlet Sage (Salvia) 
Brightest, showiest Au¬ 
tumn color. Blooms from 
mid-summer until frost. 
Makes the finest hedge or 
border plant. 
1262 — GLOBE OP 
FIBS. Continu¬ 
ous bloomer, very 
showy. Pkt., 15c. 
Plants, 65c per doz. 
1256—BLUE SALVIA. 
Dwarf Compact grower. 
Flowers a bluish pur¬ 
ple. Fine for cutting. 
O 
Velvet Trum 
pet Flower 
Sweet Scented Tobacco Plant 
(Nicotiana.) 
1184 — HYBRIDS MIXED. A great variety of col¬ 
ors and star-shaped flowers. If taken up in the 
fall, cut back and potted, will bloom in house 
during winte r. 2 to 3 feet. _ 
1274 — TORENTA. A bushy plant with pansy-like 
flowers of white, lavender and blue marked with 
gold and black. For shady spots, hanging bas¬ 
kets and porch boxes. Pkt., 10c. Plants, 65c 
per dozen. 
1257—Velvet Trumpet Flower 
(Salpiglossis) 
Everyone asked about these trumpet shaped 
flowers in my garden this fall. Fine for cutting. 
Everblooming Verbena 
Blooms continuously. Plant Verbenas for a 
dash of color in your garden this year. Fine for 
beds or borders. The flowers are refreshing in 
their brilliant colors. ___ 
HARDY 
PERENNIAL 
FLOWER SEEDS 
(ALL POSTPAID) 
g5c i>*’ i 
1133 — BEAUTY Or OXFORD. “All America 
Winner.” Hybrids Mixed. A beautiful giant 
hybrid with colors ranging from rose pink to 
rose red shades. Extra fine. Pkt., 10c. See 
picture in color, page 65._ 
1276—MAYFLOWER. A delicate pink; fragrant. 
1278— PURPLE. Purple shades. 
1279— SCARLET. 
1280— CHOICE MIXED. All colors. (See picture 
in color, page 71.) 
1281— VINCA (Periwinkle). The Vinca increases 
in popularity every year because of its glossy 
dark green foliage and profusion of flowers. 
per« n 
Cover Your Porch With Flowers in 
One Year 
1332 — BALSAM APPLE. Very rapid and dense 
climbers with golden yellow fruit, which opens 
when ripe, showing the blood-red seed. Mixed. 
1331 — CANARY BIRD VINE. A dainty vine. 
Grows 15 to 20 feet. Delicate, bird-shaped 
flowers. Clear, canary yellow. 
1339 — CUP AND SAUCER VINE. (Cobea Scan- 
dens.) Mixed colors. 1 V 2 inch flowers shaped 
like Morning Glories. Vine reaches a height of 
20 to 30 feet and blooms from mid-summer till 
frost. The deeply cut leaves are very decora¬ 
tive. See picture in color, Page 70. 
1343 — CYPRESS VINE. A beautiful climber with 
a profusion of scarlet, or white, star-shaped 
blossoms and fern-like foliage, adapted to or¬ 
namental work. 
1333 — MOONFLOWER (Night Blooming) White. Grows 30 feet, 
with large waxy flowers. Open evenings and cloudy days. 
Seeds should be planted in warm, rich soil. Keep soil moist. 
1500—ALYSSUM SAXATILB (Basket of Gold). 
Grows 9 inches tall, flowers in May or June and 
produces masses of golden flowers. Pkt., 10c. 
1501 — AQUILEGIA or COLUMBINE. Mixed. 
Hardy and easily grown from seed. Spurred, 
delicate hues and shades. Pkt., 10c. 
1516—CACTUS SEED. Novelty for your rock gar¬ 
den. It is much easier to plant the seed than it 
is to reset the plants. Pkt., 15c. 
1502— PERENNIAL SWEET PEA. Similar to the 
Annual Sweet Pea except the large flowers are 
more wax-like in appearance. Mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
1503— COREOPSIS. One of the finest of hardy 
plants, with large showy, yellow flowers, pro¬ 
duced in great abundance from June until frost. 
Flowers the first year if sown early. Pkt., 10c. 
1504— GAILLARDIA, GRANDIFLORA. (Perennial 
Blanket Flower.) Beautiful combination of 
orange, red and yellow blooms. Pkt., 10c. 
1505—ORIENTAL POPPY. A charming summer 
flowering, hardy plant. Grows about 2*4 feet 
tall. Large orange-scarlet flower has a con¬ 
spicuous black blotch on each petal. Pkt., 10c. 
1506— SHASTA DAISY. A splendid hardy Perennial 
Daisy of purest white. Broad overlapping petals, 
borne on long, strong stems. Fine for cut flowers. 
Pkt., 10c. 
1507— PYRETHRUM (Painted Daisy). Very valu¬ 
able for cut flowers. Blooms at intervals through¬ 
out the summer. Pkt., 15c. 
1508 — DELPHINUM, ENGLISH HYBRIDS. 
A strain of our own origination, excelling any¬ 
thing I have ever seen in the way of Del¬ 
phiniums. All shades and colors. Pkt., 10c. 
pea 
1334—CARDINAL 
CLIMBER 
Strong rapid grower at¬ 
taining a height of 25 feet, 
covered with the beautiful 
fiery cardinal-red flowers, 
from midsummer to frost. 
1335—MOONFLOWER HEAVENLY BLUE. 
described by its name. 
A distinct shade 
1340 —MORNING GLORY HEAVENLY BLUE. Finest of all 
Morning Glories. Flowers are large, deep, sky blue. White 
shaded throats. Grow quickly, and have loads of blooms. (See 
pictured in color. Page 71). 
1345 — DOUBLE MORNING GLORY. ROSE MARIE. A beautiful 
semi-double large flowered Morning Glory. A very free bloomer. 
New and different in color and type. 
1509— DELPHINIUM, BELLADONNA. Flowers will 
be clear, light blue, set rather loosely on the 
stem. Branching habit of growth. Pkt., 10c. 
1510— DELPHINIUM, BELLAMOSA. Like Bella¬ 
donna except a darker shade of blue. Pkt.; 10c. 
1511— HOLLYHOCK. All colors. Mixed, single and 
double. Fine for background or screen. Can be 
used for cut flowers. Pkt.. 10c. 
1517— NEW DOUBLE HOLLYHOCK. The very 
finest extra large all double flowers. The best 
and most gorgeous colored strains. Pkt., 15c. 
1512— SWEET WILLIAM. An old favorite—needs 
no introduction. Our mixture contains the very 
finest shades and colors. Pkt., 10c. 
1513— GYPSOPHILA FANICULATA (Baby’s 
Breath). Tiny white flowers on branching stems, 
producing a veil-like mist over the plants. Can 
be dried for winter bouquets. Pkt., 10c. 
1518— VIOLA EVERBLOOMING PANSY. Fine 
little edging plant. Dwarf, spreading habit. 
Blooms all summer. All colors. Pkt., 10c. 
1519— DIGITALIS (Foxglove). Finest Mixed. At¬ 
tractive for shady borders. Long spikes crowded 
with thimble-shaped spotted blossoms. Pkt., 10c. 
1515—MAY’S PERENNIAL COLLECTION. One 
packet each of the above 18 varieties for $1.00, 
postpaid. 
1346—GIANT MORNING GLORY. This is the 
beautiful Morning Glory I have been telling 
you about. The finest thing about them is the 
immenseness of the size of the flowers. 
1342—PASSION FLOWER. One of the best 
summer vines for general growing. The beau¬ 
tiful blue flowers somewhat resemble a water 
lily in shape. 
1344—HYACINTH BEAN. Quick grower. Fine 
for training on wires or poles. Erect spikes 
of showy, pea-like flowers, followed by orna¬ 
mental seed pods. Pkt., 5c. 
1336—SCARLET RUNNER BEAN. An old fa¬ 
vorite; strong grower. Grown for ornamental 
purposes, though they are edible. Scarlet 
flowers; blooms freely in full sun. Pkt., 5c. 
1341—THUNBERGIA VINE. A lovely trailing 
plant with large showy flowers. Colors range 
to all shades of yellow, orange, buff, to pure 
white. Jet black eyes. _ 
1337—MIXED 
all different 
a few more, 
or screens. 
CLIMBERS. A grand and glorious mixture of 
kinds of climbing vines listed on this page and 
All annuals that will climb and make fine shade 
1338—MIXED SMALL FRUITED GOURDS. Quickest grower of 
all. Blooms are very ornamental and the fruit is very unique. 
Children like them. Pkt., 5c. (See picture in color, Page 71.) 
1456—LARGE FRUITED GOURDS. These are the larger types. 
All kinds and shapes. Pkt., 5c. 
PRICES 
All 
packets 
each; 
3 for 
Postpaid unless 
otherwise noted 
Page 72—Earl E. May Seed Co., Shenandoah, Iowa 
Catalog produced by The L. W. Ramsey Co., Davenport, Iowa 
