
















NEW, HEAVY BEARING BOYSENBERRIES—All Postpaid = 
426. (Pictured on the front cover.) Again, I want you to think of a berry twice the size of a Youngberry, 14 to 2 in. long, 
1 in. thick, practically no seeds, and with the combination flavor of the Loganberry, Raspberry, and Blackberry. That's 
what Boysenberry is—a 3-way cross. The Park Commissioner at Santa Ana, California, by the name of Boysen, worked 
out the crossing of it. I have a row of about 100 bearing vines on my own farm. They're three years old now. Last year 
I should judge we picked about 5 to 7 bushels of fine berries. By an actual test record, the producer claims that one acre ~ 
produced 11,500 one-pound baskets, which sold for $1,737.50 at a roadside stand. Has a wonderful flavor. A tremendous | 
grower. Runners grow 5 to 6 ft. in 6 to 8 directions from the roots, and those are the runners that make the berries the | 
succeeding year. After the bushes are-through fruiting the old canes should be cut off, because there will be from 15 to 20°. 
new ones formed below them. Cover with a slight mulch of straw during the winter, particularly in the northern latitudes, and 
then uncover in the spring. 50 berries known to fill a quart jar. They're beautiful and wine-colored when ripe. Make the most 
wonderful pies you’ve ever tasted. Can eat them with cream, like you do raspberries or strawberries. Fine for jelly and put ~— 
up in jars. I heartily endorse them and recommend them to you. Set the plants about § ft. apart each way. 15 plants will 
give you a lot of berries; 30, of course, just twice that many, but I want all of my friends to plant Boysenberries this spring. 
Postpaid Prices on genuine, heavy bearing, No. 1 plants: 4 for 45¢; 8 for 75e: 15 for $1.25; 30 for $2.25; 100 for $6.50. 
402. YHORNLESS BOYSENBERRY. Something real new. Still 408. NEW NECTARBERRY. Sopeeet to the. giant Boysenberry by. : 
very scarce and we have but a very few. We guarantee actual test. As large as Boysenberry, bears heavier crops, 
much sweeter, and ripens a week earlier. Finest eating, 
qualities and same habits as the original Boysenberry. cellent for jellies, jams and wines, Very scarce .and we have 
. riage but a very few. Be sure to order yours today. Postpaid 
Postpaid Prices on No. 1 Plants: Each 25¢; 3 for 69%; prices on No. 1 plants: Each 25; 3 for 69c; 6 for $1.30; 
6 for $1.30; 12 for $2.40. < 12 for $2.40. 




































BEST RED RASPBERRIES 
412. LATHAM. (Pictured on the front cover.) The best Red Raspberry 
ever grown. Very winter hardy. Has been exposed to 45 degrees 
below zero. Very good grower. Very productive. Good color, Best 
quality. Heavy yielder. I have a patch of these on my own experi- 
mental farm and they have borne wonderfully the past three years 
- STRAWBERRIES 
That Grow and Bear . . Have Straw- 
berries the Year ‘Round . . Fresh 
for me. ’ 
Per Per Per Per 
pe eS : Be ce as 406 Ones, Too, From Your Own Garden 
Extra Select Plants..........-.-.-+-- $ .35 $ .69 $1.59 $2.89 Plant your strawberries just as early in the spring 
Super Select Plants...........--.-.-- 50 1.00 2.35 4.25 as you can possibly get into the ground. Set in rows 
18 to 24 in, apart, plants 1 ft. apart in the row. 
Strawberries will grow in any kind, of soil that’s 
good for the ordinary garden. 
400. SENATOR DUNLAP 
(Pictured on the front cover.) Still, the great old 
reliable strawberry. The Dunlap, season after sea- 
son, will deliver more crates of berries, more short- 
cakes, more dishes of berries for your table than 
most any, other berry grown. Fruits for a long 
period throughout the spring. Makes plants freely. 
Perfect flowering. Plant Senator Dunlap this spring 
sure. New low prices below, same prices as Blake- 
more. 
401. BLAKEMORE 
414. INDIAN SUMMER. New! Everbearing Red Raspberry.( Pictured -on 
opposite page.) The reason this is called Indian Summer is be- 
cause a second crop comes during Indian summer; that is, late 
in August and September. Continues bearing until frost. You get 
two crops a year. Berries are very large, bright red. Plants big 
and hardy. This gives you Red Raspberries when the others are 
gone. Be sure and plant some of these along with your other Red 
Raspberries. Best No. 1 Plants. Postpaid Prices: 8 for 55c¢; 
3 20 for $1.15; 50 for $2.70; 100 for $4.95. 
BEST BLACK RASPBERRIES : : . 
410. CUMBERLAND. (Pictured on the front cover.) Che great busi- Planting Instructions for Raspberries 
ness Black Cap. It’s the one safe and reliable variety. Succeeds Plant your Raspberry plants 4 ft. apart, in rows about 6 ft. apart. 
in all soils and produces big crops of luscious berries year All my berry plants are strictly the finest grown in the sizes offered. 
after year. Berries are extra large and glossy. Our Black I guarantee your complete satisfaction. ALL POSTPAID. 





















Raspberry plants are heavy rooted. The heavy 2-year or the ‘ 
heavy l-year—either will de a fine job for you. The piers on CURRAN TS ees en Aree great June 
this page shows the extra-heavy 2-year transplants an eavy Fe y A - Espec good fe 2 
fens Aven't these grand plants? They seem to say, “I'm ready One of our grandest fruits. Fine for jelly. Hardy and easy to grow. ries =. yaaa — glossy fe Perfect — 
to be planted. It's up to you and I'll do the job if you give me Stand lots of drouth and hard winters, and can be planted clear up ing. plant maker. { will furnish you only 
a good chence.” into Canada. Plant 4 ft. apart each way. ALL POSTPAID. very best strain. : 
Ange aiRgrgeact fe re Be sit ve 415. NEW PERFECTION. (Pictured on opposite page.) The hardiest , NEW LOW polly ie DUNLAP 
and best. Large, bright red berries. Grow in clusters like choke- : ; 
i yr. Heavy Plants.......-..----- $ .35 $ .75 $1.75 $3.00 cherry and have stems like a cherry. Extra Select Size, Each 25¢; 25for S0for 100for 200 for 300 for 500 for 
2 yr. Heavy Plants........-...--- 45 es ae — 3 for 60c; 7 for $1.20. 29¢ 45c¢ 69¢ $1.29 $1.85 $2.95 
diva, ACaNy. A ramapiants «222025 : BOF ante : oh 416. RED LAKE. Very best of the new red currants. When it becomes ALL THE ABOVE PRICES ARE POSTPAID 
411. nen Seat A_ fine nempeni es for eae it oe better known it will be the most popular. Beste lots of fruit and 1,000 for $4.95, Not Postpaid 
one week earlier, giving you blac aspberries over a longer the berries hang in clusters like the New Perfection. I heartily 
period of time. Extra heavy yielder. Berries as large or larger recommend it to you. Extra Select Size, Each 29¢; 3 for 75¢; 403. DORSETT—The “Master Berry” 
than Cumberland, Postpaid Prices on t-yr. Heavy Plants: 7 for $1.50. (Pictured on opposite page.) One of the new- 
8 for 45¢; 20 for 95c; 50 for $2.15; 100 for $3.75. _ : - comers. Plants grow 8 to 10 in. tall. Perfect flower- 

ing. Berries are big. Make the sf berries for box 
veLicious. ASPARAGUS GOOSEBERRIES res PT Spmices FOR CONSETT 
aL THE ahOve ee eee Sra : 
1,000 for $5.95, Not Postpaid 










































The first vegetable One of the hardiest of our bush fruits. Stands Bae winsers ot 
to push its way through grow most any place. A lifetime fruit—outstanding for pies and pre- 404. 
KITCHEN the ground in the serves. Like currants, plant 4 ft. apart each way. ALL POSTPAID. (Pictured on ape or ee ‘wast re 
GARDEN os Phas gts 417. DOWNING. (Pictured on opposite page.) The best and hardiest liable and surest of the eee early berries. Will 
Order No. 407 2 : ‘h ¥- veetl variety. Berries will grow an inch across during a favorable sea- canes every year and deliver you a fot of 
Faget eee pe a. a son. Largest of the green gooseberries. Extra Select Size, fruit. Berries are large and firm, of fine quality. 
ee erron hevecthe detest Each 29c; 3 for 75¢; 6 for $1.35. Perfect flowering. Succeeds eve 
Asparagus AND vegetable that goes on 418. HOUGHTON. Sweetest and best of the reddish gooseberries. Is - PRICES FOR EXTRA EARLY PREMIER 
& pale red when fully ripe. Good bearer. Just as hardy as Downing. 25 for SOfor 100for 200for 300 for 500 for 
12 Giant Victoria the table. Plant my big, 
Rhubarb heavy, 2 yr. old Jumbo 


Extra Select Size, Each 19¢; 3 for 52¢; 6 for 98¢. 35c 49c 89 $1.55 $2.25 $3.35 






















ade Rk oe arous ake oes RHUBARB (RED PIE PLANT) A p00 for e608, Ne Eo 
bedi Lda asparagus for cutting The first plant to furnish fresh sauce and pies -in the springtime. r Soria pat 










406. GEM EVERBEARING 
{Pictured on opposite page.) It’s a “gem.” This 
berry, like Mastodon, will start fruiting in 80 to 90 
days after planting and continve clear up until freez- 
ing weather. Berries are big and sweet. Has won- 
purposes the following 1 do like rhubarb pie, don’t you? Try some cream on it. Will last a 
spring after planting, lifetime. Will provide juicy stalks the first year, and after that, just 
and from then on the lots of them. Plant 2 ft. apart. Set the roots straight up and down, 
rest of your lifetime. I have a row of asparagus with the crown about 2 in. below the surface of the soil. All Postpaid. 
about 50 yards long and we certainly do get a 421. GIANT VICTORIA. One of the largest of the rhubarbs—stems are 









pile of food off that little piece of land. Aspara- enormous. Big and juicy, very prolific. Extra Select Size, 3 for 20¢; derful flavor—giant size. Perfect flowering and a 
gus is good for you. Doctors will tell you to 6 for 35c; 12 for 69c. Super Select Size, 3 for 30c; 6 for 50c; great plant. maker. In fact, it’s the greafest plant 
eat lots of asparagus and lettuce. It’s alkaline 12 for 85c. Jumbo Size, 3 for 40c; 6 for 7Oc; 12 for $1.25. maker of the everbearers—many more plants than 
and is a wonderful tonic. Set the plants 18 in. 492, McDONALD’S CHERRY. Seediess. Originated in Canada. Every Mastodon. For that reason we highly recommend 
apart. They'll grow anywhere. rhubarb grower today is coming to it to you—because the more plants, the more berries. 












PRICES FOR GEM EVERBEARING 
-25for 50 for 100 for 200 for 300 for $00 for 
45c 75c $1.30 $2.50 $3.50 $5.35 
ALL THE ABOVE PRICES ARE POSTPAID 
419. GIANT MARY WASHINGTON. Best of all the red ones. MecDonald’s Cherry 
varieties. We've tried them all. Produces and Ruby Red are the only two pure 
heavy, thick, juicy stalks. Many of them are reds. I guarantee these to be red. 
almost an inch in thickness. Keep popping The crowns are red—the stems are 
















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HORSERADISH (Bohemian Variety) 
424. Fine for relishes and appetizers. You know how well it 423. RUBY RED. {Pictured on oppo- 
tastes on pork or beef. Set the roots straight up and down, site page.) Seediess. Grown only 
leaving the top of the root about an inch below the surface of from divisions. It, too, is red 
of Shenandoah, fowa, reported picking 
from their own > 
strawberries r on November 
1st. At that time the vines were still green with 
blossoms on them, ripe berries, and some green: 
up out of the ground for 2 to 3 months. red. Center of the stems is just as ERS ; . 
it’s early—easy fo grow—wiii not get tough. red as a cherry. Makes the most de- ee Sea v 1,000 for $9.95, Not Postpaid 
| POSTPAID PRICES. ag sauce. cron 3 ft. tall. ca NO. 400 405. EVERBEARING GIANT MASTODON 
t 2-year Jumbo Plants rown. only from divisions, as there ORD e (Pictured on it -) Bearies ¢ s 
\ | Per25.Per50 Per 100 Per 200 Per 500 is no seed avevons: Stems are sweet 10 Big, Heavy Plants days after planting. Will ie thieves Ye ee 
P asc "pee gies’ $205 $6.25. —jtet sont You cen vick se all som (Ue throne tie Sent ee ee 
h jk 1-year Heavy Plants more -it comes. I’ve tried it. When 8 Giant Victoria ar atician Tit Nothing like’ it hae cee Phi hance 
: Per 25 Per50 Peri100 Per 200 Per 500 yee ce wees out, ee one (Super Select Size) known, that wee kaow of in the ae ee 
35 55 1.00 1.89 40 Is 's place. Each 39c; 3 for $1.00; For Oniy : yw ‘i 
5 $1 $ $4 ay hee se ey IO pod i! $1.00 Mrs. Charles Maddex and Mrs. Willard Archie, both 














the soil. | recommend planting the crowns, They’ll make big all the way through. Makes J berries. Mastodon will do this for you in your own 
roots the first year. All Postpaid. he oe eres <r eae aie aly cae regardless = Fickis Oe Ba eassegon 
Seek ae : ‘ bs : ‘or desserts and pies. Can be yhoo will bear just as well for you. Get ‘1 May’s bij 
due “ settee eee eee 3 for 25¢; AE Sen! Ror ence picked all summer — ‘f RHUBARB hardy, perfect flowering plants. They're seeccautule 
Curtings. 2... ee ee ee ee ee ees ) c; ic not just in the spring. PRICES FOR EVERBEARING GIANT MASTODON 
j SAGE ’ aac Gu weedy: Extra Select 25 for 50for 100 for 200 for 300 for 500 for 
225. The good old-fashioned sage that you use for seasoning weet and juicy clear 52 49c 5e¢ Q i . 4 
sausage, and dressing for those ducks, geese, turkeys, and up until freezing wea- fi 4 as ALL ae ome ees nk potas 
chickens. Plant my heavy roots—they’ll grow fast. All Postpaid. ther, Each 39c; 3 for ie me & iT-1¢ 4 Post- 1,000 f 1 Not: P a : nar 
Each 19¢; 3 for 39c; 7 for 85c. $1.00; 7 for $2.10. Bee hl oT pald 2 or $10.95, Not Postpaid ~ 
Page 2. +=REMEMBER! EARL MAY'S NURSERY STOCK IS GUARANTEED TO GROW. See Page 7 
we Copyright 1941. Earl E, Biny Seed Co., Shenandoah, Iowa 
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these will be the frue thornless. Has the same fruiting with the delicious flavor and color of a red raspberry. Ex- ~ 


