





229. CHIEFTAN. Glowing full- 
* toned rich, ruby red. Very 
best of the newer red vari- 
eties. A dandy. Grows 2 ft. 
high. Each 25; 3 for 59c; 
6 for $1.10. 
230. DAILY SKETCH. Very, 
very large trusses and on 
each truss are large florets. 
Beautiful salmon-pink with 
crimson-rose eye. Robust, 
healthy, and vigorous in 
growth. Grows 3!/, ft. high. 
Each 25c; 3 for 59c; 6 for 
$1.10. 
231. FIREGLOW. Another beau- 
tiful- orange-scarlet. Almost 
vermilion in color. Very 
large florets. Keeps its color 
in heat, wind and rain. 
Earl May's EXTRA FINE HARDY PHLOX 
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This picture shows Mrs. May in our own 
flower garden here at Shenandoah, Iowa. No- 
tice the great height and vigor of these phlox. 
You can have phlox just as good as these— 
just as brilliant bleoms—if you will plant 
Earl May's vigorous, hardy, outdoor nursery 
grown phliox. 
THE 5 VERY BEST 
PHLOX 
FOR THE VERY BEST 
FLOWERS 
All new and unusual in their coloring. Guar- 
anteed to be true to name. All postpaid. 
207. ANNIE LAURIE. Very large trusses and 
florets of beautiful salmon-pink. One of the 
most attractive of the new varieties. Grows 
















For the lover of flowers that are permanently established in the ground and that produce beauti- 
ful flower trusses with their charming dream-like blooms, in my opinion, nothing is as beautiful 
or as satisfactory as Phlox. They are easy to grow and easy fo care for. Their color range is so bril- 
liant, they’re so large, and their period of blooming extends from June until frost. Like the peony, 
plant so the crown is just beneath the surface. Use plenty of water when planting, provided the 
} & ground is dry. Water in the late fall, and as winter approaches, cover with a good mulch. Spade 
or the ground deeply before planting and enrich with well- 
rotted manure or bonemeal. In watering 
do not spray water on the foliage. Put 
the water on the ground around the roots. 
Plant in groups or beds. The phlox, like the 
peony, once planted and growing, will 
live a lifetime. They should be divided 
about every 3 or 4 years. All of Earl 
May’s Phiox are hardy, outdoor nursery 
grown plants. I GUARANTEE THEM TO ABSO- 
LUTELY PLEASE YOU IN EVERY WAY, ‘NOT 
ONLY WHEN YOU RECEIVE THEM, BUT ALSO 
WHEN THEY BLOOM THIS SUMMER. ALL PHLOX 
POSTPAID. 
Old Friends PHLOX 
COLLECTION 
10 "ir *1.00 
Order No. 222. Friends, every year 
and for many years, I have received 
letters saying, “Pick me out some of 
your best colors in various varieties 
of phlox.”’ So now I am going to 
please everybody and give you all a 
chance to buy 10 hardy, well-rooted, 
thrifty, outdoor grown, brilliant 
Grows 2!/, ft. tall. Each 25¢; 
3 for 59c; 6 for $1.10. 
228. GEORGE STIPP. A new 
variety of great merit. Very 
best deep, glowing salmon 
with shaded lighter eye. 
Grows 2), ft. tall. Each 25¢; 
3 for 59c; 6 for $1.10. 
227. P. D. WILLIAMS. New. 
The individual florets on 
P. D. Williams are farger 
than on any other variety. 
Enormous flowers in pyramid 
trusses. It’s a soft rose-pink 
with a darker center. It’s a 
beauty! You’ll want it sure. 
Grows 2), ft, tall. Each 30c; 
3 for 75c; 6 for $1.25. 
220. SNOWCAP. A _ beautiful 
large pure white phlox. As 
white as the Arctic snows. 
Plant is a heavy grower — 
very healthy. Brings out 
the vivid colors of others 
when planted in a group. 
Grows 2), ft. tall. Each 25¢; 
3 for 59c; 6 for $1.10. 
232. STARLIGHT. A true violet- 
purple phlox with a white 
star center. Florets are very 
large on well-filled trusses. 
This is indeed, a novelty ia 
phlox. One of the best of 
the violets. Grows 2 ft. tall. 
Each 25c¢; 3 for 59c; 6 for 
$1.10. 





























$1.00, 
210. 
4 for $1.00. 

only 
ALL PHLOX POSTPAID 
All CANNAS Postpaid 
Your choice, alike or assorted, of 
the first 9 Cannas listed below 
Each 12c_ 5 for 39c 
10 for 69c 25 for $1.59 
249. AMBASSADEUR. A new dwarf, bronze foliage, red 
flowering canna. Often called the ‘Bronze President." 
A lighter bronze color than Red King Humbert. 
Grows 4 ft. tall. 
238. HUNGARIA. One of the very finest. A huge peach- 
pink flower. Green foliage. Grows 31, ft. high. 
241. PRESIDENT. Huge flowers of brilliant scarlet. Blue- 
green foliage. Most popular of all cannas. Grows 
4 ft. high. 
239. RED KING HUMBERT. Brilliant, orchid-like orange- 
scarlet flowers and bronze foliage. Grows 5 ft. high. 
242. RICHARD WALLACE. A beautiful canary-yellow. 
Green foliage. Grows 4 ft. high, 
244. STA OF LIBERTY. The tallest of all cannas. Blaz- 
ing fianv-ced flowers. Bronze foliage. Grows 6/, ft. 
high. ~ : 
245. WINTZER’S COLOSSAL. Giant, vivid scarlet flowers 
often measure 8 in. across. Green foliage. Grows 5 
ft. tall. : 
234. WYOMING. The only canna that has a frue orchid- 
type flower. Magnificent orange color. Distinct pur- 
ple foliage. Grows 5 ft. tall. -~ 
246. YELLOW KING HUMBERT. Beautiful, rich yellow 
flower with red spots on it. Green foliage. Grows 
5 ft. high and is extremely attractive. 
2% ft. high. Each 35¢; 2 for 60c; 4 for 
BORDER GEM. New. The most beautiful 
deep purple phiox of all. A most unusual 
shade and it does not fade. Its large flowers 
are produced on stems 2) ft. tall. Each 39c; 
2 for 65c; 4 for $1.20. 
211. CHEVALIER. New. Another very wonder- 
ful, unusual phiox. It’s cerise with a madder 
red shade purple eye. Huge in flowers and 
growth. Grows 3 ft. high. Each 39c; 2 for 
65c; 4 for $1.20. 
208. LEO SCHLAGETER. New. A strong, heavy 
grower. One of the most vivid fiery reds. 
The color is intensified by a tinge of orange 
in the red which enhances 
Grows about 3 ft. tall. Each 35¢; 2 for 60c; 
209. MOONLIGHT DREAM. This lovely, beauti- 
ful phlox with large heads of pure white 
flowers is one of the very best of the whites. 
It flowers from June until frost. New and 
| unusually desirable. Grows 3 ft. tall. Each 
| 35c; 2 for 60c; 4 for $1.00. 
THE BRILLIANT 
5 Phlox Collection 
ORDER No. 
Phlox, one each of 
the above fine, new, 
brilliant phlox, for 
(VALUE $1.55) 


SEEDS AND TREES THAT PAY ARE SOLD BY MAY 
AUGUSTA 
PHLOX 
Pat. 
252 
its richness. 
sf $]00 
Postpaid 
For dazzling masses of color this summer, plant Earl May's giant trop- 
ical growing cannas. You will have beautiful large flowers in. masses 
of well formed blooms on large stalks with wide, tropical-like leaves. 
Plant about 18 in. apart each way and 3 in. deep. They'll stand worlds 
of heat because they’re tropical in their habit of growth, All cannas 
postpaid. 
All Color CANNA Mixture 
ORDER No. 247 
Lots and lots of people every year order cannas to have a big canna bed 
with mixed colors. So, I am guaranteeing you a mixture of 10 different 
varieties of cannas that will give you ‘a proper combination of the 
bronze-leaved and green-leaved, medium-growing and tall-growing, and_ 
pink, orange, red, scarlet, and yellow flowers—all in the right propor- 
tion. You can planf them in a row, make a hedge of them, or make a 
nice canna bed getting all these fine colors mixed (but in the proper 
proportions) all postpaid at these low prices: 
20 for $1.10 
10 for 59c All Postpaid 
Square CANNA BED No. 3 
ORDER No. 250 
A 6-foot Canna Square requires 6 bulbs 
1. Inside Square, 4 Statue of Lib- 
erty (A). 
2. Four Red King Humbert, one in 
each corner (C). 
3. Outside, 12 Richard Wallace, 
along sides in between corners 
(B). 
See Diagram for Planting Plan 
Special Price, 
All 20 for only . . . Postpaid $1.25 
This is the planting plan 
for the square Canna bed 

SHENANDOAH, IOWA 
blooming phlox. I will guarantee you. 
ruby red, orange, scarlet, bright sal- 
mon pink, salmon, purple, white, 
blue, cherry red, and rose. All 10 
good, hardy phlox for the low price 
of only $1.00, Postpaid. 
2 

Two New PHLOX 
That Are Different 
These are the patented varieties of phlox. 
The finest that is possible for you to grow in 
your garden. 
224. AUGUSTA. (Plant Pat. No. 252.) The fines? and 
most beautiful American beauty red phlox. When 
first opened the florets show a color of orange. 
Does not fade. One of the most reliable of all 
phlox. One of the outstanding things about Aug- 
usta is its rich bronzy-green foliage. Grows 214, 
ft. high. Each 50c; 3 for $1.35. 
223. COLUMBIA. (Plant Pat. No. 116.) The finest 
light pink phlox ever introduced. Always retains 
its beautiful, delicate cameo-pink shade. Keeps 
right on blooming continuously and is called the 
perpetual flowering phlox. Each 40c; 3 for $1.10. 

Your choice, alike or assorted, of 
the 5 Cannas listed below. 
Each 15c 5 for 55¢ 
10 for $1.00 25 for $2.35 
235. APRICOT. A beautiful deep apricot-saimon color. 
Green foliage. Grows 314 ft. high. 
236. CITY OF PORTLAND. Glowing watermelon-pink. 
Green foliage. Grows 4 ft. high. 
237. EUREKA. Whites are rare in cannas, but Eureka is 
the one real brilliant white canna. It has green fol- 
iage. Grows 3 ft. high. 
240. MME. CROZY. Vermillion-scarlet with golden- 
yellow edge. Green foliage. Grows 3 ft. tall. 
243. ROSEMOND COLE. Deep rose flowers edged with 
yellow. Foliage green. Grows 4 ft. tall. 















FIERY RED 
Tropical CANNA BED 
ORDER No. 251 
Think of having a.bed of fiery red cannmas — all 
blooming in one mass at the same time. That’s 
what the Fiery Red «Tropical Canna Bed will do 
for you. They'll all be of the same height—4 ft. 
stems with blue-green foliage. The fiery red Presi- 
dent is one of the very best cannas and the most 
popular. Blooms in a big way and will give you a 
brilliant display of beautiful flowers all summer 
and fall. 
BIG BULBS, 
$1.00 
16 Postpaid only 
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