EARL E. MAY 
1888 - 1946 
Founder 
EDWARD W. MAY 
President 
These 
Valuable 
Premiums 
with 
EARLY ORDERS 
Number 
One Blue Phlox 
ETHEL PRITCHARD 
Worth 39c 
Number 
One Fine Hybrid 
ORIENTAL POPPY 
Dear Friends: 
Since the early weeks of Spring it seems like I have had one foot 
in my vegetable garden and the other one in my flower beds. I 
know one evening I planted 3 rows of beans and 4 rows of sweet 
corn and then planted more than a dozen Chrysanthemums. It was 
getting dark when I cleaned my spade. I guess that happens to 
all of us who like gardening and flowers. 
But, the rewards are already coming in and making all the 
work worthwhile. We have had all of the early vegetables we 
could possibly eat and can... and from the first Crocus on we 
haven't been out of flowers. Of course, as I write this letter we 
have seen “only the beginning’. 
There is so much more to come from the garden and the 
parade of flowers won't be over until frost puts an end to it. Can 
hardly wait to get my first sweet corn and tomatoes. By the time 
you are reading this, I will sure be eating lots of them. 
In spite of cool weather and quite a lot of moisture we have 
had a wonderful growing season for everything .. . 
course, the weeds that always come uninvited. I hope all your 
including, of 
things are doing as well as ours. 
The business has been good to us again this year, too. Big- 
ger than ever before and I want to personally thank all of you 
for your orders and for your confidence. All the folks working 
with me join in this appreciation and we all resolve anew to de- 
serve your continued good will. 
I hope you will be sending us an order this Fall, and, as 
usual, I hope you will send it early, real early. Ordering early is 
a sort of thing that blooms on both sides of the fence. On your 
side, you are assured of getting first pick of everything you want 
and gaining weeks of extra growth. On our side, we get an op- 
portunity to maintain better service for everyone without expensive 
rushes. Early orders are so important that we bixe fine premiums 
to all of you who send them to us. These premiums are listed be- 
low. Order early and take your choice of them. 
Time to close and I will do it by wishing you and yours a 
fine harvest and pleasant year. 
As usual, we want to show our appreciation of 
early orders with a real practical “thank you.” 
That is why we offer the premiums listed below. 
While the orders are not sent to you until the 
proper planting time, all the “book work” on 
the early order can be done ahead of time with 
a real saving to us. 
Premium 2 If you send your order before October 1st 
you are welcome to your choice of premiums. 
If you send it after that date but still reason- 
ably early, we will send a premium of our 
choice. In either case, be sure you ask for your 
premium or none will be sent. (Premiums are 
limited to nursery orders from this catalog.) 
Your choice of the following premiums, alike 
or assorted. 
Any 1 premium with a $4.00 to $6.00 order. 
Any 2 premiums with a $6.00 to $8.00 order. 
Any 3 premiums with an $8.00 to $100 order. 
Any 4 premiums with an order for $10.00 
or more. 
Premium Premium 
Number 3 Number 4 
Two Blooming Size One Beautiful 
REGAL LILY BULBS RED PEONY 
Worth 50c Worth 75c 
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COPYRIGHT EARL MAY SEED COMPANY 1949 
ORDERS FROM OUR 1949 SPRING CATALOG 
Yes, you can order anything you want from our Spring 
catalog. We will fill your order on everything which 
can be successfully shipped and planted this Fall. Any- 
thing which cannot be sent this Fall will be booked for 
delivery next Spring and we will advise you accordingly. 


IT IS SURE TO 
POP 
SURE TO POP AND SURE TO HIT 
THE SPOT FOR FLAVOR. Our pop- 
corn is moisture conditioned TWO 
WAYS. First, in the Laboratory we 
make scientifically certain it carries that _ 
just-right moisture content for perfect 
popping. Actual popping tests of every 
lot prove this. Then, we pack it in 
sealed moisture-proof plastic bags, the 
kind you use for food storage in your 
refrigerator. It is sure to reach you in 
sure-to-pop shape. It is sure to thrill you 
with greater popping volume and with 
delicious flavor. Orders yours today. 
-. HYBRID 
YELLOW JUMBO 
5 Ibs. $1.00 
POSTPAID in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas. 
and Missouri. Elsewhere please add 5c 
per pound for postage. ; 
HYBRID 


JAP HULLESS 
4 Ibs. $1.00 

ELECTRIC POPPER 
Chrome plated. A good one, made to sell 
for almost double this low price. 
$2.95, POSTPAID 

EE-ZEE POPPER 
The old favorite stove-top popper. Cer- 
tainly does the job, too. . 
$1.65, POSTPAID — 


TOP SET ONIONS ‘ 
ORDER NO. 538 
You should all have some of these old fashion- 
edtop set onions. Replants itself year after year. 
And they get green and are ready to use very 
early in the spring, right with the last wet 
snows of late winter. Yz Ib. 30¢; Ib. 45¢, Post- 
paid. x 
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