FINE PREMIUMS 
FOR EARLY ORDERS 
EXTRAS are our way of saying “Thank you.” 
You are welcome to them if you send your choice 
reasonably early. Be sure to state your choice right 
on your order, otherwise none will be sent. These 
| premiums given only on Vegetable Seed and 
_ Flower Seed orders or orders for a combination of 
Vegetable Seed and Flower Seed from this catalog. 
Choose Any 1 Premium 
With $2.50 to $3.50 Order 
Choose Any 2 Premiums 
With $3.50 to $4.50 Order 
Choose Any 3 Premiums 
With $4.50 to $5.50 Order 
PREMIUM NO. 3 
_ Premium No. 1. METEOR GIANT ZINNIA. Darkest 
red of all the Zinnias. Very double dahlia type 
_ blooms, 5 to 6 inches across. Grows 214 to 3 feet 
_ high. Large Packet. Worth 35c. : 
_ Premium No. 2. GRAND GLADIOLUS COLLEC- 
|) TION of 8 Blooming Size Bulbs. A thrilling mix- 
|) ture of really fine varieties to bring you a variety 
_ of colorful bloom. Tall spikes, large flowers. Worth 
 45c. 
' Premium No. 3. TUBEROSES. One of the most 
sweetly fragrant of all. Waay white flowers on 
stems 214 to 3 ft. tall. 3 Blooming Size Bulbs. 
_ Worth 35c. ; 
STILL MORE PREMIUMS. Sce Page 2 for extra 
premiums for early orders of Nursery Stock, 
We sure appreciate early orders and these fine 
NEW WONDER MELON | 
SEEDLESS HYBRID WATERMELON 
473. So new we have never seen it grow. But, reports are so 
very enthusiastic that we are offering it without our usual test 
plantings. The biggest feature: NO SEEDS! Another great fea- 
ture: TRUE HYBRID VIGOR. Means greater resistance, con- 
sistently bigger yields. Besides all that, laboratory reports show 
the reddish pink flesh is MUCH SWEETER than that of other 
melons. EARLY MATURITY is still another feature. Melons* 
run 10 to 15 Ibs. Seed is imported and very expensive, 
TESTED HERE LAST YEAR 
Our Triple-Tested program is the biggest and 
most important advance in the garden seed busi- 
ness in many years. Every gardener should read 
the details of this great program printed at the 
right. It shows you just how much trouble and 
expense we go to in order to send you the best 
seed of the finest varieties. 
It is here in our Test Gardens that we look at 
new varieties and new strains. They are planted 
right along side of varieties we know real well. 
Comparisons are made of early growth and de- 
velopment, of plant size and foliage, of yields, 
and of flavor and tenderness. 
It is a tremendous big job when you keep records 
on 482 varieties and strains of vegetables as we 
did last year. But it is the one and only way we 
can really know what we are talking about. On 
the following pages you will find the varieties we 
recommend. Not one of them is listed by guess 
or by accident. They have earned recommenda- 
tion by actual performance and actual superi- 
ority. 
Please order early and remember to ask for the 
early order premiums shown at the left. 
Just room to thank all of you for the many fine 
orders sent us last season. We will always do our 
level best to deserve your orders and hope you 
will recommend us to your friends and neighbors. 
Sincerely, 
Edward May 
WATCH FOR 
THESE EMBLEMS 
If you want to be first to eat 
good things from your gar- Varieties especially recom- 
den, watch for this “EARLY mended for quick freezing are 
BIRD” emblem. It shows indicated by this “FREEZ- 
you the earliest varieties. IT” emblem. Watch for it. 
Packet of 10 seeds, 75c, Postpaid 
Copyright 1949 Earl May Seed Co. 
7 FIRST 
IN OUR LABORATORY 
Every packet, every pound of our vegetable 
seeds is Laboratory Tested to assure you High 
Germination. We know they are ready and 
” 
“anxious” to grow before they are ever put in 
the packet and bags to be sent out to you. 
Literally, thousands of these tests are made each 
year in our laboratory. That’s one reason why 
our customers report such good stands and such 
high yields from their gardens. 
7 SECOND 
IN OUR 76-ACRE TEST 
GARDENS 
Every year we plant scores of varieties of 
vegetables in our 76-acre test gardens ... 
old favorites and new ones, too. In these tests 
we search out the thriftier, heavier yielding 
varieties. Time and again we discover a superior 
plant growing in an already established strain. 
From this superior plant our improved strains 
are developed. The name of the variety is the 
same but our tests show one strain to be very 
much better than the others. It is the better, the 
improved strains, we packet for our customers. 
THIRD 
ON OUR TABLES 
Yes, that's the final and very important test 
. .. because you want the finer textured, finer 
flavored vegetables from your garden. We 
bring in truck loads of vegetables from our 
test gardens and just pass them out to folks 
here ‘at the seedhouse to try in their own kitch- 
ens. From all their reports we know exactly 
which varieties give the greatest taste satisfac- 
tion. Plant our seeds and enjoy the finer tex- 
tured, finer flavored, really nicer varieties. 
Garden Seed Guarantee 
We Guarantee Our Vegetable and Flower Seeds 
to Be: 
1. Good, Strong, High Germinating Seed. 
2. True to Name and As Represented. 
3. Satisfactory or Your Money Back. 
Our seeds are sold subject to your test and ap- 
proval upon delivery to you. If in your judgment 
they are unsatisfactory return them to us within 
ten days and we will make full refund. We give 
no warranty, express or implied, as to the pro- 
ductiveness of any seeds we sell and we will not 
be in any way responsible for the crop, Our lia- 
bility in all instance is limited to the purchase 
price of the seed. 
