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THE WILLIS NURSERY COMPANY, OTTAWA, KANSAS 
HARDY PERENNIALS (Continued) 
CHRYSANTHEMUM, Hardy, October, November PerlO PerlOO 
Diana, early, white, large flowers, 2 feet-$ .95 ? 8.00 
Golden Queen, early, yellow, large, 2 feet- .95 8.00 
L'Argentuilllais, chestnut red, very hardy- .95 8.00 
Lillian Doty, quilled petals, clear rose pink- .95 8.00 
Little Bob, bronze button, 18 inches- .95 8.00 
Mahogany, midseason, mahogany red, 2 feet- .95 8.00 
Old Homestead, very hardy, deep pink, profuse bloomer, 3 feet- .95 8.00 
Ruth Cumming, rich reddish bronze- .95 8.00 
Snowclad, creamy white, blooms profusely, 2 feet- .95 8.00 
COREOPSIS lanceolata, large yellow flowers from June until frost 
good, cut flowers, 2 feet- -70 6.00 
♦DAISY, SHASTA (Chrysanthemum maximum) 
Alaska, large white flowers - .85 7.00 
Hartje & Elder, earlier and hardier than Alaska- .70 6.00 
DELPHINIUM (Larkspur) 
Belladonna, light blue, fine cut flowers- .70 6.00 
Bellamosa, dark blue form of Belladonna_ .70 6.00 
Blackmore and Langdon Hybrids _ 1.45 12.00 
English Hybrids, mixed single and double- .70 6.00 
Gold Medal Hybrids, mixture of very best strains_ .85 7.00 
Grandiflorum chinense, gentian blue, dwarf_ .70 6.00 
DESMODIUM (Lespedeza) (See shrubs) 
♦DIANTHUS (Hardy Pinks and Sweet Williams) 
Barbatus (Sweet William) 
Latifolius Atrococcinea fl. pi. (Everblooming Sweet William) 
brilliant crimson-scarlet, semi-double _ .85 7.00 
Newport Pink, salmon rose-pink, distinct variety_ .85 7.00 
Nigricans, very dark velvety red_ .85 7.00 
Scarlet Beauty, deep scarlet, bright green foliage_ .85 7.00 
Mixed colors _ .70 6.00 
Plumarius (Hardy Garden Pinks) mixed shades_ .70 6. 00 
Furst Bismarck (New Hybrid Hardy Pink) Blooms constantly 
from early summer to late fall. Heavy clusters of clear 
rose-pink flowers, very fragrant. Very desirable for rock 
gardens. 3-inch pot plants--- .95 8.00 
♦DICENTRA or DIELYTRA (Bleeding Heart) 
Eximia, dwarf, hardy, everblooming, pink flowers-1.20 10.00 
Spectabillis, graceful racemes of pink heart-shaped flowers 
Clumps 5-10 eyes - 2.45 20.00* 
Divisions 3-5 eyes-1.80 15.00 
DIGITALIS (Foxglove) June, July 
Giant Shirley, mixed colors, very large, 5 feet-1.20 10.00 
Separate colors, purple, rose and white_1.20 10.00 
EUPATORIUM (Hardy Ageratum or Mistflower) 
Coelestinum, covered with light blue flowers in fall_ .70 6.00 
♦FERNS, Hardy (For outdoor planting) 
Evergreen Cutleaf, evergreen foliage-1.20 10.00 
Lady Fern, very finely cut foliage-1.20 10.00 
Ostrich, tall and vigorous -1.20 10.00 
♦FUNKIA (Plantain or Day Lily) 
Subcordata grandiflora, large, pure white, fragrant- 1.45 12.00 
♦GAILLARDIA (Blanket flower) large yellow flowers with red centers, 
blooms profusely all summer, 2 feet_ .85 7.00 
GEUM chiloense 
Mrs. Bradshaw, double red, blooms all summer_1.20 10.00 
GRASSES, Hardy Ornamental, For bedding and water gardens 
Erianthus ravennae, (Plume Grass or Hardy Pampas) 
grows 10 to 12 feet high_ .95 8.00 
Eulalia japonica, broad leaves, 6 feet_ .85 7.00 
♦Festuca glauca (Blue Fescue Grass) dense tufts of dwarf 
blue grass, 15 inches_ .S5 7.00 
Pennisetum japonicum (Hardy Fountain Grass) _ .85 7.00 
