OSCAR H. WILL 8c CO., BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA 
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Columbines 
RED COLUMBINE or HONEY¬ 
SUCKLE. This old favorite is 
native throughout the east and 
into our state. Loves shady or 
semi-shady places. Blooms 
from June 1 to July. Height, 
18 to 24 inches. 
ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLUM¬ 
BINE. The beautiful state 
flower of Colorado, where it 
grows under the harshest con¬ 
ditions. Few flowers surpass it 
in beauty. Varies in color from 
sky blue to very light. Blooms 
In June and July. Height, 18 
to 24 inches. _ 
HYBRID COLUMBINES. Varying 
shades from almost purple 
through yellows to white, most¬ 
ly long spurred with drooping 
flower heads. Same height as 
others, bloom a trifle later. 
LIBERTY BELL COLUMBINE. A 
native of Montana and Idaho; 
color yellow, straw color to 
nearly white. Heavy stem, 
blooms in July. Same height as 
other sorts. 
DELPHINIUM, Bellumo.su. This is the 
finer growing sort with the very 
dark blue flowers. If cut the lark¬ 
spurs will bloom all summer. Post¬ 
paid, each, 22c; doz., $2.00. 
DELPHINIUM, Belladonna. This is 
the heavy growing pale blue strain 
with the spire-like stalks of flow¬ 
ers. Postpaid, each, 22c; doz., $2.00. 
PRAIRIE CONE FLOWER. This is 
the hardy and handsome daisy-like 
yellow flowered plant with the tall 
cone in the center. It comes into 
bloom in middle July. We are offer¬ 
ing mixed plants of red and yellow. 
BABY’S BREATH, Gypsophila panicu- 
lata. A very graceful plant bloom¬ 
ing in August and September, when 
it becomes a mass of minute, pure 
white blossoms, unexcelled for cut¬ 
ting. 2 feet. 
BABY’S BREATH, BRISTOL FAIRY. 
This is the new double variety that 
has been so favorably received. The flower is much larger than 
the ordinary sort. Price, each, postpaid, 50c; doz., $5.50. 
BLEEDING HEART. Dicentra spectabilis. One of the very best old- 
fashioned garden plants and hardy in every respect. Very fine for borders 
or margins of shrubbery. Quite distinct and very scarce the last few years. 
Blooms in June and July. Each, 50c. Postpaid, each, 
55c. 
DOUBLE BUTTERCUP. A buttercup with delphinium 
like foliage and many flowers in tight yellow rosettes. 
12 in. to 18 in. high. Of value in a border. 
CAMPANULA (Rapunculoides). This is a very hardy 
species, resembling the bluebell but about twice as 
large both in plant size and size of blossom. Grows 
18 to 30 in. high. 
SHASTA DAISY* Chrysanthemum Max. Flowers large, 
pure white with yellow center, very showy and free- 
blooming. A fine border plant. Blooms in July. 12 
to 18 inches. 
GIANT DAISY. This flower resembles the Shasta Daisy 
superficially, but is later blooming and even hardier, 
requires no Winter protection and will thrive in sun 
or shade almost equally, but prefers heavy soil. Grows 
to a height of 4 to 5 feet and bears a cluster of large 
white daisy-like flowers at the top. 
PYRETHRUM or PAINTED DAISY, l to 1 y 2 ft. tall, blooms in June. Flowers 
typical daisies in a beautiful yellow color. 
DIANTHUS DELTOIDES. a beautiful low growing rock plant bearing quantities 
of small pink flowers in June and July. 
PERENNIAL PHLOX. We can furnish these old favorites in white, salmon, light 
pink, lavender and mixed colors. They require ample moisture and some winter 
protection for best results. Under proper conditions they are long bloomers 
and very showy. 
MEADOW RUE, TALL, Thalictrum. A beautiful native with foliage reminding 
one both of the columbine and the maidenhair fern. Grows to height of three 
to four feet, forming a dense clump, and bears tall plumy spikes of delicate 
and feathery pink, and cream flowers. Blooms in late June and July. 
BLUE PERENNIAL FLAX. Has a handsome blue flower and thickens up into 
heavy clumps which become a mass of blue. Flowers in early July, and through¬ 
out the summer. Height from 18 to 24 in. Postpaid, each, 15c; doz., $1.50. 
GAURA COCCINEA. This is a pretty native, useful in dry locations. About 10 in. tall with a graceful 
spike of pink flowers. Blooms in late June and July. 
GOLDEN GLOW, Rudbeckia. Very free flowering and one of our most attractive Autumn flowering 
perennials for massing or mixed borders, producing beautiful golden yellow flowers in great profu- 
Shasta Daisy 
Delphinium or 
Larkspur 
sion from August until October. 5 to 6 feet. 
GOLDENROD. This beautiful and graceful 
flower of late August and the fall months responds very 
well to cultivation. 18 to 36 in. Postpaid, each, 10c; doz., $1.00. 
GAILLARDIA or BLANKET FLOWER. One of the showiest and hardiest of the perennials. Blooms 
from July to frost and presents a mass of red and yellow that is very striking. Valuable for cutting 
and a good keeper. A close relative of our native gaillardia. 12 to 24 inches high. 
MONARDA (Fistulosa) or BEE BALM. This is the western representative of the plant known in the 
East as Cambridge Scarlet. It is sometimes called horse mint. Bears large and numerous heads of 
feathery blue flowers with a pleasantly aromatic odor. Comes into flower in late July and August. 
Height 18 to 24 inches. 
PASQ.UE FLOWER, Pulsatilla patens. Sometimes called the prairie 
crocus. The first flower to come out on our northern prairies in 
March or early April, often while the snow is still on the ground. 
6 to 8 inches tall with a delicate, lavender, tulip-shaped bloom, 
followed by a silky tuft of a silvery color. 
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PIONEER COLLECTION OF HARDY PERENNIALS 
For Mid- and Late Summer 
One each of the following handsome perennials:— 
Dakota Pink Aster, Larkspur or Delphinium, Hollyhock, 
Gaillardia, Prairie Coneflower, Baby’s Breath, Dwarf Blaz¬ 
ing Star, Meadow Rue, Flatycodon or Bellflower, Prickly 
Poppy, Sweet William, Maximilian Sunflower. 
PRICE POSTPAID FOR ALL TWELVE 
