62 
WILL’S PIONEER SEEDHOUSE, GREENHOUSE AND NURSERY 
snowoau 
RED 
SNOWBALL—VIBURNUM OPULUS STERILIS. An old favorite the 
country over. Requires a favorable location and plenty of mois¬ 
ture. When conditions are favorable it is unsurpassed among the 
early blooming' shrubs. The last of May or in the first week or 
two of June it becomes almost completely covered with dense 
round white flower clusters. 18 to 24 in. size, each, 45c; 10, $4.00. 
HIGH BUSH CRANBERRY or PEMBINA BUSH-—VIBURNUM 
AMERICANA, it is a native shrub, and flourishes on all but the 
driest soils. The leaves are a glossy green and are always free 
from insects. It is very highly valued for its beautiful foliage 
and early white flowers, but mostly for its big clusters of red ber¬ 
ries in the Fall. Our native relative of the Snowball which it re¬ 
sembles very much in appearance. IS to 24 in., each, 40c; 10>, $3.75. 
BLACK HAW or SHEEPBERRY—VIBURNUM LENTAGO. Another 
handsome native viburnum which attains a height of six to ten 
feet. Bears white flowers in flat clusters followed by blue black 
berries which remain through the winter. Thick, glossy leaves 
take on beautiful colors and shades in autumn. 18 to 24 in., each, 
40c; 5 for $1.75. 
CHINESE PEACH, a close relative of the flowering almond which 
it closely resembles in appearance, height 4 to 7 ft. Blooms very 
early in the spring with many handsome pink tinted flowers. Per¬ 
fectly hardy. 2 to 3 ft. Price, each, 40c; 5, $1.75. 
CISTENA PURPLE-LEAVED SAND CHERRY. This is a very at¬ 
tractive shrub, the foliage being a rich purple all through the sea¬ 
son. Very valuable as a plant to add color to the ordinary shrub¬ 
bery clump. 18 to 24 in., each, 50c; 10, $4.50. 
GOLDEN ELDER. This is a handsome yellow leaved form of the 
common elder and is of value to lend color in shrubbery groups. 18 to 24 in. Price, each, 40c. 
COMMON BLACK ELDER. This is the common elder of the more northerly states and parent of the Golden. 
Heighj, 4 to 8 ft. Bears enormous clusters of white blossoms in July. 18 to 24 in. Price, each, 35c. 
BERR1 ELDER. This type of elder is fully as handsome as the black and our stock is grown from 
Manitoba seed so 
that it should prove 
even hardier in the 
Northwest. Very 
similar to the 
other type except 
that the berries are 
bright red instead 
of black. 2 to 3 ft., 
' U H I S GLABRA. 
Another very hardy 
and handsome 
shrub, native in 
the eastern part of 
our state. The 
handsome, much 
divided leaves turn 
a brilliant crimson 
in the Pall, and the 
fruit takes on a 
crimson hue in Au¬ 
gust. Is also beau- 
t i f u 1 at blossom 
time. Heavy 
plants. 18 to 24 in., 
each, 35c; 10, $3.00. 
SILVERBERRY— 
ELAEAGNUS AR¬ 
GENT EA. The 
American cousin of 
the Russian olive. A less rank growing shrub, with many small yellow blossoms in the Spring of 
great fragrance. The unusual silvery color gives it great value in combination beds. 2 to 3 ft., each, 
35c; 10 for $3.00. 
Chinese Peach 
Elder Bushes 
SALT TREE or HALIMODENDRON. A wide spreading shrub with blue-gray foliage, covered in early 
summer with numerous pale-violet pea like flowers. The small, pale foliage and slender-stalked 
drooping flowers give the plant a gracefulness and airiness of its own and make it a very desirable 
shrub. Absolutely hardy, will grow in salt or alkaline soil. Came to us from the Morden Station. 
Price, 18 to 24 in., each, 75c. 
POTENTILLA FRUTICOSA. A native shrub, hardy, drouth re¬ 
sistant, distinctive with its bright green foliage and many bright 
yellow blooms resembling strawberry blossoms. Valuable as a 
low shrub in foundation plantings. Each, 35c; doz., $3.50. 
NATIVE HAWTHORN, THORNAPPLE or RED HAW (Crataegus). 
A shrub or small thorny tree, a hardy native, which is a mass of 
white flowers in Spring and after July is covered with large red 
berries of a beautiful shade which hang till late in the Fall un¬ 
less eaten by the birds. It is difficult to transplant unless the 
stock has been transplanted from seed in the nursery as ours. 
A wonderful hedge plant. Price, 6 to 12 in., each, 30c; 5 for $1.40. 
CHINESE APRICOT. This is one of the hardiest and most drouth 
resistant of the taller shrubs. A Dept, of Agriculture importa¬ 
tion, some 7 ft. tall, blooms very early in the spring with pink 
and white, peach like blooms. 2 to 3 ft. Price, each. 35c; 5, $1.50. 
JUNEBERRY or SASKATOON—AMELANCHIER CANADENSIS. A 
native of this state, attaining a height of 6 to 8 feet, bearing 
white flowers very early in the Spring and producing a large 
number of ornamental edible berries. Nursery grown, 18 to 24 
in., each, 30c; 10, $2.75. 
PURPLE LILAC. The old fashioned favorite and perhaps the most 
popular shrub in America even today. May blooming, its sweet 
fragrance and lovely spikes of bloom are not surpassed by any 
other shrub. Size 18 to 24 in., each, 35c; 10, $3.00. 
LILAC, Common White. The old favorite with its pure white flow¬ 
ers of great fragrance. 18 to 24 in. Etocli, 35e; 10, $3.00. 
Purple Lilac 
