THE WILLIS NURSERY COMPANY, OTTAWA, KANSAS 
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SHRUBS 
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ACANTHOPANAX PENTAPHYLLA (Five-leaved Aralia) 5-10’. 
Graceful shrub, arching - branches, bright green shining foliage. 
3-4 feet _:_3.50 
2- 3 feet _ 2.50 
18-24 inches _1_1.90 
ALMOND, Flowering (Prunus glandulosa) April, May; 5-6 feet. 
Pink or White. Profusion of double flowers along stem. 
3- 4 feet _4.00 
2- 3 feet _2.90 
18-24 inches _ 2.40 
12-18 inches _ 1.80 
ALTHEA (Hibiscus syriacus) Rose of Sharon. Erect shrub, 10-12’. 
Bush Form. Striking hollyhock-like flowers in late summer. 
3- 4 feet _2.15 
2-3 feet _1.45 
18-24 inches _1.00 
12-18 inches _ .70 
Available in pink, purple, red and white, also in the follow¬ 
ing named varieties: 
Anemonaeflorus, double rose-pink. 
Duchess de Brabant, double red. 
Ardens, double purple. 
Jeanne d’ Arc, double, pure white. 
AM ELANCH I ER CANADENSIS (Juneberry) 8-10’ 
Showy white flowers and purplish-red edible fruit. 
18-24 inches -2.50 
12-18 inches _1.90 
AMORPHA FRUTICOSA (Indigobush) 5-20’. 
Graceful spreading habit. Dense spikes of dark purplish-violet flowers. 
3-4 feet-2.15 
2-3 feet - 1.70 
18-24 inches _1.20 
ARON IA (Chokeberry) 
Arbutifolia. Shrub 6-10’. White flowers, handsome red berries. 
2-3 feet -3.50 
18-24 inches _1_2.50 
12-18 inches _ 1.90 
Melanocarpa. Shrub 4-6’. White flowers, black berries. 
2-3 feet - 3.50 
18-24 inches _ 2.50 
12-18 inches _1.90 
ARTEMISIA ABR^TANUM (Old Man or Southernwood). Much 
branched shrub. Native of Europe. Fine, dense, feathery, 
bright green pleasant-scented foliage. Does well on dry soils. 
Used widely for hedges and low windbreaks in Wyoming. 
2-3 feet -1.45 
18-24 inches _ .95 
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30.00 
22.00 
16.00 
35.00 
25.00 
20.00 
15.00 
18.00 
12.00 
8.50 
6.00 
22.00 
16.00 
18.00 
14.00 
10.00 
30.00 
22.00 
16.00 
30.00 
22.00 
16.00 
12.00 
8.00 
BARBERRY (Berberis) Valuable for massing and for low hedging. 
Box (Thunbergi minor) Dw^arf; excellent for low hedges. 
9-12 inches -1.80 15.00 
6-9 inches -1.20 10.00 
Mentorensis (U. S. Plant Patent 99) 
Berberis Mentorensis is the result of a cross between Barberry Thunbergi 
and Barberry Juliana. It has very rugged, strong, upright growing 
branches and quite formidable thorns. Its foliage is heavy and thick, and 
of perfect color—a green as dark as the Japanese Yew. Heat and drought 
resistant. 
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24-30 
inches 
(Retail 
2.60 
7.25) 
275.00 
3.50 
30.00 
18-24 
inches 
(Retail 
2.00 
6.00) 
225.00 
3.00 
25.00 
15-18 
inches 
(Retail 
1.50 
4.50) 
190.00 
2.50 
20.00 
12-15 
inches 
(Retail 
1.40 
4.00) 
170.00 
2.00 
18.00 
Leaved (New) Bright red 
foliage all 
summer. 
2-2i/ 2 
feet 
30 00 
18-24 
inches 
per 1000 
2.75 
24.00 
15-18 
inches 
per 1000 
2.25 
18.00 
12-15 
inches 
per 1000 
1.45 
12.00 
9-12 
inches 
per 1000 
1.10 
9.00 
