THE WILLIS NURSERY COMPANY, OTTAWA, KANSAS 
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HARDY PERENNIALS 
Our perennial department is increasing in importance every year. The as¬ 
sortment we grow is one of the most complete in the Southwest and we are always 
on the alert for newer and better varieties to offer our customers. Learn to depend 
upon us for your perennial needs. 
•Plants suitable for Rock Gardens. fPlants that are good for Cut Flowers. 
•ACHILLEA (Milfoil or Yarrow; PerlO PerlOO 
Filipendula Parker's Yelilow. Showy large yellow corymbs. 4’_ .85 7.00 
Millefolium Cerise Queen. Deep pink. 24”_ .85 7.00 
ACORUS calamus (Sweet Water Flag) Yellow flowers_ .95 8.00 
AGERATUM (See Eupatorium) 
AGROSTEMMA (Rose Campion) 
Coronaria atrosanguinea. Deep blood red. June to August. 28”_.70 6.00 
tANCHUSA italica (Bugloss) For the hardy border and for cutting. 
Dropmore. Large Gentian-blue flowers. 6’_ .70 6.00 
Feltham Pride. Fine new strain, more dwarf and compact_ .85 7.00 
ANTHEMIS (Hardy Marguerite or Camomille) 
Kelwayi. Daisy-like yellow blossoms produced all summer. 2’_.85 7.00 
•fAQUILEGIA (Columbine) May, June. 2-3’ 
California Hybrids. Golden yellow with red spurs_ .95 8.00 
Mrs. Scott Elliott’s Long Spurred Hybrids_ .95 8.00 
Superior Mixture _ .85 7.00 
tARTEMISIA Silver King. Silvery gray foliage plant, fine for bed¬ 
ding or cutting _ .85 7.00 
tASCLEPIAS (Butterfly Weed) 
Tuberosa. Bright orange scarlet. July-August. 3’. _ .95 8.00 
fASTERS, Hardy (Michaelmas Daisy) 
Blue Gem. Double flowers of rich blue_1.20 10.00 
Mrs. F. W. Raynor. Nearest red of all Asters. Good form_1.20 10.00 
St. Egwin. A pleasing rosy pink, free blooming, dwarf habit_ .95 8.06 
BOCCONIA (Plume Poppy; 
Japonica cordata. Handsome foliage and dense plumes of small 
white airy flowers. 5-7’_ .85 7.00 
+ BUDDLEIA (Butterfly Bush or Summer Lilac) A perennial shrub, 
Alternifolia. New. Does not freeze down in winter. Charming 
lilac-purple flowers borne on long arching branches through¬ 
out the summer. Beautiful distinct foliage. 6’. 
No. 1 _ 2.90 25.00 
Medium _2.15 18.00 
Davidi. Showy and fragrant flowers in profusion. Late summer 
No. 1 _1.20 10.00 
Medium _ .95 8.00 
Farquhari. Brightest flowers, best foliage 
No. 1 _ 1000.00 per 1000 1.45 12.00 
Medium _85.00 per 1000 1.20 10.00 
lie de France. Deep reddish purple. 
No. 1 _1.80 15.00 
Medium _1.45 12.00 
Magnifica. Long lavender spikes. Blooms all summer. 
No. 1_100.00 per 1000 1.45 12.00 
Medium _ 85.00 per 1000 1.20 10.00 
fCARNATION (See Dianthus caryophyllus) 
CARYOPTERIS (Bluebeard or Blue Spirea) 
Incana. A mass of bright blue flowers in September. 3’_1.45 12.00 
fCENTAUREA,. Easily grown border plants. 
Macrocephala. Large thistle-like golden yellow blooms. 3’- .95 8.00 
•CHEIRANTHUS (Wallflower) 
Allioni (Siberian Wallflower) Bright orange flowers. June-July. 
18” .85 7.00 
fCHRYSANTHEMUM (Chrysanthemum hortorum) 
Apache. Deep red, decorative, pompon, 18”_1.20 10.00 
Autumn Glow. Rosy crimson tinged with bronze, large_ .95 8.00 
August Gold. Yellow, early blooming_ .95 8.00 
Heart of Gold. Large, blush-pink, yellow center. 18”_ .95 8.00 
Indian. Brownish or coppery, red, shaggy form, late_ .95 8.00 
Little Bob. Bronze button. 18” _ .95 8.00 
Lucifer. Ox-blood-red flowers, tall growing, late flowering __1.20 10.00 
Old Homestead. Very hardy, deep pink, profuse bloomer. 3’_ .95 8.00 
Petite Louise. Large, rose-pink, early. 18”_1-10 9.00 
Pink Cushion. Semi-dwarf plant completely covered with a mass 
of pink flowers from early September until frost. Very 
showy in border; also grown as pot plants_ .95 8.00 
