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BUTTERFLY BUSHES IN WILLIS NURSERIES, SEPTEMBER, 1952 
The Butterfly Bushes are becoming more popular every year because of their 
usefulness in landscape planting. No shrub gives quicker results. Plant in the spring 
—have a full-grown bush in full flower the same summer. Established plants start 
blooming in midsummer and continue until frost. Plant them in the rear of perennial 
beds for high background. Mix with shrubs for variety and color, They make good 
cut flowers for home use. Widely used by florists. Not only are the flowers showy, 
but they attract myriads of brightly colored butterflies that hover around them 
all day long. 
Butterfly Bushes are handsome shrubs with long narrow leaves, grow 2 to 4 feet 
high in one season and come in a wide range of color: red, purple, lavender, 
pink and white. 
Butterfly Bushes like reasonably fertile, well-drained soil and plenty of suntight. 
In the northern two thirds of the country the tops die down in the winter, but new 
tops are developed the next season and bloom the same year. 
We offer you a selection of five of the very best varieties. 
Charming. The most nearly pink Butterfly Bush we have seen. Large, rather 
open sprays on tall vigorous bushes. 
Per 10 Per 100 Per 1000 
Nootlienaerian teeter ceirieninie sc occ o4.00 $35,008 $300.00 
Meditimmenenea a ; tec 20. 28.00 250.00 
Dubonnet. Live, reddish-purple, like the wine for which it is named. Extre-long, 
full spikes. Continues to be one of the most populer. 
No. | 35.00 300.00 
Medium 28.00 250.00 
Hloralart. Developed in New Mexico by Mr. A. C. Miller and introduced by us. 
In our opinion it has the best flower of all because nearly the whole spike 
blooms at one time. On most other varieties the bottom flowers are faded 
before the top flowers open. For this reason Floralart makes best cut flowers. 
Handsome orchid-levender flowers in large, full, very compact spikes. 
Medium-size bush. 
Notwl fepaee. crt ces 4.00 35.00 300.00 
28.00 250.00 
Butterfly Bushes. This one is so good that 
we ought to give it a special name. 
IN etd Pac enctnrens ontancc oath Saeeccae vente a ptcrs ton iter Rae lo] 40.00 350.00 
Meditimibn staaertamne tiara tipacean naan naa a-50 30.00 275.00 
White Cloud. Does not grow so large as other varieties, but makes a neat 
compact bush completely covered with well-formed spikes of white flowers. 
Especially good in borders and for cut flowers. 
Nosh sere aeeicn cre eins ai oamiacareramaenasrans, «ea 4.50 40.00 350.00 
IM Oct auanee Norte rk meer reese thy. 3.50 30.00 275.00 
Stock some of each of these Butterfly Bushes—give your customers a choice. 
WILLIS NURSERY COMPANY 
“Your Wholesale Nurserymen”’ 
OTTAWA, KANSAS 
Reprinted from the American Nurseryman, October 15, 1952. 
