70 OSCAR H. WILL & CO., BISMARCK, 
NORTH DAKOTA 
NATIVE PERENNIALS of the Poe 
PLAINS & MOUNTAINS its 7 
Prices, unless otherwise quoted: Each, 40c; 
doz., $4.00; postpaid, each, 50c; doz. $5.00. 
‘; All perennials and bulbs are subject to sales tax for North 
ogc Dakota customers. 
HARDY PENTSTEMONS 
Most Outstanding Family of Prairie and Mt. Flowers 
GRANDIFLORUS. 18 to 24 in. tall. Blooms in late June. A tall spike of lav- 
ender bells an inch across and of tremendous attractiveness. 
ANGUSTIFOLIUS. 12 to 18 in. tall, bright blue spikes with flowers crowded 
on them. Blooms in June. 
§ GLABER. 12 to 20 in. tall. Smooth, glossy leaves, bright blue. 
CRISTATUS. 12 in. tall, bushy, a dry soil plant. Many large lavender blos- 
soms. ; 
NITIDUS. 10 to 12 in. tall. Color, the most brilliant ef blues with blooms 
closely spaced on a 10 in. spike. A native of our Dakota Bad Lands. 
EARLY WHITE. Blooms in M —6 in. spikes. Found on the higi: 
AMORFHA CANESCENS (Lead Plant). Lovely purple and gold spikes on sil- 
very shrubs. 2 ft. high. : 
AMORPHA FRUTICOSA. A shrubby_perennial bears many spikes of purple 
and gold. Ht. 3 to 4 ft. Blooms ir July. 
ANEMONE (Canadensis). Large waxy flowers in late June. Bright green foli- 
age. 
ANTENNARIA (Pussy’s Toes). A fine ground cover. . 
BLUE BELL (Hair Bell). Blooms in early summer. A lovely clear blue. 
} BLAZING STAR (liatris). Tall, 18 to 30 inches. Blooms in July. Long spikes, 
Pentstemon button-like blossoms, opens from bottom to top. A fine cut flower, in white 
Angustifolius and purple. Dwarf, 12 to 18 in. tall. Purple spikes in July. 
FLOWERING ONION—(Yellow). Graceful and pretty members of the lily 
family blooming in June and July. 
WHITE ONION. Blooms early, 
MONARDA or BEE BALM, A native with flowers in a round head in early July. Lavender. 
CERASTIUM—from Alaska. A ground cover plant with myriads of white blooms. 
ERIGERON (flagellaris) . A thick green ground cover, set throughout the summer with pretty 
daisy-like blooms. Like a carpet. 
FLAX. Native Blue. Graceful masses of heavenly blue flowers, renewed every morning for 
weeks. June to September. 18 in; tall. (Also in white.) 
GALLIUM. Meadow Sweet or bed straw. Used in bouquets. 
GOLDEN ROD (Solidago). We have a tall July blooming va- x 
riety 18 to 24 in., an August blooming 12 to 18 in. species, 
both of the graceful, slender type. ! 
GUMBO LILY—Cowboy Lily. (White evening primrose). One 
of the most beautiful of the Bad Lands flowers, 4 to 6 in. 
high with huge white blossoms which turn pink as they age. 
Blooms from May through the season. 
MISSOURI PRIMROSE. An evening primrose with many 
golden blooms, 3 inches across. : 
MEADOWRUE. A tall, shade loving perennial with feathery 
flowers in June. 
MERTENSIA (Lanceolata)—PRAIRIE BLUEBELL. 6 to 10 
in. tall. Blooms in May and early June with a cluster of 
bright blue bells. 
RED MALLOW (Malvastrum). Known to prairie children as 
“wild geranium.” 4 to 6 in. tall. Blooms from May to July 
with many scarlet flowers. 
PRAIRIE PHLOX (douglasii). The creeping, hardy ground 
cover which becomes a mass of fragrant white stars in May. 
SHOOTING STAR. An early spring flower, a bright pink spike 6 to 8 in. tall. Loves moist, 
shady spots. E , 
PASQUE FLOWER—PRAIRIE CROCUS (Pulsatilla patens). The first prairie flower of spring. 
SPIDERWORT (Tradescantia) Red. 8 to 18 inches. Striking red purple flowers in June and a 
July coming out fresh each morning. Grass-like foliage. Gumbo or Cowboy Lily 
Blue. Taller and earlier blooming. 
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White. An unusual and very beautiful plant. 
STANLEYA (Pinnata). A very striking native from the Bad Lands. 2 to 3 ft. tall and cor- 
ered with long, feathery yellow spikes in June and July. : 
MAXIMILIAN SUNFLOWER. The tall perennial sunflower of the valleys and meadows. Re- 
sembles Golden Glow. 
THERMOPSIS. The common Yellow Sweet Pea of our 
western prairies. 6 to 12 in. Blooms in May. 
VIOLET. White. Our best low perennial for shady spots. 
Blue. The lovely meadow violet. 
Yellow. The NUTTALL violet of the prairie hills. 
YUCCA (Glauca) SPANISH BAYONET. Hardiest of the 
sword plant family. Long silvery blades with a tall 
_ of ieee greenish white bells in July. Fine to group 
with cactus. 
DAKOTA CACTI 
OPUNTIA POLYCANTHA. With the lovely lemon to 
orange clusters of flowers in July. The common prickly 
pear. 
OPUNTIA HUMIFUSA, Like the above but with heavier 
joints and longer white spines. Yellowish green flowers, 
red fruits. 
OPUNTIA FRAGILIS.:-. With slender joints and more deli- 
eate spines. Pale yellow flowers. 
OPUNTIA RUTILA. A red flowered prickly pear. Per- 
ce fectly hardy. area 
MAMILLARIA VIVIPARA. The rose co ored pin cushion + 
Pentstemon Cristatus actus ofthe bighspiaina, Maximilian Sunflower 
