1934 SPRING AND FALL ^ THE HOUSE OF GURNEY, INC. YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA 
GURNEY’S HARDY PEARS GROW ANYWHERE 
S INCE the blight-resistant Pears have been introduced, it is possible to 
grow Pears in practically any location. Many people are of the opinion 
that Pear orchards have been killed out in the past due to lack of hardiness 
but, in practically all cases, it is due to blight. With the blight-resistant 
varieties of Pears we are offering, you will be able to grow Pears in practically 
any place you can Apples and, in many cases, much farther north. In the 
future, we predict that high quality Pears will be grown on as many farms 
as Apples. Blight-resistant, hardy varieties will make this possible. 
BLIGHT-RESISTANT PEARS 
- Ming Pear—A Hansen Hybrid. Flavor delici¬ 
ous, melting; a first-class dessert Pear. Fruit, 
yellow, one and five-eighths to two inches in 
diameter; with minute russet dots. Hardy. Wery 
resistant to fire blight. 
We have propagated these pears for 12 years, 
and they have proven absolutely hardy. The 
winter of 1920 was the most severe test winter we 
have had for twenty years. 
We are offering you a few of these pears with a 
strong belief that they will prove strictly hardy, 
blight-proof, and produce pears of good size and 
quality, and will be excellent ornamental trees 
as well as fruit trees. 
It will only be a question of a short time before 
you can determine the full value of these pears. 
Size Each 10 100 
3 to 4 feet. 40c 3.75 30.00 
4 to 6 feet. 50c $4..50 $40.00 
Minnesota No. 1—The tree is large, vigorous; 
the fruit is medium to large; color yellow with 
distinct blush; flesh tender, almost melting, 
juicy, sweet, pleasant; quality very good; core 
small; seeds small. Season, late September, 
Blight-resistant. 3-4 ft., 40c each; per 10. 
$3.75. 4-6 ft., 50c each; per 10, $4.50. 
HARDY MENDEL PEAR 
The originator of this pear reports that it is 
perfectly hardy, has not blighted or frozen back 
an inch in 17 years, without any protection. We 
are offering this trfee this year on account of the 
very favorable reports that we have received of 
this pear from the north country. We believe 
that you can grow it anywhere where apples 
Hansen Pear 
grow. The fruit is above medium in size, of A-1 
quality, sweet high flavor, juicy. Color a golden 
yellow, its flowers are self-pollenizing. Fruit 
hangs well to the trees. This pear seems to have 
all the good points necessary for successful pear 
growing. In order to make these pears go further we 
are only going to allow each customer 25 of these. 
Size Each Per 5 Per 10 Per 25 
3 to 4 feet. 40c $1.75 $3.30 $8.00 
4 to 6 feet. 50c 2.25 4.00 9.50 
Patten Pear—Blight-resistant. Originated 
by Mr. Patten in northern Iowa. Sent out by the 
Agricultural Experiment Station in 1919. Up¬ 
right in growth, large healthy foliage. Blooms 
past midseason. The blossoms handsome white. 
Fruit medium to large: smooth and regular; 
green turning to yellow as it ripens, often with 
bronze blush. Skin, thin and tender when ripe. 
Flesh very tender, juicy, rich, refreshing. Trees 
very hardy. Season. September. 3-4 ft.,40c each; 
per 10, $3.75. 4-6 ft., 50c each; per 10, $4.00. 
COMMERCIAL PEARS 
Each Per 5 Per 10 
3 to 4 feet. 40c $1.90 $3.75 
4 to 6 leet. 50c 2.25 4.00 
Flemish Beauty—Large, juicy, rich; one of 
the hardiest and most popular. September and 
October. 
Keiffer—^Its large size, handsome appearance 
and remarkable keeping and shipping qualities 
make it exceedingly profitable for market. 
October and November. 
Dwarf Pears—We find the Dwarf Pear bearing 
within two years, after transplanting, and seems 
to be quite a bit hardier than the standard 
pears. _ We would advise the planting of the 
dwarf in the extreme north; in fact, anyone 
planting pear trees to plant one or two of the 
dwarf varieties on account of the extreme hardi¬ 
ness and their early bearing. We have the fol¬ 
lowing varieties in Dwarf Pears: Flemish 
Beauty, Duchess and Clapp’s Favorite 2 year. 
Each, 50c; per 5, $2.25. 
PEACHES 
These are successfully and even profitably 
grown in central Minnesota by laying down and 
covering for winter. Prof. Budd savs an acre can 
be handled as easily as an acre of blackberries. 
My experience confirms it. 
The picture shows Peaches grown in Yankton. 
The tree bore heavily in 1928 and was again 
loaded in 1930 and 1932 with an immense crop ol 
very large, highly colored, fine quality peaches. 
Gurney’s Dakota Peach—The hardiest 
peach in existence has borne regular crops for the 
last five years, hardy in both wood and fruit bud, 
fruit as large as Elberta, quality and color very 
much better. We have a very limited supply this 
season. Advise those planting north of Yankton 
to plant this Peach on south side and close up to 
house or fence for protection. 50c each; 5 for 
$2.00; 10 for $3.80. 
Miss South Dakota Peach—An extra large 
hardy, free-stone peach. Originated at Yankton 
by Mr. A. C. Ellerman. On account of this tree’s 
productiveness and hardiness and the high quality 
of its fruit, it is bound to hold first place among 
hardy Northern Peaches. This tree has been 
grow'ing in the open wnthout any protection and 
has stood the South Dakota winters without any 
indications of damage. Each, 45c; 5 for $2.00. 
J. H. Hale Peach—Fruit'large, perfect free¬ 
st. Xavier, Mont. 
May 20, 1933 
The House of Gurney 
Yankton, S. Dak. 
Dear Sir: 
Say, Mr. Gurney, was those Apple trees 
that 1 ordered one year or two years old. I 
think they are one but am not sure, .\nyway 
they are all fine and one tree has six apple 
blossoms on it. Can you beat that. The 
Grapes are also doing well. 
Yours truly, 
Mrs. E. L. Robbins. 
stone, somewhat rounding, golden yellow, cov¬ 
ered with carmine, skin thick without fuzz, flesh 
dark yellow, flavor excellent. Absolutely the best. 
Trees extra hardy. Bears young and heavy. 
Gurney’s Dakota Peach 
Ripens five days earlier than the Alberta. Price, 
each 40c; per 10, $3.50; per 50, $13.00. 
Champion Peach—Free-stone, fruit large, 
flavor delicious, sweet, rich and juicy, skin creamy 
white and red cheeks. One of the hardiest varie¬ 
ties on the market. Ripens in August. Price, 
each 40c; per 10, $3.50; per 50, $13.00. 
House of Gurney, Chinook, Minn. 
Yankton, S. Dak. June 1st, 1933 
Dear Sir; 
Enclosed please find your card and 
eighteen cents in stamps which I owe you for 
postage. 
The fruit trees, shrubs, etc. which you sent 
me were in good condition and the folks 
wrote me today from Billings, Montana, that 
the trees, shrubs, etc., were all growing and 
looking fine. 
Thanking you for your prompt service and 
the splendid grade of trees, I remain 
Yours sincerely. Rev. F. C. Fulford. 
Spirit Lake, Iowa 
May 9, 1933 
The House of Gurney, Inc. 
Yankton, S. Dak. 
Dear Sirs: 
I just wanted to write and tell you how well 
pleased I was with my order of Mastodon 
Strawberry plants I had you send to my 
father in Estherville. 
The plants came through in fine shape and 
will state that in years past, we have ordered 
Strawberry plants several different times 
from different places, but without exception, 
these were the best plants we ever received, 
all nice good sized plants with good roots 
and a nice crown. 
I am looking forward to the time when I 
may sample the fruit. 
Yours truly, Bernard Jones. 
The Russian Mulberry Is Excellent as Hed^e, Windbreak or Fruit Tree 
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