1934 SPRING AND FALL THE HOUSE OF GURNEY, INC. YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA 
POPLARS 
Lombardy Poplar—A native of Europe. Re¬ 
markable for its erect growth and tall, spire-like 
form. Valuable in collection. 4 to 6 ft., 35c 
each; $3.00 per 10; 6 to 8 ft., 50c each; $4..50 
per 10. 
Bolleana Poplar—A very compact upright 
grower with glossy leaves green above and silvery 
underneath. Hardiest of the upright poplars. 
5 to 6 ft., 40c each; per 10, $3.80; 6 to 8 ft., 
50c each; per 10, $4.80; 8 to 10 ft., $1.00 ea. 
Carolina and Norway Poplar—We grow 
thousands of these each year, and they are known 
as the “Sudden Saw Log.” A one-year-old tree, 
grown from a cutting, has been known to grow’ 
12 feet high in one season. No other tree will 
produce this growth. Very hardy, and, unlike the 
cottonwood, never bear cotton-like seed. 
Either variety, price: Each 10 100 1000 
2 to 3 ft. $ 2.50 $20.00 
4 to 5 ft. 20c $1.00 5..50 35.00 
6 to 8 ft. 40c 3.50 27.00 . 
Laurel Leaf Siberian Poplar (Simonl) — Of 
only medium height, although bushy and as 
rapid growing as other varieties. 
2 to 3 ft... . Each, 25c 10 for.$2.00 
3 to 4 ft.... Each, 30c 10 for. 2.50 
Silver-Leaved Poplar—This is another of the 
native poplars that should be more generally 
planted. It will make cordwood faster than a 
cottonwood. 
4 to 5 ft.Each, 35c; $3.00 per 10 
5 to 6 ft.Each, 45c; 4.00 per 10 
6 to 8 ft.Each, 65c; 5.00 per 10 
The Northwest Poplar 
The Northwest Poplar is an improvement 
overits relative the Cottonwood. This particular 
variety is from central North Dakota. Very 
rapid in growth, extremely hardy and does not 
produce this cotton that is so offensive through¬ 
out the season. Will stand on upland where 
Cottonwoods will not thrive. Rapid in growth 
and makes a large tree. This is something that 
you should add to your windbreak. 
Size Each Per 50 Per 100 
18-24 in. $2.00 $3.00 
2- 3 ft. 2.50 4.00 
3- 4 ft. $0.20 3.00 5.00 
WILLOWS 
Diamond Willow—Very valuable for fence 
posts, growing rapidly, produces posts that 
will keep in the ground fdr years. You should 
plant a' good grove of them. The richer the 
ground the more rapidly they will produce 
posts, but they do well even on high and dry 
ground. 
Golden Willow—-V^ery beautiful, rapid grow¬ 
er, does well in low locations. Grows more 
rapidly than the ordinary willow. Half ^n 
acre of these trees cut to the ground evefy 
few years will keep an ordinary family in fuel. 
They make a large tree. 
Laurel Leaf—This is a beautiful medium 
height tree with glossy, leathery foliage, es¬ 
pecially good ornamental tree, as well as one 
of the most valuable of all willows for wind¬ 
breaks, firewood, etc. They do well on high 
dry ground, and will stand drought. 
Diamond Willow, Each 10 100 1000 
12-24 inch. 1.00 6.00 
Laurel Leaf, 18 in.-.l ft. 2.00 16.50 
Golden Willow, 
2 to 3 ft. $0.15 $0.65 3.00 20.00 
, 18-24 inch.2.30 16.00 
Miller, S. Dak. 
June 14, 1933 
The House of Gurney 
Dear P'riends: 
I live at Miller and have bought several 
kinds of trees and flowers from The House of 
Gurney. We like them just fine. Have had 
no trouble to make them grow. I have some 
lovely American Elms and they are nice. I do 
like Gurney stuff. 1 have some lovely Chinese 
Elms that I got from Gurney’s. We have two 
lovely Clematis that we got from Gurney’s. 
We sure like the stuff that comes from 
Gurney’s. If we need more we shall order 
from Gurney’s that is sure. 
O. W. Carlson. 
Lombardy Poplar 
GUTTINGS 
A great many varieties of trees and plants can 
be propagated from cuttings more readily than 
any other way and at less expense. Cuttings of 
all kinds should be planted as soon as received. 
We do not advise shoving them into the ground 
as is commonly practiced. They will be more or 
less calloused when you receive them, and forcing 
them into the ground destroys this callous and 
makes the cutting worthless. If you have a large 
number of them a good way is to plow a deep fur¬ 
row, lay the cuttings against the overturned fur¬ 
row, where they will not be stepped on by the 
horses as you come back with the next; and 
throw a furrow against them, tramping them 
carefully after they are covered. 
100 
1000 
Cottonwood. 
. $0.40 
$3.70 
Carolina Poplar. 
.50 
3.70 
Norway Poplar. 
.50 
3.70 
L. L. Willow. 
.50 
3.70 
Golden Willow. 
.50 
3.70 
White Willow. 
.65 
4.00 
Diamond Willow. 
.55 
4.00 
WEEPING TREES 
Weeping Mulberry—Will stand where not 
exposed to heavy winds; is a most beautiful 
tree with its long, lithe pendants sweeping the 
ground. This is especially valuable to plant on 
lawns where you do not wish to obstruct the 
view from the windows to the streets or roads, 
it produces an umbrella-shaped head, never 
growing above eight or ten feet high, and spread¬ 
ing out in beautiful glossy, dark green leaves and 
purple fruit; makes one of the most sought-after 
of all the weeping trees. $2.00 Each; $3.50 
per pair; headed, about 6 ft. high. 
Cut-Leaf Weeping Birch 
This magnificent tree is the most popular and 
the most planted of all weeping trees. It is a 
tall, slender tree, yet with vigorous growth. It 
has an erect central trunk, somewhat pyramidal 
in shape with graceful, drooping branches and 
glistening, silvery-white bark. The foliage is 
fine, thin, deeply and delicately cut, and of a 
beautiful shade of green. The whole tree 
presents a soft and delightful effect not found 
in any other hardy ornamental tree, .^t time 
of planting these trees, prune them severely and 
wind three-fourths of the trunk of the tree 
with wrapping paper. Hold this in place with 
Burlap. Do not wind too tight. Give them a 
thorough cultivation, and you will have no 
trouble in growing them. 
Size Each Per 5 Per 10 
3- 4 ft. $0.65 $3.00 $ 5.50 
4- 5 ft. 1.00 4.75 9.00 
5- 6 ft. 1.20 5.75 11.00 
6- 8 ft. 1.50 7.00 13.00 
Niobe Weeping Willow 
This is the grandest and one of the hardiest 
and best of all of the weeping trees. It is a rapid 
grower and will grow on almost any quality of 
ground. We are showing here photograph of a 
tree in the William Edmunds’ grounds at Yank¬ 
ton. This tree has been planted about five years, 
and with the lightest breeze the whole tree is in 
motion. Tlie bark of the tree is golden yellow, 
the underside of the leaves silver, and the top of 
the leaves a glossy dark green. The new shoots 
often grow to a length of six or eight feet and 
are not lialf as large around as an ordinary lead 
pencil. This is a specially valuable tree for 
hedges, single specimen and cemeteries. The 
price is so low you can aff ord to buy lots of them. 
Niobe Weepinft Willow Prices 
Size 
Each 
Per 10 
Per 25 
3-4 ft. . 
. 25c 
$2.00 
$4.00 
4-6 ft. . 
. 40c 
3.90 
8.50 
6-8 ft.. 
. 70c 
6.00 
8-10 ft. 
. 90c 
8.00 
Niobe Weeping Willow 
Greensboro College 
Greensboro, N. C. 
April 19, 1933 
Gentlemen: Please accept my hearty 
appreciation of your promptness, courtesy, 
and scrupulous fairness even in this small 
transaction. It will be a pleasure to deal 
with you in the future as I shall want more 
stock next fall. 
Respectfully, R. T. Dunston. 
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