1934 SPRING AND FALL ^ THE HOUSE OF GURNEY, INC. > YANKTON. SOUTH DAKOTA 
EVERGREENS 
Extra Select Colorado Blue Spruce 
Colorado Blue Spruce 
This is undoubtedly the most beautiful of the 
evergreens, and has come into use with sur¬ 
prising rapidity in the last few years for orna¬ 
mental purposes. It has adapted itself to all 
conditions and the better the conditions the 
more rapid the growth. 
The trees vary in color from light green to 
beautiful shades of blue. The price, of course, 
varies with the color. Only about one in twenty 
seedlings develops the beautiful blue color, and 
the balance grade down from blue to light green. 
We are showing a photograph here of one of them 
in our evergreen nursery. They are perfectly 
hardy. 
Arbor Vitae 
A well known evergreen, excellent for screens, 
when planted in a partially protected spot, grows 
very compact, easily transplanted. Specially de¬ 
sirable for all points south, east or north-east 
of Yankton. Its root system is of the type that 
makes it easily and safely transplanted, either as 
a balled and burlapped tree or “naked” as 
termed in the nursery. 
Chfnese Arbor Vitae—Upright in growth, 
very dense, fast grower, and very attractive 
branches arranged in flat vertical planes. Beau¬ 
tiful deep green color, lacy foliage. Much 
hardier than the American Arbor Vitae. 
Arbor Vitae Compacta—A dense pyramidal 
form of Siberian Arbor Vitae dwarf with very 
fine lace-like foliage. One of the hardiest. 
Golden Arbor Vitae—8 to 10 feet. A beautiful 
variety of compact, globular form; color a lively 
yellowish green; one of the very handsomest. 
Pyramidal Arbor Vitae—This is an Arbor 
Vitae that is very upright in growth. A tree 8 or 
10 feet tall will not spread more than two feet. 
Heavy foliage clear to the ground. They are a 
wonderfully fine ornamental tree and can be 
safely grown here where they have some protec¬ 
tion from other trees, buildings or natural pro¬ 
tection. They may be grown on the east or north 
side of the building within two feet of the founda¬ 
tion on account of their upright growth. 
The Fur market is much better, thank 
you. Write to Gurneys Fur Dep’t. for prices 
and our Free Trapper’s Guide. 
P R I 
“A Specimen Bull or Ponderosa Pine 
in Our Nursery” 
Bull Pine—Native of Black Hills. Heavy, 
massive needles from 6 to 10 inches long of 
deep green color on the surface and bluish-white 
underneath. It is an extremely handsome 
ornamental tree, very drought-resistant, and 
hardy. Grows tall and upright, of well rounded 
pyramidal shape. A very desirable evergreen for 
western planting. 
Jack Pine 
A very rapid grower and very hardy. Will 
thrive in poor or sandy soil. Very desirable as a 
windbreak. 
Jack Pine grows nearly as fast as the cotton¬ 
wood, and gives you better service. This, in my 
opinion, is the most desirable of all evergreens 
for quick windbreaks; easily transplanted, grow¬ 
ing in any kind of soil; holds its color and foliage 
all winter, making an excellent windbreak or 
shelter belt almost from the first year. Buy them 
not only in hundred lots but buy and plant 
thousands of them. They will increase the value 
and usefulness of your land many times their cost. 
Mughus Pine—A dwarf species broader than 
its height, sometimes almost prostrate. Forms 
a broad dome shaped bush 4 to 8 feet broad. 
Excellent for planting on rocky banks and small 
lawns, particularly fine when grown in corner 
of entrances. 
Scotch Pine 
The Scotch Pine is a very satisfactory tree for 
groves and windbreaks. Also, has its place in 
landscaping as it makes a fine ornamental tree, 
very rapid in growth, perfectly hardy, and does 
exceptionally well in east half of South Dakota 
and also points south and southeast. Trans¬ 
plants more readily than other Pine. There are 
lots of good windbreaks of this Pine in the 
Northwest. It produces a large tree. 
Black Hills Spruce 
The Black Hills Spruce is a native of South 
Dakota, and is therefore hardy enough for the 
wind swept bare prairie country of the north¬ 
west. It grows readily on all soils and because 
of its close growing branches and heavy close set 
foliage it is one of the best spruces for ornamen¬ 
tal purposes. It will stand trimming well and can 
be made into a very attractive hedge. Its com¬ 
pact habit of growth lends itself well to wind¬ 
break purposes and its dark green color, which 
it retains throughout the winter months, gives 
you a promise of the spring to come. Iowa farm¬ 
ers have found this tree particularly valuable 
for windbreaks and ornamental purposes, and 
found that its use has actually increased the 
value of their farms as real estate. These farmers 
come to us year after year and take them away in 
carload lots. The average loss in transplanting 
where care is taken seldom reaches 2 per cent. 
Silver Cedar 
This is one of the very hardy cedars and will 
grow under almost any climatic condition. It 
has a silvery cast similar to the Colorado Blue 
Spruce. It is growing in popularity and being 
used almost as extensively as the select Colorado 
Blue Spruce. Our trees have been clipped so as 
to form a compact crown. They will stand any 
amount of clipping and can be made into a large 
tree or kept down to any size desired. 
Trailing, Prostrate, or Dwarf Juniper—A 
native of South Dakota, grows low and spread¬ 
ing; excellent for landscaping, foundation plant¬ 
ing, or border planting where low trees or shrubs 
may be used. Its reddish-green changeable 
colors and its extreme hardiness, hardy any¬ 
where, and its ability to withstand drought, puts 
it in a place by itself for planting in the North¬ 
west. 
Pfitzer Juniper—^A few years ago, this re¬ 
markable tree was almost unknown, yet it is; 
today in the front rank of ornamental evergre^ 
trees. Its great popularity is due to its ability 
to thrive in all parts of the country and undet' 
almost any conditions of soil or exposure. Will 
stand considerable shade. Foliage, an attractive 
bluish-green. 
The Red Cedar 
This evergreen is a native of South Dakota 
and is found growing in all parts of the state. 
The seeds are often distributed by birds and 
carried far and wide. The Red Cedar can be 
used either as specimen trees, in a grove, and 
makes an exceHeht windbreak. They may be 
pruned in any shape desired, and they are easily 
transplanted. Ironclad hardiness. 
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