1935 SPRING AND FALL THE HOUSE OF GURNEY, INC. ^ YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA 
FOREST AND SHADE TREES 
M AN NEEDS trees. He cannot be happy without them. He should 
have a place where he can go among whispering leaves and breathe 
the cool, health-giving breath of the trees. No town or city should be 
without its forest park; no farm should lack its grove; no city home should 
be entitled to the sacred name of home until it is sheltered under the pro¬ 
tecting arms of the forest giant. And what is one to think of the town or 
city that has no trees lining its streets, to give comfort to the passerby and 
beauty to the environment. All city streets should be planted with trees. 
The word cal. appearing after the large-sized trees means the measure¬ 
ment in inches or the diameter of the tree taken from six to twelve inches 
above the ground, depending on the size of the tree. 
“Trans.” in all cases means transplanted. All of the larger trees offered by 
us are transplanted. 
Ash 
This is one of the most valuable of all for 
northern and northwestern South Dakota and 
North Dakota. In planting in that section, you 
should make your planting largely of the Ash. It is 
an upright grower, with beautiful foliage, perfectly 
hardy and best for the high and dry places, or 
where a hard pan is close to the top of the ground. 
It will thrive in that part of the country where 
ninety per cent of the population will say that 
trees cannot be produced. 
Per 
Per 
Per 
Per 
Size 
Each 
10 
50 
100 
1000 
6 to 12 
in. 
sdlg. 
$0.75 
$1.00 
$8.00 
12 to 18 
in. 
sdlg. 
1.00 
1.70 
15.00 
18 to 24 
in. 
sdlg. 
1.50 
2.50 
18.00 
4 to 5 
ft. 
tran. 
$0.30 
$2.50 
9.50 
17.00 
5 to 6 
ft. 
tran. 
.45 
3.20 
13.00 
24.00 
6 to 8 
ft. 
trail. 
.55 
4.50 
19.00 
36.00 
1 'A to 2 
in. 
cal. 
1.75 
16.75 
80.00 
White Birch 
A graceful tree with white bark; a very desir¬ 
able lawn tree. Hardy if not too dry. 
We want to call the attention of our customers 
to the color of the bark on the White Birch tree. 
The bark on trees often as tall as six to eight 
feet does not show any or but little white, while 
trees eight to ten feet tall begin to show white 
bark. This is due to the trees being in the 
nursery while if they were in sod or in a thicket 
with other trees they would show the coloring 
on small trees. 4-6 ft., $1.00 each; $9.00 
per 10. 
Basswood (Linden) 
One of the most beautiful deciduous trees 
grown. Trunk always straight, the top almost 
a perfect globe; green leaves during the summer 
changing to bright yellow with the autumn; 
holds its leaves well beyond most other trees; 
very hardy. 
Each Per 10 
4 to 5 ft. $0.60 $5.00 
5 to 6 ft. 1.00 8.00 
Box Elder (Acer Negundo) 
This is a rapid growing tree, producing fire¬ 
wood of good quality about as quickly as any 
tree will. Very hardy and long lived; is not a 
beautiful tree but it is desirable in your wind¬ 
break or groves on the farm. We do not advise 
the planting of these for street trees or in city 
parks, but intersperse a row of Box Elder in 
your grove on the farm for quick protection. 
Size 
9 to 12 in. sdlg. 
12 to 18 in. sdlg. 
4 to 5 ft. tran. 
5 to 6 ft. tran. 
Each Per 10 Per 100 Per 1000 
. $1.00 $9.00 
. 1.75 15.00 
$0.35 $2.50 20.00 . 
.50 4.50 35.00 . 
Wild Black Cherry 
(Prunus Serotina)—A hardy rapid grower. 
Bears fruit abundantly when quite young. Makes 
a handsome lawn tree. Bears white blossoms in 
racemes in early spring and ripens an abundant 
crop of fruit in August. Foliage colors beautiful. 
Height, 40 feet. 3-4 ft., 30c each, $2.00 per 10. 
Chinese Tree of Heaven 
(Ailanthus)—An upright, rapid growing tree, 
with long, slender fern-like leaves, free from 
disease. 4-6 ft., 45c ea., 10 for $2.00. 
(Pur (Guarantee 
We guarantee our nursery stock to 
reach customer in good growing con¬ 
dition. If through delay in shipment or 
other causes, it does not, we are to be 
notified at once and we will make a 
satisfactory adjustment by replacement 
or refund. Any other kind of a replace¬ 
ment is wrong as it makes the careful 
planter pay for the careless planter’s 
trees. 
Non-Warranty 
The House of Gurney, Inc., does not 
give any warranty, expressed or implied, 
as to description, quality, productive¬ 
ness, or any other matter of seeds, bulbs 
or plants which it sends out, and will 
not be in any way held responsible for 
the crop. 
Siberian Pea Tree 
(Caragana Arborescens) 
Makes an Excellent Snow Catcher, Wind 
Break, Ornamental Hedge—Hardy 
Anywhere 
A very hardy, low growing tree from Siberia; 
excellent for hedge purposes, for snow breaks, or 
ornamental specimens. The trees in the spring 
are covered with racemes of yellow flowers, later 
forming pods like peas. The bark is light green 
in color, the foliage light green with silvery back¬ 
ground. Planted extensively in Canada, North 
Dakota, South Dakota and adjoining states 
where conditions are severe. Height, 10 feet. 
Exceptionally good for dry, cold climates. If 
you have had difficulty in starting windbreaks, 
groves and other trees try these, they will give 
you a start. 
Per Per Per Per 
Size Each 10 50 100 1000 
4 to 6 in. sdlg.$1.00 $ 9.00 
6 to 12 in. sdlg.$1.00 1.75 15.00 
12 to 18 in. sdlg.$0.60 1.50 2.25 20.00 
18 to 24 in. sdlg. . $0.15 .70 2.00 3.20 25.00 
2 to 3 ft. sdlg.. .25 2.00 3.00 4.00 30.00 
3 to 4 ft. sdlg .35 2.25 6.00 8.00 55.00 
500 at the 1000 rate. 
Umbrella Catalpa 
(See Special Ornamental Trees ) 
Kentucky Coffee Tree 
A perfectly hardy tree, medium rapid in 
growth, attaining a height up to 100 feet. Pods 
often ten inches long cling to trees throughout 
the winter. Leaves similar to the Black Walnut. 
Easily t ransplanted. 12-18 inch, $1.50 per 10, 
$4.00 per 100. 
Catalpa Speciosa Northern 
Grown 
We procure all of our seed from the trees here 
in Yankton County. They are fine for orna¬ 
mental or street purposes and grow very straight 
and fast. The leaves measure 10 in. across and 
its beautiful white flowers give a very tropical ap¬ 
pearance. Our large sizes for ornamental pur¬ 
poses are transplanted and are very easily grown. 
Each 
10 
100 
1000 
12 to 18 in. sdlg.. 
$2.00 
$15.00 
3 to 4 ft. tran.. .. 
$ 0.35 
$3.25 
24.00 
4 to 5 ft. tran.... 
.40 
3.50 
28.00 
5 to 6 ft. tran.. . . 
.. .55 
4.00 
35.00 
. . .65 
5.50 
8 to 10 ft . 
... .85 
7.50 
Cottonwood 
The Cottonwood and Poplar are the most 
rapid growing of any of the soft wooded varieties, 
and should be planted on every farm. They 
make excellent firewood, mighty good thick 
shelter, and are always pleasing to the eye. 
Cottonwood and Poplar are the coming trees for 
the manufacture of paper pulp. We are selling 
hundreds of thousands of cuttings and trees to 
paper manufacturers each season. A paper mill 
in Dakota working on cottonwood cut here could 
reduce the cost of paper 
Each 
10 
100 
1000 
12 to 18 in . . 
$0.60 
$ 4.00 
18 to 24 in . . 
.75 
5.00 
2 to 3 ft. 
1.00 
6.00 
3 to 4 ft. 
$0.50 
3.50 
10.00 
4 to 5 ft. 
. $0.15 
1.00 
8.00 
30.00 
5 to 6 ft. 
.20 
1.50 
10.00 
6 to 8 ft. 
.35 
3.00 
25.00 
Elm, American White 
Elm Cannot Be Shipped Into Canada 
The Elm from Northern seed, such as we grow 
here, is always hardy. It grows into a beautiful 
spreading tree that will live longer than several 
generations of people and increases in beauty 
each year. It is free from diseases and insects, 
and wind seldom if ever breaks or damages it. 
This is the most popular of all street trees. It 
is planted over a wider range of country for 
ornamental and shade purposes than any other 
Per Per Per Per 
Size Each 10 25 100 1000 
6 to 12 in. sd. $1.00 $5.00 
12 to 18 in. sd. 1-20 9.00 
18 to 24 in. sd. 1.70 11.00 
2 to 3 ft. sd.$1.00 2.50 16.00 
4 to 5 ft. tran. $0.30 $2.55 5.00 18.00 . 
5 to 6ft. tran. .35 3.00 . 20.00 .... 
6 to 8 ft. tran. .40 3.20 .... 22.00 .... 
8 to 10 ft. tran. .65 5.40 .... 30.00 .... 
114 to 1V& in. cal.. 1.00 9.00 .... 80.00 .... 
1 V 2 to 2 in. cal... 1.50 14.00 ...100.00 .... 
2 to 2 & in. cal.. 2.00 16.00 ...150.00 .... 
214 to 3 in. cal... 2.25 18.00 ...170.00 .... 
3 to 4 in. cal. . 2.75 25.00 . 
4 to 5 in. cal. . 4.00 35.00 
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