1935 SPRING AND FALL ^ THE HOUSE OF GURNEY, INC. YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA 
ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS—(Continued) 
Honeysuckle 
Tartarian or Upright 
Its glossy, leathery foliage comes very early in 
the spring ahead of other hedge plants and lasts 
well into the fall. Its grayish-white wood is 
beautiful at all seasons of the year. Its ability to 
stand heavy trimming and cutting back, makes 
it one of the most beautiful specimen plants. Its 
fragrance fills the air for long distances when in 
bloom. 
18 to 24 in 
2 to 3 ft.. 
3 to 4 ft... 
Each 10 50 100 
$0.20 $1.80 $ 8.00 $15.00 
.30 2.50 10.00 18.00 
.40 3.50 12.00 20.00 
Morrow’s Honeysuckle (Lonicera Mor¬ 
row!) — A medium sized honeysuckle, having 
wide-spread branches; leaves a downy gray un¬ 
derneath; flowers white, changing to yellow; 
berries bright red. 2 to 3 ft., each, 40c; per 
10, $3.50. 
Oct. 8, 1934 
The House of Gurney 
Yankton, S. Dak. 
Gentlemen: 
The three Whitney Crab trees sent 
us arrived O.K. and I am very much 
pleased with them. 
Thanking you very much, I remain 
Yours very truly, 
RFS:RS Roy F. Sweet 
141 First St. N. 
Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. 
Japanese Barberry 
Thunberg’s Barberry — This might well 
be called the most valuable of the low- 
growing shrubs. It will stand pruning in 
any form; masses well in any situation; is 
very attractive and showy during the whole 
season, and is particularly beautiful in the 
fall, and one of its best qualities is that it 
is effective during the entire winter, as it 
has beautiful red berries, which combine 
well with winter landscapes or with the 
dark foliage of evergreens. Makes an ex¬ 
cellent hedge plant, and is extensively used 
as such. 
Per Per Per 
Size Each 10 50 100 
7 to 10 inch seed¬ 
lings.$0.80 $2.80 $ 5.00 
12 to 18 inch trans.25c 2.00 6.00 11.00 
18 to 24 inch trans.30c 2.70 9.50 16.00 
Red Leafed Barberry — This is the same 
as Japanese Barberry, but has bright red 
leaves that make it very attractive the en¬ 
tire season. 
12-18 in. Transplant 
each.35c; per 10, $3.00. 
Elderberry—(Sambucus) 
Elderberry, Common — Makes a bush 
six feet high, foliage bright green, blossoms in 
June and July with delicate white fragrant 
flowers in dense masses, followed by black edible 
berries much prized for wine and pastry. An 
ornamental plant throughout the season. They 
may be used as a hedge. Should be planted two 
to three feet apart. 2-3 ft., each, 35c; per 10, 
$3.00; per 50, $11.00. 
Cut-Leaf Elder—This is the same as the Cut- 
Leaf Golden Elder but has the green leaves. 
Very hardy, rapid-growing shrub producing the 
large bunches of white flowers followed by the 
dark glistening berries. 2-4 ft., each, 40c; per 
10, $3.50. 
Golden Elder (Sambucus Aurea)—A very 
striking shrub, 8 to 10 feet high; similar to the 
American Elder, only that the foliage is a very 
bright yellow. Can be trimmed to a small, com¬ 
pact shrub. 2-3 ft., 35c each; per 10, $3.00. 
LANDSCAPING 
We are equipped to do your landscaping. 
This will be done by landscape architects 
who have had a life’s experience in this work. 
If interested, write in for instructions and 
paper. Our plan is to furnish you a planting 
plan for $1.00 for your home grounds. 
When $10.00 worth of nursery stock is pur¬ 
chased, this will entitle you to another $1.00 
worth of nursery stock free, making the plan 
cost you nothing. It is worth your while. 
If cemetery, park, or public grounds on a 
large scale, a slightly greater charge will be 
made. Do not send in drawings until you 
receive our plan paper which makes it easier 
for you. _ 
The Home and Loan Act allows you to 
borrow money to improve the home 
grounds by landscaping. It is your 
chance to carry out the plans you have 
had in mind for years. 
FLOWERING LAWN TREES 
Flowering Almond 
Hopa—TheLawnTreeCrab 
This aristocrat of the Crab Apple family 
has rare beauty as an ornamental lawn 
tree. The wood is red, the inner bark 
brighter red, the new leaves red, and the 
flowers—which appear in immense clusters 
and mass over the entire tree—are a bright 
red, followed by the little crab apples—red 
from the time they start. The matured 
fruit is red to the core. 
Originated by Professor Hansen. Small 
crab about % inch in diameter. It is 
recommended more as an ornamental than 
a fruit-growing tree although it is good 
for both. First hardiness. Prices: 3-4 
ft., 50c each, $2.25 per 5, $4.00 per 10; 
4-6 ft., 55c each, $2.60 per 5, $4.50 per 10. 
Bechtel’s Flowering Crab 
This more than beautiful ornamental 
tree is a selection or sort of the Iowa wild 
crab. It is an exceedingly hardy shrub, 
withstanding the most severe winters and 
producing in the spring an immense quan¬ 
tity of double, clear, rich pink flowers 
more than 1 V 2 inches across, similar in 
appearance to the pink rambler rose. After 
the flowers are gone, they are followed by 
the heavy, dark green foliage, which makes 
it a beautiful ornamental tree each summer. 
It blooms at two years in the nursery and 
is a continuous annual bloomer. One of 
the very best ornamental trees, exception¬ 
ally desirable for cemeteries, or other 
places where it is hard to get trees or 
plants to survive. 50c each; 5 for $2.25. 
Purple Leaf Plum (Cistena) 
One of Prof. Hansen's hardy shrubs that has 
the bright colored leaves the entire season. 
They are used extensively in landscape planting 
and will lend color to any grouping. The leaves 
are a bright purplish red. Shrubs, 4-6 ft. tall. 
2-4 ft., each, 35c; per 5, $1.50. 
Scarlet Flowering Quince 
Jap Quince —Hardy south of Yankton with¬ 
out winter protection. With a little protection 
of straw or dirt it will do well and produce fruit 
that is valuable for conserves. Has a very dark 
red flower that is attractive throughout the 
spring. 35c each; 5 for $1.50. 
Golden Bell Forsythia 
Few, if any, of the spring flowering hardy 
shrubs can surpass this slender and brilliant 
flowering shrub. It is upright in growth; foliage 
rich, dark green; flowers brilliant golden yellow 
which open in very early spring before the shrub 
leafs out. 2-3 ft., 35c each; 10 for $3.00. 
Flowering Almond (Amygdalus)—A flower¬ 
ing shrub three to four feet high, of branching 
habit, blossoms very early in the spring. With a 
little winter protection these stand the severe 
winters of North Dakota nicely. We can furnish 
them either in the white or pink. Each, 35c; 5 
for $1.50. 
Flowering Cherry (Prunus Tomentosa)— 
Small compact but wide spreading tree-like bush. 
Flowers white appearing with the leaves and 
somewhat scattered on the branches, followed 
by numerous small red fruits that are edible. 
2-4 ft., each, 35c; per 10, $3.00; per 50, $12.00. 
Rose Tree of China 
Prunus Triloba—A hardy flowering plum of 
wonderful beauty. Flowers are often 1 ^ inches 
across of delicate pink color. Resembles a rose 
entirely covering the bush. Grows about eight 
feet tall. Will produce flowers the first year after 
transplanting. The foliage is very attractive 
making this a valuable shrub for all collections. 
3-4 feet, each, 40c; per 5, $1.80. 2-3 ft., each, 
30c; per 5, $1.30. 
Betchel’s Flowering Crab 
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