1935 SPRING AND FALL -^- THE HOUSE OF GURNEY, INC. YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA 
HARDY PERENNIALS 
Plants for Rock Gardens—The sign * is placed before varieties especially suited for use in rock gardens. 
OUR PERENNIALS ARE ALL FIELD-GROWN PLANTS. Prices. 3 for 60c; 5 for 90c; 10 for $1.50. (Unless otherwise marked). 
T HESE are the plants that stay with you from year to year, requiring no 
replanting and each year become larger and more beautiful with a mini¬ 
mum amount of care. The tops die down each year, of course, the roots 
live well through the winter, and in the spring throw up new shoots and fill 
Achillea Millefolium (Rosy Milefoil) — 
Finely cut deep green foliage, pink flowers in 
dense heads and found all summer. Suitable for 
general use. 12 inches high. 
♦Achillea The Pearl—This is an early Achil¬ 
lea having many white flowers resembling Pom¬ 
pom Chrysanthemums. It reaches a height of 
two feet, is perfectly hardy and a good bloomer. 
♦Dropmore (Anchusa Italica)—A splendid 
recent introduction. The freely branching plants 
are covered in early summer with large graceful 
spikes of clear bright gentian blue. Grows well 
in any sunny location. Very effective in beds or 
borders. 
♦Golden Marguerite (Anthemls Tinc¬ 
torial — Handsome, finely cut foliage and large 
golden yellow flowers produced all summer. 
Succeeds in the poorest soil; excellent cut 
flowers. 
Columbine Single Mixed (Aquilegia)— 
These are flowers that are indispensable to the 
perennial garden. The plants are strong and 
thrifty. The flowers are large and vary in color 
through charming tones of cream, pink, laven¬ 
der, blue, white, and red. Season, midsummer. 
Columbine (Aquilegia Chrysantha)—A 
splash of sunshine among other flowers. Its 
bright yellow, long spurred blossoms remind 
one of a bright colored humming bird, poised 
for flight. Flowers are borne on long stems, the 
plant reaching a height of 3 to 4 feet. 
♦Rocky Mountain Columbine (Aquilegia 
Caerulea) — Here is a flower especially adapted 
for rock gardens. Also doing well in any peren¬ 
nial border. It is the smallest of the Aquilegia 
bearing large numbers of flowers of large size in 
a bright violet-blue with white outer petals. 
Aster Climax—A very hardy variety, coming 
in either white or blue. Small single flowers 
borne in profusion on a spreading plant to a. 
height of 4 feet. 
Aster Boltonia (Asteroides) — Produces 
white single flowers in great quantities from 
early August well into September. 4|/$ to 5 feet. 
Bleeding Heart (Dicentra Spectabilis) — Its 
flowers are pink and white, heart-shaped. Its 
foliage, beautiful and graceful and the drooping 
racemes of flowers in the fern-like foliage make a 
beautiful garden bouquet. They attain a height 
of 2 feet. 30c Ea., 5 for $1.30. 
Chinese Lantern Plant (Pysalis Fran- 
chetii) — A very hardy perennial producing 
enormous orange colored fruit. Very attractive 
in beds, and excellent for winter decoration. 
♦Cacti (Pear)—This is a flat-leaved, spiny 
variety producing beautiful double, yellow, waxy 
flowers 2/2 inches across. Very showy. Excel¬ 
lent for rock gardens and dry situations. 
♦Cacti (Pin Cushion or Devil’s Pin Cush¬ 
ion) — A small variety producing globular plants 
3 to 5 inches high. It produces small rosettes of 
Cactus entirely around the mother plant. The 
blossom is deep pink or red. Very attractive; 
drought-resistant. Excellent for rock gardens. 
Canterbury Bells (Campanula Media)— 
This is one of the most beautiful early summer 
flowers, having tall spikes of huge bell-shaped 
pink flowers making a garden bouquet of en¬ 
trancing beauty. 
Coreopsis — Here we have a flower that 
blooms from early summer until frost. It is 
never without a profusion of deep golden yellow 
flowers, daisy-like in shape, and excellent for cut 
flowers. They succeed well in any sunny loca¬ 
tion. 
Light Blue Larkspur (Delphinium Bella¬ 
donna) — You cannot picture the midsummer 
garden without the Delphinium dominating all 
other colors. Its light blue flowers borne in 
great numbers on tall spikes are without peer in 
midsummer. 
your garden with flowers. When you receive the perennial roots from us, they 
will be well supplied with fine roots, and they should be cared for much as you 
would the strawberry plants. Soak ground well when planting and cultivate 
throughout during the hot months. Our perennials are all field grownjilants. 
Baby’s Breath (Gypsophllia)—This grace¬ 
ful, airy plant growing among other perennials 
makes your garden like a bride’s bouquet. It 
will bloom during July and August, forming a 
symmetrical mass 2 to 3 feet in height, bearing 
minute pure white flowers. Mixed with other 
flowers in a bouquet, they lend grace and beauty. 
Pink Baby’s Breath (Gypsophllia) — Light 
pink, resembling the annual, two feet, strong 
grower. 
Hollyhocks—Perhaps the most universally 
known of any flower, blooming from June until 
September. A row along your fence line makes 
an excellent background for other flowers. Pink, 
red, white, and yellow. 
Hardy Fern—From the Black Hills. Are es¬ 
pecially valuable for the north and east sides of 
the house, the north sides of fences, or where 
they are protected from the direct rays of the sun. 
They do best in moist locations. Large clumps. 
♦Flowering Flax (Linum) — A rich blue- 
flowered Flax. The attractive flowers last only 
a day, but they are borne continuously from 
July on. 15 inches tall. 
Maltese Cross (Lychnis Chalcedonica) 
Heads of vivid scarlet flowers, blooming a long 
time. One of the brightest plants in the hardy 
border. 3 feet. 
Oriental Poppy — Enormous flowers of a 
brilliant orange color, with black centers. These 
flame colored flowers catch the eye quicker than 
any other plant and are easily grown. Potted 
plants 25c Ea., 10 for $2.00. 
♦Japanese Balloon Flower (Platycodon)— 
Form neat branched bushes of upright habit, 2 
to 2'/ 2 feet high, producing their attractive blue 
or white flowers from July to October, deservedly 
one of the most popular hardy plants. 
♦Bluebell (Pentstemon Grandlflora) — One 
of the best and hardiest perennials. A native of 
the Middle West, producing a large number of 
bell-shaped flowers on 2 to 2 Vi -foot spikes. 
Lavender-blue flowers. Flowers in June and 
July. Drought-resistant. Easy to transplant. 
Good for rock gardens and bedding. Silvery 
foliage. 
♦Painted Daisy (Pyrethrum) — Grand, old- 
fashioned Daisies that are indispensable in the 
border. Their fern-like foliage is attractive at all 
times while the artistic blooms of white and 
shades of pink and rose, covering the plant in 
June, are a great source of satisfaction. Very 
hardy and easy to grow, with a liking for sun¬ 
shine. Extremely valuable for cut flowers. 
Alaska Shasta Daisy—Excels all others of 
its type. They range from the fully double to 
the single, and in color from pure white to 
pale lemon-yellow. 
♦Goldmos8 (Sedum Acre) — A beautiful 
trailing variety with bright yellow flowers. A 
pretty species for rockwork; well-known and 
considerably used. Has thick glacous foliage 
Drought resisting. 
♦Jenny Stonecrop (Sedum Reflexum) — 
Trailing. Yellow flowers. Excellent for rocker¬ 
ies. Height 8 to 10 inches. 
♦Showy Stonecrop (Sedum Spectablle) — 
Erect-growing mass of large rose-colored heads 
18 inches high. Handsome light green foliage. 
Valuable for borders and edgings in dry soil 
where nothing else will grow and for rockeries. 
August and September. 
♦Adam’s Needle (Yucca Fllamantosa) — 
This is a hardy evergreen plant producing long 
leaves; a tall stock producing sometimes as high 
as 200 flowers of pure white; blooming period 
about June and July. The leaves remain green 
the entire year. A fine plant for sunny, exposed 
places and for the lawn. 
Chinese Lantern 
Dark Blue Larkspur (Delphinium For- 
mosum)—This is the old favorite Larkspur, 
being a dark blue with white center. It grows 3 
to 4 feet high, is very vigorous, and excellent in 
combination with the Belladonna. 
Tall English Larkspur (Delphinium)—An 
excellent grade imported from England. The 
plants are strong and vigorous growers with 
large flowers on spikes 3 feet long and over. 
Most of these run in the lighter shades of blue. 
Mixed Hybrid Larkspurs (Delphinium)— 
This is a large flowered Delphinium and a group 
of these in mixed colors makes an attractive dis¬ 
play. 
Sweet William Mixed (Dianthus 
Barbatus)—Charming, hardy plants, great 
favorites in the old-fashioned garden. Stems 12 
to 18 inches high, flowers in greatest profusion in 
large round clusters at the top of the stems. Keep 
them cut and they will blossom all summer. 
♦Common Grass or Garden Pink (Dian¬ 
thus Plumarius)—Thick tufts of handsome 
bluish-green foliage and pretty carnation-like 
fragrant flowers. Very hardy and grows well 
under any condition. Splendid for rock garden. 
Dianthus Ghinensis—Flowers large, solitary 
or more or less clustered, pink or lilac. 
Blanket Flower (Gaillardi Grandiflora 
Superba)—This daisy-like flower with its petals 
of orange and yellow, having a deep maroon cen¬ 
ter will blossom all summer. Its petals are 
ringed by circles of maroon. It is an excellent 
cut flower and not particular as to soil. 
Goat’s Rue (Galega Hortlandii)—Has large 
spikes of lilac flowers and the young foliage varie¬ 
gated. They form very bushy plants. Attrac¬ 
tive foliage. Pea-shaped flowers. 
Golden Glow—You all know this tall flower 
growing from 5 to 7 feet high, and blooming all 
summer. The golden-yellow flowers resemble 
Cactus Dahlias. Use them in the background. 
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