—FROM— 
Gates Nursery 
Hardy Plants from the Black Hills 
Rapid City, South Dakota 
Sec. 452, P. L. & R. 
U. S. POSTAGE 
PAID 
RAPID CITY, S. DAK. 
Permit No. 81 
FORWARDING AND RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED 
1936 Sale Catalog 
U. S. Department of Agriculture, 
Washington, D. C. 
Choice " Offering - of Quality 
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Bureau of Plant Industry 
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PRICES FOR YEAR OF 1936 
GUARANTEE—Our nursery stock is guaranteed for one year with free replacement where properly planted, given care and attention during that time. 
Free planting instructions sent out with orders. 
TRANSPORTATION—We prepay all transportation charges where cash is sent in previous to time of delivery ex¬ 
cept on balled and burlapped evergreen stock, which is generally shipped by freight, f. o. b. Rapid City. Where orders 
are left to our judgment we will adopt the best method of transportation. 
PAYMENT—Payment may be made by check, money order, bank draft or cash. 25 per cent down on C. 0. D. or¬ 
ders, balance at time of delivery. 
LANDSCAPE SERVICE—We are rendering free landscape service upon the recjuest of our customers. Guy Howard 
is our new man in charge of this work. He is well qualified to handle all your problems. Give us a ring or notify us and 
we will be glad to draw plans for foundation plantings, back yards, rock gardens and lawns. If within the radius of the 
Black Hills, we can plant stock ordered from us at a small additional cost. We have been doing considerable lawn work 
and will be glad to give you a price on a good job. 
TREE TRIMMING—We are equipped to handle your tree trimming and tree surgery work. If your trees are not 
healthy and require attention, call upon us and we will be glad to advise as to the best of our ability. 
SPRAYING—We are equipped with a barrel spray outfit and can spray your fruit and shade trees. All fruit trees 
require one or two sprayings if you expect to have fruit free from worms and scab. Local people get in touch with us 
and we will advise as to the best time to spray. Leaf rollers and aphis are very bad on American Elm and will injure 
the trees if not controlled. Trees should be sprayed early, just after the leaves open and again later. Keep your trees 
healthy. 
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E. A. GATES 
Proprietor Gates Nursery 
EVERGREEN TREES 
BLACK HILLS SPRUCE 
(Pieea canadensis albertania) 
Specimen trees, priced balled and burlapped: 
7-8 ft., $10.00 each; 0-7 ft., $7.50 each; 5-6 ft., $6.00 each 
4- 5 ft., $4.50 each; 3-4 ft., $3.00 each; 2 3 ft., $2.00 each 
18-24 in., $1.25 each; 12-18 in., 75c each. 
Write for prices on large quantities. 
COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE 
(Picea pungens glauca) 
Prices balled and burlapped: 
2% ft. trees $5.00 each; 18-24 in., $3.00 each; 15-18 in., 
$2.00 each; 12-15 in., $1.25 each. 
SILVER CEDAR 
(Juniper scopulorum) 
Prices on clipped specimens, balled and burlapped: 
5- 6 ft., $10.00 each; 4-5 ft., $7.50 each; 3-4 ft., $5.00 each; 
2-3 ft., $3.00 each; 18-24 in., $2.00 each; 12-18 in., $1.00 ea. 
RED CEDAR 
(Juniper Virginiana) 
Prices on clipped specimens, balled and burlapped: 
4-5 ft., $6.00 each; 3-4 ft., $4.00 each; 2-3 ft., $2.50 each; 
18-24 in., $1.50 each; 12 18 in., $1.00 each. 
BULL PINE 
(Pinus ponderosa) 
Prices on balled and burlapped stock: 
6- 8 ft., $5.00 each; 4-5 ft., $3.00 each; 3-4 ft., $2.00 each; 
2-3 ft., $1.00 each; 12-18 in., 60c each, $6.00 doz. 
PFITZER’S JUNIPER 
(Juniper Pftizeriana) Dwarf spreading 
Balled and Burlapped: 
2-3 ft. spread, $6.00 each; 18-24 in., $4.00 each. 
SAVIN JUNIPER 
(Juniper savina) Dwarf spreading, more upright 
than Pfitzer’s. 
Prices same as for Pfitzer’s. 
MUGHO PINE 
(Pinus Mughus) Dwarf ornamental pine 
Prices balled and burlapped: 
24-30 in. spread, $6.00 each; 18-24 in., $4.50 each; 
12-18 in., $2.50 each. 
Deciduous Shade Trees 
CHINESE ELM, AMERICAN ELM, GREEN ASH, 
HONEY LOCUST 
Prices of above varieties: 4-5 in. caliper $10.00 each; 
3- 4 in. caliper, $7.60 each; 2-3 in. caliper, $5.00 each; 
lVi-2 in. caliper, $3.00 each; 8-10 ft., $2.00 each, $20 doz.; 
6-8 ft., $1.25 each, $12.50 doz.; 5-6 ft., 75c ea., $7.50 doz.; 
4- 5 ft., 40c each, $4.00 doz.; 3-4 ft., 20c each, $2.00 doz. 
Seedlings—2-3 ft., $7.00 per 100; 18-24 in., $5.00 per 100; 
12-18 in., $3.00 per 100; 6-12 in., $1.50 per 100. 
POPLAR BOLLEANA, MOUNTAIN ASH, 
HACKBERRY 
Prices on above: 8-10 ft., $3.00 each; 6-8 ft., $2.00 each; 
5-6 ft. at $1.00 each. 
CUT-LEAVED WEEPING BIRCH 
Prices, balled and burlapped: 8-10 ft.. $7.50 each; 6-8 ft., 
$5.00 each; 5-6 ft., $3.00 each. 
SILVER OR SOFT MAPLE 
Price: 8-10 ft., $1.60 each. 
Block of Chinese Elm 
HORSE CHESTNUT OR BUCKEYE 
Price: 7-8 ft., $4.00 each. 
SILVER POPLAR, NORWAY POPLAR, 
COTTONWOOD 
Price of above varieties: 2 in. caliper and up, 
$1.00 each; 8-10 ft., 50c each, $5.00 doz.; 6-8 ft., 
35c each, $3.50 doz.; 4 6 ft.. 25c each, $2.50 doz. 
NORTHWEST POPLAR 
The best poplar for the northwest 
Price: $1.00 each. 8 ft. tall. 
RUSSIAN OLIVE AND CARGANIA 
For windbreaks 
Prices: Russian Olive, 6-8 ft., $1.00 each. 
Prices on both: 3-4 ft., 25c each; 2-3 ft., 20c 
each; 18-24 in.. $10.00 per 100; 12-18 in., $5.00 
per 100; 6-12 in. seedlings, $2.50 per 100. 
