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Geo. Gurney, M¢r. Nursery Dept., in field of 

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feos y @ Sioux City © Waterloo 1B over 50 years of experience in nursery work 
a WA —most of this time being spent in the | 
10 nurseries here at Yankton, in orchards, parks, 
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NE \4 : Enotes <= } and small plantings throughout the Central 
10 \ © Des Moines rs Ci ay, West—I am thoroughly convinced that hardi- 
Omchae ‘ M t ness in nursery stock is most essential. The 
\ 7 Monmouth storm of November 11, 1940, which damaged a 
Sf so many trees throughout the Northwest, did 
but little damage in our nurseries, due to our : 
ARES Sa NE nS EP Ns TE care Hs pres hardy oa et eee 
Paac Ha) vu |= tis : : out the Northwest will be more careful in mak- : 
A es 0 Hardiness Th Your Ow Nn Locality See ing their selections—whether you live North, ; 
DET EES E TEE Ir ae Re SNE TEATS : ’ South, East, or West, we can furnish you hardy 
nursery stock suitable to your locality, direct : 
ak : from our nurseries to you. 
ZONE : 3 ES Nees Geo. W. Gurney 
. Bs All Trees, Small Fruits, Flowers, Shrubs, and Same as Zone 2 
_ Vines found in the Gurney Catalog are recom- 
~ mended for this Region. 

NEBRASKA 
North Platte 
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_ ZONES 4 and 5 — 

SMa We Apples: Anisim, Haralson, Duchess, Wealthy, 
Anoka, Malinda, Manitoba, Yellow Transparent. 
» Crab Apples: All hardy. 
- Plums: All hardy. For EXTRA hardiness plant 
‘a All hardy except the following: 
_ Apples: Hardy except Red Delicious, Jonathan, 
Turley Winesap. 
- Plums: All hardy. Hansen Hybrids, Assiniboin and Tecumseh. 
Cherries: Pie cherries hardy except in northern Apricots: Hansen’s Siberian Manchu. 
one-half. - Cherry: None except Hybrids. 
- Apricots: All hardy. Forest Trees: All hardy, unless otherwise noted. | 
Small Fruits: All hardy except need winter cov-. Ornamental Shrubs: Spirea Van Houttei, Lilacs, 
: ering. Boysenberry, Black Raspberry, Blackberry Coralberry, Snowberry, Honeysuckles, Snowball, 
and Dewberry need extra protection and covering. Bush Roses, Sumac, Buckthorn, and Cotoneaster. 
_ Forest Trees: All hardy. | 7 
‘Ornamental Shrubs: All hardy except the fol- 
lowing need winter protection: Hydrangea, But- 

terfly Bush, Spirea Anthony Waterer, Spirea ees ZONE 6. 
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Vines: All hardy except Clematis, Wisteria, Silver 
Lace Vine—give winter covering. Same as Zone 1 
Grandmother Gurney at 94 years old, and ee} 
a Weeping Mulberry in her yard. 



Weeping Mulberry Prices: 2 year head, 4-5 i! 
ft., $2.00 Each. ) 

SPECIAL PRICES ON ITEMS NOT LISTED 
We have a great many different varieties as well as different sizes of trees and shrubs that are not listed 
in this catalog. These will range in number from 2 or 3 of a variety to several thousand of some items. 
IF YOU DO NOT FIND WHAT YOU WANT LISTED IN THIS CATALOG, WRITE US FOR 
SPECIAL PRICES. For instance, we have at least 20 varieties of Evergreens not listed in this catalog, 
on which we can make attractive prices. 

In nearly every case the pictures in this catalog are genu- 
ine photographs. However, in a few cases where we did 
not have photographs, we have pictured the different 
items as accurately as possible. All photographs are, 
of course, greatly reduced. 

