

GURNEY’S PLANTING MAGAZINE, AUGUST, 1947-——GURNEY SEED, & NURSERY CO., YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA 
Most Winter Damage — 
Trees - Shrubs -Hedges- Vines 
This is the biggest list of trees, shrubs, vines and hedges we have ever listed in the fall. 
We know you'll like 
them, and they will do well for you. All of this material will be shipped at the best planting time. Please set it out 
the day you receive it. Don’t let it dry out in the package. 
EVERGREENS 
Fall is the best time to plant Evergreens. Water them in well and keep watering. No tree needs more water when 
first set out. It is even a good idea to water during mild spelis in the wintertime. . 
All Evergreens are balled and burlapped and are shipped express not prepaid. No charge is made for packing. 
SILVER JUNIPER (Scopulorum)—IEN9—Upright va- PFITZER JUNIPER—IN4—Most popular spreader. 
riety. Very popular because of Its outstanding sil- Feathery, gray-green foliage. Hardy everywhere. 
very foliage and upright habit of growth. 18-24” 24-30"? 30-36” 
12-18” 18-24” 24-30’? 30-36” -a 
2.50 Each - $3.05 Bach $4.50 Each $5.73 Each $3.68 Hach $4.68 Bach Sg ae 
2 for $4.75 2 for $5.50 2 for $8.25 2 for $10.75 2 el ween : ae sinao - 325.00 
5 for $11.25 5 for $13.50 5 for $17.50 5 fer $24.75 5 for $14. or : 
JUNIPER VIRGINIANA (Red Cedar)—IN8—Dense and columnar. Bluish-green foliage turning to reddish-purple in 
late fall or winter. - 
12-18” 18-24”" 24-30” 30-36”? 3-4’ 4-5’ 
$2.25 Each $2.80 Each $4.25 Each $5.30 Each $6.40 Each $7.90 Each 
2 for $4.30 2 for $5.20 2 for $7.50 2 for $9.70 2 for $12.00 2 for $15.00 
& for $22.50 5 tor $28.50 5 for $36.00 
JUNIPER MEYERI—IN18—The bright blue, semi- 
upright Juniper. Taller than a spreader, not as tall 
or pointed as an upright. 
5 for $9.98 5 for $12.50 5 for $16.50 
GLOBE JUNIPERS—IN17—Comp@et globe form of 
Scopulorum Juniper, Silvery foliage. Very hardy. 
18-24” Spread 24-30” Spread 18-24" 24-30” 30-367’ 
$4.35 Each $5.50 Each $4.35 Each $5.50 Each | $6.75 Each 
2 for $38.00 2 for $10.25 2 for $8.00 2 fer $10.25 2 for $13.00 
5 for $17.00 5 for $23.25 5 for $17.00 5 for $23.25 5 for $31.00 
DUNDEE JUNIPER—INI0—A new grafted Juniper. We consider this 
tree the most valuable Juniper introduction in recent years. It originated 
from a specimen found in the D. Hill Nursery. It makes a compact sym- 
metrical pyramid of moderate size. Its spring and summer color is gray- 
ish-green, slightly on the purplish tint. The fall and winter color is a 
purplish-plum shade, This is not the bronze color of the ordinary Red $50.00. 

Cedar but is a most attractive shade, unlike the winter color of any 
other Juniper. This remarkable tree is one of the few variéties which 
we grow that is adapted to all parts of the country. It survives well in 
the deep South, on the Pacific Coast as well as in the Eastern and Cen- 
tral States. Prices: 30-36’’—$6.50 each; 2 for $12.50 ;5 for $30.00. 3-4"— 
$7.15 each; 2 for $15.00; 5 for $36.25. 4-5'—$10.75 each; 2 for $20.50; 5 for 

ORNAMENTAL and WINDBREAK TREES 
The Most Popular for Fall 
Getting trees in in the fall is smart. ‘You gain six months un- 
dergrowth this way, and you have one big job done that you usu- 
all have to do in the spring when so many others interfere. 
“Whenever seedlings are planted in the fall, which is the time 
most of the nurseries plant their tree seedlings, a furrow should 
be plowed up to the seedlings on either side of the row and this 
bank of earth should be left covering the seedlings throughout 
AMERICAN ELM SEEDLINGS AMERICAN ELM SHADE BECHTELS FLOWERING CRAB LAUREL ; 
AN601—(Seedlings are best us- TREE TRANSPLANTS—AN%0 —AN702—(Very shapely grower. AN619—( Fine for 
used for Branches loaded with big, beau- shelterbelt planting.) 
18-24"—1@ fer 89c; 50 for $3.29; 
4-5'—65ce each; 2 for $1.19; 5 spring. Always blooms early when 10@ for $5.95, postpaid. 
GOLDEN 
. Rapid growing. Beautiful in mass 
CHINESE ELM SHADE TREE Plantings. Make good hardy wind- 
TRANSPLANTS—AN%07-— (Most break trees. Half an acre of these 
trees cut to the ground every few 
4-5’—5e each; 2 for $1.39; 4 for Years keep an ardinary family in 
3 . firewood for a whole year. 2-3’— 
hase mathe - 10 for $1.50; 50 for $5.89; 100 for 
5-6’—89c each; 2 for $1.69; 4 for $9.98, postpaid. 
6-8’—$1.29 each; 2 for $2.29; 4 HARDY 
AN627—Good for 
good for fruit and good for blos- 
CHINESE ELM SHADE TREE soms. Just the thing to make a 
SPECIAL — AN778X—3 giant 6’ screen or windbreak from which 
you can go out and gather fruit 
in season. Fine strong seedlings 
50 for trees only $1.79, Express not pre- 1% to 83 ft. high. $2.50 for 10; 
$2.39; 100 for $4.49; 200 for $8.69, paid. FREE GIFT: 1 Silver Ma- $4.98 for 25; 50 for $8.89; 100 for 
—(Transplants are 
shade trees): 
ed for hedges and 
screens)— 
18-24”—50 for $1.89; 100 for 
$3.29; 200 for $5.95, postpaid. 
2-3’—50 for $2.95; 100 for $4.59; 
200 for $8.35, postpaid. 
rough ; 
tiful, pink rosettes in early 
for $2.79, Express not prepaid. other blooms are not yet out.) 
5-6’—80c each; 2 for $1.49; 5 Prices: 98c each, postpaid. 
for $3.48, Express not prepaid. 
6-8’—$1.10 each; 2 for $1.98; 5 
for $4.69, Express not prepaid. 
CHINESE ELM SEEDLINGS— 
AN604 — (For Windbreaks, 
Hedges and Screens of all 
kinds): 
12-18"—25 for 85c; 50 for $1.49; 
100 for $2.49; 200 for $4.59, P.P. 
18-24”—25 for 98c; 50 for $1.89; 
100 for $3.49; 200 for $6.79, P.P. 
HONEY LOCUST SEEDLINGS 
—AN605—(These are used in Chinese Elms for lawn or parking 
screens and windbreak planting.) planting. Heavy transplanted 
18-24”"—25 for $1.29; 
useful tree for the North): 
$2.59, Express not prepaid. 
$3.10, Express not prepaid. 
for $4.29, Express not prepaid. 
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the winter. After the frost is out of the ground in the spring, 
this earth can be pulled away and the i 
through in fine shape. This is not only to give the seedlings pro- 
tection against the winter weather, but also to keep them from 
being heaved out of the ground by the frost. As they are abso- 
luely dormargt when you receive them, it will not harm them to be 
covered entirely by dirt all winter long. | 
seedlings will come 
LEAF WILLOW— 
screens and 
WILLOW — AN703 — 
PLUM SEEDLINGS-— 
windbreaks, 


postpaid. 
ple. 
FLOWERING SHRUBS 
All Prices Postpaid 
The flowering shrubs are really best planted in the fall. Mound the dirt up around them, or en- 
tirely over them. They will be protected against heaving this way, and will be ready to go next 
spring when you uncover them. 
SPIREA VAN HOUTTEI— 
(Bridal Wreath)—-AN566—One 
of the hardiest. Grows any- 
where. 
18-24"—39e each; 3 for $1.10; 
10 for $3.19, postpaid. 
2-3’—5B5e each; 3 for $1.49; 
- 10 for $449, postpaid. 
HYDRANGEA P. G.—AN521— 
Hardy shrub “producing pani- 
eles of white flowers, changing 
to shades of pink in the fall. 
18-24”—79c each; 3 for $2.25; 
5 for $3.49, postpaid. 
PINK FLOWERING ALMOND 
—AN&46—In the early spring, 
before other shrubs are in bud, 
the flowering almond is a 
bride’s bouquet of double, pink, 
: rose-like flowers. 
| 18-24”—59c each; 3 for $1.59; 
5 for $2.49, postpaid. 

CARAGANA—AN384—The Drought Lov- 
er. 
18-24”—25 for $2.69; 50 for 
for $9.25, postpaid. 
SPIREA VAN HOUTTEI 
(Bridal Wreath)—AN337— 
Beautiful as a trimmed 
hedge. 
12-18"—12 for $1.56; 25 
for $3.19; 50 for $5.89; 100 
for $10.98, postpaid, 

LILAC SPIREA—(Spirea Bil- 
lardi) — AN562—Erect shrub 
with bright feathery plumes 5 
to 8 in. long in mid-summer, 
18-24”—49e each; 3 for $1.29; 
5 for $1.98, postpaid. ‘ 
SNOWBALL — (Common) — 
AN556—Very hardy. Filled with 
white balls of bloom in the 
last part of May. 
18-24”—79e each; 3 for $2.19; 
5 for $3.49, postpaid. 
MOCK ORANGE—(Coronari- 
us) — AN540 — Extra hardy. 
Flowers are pure white and 
very fragrant. 
18-24”—49¢ each; 3 for $1.29; 
5 for $1.98, postpaid. 
TARTARIAN HONEY- 
SUCKLE — AN517 — Stands 
$4.89; 100 
CHINESE ELM—AN331— 
The quick grower. 
18-24”—25 for $1.10; 100 
for $8.49, postpaid. 
Best way to Fall plant hedges is to cover 
them up as high as possible with dirt. This 
way they will not mind wintering over and 
will be ready to grow far earlier in the spring. 
TARTARIAN HONEYSUCKLE—AN382 
—For tall sereening hédge. 
18-24”"—12 for $2.69; 25 for $4.69; 5@ 
for $8.79; 100 for $15.75, postpaid. 
PRIVET HEDGE—(Amur 
River North) — AN385 — 
Strictly 
mental hedge. 
12-18"—25 for $2.78: 50 
for $5.25; 100 for $9.93, 
postpaid. 
heavy trimming and drouth. 
Fragrant red and pink blos- 
soms fill the air when in 
bloom, and bright colored ‘ber- 
ries make it\ beautiful well into 
fall. 
18-24"—39c each; 3 for 98c; 
5 for $1.49, postpaid. 
2-3’—49c each; 3 for $1.29; 5 
for $1.98, postpaid, 
TAMARIX HISPIDA—AN5i1 
—Very hardy. Foliage is very 
fine, feathery and dense, and 
is a silvery-blue color. Bright 
coral-pink flowers. 
18-24”"—39¢ each; 3 for 98c; 
5 for $1.49, postpaid. 
HARDY HEDGES 
All Prices Postpaid 
first-class orna- 
$14.98, pestpaid. 


PERSIAN LILAC—AN534—Best for 
the north. The finest of all Lilacs 
of the north country. Quick bloom- 
ing, grows 8-10’ high, stands dry 
conditions well. 
18-24"—49c each; 3 for $1.29; 5 
fer $1.98, postpaid. 

VINES 
The Three Best 
Nothing will mellow a_ building 
more than a beautiful vine. 
here are the three best. 
plant wonderfully in the fall and 
will really go out and grow for you 
the following spring. 
HALL’S JAPAN HONEYSUCKLE 
—AN808—39e each; 2 for 69¢; 
5 for $1.59, postpaid. 
PURPLE WISTERIA—AN 813— 
49c each; 2 for 89c, postpaid. 
AMERICAN BITTERSWEET 
VINE—ANS800—2 for 69c; 5 for 
$1.59, postpaid. 
And 
And they 


to Plants ; 
Winter injury in gardens, in cold 
weather sections, is not done by 
cold as a rule, but by thaws. It is 
to prevent this damage that 
mulches are applied; and not to 
protect hardy plants from the cold. 
A contrary impression is wide- 
spread and sometimes leads te 
harm, when mulches are applied 
tog early, when the soil is still soft, 
rather than after it has frozen 
hard. \A very light covering suf- 
fices to delay freezing a long time 
after the unprotected ground has 
frozen; and this soft soil is often 
invaded by mice, who feed on the 
plants growing there. 
A light covering placed over 
frozen ground prevents surface 
thawing’ which might be accompa- 
nied by frost heaving, and standing 
water in surface puddles, which 
would uproot plants and bulbs and 
cause decay. | 
A notable exception to this rule 
in sections where subzero temper- 
atures are experienced is the case 
of tender and half-hardy roses, 
especially the so-called ever-bloom- 
ing or hybrid-tea varieties. The 
tops of these roses can be killed 
by subzero temperatures, and are 
often protected by soil piled high 
about them, or by coverings of 
leaves or straw. 
In other cases the nature of the 
mutch sheuld vary according to the 
plants proteeted. There are some 
plants whigh do not die down to 
the ground when winter sets in, 
but retain a crown above the sur- 
face which should live through. 
Foxgloves and canterbury bells are 
exaniples. Any perennial which on 
examination after freezing weath- 
er is seen to have top growth still 
alive belongs in this class. It is 
important that such plants shall 
not be smothered by a mulch 
which shuts out air, since this will 
usually result in rotting and death. 
In such cases a mulch of corn 
stalks. ever-green boughs, pruned 
stems of shrubs, or even’an up- 
turned Lasket—any material which 
will shade the ground without shut- 
ling out the air, should be chosen. 
Plants of this class should be in 
the higa spots of the border where 
surface water drains quickly. 
For plants whose tops disappear 
entirely im winter, a mulch of 
leaves, siraw or manure is satis- 
factory. But when such plants are 
well estabiished they do not need a 
mulch. If newly planted in well- 
spaded soil, heaving action will be 
exaggerated and there will be a 
lack of roots to anchor the plants 
so that a mulch the first season is 
advisable. The need is greater, the 
later planting has been done. This 
same rule applies to fall bulbs, 
which need protcetion only when 
planted somewhat late in newly 
spaded soil. A rule which should 
not be forgotten is that mulches 
should never be applied to the 
ground wntil it has frozen. 
FREE GIFTS With Your 
Orders at Gurney’s 
We have always followed the 
practice of giving -more than we 
bargain for, and we think it’s still 
a good practice, even in these days 
of high values. 
Every order at Gurney’s calls for 
a free gift. This goes for both gar- 
den seed and nursery stock. -We 
aren’t going to tell what these gifts 
are ahead of time, but you can™be 
sure they will be good, and really 
useful or decorative in the garden. 
Our free gift policy goes for or- 
ders eveh lower than a dollar, but 
the bigger the order, the bigger the 
gift, or the more gifts. Watch for 
them in your erders, and remem- 
ber you always get your money’s 

worth at Guerney’s—and a little bit — 
more to boot. 
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Plan @ rat killing campaign as 
they come in from the fields this 
fall. 

Pinch back soft tips of new — 
blackberry vines when they reach — 
3 feet. 
