COL. C. W. GURNEY 
Founder—1840-1913 
3rd Generation 
SID GURNEY 
Vice-President 
2nd Generation 
GEORGE W. GURNEY 
President 
1st Generation j 
Hello, Folks: 
We are very pleased to send you this, our new fall catalog, 
and we are certain you will find just what you are looking for. 
Of course, we do not lise the number of varieties we do in our 
big spring catalog, but, after all there is a limit to the number 
of items that can be safely fall-planced. 
You want results, and we want you to have them. That is 
why we have used extra care in selecting the items we are list- 
ing for fall planting. You can select any item with the satis- 
faction of knowing it is the kind of nursery stock or seed that 
can be safely fall-planted. 
Thanking you for any order you might favor us with, I 
remain 
Geo. W. Gurney 
President 
ABOUT FALL PLANTING 
Plant all perennial flowers in the fall juse as you would ia 
the spring. Do not mound dirt over them but be sure and 
mulch them after the ground freezes, Put good mulch over your 
bulb bed, using coarse litter or strawy manure. Put a mound of 
dirt around your bramble fruits as soon as they are planted to 
prevent heaving from alternate thawing and freezing, and remove 
this mound early next spring after growth starts. 
You can fall plant as long as you can work the ground even 
if you have to break a frozen top crust several inches thick. 
Be sure you water thoroughly if the ground is dry, and do not 
expect most fall-planted stock to show any signs of growth this 
season as ic has gone into a dormant period and will not start 
uncil next spring. 
Write us if you have growing problems. 
glad to help you in every way that we can. 
FREE GIFT 
Wich every nursery order we receive, it is our custom and 
pleasure to include with your order a valuable free gift. You 
will be surprised and pleased when you receive it, and it’s our 
way of saying “‘thank you”’ for the fine order. 
We are always 
Gurney’s Gorgeous R 
Dykes Medal winner. 
brown undertones, touched with henna. 
American Iris Society's 100 Most Popular’’. 
each; 3 for 3.79, ppd. 
tall, strong stems. 89¢ each; 3 for 2.39, ppd. 
B1244—FROSTED GLASS. Pale yellow standards roe 
9c 
soft white falls with a distince yellow edge. 
each; 3 for 1.19, postpaid. 
B1243—FORTUNE. Solid, old gold, overlaid with 1.19, ppd. B3070X—1 each of the following: OLA 
rust-red. Beautiful, flaring falls, 39¢ each; 3 for 14338—ELMOHR. ‘The Orchid Iris’. One of, the KALA, SABLE, BLUE SHIMMER, SNOW 
98c, postpaid. best of the 100 Most Popular’ for 1951. Huge FLURRY. All 4 ONLY 2.89, ppd. 
B1250—GREAT LAKES. Well-rounded, large, clear flowers on long stems. Prolific bloomer. 75¢ each; 
FALL-BLOOMING IRIS 
4 SEE ILLUSTRATIONS AT FAR RIGHT 
These Iris grow just like the others, and 
m% have blooms that are just the same. The dif- 
™ ference is that these bloom not once a year, 
™ but twice, first in the late spring and again 
% in the fall. Give you lots of blooms, and still 
™ are very economical to plant. 
{ PRICES: 39c each; 3 for 98c, postpaid. 
% B1152—AUTUMN KING. A beautiful, and very 
% popular, bi-color Iris with large blooms of 
™ blue and purple. 
= B1156—BLACK MAGIC. Pictured ac right. It is 
a rich, velvety black-purple. The picture 
ms doesn’t do it justice. 
% B1153—AUTUMN QUEEN. Also pictured at 
% right. This is snow white and often blooms 
seven months of the year! 
% B1190 — SOUTHLAND. Also pictured at the 
m@ right. A deep, golden yellow, and winner of 
@ the American Iris Society’s°Award of Merit. 
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Gumey’s Nursery Stock is 
GUARANTEED 
We guarantee all our nursery stock to be state 
inspected, free from disease, true to name, and first 
class in every way. 
After you have planted it, if it fails to grow 
owing to weather conditions or other factors over 
which we have no control, we will replace losses 
you 
once at half price the following season, if 
notify us not later than Aug. 1, 1954. Accompany 
your report with a remittance of one-half the 
Original purchase price. 
B1284—PRAIRIE SUNSET. All the brilliant colors of 
a glowing sunset. Large flowers on tall, strong stems. 
89c each; 3 for 2.39, ppd. 
B1231—BRYCE CANYON. A blend of copper with 
No. 15 he 
1.39 
B1230-—BLUE SHIMMER. Clear, soft blue markings 
on crisp, ivory white background. Large flowers; 
69c each; 3 for 1.69, postpaid. 
B1289—SNOW FLURRY. Pure icy whice, ruffled 
waved. Lots of flowers. Tall. 
postpaid. 
B12B0—OLA KALA. Brilliant, 
ruffled. Tall stems. 
in American Iris Society's ‘“‘Hall of Fame.” 
each; 3 for 2.39, postpaid. 
deep yellow 
B129G6—-SABLE. A heavy bloomer. Iris Society ‘Hall 
of Fame” for 1951. 89c each; 3 for 2.49, postpaid. 
falls violet-blue 
49c each; 3 for 
B1312—WABASH. White standards; 
edged white. Strikingly beautiful. 
blue blooms on «all stems. A Dykes Medal winner. 3 for 1.79, postpaid. 
‘Gumey’s RED and PINK IRIS’ 
B1372—ORANGE FLAME. One of the most brilliancly 
colored Iris in existence. 49c each; 3 for 1.19, ppd. 
B1381—RANGER. Very large, brilliant red. Lots of 
flowers on tall, well-branched stems. 1.39 each; 3 
for 3.79, ppd. 
B1331—CHINA MAID, One of the best pinks. Lovely 
lilac-pink blend. Large, 49¢ each; 3 for 1.19, ppd. 
B1345—HARRIET THOREAU. An orchid-pink self, with 
brilliant, clear, waxy petals. 69c each; 3 for 1.69, 
ppd. 
B1336—DOGROSE. Large blooms of bright old rose 
color on tall stems. Hardy and strong. One of the 
reliable pinks. 39c¢ each; 3 for 98c, postpaid. 
B1335—DISPLAY. One of the darkest and richest 
reds. The large flowers are glowing and brilliant. 
98c each; 3 for 2.79, postpaid. 
B1377—RED ORCHID. This is the finest red Iris we 
have ever seen. A rich, velvety red, and early. 
$~.| Oriental POPPIES 
All these Poppies are varieties that have very large 
flowers of bold, brilliant colors. i 
beauty entirely different from any other flower. 
The Oriental Poppy roots should be planted in late 
summer and early fall. 
following spring. Live for years. 
B1707—EDNA PERRY. A _ beautiful salmon pink. 
each; 3 for 1.49, postpaid. 
B1701—BETTY ANN. A very fine, light pink. No mark- 
ings—petals all clear pink. 59¢ each; 3 for 1.49, ppd. 
B1729—RED FLARE. 
3 for 1.49, postpaid. 
B1713—HELEN ELIZABETH. Finest of all pink poppies. 
59c each; 3 for 1.49, postpaid. 
B1702—BEAUTY OF LIVERMORE. Huge in size and deep 
red in color. 
They have an exciting 
They then will bloom well the 
59c 
Brilliant orange-scarler. 59c¢ each; 
59c each; 3 for 1.49, postpaid. 
89c each; 3 for 2.39, 
lightly 
Dykes Medal winner for 1948; 
rovements have been 
and color of Iris in 
y other flower. And 
of the new and 
where an. older 
have retained it. 
and so beautiful, 
erhaps more imp 
Pet Fane size, form 
recent years than in an 
here we offer you many 
perter ones. Of course, 
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and 
B1227—AZURE SKIES. Very Yarge flowers of beauti- 
ful light, clear sky blue. Lovely ruffled petals crisp | 
as starched cloth. Long, strong stems. Fragrant. | 
Honorable mention 1943, Award of Merit 1945, 
one of ‘100 Most Popular’’ 1951. 69¢ each; 3 for 
1.69, postpaid. 
89c 
“TEN TOP” IRIS COLLECTION 
59c each; 3 for 1.59, postpaid. 
B1340—FLORA ZENOR. A different Iris. Pale, shell 
pink shading to a deep rose and intensified by vivid 
red beard. 49c¢ each; 3 for 1.19, postpaid. 
B1302—SOLID MAHOGANY. Large, glowing, deep 
ruby-red. Deservedly very popular. 1.49 each; 3 for 
3.98, postpaid. 
B1352—INDIAN CHIEF. Giant, velvety red bi-color. 
Outstanding. 39¢ each; 3 for 98c, postpaid. 
B1367—NOWETA. An adorable Sass variety of clear, 
soft pink with soft, yellow flush. 39c each; 3- for 
98c, postpaid. 
RED AND PINK BARGAIN 
B3077X—10 beautiful Red and Pink Iris. 
Our 
assortment from the finest of our collection. 
Not labeled. All 10 for only 1.98, postpaid. 
B1736—WHITE KING. Pure white with a distinct black 
cross in the center. Best white. 69c each; 3 for 1.79, ppd. 
B1712—GOLD OF OPHIR. Brilliant gold-orange. Nearest 
to golden yellow poppy. 69c each; 3 for 1.79, ppd. 
B1711—GLOWING EMBER. A most brilliant, glowing 
crimson poppy with beautifully ruffled petals. 59¢ each; 
3 for 1.49, postpaid. 
B1710—GLORY GLOW (Olympia). The double poppy and 
the first to bloom. Color is vivid orange. 49¢ each; 
3 for 1.19, postpaid. : 
B1716—INDIAN CHIEF. One of the bramd new poppies 
and very unusual. Huge 6 to 8-inch blossoms of a light 
plum color. 79¢ each; 3 for 2.19, postpaid. 
B1731—ROYAL SCARLET. As the name implies, it is a 
brilliant, shining scarlet. A beaury. 59¢ each; 3 for 
1.49, postpaid. 
B3230X—1 each of all 11 Oriental Poppies listed here 
for only 5.49, postpaid. 
GURNEY’S CHOICE POPPY COLLECTION 
B3231X—1 Gold of Ophir, 1 Indian Chief, 1 Beauty of 
Livermore and 1 Helen Elizabeth — all 4 for 2.29, ppd. 
