Gurney 2 Haxdy Selected 
GURNEY’S APPLES ARE TRUE-TO-NAME ~ 
To assure you of fruit that is True-to-Name, we 
have had our Apples inspected by the only True-to- 
Name Identification Service available in the Mid- 
west, and a copy of their report appears below: 
IOWA TRUENESS-TO-NAME 
IDENTIFICATION SERVICE 
Sponsored by ; 
The Iowa State Horticultural Society 
Established in 1952 Horticulture building 
A. E. Cott ‘ Ames, Iowa 
Gurney Seed & Nursery Company October 2, 19529 
All Gurney Appie trees, including the Crab Apple 
Trees, are grown by us here at Yankton on hardy 
Siberian root-stock. There is nothing hardier or better 
{or north or south. 
GURNEY’S LOW APPLE PRICES 
(Excepting Delcon, Cardinal and Almey) 
All pricés listed below are for genuine Gurney Apple 
Trees—all budded on hardy Baccata root-stock making 
the tree hardy for all the northern states as well as 
extra hardy for southern states. Don’t take chances 
on stock that is not from a nursery like Gurney’s that 
are specialists in HARDY, NORTHERN-GROWN trees. 
Most Popular Red Apple 
A1045—One of the best Win- 
ter Apples for every use. Red, 
juicy, and “‘snappy’’ when eaten 
out of hand. Excellent baked or 
in pies, and it keeps well without 
special care. Many orchards are 
comprised principally of Jona- 
than as it is considered one of 
the standards by which other 
apples are judged. Doubtfully 
Per 10 Yankton, South Dakota é ppres oe 
Each Per3 PerS5 or more TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: hardy north of Mid-Iowa. 
2 to 3 ft. Postpaid....... [7 5< 2.15. 63.39 6.49 This is to acknowledge that all of the saleable 
3 to 4 ft. Postpaid....... 90 2.55 3.98 7.49 apple trees now growing in the nursery of Gurney| § 
4 to 5 ft. Exp. not ppd... 1.15 3.15 4.98 9.50 Seed & Nursery Company, at Yankton, South Da- 
5 to 7 ft. Exp. not ppd... 1.35 3.75 5.98 11.50 kota are, to the best of my knowledge, true to name? 
as they now stand in the nursery rows. STAYMAN WINESAP 
Sincerely, A. E. Cott ' 
A1O085—The largest and best of the Wine- 
saps. One of the best flavored, best keeping 
apples there is. With a little care, Stayman 
can be kept all winter, clear up until April. 
in common storage. Trees are large and 
bear well. 
Prices on DeLuxe Grade 
See description of Gurney’s DeLuxe Grade Fruit 
Trees on page 15. 5 to 7 ft. DeLuxe Apple Trees; 1.85 
ea.; 3 for 5.29—except Delcon, 2.50 ea. and Almey, 
3.50 ea. All sent Exp. not ppd. 
(No DeLuxe Grade Sundog, 5-in-1, 3-in-1.) 
HOW TO PLANT APPLE TREES 
Set apple trees 25 to 35 feet apart. In setting your apple 
trees, prune them back severely, cutting all side branches to 
within 3 buds of main trunk and cutting off 4 of the main 
lead. Each year prune injured limbs only, Northern orchard- 
ists do better by letting their trees grow in the bush form, 
letting bottom branches grow to within 2 to 3 ft. of the 
ground. Send for free pruning bulletin. 
* * * 
Be Sure You Spray—lIt’s Easy Now 
Read about Gurney’s COMBINATION FRUIT 
SPRAY on page 23. No fuss—no muss—no worry} 
about mixing a lot of different chemicals. USE! 
THE ONE SPRAY ONLY. 
APPLE BEARING CHART 
Harvest Apples: Early Harvest, Yell. Transparent 
Red Duchess, Anoka. Fall Apples: Wealthy, Mc 
Intosh. Winter Apples: Haralson, Jonathan, North 
western Greening, Prairie Spy, Fireside, Deleon 
Stayman Winesap, Red Delicious. 
A2011X—HARDY APPLE OFFER 
Giant 4 to 6-Foot Trees 
POPULAR WINTER APPLE TRIO 
A2017X—1 each of the following: Jona- 8 These varieties grow well in the most 
«e F northern sections. Have fruit the year 
than, Red Delicious, Stayman Winesap. ie around from this collection. ae ‘ 719 
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Free: 2 Hansen Bush Cherry. 
Dark ““ALL RED” 
DELICIOUS 
Best Winter Apple 
A1O15—The name “Deli- 
cious” describes its QUAL- 
APPLE BARGAIN 
A2012X 
All-Season Collection 
CRAB APPLES for Fruit and Beauty 
crimson fruit makes a clear, spar- 
ITY. It is ‘ALL RED” and 
NEW SUNDOG 
Al1O80—This is just the Flower- 
ing Crab for the home yard as it renulan 
kling red jelly. Fruits on 2-year- 
old trees. 
son. 
Hardy. Same price as anywhere. 
apple trees. 
Gives quality fruit all sea- 
These varieties do well 
! Fireside 
1 McIntosh 
one of the best of all eating 
apples. Hardy from lower Ne- 
braska south. Large, red, 
with 5 points on base. You'll 
has a rather narrow, columnar 
growth and will not take up a 
great deal of room. Sundog is one 
of the best of the brand new Ca- 
nadian Rosy-Bloom Crabs—noted 
for their beauty and hardiness. A 
truly beautiful sight each spring 
with its wealth of deep pink blos- 
soms. 3 to 4 ft., 3.50 ea., ppd. 
4 to 6 ft., 4.00 ea., Exp. not ppd. 
.. CARDINAL 
A1010—A beautiful tree and fruit. 
Blooms are deep rich pink, almost 
red. Apples are brilliant scarlet, 
shaped like a small Delicious. 
Flesh is red to the core. Makes a 
very tasty jelly just the color of 
Port Wine. Wonderful as an or- 
namental. 
Prairie Spy 
{ Whitney Crab 
All Big 3 to 4 ft. Trees. 
POSTPAID 
All four only..... 
have to do a lot of looking 
before you can find an apple 
that can equal this “ALL- 
RED” improvement on Deli- 
cous. 
\ Each Per3 be 
\ WHITNEY 2-3’, postpaid....... 1.29 3.67 
A1107—An old favorite. Good if 3-4’, postpaid....... 1.49 4.35 
eaten fresh, and best for pickling. 4-5’, Exp. not ppd... 1.69 4.95 
Fruit is large, sweet and juicy. 
Color is yellow with lively- red 
stripes. Hardy, vigorous and a 
heavy bearer. Same price as regu- 
lar apple trees. 
\ DOLGO 
Ato1i7—This is the best one for 
jelly. Has beautiful snow white 
blooms, and the best shape and 
foliage of any crab. Its glistening 
Crab Apple Collection 
A2020X—1 Whitney, 1 Cardi- 
nal, 1 Dolgo. All 3 to 939 
“4 ft. size. ; 
All 3, postpaid, only 
5-7’, Exp. not ppd... 1.98 5.70 
~\ Beautiful New ALMEY 
A1O0O02—A brand new Canadian 
crab apple with fiery crimson 
blossoms about the size of a dol- 
lar. One.of the most colorful and 
beautiful flowering trees in Amer- 
ica. The base of each petal is 
white, forming a white, five-sided 
star within the brilliant crimson 
of each blossom. Tree is hardy. 
vigorous, upright and healthy. 
Blooms when young—often at 2 
years. The fruit is a deep scarlet 
and hangs on well into the winter. 
3 to 4 ft., 2.35 each, postpaid. 
4 to 5 ft., 2.65 each, express not 
prepaid. DeLuxe Grade—3.50 
each, exp. not prepaid. 
A1014—An apple tree 
tailor-made for the small 
lot. Delcon normally 
doesn’t get over 12 feet 
tall, yet bears loads of 
beautiful, delicious, dark 
red, full-sized apples 
shaped like Delicious. 
The flavor has all the best 
qualities of two of its par- 
ents, Jonathan and Deli- 
cious, while the tree itself 
seems to have inherited 
additional hardiness from 
A True Dwarf—a small tree with large apples. 
Ideal for small lots, yards and home orchards. 
its third contributor, Ben 
Davis. 
Delcon is a remarkable 
tree originated 20 years 
ago by the Missouri Fruit 
Experiment Station. 
Should have been on the 
market years ago. It is a 
single-graft, true dwarf. 
Much less expensive than 
$4.00 to $6.00 multi-graft 
dwarfs, and yet better. 
2 to 4 ft.—1.79 each, ppd. 
DeLuxe Grade 2.50 each, 
@ Hardy PEARS 
Pears grow upright, so can be planted as 
close as 14 to 16 feet apart. At 16 feet, takes 
170 trees per acre. Peat trees bear early and 
heavily, and no other fruit compares with 
them in aroma, lusciousness, or range of fla- 
vors. Plant both summer and winter pears; 
wrap the winter pears in paper for mid- 
winter feasting. 
PEAR PRICES 
Each Per3 Per5 
2-3 ft. postpaid ........ 98 269 4.25 
3-4 ft. postpaid ........ 1.15 3.29 5.25 
4-6 ft. Exp. not Ppd.... 1.49 4.35 6.98 
DE LUXE PEAR PRICES 
See description of DeLuxe Grade Pears on 
Page 15. 5 to 7 ft. DeLuxe Grade Pear trees, 
2.39 each, express not prepaid. 
No Colette Pear DeLuxe Grade. 
HOW TO GROW PEARS 
Plant pears 14 to 16 ft. apart. Though 
the pear succeeds best in heavy, mod- 
erately fertile soil retentive of moisture, 
no one need hesitate to plant it in any 
soil available if it is well drained. Tillage 
and fertilizing are the same as for the 
apple except that nitrogenous fertilizers 
must be used more cautiously to prevent 
lush growth. Pruning and training are 
Similar to that of apple. 
The Famous 
LINCOLN PEAR 
A1517—The most dependable pear. 
Large, good flavored. It has been produc- 
ing a heavy crop every year for 16 years 
on George Gurney’s farm. Even in a 
drouth year, 3 young trees produced 14 
bu. Ripens about September 15. In big 
demand on the market. A good commer- 
cial variety and one of the best home 
pears. 
THE GIANT BARTLETT 
The Earliest Pear of All 
. A1502—The leading commercial va- 
riety, one of the most popular for dessert 
and canning. Fanciest and finest of all 
pears. Rich golden yellow with rich pink 
blush. Good keeper and shipper. 
Pointed top and wide at base. 
vigorous, hardy and bears young. 
PATTEN 
A1524—This pear is healthy, hardy and 
productive. Bears a LARGE, YELLOW 
fruit with the RICHEST JUICE OF FINE 
FLAVOR. The skin is THIN, and QUAL- 
Tree is 
ITY EXTRA GOOD. We recommend this | 
pear to both northern and southern plant- 
ers. 
Early. , 
BEAR EARLY 
AND HEAVILY 
‘DOUGLAS PEAR 
A1509—This is the new fall pear which 
bears almost at once after planting. Gen- 
erally loaded year after planting. Fruit 
is large, yellow, and may be allowed to 
stay on the tree until fully ripe. You 
don’t have to bother wrapping them. 
This is one of the most blight-proof of 
all the pears. 
SECKEL (SUGAR) PEAR 
The Sweetest of All 
A1529—These are SECKEL or SUG- 
AR PEARS. As sweet a flavor as its 
name, “Sugar Pear,’ suggests. Good 
right off the tree and for desserts. 
Small in size but large in quality. A 
russet coat covers greenish yellow 
skin. 
GURNEY’S 
PEAR BARGAIN 
You get 1 each of the 3 hardiest, and 
most popular of our pears. All heavy 
4 to 6 ft. trees. 
1 LINCOLN PEAR, large, sweet, 
juicy. 
1 BARTLETT, fanciest and finest. 
1 PATTEN, another fine pear* 
A2138X—ALL 3, 4.19 Exp. not ppa. 
Exp. not prepaid. 
COLETTE 
The Everbearing Pear 
A1507—(Pat. Pending.) 
innovation in the fruit world and we are 
pleased to offer Colette the first year of 
its introduction. To the best of our knowl- 
edge no everbearing pear has ever been 
This is a real 
offered before. Colette is truly everbear- 
ing. It blooms and bears like a normal 
pear, then keeps on blooming and bearing 
more pears on the new growth all sum- 
mer. An ideal home or backyard tree. 
Quality is second to none. Has no grit or 
rotting at the core! 
2 to 3 ft., 2.25 ea.; 3 to 4 ft., 3.25 ea., 
ppd. 
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