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RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA Dims htc OFFICE 509 WEST BLVD. NORTH Ny

PHONE Fi 2-3705

SPRING PRICE LIST 1956

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TO OUR FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS

This is our 33rd year in the Nursery business in Rapid City. For the past five years we have been conducting our business at the above loca- tion; at the foot of Silver St., opposite the west end of Denver St. and six blocks north from Omaha on West Blvd. N.

All of our shrubs andtreesare of No. 1 quality and you should have no difficulity in getting it started. However readover planting instructions and see our guarantee as described ina lower paragraph. Also please note our discountonearlyorders described under paragraph SPECIAL OFFER,

Get in touch withus for information as to what and where to plant. We “also give free estimates and furnish plans where stock is purchased from us.

Sincerely,

E. A, GATES

GUARANTEE

Where stock dies and shows a dried-up condition by July lst, it will be replaced free in the fall or the following spring. (If it has been giventhe proper care and attention. ) Must be reported befere this date or checked by Nurseyman, Any stock reportedafter July lst will be replaced at one-half price the first year.

PLANTING

We do a certain amount of planting for our customer who live inandaround Rapid City. Planting charges are 1/3rd above cost of nursery stock, with the exceptionof evergreens, which will be 20% above cost, and hedge plants at an average cost of 25¢per running foot of trench, An additional charge is made for top dirt andfertilizer where itis required. Lawn work is figuredat 3¢ per sq. ft., includinggrass seed, fertilizer and the raking necessary for finished lawn, Grading and top soil additional. The cost of top soil runs about 1¢ per sq, ft. for each inch soil added.

SPECIAL OFFER

Where order amounts to $10,00 or more, you may deduct 10% from List,Price, where cash is paid in full with order. This offer is good until April first.

DELIVERY

Early orders will be given first consideration on large or select stock, which will be labeled or set aside, Free delivery on early orders, by truck, if within a radius of 100 miles of Rapid City, at the proper time. Where orders have to be shipped, they will go C.O.D., unless cash has been paid in ad vance and then stock will be prepaid to destination, excéptonballedandburlapped stock and fertilizer, which will be shipped collect.

HEDGING & WINDBREAKS

When planting for a hedge the plants should be spaced 12 - 18 inches apart or even closer for Chinese Elm, For windbreaks the plants should be spaced 4 - 6 feet apart. Instructions with each order.

COTONEASTER-ACUTIFOLIA - one of the best for trimming. Dark green foliage. 12 - 18 inches tall.

Shade Trees

The best kinds for the Northwest

AMERICAN ELM - A hardy native tree. Suitable for shade and parkways.

Prices: 5-6 ft. $2.00 ea. $20.00 doz. 8-10 ft. 4.50 ea. 45.00 doz. 11/2-2 in, cal. 10 ft. andup $10.00 ea.

MINNEAPOLIS HYBRID ELM ~ Grafted, fast grow- Prices 25 plants $9.00 ing up-right. 100 plants 35.00 Priceee et 6-6. ft. $3.00 ea, HONEYSUCKLE - Red flowers and red berries in the 8-10 ft. 6.00 ea. ae Prices; 12-18 in. 25 plants $4.00 CHINESE ELM - Hardy and fast growing 100 plants 15.00 SPIREA VAN HOUTTEI - Makes a graceful ornamen- Prices: 5-6 ft. $1.00 ea. $10.00 doz. tal hedge. : ee ead Ce Prices: 12-18 in. Same as Cotoneaster SOFT MAPLE - Fast growing and ornamental BUCKTHORN - Dark green foliage. Black berries in oe ve fall. Prices: 5-6 ft. $2.00 ea. $20.00 doz. prices: 18-24 in. 25 -plantesars$a;00

1l/2-2in. cal. 8.50 ea. 100 plants Po 0

CARGANIA ARBORESCENS - Sib. Pea Tree - light green foliage. Yellow

NORTHWEST POPLAR - Fast growing, spreading branches, green leaves,

Hardy and suitable for high foliage. altitudes. Prices: 12-18 in. 25 plants $2.00 Prices: 5-6 ft. $1.25 ea, $12.50 doz. 100 plants 6.00 8-10 ft. 3.00 ea. 30.00 doz. CHINESE ELM - It makes one of the quickest hedges,

also a good windbreak, Prices: 18-24 in, 25 plants $2.00 100 plants 7.50

RUSSIAN OLIVE - Fast growing. Light green foliage.

Ornamental TREES MORAINE LOCUST - Thornless, seedless, resistant

to insect and plant diseases. Price: 12-18 in. (Same as for cargania) Price: 4-5 ft, $6.00 (patented) CRIMSON KING MAPLE - (patented) Leaves remain red all summer. Price: 5-6 ft. whip $6.00 ea. NIOBE WEEPING WILLOW - Yellow barkandleaves, SHRUBS |

Branches drooping. Prices: 5-6 ft. $2.50 ea, 8-10 ft. 4.00 ea.

SPIREA VAN HOUTTEI - Bridal wreath, common white variety, 2-3 ft.

SPIREA FROEBEL - dwarf variety. Profuse flowers of deep pink. 18 - 24 in.

DWARF NINEBANK - small white flowers 18 - 24 in. COTONEASTER - 2 - 3 ft. Clumps

BARBERRY THUNBERGI - Low growing, thorny 18 - 24 in,

Price: Any of above: $1.00 ea. $10.00 doz. Any Asst.

CUT-LEAF-WEEPING BIRCH - Mostattractive of the of the ornamental. Paper bark. Price: 6-8 ft. $9.00

NATIVE PAPER BIRCH - Clusters three t five stocks,

Prices: 8 ft. andup $7.50 ea. 10 ft. and up 10. 00 ea.

BOLLEANA POPLAR - Upright growing, silver foli- age, good background tree.

ZABELI HONEYSUCKLE - Brightredbloomin spring. Red berries in fall. 2 - 3 ft. and 4 - 5 ft.

LILAC - Common Purple - Old fashioned hardy variety. LILAC - Persian Purple - purple blooms on young plants, Price: Any of above: 2 - 3 ft. $1.50 ea. $15.00 doz.

Price: 5-6 ee $2. 50 ea. $25. 00 doz, 4 5 ft. $4. 00 ea. Any Asst. 8-10 ft. 4,50 ea. 45,00 doz. Shane eo LOMBARDY POPLAR - Similar toBolleana, except COMMON SNOWBALL - White balls of flowers in sum- leaves green. mer. 2 - 3 ft, Price: 5-6 ft. $0.90 ea. $ 9.00 doz. SNOWFLAKE MOCK ORANGE - Plant Pat. 538. Apro- 8-10 ft. 2.00ea, 20.00 doz. i pamcpempnie Sand sh MOUNTAIN ASH - Fern like leaf, white flowers in PRUNUS CISTENA - Purple leavedplum. Pink flowers spring, Red berries in fall. in spring. 2-3 ftand 4-5 ft. Price: 6-8 ft. $6.00 ea, PRUNUS TRILOBA - Rose Tree of China, double rose- 8-10 ft. 7.50 ea. like flowers in May. 2 - 3 ftand 4 ~ 5 ft, A. HOPA CRAB - Beautiful ornamental, Dark pink flow- Price: Any of above: 2 - 3 ft, $2. 00 ea. $20. 00 doz. ers in May 4-5 ft. $4.00 ea. Any Asst. Price: 5-6 ft, $3. 00 ea, FRENCH LILACS ~- Varieties: Charles X (red); Mme. 6~7 ft. 4,00 ea. Lamoine (white); Pres. Carnot (pink); William Robin-

“~ ALMEY CRAB - Beautiful Brilliant red. Price: 5-6 ft, $5.00

son (deep reddish purple); President Grevy (blue). Price: 2-3ft. $2.40 ea. $24.00 doz. Any Asst.

EVERGREEN TREES BLACK HILLS SPRUCE - Native tree

Prices: 6-12 in. potted Sne(omeas 12-18 in. Mudded 1.00 ea,

2-3 ft. Bao. 4.00 ea.

3-4 ft. 7.00 ea.

4-5 ft. 9.00 ea.

5-6 ft. 12.00 ea.

42 in. Extra dense 12.00 ea.

BLACK HILLS PINE - Native tree

Prices: Same as Black Hills Spruce COLORADO SPRUCE - Native of Colorado

Prices: 36 in. Blue Green Type $12.00 ea.

UPRIGHTS OR PYRAMID JUNIPER JUN, VIRGINIANA - Dark type.

Prices: 30 in. size $ 8.50 ea. 42 in. size 10, 50-ea, 5. ft. size 15.50 ea. DUNDEE JUN. - Grafted. Dark Green. Prices: 5 ft. size $14.50 ea, PATHFINDER JUN, - Grafted. Silver Blue. Price: 42 in. $14.50 ea. COLO, GREEN JUN. - Grafted. - Dark Green Type. Price: 42 in. $14.50 ea,

SPREADING OR LOW-GROWING JUNIPERS PFITZER JUN. - Spreading, Light Green.

Prices: 9-12 in. $ 4.00 ea. 12-18 in. 6,50 ea. 24 in. 9.50 ea,

SAVINS JUN. - Semi-upright, dark green. Prices: Same as Pfitzers. NATIVE JUN, PROSTRATE - Semi-upright. Native.

Price: About 24 in, $ 5.00 ea. Dog Guards ORNAMENTAL WIRE DOG GUARDS FOR ~ EVERGREENS Price: 30 in. diameter, 16 in. high $1.25 ea,

36 in, diameter, 20 in. high $1.50 ea.

FRUIT TREES APP iE

The varieties that we have here listedare tried and pro- ven for this climate. You will not go wrong in select-

ing any of them. AYELLOW TRANSPARENT - High quality, mer variety. red late summer variety

yellow sum-

x BEACON - A new attractive of high quality. EALTHY - Old standard fall apple with red stripes. AHAROLSON - Cross of Wealthy and Ben Davis, Good keeper. MC INTOSH RED - Fall and winter variety of the high- est quality. COURT AND - High quality, red striped. WHITNEY CRAB - Old standard. Matures toward fall, .\ DOLGO CRAB - Bright red jelly crab. Makes a good ornamental, Prices for Apples: 5-6 ft. $ 2.00 ea. 20.00 doz. Any Asst. A PLUM SUPERIOR - Large, round red fruit. \ prolific. GOLDEN ROD - Yellow, hardy and thrifty. ~ REDCOAT.- Medium size, bright crimson. ~SAPA - Hybrid cherry, tree dwarfish. Fruit purple, -flesh red. Prices for Plums:

Tree hardy and

4-5 ft. $ 2.00 ea. 20.00 doz. Any Asst. CHERRY MONTMORENCY PIE CHERRY - The bestold standard red variety.

Price; a4 tt. $2.50 ea, AMETERIOR CHERRY - A new largeimproved variety. Hardy and prolific. Originated in Minnesota. Freestone,

3-4 ft. $2.50 ea.

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SMALL FRUIT

RED LAKE CURRANT - Best of the large red variety.

Price: 2yr. plants $ .60ea. $6.00 doz.

ICKWELL GOOSEBERRY - The best large round,

long-stemmed variety.

Price: zZ2yr. plants $ .90 6a. $9.00 doz,

BETA GRAPE - Cross of the Concord and wild grape.

4 Hardy and thrifty. Fine for jelly and wine,

FREDONIA GRAPE - Earlier than Concord and better

quality.

Price: Zyr. grapes $ .55 ea. $5.50 doz.

N BLACK CAP RASPBERRY - High quality and fine fla- Price: $2.40 doz.

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$3.50 for 25 plants.

AINDIAN SUMMER RED RASPBERRY - Fruit large and

, Price: $2.80 doz. $5.00 for 25 plants. fine quality.

A BUSH CHERRY-HANSEN SAND CHERRY - Grows 4 - 5 ft, tall, prolific bearer of deep pur- ple or black skinned fruit.

; Price: LS* S74 tr St. 20 $5.00 dox.

NGEM EVERBEARING STRAWBERRY PLANTS - The

everbearing for this climate. 25 plants $1.50 100 plants 5, 00 MARY WASHINGTON ASPARAGUS -'Best of the rust- proof varieties, Price: $1.00 doz. 25 plants $1.90 RHUBARB - Canada Red - Best of the large varieties. Price: Large Divisions - § 1.00 ea. 10.00 doz.

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VINES FLAME CLIMBING HONEYSUCKLE - New variety with outstanding blooms and foliage. Price: S12 20ten. CLEMATIS JACKMANII - Large purple flowers. Pro- tect in winter. Price: $1.80 (3 in pots) BOSTON IVY - Delicate foliage, beautiful in fall. Clings to stone, cement or brick,

Price: $1.20 ea. ENGLEMAN IVY - Fast grower on stone or brick. Price: S79 0%ea. $9.00 doz.

PACKAGED ROSES

HYBRID TEA AND EVERBLOOMING CRIMSON GLORY - Velvet Crimson GRUSS AN TEPLITZ - Clusters dark maroon, PICTURE - Velvity rose-pink, THE DOCTOR - Large semi-double, satiny pink. GOLDEN RAPTURE - Rick yellow, long stems. MRS, PIERRE S, DU PONT - Golden yellow. COUNTIS VANDAL - Pink, copper, gold & salmon. PRES, HOOVER - Yellow with pink & flame tints. TALISMAN - Golden yellow stained copper red. SNOWBIRD - Pure white. Perfectly formed.

Price: $1435 ea. 6 for $7.50 CLIMBERS

BLAZE - Recurrant Bloomer, Hardy, Scarlet. $1, 35 GOLDILOCKS - (Pat) 1090 Everblooming yellow. $2.50 DR. J. H. NICHOLAS - (Pat) 457. Large Rose Pink

flowers, everblooming, PATENTED HYBRID TEA

CHYRSLER IMPERIAL - Pat. 1167 Glowing Ox-blood

; red, $2.50 ea. MISSION BELLS - Pat, 923 Glowing salmon & pink $2.00 ea.

ROSE OF FREEDOM - Bright redblooms, long stems, QUEEN ELIZABETH - Grandiflora, Tall growing, Pure pink, $2.75 (Pat. 1259)

PATENTED FLORABUNDA JIMINY CRICKET - (Pat. 1346) Red buds, opening to

‘orange and then pink $2.25 SUMMER SNOW - (Pat. 416) Most prolific of white bloo- mers. $1.50 MA PERKINS - 1143 Pat. Suffusion of red & yellow. YELLOW PINOCCHIO - Pat 992 Apricot yellow. $1.50 ea, M, CIRCUS - Pat. 1382 Award 1956, Red, orange scar- let, buff, pink and red. $2.50 ea.

Supplies

SHEEP MANURE - Finely pulverized. Practically odor- less and free from weed seed. It not only fertilizes but adds the necessary humus to poor and shaley soil. To be used on newly made lawns as wellas old lawns which need fertilizing. No danger of burning. Two sacks per 1000 sq. ft. Can be mixed with top soil in the propor- tion of one part fertilizerto three or four parts soil in planting trees and shrubbery. Price: $1.50 for large burlap bag. 10 bags or more at $1.40 ea. PEAT MOSS - Garden Type. For mulching and soil conditioning. Price: Medium size bale $3. 75 1 bu. $1.30; Pound $ .15. TOP SOIL - Black humus top soil fromthe Black Hills. Price: $ .50 per bushel, $5.00 12 bushels.

PLANT FOOD - 10-20 fertilizer concentrate Nitrogen and Phosphorous. Helps to counteractalkaline soil and chlorosis inplants. In planting new stock mix with soil, 1/2 1b. per shrub, 1 lb. per medium-sized tree. For established trees bore holes about 18 inches deep ina

circle around the tree below the outer branches.

Prices: 5 1b. $ .50 10 lb. AVI Gorlbe 2.00

TERRA-LITE SOIL CONDITIONER - It isnota fertili- zer but a light mineral which when incorporated within the soil, willmake it more friable and easier to work. It will not rot, sour the soil norinjure the plants. Will stimulate root growthand is especially good when start- ing new lawns. Instructions with each package. Prices: $ .50 4-quart bag 1.00 1/2-bushel bag 4.00 4-cu. ft. bag MILORGANITE FERTILIZER An organic fertilizer for lawns, trees, shrubs and gar- dens. No danger of burning. Use 50 1b. per 1000 sq. ft. lawn. Directions-with bags. Prices: 25-lb. sack $1.80 50Mbs sacks 290 100 lb. sack 4.90 GRASS SEED Seed at the rate of 5 to 7 1b. per 1000 sq. ft. HEAVY WEIGHT KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS, Price: $1.50 per lb. OUR BLACK HILLS MIXTURE - Contains Kentucky Blue Grass, Red Fescue, domestic Rye and White Clover. Price: $1.00 per lb. $9.50 per 10 lb, BLACK HILLS MIXTURENO. 2 -Sameas above without domestic Rye. Price: $1.25 per lb. $12.00 per 10 lb.

ORDER BLANK

Please ship the following via: ( ) Parcel Post( )Express( ) Freight

Quantity Kinds of stock

PERENNIALS

PHLOX - Varieties: Flash (Bright red); Lilian (light pink); Orange Beauty; Prime Minister (pure white); Star- light (violet).

Price: $ .50 ea. $5.00 doz. Any Asst. 3 packaged $1. 355

CUSHION MUMS - Early dwarf, colors inbronze, pink,

red, white, yellow.

Price: Same as Phlox.

FALL ASTERS - In bothdwarf(12 in. and tall (3-4 ft. )

Colors: Violet-blue, pure white, pink, red.

Price: Same as Phlox.

DELPHENIUM - Improved Belamossa - deep blue, Cleveland Beauty and Belladonna - sky blue.

Price: $ .40 ea. $4.00 doz.

BLACK KNIGHT - Darkest violet flower. 2-3in. accross, KING ARTHUR - Rich royal purple, white bee.

Price: $ .70 ea. $7.00 doz.

SPRING BULBS

GLADIOLA - Packaged No. 1. Newer varieties. 12 Asst. each different color flower $1.00 doz. 25 Asst. bulbs in package - $1.65 100 mixed bulbs - 1 in. and up - $6.00 DAHLIA - Spring Tubers - Packaged. Price: 6 Asst. Each different variety Giant Decor- ative - $2.50 box. 6 Asst. Each different variety Pompon - - - $2.00 box, CANNAS - Hungarian - Pink flowers, green foliage, Yellow King Humbert - Yellowflowers, green foliage, Red King Humbert - Bronze foliage. Price: $ .25 ea. $2.50 doz. any asst. COMELLIA BEGONEAS, 6 Assorted Varieties in box at $2.00. REMEMBER - Witheveryorder sent out, you will find

complete planting instructions, Tells how to plant any- thing listed.

PEONIES

RED SHADES: Felix Crausse, Prince of Darkness, Pres,

Roosevelt.

PINK SHADES: Edulus Superba, Reine Hortense.

WHITE SHADE: Mme. Deverneville.

Each Pkgd. $1.10 ea. $11.00 Doz. Any Asst.

UN-NAMED: Pink, redand white, double, not packaged. $ .90 ea. $9.00 doz. Any Asst.

LILIES

SINGLE AND DOUBLE TIGER

Prices: $ .25 ea. $ 45. for 2 $2.50 doz. REGALE - Improved type. White suffused pink, yellow suffused pink, yellow throat. TENNIFOLIUM CORAL LILY - Cherry red blos- soms,

Prices of above: $ .50 ea. $5.00 doz.

FERNS - Native Black Hills. Fronds grow to three feet tall.

Price: $ .50 ea. $5.00 doz.

BABY BREATH - GraftedBristol Fairy - Double continuous bloomer.

Price: $1.00 ea.

BLEEDING HEART - Cammon. Old fashioned kind, Price: $1.00 ea.