1934 SPRING AND FALL -<^ THE HOUSE OF GURNEY, INC. YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA 
CUCUMBERS 
1 Oz. for 50 Hills; 2 Lbs. Per 
I HAVE learned to like cucumbers in about every way they can be pre¬ 
pared; the early ones sliced and then the delicious pickles made in various 
ways. I have only succeeded in my desire to like them in the last two 
or three years and I do not know of a more beautiful sight than a large 
field of cucumber vines covering the ground with their thousands of yellow 
flowers and then the picking of the little ones 1 to 1 inches long for pick¬ 
ling; then the larger, rapid growing ones, cool and crisp, for slicing; then the 
\cre in Hills, 5 Lbs. in Drills 
large yellow ones for the sweet pickles; then in the seed fields the literally 
millions of full grown fruit and the same size, yellow-bronze in color and 
when you look at them you know that anyone can grow a cucumber and— 
like myself—learn to like them. 
Plant cucumber seed 10 or 15 to the hill after danger of frost is past. 
Thin out later when danger of bugs is past. P'or the big crop of pickles, 
plant from June 1st to the middle of July. 
Gurney’s New Everbearing 
Gurney’s New Everbearing 
V’ery early, enormously productive, literally 
covering the ground with its fruit the entire 
season until killed by frost, making it the rnost 
prolific variety in existence. P'ruit is medium 
size and rich, dark green in color, shape long, 
excellent for pickling or slicing. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
10c; 'A lb., 25c; 1 lb., 75c; 5 lbs., $.^.00. 
Earliest of All Cucumbers 
This is a white spine sort, very dark green 
w'hen fit to slice. 6 to 7 inches long, has pale 
green stripes about Ys length from blossom end, 
straight square ended, firm, and makes a fine 
pickier. This is a great favorite among gardeners 
and others desiring a good, prolific cucumber. 
Pkt. .5c; oz., 10c, (4 lb., 25c; 1 lb., 75c. 
Improved Early White Spine—This special 
Strain of While Spine Cucumber is noted for its 
extra earliness, earlier than h'ordhook or .Ar¬ 
lington. Vines vigorous, fruiting early and 
abundantly; fruit uniformly straiglit and hand¬ 
some, dark green, with a few white spines; 
flesh tender and of excellent flavor. Great 
bearer, for table use or pickling. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
10c; !4 lb., 25c; 1 lb., 75c; 5 lbs., $3.00. 
China Long Cucumber—Makes perfectly 
straight fruit. They average about 20 inches. 
They are thickest in the middle of fruit, where 
they average 2 to 3 inches in diameter. The 
attractive fruit taper gently toward the ends, 
holding their thickness well until they run off 
into a round stem and blossom end. 
.\ most remarkable feature of China Long is 
the fact that it retains the beautiful deep green 
color of the skin until it is fully ripe. China 
Long is practically all flesh, containing but 
very few seeds. The thick flesh is a beautiful 
white. It is crisp, juicy, and of the most delicious 
flavor, and essentially a quality cucumber 
which is absolutely unequaled for market or 
home use. 
The fine large long fruits are extra fine for 
slicing, but if picked when of small size, they 
make tasty little pickles. The people in China 
store surplus products for their winter table 
after cutting into four or five pieces and drying. 
The vigorous vines bear continuously,particularly 
if the fruit is picked as soon as it has reached a 
good size. Pkt., 8c; oz., 20c; !4 lb., 65c; 1 lb., 
$1.95. 
Improved Long Green—The stock we offer 
under this name is in a class by itself. The vines 
are very vigorous and productive. The fruits,are 
very long, often twelve to fifteen inches when 
mature. They are uniformly slender and of 
beautiful dark green color. The large warts 
and spines are well distributed over the surface 
instead of being clustered at one end as in in¬ 
ferior stocks. The variety furnishes some fruits 
early but matures the bulk of its crop rather 
late. It is a standard sort for slicing and is very 
largely used for pickles. This is the most exten¬ 
sively used cucumber for the garden and market. 
We have given this variety especial attention for 
many years and we believe the stock we offer has 
noequal. Pkt.,5c; oz., 15c; 14lb.,30c; 1 lb., 90c; 
5 lbs., $3.50. 
Davis Perfect—It is seldom that any one 
cucumber or other vegetable will stand per¬ 
manently at the top of all others in quality, 
yield, etc., for as much as eight or ten years 
at a time. But the Davis Perfect has been on 
the market for about that time and its nearest 
competitor is so far behind that it seems safe 
to predict that Davis Perfect will be the best 
for a number of years. We have grown this in 
large fields for seed purposes and the cucumbers 
would lay so thick on'the ground that you could 
hardly walk without stepping on them. It pro¬ 
duces a very small quantity of seed, in fact, less 
per cucumber than any other cucumber grown. 
This makes it specially desirable for slicing or 
for sweet pickles. Fkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 14 lb., 
30c; 1 lb., 90c; 5 lbs., $3.50 
Gurney’s New Longfellow 
This is truly a magnificent cucumber. The 
best of the large varieties. Its dark green color, 
perfect shape, and firm white flesh place it in a 
class by itself. 
This new cucumber grows to a length of 15 
inches and retains its dark green color until 
nearly ripe. Vines are vigorous and very pro¬ 
lific, bearing fruit over a longer period than any 
variety we are acquainted with The home or 
market gardener cannot go wrong by planting 
as his main crop for slicing or for large pickles, 
Gurney's New Longfellow Cucumber. Pkt., 8c; 
oz., 15c; 14lb., 35c; 1 lb., $1.00; 5 lbs., .$4.25. 
Don Gurney with a Longfellow Cucumber 
Over a Foot Long 
EGG PLANT 
1 Oz. for 1000 Plants 
Sow in hotbeds very early in the spring and 
transplant to 2 or 3 feet apart, in very rich, 
warm ground. Hoe often and hill up gradually 
until they blossom. 
New Improved New York Purple—The 
best variety in cultivation, being early, a sure 
cropper and of fine quality. The fruit is large, 
oval, very deep purple. Pkt., 8c; oz., 30c; 14 
lb., 80c; 1 lb., $2.55. 
COTTON 
Do you know you can raise cotton in the 
North? 1 don't mean you should go into it on a 
commercial scale and compete with the Southern 
cotton grower. He has trouble enough without 
that—But why not raise a few plants for a 
novelty and to show your friends and neighbors? 
This plant is not only interesting but ornamental. 
Early maturing Cotton. Pkt., 8c; 1 oz. 15c. 
CITRON 
They are used for making preserves, and 1 
guess every housewife knows of numerous other 
ways to use them. They are very valuable fruits. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14 lb., 25c.; 1 lb, 75c; 
5 lbs., $3.00. 
Scotland, S. Dak. 
Aug. 22, 1933 
Mr. Philip Gurney, 
Yankton, S. Dak. 
Dear Sir: 
.Am sending you a sample of your Gurney’s 
New Longfellow cucumbers which I bought 
from you last spring. The cucumber is 1214 
inches in length, 10 inches in circumference, 
and weighs 214 lbs. Have many others the 
same size. 
It seems like it takes Gurney Seed to 
raise a good garden. Certainly had good 
luck with all the seeds. 
Yours truly, 
Emii T. Stluka 
(This cucumber was received Aug. 24, was 
dark green in color, firm; and in spite of its 
large size, was delicious when sliced.—Don 
Gurney) 
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