1934 SPRING AND FALL THE HOUSE OF GURNEY, iNC. ^ YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA 
ENDIVE 
Sow in August in shallow drills twelve to fif¬ 
teen inches apart, and thin to one foot in drills. 
When fully grown tie over the outer leaves of a 
few plants every week or ten days to blanch. 
Leaves curled, dark green. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; J4 
lb., 35c; 1 lb., 90c. 
GARLIC BULBS 
Garlic is always rather high in price and often 
you are unable to buy it when needed. Why not 
raise your own and supply your neighbors. Two 
or three pounds of garlic bulbs divided and 
planted in the spring should make a bushel of 
garlic in the fall. Price: 1 lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c; 
5 lbs., $1.20; 10 lbs., $2.10. 
GARDEN LEMON—VINE 
PEACH OR MANGO MELON 
They are sometimes known as Vegetable 
Orange; entirely different from the cucumber 
known as Cucumber Lemon. The vine on which 
this fruit is borne is similar to the muskmelon 
and requires the same cultivation; fruit about 
the size of a large peach, oval shaped, somewhat 
russeted and the color of a bright orange when 
ready for use. For sweet pickles, pies and pre¬ 
serves, they are excellent. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 
’A lb., 40c. 
Arkansaw, Wis. 
The House of Gurney, Inc. 
Yankton, S. Dak. 
Dear Sirs: 
I have tried different seed houses, but I 
have never been as well satisfied with tlie 
results as with the Gurney seeds. 
Yours truly, Mrs. John Liefling 
Kohl-Rabi 
1 Oz. for 200 Feet of Row 
Early White Vienna—Dwarf, small, early; 
bulb handsome, firm, glossy white; leaves few 
and small, the best variety for table but should 
be used when young and not larger than an early 
Turnip. All varieties are tough and stringy when 
overgrown. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 'A lb., 45c; 
1 lb., $1.25. 
HERBS 
Sweet, Pot and Medicinal 
No garden is complete without a few herbs for 
culinary or medicinal purposes. Harvest them 
carefully on a dry day, before they come into full 
bloom. 
Anise—Cultivated principally for garnish¬ 
ing. _Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c. 
Basil Sweet—The leaves and tops of the 
shoots are used for soups. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c. 
Caraway—Cultivated for the seed which is 
used in confectionery and medicine. Pkt., 5c; 
oz.,15c. 
Catnip—Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c. 
Coriander (Corlandrum sativum)—Seeds are 
used by confectioners. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c. 
Dill—The leaves are used in soups, and put 
along with pickles. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 'A lb., 
25c; 1 lb. 70c. 
Horehound—Principally used for medicinal 
purposes. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c. 
Lavender—A popular aromatic herb. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 30c. 
Marjoram Sweet—For seasoning. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 20c. 
Rosemary—An aromatic herb. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 35c. 
Saffron (Carthamus tinctorius)—Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 25c. 
Sage—The leaves and tender tops are used in 
stuffing and sauces. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c. 
Savory, Summer—Used for seasoning. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 20c. 
Thyme, Broad-Leaved—For seasoning, etc; 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c. 
Wormwood—It is beneficial to poultry and 
should be planted in poultry grounds. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 30c. 
LETTUCE—The Best Salad Plant 
1 Oz. of Head Lettuce Seed Will Produce 2500 Plants—3 Lbs. of Leaf Lettuce Seed for One Acre 
I BELIEVE I would be a winner in any lettuce eating contest that might be 
started. I can eat it every day in the year and my one extravagance is the 
delicious head lettuce which comes to us from the south and west during 
winter months. You can have just as delicious, crisp heads as they produce, 
in your own garden during the summer months, if you will transplant the 
Head Lettuce plants 10 to 12 inches apart in the row. By doing this they 
will make heads weighing one pound to 1 li pounds and as solid and crisp 
and well blanched as a cabbage. 
In sowing the leaf lettuce, you always get it too thick. Thin it out and 
you will produce several times the quantity and much better quality leaf 
lettuce than if allowed to grow thick. If you wish to extend the head let¬ 
tuce season, sow the seed very early in hot beds or boxes in the house or 
cold frame and transplant in the open as early as weather will permit, 
then sow in the open and transplant later. Continue this several times. 
The production of head lettuce for the market for every day in the year is 
one of the big industries over the country, very profitable on account of its 
immense yield and big market. 
Head lettuce produced from our seed near Omaha brought the grower 
nearly $2,000.00 per acre and it was not unusual to find six heads completely 
fill a standard bushel basket. 
Gurney’s Stonebead Riviera 
Lettuce 
All of us like head lettuce, and our idea of a 
good head lettuce is the one that lias the hardest 
head, one that is compact; one tliat will stand 
the hot dry weather that we have during the 
summer. Gurney’s Stonehead Riviera Lettuce 
is witlaout doubt the best variety of head let¬ 
tuce that can be grown in this northwest 
territory. 
Hardest head, longest fit for use, heads solid, 
interior leaves blariching to a cream white. No 
equal for late planting or places that are liot and 
dry. Packet, 10c; oz., 20c; lA lb., 50c; 1 lb., 
$1.40; 5 lbs. $6.00. 
Gurney's Tom Thumb—This variety is ex¬ 
ceptionally good for the liome garden. Seed may 
be planted in the hot bed and transplanted to the 
open just as early as possible in the spring, and 
on account of its extremely hard, crisp heads 
and small size of the plant, it may be planted 
about ten inches apart in the row. Plant this 
so it will mature before extremely hot weather. 
This is a great find for the home gardener who 
loves a good head of lettuce. Pkt., 5c; 1 oz., 
10c; '/4 lb., 30c; 1 lb., $1.00; 5 lbs., $4.50. 
Gurney’s Stonehead Riviera 
Brown Dutch 
Medium sized firm head, leaves broad and 
crumpled, color medium green tinged with 
brown. One of the best for late planting. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 10c; '4 1b., 30c; 1 1b., 90c. 
Chicken Lettuce 
Your poultry needs “green” food and this var¬ 
iety of lettuce is just the thing you will want to 
grow for this purpose. It is a genuine lettuce 
which will yield as much or more chicken or 
rabbit feed than any plant you may have used 
for “greens”. When once cut it starts to grow 
again and makes a successive crop. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 10c; 54 lb., 30c; 1 lb.,90c. 
Gurney’s Crisp as Ice 
Very large, extremely crisp, hard-heading, and 
extra long standing. 
Grows to a larger size, makes larger heads, is 
of more pleasing appearance and retains its 
crispness and mild flavor to a greater degree 
during the hot summer months than any other 
crisp-head variety. While especially adapted for 
midsummer, it is most desirable also for spring 
and fall. 
The plants are of quick, strong growth, attain¬ 
ing a diameter of twelve inches with good culti¬ 
vation. The leaves are of a soft bright green, 
growing closely around the head. The heads are 
tightly folded, six to eight inches in diameter, 
bleached to a silvery white and nearly as crisp 
and brittle as celery. Pkt., 8c; oz., 15c; <A lb., 
40c; 1 lb., $1.25. 
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