1934 SPRING AND FALL ^ THE HOUSE OF GURNEY, INC. ^ YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA 
RADISHES 
Winter Radish 
— (Continued) 
Scarlet Turnip—White Tipped 
This is a much neglected vegetable and for the 
same reason that you neglect the Turnip and 
Rutabagas. When you are making your order 
for vegetables you pass the Winter Radish as 
you will not be ready for it before June or July. 
It costs only a few cents and yields abundant re¬ 
turns. Take them up in the fall and store in your 
house, or cellar, same as other vegetables, and you 
will have fresh crisp radishes nearly all winter. 
Chinese Rose, or Scarlet China—Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 10c; !4 lb., 25c; 1 lb., 60c. 
Long Black Spanish Winter—Pkt., 5c; oz., 
10c; lb., 25c; 1 lb., 60c. 
Mammoth 
Japanese Winter Radishes 
These monstrous Japanese winter radishes 
were considered a novelty some time ago, but 
they are becoming just as staple a winter veg¬ 
etable as potatoes, carrots or beets. These rad¬ 
ishes produce wonderful specimens, some of them 
will measure as much as four or five feet long, 
and retain the size as well from top to bottom. 
Some of the other varieties are globe shaped and 
grow as large as the largest turnip. We have 
grown these in the trial ground for regular win¬ 
ter use for a number of years, and we have never 
found any of them but what were crisp and 
juicy. They will keep perfectly until spring. We 
find one of the best ways to use them is to take 
one radish at a time, cut off from this radish as 
much as you expect to use in one day, return the 
balance to the packing box, peel and slice, leave 
in vinegar for about two hours, and in serving 
use a little pepper and salt, and you will find 
them delicious and refreshing. 
Sakurajima—Giant Globe. Pkt., 8c; oz., 
20c; !4 lb., 45c. 
Tokinashi—Giant Long. Pkt., 8c; oz., 20c; 
>/4 lb., 45c. 
We consider this one of the most desirable 
radishes to grow. Color: deep scarlet with a 
distinct white tip covering at least one-third of 
the lower diameter of the root. It matures 
under favorable conditions in about twenty-five 
days and will hold lohger than the other turnip 
or globe shaped radishes before becoming pithy. 
The maximum size before becoming over-ripe is 
about one and one-fourth inches in diameter. 
Its shape is nearly round, being only slightly 
flattened on the under side. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 
14 lb., 25c; 1 lb., 60c; 5 lbs., $2.25. 
Rapid City, S. D. 
Gentlemen: Aug. 26, 1933 
This spring we planted some of your Gol¬ 
den Gem Sweet Corn, and thought you 
might be interested to know that we liked 
it very much. And we planted it after every¬ 
one else had their corn in but we had roast¬ 
ing ears first. Your seeds are all good and 
can always be depended upon. 
Very truly. Mrs. H. L. Lubs. 
SPINACH 
To stay young and healthy, eat plenty of greens. Spinach, lettuce, parsley and beet greens contain 
minerals and vitamins your body needs. They are found in no other food. 
This is one of the most important of our market garden crops, and one that requires very little 
care. For summer use sow at intervals of two or three weeks from April to .August, and for early 
spring crop sow in September, covering it in exposed places with straw to protect it from severe frost. 
King of Denmark 
This new spinach will surely replace all other 
varieties for spring planting. Produces but little 
seed, slow to commence seeding, continues to grow 
and hold its'fine quality long after other varieties 
have seeded and become useless. It withstands the 
hot sun and extreme dry weather better than any 
other variety. A fine strain for canning. Forms 
low, large, compact tufts, leaves broad and round 
slightly crumpled. A glossy, dark green color, 
ready to use earlier than any other spinach. 
Matures in 45 days. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; J4 lb., 
25c; Yz lb., 40c; 1 lb., 65c. 
Long Standing Bloomsdale 
The leaves are thick, fleshy and crumply, 
equal to the Bloomsdale Curled Savoy-Leaved, 
and standing at least two weeks longer than 
any other variety without running to seed. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 10c; 14 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 55c. 
New Zealand 
The stems and leaves are soft, thick, fleshy 
and crystalline in apearance When started 
early in the spring, the plants will resist heat 
and make strong growth during the summer. 
Pkt., ,5c; oz., 10c; 'A lb., 2.5c; H> lb., 40c; 
1 lb., 65c. 
Mustard Spinach 
or Tendergreen 
The new vegetable is all its name implies, a 
very mild Mustard with a creamy Spinach fla¬ 
vor, In 19.50, in the neighborhood of New York 
City, plantings were made every two weeks 
throughout the entire summer, including the 
dry hot months of July and August. Not a single 
planting failed; a continuous supply of fine 
greens was available. Many who tasted it pro¬ 
claimed it better than Spinach. 
.Mustard Spinach may be harvested when 
the plants are four to live inches high; packed 
in handy retail bundles, and with a proper intro¬ 
duction will sell well in any market. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 10c; 1/4 lb., 2.5c; 1 lb., 6,5c. 
RHUBARB OR PIEPLANT 
How many farmers and city people are sup¬ 
plied with this delicious fruit? It is easily 
grown and produces abundantly. It comes the 
first of anything in the spring, just when you 
want it. The canned fruit from the cellar is 
exhausted and the price of fresh fruit at that 
time is almost prohibitive. It will grow any old 
place and will thrive there for years, but the 
better place, care and cultivation given it the 
better returns. It is as easily grown from seed 
as from the roots, and you get a nice cutting 
the second season. Try at least a package of 
these seeds. Early, large and tender. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 15c; <A lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.20. 
ROSELLE 
The Currant Jelly Plant Which Uses Only 
One-Half the Amount of Sugar. 
Roselle makes a bright red jelly, that both 
looks and tastes like currant and would take an 
expert to tell the difference. 
Roselle Seed should be sown in April in the 
field where the plants are to remain in rows six 
feet apart and thinned to two feet in the 
row. The plants grow rapidly and thrive anywhere 
in the United States. Pkt., 10c; Yz oz., 25c; 
oz., 40c; 14 lb., $1.35. 
SUNFLOWER 
Mammoth Russian—The plant produces 
very large heads which measure 12 to 20 inches 
in'diameter, and contain an immense quantity of 
large striped seeds, which are highly valued as 
an excellent and cheap food for fowls. They eat 
it greedily, thrive well, and lay the greater 
number of eggs. 
Increased importance of the growing of sun¬ 
flower seed is foreshadowed in the increased 
growth of the plant for forage purposes. Sun¬ 
flowers as a silage crop are said to have been 
found to be of higher food value than corn. 
Sunflowers can be grown in many localities 
where it is impossible to grow corn successfully. 
The demand for sunflower seed at present is 
larger than the 
growers can sup¬ 
ply. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 10c; 1 lb. 
20c; 5 lbs., 75c; 
10 lbs., $1..50; 25 
lbs., $2.75; .50 
lbs., $4.90; 100 
lbs., $8.85. 
SALSIFY 
OR 
OYSTER 
PLANT 
Mammoth Sandwich 
Island Salsify 
Sow early in 
thespringindrills 
14 inches apart. 
Cultivate same as 
Carrots or Pars¬ 
nips. Gather 
what may be 
wanted for the 
winter and let the 
balance stand in 
the ground for 
the next spring’s 
use. 
Mammoth 
Sandwich 
Island —A new 
and large variety. 
Pkt., 5c ; oz., 
1,5c; (4 lb., 50c; 
1 lb., $1.50. 
St. Peter, Minn. 
The House of Gurney 
Gentlemen: 
The Rluibarb‘roots have arrived in good 
condition and are already planted. Many 
thanks. Yours Sincerely, 
Mrs. J. S. Jacobsen 
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