1934 SPRING AND FALL ^ THE HOUSE OF GURNEY, INC. YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA 
ANNUAL FLOWER SEEDS-(Continued) 
Gurney’s Selected 
Calendula 
Pot Marigold—One of the surest annuals, 
easy to grow and literally covers itself with large 
double yellow flowers about two to three inches 
across. One of the best for cut flowers as they 
last after cutting often as many as ten days, and 
the more you cut, the better they bloom. These 
plants are also called “Pot Marigolds’’ as they 
resemble the marigold, and respond beautifully 
to pot culture in the home in winter or summer, 
very hardy annual, height about eighteen inches. 
Finest mixed:—Pkt., 5c; 'A oz., 20c; 1 oz., 35c. 
Radio—This novel development of form in 
Calendulas has been received with much favor. 
The flowers are hemispherical in shape with 
bristling quilled petals which add materially to 
the grace of the blossoms. Their color is a 
glowing rich orange. Pkt., 8c; 'A oz., 30c. 
Orange King—Double, dark orange red, dark 
center; a very select strain. The plants in the 
open ground under ordinary field cultivation at¬ 
tain a growth of eighteen inches high and pro¬ 
duce blossoms three and a half inches in diam¬ 
eter. Pkt., 7c; fA oz., 25c. 
Castor Bean 
The Ricinus has very ornamental foliage and 
beautiful showy-fruit. Fine for the center of 
a bed, as it gives a magnificent semi-tropical 
appearance; or planted thick, it makes a fine 
screen or hedge. Plant seed in open, very rich, 
deep-spaded ground, in a dry situation as soon 
as safe in spring. 
Zanzibarensis—The tallest growing Castor 
Oil Bean, reaching an average height of 12 ft. 
The large palmate leaves often measure 2 ft. or 
more across. A stately plant for a background. 
Each plant makes a perfect pyramid of green 
and bronze foliage. The House of Gurney will 
give $5.00 for the photograph of the tallest 
Castor Bean raised from this seed. Take the 
picture with some member of the family stand¬ 
ing by the plant, measure it carefully and send 
it in to be judged before October 1st. If your 
Castor Bean is the tallest, you will receive $5.00 
in cash. Let’s raise a 15-ft. bean. Pkt., 7c; 
oz., 15c; !4 lb., 50c. 
Cambodgensis—The finest dark-foliaged 
Ricinus. Leaves maroon; stem nearly black, 
fruit bronzy purple. Five feet. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c, 
lb., 30c. 
Candytuft 
All the varieties look best in beds or masses. 
Seed sown in autumn produces flowers in early 
spring. When sown in April, flowers from July 
to September, and some of the sorts till frost 
comes. Hardy annual, 1 foot. 
Dark Crimson—We all know the Candytuft, 
the white variety, and love it for the beautiful 
borders it makes. This new dark crimson vari¬ 
ety produces largest racemes of flowers of a 
beautiful dark crimson and makes a wonderful 
border. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c. 
Field of Giant Hyacinth Candytuft 
Candytuft, Giant Hyacinth—The little 
Candytuft we have known for so many years and 
used for border purposes is being superseded by 
this pure white giant. Flowers are grown com¬ 
pactly on stems about eight to ten inches high. 
Borne in abundance. Pkt., 7c; 'A oz., 20c. 
Candytuft, Giant Flowering Mixed—This 
justly popular annual is of easiest culture and 
flowers profusely throughout the whole season. 
The flowers of our strain are nearly double the 
size of the old varieties and fairly cover the 
plants, which are useful in beds, pots or borders. 
Pkt., 5c; 1 oz., 25c. 
Centaurea 
Centaurea Imperialis—The bushes are 
about four feet high and covered with large 
sweet-scented flowers. Will keep for over a week 
in water if cut when about to open. Pkt., 5c; 
lA oz., 25c 
Corn Flower—The Blue Bottle, or Bachelor’s 
Button, is one of the most attractive of all 
hardy annuals, with the graceful beauty of its 
old-fashioned flowers. Colors include dark, 
light blue, pink, rose and white. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
25c. 
Dusty Miller (Centaurea Gymnocarpa)— 
This beautiful, fine cut, silver foliaged border 
plant, is used extensively for borders along 
walks and around various flower beds like Sal¬ 
via, Cannas and other taller growing plants. 
Pkt., 7c; 'A oz., 25c. 
CASTOR BEAN, 13 ft,, 8 in. high 
Early Flowering Single Cosmos 
This new class of extra early, mammoth, 
flowering Cosmos, producing beautiful flowers, 
measuring four to five inches across, 60 days 
from sowing of the seed, allows us not only the 
beauty and pleasure of the late Cosmos, but 
gives us a better flower; produces its flowers on 
wonderfully long stems, which are used exten* 
sively for cut flowers. Cut the flowers as fast 
as they open on the plants and their place will 
be taken by others for a long blooming period. 
Pkt., 5c; ]A oz., 20c; oz., 35c. 
Early Flowering Double 
Cosmos 
This very popular flower—of the early flowering 
type is now produced in the double—and as I saw 
them growing in the big fields this summer they 
were the peer of the big singles. Borne on long 
stems, early in the season lasting until frost, 
makes them very desirable. 
Double Mixed Cosmos. Pkt., 10c. 
Double Red Cosmos. Pkt., 15c. 
Coleus 
A beautiful class of well known and popular 
decorative foliage plants. For bedding or pot 
culture. Choicest New Hybrids. (Mixed. 
Pkt., 15c. 
Dahlia 
For specimen plants and for rich autumn dis¬ 
play these flowers can not be surpassed. The 
blossoms are wonderfully perfect and symmet¬ 
rical with long stems, making them especially 
valuable for bouquets. While usually grown 
from tubers, robust plants and excellent blooms 
may be produced the first year from seed started 
early in boxes and planted out after danger of 
frost is past. Double finest mixed. Pkt., 8c; 
2 pkts., 15c. 
Dear Sirs: April 24, 1933. 
Please send me a package of Balcony Pe¬ 
tunias. 1 raised, some of them last year and 
they did so well that 1 decided to get some 
more this year. They bloomed all last sum¬ 
mer until frost came. 
Sincerely, Mrs. J. O’Grady 
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