1935 SPRING AND FALL THE HOUSE OF GURNEY, INC. YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA 
MELONS—MUSK—1 oz. for 50 Hills, 2V 2 lbs. per Acre 
What’s the use of letting your boys steal the Melons they want from 
neighbors ? Why not plant them yourself and have company ? Did you ever 
steal a watermelon? Crawl through the wet cornfield on your belly .about 
nine or ten o’clock at night,listening every minute for the watchdog, finally 
reach the patch, and find one of the largest and ripest ones right on the 
edge of the cornfield, pick it carefully, roll it ahead of you until you are ’way 
back in the field, then pick it up and run, reach the edge of the field and then 
with your two or three companions, eat the most delicious watermelon you 
ever had ? Possibly those in your father’s patch were much better, but you 
wanted this melon because it was harder to get. I have stolen melons a 
good many times. As my hair commences to get gray, I don’t know that I 
approve of it, but boys will steal melons for the next twenty generations 
just as they have for the last, and when they go into the patch and take 
just what they want to eat, picking and handling them carefully, not de¬ 
stroying the vines, nor spoiling melons, I think we can all forgive the crime 
just for the fun they get out of it. Plant enough for your boys and neighbors. 
Hearts of Gold 
Muskmelon 
On this page we show the best of 
varieties for the market gardener. 
Hearts of gold muskmelon. It is 
the hardiest, the highest yielding, 
and the best quality melon that 
can be grown in this Northern ter¬ 
ritory. It is an excellent shipper 
and a good keeper, and we recom¬ 
mend it especially to the market 
gardeners as it is exceptionally 
early. Pkt., 7c; oz., 15c; 14 lb., 
35c; '/ 2 lb., 60c; 1 lb., $1.00; 
5 lbs., $4.50. 
Gurney’s Golden 
Ice Cream 
See Colored Picture on Inside 
Front Cover 
This is the first year we have 
listed this wonderful new golden 
fleshed muskmelon. We named it 
Ice Cream because the seed cavity 
is so small an ordinary dipper of 
ice cream completely fills it. An 
early melon — it ripens in from 80 
to 85 days. Fruits are 6 to 7 inches 
in diameter and almost round. 
Heavily netted, a good shipper, 
cream color when ripe. The Golden 
Ice Cream will outsell any melon 
on the market because of its fine 
appearance, thick yellow flesh, and 
delicious flavor. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
15c; !4 lb., 40c; y 2 lb., 75c; 
1 lb., $1.25; 5 lbs., $5.25. 
Benders Surprise 
Folks here’s a real melon, one 
that I feel like recommending to 
everyone. A special strain of 
selected seed will be used for every 
order. It’s a melon that is excel¬ 
lent for shipping and a dandy for 
the local market—but best of all 
it’s one that you will like better 
than any other because of its ex¬ 
cellent flavor. Melons are round 
to oval in shape, ribbed and cov¬ 
ered with coarse netting. Their 
flesh is exceptionally thick, and the 
melons rarely crack. The ripe 
melons have a golden tint giving 
the fruit a very attractive appear¬ 
ance. They are quite large, many 
weighing over ten pounds. Because 
the flesh is so thick and firm they 
remain in good condition much 
longer than other melons of this 
class, and remember that this is 
very important if you are going to 
ship. Package, 5c; oz., 12c; 
!4 lb., 30c; J/ 2 lb., 50c; 1 lb., 90c; 
5 lbs. $3.75. 
Gurney’s Farthest 
North 
Honey Dew Muskmelon 
This large, round, delicious muskmelon is 
rather late and if grown north of Yankton, seed 
should be started in pots and transplanted to 
the field after danger of frost. The high yield 
and exceptional quality of this melon will more 
than repay you for this extra work. It produces 
large crops of even sized quality melons and 
brings more money per acre than any crop you 
could grow. Honey Dew melons sell at an 
extremely high price, retailing often at from 25c 
to 75c each. The Honey Dew is in a class by 
itself, being different from any other. The 
flesh is very thick and firm, emerald green in 
color, spicy, and of a flavor that you do not get 
in any other melon. Melons 7 to 10 inches in 
diameter, nearly round, and weigh from 8 to 
12 pounds. 
Green Fleshed Honey Dew—Pkt., 7 c; oz., 
15c; !/ 4 lb., 35c; 1 lb. $1.00. 
Milwaukee Market 
Brother Don planted about an acre of Mil¬ 
waukee Market one year. Not because he wanted 
to; but on account of the dry weather he lost a big 
field of Strawberries and had to fill in with some¬ 
thing else. 
It was a fortunate proposition, as Milwaukee 
Market proved to be the earliest, good sized, high 
quality, thick yellow meated Muskmelon that 
appeared on the market, and he realized a good 
price from them, selling the immense crop at 
from 15c to 25c per melon. 
The ribs are fairly prominent, and the netting 
heavy. Shape slightly oval. A light green or 
cream color. I believe it will produce as many 
melons to the acre as any melon you can plant, 
and when it comes to quality — Oh Boy! Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 12c; J4 lb., 30c; 1 lb., 90c; 5 lbs., $3.75. 
This melon originated in the 
Imperial Valley in California and 
is one of the best long-distance 
shipping melons we have, but on 
account of its extreme earliness — 
maturing in 68 days from the 
planting of the seed — it can be 
grownfarther north than any other 
Salmon, flesh of exceptional thick- 
8x4 V 2 inches with heavy netting, 
fairly prominent ribs. Its chief values are its 
extreme earliness, its ability to stand long dis¬ 
tance shipping and its better than fair quality. 
Pkt., 7c; oz., 15c; J4 lb., 35c; y 2 lb., 55c; 1 
lb., $1.00; 5 lbs., $4.10. 
muskmelon. 
ness about 
Rocky Ford 
Golden Fleshed Honey Dew—In every 
respect the same as the Green Fleshed Honey 
Dew, except the flesh is a rich golden color. 
Pkt., 8c; oz., 20c; !4 lb., 40c; V 2 lb., 70c; 1 lb. 
$ 1 . 20 . 
The House of Gurney, Inc. 
Yankton, S. Dak. 
Dear Mr. Gurney; 
Your seeds are the best I have ever used. 
When all other gardens here in Wentworth 
failed to grow on account of the dry weather, 
I had plenty of everything. Canned over 160 
quarts of cucumber pickles and beets, be¬ 
sides giving lots of vegetables away. I think 
you will get plenty of orders on account of 
my garden. 
Respectfully, 
Florence Hawkins, 
Wentworth, S. Dak. 
Special List of Profitable 
Muskmelons for Market Gardens 
This list is selected to cover, as nearly as 
possible, yield, season, quality and ability to 
stand shipping or rough usage. 
Make this the most profitable acre on 
your farm. This selection of varieties will 
d° ft* Don Gurney. 
Collection No. 60, Enough Seed for 1 acre. 
!4 lb. Hearts of Gold.$0.35 
V 2 lb. Milwaukee Market. .50 
!4 lb. Rocky Ford. .30 
lb. Farthest North.35 
J4 lb. Golden Champlain.35 
!4 lb. Sugar Rock.35 
y 2 lb. Gurney’s Golden Ice Cream . .75 
Total . $2.95 
BARGAIN PRICE.$2.45 
This variety is an improvement on the Netted 
Gem, and is largely grown in Colorado and 
shipped by the carload to the eastern cities. It 
is much sought after by hotel and restaurant 
keepers on account of its size and exceptionally 
fine flavor. Flesh is greenish white in color, 
very juicy and rich and good clear to the rind. 
It is medium in size, of round oval form and a 
most excellent keeper. Pkt., 5c; oz., 12c; J4 
lb., 30c; 1 lb., 90c; 5 lbs., $3.75. 
Mr. Phil Gurney 
Yankton, S. Dak. 
Dear Uncle Phil: 
Just a few lines to let you know how well 
we like our Gurney seeds. Last year we had 
a lovely melon patch — sold around $100.00 
worth of melons and gave a lot away. We 
had a good garden too, I think every seed 
grew. We wouldn’t try to raise a garden 
without Gurney’s seeds as they do “Grow 
and Satisfy.” 
Yours truly, 
Fred Stanley, 
Farnhamville, Iowa. 
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