1935 SPRING AND FALL THE HOUSE OF GURNEY, INC. YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA 
PEAS 
2 Lbs. Will Plant 100 Feet of Row—120 Lbs. Will Plant One Acre 
Culture: Sow the seed of the smooth-seeded varieties as early in the spring 
as possible. Wrinkled-seeded varieties are most susceptible to cold weath¬ 
er and the seed should not be planted until all danger of frost has passed. 
To insure a continuous supply of fresh, sweet peas, make succession sow¬ 
ings every 10 days until June 1. Sow again late in August for a fall crop. 
Place the rows 216 to 4 ft. apart and cover the seed 1 to 1 J6 in. deep. 
D. B. Gurney — With a load of Kleckley’s 
Sweet Watermelon 
EARLY PEAS 
Alaska 
Or Earliest of All—(52 days to maturity)— 
A greater acreage of Alaska is planted by can- 
ners and market gardeners than any other. It is 
of unequalled evenness of growth of vine and ma¬ 
turity of pods, which are filled with medium 
sized bright green peas of excellent quality. 
Vines medium height, about two to three feet. 
Pods good size, 2 !6 to 314 in. long. Invariably 
matures its crop at one time which makes it 
exceptionally valuable for market gardeners and 
canners. pt., 10c; 1 lb., 25c; 5 lbs., $1.10; 
10 lbs., $2.00; 25 lbs., $4.50; 50 lbs., $7.95; 
100 lbs., $14.90. 
American Wonder 
(55 days to maturity)—One of the earliest 
Wrinkled Peas in cultivation of the finest quality 
and flavor, and very productive. Its great dis¬ 
tinctive feature however, is the compact and 
dwarf growth, seldom exceeding 10 inches in 
height. !4 pt., 12c; 1 lb., 30c; 5 lbs., $1.20; 10 
lbs., $2.20; 25 lbs., $5.00; 50 lbs., $8.90; 100 
lbs., $16.45. 
BIG DAKOTA 
See picture on inside front cover 
This fine new variety of early peas is going to 
supplant a good many older types. The vines 
are dwarf, 15 to 18 in. high, and the deep green 
pods are often 416 in. long and are tightly 
packed with 8 to 10 luscious peas. By actual 
count, they contain one more pea to the pod and 
more pods to the vine than any other. Our 
tests show it to be the earliest dwarf, large 
podded pea. The peas are of a delicious, melt¬ 
ing quality, sweet and tender, 16 pt., 15c; 1 
lb., 30c; 5 lbs., $1.25; 10 lbs., $2.40; 25 lbs., 
$5.50; 50 lbs., $9.75; 100 lbs., $18.00. 
Laxtonian 
The Top Notch Early Pea—This is a pea 
that just suits me, and I eat some peas during 
the season. I like them any way they can be 
served, and the Laxtonian seems to be willing to 
be served any way, always yielding a bountiful 
supply. This splendid new pea is of Stratagem 
type, dark green pod, borne in pairs, larger, 
longer and more even in size than Thomas Laxton, 
and contains fine deep green peas of excellent 
flavor. It can be picked ten days earlier than 
Thomas Laxton. It is in the dwarf class in habit 
of growth. The vines run about one and one-half 
feet in height. A pt., 13c; 1 lb., 30c; 5 lbs., $1.20; 
10 lbs., $2.20: 25 lbs., $5.10; 50 lbs., $8.90; 
100 lbs., $16.70. 
McLean’s Little Gem 
Or Premium Gem—(55 days to maturity)— 
A dwarf, prolific, green, wrinkled marrow; habit 
similar to the Tom Thumb. It has all the sugary 
flavor of the late wrinkled pea. The height is 1 
foot. (6 pt-, I2c; 1 lb., 30c; 5 lbs., $1.20; 10 lbs., 
32.20; 25 lbs., $4.95; 50 lbs., $8.90; 100 lbs., 
$16.45. 
Thos, Laxton 
(57 days to maturity)—Equal in quality to 
the best of the late wrinkled sorts. Peas are 
large as Telephone, unsurpassed in quality 
coming into use early in June, as soon as the 
small round early sorts. This is certainly the 
finest Wrinkled Pea yet introduced, coming in 
with the first earlies, with pods double the size, 
and contains on the average 7 to 8 very large 
peas of the richest flavor. It is a reliable market 
gardener's as well as private gardener’s pea, and 
will undoubtedly, take the same place among 
earlies as Telephone does among late sorts. 
!6 pt. 12c; 1 lb., 30c; 5 lbs., $1.20; 10 lbs., 
$2.20; 25 lbs., $4.95; 50 lbs., $8.90; 100 lbs., 
$16.45. 
SECOND EARLY 
AND LATE VARIETIES 
Bliss Everbearing 
(70 days to maturity)—One of the oldest 
varieties. Introduced by Mr. Bliss nearly 45 
years ago. Height of the vine 24 to 30 inches, 
vigorous and branching in habit. Many stalks 
grown from a single root, pods will average 3 
inches in length, broad, blunt, light green in 
color. Dried peas are large, clean and wrinkled. 
A pt., 12c; 1 lb., 39c; 5 ibs., $1.20; 10 lbs., 
$2.20; 25 lbs., $4.90; 50 lbs., $8.90; 100 lbs., 
$16.45. 
Edible Podded Peas 
Dwarf Gray Sugar— (57 days to maturity) — 
Vines grow to be almost 15 inches in height, with 
purplish blossoms. These peas are not to be 
shelled, but cook pods and all like string beans. 
This vegetable should be grown by all and will 
never be left out of the garden after one trial, '/a 
pt., 15c; 1 lb., 30c; 5 lbs., $1.25; 10 Ibs., $2.35; 
25 lbs., $5.25; 50 lbs., $9.25- 100 lbs., $17.00. 
June 19, 1934 
The House of Gurney 
Yankton, S. Dak. 
Dear Friends; 
Ever since receiving the trees, seeds, etc., 
which [ ordered early, I have planned on 
writing to you, first to thank you for the 
nice assortment and also the gift specials 
inclosed which were more than welcome as 
we are just starting to build up an old place 
-money is^scarce, etc. An old story to you, 
I’m sure. 
All of my nine Apple trees are alive and 
seem to be in first-class condition. During 
the long dry period, we carried water and 
poured about the base and mulched with 
coarse manure. Nine of the ten Chinese Elms 
are growing, besides other shrubbery giver, 
us by our generous friends, all is doing well. 
Now that the bounteous rains have come, 
we want to share our great joy and gratitude 
to God for his great blessing to us in friend 
far and near as well as for a far better season 
than we were beginning to feel was ours this 
year. 
Thanking you for your splendid and gen¬ 
erous dealings and wishing you great suc¬ 
cess in strength and courage as well, I am 
Sincerely yours, 
Mrs. J. G. Richards, 
Sturgis, S. Dak. 
Improved Telephone 
(70 days to maturity)—This is without excep¬ 
tion the largest podded pea in existence. It is a 
heavy cropper and of fine quality: the pods are 
well filled with peas of the largest size, tender, 
and retain their sweetness well. Undoubtedly 
one of the best of tall-growing late peas. (6 pt., 
12c; 1 lb., 30c; 5 lbs., $1.20; 10 lbs., $2.20; 25 
Gurney’s Yankton Main Crop 
65 Days to Maturity 
The Yankton Main Crop is one of the most 
luxuriant of the semi-dwarf peas, attaining a ■’ 
height of about two feet, not tall enough to make 
it necessary to stake or brush them. 
This has become one of the standard medium 
early peas all over the Northwest. It is the one 
variety that can be planted and almost insures 
yourselves all of the green peas you can use , 
during their season. They produce very large 
pods, six to nine peas, excellent quality, and 
yield heavily. 
We sent this pea out the last six seasons a3 : 
one of our specialties and it has more than re- • 
deemed itself._ We counted pods on our trial I 
grounds containing twelve large peas, and there 
were none of better quality. The leaves are very 
large and leathery: the vines grow about two feet ’ 
high and are remarkably productive. As one of i 
our lady customers wrote us, "I have never been 
able to grow peas enough for the family before, £ 
but this year with your Yankton Main Crop, we * 
have had a great many more than we could use.” . 
16 pt., 15c; 1 lb., 30c; 5 Ibs., $1.20; 10 lbs., 
$2.20; 25 lbs., $5.10; 50 lbs., $8.90; 100 lbs. 
$16.70. 
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