GURNEY’S CUCUMBERS-CRISP AND COOL 
1 Ounce for 50 Hills; 2 Pounds per Acre in Hills 
I HAVE learned to like cucumbers in about every way they can be pre¬ 
pared; the early ones sliced and then the delicious pickles made in various 
ways. I have only succeeded in my desire to like them in the last two 
or three years and I do not know of a more beautiful sight than a large 
field of cucumber vines covering the ground with their thousands of yellow 
flowers and then the picking of the little ones 2 to 2/ 2 inches long for pick¬ 
ling; then the larger, rapid growing ones, cool and crisp, for slicing; then the 
large yellow ones for the sweet pickles; then in the seed fields the literally 
millions of full grown fruit and the same size, yellow-bronze in color and 
when you look at them you know that anyone can grow a cucumber and— 
like myself—learn to like them. 
Plant cucumber seed 10 or IS to the hill after danger of frost is past. 
Thin out later when danger of bugs is past. For the big crop of pickles, 
plant from June 1st to the middle of July. 
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Gurney’s New Longfellow 
• STRAIGHT 8 
All American Winner for 1935 
See colored picture inside front cover. 
This wonderful, new dark green shipping and 
pickling cucumber is the best new cucumber in¬ 
troduced for many years. Grows about 8 inches 
long and 1)4 inches through, perfectly straight, 
dark green from end to end. A bushel of Straight 
8 cucumbers will attract attention and find 
ready sale when other cucumbers are unsalable. 
The strong, vigorous vines bear continuously 
until killed by frost. Pkt., 8c; oz., 15c; J4 lb., 
45c; 1 lb., $1.20; 5 lbs., $5.25; Postpaid. 
• GURNEY’S NEW EVERBEARING 
Very early, enormously productive, literally 
covering the ground with its fruit the entire 
season until killed by frost, making it the most 
prolific variety in existence. Fruit is medium size 
and rich, dark green in color, shape long, excel¬ 
lent for pickling or slicing. Pkt., 5c; oz. 10c; 
14 lb., 25c; 1 lb., 75c; 5 lbs., $3.50. Postpaid. 
© BLACK DIAMOND 
It Stays Green. The best early cucumber for 
shipping. This excellent cucumber is adapted to 
all sections and all soils. Whether used for pick¬ 
ling when small or for slicing when fully grown, 
it is a valuable variety for the home garden, for 
local markets, and for distant shipping. The 
fruits grow 7 to 8 in. long, are cylindrical in 
shape, perfectly smooth, and of handsome ap¬ 
pearance. Their even dark green color, extending 
from one end of the fruit to the other, will sell 
them on sight. Firm, white, crisp flesh. Pkt., 
5c; 1 oz., 12c; 14 lb., 30c; 1 lb., 85c; 5 lbs., 
$3.85 Postpaid. 
Tipton, Iowa 
The House of Gurney, Inc., 
Yankton, S. Dak. 
Gentlemen: 
I bought Gurney’s New Everbearing cu¬ 
cumbers from you last year and I never had 
such fine pickles. They bore all year until 
the frost killed them. 
Yours truly, 
Mrs. Cora B. Felix 
• GURNEY'S NEW LONGFELLOW 
This is truly a magnificent cucumber. The 
best of the large varieties. Its dark green color, 
perfect shape, and firm white flesh place it in a 
class by itself. 
This new cucumber grows to a length of 15 
inches and retains its dark green color until 
nearly ripe. Vines are vigorous and very pro¬ 
lific, bearing fruit over a longer period than any 
variety we are acquainted with. The home or 
market gardener cannot go wrong by planting 
as his main crop for slicing or for large pickles, 
Gurney’s New Longfellow Cucumber. Pkt., 7c; 
oz., 15c; 14 lb., 45c; 1 lb., $1.20; 5 lbs., $5.25. 
Postpaid. 
"See what I raised" Black Diamond Cucumbers 
® IMPROVED EARLY WHITE SPINE 
This special strain of White Spine Cucumber 
is noted for its extra earliness. Vines vigorous, 
fruiting early and abundantly; fruit uniformly 
straight and handsome, dark green, with a few 
white spines; flesh tender and of excellent flavor. 
A great bearer, unexcelled for table use or 
pickling. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 25c; 1 lb., 
75c; 5 lbs., $3.50. Postpaid. 
• DAVIS PERFECT 
We have grown this in large fields for seed 
purposes and the cucumbers would lay so thick 
on the ground that you could hardly walk with¬ 
out stepping on them. 
It produces a very small quantity of seed, in 
fact, less per cucumber than any other cucumber 
grown. This makes it specially desirable for 
slicing or for sweet pickles. Fruits dark green, 
straight, and grow about 10 inches long. Pkt., 
6c; oz., 12c; 14 lb., 30c; 1 lb., 80c; 5 lbs., $3.75 
Postpaid. 
• EARLIEST OF ALL 
This is a white spine sort, very dark green 
6 to 7 inches long, has pale green stripes about 
length from blossom end, straight square 
ended, firm, and makes a fine pickier. This is a 
great favorite among gardeners and others de¬ 
siring a good, prolific cucumber. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
10c; 14 lb., 25c; 1 lb., 75c; 5 lbs., $3.50 Postp’d. 
• CHINA LONG 
Makes nearly straight fruit which average 
about twenty inches in length. 
A most remarkable feature of China Long is 
the fact that it retains the beautiful deep green 
color of the skin until it is fully ripe. China 
Long is practically all flesh, containing but very 
few seeds. It is crisp, juicy, and of the most 
delicious flavor, and essentially a quality cucum¬ 
ber which is absolutely unequaled for home use. 
The vigorous vines bear continuously. Pkt., 8c; 
oz., 15c; 14 lb., 50c; 1 lb. $1.55. Postpaid. 
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Cucumbers Can Be Planted Until the Middle of July 
