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GURNEY’S CUCUMBERS - CRISP AND COOL 
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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. 
FOR 
SLICING 
FOR 
PICKLES 
Plant cucumber seed 10 or 15 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. 
Health Value of Fresh Cucumbers 
Calories per lb. 79 Vitamins A, B, C 
Proteins .8% Carbohydrates 3.1% 
Fats .2% Calcium .016% 
Iron .00033% 
: 
DILLS ~ 
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 l/ 2 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., 6c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 
30c; 1 lb., 90c; 5 lbs., $4.00; Postpaid. 
• THE COLORADO 
An All American Prize Winner 
This is the finest slicing cucumber on the 
market today. A beautiful long slender dark 
green cucumber, which will always bring the 
highest market price. It holds its color longer 
than any other variety, is almost seedless, and 
on this account the seed will always be higher 
priced than other varieties; but this extra cost 
will be returned to you many times in more and 
better cucumbers. Pkt., 8c; oz., 15c; % lb., 
45c; 1 lb., $1.40; 5 lbs. $6.50 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., 
5 c; 1 oz., 10c; Vi lb., 25c; 1 lb., 70c; 5 lbs., 
$3.25 Postpaid. 
House of Gurney, 
Dear Sirs: 
From two packets of cucumber seed, I 
sold $10.00 worth, canned 50 quarts, and 
gave away 12 pecks to neighbors. 
Mrs. Fred G. Carlson. 
Spencer, Iowa 
• 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; % lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.10; 5 lbs., $5.00. 
Postpaid. 
"See what I raised" Black Diamond Cucumbers 
• NEW NATIONAL PICKLE 
This is a strictly tailor-made cucumber. The 
National Pickle Packers Association told the 
seedsmen just what they wanted in an early 
pickling cucumber, and the New National Pickle 
is the result—the answer to a pickle packers 
prayer. 
It is very early and very productive. A beau¬ 
tiful dark green color. The small pickles are 
rather short and thick while the larger sizes are 
smooth and cylindrical with rounded ends. The 
flesh is very thick with no split centers or hollow 
sides. When you go into a grocery store and see 
an attractive jar of small cucumber pickles, it is 
very probable they are of the New National 
Pickle variety. For quantity and quality, plant 
the New National Pickle. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 
Vi lb., 25c; 1 lb., 75c; 5 lbs., $3.50 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; 
Vi lb., 25c; 1 lb., 70c; 5 lbs., $3.25. Postpaid. 
• EARLIEST OF ALL 
This is a white spine sort, very dark green 
6 to 7 inches long, has pale green stripes about 
]4 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., 
10 c; % lb., 25c; lib., 70c;51bs., $3.25 Postpaid. 
• 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; % lb., 50c; 1 lb. $1.55. Postpaid. 
Cucumbers Con Be Planted Until the Middle of July 
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