
Gurney’s .. . 
Garden Tips 
. It is safe to plant small windbreak 
trees, shrubs, and other nursery items 
listed in our catalog in the fall but it is 
' advisable to bank these up with dirt from 
'2 inches to several inches depending up- 
; ‘isha prune your plants at time of plant- 
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Fall is an exceptionally fine time to 
plant that hedge. Hedge plants should 
be cut down to 3 or 4 inches of. the 
ground. The tops should also be covered 
if planted in the fall. They will get off 
- vos. to an early start in the spring when 
handled in this way. 
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A mulching of straw, hay or similar 
berries, preserves moisture, Keeps ber- 
ries clean and will also make them pro- 
duce more fruit. Covering should be done 
about the time the ground starts to 
freeze. : : 

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oak A few shovels of dirt thrown around 
» the base of fruit trees, other trees, grape 
vines, etc., will prevent field mice from 
ruining them in the winter. 
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Plant perennials in the garden on a 
ig. et ridge just a little higher than the sur- 
rounding as melting snow and water. 
standing on them is not good for them. — 
hie Mulching of even the hardier perennials 
- will pay in the amount of blooms you 
receive, 
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~ Roses should be carefully mulched just 
before the ground freezes. Pile up dirt 
‘around the base of the plant 10 to 12 
a = -{mches deep. Then cover with leaves or 
os straw. Leave this mulch on in spring 
; ; until you are sure warm weather has 
‘come, then remove and cut back wood 
_ to about 6 inches from ground. Climbing 
- yoses should be laid down on the ground 
and covered with earth or if left stand- 
 §ng, wrapped in straw and burlap. Hy- 
brid tea roses will grow much f 
i ‘north than folks think, if they are coy- 
a oS ered: as mentioned. 
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£ Trim evergreens most any time, but 
- Geptember is thought to be the best, ex- 
cept Spruce and Pines which must be 
trimmed in early spring when new 
growth is coming on. However, most 
§ Pines look better if not trimmed. Mostly 
the Junipers are the only ones trimmed 
2 Daca and can be made to grow in any shape 
EP: you desire and can be trimmed at any 
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1A ee - Peonies grow best in a deep, rich mod- 
See Se - erately moist loam. The soil in the bed 
+ = or the border should be dug deeply and 
J ss wworked into it. Peonies are heavy feed- 
TE RR a ers and respond well to fertilizers that 
pee are supply organic matter as well as the 
required chemical elements. Plants should 
ieee eet be set in early fall as they begin new 
ae growth at that time. When the plants 
gre set, the roots should be placed with 
_ not more than 2 to $ inches over the 
es Ter Space your plants from 
Keep them well cul- 
tivated and free from weeds and they 
will repay you for the small amount of 
effort on your part. After the fall freezes, 
i ‘they may be covered with straw or other 
ences) ss @oarse materials to prevent winter heav- 
Rea ing. When the soil thaws out in the 
hip spring, this winter covering should be 
Bae cary _yemoved from over the crown. j 
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jr Rtitins s _ erown or ¢yé. 
8% to 8 feet apart. 
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Leer eos a Even though you have one of the best 
eta _ Blue Grass lawns, it is advisable to add 
speed each year, either in the fall or early 
ss gpring. September is an excellent month 
ss fn which to plant new lawns and to patch 
ap bad spots in your old one. 

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: ey ‘ ies : ee, Don't rake and burn your leaves. They 
eouearie pre one of the most valuable fertilizers 
wi nate ae ou can obtain. Just rake them in a pile, 
jet them rot and use for fertilizer. 
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- Grow apple trees in bush form. They 
will live longer, be easier to spray and 
harvest fruit if grown in this way. All 
fruit trees should be headed low. If you 
gre living in a locality where conditions 
gre severe the thinning of the branches 
ss «in fruit trees is not advisable. Just re- 
move those that are damaged or diseas- 
ed. Small branches may be removed at 
any time. The large branches should be 
removed in June, A severe pruning of an 
ss apple tree at any time will check its 
bearing for at least two years. - 
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_ “Dear Gurney’s: I’m enclosing a 
snapshot of our daughter Shirley © 
June with her white kitty sitting ~ 
by the lily pool. We like flowers, — 
as you can tell by this picture. © 
I’m sending an order for nursery — 
stock and seeds. My brother has | 
been ordering from Gurney’s for — 
years and thinks the Northern 
Grown Stock is best. So I’m trying 
it also.,—Mrs. W. G. Bluhm, Ulys- | 
ses, Nebraska. bs 
Welcome to Gurney’s! Most of — 
our new customers come to us 
through old customers. 

Problem With Lilies 
There are hardy Lilies appropriate for 
every part of the garden and the out-. 
tion they add to the garden picture ee ae 
makes that planting we worth Senile 
They can be planted either in the fall 
or the spring with the exception of the 
Madonna which should be fall planted, 
The main requirement for successfully 
growing Lilies is that they have good 
drainage. ae ¥ 
The depth of the planting will_vary 
gomewhat with the species of Lilies 
planted, A good rule to follow is “Plant 
the bulbs to a depth of three times their 
own height.” That is, if the bulb is 2 
inches in height, the base of it should 
be 6 inches deep when planted. The 
depth of planting will also vary somie- 
what with the type of soil. If the soil is 
light, then plant slightly deeper than 
normal or if it is extra heavy, plant 
somewhat shallower. If you wish to take 
the time, the addition of two inches of 
sand beneath the base of the bulb is ben- 
eficial in heavy soils. an 
Fresh manure should never be used. 
Partially decayed leaves are excellent 
if the soil is rich. Well rotted manure is 
quite essential if the soil lacks humus. 
Some. lilies do well in borders with 
shrubs but all lilies must have sunlight. 
Bear this in mind in making your plant-. 
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OnlyOneWayTo 
Plant Daffodils 
_ Folks, Daffodils just won't go high- 
hat. If there’s anything that looks un- 
happier and more woebegone than a lot 
of Daffodils all carefully planted in nice 
straight, even spaced rows, I hope I nev- 
er see it. They just don’t belong in such 
a layout. 
Daffodils are beautiful and well be 
loved by everyone, both rich and poor, 
both because of their beauty and I think 
even more because they show off to best 
advantage when they give the impres- - 
sion of not ever having been planted 
at all, If you want Daffodils to look hap- 
py, and to feel happy yourself when you 
look at them next spring, just take the 
bulbs by the handful and gently toss 
them along the edge of the lawn, or at 
the outer fringe of the woodland, or be- 
tween the flowering shrubs and plant 
them wherever they fall. It’s a 
idea not to plant them in the lawn it- 
self as their foliage doesn’t ripen up 38° 
quickly as that of the Crocus and Snow- 
drop does and growth of the next year’s 
bulbs would be checked by having the 
leaves cut off when the lawn is mowed. 
Don’t take the bulbs up and divide 
them Sects fall. Just let them alone and 
each year the planting will spread and 
become more beautiful. After several 
years of growing, when the bulbs become 
go thick that flowering is curtailed, dig 
the whole mass up some nice September 
day and replant again by the scattering 
process. ie 
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Don’t Plant Too Deep 
Some people seem to have the mistak- — 
en notion that young shrubs, and more 
often young trees should be planted a 
foot or two deeper than they grew be- 
fore. The idea seems to be to anchor 
them against the wind and hold them 
more firmly in the soil. 
Stock planted in such a manner often 
leaves out, but don’t put on any new 
growth. The leaves become poorer and 
more yellowed as time goes on and after 
a year or two of futile attempts to live 
the plant gives up the ghost. 
There are at least two causes for the 
plants dying. One is that plants breathe 
through their roots, although not in the 
manner that we breathe, and when all 
the roots have been set too deeply in 
the ground, the plant actually suffocates. 
At the same time the plant is also strav- 
ing to death. It seems that the soil bac- 
teria which create much of the food for 
the plant are located in the top few inch- 
es of soil in greatest abundance. When 
all of the plant roots are set away down 
beyond this point they just can’t take in 
enough food to keep body and soul to- 
gether. : 
It is always best to plant your newly 
arrived nursery stock about the same 
depth at which it was growing before. 
You can almost always tell where this 
point is by the difference in color he- 
tween the very short amount of the stem 
that was underground before, and that 
which was above ground. If a tree need 
to be held upright against the wind, guy 
it by loosely circling the trunk with a 
piece of: rubber hose to which should be 
attached three guy wires run to pegs 
in the ground a few feet from the tree. 
Ground 
Cherry Worms 
1. Make thorough fall cleanups of all 
arden refuse. ; ; 
2. Spray plants with Arsenate of Lea 
(1 pound to 50 gallons of water) as 
soon as bloom starts. Repeat spraying 
every few days. 
These suggestions will help reduce in- 
festation, but a complete contro] is not 
known. 
Controlling 
Survive the Armistice 
Day Freeze 
“Dear Sir: The only trees which sur- 
vived .the Armistice Day freeze were 
those which came from your nursery.”— 
Mrs. W. D. Greene, Ft. Crook, Nebr. 

Plums Bore the First Year 
“Dear Gurneys: We have always liked 
Gurney’s nursery stock and have received 
highly satisfactory results. For instance, 
our first Waneta Plum bore a large 
quantity of immense, very delicious plums 
the first year after planting. So did the 
Compass Cherries,’—Frank lL. Bertino, 
Brackton, Mont, 
Bug Dust Keeps Cahbage 
Clean 
“Dear Sir: Just a word about Bug 
Dust. Have used it very successfully the 
past two years to get even with the cab- 
bage worms and a kind of plant lice. Last 
summer with all the rain I onty doped my 
eabbage three times and still didn’t have 
any worms. I have recommended Bug 
Dust to several of my friends.’”—Mrs. 
George J. Carda, Enid, Mont. 

“Loveliest Gladiolus”. 
“Dear Sir: I just want to add that the 
Gladiolus bulbs I ordered from you 
Jast spring certainly did produce some 
of the loveliest blooms I have ever had.” 
Mrs. John Lange, Box 496, Mt. Vernon, 
South Dakota. 


Or don’t you understand? Fred Vogel of Arnold, Nebraska, says he’s 
colt. Let’s say he’s already broken. Looks gentle and well 
this a sitting down exercise. How’s about it Fred? 
breaking this 
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He Can’t Tell His Girl 
Friends Apart 

“My son Henry Jr., in the center 
is just 3 days older than Nancy 
and Elaing Stageburg, our neigh- 
bors’ twins,” says Mrs. Henry 
Smithun, Box 174,.Dawson, Minne- 
sota. “You can see they are all 
healthy kids, thanks to my garden. 
My Gurney garden was small but 
there was a lot in it. Canned so 
much and gave away plenty. Some 
of your potatoes went home with a 
friend in Amarillo, Tex. I’ve never 
in my life picked so many beans as 
from your seed this year.” 
Likes the Way Our 
Trees Grow 
“Déar Mr. Gurney: I cannot tell you in 
#0 many words how well I am satisfied 
with your trees. Every one is growing and 
has the prospects of making a fine bear- 
ing tree. 
“My only regret is that I didn’t receive 
your catalog before I had made out an 
order to another company, whose trees 
didn’t all grow ,and certainly didn’t show 
the vigor that yours have. 
“T hope to receive your next catalog 
and if the other company does not re- 
place the stock which failed, you can 
expect to receive an order for the re- 
peecenien Se Hampel, Box 4 
orth, Illinois. ; 
Waneta Plum Bears (0 
Years in a Row 
“Dear Mr. Gurney: Ten years ago I 
got a Waneta Plum tree from you, and 
we have not missed a year of those large, 
delicious plums. Even this far north, the 
winters did not kill it. Some day I am 
hoping to have a whole orchard of them.” 
Mrs, Lunkkonen, Box 17, Toivola, 
Michigan. 
Master Liquid Hog Medicine 
Is Still Available 
Despite general shortages of some 
ftems, we can still supply Master Liquid 
Hog Medicine. You will find prices and 
descriptions on page 12. 
With hogs at prices they are, they are 
too valuable to take any risks on, and . 
Master Liquid Hog Medicine is needed 
to help protect them against diseases 
like Necro, and diarrheas caused by Ne- 
ero that can be so costly when they start 
working on your herd. 
To use Master Liquid Hog Medicine 
eosts LESS THAN i6c PER PIG! Isn't 
your herd worth this cheap protection? 
And remember an ounce of protection 
is worth a pound of cure. Keep feeding 
Master Liquid Hog Medicine to -your 
hogs as a regular precaution, it will pay. 

Get Up—Gol’ Dern You! 
Are you trying to kid the Gurney customers? Why don’t you try selling 
-him to a circus? 
