


HELPFUL PLANTING HINTS—STORIES & FUN ABOUT PLANTING 

a This Fall --- Gain Six Months 




Here’s How to Save 
Bulbs and Tubers 
With 
heated basements, the storing of 
sO Many homes 
bulbs and tubers is a problem with 
many gardeners, 
There are three things to guard 
against in’ storing: excessive tem- 
perature, which will cause them to 
sprout; lack of humidity, which will 
dry them out; and lack of air, 
which will encourage mildew. 
A temperature of 50 degrees or 
lower is ideal, but they will endure 
higher if the other factors are fa- 
vorable. It is possible to keep 
them in a heated basement if they 
are protected by a covering of 
earth, sand or peat moss which is 
occasionally moistened.: 
Dahlias are best placed in bushel 
baskets or boxes filled with peat 
moss and placed in fhe coolest cor- 
ner of the basement, sprinkling a 
little water on the moss once a 
week. It is better to leave some 
dirt on the tubers during storage. 
Cannas will do well with the same 
treatment. 
GiadiolusLulbs should be. clean 
and the top pulled off for storage. 
They should not be piled inte a 
basket or box nor inclosed in air- 
tight bags which are not open to 
air. This will cause mildew and 
bacterial rot. 

Peonies make a fine cemetery 
planting. Set them out this Fall. 

Boiled Beef 
and Horseradish 
We can’t supply you with the 
boiled beef but we do have the 
Horseradish, We believe there is 
none better than the variety New 
Bohemian. Horseradish is easy to 
raise, and it doesn’t require any 
special type of soil. Horseradish 
cuttings are generally about 6 in. 
long, square across the upper and 
slanting on the lower and so you 
can tell which end should be plant- 
ed up. Set in shallow furrows 30 
‘to 36 in. apart with the plants 10 
to -15 in. apart in the rows, 
with the upper end 4 in, below the 
surface. It will last for years and 
years; and its roots .when grated 
make one of the very finest ap- 
petizers condiments. 

7 An Armful 
“Dear Sirs: Enclosed is a snap- 
shot of our 4 yr. old son holding a 
12 Ib. head of cabbage grown from 
your frost proof cabbage plants. 
We always have good luck with all 
your seeds and plants.”—Lyle Gar- 
deman, Corsica, South Dakota, 
Tall, Giant Tulips Stage the Most 
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When Darwin Tulips Bloom, the 
With the blooming of the tam, | 
large flowering ,warieties ef tulips 
comes the climax of the hardy bulb 
display in spring gardens. 
These tall, late varieties are com- 
monly known as Darwin tulips and 
are usually divided into several 
classes including the true Darwins, 
Cottage and Breeder classes. 
This division is based upon an- 
cestry, and has little significance 
for the gardener, who may choose 
the varieties which suit his pur- 
pose without regard to ancestry. 
All blossom together, and harmon- 
ize beautifully when planted to- 
gether, They are constantly being 
hybridized in the attempt to breed 
improved varieties, so that their 
family characteristics are gradual- 
ly becoming less distinct. 
Breeder tulips are the oldest, 
tallest, and average largest; and 
from them the other types are be- 
lieved to have been derived, by hy- 
bridizing or selection. They have 
rich, dark’ colors, which are at 
their best in contrast with the 
lighter, brighter Darwin and Cot- 
tage varieties. 
Cottage tulips have clear, bright 
colors, and the older varieties usu- 
ally have pointed petals with the 
tips, turned back, or “reflexed.” 
But many of the new varieties, 
produced by crossing with other 
types have rounded petals, and are 
“cupshaped.” 
Fainbow Colors 
These family differences make it 
all the more desirable that varie- 
ties of all classes shall be included 
in the garden, planted side by side 
where the beauty of one will en- 
hance that of its companions, Tu- 
lips more than any other flower 
family will provide all the colors 
of the rainbow for the spring gar- 
den display. 
Early tulips blossom two to four 
weeks earlier than the tall, late 
types; they have shorter stems and 
smaller flowers; but they bring to 
the garden colors lacking before 
they come, and prolong the tulip 
season. Groups planted in the 
border will give added weeks of 
pleasure, 
The weather is usually cool when 
the tulips bloom, and the memory 
of winter’s drabness is still fresh, 
so that brilliant color is welcome. 

Full Glory of Summer Is Reached. 
.ne Popular Spring Bulb Finale 

The remarkable ability of the tu- 
to provide this at a season 
lips 
{when they have no rivdis, is re- 
sponsible for their world-wide 
popularity, 
Plant Perennials 
This Fall--Gain 6 Mos. 
Perennial flowers and fall plant- 
ing seem to go hand in hand. From 
the dainty garden pinks to the Old 
Fashioned Bleeding Heart, Blaz-O- 
Mum and Creeping Phlox, they all 
take kindly to a fall planting. You 
save time and gain growth by 
setting them out this season of the 
year, too. : 
Many folks when fall planting 
for the first\ time fail to do one 
thingethat is vitally important in 
this north central part of the coun- 
try and that is to winter protect 
your perennial flowers. Whether it 
be a new bed or an old bed, right 
after the ground is frozen to a 
depth of half an inch to an inch, 
cover your perennial flower bed 
with a heavy coating of straw or 
leaves. Just throw it over on top 
of the bed and leave it there all 

winter long. Then, next spring 
when the plants start growing and 
the danger of alternate thawing 
and freezing is over, you will: be 
amazed to see how rapidly those 
flowers will pop open and _ start 
growing for you. 
Plant plenty of perennial flowers 
this fall for permanent beauty. 
Gurney’s hardy field-grown peren- 
nials are ideal for your planting 
conditions, and they are thrifty 
plants that will go places for you 
in short order. Don’t fail to in- 
clude some on your order, 
Lively Chicks From Gurneys 
“Dear Sir: The chicks arrived 
yesterday, no dead ones and they 
are sure a nice lively bunch of 
chicks,.”—Mrs, John Skogsberg, Rt. 
2, Westfield, Iowa. 

Peat moss is a fine mulch for 
late planted perennials, shedding 
moisture well, and preventing heay- 
ing from thawing and freezing. 

Green tomatoes caught by the 
first light frost should be brought 
indoors, 
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Producing Your Own Food at Home ; 
is the Way to Beat High Prices 
Anyone With Small Plot of Good Ground: Can | 
Keep Himself 

Protect Your Roses 
This Fall 
Winter protection for Everbloom- 
ing and some other types of Roses 
is a “MUST” in the northern plant- 
ing belt. Remove climbing types 
| from the trellis and lay them along 
the ground, then, cover them over 
| entirely with straw with,.a little 
dirt on top to hold it down. Cut 
hybrid teas back to 8 or 10 inches 
from the ground and hill them over 
entirely with moist dirt. Do~-all 
this right after the ground has 
frozen: Uncover in the spring after 
danger of alternate thaws and 
freezes are over. 
Gurney’s Tulips Most 
Beautiful 
“Dear, Mr. Gurney: Thank you 
for the fine order. The plants ar- 
rived in fine shape. The Tulips we 
ordered from you last fali are the 
most beautiful I have ever seen.”— 
Mrs. Stanley Heiser, 127 Lake 
Street, Chadron, Nebraska, 
Fall Planting Best for 
Rhubarb & Asparagus 
Perennial vegetables such as as- 
paragus and rhubarb are better 
planted in the fall than in the 
spring. They will be ready to har- 
vest a year sooner. 
For the asparagus bed, roots 
should be obtained and placed in 
a location which need not be dis- 
turbed during the life of the gar- 
den, since a good asparagus bed 
will last several decades. Deep, 
rich soil is required and the plants 
should be given ample room, with 
3 feet each way between hills. Dig 
a hole a foot deep, spread the roots 
out and set the crown of the plant 
6 inches below the surface. 
Rhubarb is another long-lived 
plant. Six plants will suffice for 
the average family and they should 
be placed where they will not be 
disturbed, perhaps near the as- 
paragus in a garden screen or bor- 
der. 

Three Little Helpers 
“Dear Gurneys: Enclosed is a 
picture of our children, Marilyn, 
Joey and Judy Lee after picking 
beans. We ordered seed from Gur- 
neys this year and really had good 
results.’—Mrs, Melvin Lee; Rt. 3; 
Sisseton, South Dakota, 




You can say one good thing 
about high prices—it sets people 
to thinking and finally doing some- 
thing about it. 
This was never so clearly de- 
monstrated ‘to us as last spring, 
when garden’ seed and fruit tree. 
and berry orders almost flooded us. ~ 
With prosperous times, high wages, 
good dividends and such, you 
might suppose’ people would turn 
their gardening thoughts to flow- 
ers'and tiees and ornamentals, 
In away, they did. Our orders 
for the “luxiiry” items in the cata- 
log. were bigger and more in num- 
ber than ever before. But the bread 
and butter items were even more 
popular.: ‘ 
A Good Sign s 
We think this is a,good sign. It 
indicates to us that people are 
getting back to earth. Are begin- 
ning to Jook at things from the 
right point of view—which is tnat 
the land comes first, that we all 
spring from 
livlihood from it, and of course, re- 
turn to it. Se 
If high prices can bring about a 
return of clear thinking on the sub- 
ject of what’s needed to make a 
good living, we here ‘at Gurneys 
are in favor of them—much as they 
disgust us in almost every other 
way. : 
There ‘really is no reason why 
any one of us can’t be independent 
of high prices for food. Maybe 
some of the city people who live in 
skyscrapers can’t.. But most of us 
can. And it isn’t difficult either, 
Lick High Prices 
All you need is a little ground 
and the will, and the foresight, to 
get it planted. And right now— 
THIS FALL—is the time to get 
started. You can’t start much of a 
vegetable garden, although rhubarb. 
and asparagus are best set in the 
fall. But you can get started on 
fruit.. Lots of it can be set out 
in the next few weeks. And more 
important than anything else, you 
can make plans, get your garden 
space ploughed and in order, and 
your mind made up.on just what — 
you want, where you should get it, 
and when to set it out. : 
This issue of the Planting Maga- 
zine will give you a lot of help. 
Next spring we’ll_send. you our big,, 
‘ full-color, seed and nursery book, 
which lists almost anything you 
could possibly want. And if that 
isn’t enough information, just 
write us. We always like to hear 
from you. And our advice is free. 
Just ask for it. 

Scatter portulaca seed in the 
cracks in crazy paving. It will 
come up next spring and give a 
gay picture in midsummer. 

Gurney’s Really Pack Trees 
“Dear Sirs: Just wanted to write 
and tell you how pleased I am 
about the trees. They arrived in 
fine shape, Our express man said, 
“They really know how to pack 
trees.” I am sure proud of them,” 
—Octavia Swango, 406 Ewing, Sey- 
mowr, Indiana, 
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