GURNEY'S PLANTING MAGAZINE, AUGUST, 1947—GUR NEY SEED & NURSERY C0. YANKTON, sone DAKOTA ge 

Pian A Grop Rotation 
Program for Next Year 
Right here at Gurneys ° we have 
always felt that one of the best 
disease control practices you could 
follow, both in the field and in the 
garden, is crop rotation, Take corn 
fer example—rotation is about the 
only means of reducing losses from | 
stalk... rot, and ear rot,| 
root rot, 
and with the: experiences of ‘the 
corn root worm over a wide area 
this past;several years in. the main 
corn beltsection, crop rotation in 
the future is going to be even more 
importatit, "Plan right now to work 
out a definite program of crop ro- 
tation on your farm next year. 
Don’t weit! Aintil the busy. spring 
season Edis around, Do some paper 
figuring? bh it this fall to give your 
crop the best. and proper rotation. 
The same? thing is ‘true. in the 
garden—lots of times a crop rota- 
tion will mean the difference be- 
tween a crop or failure on many 
vegetable crops in your garden. 
For example, the leaf spot that 
bothered tomatoes in some sections 
can be greatly'reduced by putting 
your tomato plants in a new loca- 
tion each year. This is true of 
many other vegetables as well, and 
a rotation of your entire garden 
spots from year to year will pay 
big dividends every time. 
One good thing about crop rota- 
tion, it doesn’t cost you much. It 
is inexpensive, easy to follow and 
you will be more than happy with 
the pleasing results. 

Everblooming roses should be 
given winter protection as soon as 
the ground freezes. 
Season Late 
Last Spring 
As most of you folks know, we 
really had a late spring. In some 
ways it’s good not to have things 
start in too soon. On the other 
hand, it has its bad points. Some 
of you wrote wondering why it 
took a little longer to get things 
out to you last spring. No one is 
more aware of the importance of 
early delivery and planting than 
we are but we think you folks will 
all agree, none of us can control 
the weather. It was so wet and 
cold we couldn’t get into the 
fields till almost the middle of 
April. We were all set and “rarin’” 
to go but the weather man would- 
n’t cooperate. Hope he doesn’t de- 
lay us again. 

“Dear. Shi: Rere ved. my: ‘niievéry 
stock. andi “ finest I eyer 
bought, Sot itt: bhe the: Same day. 
and had by, 3 {bors and friends 
come to it “and. they all had 

the same ‘Sp httoh: “Will always re- 
member the Gurney Nursery and 
speak highly of it.”—Bernard F. 
Lark, Rt. 4, North Platte, Nebras- 
ka, 

ny j*broad ‘Statement 

. So youre going to plant a flower garden. Hope these little tips help 
you. 
First, I’d insist on one thing and that is, to do it yourself. A flower 
garden should be a picture of the planter’s own tastes and person- 
ality. Do not be afraid to “be yourself.” If you love bright colors, haye 
them. If your sensibilities are hurt by certain color combinations, avoid 
them. But, by all means go ahead and plant what you think you want. 
If it doesn’t satisfy you, you’re a natural flower gardener, for no lov- 
er of flowers has ever been entirely satisfied with his own garden. 
The real gardener, like mother nature, is constantly changing! things 
around and moving closer to “the heart’s desire.” 
After Raspberries have been picked, the canes that bore should be 
removed by cutting off at the crown or as close to the ground or roots 
as possible. Old canes will not bear a second time. 
One reason I like fall planting of Evergreens is they get the benefit 
of winter snows, and early spring rains, so that when the first warm 
days roll around they are ready to grow. 
Don’t make the mistake of placing fresh manure around the roots 
of freshly planted stock. You’re sure to kill them if you do. After 
planting,-manure can,be put.on top of the ground around the base of 
the trees or shrubs:and worked into the soil by cultivation. 
Some shrubs..such as the Spirea Van Houttei, or Bridal Wreath, 
Spirea Sorbifolia’ or ash-leaved Spirea, Hydrangea and others do well 
in the shade on the north side of the house. 
A large dead tree in the yard is certainly an unsightly thing. Doesn’t 
need to be either. Try covering. it with a planting of vines. 
An ideal situation for a rock garden is’one where the plants are pro- 
tected with Snow during the winter and not’ subjected to extremely 
hot conditions in the summer. The moist, cool rock crevices lend them- 
selves admirably to this treatment. 
Don’t forget to start your spraying schedule for fruits of all kinds 
early. Spraying just before and while the trees are in blossom is the 
one that gets rid of wormy fruit. Send for our free Spraying Bulletin. 
It’s yours for the asking. 
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bread covered with Bush Cherry 
Good Looks and Brains 
jell. Or. try eating them ripe off 
They say this combination is|the tree. Good for preserves and 
rare in the human race. Think it’s | sauce, too. 
just as rare in the plant race. 
Seems like it has long been a prob- 
lem to find something useful as 
well as ornamental. It’s been said 
a woman with beauty plus brains 
could rule the world. Such being 
the case, if plants were women, the 
Bush Cherry would be Queen. Some 
of, you ight Says ne is a pretty 
: érhaps it is, but 
did you-ever: ‘sg “of Prof. Han- 
sen’s «Bush. Cherry n full bloom? 
‘Did. you ever’ ‘See-a Bush Cherry so 
loaded. with ropes of beautiful, lus- | 
cious; black cherries that you swore 
it couldn't: ‘be true? Yes, you truly’ 
have “beauty plus usefulness in'the 
Famous Hansen Bush Cherry. ” 
Don’t know anything that quite 
equals the taste ofa thick sligs of 
TOWERS FoR INDOORS 
These are the lovely narcissus that bloom so easily in- 
doors and are so fragrant they perfume an entire room. 
You should have some coming off and on all winter and 
some potted up for gifts. 
How To Grow 
Force in bowls or pots filled with pebbles (to hold down 
the bulb) and water or in dirt. Keep out of light‘in cellar 
until roots develop (about 3 weeks) and then put in sun- 
ny window to bloom, Plant 3 bulbs to pot. 
Blooming Dates 
To help you plan your planting, here are the dates your 
narcissus will bloom: 
You can have all that RIGHT IN 
YOUR OWN BACK YARD. Don’t 
care where you live either cause 
the Hansen Bush Cherry is 
HARDY ANYWHERE. Nothing 
uncommon for them to bear loads 
the FIRST YEAR AFTER PLANT- 
ing. BE SURE you include half a 
dozen in your order for planting 
this fall. 4 



Best in the Neighborhood 
“Dear Sirs: Want-to tell you: how 
much I enjoyed your eed last year. 
I'had. the best garden in the ‘neigh- 
borhood, It sure will. she - “Gurney’s 
seed for me again ‘this: year.” — 
Mrs, Frank Prentice, Little Gene- 
see, New York. 




Plant Bloom Plant Bloom 
Oct. 1 Dec. 5 Nov. 1 Dec. 25 
Oct. 15 Dec. 15 Nov. 15 Jan. 5 
Now! Choice of 2 Colors 
Paper White Narcissus BN920—The old favorite—very 
easy to grow, very pure and white. Price: 3 for 34c; 6 for 
54c; 12 for 79c, postpaid. 
Chinese Sacred Lily BN921—Looks like a Golden Narcis- 
sus. Much surer to bloom than the Narcissus Soleil D’Or, 
which we offered last year. Clusters of flowers on tall 
stems like paper white. Petals are cream yellow with bril- 
liant golden cups. Price: 3 for 39c; 6 for 69¢; 12 for $1.29, 
postpaid. 
NARCISSUS COLLECTIONS é 
BN930X—4 Yellows and 4 Paper Whites, 79c, postpaid 
BN931X—10 Yellows and 10 Paper Whites, 
$1.95, postpaid 




: 
3 Yr. Old Apple Tree 
“Dear Sirs: This is my son, Rob- 
y ’ 
ert, and daughter, Patricia. The 
tree they are standing by was or- 
dered from you 3 yrs. ago. It al- 
ready measures nearly 6 ft. and 
last year it bore 3 doz. apples. We 
would have had a tree full had 
it not been for the late frost when 
the tree was all in bloom. We are 
sure proud of it. The small tree in 
the background is also an apple 
tree. Note the apples the children 
are showing.’”—Mrs. T. Manti, Box 
311, Gilbert, Minnesota. 

Enjoy Flowers This 
Winter by Growing 
Them Indoors 
A great variety of flowers may 
be forced into bloom indoors with 
very little trouble. The easiest plants 
to grow indoors are the bulbs, both 
the hardy kind, and tender varie- 
ties which will not stand our win- 
ters but grow vigorously indoors. 
Some of them need potting in 
soil, others can be grown: in bowls 
with fibre, moss or €ven pebbles 
-\and water, All bulbs can be grown 
‘tin soil, a smaller number in fibre, 
and still fewer in water with eb: 
bles, or moss. 
Tender narcissi known as Paper 
Whites (white), Soliel d@’Or, (yel- 
low), and Chinese Sacred lilies can 
all be grown in water with peb- 
bles or moss, , 
In bulb fibre, which is a mixture 
of peat and plant. food, it is pos- 
sible to grow in bowls without 
drainage all the above, together 
with daffodils, early. tulips, cro- 
cuses, calla lilies, grape hyacinths 
and scillas. 
In pots with soil all the above 
can be grown, together with gar- 
den tulips and narcissi, amaryllis 
and some lilies. 
No skill is required; some knowl- 
edge of plants, plus patience and 
care are all that are needed, and 
the reward is rich. 

Give your pumpkin and squash a 
chance to ripen or “cure.” Cut 
them off the vine before frost. 

It pays to order your supply of 
United Hybrid Early. Don’t be 
caught short at planting time, 




Fall Planted Pansies 
Always Do the Best | 
Plant -your pansies now. Fall is 
| spring bloom of next year. Plant 
the little plants 6 to 10 in. apart 
each way, and after the: ground 
freezes mulch them well with grass 
clippings, hay or some other’ sub- 
stance that does not make a soggy 
mat. Remove this after the ground 
thaws in the spring and your pan- 
sies will burst into bloom early 
and bloom a long time. Fall plant-- 
ed pansies, as a rule, bloom better 
and are: usually much more suc- 
cessful than spring planted pansies. 
Please note our reasonable prices. 
We do our own growing and ship 
them direct from our fields.to you. 
Price: 12 plants for 75c; 36 plants 
for $1.98; 100 plants for $4.79, post- 
paid. BN777. 
P. S. Pansy plants were extreme- 
ly scarce last spring, and many of 
those who waited ’till spring to or- 
der did not get them. Be smart 
and get yours this fall. 

Grass or Weeds? 
Rather a foolish question isn’t 
it? No one likes a lot of ugly 
weeds in their lawn, yet many folks 
don’t seem to realize that this prob- 
lem can be just about completely 
solved by sowing the lawn in the 
fall. Weeds just don’t do much 
with a late planting but my how 
the lawn grass seed will take a 
hold. Nothing uncommon at all 
to have to cut that lawn several 
times before the snow flys. 
Any time from the latter part 
of August on through September is 
the ideal time to get that lawn 
seeded, We have a special Lawn 
Making Bulletin we will be glad to 
send you absolutely FREE. And 
for lawn seed, don’t think there’s 
any finer offered, anywhere, than 
the seed we are offering here at 
Gurney’s this fall. It’s clean, heavy 
plump seed that seems to “spring 
up” almost over night. Dare ‘say 
you'll be oiling that lawn mower 
before you know it. 
One thing more. Let’s not put it 
off till next spring. Let’s. get it 
done this fall when conditions are 
ideal. Take advantages of fall 
moisture and conditions to get the 
kind of lawn you want, in the 
shortest time possible.© Look over 
our lawn seed prices. Then, when 
you send in your order, ask for 
the Lawn Making Bulletin and 
you're all set for the best lawn 
you ever had, 
Measuring the Sweet Corn 
“Dear Gurneys: This is Norma 
Lorenzen taken by our _ hybrid 
sweet corn patch. You can see how 
tall it grew. It was the white corn. 
The worms never bothered it. AU 
our Gurney seed grew very well.” 
—Mrs. R. Lorenzen, Box 284, Sar- 
gent, Nebraska, 

Plant Lily bulbs three times as 
deep as the bulb is high. 

Don’t forget to send for the BIG — 
FREE UNITED CORN BOOK. 
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a fine time to plant pansies for . 

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