lst Generation 
COL. C. W. GURNEY 
Founder—1840-1913 
Pioneer seedsman and 
nurseryman of the 
Northwest, Col. C. W. 
Gurney began his life 
work _in_ horticulture 
ttorfeaving service in 
Civil War. 
It is from such dis- 
tinguished. heritage 
that the Gurney Seed 
& Nursery Co. of today 
emanates, 
Dear Folks: 
more for your 
We grow our own stock, and stock 
grown here in South Dakota needs to be 
extra hardy so that it can stand cold win- 
ters and hot dry summers. If our stock 
doesn’t have the extra vigor and hardiness 
to stand this severe climate, we don’t have 
it to ship. And this hardiness goes to you 
no matter where you live. There is noth- 
ing so important in a plant as the ability 
to get started right, and keep on growing, 
even if climate and soil aren’t just right. 
Another thing you can be sure of when 
you buy from Gurney’s is that what you 
buy will be true to name, whether it is 
garden seed or nursery stock or baby 
chicks or field seed. We have been in this 
business for 85 years, and we hope to be 
in it at least 85 more years, so we are not 
going to start now on any short-sighted, 
dishonest policy. 
When you get your nursery stock from 
Gurney’s, notice that it carries a state in- 
spection label certifying that your nursery 
stock is clean and free of diseases and 
passes alJl state laws as to quality. 
Mail your order in January or February 
if possible. This way we get your order 
booked and ready to ship to you the min- 
ute the winter breaks in your locality. 
You can plant earlier—and early planted 
stock does better. 
We are glad to take your check here at 
Gurney’s. To make it easy for you, we put 
a blank check on the bottom of the order 
blank. A bank or money order is all right 
too, but if you send cash, please register 
your letter for your own protection. 
One of the reasons that we can sell bet- 
ter goods at lower prices is that we don’t 
maintain an expensive department to han- 
die C.O.D.’s. When you buy something 
C.0.D. you have to pay the post office’s 
C.0.D. charge. Why not save that? 
Most items such as garden seed and 
merchandise are shipped at once. Nur- 
ETT 
We guarantee our nursery stock 
to be all state inspected, free from 
disease and first-class in every way. 
We also guarantee our stock to be 
absolutely true to name. If it proves 
otherwise, you can have your choice 
of replacement free or a full refund 
on the entire purchase price. 
Examine the nursery stock care- 
fully when you receive it. If you are 
not pleased with it in every way, 
return it promptly at our expense 
2nd Generation 
GEO. W. GURNEY 
President 
This year we are especially proud 
to send you our new catalog. For 
two reasons: (1) The catalog has 
more color and pictures than ever 
before, (2) It contains many more 
offers and more new and better 
plants and seeds than we've ever 
before listed. As you read through 
the book, look for these new items. 
You'll find that, as always, you get 
money here at 
GURNEY’S than anywhere else. 
Sincerely, 
Geo. W. Gurney. 
AOA 
GURNEY’S NURSERY STOCK GUARANTEE 
3rd Generation 
SIDNEY GURNEY 
Office Manager 
Sid sees that the thousands 
of orders coming in are kept 
straight and moving out. 
Also tends to answering a lot 
of your letters. Knows about 
all there is to know about 
this business, so write him 
whenever you have a ques- 
tion or problem. If you live 
in vicinity of station WNAX, 
Yankton, S. D., listen to his 
gardening program at 6:45 
A.M. on Tues. and Thurs., 
and 6:45 and 9:45 A.M. on Sat. 
sery stock is shipped at the proper plant- 
ing time in your locality. We watch the 
weather reports from your locality, and 
ship your stock at your proper planting 
time. That’s why we might fill your order 
in several separate shipments. Most nur- 
sery stock is quoted postpaid. Exceptions 
are so noted in the catalog—they usually 
are balled and burlapped evergreens and 
trees too big to ship parcel post. Items 
quoted “Express Not Prepaid” will be sent 
transportation collect. Be sure to give 
your nearest Express Station on your 
order. 
We hope you can come and visit us sometime, 
and see our fields of nursery stock growing. 
By growing our own stock, under our own 
supervision, right here around Yankton, we 
can Pegs t you of hardy, -northern grown 
stock.’ 
Sometimes we have to ship postpaid 
items with nursery stock going express 
collect. To help make up for the little 
extra express charges, we put in extra nur- 
sery stock—always more than enough to 
make up for the additional postage. When 
this happens, you really get a bargain. 
This is a friendly business, with lots of 
old-fashioned courtesy. So with every or- 
der we send a free gift. We won’t tell 
what the free gift will be. But you can be 
sure it will be something good. 
P.S. If you would like to do your friends 
a favor by having us send them a Gurney 
catalog, just write their names on your 
order and tell us to send them a catalog. 
Thank you. 
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and we will replace it at once or re- 
fund your money in full, whichever 
you prefer. 
After you have planted it, Gf-1t 
fails to grow owing to weather con- 
ditions or other factors over which 
we have no control, we will replace 
it at half price the following season, 
if you notify us not later than Octo- 
ber 1, 1951. Accompany your re- 
port with a remittance of one-half 
the original purchase price. 
TTT 
1007660 2 eee .1,00 
200 for. 22. 3. eee 
500 for); 52 22,..06om 3.20 — 
#1000 forte: ae 5.79 es 
Gurney 's Vigorous 3 
These vegetable plants are out-door grown in the South. This 
makes them tough, healthy and vigorous. All have been State In- 
spected, so you know they are right. They are grown from the finest 
strains of seed. By having our grower ship direct to you, we save 
handling and shipping time. We guarantee safe delivery and satisfac- 
tion, Get your neighbor to go in with you and get the benefit of 
quantity price. Quantities indicated are approximate. . 
Write for Special Prices on Larger Lots 
ONION PLANTS: --------- 
« 
2G 1O—Sweet Spanish. The most popular of all onions. 
A large yellow onion with mild, sweet flesh. Is a very 
good keeper. Frost proof. 
2Git—White Bermuda (Crystal Wax). Pure white / 
flesh. Extremely mild and .sweet. There’s none better ‘ \ 
SOO | fOnricsc.ckaw, caliente is ccebers 
500 for. 
for table use. Frost proof. 
{000 for... 
BOOG for coe acc toed coe 
Price, Postpaid 
~ aa f) Aid 
ONION-CABBAGE PLANT OFFER 
White Bermuda onions for early green table 
use—Yellow Sweet Spanish to store for win- 
ter. Early Jersey Wakefield for early use and 
the popular favorite, Copenhagen Market, for 
kraut and storing. 
200 White Bermuda Onion Plants 
300 Yellow Sweet Spanish. Onion Plants 
50 Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage Plants 
50 Copenhagen Market Cabbage Plants 
0G60X—600 rey vigorous plants for onty 
1.98, postpaid. 
.... CABBAGE PLANTS 
{G@tO—Jersey Wakefield. Standard early. Very 
solid, pointed heads. Crisp, tender and sweet. 
Fine for home or market. Frost proof. 
(G@13—Copenhagen Market. Heads early. Round, 
medium size, solid, crisp and white. Frost proof. 
'G12—Flat Dutch. Large fiat head on short stem. Solid heads. 
Fine quality. Frost proof. 
100 for stteeeeceeeeveseess 746 
500 for... ...2ae eee 
200 for 0 for 3:49 
: 1000 for... sos ane eee 3.49 
Price, Postpaid 
TOMATO PLANTS . | a 
4G10—Earliana. Earliest of all. Vigorous, spreading ‘ 
vines. Fruit medium size, borne in clusters, and of excel- 
lent flavor. 
4G11—Marglobe. The outstanding canning 
tomato. Quality extra fine. Wilt resistant. 
Dependable. 
4G12—Rutgers. Stands drouth well. Flesh 
is firm, deliciously flavored. Deep red. 
eC Cea. .80 
ae « - PEPPER PLANTS 
4G14—Ruby King. A large sweet early pepper. a 
Fruit often 6 in. long. Flesh is mild and sweet. 5 
Color is dark red. Easy to grow. ; 
4G15—California Wonder. Large, thick meated, 3 
unusually solid. Fruit four-lobed, mild and sweet; - — 
grow up to 4 in. in size. Crimson color. 
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Price, Postpaid 
SWEET POTATO PLANTS .. . 
3G12—Yellow Jersey. Fine for baking. Tender, 
yellow and sweet. Does well anywhere. Stores well. 
3G11—Porto Rico. Also fine for baking. Red skin; 
deep rich yellow flesh of unbeatable flavor and qual- 
ity. Good yielder. Probably best liked of all sweet 
potatoes. 
Price, Postpaid 
Guruey's SEED POTATO 
SETS 
All Ready to Plant—No Cutting Necessary 
Basic seed stock for these sets is from 
the Prince Edward Island in Canada, 
where it is raised in isolation on soil rich 
in nitrogen. The seed sets are individu- 
ally cut so that each piece has just the 
right amount of potato attached to the 
eye to insure good germination. All our 
sets have been treated to eliminate sur- 
face fungi, to protect them against soil 
borne diseases, and to stimulate growth 
of the new plants. Gurney seed sets are 
easier to plant, produce more and better ™ 
potatoes—therefore cost less. ae 
260—White Cobbler. Box of 100 sets, | 
1.79, postpaid. 
261—Red Warba. Box of 100 sets, 1.79, & 
postpaid, i 
625X — Special Offer. 2 boxes (200 
sets), your choice: 1 box of each or 2 _ 
boxes of same kind for only 3.29, ppd. 
Red Warba 
