8 HENRY FIELD’S SEED SENSE FOR APRIL, 1942—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Iowa 
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Another Free Rose Gone 
I couldn’t let this issue go past with- 
out another picture of a “Henry Field” 
bride and groom. Especially such a good 
looking pair—Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Wil- 
shusen at home at 408 So. 2nd, Brighton, 
Colo. 
I don’t know for sure whether they 
claimed the free Rose or the free Peony, 
but they can have their choice as a wed- 
ding present from me. That offer is good 
to any newly-weds who send me their 
wedding picture or announcement.—H., F. 

Sow Lawn Seed Now 
Don’t Wait for a Rain 
Don’t go waiting for a-rain before you 
get your lawn seed in and then stand 
around wishing you had gotten it in just 
before the shower. It’s going to rain and 
you know it, so get that lawn seed sowed 
and let it lay until it does rain. Won't 
hurt it a bit more to lie on the ground 
than in the sack and you’re a lot more 
likely to take advantage of spring rains. 
Most lawns are in a pretty bad shape 
and they need thickening up. I recom- 
mend ‘my Evergreen Lawn Mixture for 
quickest and best permanent results at 
the same price as bluegrass alone—3s9c 
Ib.; 3 Ibs., 98c; 5 Ibs., $1.49, postpaid. 
Have cheaper seed at 29c lb. and the new 
hormone treated seed at 49c Ib. What- 
ever you decide to plant, get your orders 
in NOW, so you.can get it sowed. Other 
prices on price list enclosed. Also see 
page 63 Spring catalog. 
A Thank You 
“Dear Henry: Received Seed Sense 
this morning and it arrived in fine shape, 
as does everything mailed out from 
Henry Fields. I sent for your Hybrid 
Sweet Corn last year and it certainly re- 
ceived the compliments. Had the first 
roasting ears on July 9th. Gave my 
neighbors all some and had all we wanted 
beside canning some from 2 small rows 
across my garden.’’—Mrs. John Milbradt, 
Osage City, Kansas. 
Our Roses Take Prizes 
“Dear Mr. Field: I got a collection of 
12 roses and never lost one. The premium 
of a hibiscus grew to a beautiful bush the 
first year and bloomed. I have a large 
rose garden, mostly your roses, and I take 
prizes at the fair each year on my roses.”’ 
—Mrs. F. A. Paul, Billings, Montana. 

Field Lawn in Montana 
Here’s a sample of what Henry Field’s 
famous Iawn mix will do in Montana. 
Isn’t that fine? It’s the yard of Mrs. H. 
Berland of Brady, Montana, who is a good 
Henry Field customer. 
You folks who would like to have a 
lawn like this should spend a few min- 
utes RIGHT NOW getting it seeded while 
the weather is still so ideal. Don’t put 
it off. 

State Approves Our Nursery 
Notice sometime the label on the pack- 
age of nursery stock you get from me. 
You will see a notice signed by state offi- 
cials, stating that they have inspected 
and approved my nursery stock as being 
clean and free from disease. This ap- 
pears on every shipment. If the shipment 
can’t get that approval, it isn’t sent out. 
This means something to you. You 
want good healthy stock, of course. So, 
if you should decide not to buy of me for 
some reason, just keep in mind you want 
to buy from a nursery that can get this 
official approval. It means something to 
you. 
Sent In 6 Bags! 
“Dear Sirs: 
“T ant returning 6 Mule-Hybrid seed 
corn bags. I hope they are still fit for 
use. JI bought some corn early in the sea- 
son and paid for it. Does the 25c apply 
to us if we do not buy any more this sea- 
son? Of course, we do not expect cash, 
but will apply it to a seed or nursery 
order in the future. 
“Just a word about your corn. We 
harvested about 18,000 bu. of corn on 8 
farms last fall. 3 farms had Mule-Hybrid 
corn from you (about 6000 bu.). Had 
8 varieties from you and the remaining 
11,000 bu. of 14 other hybrids and about 
1000 bu. open pollinated. There was no 
better corn than H.F. corn and H. Field 
outyielded the average by at least 8 bu. 
per acre.’—John Busman, Chandler, 
Minn. 
Any of you other folks who haven’t sent 
in your used bags, please do so soon. Re- 
member we’re paying 15c each for them 
applied on everything except Mule-Hybrid 
corn and then we give you 25c each. No 
you don’t have to be sending an order now 
to get this credit. You’ll get a card good 
for that amount.—H.F. 
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Everything has an end except a sausage 
which has two. 

Fixing: a Pool This Year? 
You city folks and country folks, too, 
now that you have so much extra daylight 
can use it by fixing up that pool in your 
backyard that you’ve been wanting to do. 
There’s nothing quite as nice in a gardén 
and so easy to have. You'll find some 
good suggestions on how to do it on page 
53 in my catalog and all the planting stuff 
you'll need is there, too. 
This is the pool of Mrs. Junior Baughn 
of Glenwood, Mo. She says, “The pool 
planting came from Fields and I can say 
I was more than pleased. Look at the 
size of those gorgeous water lilies. The 
cat was watching the fish in the pool.” 

Henry’s Ozark Wild Flowers 
Collection of 10 varieties for only 98¢ 
One of my pleasantest hobbies has been 
the collection and passing out of wild 
flowers, and since I have been living in 
the Ozarks, where wild flowers are so 
plentiful and so beautiful, it has become 
even a greater pleasure to me. 
So many people have wanted to get 
some of these hardy wild flowers that 
I have been listing them in the catalog, 
but many of you don’t know just what 
to order. 
So, I have made up a complete col- 
lection of 10 varieties of them, for only 
98c, all hardy, all beautiful, all easy to 
grow, all sent postpaid. These will in- 
clude such flowers as Bluebells, Ferns, 
Bloodroot, Violets, ete., 10 of them all 
different. 
I only have about 200 of these com- 
plete collections at this special price, so 
send your order at once if you want them. 
They will be sent postpaid by return mail, 
and should be planted at once. 
HENRY FIELD. 
Like a Letter from a Friend 
“Dear Mr.. Field: ...21 most as- 
suredly do enjoy Seed Sense. It seems 
more like getting a chatty letter from a 
friend. I never lay it down till DPve 
read all of it. Also treasure your Seed 
Catalog. It’s a great help.- Later on 
Pll have an order ready for a few of yeur 
house plants. And now I want to thank 
you again for the many favors. A cus- 
tomer.’’—Mrs. John Carmeens, Calico 
Rock, Ark. 

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“Nice dog you got Link—is he house 
broke?’. “Yep’’—replied Link “all but 
one room.” , 
