2 : HENRY FIELD’S SEED SENSE FOR SEPTEMBER, 1944—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Iowa 


Another H. F. Wedding 
I always like to print pictures of newly- 
weds, especially when the boy is in the 
Services. Here are Cpl. and Mrs. William 
¥. Carden of Grant City, Mo., and ’m 
sending them one of my finest rose 
bushes. I knoay the Mrs. will take good 
care of it, so thaé “Bill”? can enjoy it when 
he gets back from licking the Japs in New 
Guinea. 
Send in your pictures. All kinds of 
pictures. I pay 50c for them when I can 
use them in Seed Sense or tlfe Catalog, 
and it helps us get acquainted with the 
big “H. F. Family” for gardeners every- 
where. 
5-in-1 Apple 
This year we are offering the largest 
5-in-1 apple we have ever had for our 
friends. Always before we’ve grown a 
5-in-1 apple one year so we could ship this 
to you by mail. However, we found a de- 
mand for bigger trees. Folks say, can’t 
we have big trees so we can get fruit right 
away, sO now we have some trees that are 
three years old. The strongest, heaviest 
5-in-1 apple I believe ever offered. You 
might even have some apples on some of 
the early varieties next year—surely the 
second year. If you want a real interest- 
ing novelty and one that will produce lots 
of fruit for you in a hurry, try the 5-in-1 
apple this fall. These trees are shipped 
express collect—price is $2.49 or 2 for 
$4.25. 
Alan and His Gobbler 
‘Dear Mr. Field: Here’s our son Alan, 
age 4, and his pet turkey ‘Gobble.’ They 
have been 
companions 
the past 2 
yrs., and as 
you can see 
the gobbler 
wears the 
straw hat as 
much as 
Alan. We 
are looking 
forward to a 
fine garden 
and a full 
cellar the H. 
FP. way.” — 
Mrs. Maurice 
Foster, Lin- 
nes, Mo. 




_Her Daddy’s in the Navy 
“Dear Mr. Field: This is our little girl, 
Judy Ann, holding an H. F. parsnip. 
Grandpa is helping hold it, She is 1 yr. 
old and her daddy is in the Navy. She 
and her mother are living wtih grandpar- 
ents Mr. & Mrs, Jack Aeschliman. Grand- 
ma always uses Henry Field seeds.’’— 
Mrs. Alvin B. Koehn, Montezuma, Kans. 
About Fertilizing Trees 
The first thing you want to remember 
in applying fertilizer to plants when they 
are set out, is that the fertilizer is of no 
value until the roots start to grow. Fer- 
tilizer against the bare ends of roots does 
absolutely no good until the growth 
starts; in fact, very likely will burn the 
roots and keep the tree from growing, so 
don’t put fertilizer or manure right in the 
hole around the roots of your tree. 
Manure is best used as a mulch on top 
of the ground., It is particularly fine on 
fall planted stuff. Don’t put it right up 
against the body of the tree, but put a 
ring of it around where the roots of the 
tree are spaced. -.This can be spaded in 
the ground in the spring, and will serve 
as a good mulch during the winter. 
Commercial fertilizer need not be, and 
is best not applied until next spring. When 
applying commercial fertilizer in a ring 
around the tree, it is a good idea to soak 
the tree well. 
You May Order Mixed or Alike 
Lots of folks write in wanting to know 
if they can order several different kinds 
of fruit trees at the 5 rate, in other words, 
can they order 1 cherry, 1 plum, 2 apples, 
1 pear and 1 peach. Yes, this is perfectly 
all right. Wherever we list the quantity 
rate, for instance where we say 2 peren- 
nials for so much, you may order 2 of 
each kind of perennials or 2 of one kind. 
Remember this when going through the 
catalog. It has always been our policy to 
let the customers have what they want 
and this is just another way of doing\it. 
Most Items Prepaid 
In our fall catalog you will find prac- 
tically everything prepaid. If we don’t 
happen to say it after the item, remember 
that all bulbs, tulips, narcissus, fall bulbs, 
ete. are prepaid. All perennials, shrubs, 
roses, vines and practically everything 
else except shade trees and 4-6 ft. fruit 
trees are prepaid. Remember that these 
last items are sent express prepaid if you 
order $10.00 worth of nursery stock or 
more. 


Hybrid Popcorn Sure Yields 
“Dear Mr. Field: I’m standing in front 
of my popcorn. From 1 pkt. (50 hills) 
of your new South American Hybrid I 
raised 14 lbs. of shelled corn. It’s height 
was 10 ft. 11 in. - Wy ion. I pop %%-eup of 
it I get about 1 gallon of popped corn and 
it has a very good flavor.”—Mrs. John 
Schroeder, 512. S. Poplar’ St., Halstead, 
Kansas. te i 

Grave Coverings 
Every year we have hundreds of inquir- 
ies from folks wanting something that 
will: be beautiful the year round on their 
loved ones’ graves. Folks who live some 
distances from where their relatives are 
buried are particularly anxious to get 
‘something very hardy that will not need 
special care.. a 
To my notion the finest grave covering 
that one can have is spreading dark green 
evergreens. These grow with very little 
care, are beautiful throughout the year 
and if nothing else is done to the grave,. 
you have an attractive planting. On Dec- 
oration Day and other days when flowers 
are placed on the grave, this dark green 
background of the evergreens makes a 
perfect setting for bouquets of bright 
flowers. 
I have been trying to build up a stock 
of these evergreens so that we could of- 
fer you something unusual in a year- 
round grave cover and we are now happy 
to be able to offer you 5 Spreading Juni- 
pers at the special price of $2.19 postpaid. 
One of the hardiest-of all varieties and 
one of the most beautiful. Plant one at 
each corner of the grave about a foot from 
each side and one in the center of the 
grave and before you know it you will 
have a mass of. rich green. I figure the 
grave will be completely covered in about, 
2 years. 
P.S.: By the way, this same collection 
is fine for holding terraces or caves. Set 
them about 4 feet apart each way and 
tliey will soon grow together and keep 
the terrace from washing and make a per- 
fect covering. 
Enjoys Seed Sense and Catalog — 
“Dear Mr. Field: We enjoy your Seed 
Sense. Also use it for reference a lot, as 
we do your catalog. The first time I or- 
dered from you, I bought as fF usually did - 
elsewhere and had enough for my own 
garden and 2 or 3 more. Have always been 
satisfied with all I’ve bought.”—Mrs, Wil- 
liam L. Andrew, RED 2, Peru, Nebraska. 
