Two Idaho Roses 
This pretty little rose is Evelyn Dolan 
of 402 Elgin St., Caldwell, Idaho, who 
writes to say that she likes Fields seeds 
and flowers. ‘My mother, grandmother 
and great-grandmother all plant them. 
The rose bush behind me is from Henry 
Fields.”’ Wish she’d have told us the va- 
riety name. Looks like my Climbing 
American Beauty to me. 

Working for Uncle Sam 
‘Dear Friend: I am sending a picture 
of my son Jerry, age 6, holding a flag, and 
my nephew Gay, age 8, holding a cauli- 
flower that weighed 514 Ibs. The Uncle 
Sam I carved out of wood. He stands 
over 5 ft. tall and in his hands he holds a 
Service Flag for my brother John who is 
overseas fighting for God and country.”— 
Mrs. Elizabeth McCaslin, Logan, Okla- 
homa, 
Don’t know how better to back up the 
boys in service than grow a garden, and 
keep the kids working in it, too. Good 
for all of us. H. F. 

HENRY FIELD’S SEED SENSE FOR MARCH, 1945—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, I 

Meet the New Ones 
I would like very much for,you to meet 
some of the new things in our 1945 gen- 
eral catalog.. Just to make sure that you 
don’t miss them I will mention some of 
them briefly here. 
First, there is the New Golden Ever- 
green Hybrid Sweet Corn on the front 
eover. This is one of the biggest and best 
of all. The ears are big 8 to 12 inches 
long with 12 to 15 rows, the kernels are 

‘deep. Has unusually fine flavor and is one 
of the most vigorous growers you ever 
saw. The stalks will be 7 or 8 feet tall. 
Take my word for it and plant some of 
this new hybrid, you will like it. It has 
everything. ‘Not much seed to offer this 
year. Priced at 3 ozs. for 20c, % Ib. for 
35c and 1 lb. for 60c, postpaid. 
The Orange Slicer Tomato. Here is an- 
other one you ought to: know about. It is 
a dead ringer for my famous Scarlet 
Slicer except for color. The color is a 
beautiful deep orange, has an unusually 
fine flavor too, makes the best preserves 
you ever tasted and it will grow most any- 
where. Has lots of foliage to protect the 
fruit from the sun. 
Specially priced at 15c per pkt., 4% oz. 
for 50c or % oz. for 90c, postpaid. The 
seed is limited. I am making a special 
deal, one packet each of the Scarlet Slicer 
and the Orange Slicer Tomatoes for 25e. 
Early Giant Pea is without exception 
one of the best I have ever had. Peas 
have long been a favorite of mine and I 
think I have tried out all of them. This 
one matures in about 65 days—right 
along with Alaska. Makes a vine 20:to 24 
inches tall, likes staking but doesn’t have 
'to be staked. The pods are big, medium 
green, 7 or 9 peas to the pod. Fine for. 
canning or freezing. Priced at 3 oz. pack- 
et, 15c; % lb. for 29e; 1 1b. for 46¢ or 3 
lbs. for $1.25. 
Great Lakes Lettuce, the new heat re- 
sistant head lettuce. Commercial grow- 
ers all-over the country say it’s the best 
heading lettuce for these parts. It is sure 
to head, has a distinctive green color. 
Packet 15c. 
My new Hybrid South American Pop- 
corn has taken the popcorn business by 
storm. Never had such a commotion about 
anything new. Big commercial growers 
got on to it early and I had quite a time 
saving back enough seed for our mail or- 
der customers. Don’t order too much, 
however, as we are limiting all sales to 3 
lbs. for $1.85. If you want it-in smaller 
lots it is 3 ozs. for 20¢c or % Ib. for 45c¢ 
or 1 1b. for 75c. Please do not ask for 
more than three pounds. We want to 
spread it around as much as possible so 
as to give everybody a chance to get ac- 
quainted with it. 
For “The Boss Himself” 
“Dear Henry: I am just sittin by the fire 
here this winter day and lookin’ through 
your catalog for this year and seeing what 
all you have in it and how it compares with 
last year. And right on the inside front 
eover is a picture of you sitting at a desk 
smiling and you look like you are dressed 
in your Sunday-Go-To-Meeting-Clothes. I 
sure didn’t think you dressed that way to 
work. In that picture you look like you 

| was a bank president. 
What makes you dress in such clothes to 
work in? I don’t like that picture. Henry, 
don’t you ever show your picture in your 
catalog again with city clothes on. You 
}look better with farmers clothes on. 
My father bought seed of you when I was 
a kid and I am now nearly 51 yrs. old, 
Well, Henry, write to me sometime when 
you can. Your friend,’’—Leland U. Mallette. 
Rt. 1, Box 34A, Bentonville, Missouri. 
Sent Catalog to Daughter — 




Likes Henry’s Vegetables 
“Dear Henry: Our first grandchild, 
Connie Lee Slade, doing well on cow’s 
milk and your vegetables I grew last 
year. Hope to see this in Seed Sense.’’— 
Mrs. Fred Scheurer, Jr., RR., Ionia, 
Michigan. 
‘Here it is. Hope you like it. Come 
again, and send another picture. H.F. 
Yes, ’m Happy 
‘Dear Mr. Field: Last summer I had the 
pleasure of visiting your store at Shenan- 
doah. Had dinner a couple of times at the 
soda fountain—what a happy and _ nice : 
bunch of people were flocking around the ~ 
eounter, You ought to be the happiest man ae 
in Shenandoah.”—Mces. Jesse Puecelh 207 Ey, oT’ 
St., Woodbine, Iowa. 7 

“Dear Mr. Field: I got the Seed Sense and 
I enjoy it very much, The picture of Yous = 
and daughter was good. The reason I never 
ordered was IT sent my catalog to my 
daughter.”—Carl W. Boehmer, Humboldt, 
Nebraskas Z < P Deis Faery 


Okay! I Lose! 
Last spring I had to pay out my usual 
rose or peony for an “H. F.” wedding of 
a 3 and a 4 year old. Now look how 
they’re ribbin’ me. Delbert Witmer, 115 
Adams St., Osceola, Iowa, is the groom | 
and Mr. (not Miss) Bart Boor of Willow — 
Springs, Mo., is the bride. Mrs. Htta 
Witmer of Osceola sent in the picture. 
She says it’s a ‘womanless woddine sy 
Guess Ill send her a peony. 
(P.S. I always send a rose or a peony 
to newly married couples whose picture I 
fopd 

print in Seed Benes or the mieictias Se 
yours in. H. F.- 

