planted in the fall. 
planted any other time. This applies 
~ especially to the Dutch Bulbs such as 
Narcissus, and Daffodils. 
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“FOR THE MAN BEHIND THE HOE? 
2 Published by Henry Field in the Print Sho 
Vol. XXXI Shenandoah, Iowa, August, 1945 No. 3 

Fall Planting Is Best 

Fall planting is best. Maybe not for quite everything, 
but for a surprisingly long list of plants and bulbs and 
trees and shrubs and seeds fall is absolutely the best time 
to plant. And the list is growing longer each year as we 
do more experimenting with fall planting as compared 
with spring. 
Everything listed in this fall Seed Sense Ae catalog will 
do extra well planted now, and there are robes = many 
_ others which we have overlooked. 
Some. things absolutely must be 
They can’t be 
Tulips, Hyacinths, Crocus, Scillas, 
The lovely 
Oriental Poppies should go in even | 
earlier—early fall. And most of the 
Lilies, Candidum Lily especially. Oth- 
er Lilies, while they can be planted in 
the spring, do much better planted in 
the fall. 
‘And Peonies and Iris, while com- 
monly set in the spring do far better 
set early in the fall, and are much 
more sure to bloom the next spring. 
Get the orders to us early and we will 
see that you get the plants in good 
time to set out. 
Wild Flowers such as Bluebells, 
Bloodroot, May Apple, Cohosh, Ferns, 
and all the rest of the lovely wild 
things that I list from my private 
garden do so much better set in the 
fall. 
Shrubs, and shade trees, and fruit 
trees, and small fruit, and hardy pe- 
rennials, in fact practically the entire 
list of hardy nursery stock, do better 
set in the fall. For instance last fall 
I set some of the new red Gaillardia 
in my garden in September, then in 
April set some of the same plants 
right in the same row, and I wish you 
could see the difference. The fall set 
ones look so much the best they don’t 
hardly look like the same kind of 
all the rest of you. 
It’s the same 
way with everything I set in the fall. Try it for yourself. 
The fall set plants are in every case far bigger-and stronger 
and better blooming and better in every way than those 
set in the spring, even fairly early. And when it comes to 
late spring setting there’s just no comparison at all. 
- You all need to plant more fruit and flowers and shrubs 

Home from the Pacific 
I’ve got boys and girls in the Service like 
This is my grandson, 
Lt. John Field, and myself. 
back from the Southwest Pacific after com- 
pleting 63 combat missions flying a Boston 
Bomber. Two years overseas is a long time 
to be away from home. Glad to have him 
back, even if only for a short time. 
and shade trees and border plants and all the rest of the 
nice things we generally class as ‘nursery stock.” No 
argument about that. You know it yourself as well as I do. 
But you just neglect it or you are too busy, or something. 
Well—snap out of it. Get busy and set out that stuff you 
have been talking and dreaming about—and do it now— 
this fall. You’ll never have a better time. 
So get busy and look over the list and get it ordered, and 
get it planted early. It will be there 
ready to start with a jump at the first 
sign of spring, and will often be al- 
most a full year ahead of the stuff set 
. néxt spring. - =a 5 Bt Sie 
Busy As Ever © 
P.S.—Yes, I am about as busy as 
ever, and have been all spring and- 
summer. Working hard but glad I’m 
able to work. Mrs. Field and I think 
we are very fortunate—we have plen- 
ty to do and are able to do it—we 
have plenty to eat and are always 
able to eat it—we have a comfortable 
place to live and are able to take 
comfort in it—so what more could a 
couple of old people want. And our 
children and grandchildren and 
nephews and nieces who are in this 
terrible war are all coming through 
alive and well and sound so far—not 
a death or even a serious wound or 
sickness so far, and all hoping to be 
back home again some of these days. 
And we are planting fruit and flow- 
ers for them to have and enjoy when 
they get back. I haven’t missed a year 
in over 60 years setting out peaches 
and strawberries and roses and pan- 
sies (and lots of others, too) and 
sure don’t intend to let down now. 
He, 
John is just 
Proud of New Catalog 
P.P.S.—What do you think of our 
new fall catalog? I think it’s a honey. 
Best fall catalog we have ever had. More color, more help- 
ful advice, and lots more varieties to choose from. We are 
all proud of it. And best of all, it’s true. Every word of 
it, if I do say it myself. I hope you will read it through 
carefully, and order and set out as big a list as you can 
afford, and take care of. You'll never regret it. H.F. 
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