HENRY FIELD’S SEED SENSE FOR AUGUST, 1945—Henry Field Seed & Nursery C 

Plant the Rare, Fringed 
Parrot Tulips 
Am always leaving something out of 
_ the regular catalog pages. This time, it’s 
_ Parrot Tulips, those lovely rare and 
fringed giants that make such a dis- 
_ play in the spring. Everybody should 
have afew of them. My Parrot tulips are 
direct from Holland this year, so know 
how good they are. And they’re giant 
_ size. bulbs that will bloom the first year. 
Wish I could get all: you customers are 
going to want, but know this isn’t possi- 
ble this year. So it’ll have to be first 
come, first served. 
Fantasy—Q-30. The deep apple blos- 
som pink with delicate green border. 
- Very fringed and very large. 6 for 72c: 
12 for $1.19; 25 for $2.15, postpaid. 
Sundew—Q-31. The bright cardinal 
red with crystal on the fringed and ruf- 
fled edges of the bloom. 6 for 72c; 12 
for $1.19; 25 for $2.15, postpaid. 
Parrot Tulips Mixed—XQ-7. Here isa 
. grand mixture of rare giants. It includes 
such beauties as Fantasy and Sundew. 
3 Priced while they last. 12 for $1.05; 25 
: for $1.89; 100 for $7.39. ‘ 
My Nursery Guarantee 
Fe 
My nursery stock is all state inspected, 
| iehane te disease, of the heaviest qual- 
 ity,-and first class in every way or I don’t 
send it out. That’s why I can guarantee 
its -T*also guarantee my stock to be ab- 
solutely true to name. If it proves other- 
wise, you can have your choice of replace- 
ment free or a full refund on the en- 
‘tire purchase price. 
If you are not pleased in every way 
with my nursery stock when you receive 
4 it, return it promptly at my expense and 
i I will replace it at once or refund your 
money, as you prefer. I guarantee it to 
reach you in first class live, growing con- 
dition. After you have planted it, if it 
fails to grow, I think we ought to divide 
up on the blame. I’ll take one half and 
you and the weather take the other, and 
T’ll replace at half price anything unsatis- 
factory through any fault of-the stock. 
Fair enough? 
Orders Hybrid Again 
“Dear Sir: I have planted your corn now 
for 2 years and you have my order again.”— 
KF. M. Wayman, Rt. 1, Denver, Missouri. 



A visitor to an insane asylum saw a pa- 
tient fishing in a flower bed and . said 
_ pleasantly: 
: “My good man, how many Have you 
“caught today?’’. 
“You and seven others,’’ was the nutty 
_ reply. 
Enjoy Your Letters 
“when friendlier letters are written, I’m 
“gure ‘Henry Field customers will write 
‘them. Have received thousands and thou- 
is ¥ sands of them since early spring. Mostly 
about how gardens are growing and what 
success people are having with H. F.seed 
+. and nursery. Enjoy every one of them: 
Th -Can’t answer all of. them personally this 
time of year—too many—but I read 
every one. If I can’t find the time days, I 
take them home nights. Mrs. Field likes 
to read them too. Keep them coming. 
_ The more letters I get, the better I can 
grow things to make better gardens. It 
ps to know what you like, and I want 





0., Shenandoah, Iowa 
’ 
HENRY FIELD’S NEW 
HYBRID ELM 
Grows 8S to 14 feet Per 
Year!—It has this habit 
from the Chinese Elm, but 
has far outstripped it. Rec- 
ords show they have grown 
as much as 14 feet in one 
year. 




This Tree Is Only 3 Years Old 
Has Alli the Good Points of the American Elm and 
Chinese Elm—None of the Bad 
The Perfect Cross for Shade Trees—No finer cross could be made for a 
shade tree than to combine the permanence and beauty of the American 
Elm with the rapid growth of the Chinese Elm. 
Resembles American Elm—Its leaves are very large, dark green. The 
bark is smooth and a medium grey color. The branches are identical to the 
American Him—straight-and strong. It does not break in a high wind. 
100% Hardy—Hot weather, cold weather—it’s all the same to this new 
Hybrid. Not even the tips of the branches were hurt in the Armistice Day 
freeze in 1940 which took so many of our trees here in Shenandoah. 
Where ordinary varieties, killed out, the Hybrid Elm was not hurt the 
slightest. And hot or dry, growth doesn’t stop. 
Limited Supply—tThere are no trees available in the United States when 
our limited supply is exhausted, so I urge you to reserve the trees you want 
ag early as possible. 
Prices— FIELD’S NEW HYBRID ELM 
4 ft. grade, rather light—about size of a lead pencil, but will probably grow 
Astral as L4che. TNVAKVe aD wire char aemteiae wm vslousle.s syate jeuelorugets $1.29 postpaid 
5 to 6 foot trees—Husky, well-branched. Not many of these. .$1.69 exp.col. 
6 to 8 foot trees—Big strong stock. Will give shade within a year..... 
$1.98 exp. col. 
