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HENRY FIELD’S SEED SENSE FOR AUGUST, 1946—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Towa 



Midget Size Wedding 
“Dear Mr. Field: This is a picture of 
my children, Adria and Gale. The girl, 
Adria, is taking the part of the groom and 
the boy, Gale, the part of the bride. The 
bride is holding a large beet, out of their 
garden grown from Henry Field seeds, as 
her bouquet. They were certainly proud of 
it.’—Mrs. Edward E. Ea Richland, 
Nebraska. 
My Nursery Guarantee 
My nursey stock is all state inspected, 
free from disease, of the heaviest quality, 
and first class in every way or I don’t 
send it out. That’s why.I can guarantee 
it. I 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 entire 
purchase price. 
If you are not pleased in every way 
with my nursery stock when you receive 
it, return it promptly at my expense and 
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 
TV’ll replace at half price anything unsatis- 
factory through any fault of the stock. 
Fair enough? 
A Rare Blue Tulip. 
Here’s a rare bulb that will make some- 
thing unusual for you in your garden. A 
blue Parrot Tulip. It’s brand new, im- 
ported directly from Holland by me. It 
has an immense flower of bright helio- 
trope-blue, flushed with steel blue on a 
long, strong stem. Flowers beautifully 
fringed and feathered. It isn’t often you 
can find something so very different. 
Only have a few, so don’t order too many. 
Q-32—29c each; 3 for 79c; 12 for $2.98, 
postpaid. 
Biggest and Prettiest 
“Dear Sir: I sure want to tell you about 
my lovely morning glories I had last sum- 
mer. They were the Heavenly Blue ones and 
the biggest I ever saw.—Mcrs. W. F.. Harter, 
Baudette, Minnesota. 


Man!! What Popcorn 
‘Dear Henry: My boy Jim and myself 
in our field of Henry Field Hybrid South 
American Popcorn. Out of a 20c pkt. we 
harvested 3 bu., and does it pop! Sure 
and How. Large beautiful white and no 
hulls. Man, what popcorn.’’—E. B. Raw- 
lings, 140 W. California Ave., Columbus, 
Ohio. 
About My Rainbow Tulips 
I’m like you are, when J think of plant- 
ing tulips, I.think of individual colors 
and varieties. I usually have a place in 
mind, too, and probably decided on it 
months in advance of planting. But 
when I get through planting I always find 
spots for tulips where a mixture of colors 
is best, and then I get a supply of my 
Famous Rainbow Collections. For cut- 

ting in the garden, for beds in the shrub. 
border, for brightening up a dull spot 
anywhere, you ean’t beat this grand mix- 
ture of every color in the rainbow. And 
they’re economical, too. Best bargain in 
the whole fall catalog. So don’t forget 
to order one or more collections of Rain- 
bows. 
Things to Plant Early 
Although most things can be set out 
over most of the fall season, there are a 
few things which do better when planted 
early. That’s why we’re sending you Seed 
Sense earlier this year. Three of these 
are Peonies, Oriental Poppies and Iris. 
They will do better for you if you set 
them in August or Early September. 
Sooner the better. So don’t wait with 
your order. Get your stock when it should 
be planted. 


| as we are building on a place ee there 
Little Marvel Peas Best © 
a EEE ee Pe 
“Dear Mr. Field: Here is a pictones we. 
took last summer of one picking of Little © 
Marvel peas. We picked them a few — 
times, ate as many as we cared for, gave 
some away and canned 110 qts. Hadalot — 
of sweet corn and other vegetables, too. 
We have 6 children. This is Ray, age 12, 
and Doris, 6.”—Mrs. Emil Krueger, 1701 
S. Garden St., New Ulm, Minnesota, 
Payment in Nursery — 
Sometimes we have orders that inelades AE 
postage-free items and others which 
should be shipped express collect. When _ 
these two go out together, which happens 


|Ssometimes, the customer has to pay ex- 
press charges on the items which he Pie 
bought at a postpaid price. Naturally, — iar 
this isn’t fair. To make it right with the : 
customer, we always try to send along a 
extra nursery stock that is worth MORE 
than the postage charges involved. This — 
seemed better than to make up two pack- 
ages, and the customer actually Bete a +s 
very good bargain out of it. _ ; 
Youll Like 
These House Plants | 
SESE RYN EST SITS 5 
I usually ship house plants only in the ar 
spring when I have space to tell about 
them in my big catalog. But so many of 
you write in in the fall that I thought — 
I’d make a few offers of the best and 
most popular plants. Here they are: 
Collection AB1i—1 Primrose, 1 Cinneraria a, 1 
Everbooming Begonia, all 3 only $1.14 
Collection AB2—1 Red Leaved, L Green 
Leaved, and I Grape Leaved Begonia, all 
3 only $1.16 : 
Collection AB3—2 Cinnerarias, 1 Geranium, 
1 Begonia, 2 Primroses, all 6 for only $2.15 tet 
Collection AB4—1 Primrose, 2 Ivies, 2 Ferns, ee: 
1 Cinneraria, all 6 only $2.07 rate 
Collection AB5—4 Ivies, all different, | “only 
$1.08 
iy arte AB6—4 Ferns, all different, only 
These house plant collections all come 















ad 
“Dear Sir: We wish to thank you for y oy 
promptness in sending our nursery order on 
the date requested. Everyt ing was so nice- 
ly rooted. 
of the Red Bud. It is very much appreciate 
are no trees or shrubs.”—Mrs. 
ers, Kamiah, Adame. 

