HENRY FIELD’S SEED SENSE FOR MARCH, 1947—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, fowa 3 
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Under the Blossoms 
“Dear Sir: Here is our little grand- 
daughter taken last summer under one of 
your Regal Lilies in bloom. It had 40 
blooms at one time from 3 stalks from 
the one bulb. Really beautiful.’’—Mr. 
and Mrs. Carl Berndt, 30 No. 15th St., 
Denison, Iowa. : 
Chrysanthemum “Kettler Red” 
Here’s another new mum from Minne- 
sota. I never have liked many of the red 
mums we had because the color wasn’t 
red enough to suit me, but this one is a 
double truly deep red on strong stems, 
making a great clump just maited solid 
with blooms. I think you’ll like it. 59c 
each; 3 for $1.49, postpaid. Just ask 
for No. BN48. 
_Glads a Real Joy 
“Dear Mr. Field: Wanted to write and tell 
you how much all my friends and neighbors 
and myself have enjoyed the Rainbow Col- 
lection of Glads. They grew almost as tall 
as I with ten to fifteen florets to the spike, 
each from 5 to 6 in. across and such gor- 
geous colors. Your glads went all over town. 
The cannas bloomed ’till] the frost killed 
them last week. They were used to deco- 
rate the altar of our church. I do enjoy your 
Seed Sense very much.”—Mrs. A. P. Conrad, 
Rt. 2, Prosser, Washington. 
Some Sunflower 
Here is little Gerald 
Grubaugh, age 8, son 
of Mr. and Mrs. - Leo 
Grubaugh, Rt. 3, Fred- 
ericktown, Ohio. Ger- 
ald is standing beside 
a Sunflower he planted 
beside his parents’ 
front door and it grew 
to a height of 11% ft. 
and had a bloom 11 in. 
across. Mrs. Grubaugh 
says, “It was greatly 
admired by all who 
Saw it and the Mt. Ver- 
non paper had a write- 
up in their paper about 
Gerald and his big sun- 
flower. We bought 
seeds of you for the 
first time last year and 
had the best garden we 
have had for a--long 
time. Am planning on 
sending for my seeds 
from you again.” 
Just goes to show 
you don’t have to be 
big to do big things. 






Golden Wedding 
“Dear Mr. Field: Here is a picture 
taken on our Golden Wedding Anniver- 
sary. There were 80 present and we re- 
ceived such lovely presents. We are old 
customers of yours. Have 9 married chil- 
dren. Received the catalog and Seed 
Sense and seemed like a letter from an 
old friend.”—Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Sexton, 
Mullen, Nebraska. 
Congratulations to you both. A fine 
peony will be sent to you in remem- 
brance of this happy occasion.—H.F. 
Plant Your Garden Early 
You’ve all heard that old-saying about 
“the early bird gets the worm.” That 
saying is just as true when it comes to 
making your garden. And as I’ve told 
you many times before, get out early and 
plant your garden and plant plenty. Re- 
member, if you plant early and the frost 
does take it,-you’ve always got the sec- 
ond chance. If you plant late and some- 
thing happens to it, you’re just about 
sunk. So get your garden in early this 
year and help cut down on the high cost 
of living by reaping the harvest of a good 
garden early. I always put full ‘‘how to 
grow” directions on every seed packet, 
but if you have any other questions just 
write me a letter and I’ll do the best I 
can to help you. My advice is always free. 

Legumes grown. in combination with 
grasses provide nitrogen for the grass. 
Please Don’t Order Yellow 
Sugar Lumps 
After all the talking I have been doing 
to you the last few years about Sugar 
Lump Watermelons, you are probably 
wondering what I mean by not wanting 
you to order the Yellow Sugar Lump this 

spring. Well, here is the story. Our Yel- 
low Sugar Lump crop was almost a fail- 
ure. There will not be near enough to 
go around, so we are going to. stretch the 
seed as far as we can and we are putting 
it up along with the White Sugar Lump 
and Red Sugar Lump in a special ecollec- 
tion offer. One packet each of the three 
for 39c. No. 500X. So if you want to be 
sure to get the Yellow Sugar Lump, you 
had better send your order for this col- 
lection right away. They beat anything 
else in their line. They are small, ice box 
size and grow about 9 inches through. 
Fit in the ice box without cutting and 
sweet as sugar. That is why we call them 
Sugar Lumps. 
If you want some of all kinds mixed 
together, we will have those, too. Of 
‘course, the mixture will be mostly Red 
and White, but there will be a few Yel- 
low ones sprinkled along. The price on 
this special mixture is pkt. 15c; oz. 25ce; 
1% 1b. 75c, postpaid. Just ask for No. 719. 
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Some Miracle Mums 
This picture was sent in by Mrs. Delcia 
Lakey, Rt. 8, Ava, Missouri. It is her 
niece Kathleen Davis holding her little 6 
week’s old daughter, Karen Lee. Mrs. 
Lakey says, “Kathleen is standing beside 
some of your Miracle Mums. I now have 
8 colors. They were really beautiful right 
up until winter setin.” — 

16 Onions—23 Lbs. 
“Dear Sir: Our son, Edward, is show- 
ing some of our onions grown from Henry 
Field’s yellow sweet spanish onion plants. 
One of the onions measured 1514 inches 
around. We had 16 onions that weighed 
23 Ibs. The Weeping Willow in the back- 
ground has been set out 2 yrs. this 
spring.’”,-—Mrs. Lida M. Sayre, Rt. 3, 
Milan, Missouri. 

Due to H.F. Varetibles 
“Dear Mr. Field: Iam enclosing a pic- 
ture of my son and myself. He was 
raised on vegetables grown from Henry 
Field seeds. I was not. Anyone can see 
the difference. Need I say more?’’*— 
Chester S. Lowry, Rt. 2 Box 1044, 
Beaverton, Oregon. 
