HENRY FIELD'S SEED SENSE FOR FALL, 1947—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Iowa 

Golden Wedding 
‘Dear Mr. Field: Here is a picture 
taken on our Golden Wedding Anniver- 
sary. Sure had a good garden last sum- 
mer. Raised and sold $20.00 worth of 
green beans. Some of my celery bunches 
weighed 214 Ib. and the cabbage was sure 
fine, so sweet and nice. Have been order- 
ing seed from you for a good many years. 
My zinnias and asters were sure beauti- 
ful last summer.”—Mrs. Ella Harper, Rt. 
4, Box 151, Buckhannon, West Virginia. 
Am sending a Rose to help celebrate. 
- A Rainbow of Tulips - 
If you want to make a really big 
planting of tulips—and who doesn’t!— 
choose one of my Rainbow Collections. 
This way you get all the colors, and get 
the best price, too. In spots where you 
need a special color, or where you want 
to match up colors, order by variety. 
Plant Something New 
Nothing makes a garden more interest- 
ing than something new. That’s why I 
send you a new catalog each season. Of 
course there are a lot of the old depend- 
ables that just can’t be beat, but in 
almost every class there is something new 
each year. 
For instance, this Fall there are Henryi 
and Speciosum lilies that haven’t been 
available for several years. There are- 
new varieties of iris, including some 
amazing baby doll iris in bright colors. 
There are new colors and types of. tulips. 
and daffodils. 
And a hundred other things. So look 
over the catalog pages, and order at 
least a few “‘new”’ things this fall. - 
29 Years Ago 
“Dear Sir: Our boy, 
Ronnie, age 5, holding 
_@ mammoth sunflower 
grown from your seed. 
.They were beautiful. 
They were about 12 ft. 
high and very large as 
you can see. This pic- 
ture was taken with 
my camera [I got for 
selling your seeds 29. 
yrs. ago. 
most wonderful gar- 
den and truck patches 
of anyone around here. 
Canned, used and sold 
many dollars worth. 
Had..some lovely flow- 
ers also.” — Mrs. Wm. 
3 ville, Ohio. 






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Hold Still Bossie! 
“Dear Mr. Field: We sure enjoy your 
seed book and. am sending another order. 
We started out with Field’s seeds 34 
yrs. ago and sure enjoy eating the good 
things from the garden. I am sending a 
picture of our little boy when he was 
small trying to milk the cow.’’—Anna 
Forester, Lanton, Missouri. 
~From Way Down South 
‘Dear Mr. Field: Everything I ordered 
last year did fine. My tomatoes were the 
fimest I have ever had. They were Marglobe, 
Rutgers and Red Head. Wish you could see 
my Belmar strawberry patch. Ordered 200 
plants and think every one lived. Sure enjoy 
Seed Sense.”—Mrs. Ira Phillips, Othello, 
North Carolina. 
Brightest Flowers of All 
Oriental Poppies will brighten up a 
garden like no other flower. And you all 
should have at least a few. Have some 
beauties this fall that I grew here in 
Shenandoah. Can give you an amazing 
price on them, too. Here’s my offer: 
1—WHITE KING, pure white with black 
cross at base; 1—BETTY ANN, best of 
the light clear pinks; 1—RED FLARE, 
large, very brilliant. orange. All 3 for 
only $1.49 postpaid. BN543xX. 
Poem 
If you want a good garden 
Consult Henry Field, 
Because he knows how to make 
The gardens that yield. 
Now the wisest thing to do 
Before you commence, 
Is to get a new copy 
Of Henry’s Seed Sense. 
Then Henryize an order 
For all of your seeds, 
And such other articles 
As a good garden needs. 
Then follow his directions 
And soon you will own, 
A fine Henry Field garden 
The best ever grown. 
Irving L. Panton 
Oak Hill, Kansas 
A Popcorn Tip 
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“Dear Henry: Just want to tell anyone 
that would like to raise popcorn if they will 
plant your Hybrid South American they will 
sure raise some corn. Have raised several 
kinds but since I planted your seed I have 
corn for my own use and lots for sale. 
When they buy my corn once, they depend 
on me for the next crop.”—Mr. Ivan Shirley, 
Rt. 2, Box 37, Thompsonville, Mlinois. 
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Likes Parrot Tulips Best 
“Dear Sir: I am enclosing a picture of 
my little daughter, Rena Rae, taken by 
my tulip bed which I purchased from you. 
It was taken last year, the first year of 
blooming. I was so well pleased and had 
so many beautiful colors. I like the Par- 
rot tulips best of all.’’—Mrs. Alice Schro- 
der, Rt. 2, Brazil, Indiana. 

Hiding in the Sweet Corn 
“Dear Mr. Field: This snapshot is of 
my 3516 yr. old son, Rodney. He was 
peeved about something at the time and 
wouldn’t look at the camera. Note the 
fine corn, Golden Cross. It was the best 
we ever raised.’’—M. A. Troutman, 2066 
Granville Rd., Worthington, Ohio. 



Thanks to “Skippy” 
“Dear Sir: Your seeds and plants are 
the finest and I shall continue using and) 
boosting them. Am sending a snapshot 
of our youngest son, Larry. That was 
one time he stood still to have his picture 
taken, thanks to his puppy ‘“‘Skippy.”’ The 
dense green carpet is Field’s pure Ken- 
tucky Bluegrass sowed the year before. 
Thanks for making my gardening success 
possible.”—Mrs. Norman Houk, Rt. 2, 
Box 56, Grove City, Minnesota. 
