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

HENRY FIELD’S NEW 
HYBRID ELM 
Grows 8 to 14 feet Per 
Year!—It has this habit 
from the Chinese Elm, but 
has far outstripped it. Rec- ed States when our 
ords show they have grown limited supply is ex- 
as much as 14 feet in one hausted, so I urge 
year. you to reserve the 
trees you want as 
early as possible. 
Limited Supply — 
There are no trees 
available in the Unit- 
This Tree Is Only 3 Years Old 
Has All 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 Hlm. 
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 Elm—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. 
Your hybrid elms will come to you this year with the tops already trimmed 
for planting. We find it so necessary to prune the top of this tree when it is 
transplanted that to insure its being done, we are trimming them here before 
shipment. This way there is hardly a chance of losing it. The Hybrid Elm is: 
so fast growing that its root system has a hard time Keeping up with the 
growth. This makes trimming absolutely necessary when transplanted. 
Prices: AN-7II = FIELD’S NEW HYBRID ELM 
4 ft. grade, rather light—about size of a lead pencil, but will probably grow 
as tall as 14 ft. in a year $1.59 postpaid 
5 to 6 foot trees—Husky, well-branched. Not many of these.... 
$1.98 Ex. Not Prepaid 
6 to $ foot trees—Big strong stock. Will give shade within a year. 
4 $2.49 Ex. Not ‘Prepaid 
8 to 10 foot trees—Not many of phi so a do not order Aeavily on 
them.... + aes . $3.98 Ex. Not Prepaid 

All About 
How to Plant in Fall 
There’s no mystery about fall planting. 
It’s the same as spring planting except 
the plants must be mulched. 
MULCHING: This mulch prevents 
alternate freezing and thawing which 
might heave the plants out of the ground. 
Use a covering of leaves or straw or lawn 
rakings. Don’t use leaves alone as they 
may mat and smother the plants. Most 
folks mulch their plants anyway so this 
is nothing new. 
ROSES, SHRUBS, GRAPES, etc: 
Mound dirt up to cover tops about 8 to 10 
in. deep. Then mulch. Uncover early in 
the spring when danger of frost is over. 
OTHER NURSERY STOCK: Mulch 
well with straw-~and leaves or manure. 
Work manure into the soil next spring. 
PRUNING: LEAVE TOPS ON PLANTS 
THIS WINTER. Prune severely early 
next spring,. before the plants start new 
growth—not this fall. 
That’s not hard, is it? And keep in 
mind, fall planting gives you a head 
start which almost equals a year over 
spring planted stuff. 
S. S. Rose Bargain 
I always like to have a real rose bar=- 
gain here in Seed Sense and always try 
to tuck one away somewhere for the 
benefit of sharp-eyed readers. Always 
know whether you’re reading Seed Sense 
if you find these bargains. And when it 
comes to roses, I want all of you to have 
them so bad that I just can’t help making 
one tremendous offer. Here it is: 1— 
TALISMAN, most beautiful red and yel- 
low, 1—PINK and 1—RED RADIANCE, 
favorites in these-colors. All 3 roses for 
$2.10. AN-438X. Isn’t that a bargain? 

Another H.F. Wedding 
“Dear Mr. Field: Along with our order 
for seeds I’m sending you our wedding 
picture. We plan a large garden and lots 
of flowers. My husband’s mother has 
sent to you for many seeds and shrubs. 
We would like a rose or peony.”—Mr. 
and Mrs. Glenn Curtis, Rt. 1, Tigerton, — 
Wisconsin. 
We are happy to send a nice rose as 
usual, to the newly married couple and 
I hope it will help give them a start 
toward a lovely flower garden.—H. F. 
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