


Having a Good Time 
“Dear Mr. Field: This is my first order 
to you and I am enclosing a picture of 
my son, Ronald, having a good time with 
the little pigs. Do hope to see this in 
Seed Sense.”—Ronald D. Moody, Rt. 8, 
Box 205, Kingsport, Tennessee. 
Where Do Baby Boys 
Come From? 
One day little Robert, who was as 
curious as five-year-olds can be, crawled 
up in his father’s lap, and asked where 
one got baby boys. Father was very 
thoughtful for a few minutes then 
hastened to explain that one planted a 
seed then waited a few months while 
God watched over it and cared for it. 
Soon it commenced to grow and that was 
where one got baby boys and girls. Seem- 
ingly satisfied with this explanation, 
Robert went on playing with his toys. 
A few days later, his mother-overheard 
a conversation between Robert and the 
little boy next door from which she 
learned that Robert had planted a seed 
on the edge of the garden, placed a 
tomato can over it, and was now going to 
see what it had produced. Being careful 
that he should not see her, she followed 
to see what would happen. Hagerly he 
went to the edge of the garden, raised 
the tomato can, and behold! There sat a 
big frog. Robert gazed at it disgustedly 
for a few minutes, then exclaimed, ‘‘Gee! 
if I wasn’t your father, I’d kill you!’ 
Mrs. Florence Hulbert 
Rt:2 
Merrill, Michigan 
5 Ft. Gladiolus!!! 
ASR SAEED, RR 
“Dear Sir: I wish you could have seen my 
giads I purchased from you last year. I had 
the most beautiful ones I have ever had. 
One, a violet-blue, was over 5 ft. high and 
blooms all the way up. All my friends 
wanted to know where I got it.”—Mrs. Jeff 
Beamer, Rt. 3, Box 196, Galax, Virginia. 
And I thought we bragged about tall corn 
in Ilowa!!—H.F, 



Some Beautiful Dahlias 
“Dear Mr. Field: I am sending you a 
picture of myself taken in my Dahlia bed. 
They were really beautiful and some of 
them measured 10 inches across. I am 
78 yrs. old.’”—Mrs. Minnie Shepperd, 
Howard Lake, Minnesota. 
HENRY FIELD’S SEED SENSE FOR FALL, 1947—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Iowa 
How I Ship to You 
Every year there are a few customers 
who write in wondering when their order 
is going to come. Probably you received 
part of your order and just think we have 
forgotten the rest of it. We haven’t. 
Sometimes, of course, we make mis- 
takes, but not often. What happens is 
that the order is split up according to 
when the nursery should be planted. 
Take a fall order, for instance. Let’s 
say the order called for Iris, Tulips, 
Oriental Poppies, and some flowering 
shrubs and trees. We’d divide such an 
order up into three different shipping dates. 
We'd mail the Oriental Poppies and Iris 
in August, the Tulips in late September 
or October and the trees and shrubs in 
late October or even November, depend- 
ing on the season when stock was in best 
condition for you. So don’t worry about 
your order if everything doesn’t come in 
one package. Look over the papers in 
the order carefully. They’ll tell you about 
it. And anyway, you can depend on 
Henry Field to send good stock, on time, 
and at a fair price. 
New Radio Hymnals 
The new edition of the Radio Hymnal 
is now being printed and should be ready 
for you by the time we receive your or- 
ders. It will contain the same songs and 
same make-up generally as the old Radio 
Hymnal. The new one will be printed on 
‘English-Finnish type of paper making the 
book about -%4 inch thicker. The book 
will also be about % inch larger each way. 
Price: No. 4034, Cloth bound, $1.25 each 
or 90c each in lots of 25 or more. No. 
4035, Manila bound, 85c each or 75c¢ each 
in lots of 25 or more. All postpaid. 
Grow Like Trees 
“Dear Henry: My Ozark everbearinge 
blackberries grow like trees and have such 
big clusters of berries.’—0O. F. Meyer, Box 
155, Pomona, Kansas. 
Don’t Delay Planting 
The nursery stock I send out to you is 
getting better every year. It is all vigor- 
ous, healthy stock and will really grow 
for you. Of course, it’s still perishable 
and must be taken care of immediately 
upon its arrival. If possible, plant it in 
its permanent location as soon as you 
receive it. If the weather is bad, or if 
for some other reason you can’t plant it 
at once, heel it in the ground. 




Plenty of Everything 
“Dear Sir: My mother always planted 
your seeds with good success; and we 
have also used your seeds since our mar- 
riage and always have a fine garden and 
plenty of everything. ~ I raised peppers so 
large they wouldn’t go in a half-gal., pail. 
Here is a picture of our 5-yr.-old twin 
sons, Walter and William.’’—Mrs. P. A. 
Critchlow, Newman, Kansas, 
Peonies by Colors 
Lots of folks like red peonies, but 
don’t much care what variety it is. Same 
goes for pinks and whites. 
good thing, because at peony harvesting 
time, I always have some mixtures of 
fine peonies that I can offér at a really 
low price. These peonies are just as good 
as any of my expensive varieties, but 
they’re not labelled, except for color. All 
I can tell you is their color. Red BN-313; 
Pink BN-314; White BN-315. All big 
double varieties. 55c¢ each; 3 for $1.49 
postpaid. And this price is cheaper than 
most wholesale prices. : 
First-Class Satisfaction 
“Dear Sir: We certainly do appreciate the 
quality of all merchandise we get from Hen- 
ry Field’s. 
steck give first-class satisfaction. Last year 
we had a head of cabbage that measured 39 
inches in circumference on July 4th’—Mr. 
& Mrs. John Cima, 112 N. Division St., Ma- 
drid, Iowa. 
How to Get Seed Sense > 
Have lots of letters every season ask- 
ing, ‘““Where’s my copy of Seed Sense.” 
Have to write back and say that Seed 
Sense is sent regularly only to H. F. 
customers. Some people don’t order every 
year, as they should, so they miss copies. 

If you order, you get every copy sent out. 

From 
“MIDWEST’S LEADING SEEDHOUSE”’ 
Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co. 
Shenandoah, lowa 
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THIS SEED SENSE 
FOR: 
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DUPLICATE, return to sender, 
Catalog same as 

Postmaster: If not delivered in 10 days, please check 
reason in spaces below. Return postage guaranteed. 
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