

Everlasting Farm Fence—Believe It or Not 
For years I have been looking for a plant that was thorny enough to fence in ani- 
mals, hardy enough to live under all conditions, and that didn’t spread and be a 
nuisance, 
big order. 
I veally didn’t find it. 
conservation men are recommending it. 
Think I’ve found it, and it’s a beautiful thing too. 
above, or as a snow barrier, for erosion condition, a wild life sanctuary. 
Can be used for all 
That’s a 
The U. S. Dept. of Agriculture did, and most of the local 
It’s called ROSA MULTIFLORA, the wild 
rose of China that most of the hybrid tea roses are grafted on to make them hardy 
enough to live through tough conditions. 
Here’s my low prices: AN393S—12 to 18 in. stock, 12 for 84c; 25 for $1.65; 50 
for $3.25; 100 for $5.75; 200 for $9.98, postpaid. 
500 for $20.95 exp. not prepaid. 

The Cluster Rose 
You'll like American Climbing Pillar, 
the rose with clusters~of flowers as big 
and beautiful as apple blossoms, only 
they bloom for a month instead of a week. 
Hardiest of all climbers. You can’t beat 
it for beauty and strong growth. Only 
have a few. No. AN465 89c each; 3 for 
$2.39; 6 for $4.19 postpaid. 


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Here, Kitty! 
Mrs. Wm. Schaumann, Rt. 1, Hematite, 
Missouri, sends this snapshot of her 3 yr. 
old granddaughter, Faith. Faith is look- 
ing for her kitty in the Iris. Mrs. Schau- 
mann says, “My strawberries I bought 
from you are sure doing fine. The alfalfa 
field sure looks good. Good stand and 
had 3 cuttings. Everything I got from 
you has done fine.” 

-any 
2 New Ones from Mo. 
PENTSTEMON—Ozark Cobea, One of the 
most beautiful of all Pentstemons. Ex- 
tremely hardy. Blooms are very large, 
purple with dots and splotches of 
darker color, like large Foxgloves. 
Grows 20 to 24 in. Very free-blooming. 
Set in sunny, well drained location. 
No. BN350. 40c each; 3 for $1.00; 12 
for $3.50 postpaid. 
WILD or HARDY GERANIUM (geranium 
maculatum). A hardy, useful peren- 
nial, probably a relation of the green- 
house flower, but absolutely hardy. 
Grows 12 to 15 in. in a round com- 
pact bush orclump, Blooms freely over 
long season. Flowers rose pink as big 
as apple blossoms. Sun or shade. No. 
BN358. 30c each; 4 for $1.00; 12 for 
$2.65 postpaid. 
My Nursery Guarantee 
Yes, I guarantee all my nursery stock 
and the following are some of the reasons 
why I do: : 
(1) My nursery stock is all state 
inspected. 
(2) Free from disease. 
(3) Of the heaviest quality. 
(4) First-class in every way. 
(5) True to name. 
If you are not absolutely pleaséd with 
my nursery stock when you receive it, 
return it promptly at my expense and I 
will replace it or refund your money, 
whichever you wish. I guarantee it to ar- 
rive in first-class, live-growing condition. 
If, after it is planted) it fails to grow, I 
think we should divide the blame. I’ll 
take one-half and you and the weather 
the other half, and I’ll replace at half 
price anything unsatisfactory through 
fault of the stock. Fair enough, 
don’t you think? 



Overcooking is the most common fault in 
cooking vegetables, 

6 HENRY FIELD'S SEED SENSE FOR MARCH, 1948—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Towa 

How about 
a.-*( We amey 
Pumpkin’ 
contest? Vil 
give 3 of my 
finest Roses to 
the, customer 
who sends in 
the snapshot 
of the ‘“theavi- 
est”? pumpkin 
grown this 
summer. H. F. 







Some Dandy Pumpkins 
“Dear Sir: Here is a snapshot of my 
little son taken with some of the Mam- 
moth King pumpkins I raised from your 
seeds. They were sure dandy. Weighed 
57 Ibs. each and we had piles of them, 
The rest of the seeds were just as good. 
Had 3 kinds of tomatoes which yielded 
bushels of tomatoes.’’—Mrs. Thomas 
Odvody, Prague, Nebraska. 
All Europe a Garden 
That statement’s truer than you might 
think. With calory rations down to as 
low as 1200 a day (a third of what we 
eat) people in Europe are turning to their 
gardens with grim determination. Trav- 
elers tell us that ‘‘every inch of ground” 
will be a garden, 
Worst thing is, there’s a shortage of 
seed. What there is is treasured more 
highly than gold. Guess we don’t know 
when we’re well off. With all the land 
we need and no shortage of anything to 
plant, we can make our gardens support 
us with just a little git and gumption. IF 
WE ONLY WILL! 
A man’s reputation is a blend of what his 
friends, enemies and acquaintanees say be- 
hind his back. 

Helping for Daddy 
| rrr re a 8 oe re 
“Dear Mr. Field: Enclosed is a snap- 
shot of our 11 mos. old son who was lots 
of help in planting my garden. I 
planted my first garden this summer and 
had a fine one, and, of course, I ordered 
my seeds from you. My husband is now 
stationed in Berlin.”’—Mrs. Joe D. Bark- 
er, Odessa, Missouri. 
Sure hope Mrs. Barker’s husband is 
home by this time. H. F. 

