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

Henry’s Home Orchard 
| SE eS ES NS ETE 
A Whole Orchard and Berry Patch 
in 50 x 50 Ft. 
T have had dozens of letters recentky from 
people who wanted to plant a home orchard 
complete with all kinds of small fruit, but 
they have no idea of what they should plant, 
how much, what varieties, what it would 
cost, or anything about it. They, knew they 
ought to have more fruit of their own grow- 
ing, and they had a perfectly good place to 
frow it, but they had no idea of where or 
hew to start in. 3 
So, finally I just took an afternoon off and 
studied a bunch of these letters and tried to 
figure out a general plan and list of fruits 
that would suit practically everybody, that 
could be grown on a comparatively small 
space of ground,.and still make plenty of 
fruit for the average family, and probably 
a lot extra to sell or give away. 
I kept in mind that it must be practical, 
easily grown varieties, sure to grow and 
sure to bear, most anywhere and for most 
anybody. 
And it must be stuff of good quality. Stuff 
that would be better than anything you 
could buy. 
And while the list must be complete, it 
must not be too expensive. It must be an 
outfit that would not cost you more than 
say $25.00. 
Well, believe it or not, I have a list fig- 
ured out for you that the more [I look at it, 
the better it looks—plenty of everything— 
good hardy varieties of high quality fruit, 
complete in every way. 
And by close figuring, we can make you 
this entire orchard for only $25.00, No. 
AN947X. Furthermorg, I will deliver it there 
by express—prepay it—and throw in a cou- 
ple of rose bushes for good measure. 
APPLES—3 Apples—big, two year old 4 to 
6 foot trees 
1 Yellow Transparent—the best early 
1 Jonathan—the best quality of any 
1 Red Delicious—the luxury apple 
PEACHES—3 Peaches—big, two year old 4 
to 6 foot trees 
1 Red Haven—best: early peach, and 
best for freezing 
1 Hale Haven—the best second early 
1 Elberta—the big main crop peach 
CHERRIES—3 Cherries—big, two year old 
4 foot trees 
1 Early Richmond—hbest early 
1 Mont-More—best big late cherry 
1 Black Tartarian—the big black sweet 
cherry 
PEARS—2 Pears—bizg, two year old—4 foot 
trees 
1 Bartilett—the highest quality of any 
1 Douglas—blight resistant, early bear- 
ing pear v 
GRAPES—7 Grapes—big heavy rooted vines 
5 Concords—main crop purple grape 
1 Caco—best red grape 
1 Niagara—best white grape 
GOOSEBERRIES — 2 Gooseberries — biz, 
heavy plants 
Champion—standard hardy wariety 
CURRANTS—4 Currants—big, heavy rooted 
plants 
2 Red Lake 
2 Wilder 
RASPBERRIES—9 Raspberries 
8 Morrison—best binck cap 
3 Sodus—disease resistant hybrid pur- 
ple, and best for freezing 
3 Indian Summer—the double cropping 
red 
BLACKBERRIES—3 Blackberries 
Alfred—the big early one 
BOYSENBERRIES—2 Boysenberry 
Biggest of all berries 
STRAW BERRIES—100 Strawberries—zgood, 
vigorous young plants 
50 Bellmar—my favorite strawberry 
50 Mastodon—the Everbearing Straw- 
berry 
ASPARAGUS—30 Asparagus—two year old, 
No. 1 heavy plants 
Paradise—the best Asparagus of all 
RHUBARB—3 Rhubarb 
Tenderstalk—our own special wariety 
FREE: 2 Rose Bushes 
Now there you are! I don’t see how you 
ean figure out a better home orchard than 
that, and I have figured that whole orchard 
for only $25.00, delivered to you express 
prepaid. They are the finest of varieties, 
very finest of plants, for only $25.00, and 
only the heavy, quick bearing sizes. 
Then, of course, ,I am_going to give you 
a couple of roses—1 Everblooming bush 
rose, and 1 Climber. ‘ 
Full planting instructions go with it of 
course. You can plarft all of this on about 
one town lot, or say 50x50 ft., or equivalent 
fea a The small fruit can of course be in- 
terplanted among the trees, and still leave 
a lot of room for garden till the trees get 
big and need all the space. iS RSM oe 


“We're Growin’ in the Garden” 
Dear Mr. Wield: I am enclosing a 
snapshot of my 3-year-old son, Phillip, 
holding his 9-month-old sister, Caro- 
lyn Sue. Carolyn was reaching for 
our Henry Field rose. This was our 
first H.F. rose and we were so proud 
of it. Our garden did fine from your 
seeds.”—Mrs. ira Brents, 1230 W. 8th, 
North Little Rock, Arkansas, 

Mrs. Furn E. Lay, Rt. 2, Wynconda, 
Missouri, sends this picture of her two 
sons Sammy age 6 and Richard age 4. 
Mrs. Lay says, “Planted 13 hills of 

your Hale’s melons and this is but 
one of the many pickings we got from 
those hills. Sammy is holding a dou- 
ble melon, the first one I ever saw, 
Would like to see this in Seed Sense, 
Would like to surprise their grand- 
mother who is ‘also an H.F. customer,” 
5 
‘Dear Mr. Field: It has been a good 
many years since we first ordered 
seed from you. Now we are sending 
our order and hope to have as good 
a garden as Iast year. Here is a pic- 
ture of our <3-year-old = grandson, 
David, taken in our yard with some 
of our big watermelons. They were 
sure fine and had a good crop. Your 
seeds always prove good, Sure enjoy 
Seed Sense.”’”—Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stras- 
burger, Ellsworth, Nebraska, 
GGG GGG ON 

‘Dear Sir: I am sending you a pic- 
ture of the 5-year-old twin girls, Bon- 
nie and Barbara, who are my little 
next-door neighbors. They have grown 
up with my peonies which are also 5 
years old. I started with 6 Henry 
Field peonies, have moved them once 
in the 5 years, and now have 50 plants 
and sell peonies every Memorial Day. 
Pm sure glad I bought my first pe- 
onies from you. We buy all our seeds, 
trees, ete. from Fields.”—Mrs. Alfred 
Guinn, 1951 No. Bethany, Kansas City 
2, Kansas, 

This snapshet of my 
great-niece was taken in front of my 
farm home. She was watering the 
flowers and you tan see what she is 
now doing. Her name is Barbara 
‘Dear Sir: 
Ward, age 2 Have a rose on the 
table now that came from you and it 
is so pretty.”—H. L. Young, 757 Mont- 
rose, Bexley 9, Ohio. 

AEE ad Hs 
“Dear Sir: Would like to see this 
picture of our little daughter, Mari- 
lyn Ann, age 2™% years, in your Seed 
Sense. It was taken with two of our 
pumpkins grown from H.F. seed. As 
you can see, they were really some 
pumpkins.”—Mrs. 0. I. Woods, Box 25, 
Sunnyside, Washington, 

