HENRY FIELD’S SEED SENSE FOR AUGUST, 1949—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Iowa 



Something to Smile About 
“Dear Mr. Field: I am enclosing a pic- 
ture of two grandchildren, Roger and 
Jean, and their cousin, with a 59 Ib. 
watermelon grown last summer from 
your seed. I like everything I get from 
your seed house.’’—Mrs. J. D. Hudson, 
Stratton, Nebraska. 
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Knows His Onions 
Mrs. Roscoe West, a good customer of 
mine at 3919 E. 12th, Kansas City, Mo., 
sends this picture of Mr. West with part 
of their Spanish Onions raised from 300 
H.F. plants. Mrs. West says, ‘‘They were 
wonderful keepers and were so sweet and 
good. Everything I get from your nurs- 
ery is tops!”’ 

‘Bug Dust Best 
“Dear Mr. Field: We have been regular 
customers for several years and would like 
to tell everyone I think your Bug Dust is 
the best I have ever used—and I’ve tried 
lots of kinds.”—Mrs, Ettee Meador, Adol- 
phus, Kentucky. ‘ ye 
Look on page 11 of my Spring catalog for 
Bug Dust.—H.F. 



A New Rose Is Coming! 
For years and years I have been trying 
to find a certain kind of a rose for you. 
One that would be so hardy it would grow 
almost anywhere and would require only | 
a reasonable amount of care and just fair 
soil and still thrive and grow and put out 
lots of blooms that wguld be big and 
beautiful. Long stems so they would 
stand up proudly in the garden or would 
be good cut for indoor bouquets. 
What color? Well, so far as I am con- 
cerned, it has always been ‘“‘any color so 
long as it’s red.” 
Well, I’ve gotit now. Just didn’t have 
enough of them to offer them for sale 
this fall but they will be in the big Spring 
catalog, probably right smack on the 
front .cover.¢ 
Right now.it is being propagated, and 
is known simply as Plant Patent No. 112. 
(Which means no one but us will be sell- 
ing it.) But the boys here at the Seed- 
house insisted it be called the ‘Henry 
Field’ and I’m proud to have it named 
after me. : 
So watch for the new “Henry Field” 
rose in my big spring catalog. 
Extra Payment in Nursery 
In filling orders to customers we some- 
times send postage free items along with 
others that should be shipped express 
collect. When this happens the customer 
has to pay express charges on the whole 
shipment. Naturally this isn’t fair, but 
to make it right, and rather than put up 
two separate packages, I always put in 
a little extra nursery stock. This more 
than makes up for the additional postage 
charges. Seems like a good déal to me 
because the customer actually gets a bar; 
gain out of it. 
Plant Early’ Thin gs Early 
Be sure to get the early things set out 
early this fall. Things such as peonies, 
iris and oriental poppies should all go 
into the ground during the latter part of 
August and September. Of course they 
can be set out later but they will do so 
much better if planted early. They get a 
good start this fall and will be big, healthy 
bloomers next spring. 
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Young Musicians 
“Dear Mr. Field: 
I have a picture 
that might interest 
you. Ligis of) my; 
sister, Harlene, and 
me with our music. 
We have this as a 
sideline, besides 
helping mother 
with the garden 
and chickens. We 
are 10 and 12 
years old.’’ — Ver- 
na Schwab, Rt. 2, 
Assumption, Illi- 
nois. 


Not One—Not Two—But 
Triplets! 

“Dear Mr. Field: I notice you have 
been getting several pictures of twins, so 
I’m sending you a picture of triplets! My 
two girls and my boy: Wilma Gay, Wil- 
liam Hugh, and Wilda May. They are 
four years old, and it always takes three 
of everything for them.’’—Mrs. Carl 
Okes, Ellison, West Virginia. 
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This picture was taken last spring in one of the tulip beds behind the seed house. 
Irving Steurer, our garden seed man, was out getting some color shots so we got‘him 
in the picture, too. The tulips, as you can see, were extremely beautiful. 
