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12 HENRY FIELD'S SEED SENSE FOR AUGUST, 1949—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Towa 


Here’s a picture taken last May that 
you may find hard to believe, but it’s the 
honest truth. George Rose, our nursery 
man, is standing beside a Hybrid Elm 
tree that’s only one year old! It grew 
from bud to about 13 feet in just one 
year. That’s a little better than average, 
but all of these Hybrid Elms are the fast- 
est growing trees I’ve ever seen. 
Best Way to Plant Peonies 

I’ve always found that peonies do best 
in a deep, rich, moderately moist loam. 
For best results the soil should be dug 
deeply and worked well with a good fer- 
tilizer because peonies are heavy feeders. 
Set out the plants in early fall. One thing 
that is extremely important is that the 
pink eyes be planted between 1% to 2 
inches below the ground—no more and 
no less. A distance of about 3 feet be- 
tween the plants is best because it as- 
sures ample space for growth. 
yess 
Rode Ponies to Sell 
H.F. Seed 
Here are the three Kromminga sisters 
of Monticello, Iowa. Their parents, Mr. 
and Mrs. Fred L. Kromminga, say that 
the two oldest girls rode their ponies 
around selling my Junior Seedsman seed 
collections and sold them all out in three 
days. 





Sun Bathers 
“Dear Mr. Field: I am sending you a 
picture of my great granddaughters who 
live in Great Falls, Montana. They are 
twins and were about 4 mo. old when 
this picture was taken.’’-—Mrs. Cordia 
Cutter, Clarinda, Iowa. 

Nice “Bossy” 
“Dear Henry Field: Am sending a pic- 
ture of three of my grandchildren, Bar- 
bara and Kathleen Roberts, and Bobby. 
Shelton. That’s Kathleen with her arm 
around “Bossy.” The Rainbow Glads I 
got from you were beautiful.”—Mrs. J. 
B. Ehaepantn Humphrey, Arkansas. 

Married 52 Years! 
“Dear Sir: We are sending a picture 
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Johnson of 
Holton, Kansas, who will soon celebrate 
their 52nd wedding anniversary. Would 
like to see it in Seed Sense. We are old 
customers and are well satisfied.” 
ert and Daisy Johnson, 512 New Jersey 
Ave., Holton, Kansas. 


—Rob-. 
A Vine with Yellow Flowers 
Golden Flowered Hardy Clematis (Cle- 
matis Tangutica) is a fine vine growing 
to the height of about 12 feet and about 
as wide, and during the summer and early 
fall it is loaded with bright golden yel 
bells. It has. beautiful cut-leaf, dark green 
foliage. And, like the fragrant fall cle- 
matis, it is apt to die down to the ground 
each year, but will start up in the spring, 
ready for another year of growing and 
blooming. ; 
This vine is extremely hardy, coming 
from Korea, and will grow and bloom 
year after year anywhere in the United 
States or Canada. = 
I want to tell you that vines with yel- 
low flowers are scarce, and I am sure you 
will be pleased with this one. It does not 
cling to walls as ivy does, but will grow 
well on a trellis, up strings, or wire, or any 
other support that you may want to pro- 
vide for it. AN816, Price: 79c each; 2 for 
$1.49, postpaid. 
Free Roses for Wedding 
Pictures 
As most of you know, I’ll send a free 
rose bush to anyone sending in a picture 
of their recent wedding or 50th wedding 
anniversary. I want every newly mar- 
ried couple to have a rose as a special 
personal gift from me. Can’t tell you 
what kind I’ll send but you can be sure 
it will be a good one. If you can’t send 
me a picture, send an announcement or 
something (but I’d much prefer a pic- 
ture) and I’ll send the rose at the proper 
planting time. 
—_— 

How to Force Bulbs Indoors 
Potted bulbs are just about the easiest 
house plants-there are to grow, and 
they’re pretty, too. With 4a little fore- 
thought and almost no effort you can 
have a glorious bloom of flowers all win- 
ter. 
Narcissus’ and hyacinths are usually 
the best bloomers and the easiest to grow. 
Paper White Narcissus can be started in 
water with just enough pebbles or sand ~ 
to hold the bulbs up. Place in the dark 
and water often. When they look as if 
they are ready to bloom, bring the plants 
out in the light and they will burst into 
bloom shortly. 
Place hyacinth bulbs in flower pots and 
barely cover with rich dirt. Press the 
dirt down tight and set in a dark place. 
Water often. When its roots have devel- 
oped and it looks ready to bloom, bring 
it out to the light and it will shoot up and 
bloom in no time. 
S.S. Rose Bargain 
I always like to have a real rose bar- 
gain tucked away somewhere in Seed 
Sense for the benefit of you sharp- -eyed 
readers. This way I know you're read- 
ing Seed Sense if you can spot these bar- 
gains. Roses have always been favorites 
of mine, and I want all of you to have 
them so bad that I just can’t help mak- 
ing one tremendous offer—one that’s 
even a better bargain than last ‘year. 
Here it is: 1 TALISMAN, most beautiful 
red and yellow; 1 PINK and 1 RED RA- 
DIANCE, favorites in these colors. All 3 
of these roses for only $1.98, postpaid. 
AN438X. How’s that for a real bargain? 
