averetaple’ stew in winter 
s are scarce, It is ordinarily 
Dp ke, either fresh or cured, but 
meat could be used. 
meat, cut or diced fine, and browned 
t roast style. ~ 
m size, cut fine and browned 
pe pper, cloves, and celery salt (or dried 
ery leaves) to taste. 
dd water and boil or simmer for 3 or 4 
irs, then thicken with one teaspoon each, 
, brown sugar, and vinegar, to make 
ity of heavy brown gravy. — 


; 7 A Customer’s Family 
- “Dear Mr. Field: Enclosed is a picture 
of our family. Hope you can use it in 
your Seed Sense. Ordered seed from you 
2 yrs. ago and had plenty of seed left for 
last year’s planting. Had very good re- 
sults and was well pleased with every- 
thing.”’—Mrs. Marvin Wirth, Prescott, 
Wisconsin. ~ 
KS 


Strawberries Do Fine 
_ “Dear Henry: Just wanted to let you know 
the strawberry plants we got from you are 
doing fine. There are lots of strawberries 
on now. The dahlias are sure nice, too. 
Have a red one that measures 8 in. across 
and so pretty.”—Geo. Pilgrim, WVerndale, 
_ Minnesota. 

A Morning’s Picking 
2 Mrs. Leonard J. Peterson, New Liberty, 
Jowa, sends this snapshot of her 5 chil- 
dren and a picking of cucumbers picked 
that morning. Mrs. Peterson says, “I 
- eanned 165 qts. and gave bushels away. 
_ The pickles were wonderful.” 
Plant Rosa Multiflora 
“The Living Fence’’ 
I’ve never seen anything like the way peo- 
ple are going after our Rosa Multiflora, or 
“Wild Rose of China.” And they should, be- 

cause it is the perfect living fence—cheap to 
plant and cheap to maintain—no trimming, 
no painting, no repairing, 
It grows vigorously in even the poorer 
soils, requires little ground space (its final 
height and spread is 6 to 8 feet), has no 
spreading roots to rob adjoining crops, does 
not “sucker” nor spread from seed. 
It forms a dense, thorny barrier that will 
stop any livestock excepting an occasional 
“preachy” sow. I know one man who planted 
it on the back of a 75-foot city lot to stop 
ehildren and dogs fr om running through his 
sarden. 
It iS a thing of beauty, having-—loads of 
small white or dusky-pink flowers followed 
by masses of red berries that last through 
the winter. 
It provides food and protection for birds 
and small game. 
You can use it as a pasture divider too and 
practice grazing rotation. It is a good con- 
tour guide, a good snow stop, and a good 
firebreak because there is no grassy growth 
beneath its branches. 
Its deep, fibrous roots make it ideal for 
erosion buffer strips, and erosion control 
and fencing around irregular slopes, dips, 
ponds, gullies, ditches and woodlot borders. 
You set it out 18 inches apart. Rosa Multi- 
flora is so popular it is scarce, so don’t delay 
ordering. We ship 12- to 18-inch size. Here 
are the prices: 12 for S84c; 25 for $1.65; 50 for 
$3.25; 100 for $5.75; 200 for $9.98, postpaid. 
Big bunch of 500 for only $20.95, express not 
prepaid. 
No. AN3S9SS. 

Among the Snowballs 
‘Dear Sir: 

I’m sending you a picture 
r of my mother and her beautiful Snowball 
Bush. As you can see, it has grown way 
above the eave on the front porch, which 
is high.’’—Mrs. Ocil Williams, Rt. 4, 
Paragould, Arkansas. 
About Shipping 
Every year there are a few customers . 
who write in saying that some of their 
nursery order is missing. Sometimes, of 
course, we make a mistake, but not often. 
What usually happens is. that an order is 
split up according to when it should be 
planted. We fill your orders when our 
stock is in best condition and at the 
proper planting time., Garden seeds and 
non-perishable goods are always shipped 
immediately. Perennials, Vegetable 
Plants, House Plants, Evergreens, Pan- 
sies, Strawberries and Bulbs come in sep- 
arate packages even when sent the same 
day. Some plants and nursery stock are 
shipped in separate packages, so you may 
receive several shipments on one order. 
Heavy seeds are shipped by freight. So 
look over the papers in your order very 
carefully. They’ll tell you all about it. 
You can always depend on Henry Field to 
send good stock, on time, and at a fair 
price. 


Golden Wedding 
“Dear Henry: We are sending you a 
picture taken on our Golden Wedding An- 
niversary, April 7, 1948. We have many 
nice shrubs, trees and plants gotten from 
you. Have always had good luck with all 
your seeds. The cakes and flowers in the 
picture were gifts.”—Mr. and Mrs. E. C. 
Arnett, Gate, Oklahoma. 
Will send you a rose bush in celebration 
of your Golden Wedding.—H. F. 


“Skippy” Does the Chores 
“Dear Mr. Field: Here is a snapshot of 
our dog, Skippy, all dressed up for the 
chores. Have planted your seeds and 
always with wonderful results.’’—Mrs. 
Leo Henchen, Rt. 3, Neillsville, Wiscon- 
sin. 
Daddy’s Little Helper 
‘Dear Mr. Field: 
I ordered from you 
last year and was 
greatly pleased 
with all my seeds. 
Never before have 
I had such nice eu- 
cumbers and wa- 
termelons. Thanks 
for the prompt at- 
tention given my 
order. I’m enclos- 
ing a picture of my 
little 16 mos. old 
daughter, Frances 
Hileen. It was 
taken in our gar- 
She was daddy’s little helper.’’— 


den. 
Mrs. Oliver Seldomridge, Vago, West Vir- 
ginia. 
