


Prize-Winning Zinnias 
“Dear Friends: I thought you might 
-. like to know what luck I have had with 
your garden and flower seeds. So here’s 
a picture of a 4-H girl, Deloris Vangroff 
of Carrollton, Ill., with some of my Giant 
_ Zinnias. I gave some to her and she won 
' first prize at a contest with them. One 
_ measured 5% in. across!’’—Mattie Woods, 
Rt. 4, Carrollton, Ill. _ 
_ Roses, Flowers, Vegetables Do Well 
“Dear Mr. Field: I ordered 7 roses from 
you last year and they are big and fine 
plants. They bloomed all summer and were 
still blooming in the end of October. The 
_ vegetables and other flowers were very good, 
_ too. The lettuce and radishes were so big 
and tender.’”—Mrs. E. Pages, 1220 West 
Prairie, Taylorsville, Ulinois. 
Apple Tree Collection Bargain 
| Here is a chance to grow all the apples 
you can eat, can, cook and give away to 
_ the neighbors, with a lot left over to sell. 
_ All it will cost you is $3.98. 
3 You know, when you get right down to 
» it, apple trees probably give more satis- 
faction to more people than any other 
_ fruit tree. Maybe all of them put together. 
_ So, we will make a deal with you. These 
_ are our Own apple trees, grown right here 
at Shenandoah on the Henry Field nurs- 
-eries. We know they are good and we 
know they are true to name. These are 
not small trees, but the biggest size we 
carry in our catalog—5 to 7 ft., which we 
call_the quick-bearing size. Here is what 
you get: 1 Grimes Golden, 1 Red Deli- 
cious, 1 Jonathan and 1 Wealthy. These 
are probably thé 4 leading apples in our 
' cquntry today. In addition, we will throw 
_in one of the new Douglas Pears, 2 to 8 ft. 
size, as a free gift. (This pear is listed in 
our new 1950 catalog at 98c.) 
We don’t need to describe the apples as 
they are the fine varieties that everyone 
knows, but in case you: aren’t familiar 
with the Douglas Pear, it is often called 
an Improved Bartlett. Bears early and 
heavy. In fact, it usually starts to bear a 
year or two after planting. Ripens in Oc- 
tober and will keep well into the winter. 
These trees will have to come express not 
prepaid, as they are too big to send parcel 
post. ; . 
HERE AGAIN IS WHAT YOU GET: 
NO. A2660XS. 1 GRIMES GOLDEN, 1 
RED DELICIOUS, 1 JONATHAN AND 1 
WEALTHY. PLUS, A FREE GIFT OF 1 
DOUGLAS PEAR. ALL FIVE TREES 
FOR ONLY $3.98, EXPRESS NOT PRE- 
PAID. ORDER TODAY! 


Outstanding New 
Chrysanthemums 
We have some 
new - Chrysanthe- 
mums we want to 
tell you about. As 
you folks know 
who have visited 
us in the fall, we 
always run a lot of 
“Chrysanthemum 
tests here at the 
Seedhouse to see 
which varieties are best. Usually we have 
200 to 300 varieties in bloom and from 
these we pick the best to put in the cata- 
log. Some of the following varieties aren’t 
new in the sense that they are brand new 
this year. In/fact, some have been in the 
catalog before. But, they are among the 
newer varieties and have outshown hun- 
dreds of others. We know you will like 
every one of them. ¥ 
Chris Columbus—B1410S. One of the 
most beautiful of all mums. Is'a double 
white pompon with a pale lemon-yellow 
center. Has just enough color in the 
center to set it off. Creates a sensation 
wherever shown. Plants grow about 2% 
ft. tall and the flowers run 2 to 2% in. 
across. Has fine long stems. Excellent 
for cutting and just as attractive in the 
garden. Price: 59c each; 3 for $1.59, 
ppd. 
Oriental Glory—B1441S. Introduced in 
1948. Isa brilliant double, oriental red. 
Petals somewhat pointed. Flowers are 3 
in. across and borne on long sturdy stems. 
Is one of the most brilliant reds we have 
ever grown. Plant nicely shaped, not 
stragely like some. Price: 45c each; 3 for 
$1.19, ppd. 
Yellow Avalanche—B1474S. One of the 
best yellows we have ever grown. Is a 
brilliant sulphur yellow. A bud sport of 
the popular White Avalanche. Makes a 
big bushy plant that produces hundreds 
of flowers and a growth of much beauty 
in the garden. Flowers average 3 and 4 
in. across. Fully double. Price: 49c each; 
- 3 for $1.29, ppd. 
Tangerine—B1460S. Another beauty we 
like very much. Flowers are brilliant 
double tangerine-orange and enormous in 
size, running 4 to 5 in. across. Long 
stemmed. Fine for cuttings. Makes a 
brilliant showing in the garden. Price: 
49c each; 3 for $1.29, ppd. 
Fleur—B1417S. An unusual one’ and 
probably the showiest of any of the 200 
varieties we grew last summer. Is a bril- 
liant purple. Plant is rather low-growing, 
about 2 ft. high: Flowers are 2 in. across, 
fully double and really something to see. 
Price: 45c each; 3 for $1.19, ppd. 
SPECIAL COLLECTION — B3109XS. 
Collection of one each of the above 5 
mums for only $2.19, ppd. 
How We Ship to You 
ee Ne Re Se eee 
If some of you folks who have sent in 
large orders didn’t get everything at the 
same time, it probably is because we split 
your order up according to when different 
items should be planted. Orders are filled 
when stock is in best condition and dur- 
ing proper planting time. Garden seeds, 
and nonperishable goods are sent imme- 
diately. But perennials, plants, ever- 
greens, bulbs, ete., are sent in separate 
packages, even when sent the sanfe day as 
the rest of your order. So you needn’t 
worry if you don’t get everything at once. 
Just look the papers over that come in- 
side the package. They will give you full 
details. 


HENRY FIELD’S SEED SENSE FOR MARCH, 1950—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Iowa 11 
A Popular Glad Offer 
Old customers of 
ours are familiar 
Welt hee Our!) 2n0 
Grand’’ Gladiolus 
offer. We sell thou- 
sands of this of- 
fer every year and 
that’s understand- 
able because it’s a 
good deal and peo- 
ple like it. Made 
up of a blend of 20 
big, clean, vigor- 
ous bulbs, you get 
every imaginable 
color and shade— 
with plain petals 
and. ruffled ones. 
And, all 20 bulbs are guaranteed to bloom! 
One of the reasons this offer is so pop- 
ular is that it is a bargain. It sells for 
only $1.00, postpaid. No. BG382XS. ‘20 
Grand”’ Gladiolus for only $1.00, postpaid. 
H.F. Zinnias Prettiest 
Ss ee 
“Dear Mr. Field: I saw some of your zin- 
nias last year. Everybody voted them the 
most béautiful that they had ever seen. So, 
this year I want to get some.’—Mrs. Effie 
H. Winkler, Rt. 1, Macon, Missouri. 
Althea (Rose of Sharon)— 
Celestial Blue 
From time to time we have been able to 
get enough plants of this beautiful Althea 
to list. It probably is the most striking 
of all Altheas as the flowers are a true, 
clear porcelain blue, large as Hollyhocks, 
and produced in great quantities up and 
down the stems in the late summer and 
early fall. Remember, Altheas will bloom 
the first year so the plants we ship this 
spring will bloom this coming fall. Al- 
theas are well worth planting because of 
their late blooming season and the abun- 
dance of the large flowers they bear. They 
should not be planted north of Missouri, 
and even in the northern part of that state 
are questionably hardy. If Altheas can 
be grown in your locality, you should try 
them—particularly Celestial Blue. No. 
A1404S., Price: 69c each; 3 for $1.89, 
postpaid. 



Golden Wedding Anniversary 
“Dear Mr. Field: Here is a snapshot 
of us taken two days after we were mar- 
ried 50 years. We have used your seeds 
and flowers and always found them fine 
in every way.’”’—Mr. and Mrs. Pete Bretz, 
Tahona, Okla. 
