Free Gifts 
Free gifts have always been a policy 
of ours. We want to make sure our cus- 
tomers receive full value and are com- 
- pletely satisfied. The best ways we know 
to do this are to send out the best, pos- 
sible seeds and nursery stock; and, to 
send along a free gift. You always get a 
free gift here at Henry Field’s. The big- 
ger the order, the bigger the gift or the 
more of them. This way we know you cus- 
tomers are always pleased because you 
get good merchandise at a low price, plus 
fair measure and then something a little 
extra. 
Baby Tears Vine 
Didn’t have room for this on the house 
plant page, so we are putting a little 
write-up about it here in Seed Sense. This 
little vine makes a beautiful green cas- 
cade down the sides of a flower pot or 
basket. The leaves are tiny and round and 
are borne in great quantities. As the vine 
climbs over the edge and down the sides 
of the container, it looks for all the world 
like a little green fountain. Grows well 
under ordinary house conditions and its 
brilliant green coloring makés it a wel- 
come addition to your home during the 
bleak winter months. You can plant it 
outside during the summer too, if you 
like. 
Order No. 2N418. 39c each; 3 for 98c, 
postpaid. 
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An “Easter” Lily. that Blooms 
Outdoors 
Here’s something that is really some- 
thing—a hardy Haster Lily that blooms 
outdoors! Something we all want and can 
grow. It’s the Estate Lily—a thing of 
beauty. As delicate and wonderful as any 
grown in a greenhouse. Plant in your 
backyard this fall and you’ll have blooms 
in June year in and year out. You can see 
from the picture how free-flowering it is. 
Grows 2% to 3 feet tall‘and has huge,: 
pure white blossoms. Just like what you 
pay $5.00 for at the florists, only this 
doesn’t cost you nearly that much. 
Another thing, lots of folks don’t like 
the sickening sweet odor of some lilies. 
Well, this one doesn’t have that kind of 
fragrance—just a nice, clean aroma that 
reminds us of apple blossoms. Easy to 
plant and care for, too. Just plant 6 inches 
deep and mulch well with straw or similar 
substance after the ground freezes. 
Because these Hstate Lilies are so un- 
usual and because we want you folks to 
have some, we’re keeping the price way 
down so everyone can afford them. Order 
No, B5010. Price is only 49c each; 2 for 
89c; 5 for $1.98. All.postpaid. 
Plant Bulbs in the Fall for Spring Beauty 
Take care in planting fall bulbs to see that they have every chance of success and 
play their full part in beautifying the garden. The above Bulb Planting Depth Chart 
will show you the depth and distance apart to plant bulbs. 
If the ground has been 
newly spaded, and is quite loose, the depth should be increased an inch or so to allow 
for settling, and because of the increased effect of frost heaving on newly turned soil. 
Also, late planted bulbs which have no opportunity to make roots before the soil 
freezes, may be set a little deeper to protect them from frost action. 
“were, in many places, ruined by botry- 
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Beautiful New Madonna L 
(Cascade Strain) 
After two years of testing, : 
come to the conclusion that the ne 
cade strain of Madonna lilies is by far 
best on the market. This new Cas 
strain is the first improvement in 
time on Lilium Candidum (Ma nn 
Lily), which, incidentally, is the o 
lily in cultivation . . . and the impr 
ment is tremendous! There just isn’t a 
comparison between the new Cas 
strain and the old regular Madonnas. T 
Cascade strain has so much more vigor, 
size, and resistance to disease, and i 
much prettier. 
To show you how disease resis 
they are, we noticed here in Shenan 
last spring that the regular Madon 
tis, a fungus disease caused by excessive 
moisture. Botrytis destroyed many 
their leaves and even discolored th 
flowers. The Cascade strain, on the other 
hand, bloomed beautifully and without 
even the slightest sign of this disease in 
most cases. 
These Cascade Madonnas make ae 
stalks, and are literally loaded with b 
fragrant, virgin white flowers from t 
top clear down to where the leaves beg 
We’ve never seen such magnificent Ma 
donna Lilies and we doubt very much i 
you have. We are extremely happy to be 
able to offer this new strain to you, and 
we hope you will try at least a few of the 
bulbs. We absolutely guarantee you won't 
be dissatisfied. You can get a little idea of os 
their great beauty by looking at the pic- 
ture of them on the back cover of this 
catalog, though the picture doesn’t do 
them justice. 
Order No. B5016. 59c each; 3 for $1. S055 > et : 
postpaid. 
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Extra Payment in Nursery 
In filling orders to customers we some 
times send postage-free items along with © 
others that go express-collect. When this 
charges on the wholesshipment. Naturally — 
this isn’t fair, but to make it right and 
rather than put up two separate packages, — 
we always put in a little extra nursery 
stock. This more than makes up for the 
additional postage charges. Seems like a 
good deal to us because you really get’ 
bargain out of it. 
Ast Prize Winner 
“Dear Mrs. Field: This is a 
me and one of my 4-H Club ealv 
1st prize here and. at Little Ro 
with him. He weighed 785 lbs. 
selling your Jr. Seedsman seed 
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