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Food and Flowers 
_and All Good Things 
in Abundance” 
_ This is the first time we have ever put out 
_ our Spring catalog without a letter from my 
late husband, Henry Field, who, as you know 
_ passed away on October 17, 1949. I know that 
a lot of you looked forward to his friendly 
Messages. I have been thinking about what 
he probably would say to you now, if he were 
here, and I got to going through some of his 
| _ past messages to you, and ran across this 
_which appeared in the Spring 1998 catalog: 
i Things seem to be in about as much of a 
_ mess the world over as when I wrote you last 
_ time. Certainly no better, maybe a little 
oo Then this from the Spring 1949 cat- 
og: 4 
“First, I want to say that we should 
thankful that we have come through this ae 
year as well as we have. We came through 
h y right 7 
sp: 
food and 
ance. Little short of a miracle. 
‘t know what’s ahead of us for this 
r, any more than you do. I hope it’s good, 
good as the past year—but good or bad, 
it’s up to us to make the best use we can of | 
our opportunities. We should be prepared, 
whatever happens, to feed ourselves—be in- 
dependent — be friendly, and helpful, and 
neighborly, and honest, and decent. 
“Yes, I know it’s the same old story I’ve 
‘preached to you all my life, but it’s just as 
true as ever, and like the old fashioned Gos- 
pel, it will bear telling over and over.” 
flowers and all good ne 
Henry Field’s 
Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co 
es 
That’s me with the knife, getting r 
‘watermelon sent us last miiomiees sie eae 
Ss. Its “State Fai 
- Wehnada 
I think that fits today’s conditions perfectly. 
I hope you'll plant a garden, and have some 
fruit trees, and flowers and, if you have the > 
place, a few chickens. As Henry used to say, 
it’s good for you financially, physically, men- 
tally, spiritually and morally. And encourage 
the children to have a garden of their own. 
There’s no better training in the world for 
them. And you’ll be surprised at how they 
will love having their own individual little 
garden. 
Things here at the Seedhouse are going 
+, Shenandoah, Iowa————_______ 
splay in 
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‘our store here for a 
trading with us. 
friendly business, and we intend to keep 
that way. 
When you have time, write us a letter. If 
you have any planting problems, try us for 
the answers. But whether you have any ques- 
tions or not, we’re happy to hear from you. 
—Bertha Field. 
This has always been a 
it 
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ODDS ad END 
- These are not really odds and ends. They just don’t 
~ seem to fit under any general classification, so we put 
them all together here. Take a look down this col- 
umn to make sure you are not overlooking something. 
Ornamental Gourds 
good hobby. Lots of fun. Make pitchers, cups, 
3, lamps, animals, etc. They make fine decora- 
‘painted or unpainted. 
MALL FRUITED MIXTURE. No end of 
's, colors, and varieties in this mixture. Pkt. 
10c, postpaid. whe 
JARGE FRUITED MIXTURE. A dozen or 
the finest large varieties. Pkt. 10, postpaid. 
GARDEN LEMON P 
For'Pickles and Preserves 
229—Cultivate like musk- 
melons. Makes fine pick- 
les and preserves. Pkt, 
10¢; oz, 35c, postpaid. 
CELERIAC 
244—(120 days.) Turnip 
rooted celery, Used for 
eelery-like flavoring in 
soups and salads. Pkt. 
10c¢; % oz. 18e3; oz, 30c, 
postpaid. Ae 
222—NEW GUINEA BEAN. Climbing vines 20 to 30 
feet long; pods 15 to 18” long, weigh 15 lbs.! Fry 
like eggplant. Pkt. 10c; oz. 17c; %4 Ib. 50c, postpaid. 
211—CHIVES (Schnittlauch). A perennial of the 
onion family used for seasoning soups, salads, and 
stews. Easy to start; grows for years. Pkt. 10¢e, 
postpaid. 
| 232K ALB (Half Dwarf). (110 days.) The hardiest 
winter green. A beautiful curled sort. Pkt. 10¢; 
oz. 25¢, postpaid. ; 
2383—GARDEN HUCKLEBERRY. For delicious pies, 
preserves, jams. Care for like tomatoes. Pkt. 10c, 
postpaid. 
228—CHICORY. A substitute for coffee. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c, postpaid. 
227—CITRON. (95 days.) Red seeded. Good for 
pickles and preserves but don’t plant near the wa- 
termelons. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15¢, postpaid. 
226—COLLARDS. Cabbage leaves without heads. 
Pkt., 10¢c; oz. 15e, postpaid. 
240—GARLIC. (110 days.) Divide, cultivate and 
store like onions, 5e per bulb; % Ih. 25c, postpaid. 
-15¢e, postpaid. 
MUSTARD 
213—CHINESE CURLED. Wonderful tasty greens. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15ce, postpaid. 
214—_TENDERGREEN. (28 days.) A quick grower. 
Large broad thick leaves. Resistant to cold and 
heat. Yields big. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; % Ib. 60c, post- 
paid. 
HERBS 
For seasoning, flavoring, medicine, fragrance: 
246—SAGE. Perennial. For seasoning meats and 
for medicinal purposes. Pkt. 10c, postpaid. 
251—SWEET MARJORAM,. (70 days.) Annual. 
seasoning soups, stews, sausage, etc. Pkt. 
postpaid. 
252—THYME. (85 
Aromatic foliage. 
postpaid. 
224—-BORAGE. (80 days.) Annual 1% ft. Young 
leaves used for salad and in lemonade and other 
cooling drinks. Pkt. 15e, postpaid. 
250—SWEET BASIL. (85 days.) Annual 1% to 2 ft. 
Seasoning for soups, stews, omelets, salads, ete. 
Pkt. 15c, postpaid. 
249—ROSEMARY. (78 days.) Leaves for seasoning, 
also used for medicine, Pkt. 15e, postpaid. 
255—CARAWAY. (70 days.) Biennial. 1% to 2 ft. 
Seeds are used to flavor bread, cakes, pastries, con- 
fections, cheese, sauce, ete, Young leaves and shoots 
for flavoring salads. Pkt. 15e, postpaid. 
235—LAVENDER. (60 days.) Sweet scented. Place. . 
dried flowers in linen for Mae pee ‘ 
fragrance. Pkt, 20c, ppd. £ 
DILL > 
245—DILL. Annual. This 
is the flavoring for mak- 
ing dill pickles. Also 
good flavoring for soups 
and sauce. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
For 
20¢, 
days.) Perennial. Six to 12 inches. 
Good for seasoning. Pkt. 20e, 
