Pass Around the Melons 
“Dear Mrs. Field: 
your Seed Sense, I decided to send a pic- 
ture of myself, my Jittle sister, and our 
niece and nephew from Loveland, Colo- 
As I was looking at 
Also our cousin and her little 
nephew from Windsor, Colorado. These 
are the good old days. Pass around the 
melons and we will all have a piece!” 
—Mrs. Clem Griffith, 432 E. Monroe, Iola, 
Kansas. 
Good old days and how! 
ing better.—Mrs. H. F. 
rado. 
There’s noth- 
Thanks for Free Gifts 
“Dear Sirs: Thank you for the free flower 
Zifts that you sent with my order. It’s a 
pleasure to deal with a company such as 
yours. I hope I have good luck with my 
Poplar and Elm Trees.”—Mrs. Helen Caboy, 
Chicago, Ill. 
We Have Berry Boxes 
Need some berry boxes? We have plenty 
of them, and at a low price, too. These 
are the regular, standard, wooden kind. 
Order No. 4069S. 
Quart size: 100 for $2.90, postpaid to 
zone 8. 250 for $5.00; 500 for $8.50; 
1000 for $16.50, not postpaid. 
Pint size: 100 for $2.50, postpaid to 
zone 8. 250 for $4.50; 500 for $7.50; 
1000 for $14.00, not postpaid. 
Weight: 500 qt. size, 38 lbs. 
size, 35 Ibs. 
500 pint 
Crates not available. 
A Cutie in Some H. F. Glads 
Vincent F. Selenski, 986 EH. Geranium 
' Ave., St. Paul, Minn., sent us this photo. 
It’s a picture of his granddaughter taken 
last summer near some glads purchased 
from us. If the glads were just half as 
pretty as this little cutie, we’d say they 
did real well. 
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Since the Brow- 
nell Hybrid Tea 
Roses are rapidly in- 
creasing in popu- 
larity each year, we 
get lots of letters 
from customers ask- 
ing why these roses 
are hardier than or- 
dinary Tea Roses 
and how they are 
different. 
Well, it is the story of the hard work 
of a single hybridizer at Little Compton, 
Rhode Island, Mr. Walter D. Brownell# |_ 
Mr. Brownell started many years ago to 
perfect a Tea Rose that would not win- 
ter-kill as easily as the common Tea 
Roses. He made crosses of many different 
varieties; the most important of which 
was the crossing of ordinary Tea Roses 
with Rosa Wichuriana, a very hardy, 
dark, shiny, green leaved rose with single 
white flowers. From these crosses, he 
gradually developed the sub-zero hardy 
Brownell Hybrid Tea Roses that we know 
today. Unquestionably, they are as beau- 
tiful as any Hybrid Tea Roses in existence 
and much, much hardier, as they stand 
weather down to 25 degrees below with- 
out killing! 
Brownells grow tall, too, if you let 
them. We have seen them in Mr. Brown- 
ell’s garden where single bushes were 8 
ft. high and probably 4 to 5 ft. across and 
just loaded with hundreds of blooms. Of 
course, if you would rather have them 
lower, you can prune them to a height to 
suit your own liking. 
Here is a Brownell collection that will 
give you a nice variety of color and kinds. 
All are patented varieties. Consists of 
one each of: Lily Pons, a beautiful creamy 
white, with a lemon yellow center; 
Shades of Autumn, a gorgeous bronzy 
orange, with yellow reverse on the petals; 
Pink Princess, (pictured above) a beau- 
tiful clear, many petaled pink; Anne Van- 
derbilt, coppery red; and Break O’Day, a 
light pink with a deeper pink center. All 
selected No. 1 plants. All 5 for $7.19, 
postpaid. Order No. A2202XS. Or you can 
have these same varieties’in Jumbo Size 
for $8.49, ppd. Catalog No. A2205XS. 
P.S. Our new rose “Henry Field’’ 
(Pat. 841) is a Brownell and one of the 
most beautiful of all. As its name implies, 
it was named as a memorial to Henry 
Field. Flowers are large, double, fra- 
grant, and of a gorgeous rich red. Blos- 
soms are produced abundantly. We sold 
out early last year and will probably do 
the same this year, so order early. No. 
A1025S. Price: $2.00 each, postpaid. 
Lots of folks who seem to profit most 
from their mistakes seem to have the 
least. 
No C.0O.D.’s, Please 
Unfortunately, we just can’t ship C.O.D. 
There are so many delays in shipping this 
way that it isn’t practical. Nursery stock 
should be planted just as soon as possible 
after leaving here, and if it has to wait 
around to be delivered it may not do too 
well. So, this is for your own protection. 
Then too, C.0.D.’s always cause a lot of 
red tape, which in turn causes higher 
prices. We know you folks want to buy 
things at as low a price as possible, so 
by not having: C.O.D.’s, we can keep our 
prices down. 
2 HENRY FIELD'S SEED SENSE FOR MARCH, 1951—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, 
Why Brownell Roses Are Hardy 
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Oh! Is It Ever Good! 
Se alae i fo ea a 
“Dear Mrs. Field: I enjoy your Seed 
Sense so much. This is a picture of my 
grandniece and nephew when they were 
three and five years old. They are Marsha 
and Randy Ayres and they are holding 
some of great grandfather’s sweet corn.’ 
—Miss Lillian Howell, Lewisburg, Ohio. 
Says Our Lettuce Best 
“Dear Field’s: You sure have the best let- 
tuce I can find anywhere. I always sow 
Creamy Heart and always have plenty of 
nice large heads. I don’t have to trans- 
plant it like you do some kinds to get it to 
head.”—Mrs. Etter Meador, Adolphus, Ky. 
Caramel Corn Recipe 
For you-folks who like to fix up pop- 
corn different ways, here is a recipe for 
Caramel Corn we think you will like. — 
Makes delicious Caramel Corn and is quite 
easy to fix. 
1 Cup white sugar 2 Tbsp. butter 
% Cup water 2 Tbsp. sorghum 
% Cup white corn % Tbsp. vinegar 
syrup 2 Qts. popped corn 
Combine all ingredients except the 
corn. 
when tested in cold water. 
popped corn, 
onto buttered platter. 
Seeds.Do Well 
“Dear Mrs. Field: Enclosed is an order for. 
seeds again this year. We ortlered from you 
last year and they did so well we want more 
this year. 
I canned over 500 cans and used all we 
wanted and gave away a lot of anne ta 
Lewis eeccay Bradford, Ohio. : 
Seibel 1000 Grape 
This is a new French-American Hybrid, 
which we discovered back east. It’s the 
best of several imported hybrids that are © 
a cross between the leading French wine 
grapes and certain wild American species. 
It ripens early and yields heavy crops of — 
jet black, sweet fruit. 
of sugar, it makes an. 
ideal juice 
grape. Makes 
eating,--too. . Being 
very vigorous grower. 
and having withstood } 
temperatures of 35 de- 
grees below zero, it will 
grow and do well most 
anywhere. We ask you 
to try it along with us 
and we believe you will. 
discover a wonderful 
new grape. No. A18298. 
Price: 75c each, post-% 
paid. 
Since it has lots 
Cook until syrup becomes brittle — 
Pour over | 
stir while pouring. Turn — 
We just have a small garden but — 
