16 . HENRY FIELD’S SEED SENSE FOR MARCH, 1951—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, 
Rarin’ to Go! 
Looks like Randy Dumois is rarin’ to 
£0 make garden. Randy is the 16-month- 
old grandson of Albert Panico, 399 Wind- 
ham Rd., Willimantic, Conn. Keep it up 
Randy. By the time you’re old enough to 
have a place of your own, you’ll be a real 
gardener. 
Hybrid Tomatoes Beat 
Them All! 
Lots of people planted Henry Field’s 
hybrid tomatoes last summer for the first 
time and probably won’t ever go back to 
the old kind. These hybrids-are so much 
better. We have had hundreds of letters 
from friends and customers all over the 
country who tell us our two Henry Field 
hybrids are the finest tomatoes they have 
ever eaten, and we, naturally, agree with 
them. 
We have two varieties. Red Knight 
Hybrid is the early maturing one. It’s our 
pick of over 60 different ones. Color is 
brilliant scarlet. Flesh is firm and of ex- 
ceptionally fine, delicious flavor. Doesn’t 
crack open and, best of all, is a tremen- 
dous yielder. No. 427S—Red Knight Hy- 
brid. Packet (30 seeds) 25c; extra large 
packet (150 seeds) $1.00, postpaid. 
The other hybrid is Red Rival, the big 
fruited one. Tomatoes often weigh 10 oz. 
or more! Fruit is perfectly smooth, and 
flesh is scarlet red, thick walled and of 
fine flavor. Being a vigorous grower with 
lots of foliage, it thrives in the middle 
west and does well where many other to- 
matoes fail. No. 428S—Red Rival Hy- 
brid. Packet (30 seeds) 25c; extra large 
packet (150 seeds) $1.00, postpaid. 
No. 425XS—Speezal Hybrid Tomato Of- 
fer. 1 packet of the two above hybrids 
for only 39c, postpaid—a real bargain! 
“Sungod,” a Super Dahlia 
We call “Sungod”’ 
a super dahlia be- 
cause it truly sur- 
passes anything of 
its kind. Itis a great 
big decorative type 
dahlia—a glittering, 
brilliant golden yel- 
low in color. Grows 
toa tremendous size, 
», often as large as a 
2 dinner plate! 
hardy thrifty grower 
too, and carries loads and loads of flow- 
ers on long, strong stems. If you are a 
dahlia fan, by all means plant Sungod 
this year. 
BG1i5iS—Sungod Dahlia. 75c each; $ for 
$1.50, postpaid. 
_ (Rhus continus), 
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Smoke Bush 
Most everyone has seen the Smoke Bush 
also known as the 
Purple Fringe Tree. But if you are not 
familiar with the name, perhaps you will 
recall a big rounded shrub, with billowing 
plumes of brownish purple smoky threads, 
which make the shrub look as though it 
were covered by a cloud of smoke. These 
smoky-looking plumes develop in August 
and last for a month or more, and are, of 
course, the filaments upon which the 
seeds grow. When the plant is not in 
bloom, its thick masses of silvery green 
leaves are highly ornamental. Usually 
grows 8 to 10 feet high unless cut back. 
It is an old, old garden plant, and is 
said to have been cultivated more than 
2,000 years ago. Most anyone can grow 
Smoke Bush as it does well even in dry 
barren soil. We offer 2 sizes of Smoke 
Bush, 12 to 18 in. at 89c each; 3 for 
$2.49. 18 to 24 in. at $1.35 each; 3 for 
$3.29. The order number is A1486S. 
Astounding Root Systems 
“Dear Sirs: I have been amazed at the 
astounding root systems on your strawberry 
plants and trees, and at the high per cent of 
germination of your seeds.’’—George H. Mc- 
Clelland, Harvard, Ill. 
Starting Plants in‘ the House 
A hot bed is the best place to start 
plants if you are willing to go to the 
trouble to make a good one. However, a 
box of good dirt placed in a south window 
of the house where it will get as much 
sunshine as possible and in a room where 
the temperature does not vary much is 
good. 
tain a large percent of humus, use about 
50 per cent well rotted manure. This 
amount is only suggestive, as there is a 
wide difference in different samples of 
dirt. What we mean by ‘“‘well rotted ma- 
nure”’’ is’ manure that could almost be 
classed as dirt. Don’t use fresh. manure. 
If well rotted manure is not available use 
about 25 per cent peat moss or compost. 
Coverall small seeds to the depth of 
two times the diameter of the seed. Make 
the rows 3 to 4 inches apart. 
surface soil moist until the plants are up 
or you may have trouble in getting a 
stand. 
Received Plants in Fine Shape 
“Sirs: Just a line to tell you I received the 
plants in fine shape. I also want to thank 
you for the free gifts. Wishing you the best 
of success in the future.”—Ola Randle, In- 
dianapolis, Ind. 
If the soil you use does not already con- 
Keep the , 
Tow 
Who Says I’m Not Strong? 
“Dear Field’s: This is my great grand- 
son, Rickey Harris, holding a gourd grown 
from. his Conglomeration packet. We 
grew 23 tomato plants, 14 radish plants, 
10 lettuce plants, 1 gourd plant, 3 ears of — 
popcorn, and many other plants and vines, 
all from the penny packet. It was inter- 
esting to see.’’—Mrs. B. EH, Freeman, 
Adair, Okla. 
My, you certainly have a husky, healthy, 
great grandson. Bet you’re plenty proud 
of him.—Mrs. H. F. 
Hard work has gained more victories 
than genius. 
Chenault Coralberry 
This is a fairly new hybrid of the well 
known Coralberry, and is one of the finest 
shrubs for home use. It makes a beauti- 
ful medium height shrub, rarely growing ~ 
over 3 to 4 ft. high. <Its foliage is neat, a 
clean gray-green color, and is borne on 
long, slender, arching branches. Has 
large pink and white berries which are 
not borne in clusters (as they are in most 
of the Coralberrys), but are scattered — 
along the branches like an occasional 
bead. One of the nicest things about the 
Chenault Coralberry is that it.does not 
sucker or get out of bounds like so many 
shrubs. 
is one of the finest of all shrubs for home ~ 
use. We are selling the 18 to 24 inch size — 
which will give you a well developed 
shrub to start with. Order No. A1419S. — 
79c each; 3 for $2.19, postpaid. 
From 
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Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co. 
Shenandoah, lowa ~ 
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