12 - HENRY FIELD’S SEED 
Cuts Teeth on Carrots 
“Dear Mrs. Field: I am sending you a 
picture of my two youngest children. As 
you can see, both are enjoying a carrot. 
The’ little girl (about 8 months old in 
the picture) practically cut her teeth on 
Henry Field carrots.’’—Mrs. Henry De- 
Long, Star Route, Deerwood, Minn. 
Dormatone Prevents 
Potatoes from Sprouting 
You can now store your home-grown 
potatoes for months without cold storage 
by using Dormatone, the new hormone 
sprout inhibitor that prevents sprouting, 
softening and shriveling. 
Use of Dormatone actually eliminates 
spoilage and large loss of weight. Shrink- 
age is cut down 10% to 15%. In addi- 
tion, it helps retain the nutritional value 
of potatoes and actually improves their 
cooking and eating qualities. And, Dor- 
matone can also be used with equal suc- 
cess on other root crops, such as beets, 
carrots, turnips and rutabagas. 
It’s easy (and inexpensive) to use—you 
just dust it on. Absolutely harmless, too. 
We’ve tried it on all sorts of root crops 
and are completely sold on it. 
Order No. 4053. 12-o0z. sifter can 
(treats 8 bu.) for $1.00, postpaid. 
Thanks for Free Gift 
“Dear Sirs: Wanted to let you know that 
J appreciate the nice free gift you sent. 
Also, that the rose bushes were all very nice. 
Best I have ever had.”—Lawrence Huckman, 
Box 272, Okene, Okla. 
CONTEST 
$25 to Person Sending Best 
Snapshot of Potatoes Grown 
’ from H.F. Potato Seed Sets 
To the person sending in the best 
snapshot and story about the success 
of the potato seed sets bought from 
us last spring (1952), we will give 
$25.00. 
Write as long or short a story as 
you wish. Send your snapshot and 
letter to POTATO SEED SET CON- 
TEST, Henry Field Seed & Nursery 
Co., Shenandoah, Iowa. 
Contest closes Oct. 1, 1952. We 
will notify winner shortly thereafter 
and publish picture and name of win- 
ner in next issue of Seed Sense. 
Calla Lilies for Potting 
We have some dandy Calla Lily bulbs 
that are ideal for potting. They’re big, 
healthy bulbs that will make tall, stately 
blooms and fine, beautiful foliage. Calla 
Lilies are easy to grow and require only 
ordinary care. Really are hard to beat 
for a potted plant. Full directions with 
each order. Come in three colors. 
White—BG411. Yellow—BG412: 40c 
each; 2 for 69c. Pink—BG417 (a new, 
different, rare type) : 50c each; 2 for 89c. 
Collection of one each of all three colors 
—BG592X, only $1.09. All prices post- 
paid. 
Bulbs Need Plant Food 
Before spading a bed, spread over it 4 
pounds of balanced chemical plant food 
for each 100 square feet and spade it un- 
der. You’ll be surprised at how much 
this will improve the blooms. 
Beautiful New Strain of 
Madonna _ Lilies— 
the Cascade Strain - 
Last year we came to the conelusion 
that the new Cascade strain of Madonna 
Lilies is by far the best on the market. 
In our own flower plantings we have. 
found that its vigor, size of blossoms and 
disease resistance make it far superior to 
any other strains of Madonnas. 
The Madonna Lily (Lilium Candidum) 
is the oldest Lily in cultivation (and prob- 
ably one of the oldest.of all flowers in cul- 
tivation). This new Cascade strain is the 
first real improvement in our time on 
Madonna Lilies ... and the improve- 
ment is tremendous! There just isn’t any 
comparison between this new Cascade 
strain and the old regular Madonnas, in- 
cluding the very fine French bulbs that 
we always offered in previous years. 
Last year in our gardens, the Cascades 
attained the height of 5 feet or more, with 
huge, strong spikes of very large, pure 
white lilies. (It is rare for us to have the 
ordinary Madonnas reach a height of over 
8 or, at the very most, 4 feet.) 
To show you how disease resistant this 
strain is, we noticed here in Shenandoah 
last spring that the regular Madonnas 
were, in many places, ruined by Botrytis 
—a fungus disease caused by excessive 
moisture. Many of the leaves of the regu- 
lar Madonnas were destroyed and even 
some of the flowers were discolored. But 
the flowers of the Cascade strain were nor- 
mal in every respect, the plants bloomed 
beautifully and without even the slightest 
sign of this disease in most cases. 
These Cascade Madonnas make strong 
stalks and are literally loaded with big, 
fragrant; virgin-white flowers from the 
top clear down to where the leaves begin. 
We’ve never seen such magnificent Ma- 
donna Lilies and we doubt very much if 
you have, unless you were one of the cus- 
tomers who bought some of these Cas- 
cade strain bulbs from us last fall, when 
we offered them for the first time. 
Because of the many superior qualities 
of this new Cascade strain of Madonnas, 
it gives us great pleasure to be able to 
make these bulbs available to you. We 
guarantee they will give you complete 
satisfaction. Just plant the bulbs 3 inches 
deep, give ordinary lily care and you’ll 
have the loveliest Madonna Lilies you 
ever saw. 
Order No. B5018., 
$1.49, postpaid. 
59c each; 3 for 
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SENSE FOR AUGUST, 1952—Henry Field Seed’ & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Towa, 
Giant Hybrid Amaryllis 
One of the most striking flowers you 
can grow indoors is the Giant Hybrid 
Amaryllis. 
beautiful and spectacular bulb plants_ 
there is. Our hybrids have big, wide- 
petalled flowers, averaging 4 to 6 inches 
across, and often have 10 or more blooms 
on a stem. Coloring is gorgeous. Ranges 
from almost white to a real dark red with 
very delicate shadings. 
Planting and care is simple. Just put 
a bulb in a pot with ordinary soil, keeping 
the neck and about one-third of the bulb © 
protruding. Put in a cool, shaded place. 
Water sparingly until several inches high. 
Then bring out of the shade, give plenty 
of water and keep at a temperature of 
around 70 degrees. More directions come » 
with each bulb. 
Order No. BG401. 
59c each; 2 for $1.10, postpaid. 
Why You Should Fall Plant 
Fall planting is becoming more and 
more popular. We’ve been preaching it 
for years and now the state experiment | 
stations are heartily recommending it. 
With the exception of a few varieties of | 
plants that should only be planted in the’ 
spring (these are not included in this’ 
catalog) there are distinct advantages in 
fall planting and here are a few of them: 
(1) Plants get six-months head start. 
The roots of fall planted stock do 
considerable root growing in the late 
fall and early spring and become 
established well ahead of spring: 
planted stock. 
(2) Stand up better. Because they’re 
_ established, and since they have had 
the benefit of early moisture, ‘the 
plants can take the first hot, dry sum- 
mer weather better. 
(3) Often bloom first spring. Fall planted 
plants often bloom the first spring, 
as they are sufficiently established to 
do so. 
_ (4) People can usually put in a better 
garden. Because most people are 
busier in the spring than in fall, they 
don’t put in nearly as many plants - 
as they would like. In the fall you 
can do more leisurely, careful, and, 
therefore, better planting. 
Since you have to order spring bloom- : 
ing bulbs, such as Tulips, Hyacinths, etc., 
in the fall, just add on whatever nursery ~ 
stock and perennials you would like. 
We'll send you first-class stock, in first-~ 
class condition and you can see for your-— 
self how successful fall planting is. _ = 
u me ees , 
In fact, it’s one of the most — 
Mixed colors only. _ 
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