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Published by Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Iowa 
Shenandoah, Iowa, January, 1953 No. 
Ist Prize Midget 
Watermelons 
Mr. Clyde Hutchison, Worthing- 
_ ton, Ind., sent us this picture. It is 
granddaughter, Brenda Kay, with 
“the Midget Watermelons that took 
_ first prize at the Greene County 
(indiana) Fair last summer. He 
says, ““Everyone got a big kick out 
of the midget melons taking first 
prize, and so did we.”’ 
How We Ship Your Orders 
If some of you folks who have 
sent: in large orders don’t get. every- 
it the same time, it probably 
ecause we_have split up your or- 
tems i. should be planted. Orders are 
filled when stock is in best condi-. 
tion and during proper planting 
time. Garden seeds and non-perish- 
able goods are sent immediately. 
“But perennials, house plants, ever- 
greens, bulbs, etc., are sent in sep- 
’ arate packages, even when sent the 
same day as the rest of your order. 
So you needn’t worry if you don’t 
get everything at once. Just read 
the papers that come inside the 
package. They will give you full 
details. ‘ ; 
Two Beauties 
“Dear Mrs. Field: ‘Here is a pic- 
ture of ovr granddaughter, Janice 
Root, taken beside our beautiful 
Edulis Superba peony, which we 
bought from you. Thought you 
might like picture. We 
bought four nies from you and 
—Mrs. Edward 
a picture of Mr. Hutchison and his — 
er according to when different | 
vigor. 
Plant Your Garden Harly 
As we've told our customers for 
years, get out and plant your gar- 
den just as early as possible. You’ve 
all heard that old saying about the 
early bird catching the worm. Well, 
that saying is just as true when it 
comes to making garden. Even if 
frost should take some of the gar- 
den, you’ve still got a _ second 
chance, whereas if you plant late 
‘and something goes wrong, you’re 
sunk. So plant early and enjoy an 
early harvest. Full directions for 
growing come on each packet of our 
seed. 
Ornamental Corn 
In our trial grounds we grow corn 
from all over the world—Africa, 
Italy, Spain, South America, ete. 
Some of it produces long ears, some 
produces short ears, some is. thin, 
some squatty and fat. But all is 
very colorful. Because this corn is 
so unusual and pretty, we’ve made 
up a special color collection of over 
40 different varieties. You’ll get 
reds, blues, purples, yellows, golds, 
browns, blacks and even some ears 
of mixed colors. 
Makes wonderful decorations for 
the home and table, especially in the 
fall of the year. Kids from 6 to 60 
will like this colorful, ornamental 
corn. 170—Pkt. (3 oz.) 15c; 16 lb. 
35C, postpaid. 
Free Wedding Roses 
_ To persons sending ina picture of 
their recent wedding, Golden Wed- 
ding anniversary (50th), or Dia- 
mond Wedding anniversary (75th), 
we will send a free rose bush. Rea- 
son we do this is that we want-.our 
friends to have them as a sort of a 
personal gift from us. Just send a 
photograph and tell us all about it. 
If you don’t have a picture, send an 
announcement, though we’d prefer 
a picture. Can’t tell you what kind 
of rose we will send, but you can be 
sure it will be a good one. And 
we'll send it at the proper planting 
time. 
Blue Rhythm Iris 
Most Beautiful Iris of All 
We thought we 
should call your 
attention to this 
beautiful Iris, be- 
cause it is the No. 
1 Iris in America 
today. 
The American 
Iris Society runs 
asymposium each 
year to determine 
the 100 most popular Iris, and this 
year Blue Rhythm won the No. 1 
place by an overwhelming majority. 
Originated by Mrs. C. G. Whiting, 
of Mapleton, Iowa, one of the top Iris 
breeders in the country, this beauty 
has everything an Iris should have 
—wonderful clear color, very large 
blossoms, strong upright stems and 
Its pure, clear medium blue 
flowers are borne several on a stem, 
and are outstanding in every re- 
spect. All in all, this variety is 
well-deserving of the popular vote 
of approval it has received. 
If you want the most beautiful 
Iris that money can buy—order 
Blue Rhythm. Bi1231—1.59 each; 
3 for 4.49, postpaid. 
Making Garden 
“JT am sending 
you a picture of 
our 4-year-old 
daughter making 
her own special 
garden with 
Henry Field 
seeds. Last year 
was the first time 
we tried Henry 
Field seeds and 
we will never 
again buy our 
seed elsewhere. 
We had splendid 
Kenley Allen, Box 
results.’’—Mrs. 
23, Liberty, Kans. 
The Mill Man Had an 
Accident 
While milling some of our seeds 
last summer, our mill’ man acci- 
dently let two kinds of muskmelon 
seeds get mixed together. One kind 
was the mildew-resistant Hale’s 
Best No. 45 (one of the finest new 
commercial melons), and the other 
was Greeley Wonder (a large-grow- 
ing variety that has long been a 
favorite). 
Because the seeds are so near 
alike in appearance, there is no way 
of separating them. So, we thought 
we would let our loss be our cus- 
tomers’ gain by offering this seed 
as a mixture of these two varieties. 
The mixture is about 50-50, and 
both are mighty fine melons. We 
have marked the price way down. 
342 — Big packet Hale’s-Greeley 
Mixture 10c; 0z. 25c, postpaid. 
Don’t Sow Too Much Seed 
Here is some good advice. Sow 
your garden seed thinly—don’t sow 
too much. Over seeding is wasteful 
and requires thinning out plants 
and that’s a back-breaking job. For 
best results just follow the direc- 
tions on the seed packet. 
Nature is the art of Ged. 
How to Raise Club Money 
All clubs of various sorts, from 
Boy Scouts to ladies’ missionary so- 
cieties, have the problem of raising 
money. This year, with everyone 
interested in raising a garden (and 
saving money), a great many clubs 
have solved the problem by order- 
ing out a Junior Seedsman deal for 
each one of their members. Each 
deal has 12 collections of seed of 10 
packets each. These sell for 65¢ a 
eollection (and they sell fast at that 
price) and when all 12 are sold 
$7.80 has been collected. $5.55 is 
returned to us to pay for the seed 
and $2.25 is kept by the seller, and 
those dollars soon add up if there 
are many members. You send us no 
money until you have sold the 
seeds. If you don’t sell all the 
seeds, just return them to us. 
We're passing the suggestion 
along to you other clubs. It’s a nice 
way to raise money. Incidentally, 
the packets are all full-sized Henry 
Field packets and contain a good 
selection of the best varieties. 
Look on page 22 of this catalog 
for full details or just write in and 
ask us for complete information, 
A Cutie in the Tomato 
Patch 
“Dear Mrs. Field: Here is a pic- 
ture of our little girl who is 3% 
years old. This picture was taken 
in front of our Snowball tomato 
patch. She is holding a tomato 
that weighs 1% lbs. The yield was 
tremendous. With this year’s 
drouth, and tomatoes so high, they 
certainly helped our budget.’’—Mrs. 
Ben Piccolo, Okmulgee, Okla, 
Sensitive Plant 
Here’s an -unusual plant we 
thought some of you would like to 
have. It’s called the Sensitive Plant 
and it’s one of the most mysterious 
of all plants. Touch the leaves and 
they drop limp. In a few minutes 
they are erect again. It has fern- 
like foliage, fuzzy pink flowers, and 
grows about a foot high. 
What makes it tick? We don’t 
know. Perhaps you can figure out 
the answer. It’s an annual and easy 
to grow. Plant it out in the garden 
or pot it up as a house plant. But 
wherever you plant it, you may be 
sure it will mystify you and your 
friends. 1227—Pkt. 15c, postpaid. 
3-Year-Old Chinese Ehn 
Field’s: 
picture of myself and a 
Chinese Elm tree. I bought the tree 
“Dear I am enclosing a 
3-year-old 
from your company. It is the talk 
of my neighbors. I have bought 
several shrubs from you and am 
more than satisfied with them. Your 
catalog is the most interesting one 
I have ever seen.’”’—Mrs. Martha 
Allen, Harrison, Mich. 
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