Tips on Mulching : 
There’s no difference in the way things 
should be planted in the fall than in the 
spring, except that in the fall the plants 
should always be mulched. Mulching pre- 
vents the continual freezing and thawing 
that causes the ground to heave up the 
plants. Make your mulch of straw and 
leaves. or lawn clippings. Leaves alone 
should not be used as they are apt to 
mat and smother the plants. 
Shrubs, roses, grapes, ete. should be 
hilled up with mounds ‘of dirt 8 to 18 
inches high, depending on the kind of 
plant, and then mulched. Other nursery 
stock should be mulched well with straw 
Huge Elephant Ears and leaves or manure, and the manure 
worked into the ground next spring. 
“Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co.: Am 
enclosing a picture of my wife, Mildred, 
and the Elephant Har plants we raised Best Way to Plant Peonies 
by our back door this summer. The larg- SES SS 
est leaves measured 28 by 40 inches. We Peonies do best in a deep, rich, mod- 
are wondering if this is a record, as they | erately moist loam. For best results, the 
are the largest we have ever seen.’’— | goil should be dug deeply and worked well 
Alvin R. Kidwell, 2615 So. Fork, Wich- | with a good fertilizer. Set out the plants 
ita, Kansas, in early fall. It is important that the pink 
Your plants may not have been the | eyes be planted between 1% to 2 inches 
very biggest ever grown, but we'll bet | below the ground—no more and no less. 
they were among the biggest. We've | A distance of about 3 feet between the 
never heard of many bigger.—Ed. plants is best. 
Special FALL CANARY SALE 
50c Per Bird Discount 
If Ordered Before Nov. 15 
If you get your order in to us before Nov. 
15 you’ll get a discount of 50c¢ per bird. 
Birds ready for shipment by Oct. 15. Or, you 
ean specify shipment after Nov. 15, if you 
like. We just want you to get your orders 
in early so we can make plans and have the 
right kinds and numbers in stock, That way 
no one will get disappointed. 
Males Females 
: each each 
THE SUNNY-SONG WARBLERS—Jolly happy singers. Their songs 
are medium loud and varied. Will bring cheer to any home as everyone 
‘loves their song. 6G100—Male. 6G110—Femaleé: oi. occe tu, diwad $11.50 $3.50 
THE HARTZ MOUNTAIN BIRDS—These sing much louder than most 
birds. Songs short and varied in tone. Very pleasing, if you like a 
loud singer. Sing freely all day long. 6G101—Male. 6G111—Female... 10.00 
THE ALPINE TRILLERS—tThese peppy fellows sing their fancy 
songs of trills and rolls all day long. Songs are mellow. The notes 
ewill delight you. 6G102—Male. 6G@112—Female 13.95 
THE ORANGE-COLORED CANARIES—Song similar to Alpine Triller. 
Begins with roll,*ends with louder tones with open beak. Color-bred 
birds. Available in (1) Orange, (2) Apricot. Females usually lighter 
in color than males. 6G103—Male. 6G113—Female 
s 
IMPORTANT—Please Read AEM: AM AC DLE ON AE AR LAPD ce Me MY TTA 
Sorry, but we cannot accept BIRD and FISH SUPPLIES 
C.O.D. orders. All birds are sent 
transportation charges collect and No. 6000—Canary Seed 1 lb. 55ce; 4 Ibs. $1.75 
are.guaranteed to arrive. safely. \ No. 6009—Parakeet (Love ahs 
Full details sent on care and feed- Seed 1 lb, 49c; 4 Ibs. $1.69 
ing. We give you ten days to test No. 6001—Canary Conditioner Food Large jar, 35c 
the song.of male birds (females No. 6003—S Rest L 4 5 
do not sing) and 5 days to ex- : Ee ats arge jar, 35¢ 
amine the hens. Birds not en- No. 6005—Cod Liver Oil Health Food. ..Large jar, 35¢ 
tirely satisfactory can be returned No. 6007—Grit Mixture Large box, 35c 
for exchange or refund. The Hartz No. 
Mountain Birds, Alpine Trillers No 
and Sunny-Song Warblers avail- : 
able in: (1) yellow, (2) yellow No. 
with more or less dark, and (3) No. 
dark, The Orange-Colored Canaries ont i 
available in: (1) orange, (2) apri- (All Abeyo stems: Destpatd,) 
cot. Please specify your choice. OOO OOO OV 
4070. Warfarin Concentrate. — 
thing that is real 
something! It’st 
newest thing in t 
lips—a black pa 
rot—the mo 
sought after of 
tulips on the mar- 
ket today. There 
have been black ~ 
tulips before but 
never a black par- 
ayers sot rot tulip. 
We spribed this brand new tulip from 
' Holland too late to offer it in the regular i 
/ 
catalog section where you could see its 
striking beauty in full color. So, since it 
is so unusual and scarce, we thought we 
should offer it here in the Seed Sense 
section and try to describe it especially | 
well for you. (The above picture, the 
only one we have of this tulip, is a poor 
one. It does not even begin to show Black 6 
Parrot’s true beauty.) ; 
Its color is deep, rich, maroon-black. 
The blossoms are huge—easily 7 to 9 
inches across—and are so fantastically 
frilled and fringed you marvel at how the 
blossoms are able to hold together. The 
stems are strong and long, usually attain- 
ing a height of 2 feet or more. Thus, the 
striking flowers borne on the tall stems 3 
‘immediately demand the attention of all 
who see it. 
Put all these features together—a true 
black color, huge frilled and fringed blos- 
soms, tall 2-foot ~stems—and you can 
easily understand why this new Black 
Parrot Tulip is the most sought after of 
all tulips. 
Order No. B6326. 50c each; 3 for 1. we 
6 for 2.20, postpaid. 
New WARFARIN Best of Ar 
Rat and Mouse Poisons _ ‘ 
~ 
Sensational new Warfarin is by far the 
most effective rat and mouse poison on 
the market today. If used according te 
directions, Warfarin never fails. It kills 
whole colonies easily and inexpensively! 
Warfarin is a_ better rodenticide foe 
these four reasons: ~ 
(1) It is much less dangerous to hu- iiss 
mans, livestock, pets and poultry. an i 
(2) You don’t have to bother with two = 
different poisons. Warfarin gets both rats 
and mice. ae 
(3) Warfarin is odorless and testoleeet r ; 
Rodents do not develép ‘“‘bait shyness.” 
(4) Warfarin kills slowly. Dead and ~— 
dying rats do. not warn rest of colony. - — 
Discovered at the University of Wis- a 
consin and released in 1950 for general | etl 
distribution, Warfarin is now on the mar- 
ket under several different brand names.- 
Naturally, we think that our “Henry Field — 
best of all. 
We sell it in two forms: 
(1) Warfarin Concentrate, which you 
ground oats, or cornmeal. 
(makes 5 Ibs. bait) 1.75; 8-oz. can (1 
10 Ibs. bait) 8.00, postpaid. 
(2) Ready-Mixed Wartaring whi 
already mixed and ready for use. 
No. 40683. Ready-Mixed epee 
98c; 5 Ibs. 2.95, postpaid. - x 
