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e 
extreme hardiness 
- that of any other 
_ pleased to beamong - 
Orange Ruffels 
The Most Fragrant of All Roses 
We have always 
been- greatly inter- . 
ested in Brownell 
roses because their 
is coupled with a 
beauty that rivals 
rose on the market 
today. We are 
the few who will 
offer the brand new 
~ Brownell Hybrid Tea rose, rece Rut- 
fels, this fall. 
It is an oustandingly beautiful rose of 
elear orange, with 60 or more petals— 
making it fully double and solid. Over- 
shadowing even its remarkable beauty, in 
our opinion, is its appealing fragrance. To 
the normal tea rose perfume has been 
added an alluring spiciness, making an 
exceptionally pleasing fragrance. 
The plant has a tendency to make a 
bushy, rounded growth, each branch of 
which produces a continuous succession 
of roses all summer long. We suggest you 
try a plant or two this fall. You’ll thank 
us for telling you about it. 
A1010—No. 1, 2-year-old, field-grown 
plants. 2.00 each; 3 for 5.85, postpaid. 
Fall Excellent Time for Reno- 
vating Old Lawns, Seeding New 
Lawns 
Harly fall, from late August through 
September, is an excellent time to under- 
take renovation of old lawns and seeding 
of new lawns. Since permanent lawn 
grasses are extremely slow in early 
growth, the cool moist weather of au- 
tumn is very favorable to their germina- 
tion and establishment of a good, strong 
root system. 
HELEN FIELD FISCHER 
DIES 
Famous as “Flower I Lady” of Radio 
Helen Field Fischer, 77-year-old sister 
of the late Henry Field, died April 24, 
1953, at her home in Shenandoah, Iowa. 
In January, she had fallen on an icy walk 
and broken her leg and, although she re- 
covered sufficiently from that injury to 
walk again, it contributed to her death. 
Mrs. Fischer broadcast as the “Flower 
Lady’ from Radio Station KFNF, Shen- 
andoah, almost continuously from 1925 
to 1951, and was the author of the books 
“The Points on Planning Your Land- 
scape,’ and “‘Arrangements of Cut Flow- 
ers.” She and her daughter Gretchen 
Harshbarger (now Garden Editor of 
Household magazine) wrote and illus- 
trated “The Flower Family Album.’’ 
Mrs. Fischer is survived by her hus- 
band, one brother, four sisters, and three 
daughters. 
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 addition, 
it helps retain the nutritional value of 
potatoes and actually improves their cook- 
ing and eating qualities. And, Dormatone 
can’ also be used with equal success 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. 12-0z. sifter can (treats 
8 bu.) for 1.00, postpaid. 
HENRY FIELD’S SEED SENSE FOR AUGUST, 1953—-Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Iowa. 15 
Green Thumb Plant Food 
If your plants get hungry and sickly, 
with yellow leaves, stunted growth and 
colorless flowers, they need food, water 
and cultivation. You can either spend 
hours fertilizing these hungry plants or 
you can use Henry Field’s ‘Green Thumb 
Plant Food’ and do a better job in a 
shorter time. And we don’t know of any- 
thing better for starting newly planted 
things off right. Besides being an exeel- 
lent food for indoor and outdoor pkants 
and flowers, it works equally well on 
lawns, shrubs, trees and vegetables. (in- 
cidentally, we’ve found that it does a fine 
job on African Violets.) 
One 16-oz. package of our Green Thumb 
Plant Food makes 32 gallons of liquid 
fertilizer. Full, simple directions on pack- 
age tell how much to use for various 
plants, trees and lawn. It’s easy, safe, 
and inexpensive to use. You’ll be sur- 
prised at how little it costs. You’ll also 
be surprised at the results. 
‘Order No. 4041. 16-0z. package Green 
Thumb Plant Food only 1.15, postpaid. 
Af. Violets Carefully Packed | 
“] want you to know how pleased I am 
with the African Violets I ordered recently. 
They arrived in wonderful conditien, se 
fresh and healthy. Never saw such careful 
packing of live plants.”—Mrs,. David Hunter, 
2606 N. Nevada Ave., Colorado Springs, Colo. 
’ 
Our Alfalfa Bargains 
Best Ever! 
We’ve never offered you such Alfalfa 
bargains before. We bought early (when 
the buying was good) and we urge you to 
do the same. Our big operations give us 
the advantage of better buying. We pass 
these savings along to you. 
The best alfalfa seed at ‘the lowest 
prices can always be bought at Henry 
Field’s. 
Make Fascinating, Distinctive House and Bedding 
Plants... Ideal for Rock Gardens 
A Delightful DISH GARDEN 
2N539X—10 interesting cacti 
-and succulents, all different. 
Not necessarily those pictured 
here. Only 1.39. For 39c ad- 
ditional, we will send also 
the famous Old Man Cactus 
(No. 2N250). 
CACTU 
(1). 2N714 — WART HAWORTHIA (Ha- 
worthia papillosa), Bright green leaves; 
white warts, 59¢ each. 
(2) 2N715—SNOW BALL CACTUS (Es- 
postoa Janta) or ‘‘Peruvian Old Man.’”’ 
59c each. 
(3) 2N716—COCKLEBURRS (Huernia 
pillansii). One of the rare Dragon Flow-_ 
ers. Flowers rusty red. 59c¢ each. 
(4) 2N717—RED CROWN CACTUS (Re- 
butia minuscula). Red flowers spring 
from base of small plant. 59c each. 
(5) 2N703—TIGER ALOE (Aloe variegata 
ausana), 
flowers. 59c each. 
(6) 2N708—BISHOP’S| CAP _ (Astrophy- 
tum myriostigma). Shaped like gray 
Bishop’s cap; yellow flowers. 49c¢ each. 
(7) 2N718— AFRICAN MILK BARREL 
(Euphorbia horria). 98¢ each. 
(8) 2N71I9 — CRIMSON PAINT BRUSH 
(Rochea falcata). Has scarlet blossoms 
in fall. 39c¢ each. 
(9) 2N702—OWL EYES (Huernia Zebri- 
na). Yellow flower 2” across with trans- 
verse purple-brown bands. 39c¢ each. 
Green and white leaves; scarlet ~ 
(10) 2N720 — GOLDEN BALL CACTUS 
(Notocactus lenninghausii), Lovely golden- 
haired species. Yellow flowers. 98c each. 
(11) 2N72I—TIGER JAWS (Faucaria Ti- 
guna). Large, bright yellow flowers in 
Sept. and Oct. 49c each. 
(12) 2N722— OLD WOMAN CACTUS 
(Echinocereus_ delaetti). Long, coarse, 
Mie hair. Bright pink 4” flowers, 98¢ 
each. 
2N630X — “DRY GULCH SURVIVORS” 
COLLECTION. One each of Nos. 1, 2, 4, 
6 and 8—all five for 2.39, 
2N631X — DEATH VALLEY QUARTET. 
Paes of Nos. 4, 10, 11 and 12—all 4 
or 
2N632X—"SHOOT THE WORKS” COL- 
ORE One each of all 12 for only 
4075—"“CACTUS & SUCCULENTS AND 
HOW TO GROW THEM’? —a 64-page 
booklet by the Editor of Cactus Journal, 
Only 50c, ppd. 
