SEED SENSE 
Sid 9 x the Man Behind the Hoe” 
“Seed Sense” was founded as a Magazine 
of ‘garden talk” in 1910 by Henry Field, 
who took great pleasure in editing it per- 
- sonally and sending it to his customers. 
'e present herewith a few pages of cur- 
nt “Seed Sense” material—being mostly 
gardening information, plus some pictures 
and letters from our customers of today. 
aes Henry Field Seedhouse Folks 
Shenandoah, Iowa 
ose by Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co. 
, ol. XXXVIII August, 1954 No. 2 
Have You Tried Fall Planting? 
Ten or fifteen years ago, a great many 
‘people simply didn’t believe in fall plant- 
ing anything excepting the fall bulbs such 
as tulips and daffodils. 
5 - However, Henry Field kept-on preach- 
img the merits of fall planting. The state 
college experiment stations kept on, and 
many of the magazines and newspapers 
advocated it. So more and more people 
tried fall planting, and found it good. 
The result is that now practically no one 
hesitates to plant in the fall. Even so, 
perhaps it would be well to list some of 
‘the main advantages of fall planting. 
They are these: 
(1) Plants get six-months head start. 
The roots of fall planted stock do con- 
siderable root growing in the late fall 
and early spring and become estab- 
lished well ahead a spring planted 
_ stock. 
(2) Stand up better. Boeause 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. 
(8) Often bloom first spring. Fall 
is planted plants often bloom the first 
spring, as they are sufficiently estab- 
lished 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 
- would like. In the fall you can do more 
> leisurely, careful, and, Uber ener: bet- 
ter planting. | 
Since you have to order spring bloom- 
g bulbs, such as tulips, Hyacinths, ete., 
the fall, just add whatever nursery 
stock and perennials you would like. We’ll 
send you first-class stock, in first-class 
eondition and you can see for yourself 
how successful fall planting is. 
‘Plant Madonna Lilies; in Aug. 
or Early Sept. 
‘The. ‘lovely, fragrant Madonna. Lilies 
must be planted in_August or early Sep- 
tember. The reason for this is that they 
have to start growing in the fall and 
make top growth before the freeze-up; 
therwise they will not blossom the fol- 
lowing year. Cover them with only 2 or 3 
- inches of soil in a well-drained location. 
4c OTS something really beautiful, plant 
Madonnas in front of Delphiniums. Since 
both flowers bloom at about the same 
me, the white blooms of the Madonnas 
against the tall dark blue spikes of the 
hinium: make a very. Ade fog picture. 
put in ne arly as many plants as they . 
How to Order Dutch Bulbs 
When ordering Dutch bulbs, please do 
not order less than 3 bulbs of one kind 
unless a single price is given. 
We package most bulbs in units of 3, 6 
and 12 because those are the quantities 
that most of our customers want. Our 
prices, therefore, are usually listed as “3 
for . MORLOLGiare eran: ke LOT we eet? 
This doesn’t mean that you can order 
one bulb of one kind, one bulb of a second 
kind and one bulb of a third kind and 
buy the bulbs at the “3 for . ”” price. 
The ‘3 for ....’’ price applies only to 3 
bulbs of one kind, the ‘6 for ....” price 
applies only to 6 bulbs of one kind, and 
the “12 for ....’’ price applies only to 12 
bulbs of one kind. 
Our Nursery Guarantee 
All our stock is guaranteed, If you are 
not pleased with it in every way when 
you receive it, return it promptly, at our 
expense, and it will be replaced or your 
money refunded, whichever you prefer. 
After you have planted it, if it fails to 
grow, we think we should both: take part 
of the blame. We will take one-half and 
you and the weather take the other, and 
we'll replace at half-price anything unsat- 
isfactory through any fault of the stock 
if you notify us not later than May 1, 
1955. Accompany your report with a re- 
mittance of one-half the original pur- 
chase price. 
If you wonder how we ‘can make such 
a guarantee, here are some of the rea- 
sons: 
1. Our nursery stock is all state in- 
spected. 
2. Our nursery stock is free from 
disease. 
8. Our nursery stock is of the high- 
est quality. 
4. Our nursery stock is true to name. 
5. Our nursery stock is mature, live, 
ready-to-grow stock, first-class in every 
Way. 
Free Wedding Roses 
To persons sending in a picture of 
their recent wedding, Golden Wedding 
anniversary (50th), or Diamond Wed- 
ding anniversary (75th), we will send a 
free rose bush. Reason 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 an- 
nouncement, though we 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. 
LD’S SEED SENSE FOR AUGUST, 1954—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Iowa. | We 
Sends Picture in Appreciation 
Here is a picture of Jolene Kay and 
Larry Gene Nerem, children of Mr. and 
Mrs. Erwin N. Nerem, Rt. 2, Forest City, 
Iowa. Mr. Nerem said he was sending us 
this picture in appreciation for the free 
gifts and cooperation we have given him. 
You certainly have two fine-looking 
children, Mr. and Mrs. Nerem. We, also, 
wish to express our appreciation for the 
valued business you have given us.—Ed. 
Order Arrived Fine 
Dear Sirs: Our order arrived this morning 
and everything was fine. Thank you for the 
two packages of flower seeds.”—Mrs Frank 
Biel, Daisy Lane, #20, New Albany, Ind. 
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 thus smother the plants. 
Shrubs, roses, grapes, etc., 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 
and leaves or manure and the manure 
worked into the ground next spring. 
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Everything Grows 
“Henry FKield’s: We have been buying allt 
our seeds and nursery items from you for 
around 10 years and they just can’t be beat. 
Everything grows and does so well.”—J. H. 
Uttinger, Lawrence, Kans. 
Are You Getting Two Catalogs? 
If your family is getting more than one 
catalog, we would sure appreciate know- 
ing it. We send out a catalog to each 
name on our list, but sometimes different 
members of families or different people 
at the same address order from us and 
each different name is put down. So, two 
or more catalogs are sent to the same ad- 
dress, and because of this we sometimes 
don’t have enough copies to go around. 
If you do have an extra catalog please do 
us a favor by passing it on to a friend, 
and then let us know about it on the cou- 
pon below. Thanks. 
[J I received more than one copy of Henry Field’s Catalog. 
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