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 foli- 
age. Calla Lilies are 
easy to grow and re- 
quire only ordinary care. Really are hard 
to beat for a potted plant. Full directions 
come with each order. Available 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 col- 
ors—BG592X—only 1.09. All prices post- 
paid. | 
Two Brand New Forsythia 
(Golden Bell) 
Everyone loves Forsythia because, af- 
ter the flower-barren months of winter, it 
is the first commonly grown shrub to 
bloom in the spring, bursting forth with 
an inspiring display of golden yellow. 
In recent years, some new varieties of 
Forsythia have come on the market. We 
have been watching and testing them— 
rejecting those we felt were not better 
than the old varieties, and looking for 
better ones. We have found two that 
definitely are better; they are these: 
Forsythia Farrand 
Forsythia Farrand (Golden Bells var. 
Farrand), is a fine new variety originated 
at the famous Arnold Arboretum in Mas- 
sachusetts. It is a hybrid of Arnold Giant, 
which in turn is a hybrid of the showy 
Forsythia species ‘‘Forsythia Spectabilis’’. 
Farrand grows vigorously, with a 
spreading, fountain-like form. In the 
spring, every stem is crowded with very 
large blooms of lemon-yellow. It makes a 
beautiful companion for another new one, 
Forysthia Lynwood, described below. 
Forsythia Farrand is catalog number 
A1426. 1.50 each, postpaid. 
Forsythia Lynwood Gold 
Forsythia Lynwood Gold (Golden Bell, 
Lynwood Gold) has probably the most 
brilliantly colored flowers of all For- 
‘sythias. It was originated in Ireland, and 
has been a sensation wherever grown in 
this country. 
It is an erect, or upright, growing For- 
sythia, with branches literally smothered 
with very large blooms of bright golden 
yellow. When you see it in bloom early in 
the spring, you simply won’t believe so 
many flowers could-be crowded onto the 
stems. 
And one of the finest features of Lyn- 
wood Gold is the firm texture of the 
petals of the flower. This makes it an 
ideal cut flower, and also enables it to 
withstand adverse weather that would 
ruin the blooms of an ordinary Forsythia. 
The plant does grow tall, eventually at- 
taining a height of about seven feet, but 
it can be kept down by pruning if you 
desire a lower shrub. : 
Lynwood Gold is catalog number 
A1427. The price is 1.50 each postpaid. 
Both for $2.50 
A2358X—As mentioned above, the two 
new Forsythia look wonderful together, 
each complimenting the other. So we of- 
fer you 1 of each, both for 2.50, postpaid. 
A Sensational New Bunch- 
flowered Tulip—Odette 
A year ago, a friend of ours (a famous — 
garden editor whose name you probably 
would recognize immediately) was visit- 
ing in Holland, and there saw a striking 
new tulip. Upon her return to this coun- 
try, she told us about it. Knowing that 
any flower would have to be-unusually 
good to earn such enthusiastic praise 
from our critical friend, we immediately 
wrote to Holland and, even though this 
new tulip was scarce, found a source of 
supply. 
We Were Surprised 
That was a-year ago, and last fall we 
listed this new tulip briefly in our fall 
catalog. We had seen color photos of it, 
but no actual flowers, and being anxious 
to see it in bloom, planted several hun- 
dred bulbs in our own test grounds here 
at Shenandoah. When they bloomed this 
last spring, they were the most magnifi- 
cent spectacle we have ever beheld in a 
tulip planting. Here is what we-saw: 
Such a mass of blooms that the eye im- 
mediately passed over hundreds of other 
varieties in the planting and focused on 
this one variety, Odette. You see, each 
bulb throws up an average of five blos- 
soms on a branched stem, so where Odette 
was planted there were five times as many 
blooms as in other beds of the same size. 
Once focused on this new variety, our 
eye stayed there because of the brilliance 
and beauty of the blossoms. We learned 
that Odette opens a soft yellow, quickly 
deepens, and then’ there appears stripes 
and bands of vivid’ orange-red. At the 
peak of bloom, the bed of Odettes was an 
indescribable riot of color. We have never 
seen anything like it in our long years of 
testing many varieties of tulips. (See page 
2 for reproduction of color picture taken 
in our test grounds this spring.) We doubt 
that Odette is offered for sale by any 
other nursery this year but you can be 
quite certain it will be when the other 
nurseries learn of it. 
Perfect for Cutting 
One more thing about Odette: being a 
bunch-flowered tulip, it has an average of 
about five flowers per stem. So, by cut- 
ting the stem low, the flowers of just one. 
plant make. a nice natural flower arrange- 
ment. And several make a real bouquet. 
Priced Low 
Since Odette is such an outstanding 
tulip, and since we at this time apparently 
have the only supply in this country, we 
are sure we could sell our limited quantity 
at a high price. But, in tine with the 
Henry Field policy of pricing as low as 
possible for the benefit of our customers, 
we have kept the price low. 
The catalog number is B6028. The 
prices are 12 for 2.40; 25 for 4.45; 50 for 
8.00; 100 for 14:00, postpaid. 
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Giant Cucumber 
‘‘Dear Field’s: 
This is a picture of 
my niece, Patsy 
Summers, of Webb 
City, Mo., holding a 
cucumber grown 
from Henry Field 
seed. The name of 
the variety is Mar- 
keter. It was 16% 
in. long, 3% in. 
thick.’’—C. A. Rath- 
bun, Box 161, Or- 
onogo, Mo. 
If you are in need of 
repellent to apply to. trees 
order a can of our Peter spite 
Order No. ‘4057—1 qt. Pet 
Repellent (enough to treat 30 
We have always 
been greatly inter- 
ested in Brownell 
roses because their 
extreme hardiness 
is coupled with a 
beauty that rivals 
that of any other 
rose on the market 
today. We are 
pleased to beamong 
the few who are of- 
fering the brand 
new Brownell Hybrid ‘Tea rose, ples 
Ruffels. Bey ag Ds 
It is an oustandingly beautiful rose of 
clear orange, with 60 or more petals 
making it fully double and solid. Ove 
shadowing even its remarkable beauty, 
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 Ani 
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. : e 
A1010—No. 1, 2-year-old, fekiereee 
plants. 2.00 each; 3 for 5.85, Baek 
Sensational Offer of New 
Bearded Pink Iris Seedli 
The red bearded Pink Iris seedling 
this offer are sister seedlings of 
Chester Tompkins’ beautiful “Apricot 
preme’’ Iris, which was awarded a 
ficate of high commendation by the 
ican Iris Society. 1 
These sister seedlings are all fin 
flowers. Some are light pink, some 
dark pink, some come in apricot ae 
the bright red beards common to tin 
strain. Among these seedlings are | 
many ‘times more than the oe el 
asking for the plants. 
We really should not sell thes 
cheaply,” as, in our pie 
He prefers that we offer hosel you 
low price that will move them 
lutely guarantee that you will 
money’s worth . . . and more! 
8 of this catalog for a oe 
Seedlings from ‘Apricot. Sup e 
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