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Select, Pure Kentucky 
f "Blue Grass 
ao fre’ of weeds, and is of high- 
on ination. And it’s Hormone-treat- 
We the grass healthier, more 
dy Grimm Alfalfa — 
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Alfalfa. It is fully 97% 
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SEED SENSE FOR. AUGUST, 1954—Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Iowa. , . - 
Sun Cured Kentucky Blue Grass 
This is new crop Kentucky Blue Grass 
‘—not a mixture of cheap grasses, but 
“| honest-to-goodness, pure Kentucky Blue 
Grass—which will make a bright green 
lawn or pasture for you all season long. 
It’s an ideal grass for patching up an old 
lawn or for starting a new one. 
| We call it “Sun cured” because it is 
cured right out in the sun and wind. This 
helps make it bright and clean. The 
seed is of good quality, or high germina- 
tion and is weed-free, of course. 
We harvest hundreds of thousands of 
pounds of Blue Grass each year so are 
able to make you a real/price. 
No, 8002—1 Ib., 1.09; 3 lbs., 2.79; 5 Ibs., 
4.29; 10 lbs., 8.29, all postpaid. 
Our Merion Bluegrass Mixture 
Will Give You 2 Prettier, 
Healthier Lawn 
Our new 100% perennial grass mixture 
containing the new sensational Merion 
Bluegrass is the best grass mixture we 
have ever offered. 
This mixture contains: 30% Merion 
Bluegrass—the finest of all Bluegrass, 
50% Creeping Fescue—to thicken the 
turf, 10% Highland Bent Grass—the 
most disease and drouth tolerant of all 
the Bents, and 10% Red Top—for thin 
soils and to act as a nurse crop. 
Plant this fine mixture this fall and 
have a beautiful lawn next spring. The 
seed in this mixture goes more than twice 
as far as most grass seed mixtures, sa 
figure 1-pound per 750 sq. feet. 
No. 8012—1 Ib., 2.15; 3 Ibs., 5.85; 5 
Ibs., 9.45; 10 Ibs., 18.45, postpaid. 
Certified Ranger Alfalfa 
This fine lot of Certified Blue Tag 
Ranger Alfalfa was grown from hardy 
foundation seed stocks. Sealed in bushel 
bags, there is none finer. 
Ranger is wilt resistant, producing 
high yields of leafy, fine stemmed hay 
and lots of it. Extremely winter hardy 
and long lived. Our sales have tripled 
the past year on Ranger seed. You can’t 
beat it for quality in purity and germina- 
tion or color. Early purchases make our 
low fall price possible. This is by far the 
lowest price that Ranger seed has been 
offered for since its introduction. Get 
yours early while we have it for you. See 
price list. 
Even Though You Pay Freight, 
Our Field Seed Prices 
Save You Money 
Even though you pay the freight 
charges on field seed orders, our prices 
are so low that you still save money. 
The reason for this is that our big 
operations give us the advantage of better 
buying. And this year we bought early— 
when the buying was good—and are pass- 
ing the savings on to you. 
Remember, the best field seeds at the 
lowest prices can always be bought at 
Henry Field’s. 
Dormatone Prevents 
Potatoes from Sprouting 
You can now store your home-grown ' ee; 
potatoes for months without cold storage 
by using Dormatone, the hormone sprout 
inhibitor that prevents sprouting, soften; 
ing 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 cam (treats 
8 bu.) for 1.00, postpaid. 
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. The quality of the seed is 
excellent and the prices are low. See 
price list. 
A Good Plant Food for 
African Violets 
“Garden Life Plant Food”’ is a fine new 
plant food made especially for African 
violets. 
Consisting of Nitrogen, available Phos-— 
phoric acid and soluble Potash, it is a 
very effective plant food that produces 
faster growth, bigger blooms and better 
colors. 
Although it is made especially for Afri- 
can violets, it also produces good results 
when used on all house plants, garden 
plants, tomatoes, strawberries, - roses, 
shrubs, transplants and cuttings. 
It comes in a highly concentrated pow- 
der form, so a little goes a long way. You 
just mix the powder with water and ap- 
ply. Full simple directions are on the can. 
Order No. 4036. 4-0z. pkg. 50c; 12-o0z. 
pkg. 1.10, postpaid. 
Attractive Plastic Flower Pot 
After several 
years of searching 
we have finally 
found a plastic flow- 
er pot we can recom- 
mend. Not only is 
this one very attrac- 
tive, but it is sturdy 
and well made. 
It is 4% inches 
wide at the top and 
4inches high. Hasa 
operator saucer so that plants may be 
watered from the bottom. 
The pot comes in these colors: char- 
treuse, copper, red, black. State sei 
choice on your order, 
Order No. 4031—Plastic Flower Pot. 
48c each; 3 for 1.25, postpaid. 
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