NEW 
PYRAMIDAL 
STRAWBERRY 
BED 
Hight times as many 
strawberries can be pro- 
duced in a pyramidal cir 
cular area 6 ft. in diameter 
as in a similar ground area. 
The bed is made of a 
series of aluminum bands 
filled with earth. The long- 
est is bolted into a 6 ft. 
circle, placed on the ground 
and filled with soil. Then four more 
bands of decreasing size are added 
and filled, each allowing an 8-in. ter- 
race for plants. ; 
A core of sand fills the bed down 
to the bottom layer, making watering 
and fertilization simple. (Use a little 
Green Thumb Plant. Food for ferti- 
lizer.) Any good soil mixed with peat 
BERRY BOXES 
The standard, 
wooden kind with 
reinforcement band 
at top. Low priced. 
Order No. 4069. 
Quart size: 100 
for 2.90, postpaid 
to Zone 3 (beyond 
Zone 3 add 35c 
postage). 250 for 
5.00; 500 for 8.50; 
1,000 for 16.50, 
not ppd. 
Pint size: 100 for 2.50, postpaid to 
Zone 3 (beyond Zone 3 add 35c for Ppost- 
age). 250 for 4.50; 500 for 7.50; 1,000 
for 14.00, not postpaid. 
Weight: 500 of qt. size, 38 Ibs.; 500 of 
pt. size, 35 Ibs. Crates not available. 
MAGIC STUMP REMOVER 
4089—Now you can re- 
move tree stumps yourself, 
any size, any age, any 
place, any time, without 
chopping, digging, blasting 
or pulling. Magic Stump 
temover is safe to use. You 
just treat the stump with 
this chemical so that you 
then can burn it, roots and 
all. Full directions on pack- 
age. Trial package, 4 oz. 
(enough to remove one stump 12 in. in 
diameter), 1.00; Economy size, 8 oz., 
1.65, postpaid. 
“TWIST-EMS" 
Handy, Speedy Plant Tie 
4072—Strong, dark green water- 
proof, invisible tapes with wire rein-. 
forcing. Protect stems, speedily and 
permanently support annuals, peren- 
nials, vines, shrubs, and vegetables. 
Grand for arrangements also. Box 
of 100, 8” length, 30c. Box of 100, 
16” length, 60c. 250 feet in continu- 
ous roll (easily cut to desired length 
with scissors). 1.15. All postpaid. 
HOTKAPS PROTECT PLANTS 
4058—Heavy waxed paper cones to 
place over newly-set plants to protect 
them from frost, 
sun, wind and in- 
sects, Enables you 
to plant 3 weeks 
earlier, bring more 
plants through 
tender 
et 
3.75; 
5.95, postpaid. 
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4029—A midget greenhouse for outdoor 
use. 12” x 12” x 36” in size. Made of 
strong polyethylene material which will 
not crack, peel, oxidize, déteriorate or 
get brittle. Protects plants against in- 
sects, cold driving rains and strong 
winds, Lets the sun’s rays into the 
plants. Will give you a 6-week’s head 
Start on an early garden. Can be rolled 
up and stored from year to year. 2.10, 
postpaid. 
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moss is recommended to fill the pyra- 
mid. The bed accommodates 75 
plants. 
4056—Pyramid Garden: 5 bands com- 
plete with nuts, bolts, and directions, 
10.50 postpaid. 
B4220X—75 New Everbearing Super- 
fection Strawberry plants to set in 
bed. 4.59 ppd. 
PERMATAGS 
Permanent Aluminum Markers for 
Plants, Trees, Shrubs, Etc. 
4030—Handy 
aluminum mark- 
ers for labeling 
plants of all 
kinds. Write on 
them with pencil 
or ball point pen. 
Writing is de- 
pressed into met- 
al, so can always 
be read. 3% in. 
Easy to attach. Last 
Inexpensive to use. Pack- 
“2 
long, 1 in. wide. 
indefinitely. 
age of 24 Permatags for 25c, ppd. 
FLYING DISKS 
Scare Birds and Animals Away 
4071—Scare birds and animals away. 
Amazing protection for newly planted 
seeds, berries, tender seedlings, fruit 
trees, etc. Made of shining aluminum, 
Flying Disks spin and whirl madly in 
all _directions—give blinding refiections 
and weird jingling, crackling sounds—to 
seare birds and animals away. Easily 
strung across area to be/protected, or 
hung from branches of trees or vines. 
{0 Flying Disks with complete instruc- 
tions, only 30c, postpaid. 
ALUMINUM 
‘TREE PROTECTORS 
4076—Just the thing to stop rabbits 
from gnawing and girdling your young 
trees and shrubs, 
and to prevent sun 
scald. Made of 
sheets of aluminum 
10 in. by 18 in. You 
just wrap them 
around the tree and 
erimp edges. Fit 
any ordinary-size 
young tree and last 
several seasons. 
Rabbits positively 
won’t bother trees 
with these on. 25 
for 1.65; 50 for 
2.85; 100 for 4.45, 
postpaid. 
HIGH WHEEL CULTIVATOR 
Only $695 
Complete with 
3 attachments 
4046—It’s more fun to garden when 
you have a High Wheel Cultivator. 
Ten times easier and ten times faster 
than hoeing. Has 23” wheel and hard- 
wood curved handles. Attachments 
are heat-treated carbon steel for long 
life. Complete with Moldboard Plow, 
9” Sweep, and Double Pointed Shovel, 
6.95 not ppd. Zone 2, add 99c post- 
age; Zone 3, 1.21; Zone 4, 1.56. 
Most of the time increased stands and ylelds can be obtained with 
certain seeds and bulbs by treating them with disinfectants. Be- 
cause so many of you have asked us about them, we are listing 
the best here for you in case you want them. 
4019—CERESAN M.—For treating 
seed borne bunt or stinking smut of 
wheat, swat of oats, some smuts and 
stripe of barley, sorghums, and rye. 
Use also on flax, peas, sugar beets and 
rice. Dry or slurry treatment. 14 oz. 
can, 1.25, ppd. 
4020—SEMESAN—For combating 
many diseases carried on seeds, bulbs, 
roots or flowers, vegetable and nursery 
crops. Reduces seed rotting and damp- 
ing off of seedlings. Use dry or liquid; 
liquid helps control brown patch of 
lawns; full directions included. 4 oz. 
can, 1.00, ppd. 
4021—SEMESAN BEL—For treating 
potatoes to help reduce scab and Rhi- 
zoctonia, ring rot, bacterial wilt, stem 
rot, seed-piece decay, etc., thereby in- 
creasing yield. Quick and easy. 2 oz. 
treats 7% bu. seed at about 4%c a 
bushel. 2 oz. pkt., 50c, ppd. 
4066—ARASAN—Summary of 1951-52 
field tests by DuPont showed increased 
stands after treatment with Arasan as 
follows: alfalfa 32%; red clover 57%; 
lespedeza 59%; sudan 41%; miscella- 
neous grasses 25%. 
The purpose of treating the seed is 
to protect it from growth of fungi on 
the seed and in the soil which cause 
seed decay, damping off, seedling 
REPELLENT 
4026—Protect your 
shrubs and evergreens 
with Henry Field’s 
Dog Repellent. Ex- 
tremely offensive to 
dogs and cats. Guar- 
} anteed not to harm the 
plants. Apply on the 
{ground around the 
j evergreens (not direct- 
} ly on them). One ap- 
plication lasts several 
weeks, 8 oz. can, 98c; 
2 cans (season’s sup- 
ply) 1.65, ppd. 
ALL-PURPOSE HOE 
4027—This is the best 
all-purpose garden hoe 
we have ever seen. It’s 
light, sharp, strong and 
easy to use. Because of 
its unusual design, you 
can hoe in _ between, 
around, and along side 
plants. Has a full length 
handle, so you can stand 
erect when using it. 
Lightweight — weighs 
only 24 ounces. Has a 
tough, sharp blade with 
7%” cutting edge and 
%” point. You can hoe 
with either edge. Fully 
guaranteed. 1.98, post- 
paid. 
DORMATONE .- 
Prevents Potatoes Sprouting 
in Storage - 
4053—Now you can store 
your home-grown potatoes 
12 months without cold stor- 
age. Dormatone prevents 
sprouting and shrinking, ac- 
tually improves cooking and 
eating quality, and appear- 
ance. Use also on carrots, 
turnips, rutabagas. Abso- 
lutely harmless. Just dust 
at tubers. 12 oz. in Sifter Can 
(treats 8 bu.) for 1.00, ppd. 
BIRD BATHS 
Here Bis the finest, most practical _ 
and most beautiful bird baths we have 
ever seen. Made of metal, strongly 
constructed and carefully enameled. 
Will last a lifetime. Come to you 
“knocked down” but are easily put to- 
gether, 
4096—Lawn Model, 
(Above left.) Has 
3 legs, 8.95, ppd. “ 
4095—Flower Bed Model. (Above 
right.) Stand is stuck into ground. 
4.95, ppd. 
Henry Field Seed & Nursery Co., “MIDWEST’S LEADING SEEDHOUSE,” 
blight and root rot. 
Arasan does not 
take the place of 
Nitragin Inoculant. 
Add Nitragin after 
treating with Ara- 
san—not- before or 
at the same time. 
It is very easy to 
treat your own seed 
yourself at time of planting. Just fol- 
low directions on the can. It takes 6 to 
8 oz. to 100 Ibs. of seed. ; 
% oz. pkg. (enough for average gar- 
den), 25c. 8 oz. can, 1.00. 2 Ib. can, 
3.20. All postpaid. 
We Recommend That You Treat the i 
Following Legumes and Grasses with 
Arasan: 
GRASSES 
Timothy 
Meadow Fescue 
Red Top 
Bent Grass 
Kentucky Blue 
Sudan Grass 
LEGUMES 
Alfalfa 
Red Clover 
Alsike 
Ladino Clover 
White Dutch 
Birdsfoot Trefoil 
Korean Lespedeza 
Sericea Lespedeza 
Ross ROOT FEEDER 
tachment for 
your hose for 
watering or fer- 
tilizing, 
water or plant 
food directly to 
the roots. Sim- 
ple to use—place 
feeder to hose, 
Feeder, 
cartridges, 4.98, ppd. 4 c 
4094—Additional cartridges, 1.10 per 
doz., ppd. 
CYCLONE SEED SOWER 
4082—Ideal for 
sowing blue grass, 
alfalfa, timothy, 
clover, lespedeza, 
sudan grass, ‘oats, 
wheat, or any other 
seed that is sown 
broadcast: Of 
strong  construc- 
tion. Has shoulder 
strap. Hand crank 
operates double 
feed, insuring a 
uniform flow of seed. Feed adjustment 
is automatic and starts or stops flow of 
seed instantly. 4.45, postpaid. i 
Henry Field's CRABGRASS KILLER 
~ 4068—Destroys crabgrass and chick- 
weed. Effective on “‘seedling’’ or mature ; 
crabgrass. Kills seed. Con- 
tains potassium cyanate. 
Simply mix with water. 
5 teaspoonfuls mixed with 
gallon of water will cover 
135 sq. feet. 4-oz. can 
(enough for 700 to 1400 sq. 
feet of lawn) 1.00; 16-oz. 
can (enough for 2800 to 
5000 sq. feet) 2.98, ppd. 
arte nie 
Henry Field's Improved LAWN 
WEED KILLER A. 
4016—Sure death to dandelions, also | 
kills other lawn weeds, roadside brush, 
poison ivy, poison oak, stump ‘sprouts, | 
other nuisance sprouts. | pint (makes 
10 gals. spray) 1.89; | qt. (20 to 25 gals. 
spray) 3.45; 1 gal. (up to 50 gals. spray) 
7.50, Postpaid. 44 
2 Zee 
CRAG HERBICIDE—1 
4074—The new ‘‘weed preventer’ that | 
kills weed seeds as they start to sprout. 
Use it to prevent weeds in many varie- 
ties of garden plants, including straw- 
berries, roses, raspberries, asparagus, | 
gladiolus, beans, peren- | 
nial flowers, shrubs and 
evergreens. Simply mix 
CRAG 
beri 4 
soil surface. Directions 
age (treats 3000 sq. ft.— | 
dener) 1.50; 1! Ib., 
4.49; 2-Ib. package, 
S=——" 7.25, ppd. 
Shenandoah, Iowa 
It puts 
cartridge in. 
chamber, attach 
on package. 4-oz. pack- } 
4093—An at-. 
push in ground | 
to desired depth, 
turn water on. | 
with 12 complete plant food 
q 
with water and spray | | 
enough for average gar- | } 
