| ORIENTAL POPPIES 
B1707—GLOWING EM- 
BER. The best crimson. 
BI708s—G OLD OF 
OPHIR. Brilliant golden 
We have devised a way 
ite keep poppy roots dor- 
mant until spring so they 
transplant as easy as a 
i peony. We guarantee 
, }these Poppy plants uncon- 
i ditionally; if one or more 
) does not grow for you, let 
us know by Aug. 1 and 
we will replace at no 
‘charge with a fall ship- 
} |ment. 
\B1709—HELEN ELIZ- 
ABETH. Best of all pinks. 
B1702—BEAUTY OF 
) 
orange. 
Immense, 
platters. 
blood red. Large and 
showy. rose-pink. 
BiI713—HERCULES. 
flowers, often 9” across 
on 42” stems, 
Bi703—BIG JIM. Huge, 
deep red blooms big as 
BI736—W UNDER- 
KIND. Considered finest 
cerise-colored poppy. True 
begonia-rose color. 
LIVERMORE. Deep BI714—GLOWING 
ROSE, Large glowing 
Beauty 
2.79, pod. 
true _ scarlet 
tablished. 
postpaid. 
4 OF THE BEST 
B3245X—I each of Glowing 
Rose, Curtis 
of Livermore and Helen 
Elizabeth—all 4 
FREE GIFT: | Regal Lily Bulb. 
B1716—CURTIS GIANT 
FLAME. Often bears 11” 
blazing red flowers on 4- 
foot stems when well es- 
B1721 — RASPBERRY 
QUEEN. A beauty. Rich 
purple color of crushed 
black raspberries. 
PRICES ON POPPIES: 
85c each; 3 for 2.39, 
Giant Flame, 
for only 
Many of the Hemero- 
callis varieties look alike, 
s0 we list only one each 
of the different colors in 
varieties you will like. 
B2089—AUGUST PIO- 
NEER. Brilliant chrome 
orange with outer petals 
flushed red. Blooms Aug. 
and Sept. 59c¢ each; 3 
for 1.49, ppd. 
B2090—HYPERION. 
Giant lemon-yellow lilies 
HARDY PERENNIALS <continvea) 
HEMEROCALLIS (Day Lily) 
‘Selections from the Best 
AT LEFT 
DELPHINIUMS 
Finest Pacific Giant Hybrids 
B2085—BABY TEARS. 
3 ft. Early blooming. 
Very dainty. Background 
gold with each petal deep- 
ly marked toward the end 
B2040—Blue, lavender, purple and 
white, in big semi-double spikes 2 to 3 
feet long. Bloom June and July. Col- 
ored Hybrids come in mixed colors 
only. 49c each; 3 for 1.35; 5& for 
wel ae See are 1.98, ppd. 
er fully ruffled, 3%” g2041—Pure white Sir Galahad series. 
irene, each; 3 for Beautiful double white as shown in 
Cnstae) Zz picture. 59c each; 2 for 1.10; & for 
B2086 — PURPLE WA- 
TERS. 3 ft. Early to mid- 
season. Showy rich pur- 
ple. Full, open flowers 
with a long season of 
bloom. 98c each; 3 for 
2.49, ppd. - 
Hardiest Blue Delphinium 
The two most lovely strains of Del- 
phinium. 45c each; 3 for 1.19; 10 for 
They'll Bloom in Your Garden 
Hardy CARNATIONS 
Like They Do in the Greenhouse 
If you like carnations, you don’t 
Henry Field’s 
PERENNIAL COLLECTION 
Here’s a whole garden of 
flowers, not just for this year, 
gee: years to come for only 
-39. 
have to limit yourself to an occa- 
| sional few from the greenhouse. You 
® can grow these hardy carnations out- 
} doors in your own garden. They are 
| very similar to the greenhouse varie- 
y | ties, and have just as much fra- 
4 
grance. They will bloom all summer 
in your garden with very little care 
and, since the stems often are 20 
+» inches long, they make you wonder- 
| ful cut flowers as well. 
| B2037—DOUBLE PURE WHITE. 
B2036—DOUBLE BRILLIANT 
SCARLET. 
B2038—DOUBLE YELLOW. 
B2035—DOUBLE PINK. 
PRICES: 45c each; 3 for 1.19, ppd. 
Hardy Carnation, Double 
Scarlet. Fragrant and long 
flowered. 
Shasta Daisy (huge white 
Daisies). 
Thermopsis, Glowing Gold. 
Tall yellow spikes. Like Lu- 
pine. 
Columbine, Mrs. Scott Elli- 
ott’s Hybrid. ; 
Pure White Regal Lily. 
New Pink Baby’s Breath. 
Blazing Star, September 
Glory. 
Delphinium, Light Blue. 
ey 
on stems almost 4 feet 
tall. Blooms July and 2.69, ppd. 
August. 59c each; 3 for B2087—F ULVA 
1.49, ppd. ROSEA. One of the best 
B209 | —SWEETBRIAR true pinks. Graceful and 
(Nesmith). Bright, rosy- charming. 1.49 each. 
pink, wide open flowers 
show a soft yellow throat. 
1.49 each, ppd. 
B2094—PORT. 2% ft. 
Flowers in July. Brilliant 
port wine flowers on well 
branched stems. 1.25 
each; 3 for 3.39, ppd. 
Friendly PANSIES 
B2299—We grow hundreds of thou- 
sands of pansies every year so we are 
able to give you these low prices. We 
will include some of the fine new RED 
ones in every shipment. Giant ruffled 
strains. Great big, ruffled flowers on 
long stems. Every color imaginable. 
All plants strong, healthy and will 
bloom shortly after planting. 12 plants 
for 89c; 36 plants for 2.39; 100 for 
Baby ‘Tears, 
Pioneer, 
This trio will 
B33 12X—1 each of 
3.80, postpaid. 
ladonna),. Light 
Dark blue. 
B3279X—1 ea 
B2043—LAMARTINE 
B2042—CLIVENDEN BEAUTY (bel- 
blue. 
(bellamosum). 
ch B326 |X — DEL- 
and Port. 
give you through-the- 
summer blooms. All 
3 for 2.29, ppd. ppd 
August of Delphiniums 
Cliveden Beauty, 
Lamartine and one 
Pacific Hybrid—all 
3 for only 1.05, 
PHINIUM BAR- 
GAIN. 2 Cliveden 
almost 
Beauty and 2 La- 
martine—both for 
1.49, ppd. 
GorgeousDoubleHOLLYHOCKS 
Here are the old favorites dressed up in 
petticoats—big, double blooms as pictured 
at left. They are very easy to grow and have 
mammoth flowers. B2102—Double New- 
B2101—Double port Pink 
Maroon B2103—Double 
B2104—Double White 
Yellow B2105—Double 
B2100—Double Lilac , Mixed 
See Collection Illustrated at Left 
eS 
: HARDY ZINNIA 
"It Blooms Year After Year** 
5—(Helianthus Loddon 
This is one of the finest 
rennials we've seen in a 
e. 4 to 6” golden-yellow 
flowers exactly like big 
scattered over a bushy 
t grows 4 to 5 ft. high. 
lossoms show up beauti- 
ainst the rich green of the 
‘shaped leaves. Everyone 
ees it wants it. Blooms from 
- to freezing time. Price: 
each; 2 for 1.10; 5 for 2.49, 
18” tall and 2 feet across. 
YUCCA 
(Candles of the Lord) 
B2285—Red. Tall waxy. 
spikes growing above 
sword-like foliage. 
Grows under trees. 
Thrives in hot, dry loca- 
tions. Blooms over long 
period. 69c each; 2 for 
1.29; 5 for 2.98, post- 
paid. 
B2286—White. 49c ea.: 
3 for 1.35; 5 for 1.98, 
postpaid. 
B3254xX—I red and 2 
whites for 1.39, ppd. 
Cov- 
4.98, all postpaid. 
COLUMBINE 
B2027—MRS. SCOTT ELLIOTT. 
(Long Spurred Aquilegia.) Blooms 
May and June. Early, dainty pastel 
colored. These are the giant types. 
with extra long spurs. 45¢ each; 3 
for 1.19; 10 for 3.80, postpaid. 
NOW COLUMBINE BY COLOR 
The large-flowering, named varieties 
now give you a chance to buy just the 
Columbine color you want. 
B2029—CHRYSANTHA, deep yellow. 
B2039—SILVER QUEEN, white. 
B2033—CRIMSON STAR, brilliant red. 
45c each; 3 for 1.19, ppd. 
B3264X—COLUMBINE COLLECTION— 
3 Scott Elliott Mixed, 1 Chrysantha, 1 
Silver Queen, 1 Crimson Star. All 6 for 
1.98, ppd. 
ter. Deep, 
45c each; 3 for 1.19; 10 for 3.80, postpaid. 
MISSOURI PRIMROSE CANTERBURY BELLS 
B2131!—(Oenothera Missourien- GIANT BELLS—So lovely 
sis). This is a low-semi-trailing they should be in every gar- 
plant that grows only about 6 or den! 2 to 3 ft. high with 
8 inches high but has gorgeous large cups and saucers all 
lemon-yellow blooms as large as up and down the tall stalk. 
teacups, and it blooms daily all 
summer. Does well anywhere. B2023 — BLUE; 682024 — 
Actually prefers it hot and dry. PINK; B2025—WHITE. 
Henry was delighted with this 39c each; 3 for 1.05; 10 for 
2.98, ppd. 
plant and always grew a lot of 
83263X—Canterbury Bells 
them at his place in the Ozarks. 
In fact, our stock comes from 
Coll. 2 Blue, 2 Pink, 2 White. 
there. 45c each; 3 for 1.19, 
ppd. f All for 1.79, ppd. 
clear pink. BIOIS—MT. EVER- and they are very hardy. 
> CUSHION ASTERS 
These showy plants, illus- 
trated at far left, are a lot 
like Cushion Mums in growth 
and habit. Need full sun for 
_ proper flowering and will 
‘give you a mass of late sum- 
_ mer and early fall blooms in 
_ the flower bed or along your 
_ walks and drives. 
3 New Ones 
BIO34—VIOLET BEAUTY. 
- Brand New. A perfect 15” globe 
which, in mid-fall, is entirely 
covered with large deep violet 
blossoms with bright yellow 
centers. 65c each; 3 for 1.79, 
_ ppd. 
BIO{3—LITTLE RED BOY. 
Makes a compact plant about 
OLA KALA, Dykes 
for 1948. No. 1 
Popular.” 8965 
CHIEF. No. 
Popular.” 
burnt or 
98c; 
M pular.”’ 
th soft butter- 
; strong stems. 
ers itself completely with a mass 
of small, starlike flowers of bril- 
liant red. Blooms from early 
Sept. until early Oct. 65c each; 
3 for 1.79, ppd. 
Bi1004—BLUE BOUQUET. 
Brand New. A perfectly round 
globe 18” in diameter which, in 
mid-fall, is absolutely covered 
with hundreds of large true vio- 
let-blue flowers with bright yel- 
low eyes. A beauty. 65c each; 
3 for 1.79, ppd. 
blooms 
BRAND NEW CUSHION 
ASTER COLLECTION 
1 Blue Bouquet 
1 Violet Beauty 
1 Little Red Boy 
B3008X—All three for only 
1.75, postpaid. 
Hardy ASTERS 
B1003—BLUE PLUME. 
The deepest blue hardy 
Aster we know of. 
mass of large double 
i Sept. 
early Oct. Fine for cut- 
ting. Very showy. 49c 
each; 3 for 
BIOO6—E VENTIDE. 
Brand new and the most 
sensational 
have yet seen in hardy 
Asters. Great masses of 
very large, semi-double 
flowers of a terrific gen- 
tian violet-blue. 
2% to 3 ft. high. 69c 
each; 3 for 1.89, ppd. 
BIioo! — ADORABLE. 
The best truly pink As- 
Grows four feet tall with 
bold heads of bloom. 
This is an American As- 
ter. Lives for years and 
increases in beauty each 
year. 59c each; 3 for 
1.49, ppd. 
B1024—PROSPERITY. 
A fine new Aster whose 
large deep rosy pink 
flowers form great wavy 
masses on the plants 
about 3 ft. high in Sept. 
and October. 45c each; 
3 for 1.19, postpaid. 
BI1oo02— BEECHWOOD 
CHALLENGER, One of 
the best of all hardy Red 
Asters. Grows up to 3 
ft. Brilliant and beauti- 
ful. An English variety. 
49c each; 3 for 1.29, 
postpaid, 
and 
{.29, ppd. 
color we 
Grows 
EST. Finest and best 
white. Tall, well shaped, 
pointed pyramids 3 to 4 
ft. high with flowers 
right down to the 
ground. Flowers are 
large and glistening like 
a@ bank of new snow in 
the sun. 45c¢ each; 3 
for 1.19, postpaid. 
2 Magnificent New Ones 
“Peace” and ‘Plenty.’”’ 
These two new Asters 
are English varieties 
with great quantities of 
immense blooms — each 
flower is semi-double 
and about two inches 
across. They are the 
largest-flowered Asters 
we have ever grown 
here at Henry Field’s, 
Both bloom in early 
September and last well 
into October. Grow 3 t* 
4 feet high and make 
wonderful cut flowers. 
BiO22— PEACE. The 
color of this one is 
bright lavender. 59c 
each; 3 for 1.49, ppd. 
BIiO23—PLENTY. This 
one has blue flowers 
with petals spoon- 
shaped giving it a dis- 
tinctive beauty. 59c 
each; 3 for 1.49, ppd. 
B3000X — A collec- 
tion of Peace and 
Plenty—2 of each, 4 
plants in all, for only 
1.89, postpaid. 
“'Einest Iris'’ Collection 
B3103X—1 each of 6 of_the 
top 10 Iris: Ola Kala, Blue 
Rhythm, Lady Mohr, Sable, Blue 
Shimmer, Elmohr—all for only 
3.98. ppd. 
-*B1255—LADY MOHR. No. 
20 of ‘100 Most Popular.” 
Standards clear oyster-shell 
white. Falls iridescent white 
with clear, fluted border of 
eolonial buff. Throat of brown 
veinings shot with gold. 98¢; 
3 for 2.49. 
*B1274—ROCKET. No. 29 of 
“100 Most Popular.” In our 
opinion, the most brilliant of 
all Iris, Another of Mrs. Whit- 
ing’s famous hybrids. An erect, 
are flower. 1.49; 3 for 
3.98. 
*B1234—B L U E SHIMMER. 
No. 7 of ‘100 Most Popular.” 
Clearest blue polka dotted and 
pepper, rather than buttonhole 
stitched, on crisp enameled 
ivory white. 89c; 3 for 2.39. 
*81276—SABLE. No. 5 of 
the “100 Most Popular.”’ One 
of the darkest of the so-called 
black Irish. 75¢; 3 for 1.79. 
*B1291—WINTER CARNI- 
VAL. No. 66 of “100 Most 
Popular.’’ A massive, flaring 
white with gold throat. Always 
o rye! piece. 98c; 3 for 
.49. 
Gorgeous Beauties Bargain 
B32104X—1 each of Wabash, 
Red Orchid, Elmobr and Ola 
Kala—all 4 for only 1.98, pod. 
RED and PINK IRIS 
Red Iris are the most 
scarce, yet everybody likes 
them, so we grow as many 
Red and Pink varieties as 
we can find that are good. 
B1386—RED ORCHID. The 
best red Iris, bar none. 
69c; 3 for 1.69. 
*BI373—MULBERRY 
ROSE. No. 20 of ‘100 Most 
Popular.’ Very large 
blooms of rich, mulberry 
rose. Tall stemmed and 
well branched. Award of 
Merit 1944. 69c; 3 for 1.69. 
B1395—TEA ROSE. A fine 
Tris from Mrs. Whiting. 
Deep shade of mallow pink 
with a gleaming coppery 
shading. 75c¢c; 3 for 1.79. 
B137!—MOROCCO ROSE. 
Very large flowered rose- 
pink, shading into soft yel- 
low glow at the heart. 59c; 
3 for 1.49. 
BI1372—MELANIE. Lovely 
shimmering orchid - pink 
with tall stems each con- 
taining several flowers. 
59c; 3 for 1.49. 
BI364—MANYUSYA. A 
beautifully ruffled and 
frilled Sass Iris of orchid- 
pink. One of the most pleas- 
ing in its color class. 59¢; 
3 for 1.49. 
_ brown 
‘BI393—RED TORCH. 
Choice Red and Pink Iris 
83072X—1 each of Red Or- 
chid, Melanie, Tea Rose and 
Manyusya—all 4 for only 
2.39, ppd. 
BI323—APRICOT SU- 
PREME. A_ brand new 
beauty from Chester Tomp- 
kins of Sioux City, Iowa. 
Deep rich apricot. Flowers 
large, with broad, heavily 
substanced petals with a 
beard of extremely brilliant 
apricot-red that really sets 
off the flower. This is the 
most expensive Iris we 
have ever listed, but it cer- 
tainly is worth the price. 
7.00 each. 
*B1366—MEXICO. No. 81 of 
“100 Most Popular.’ Golden- 
buff standards and broad, 
plush-like falls of glowing red- 
bordered buff. A beauty. 
1.49; 3 for 3.89. 
Two- 
toned, compact flower that 
stands out like a torch in the 
garden. Rich gold standards 
and velvety falls of real red. 
One of the Sass’ very fine Iris. 
98c; 3 for 2.49. 
BI1384—PINK SEEDLINGS 
FROM APRICOT SUPREME. 
Described on page 37, 89¢; 3 
for 1.98. 
Big Red and Pink Bargain 
B3073X—1 each of all 9 (does 
not include Apricot Supreme) for 
only 5.98, ppd. 
ALL IRIS SHIPPED 
POSTPAID 
SOME OF THE WORLD'S BEST IRIS 
ARE OFFERED HERE 
Each year the American Iris Society releases 
a list of the “100 Most Popular Iris’’ and you 
will note that many of this year’s choices are 
Usted on this page, including 6 of the first 10, as 
‘ollows: 
No. 1. Ola Kala. Still the most popular, 
No. 5. Sable. 
No. 7. Blue Shimmer. 
No, 8. Elmohr. 
See ‘Finest Iris Collection” of these six. 
Stars in front of the names indicate that Iris 
is on the list of the ‘100 Most Popular" for 1954. 
FALL-BLOOMING IRIS 
They Bloom Both Spring and Fall 
B1150—AUTUMN KING. Large blue and purple bi- 
color, 
BilSt—AUTUMN QUEEN. Blooms as much as 7 
months of the year, Pure white. 
Bltl54—BLACK MAGIC. (See picture.) 
fall bloomer. 
Bi 1GS8—SOUTHLAND. American Iris Society’s Award 
of Merit and best yellow fall bloomer. 
Bi196—SEPTEMBER SKIES. Fine Sass Iris of deep 
red-purple. 
Btit52—AUTUMN ELF. Olive cream and delicate 
lavender edged ivory. Ruffled. Has bloomed every grow- 
ing month for us. 
ALL BALL-BLOOMING IRIS (above) priced at 49¢ 
each; 3 for 1.35, ppd. 
Very good 
B3052X — FALL - BLOOMING IRIS 
COLLECTION. { each of Autumn Elf, 
September Skies, Black Magic and Au- 
tumn Queen—all 4 for only 1.59, ppd. 
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