Jataloq No. 64' FALE 1922 HASrtNGS too BUSHEL OATS ^ HAIRY OR WtNTER VETCH SHiii HASTiN<^ BEET^ fD TURNIP ! TEAR OFF THIS ORDER SHEET ALONG THIS LINE Please do not write in above space HASTINGS’ SEEDS ORDER SHEET H. G. Hastings Co., Atlanta, Ga. (F-1922) PLEASE DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE Gentlemen;— B am enclosing for the following seeds to be sent by (State here if wanted by Mall, Express or Freight) Name. (If Mrs., kindly use husband's initials or given name, as Mrs. Sam B. Clark) P. 0 R. F. D. No Box No. State Express or Freight Office (If different from your Post Office) BEFORE ORDERING PLEASE READ DIRECTIONS FOR ORDERING IN THIS CATALOGUE ON PAGES 2-3 NUMBER IN CATALOG Quantity Names of Seeds or Other Articles Wanted PRICE Dollars Cents 1 YEAR’S SIBSCRIPTIOIV TO THE SOUTHERN RURALIST Abs 25 CENTS East of Mississippi River. 25 cents; West of Mississippi. 50 cents i i o i i j < I I 1 i m K H 1 i i 1 H 1 i 1 i ^ H 0 1 ! ^ O a ' a CO 1 j a j Remember— No order too large or too small to send to HASTINGS' NUMBER IN CATALOG QUANTITY ARTICLES WANTED DOLLARS CENTSil u o < D. tn z H z u H K $ 1- O z o Q u (A < u .J fi. ^ ^ ^ ^ A I'M ill ■%! C: Please read carefully so that you understand this offer fully. When you or- III I U III w der seeds in packets and ounces to the amount of one dollar or over you can select other seeds in packets only to the amount of 25 cents on each dollar’s worth of packets and ounces ordered. This does not apply to the larger sized packages, such as quarter-pounds, pounds, two-pounds, etc., nor does it apply on special collections of seeds, onion sets, plants or bulbs. You can not order a dollar’s worth of seeds in packets and ounces and then select a quarter-pound of something priced at 25c, or a pound of peas or beans as a premium; neither can you order a dollar’s worth of seeds in quarter-pounds, pounds or two-pounds, and then select 25 cents’ worth of seeds in packets. To be entitled to these premium seeds you must order seeds in packets and ounces to the amount of a dollar or more, and then select the premium seeds in packets only. We shall be glad to have you select the premium seeds that your order may entitle you to under this offer. H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 1 ONE FALL GARDEN IN ONE HUNDRED MILES One October day two members of the Hastings’ organization started on a trip of about one hundred miles. The railroad they traveled on ran through a well populated, productive farming territory, one of the best in the South. On the way to the train the subject of fall gardens, or rather the usual lack of them, came up in the conversation. It was agreed that a careful watch should be kept, one sitting on one side of the car and one on the other, so that the gardens could be counted during this hundred-mile trip. It had been a favorable season for the planting and growth of fall gardens so there had been no excuse for not planting. Fur- ther, it was one of those years when cotton was near the bottom and our cotton-growing farmers were wondering “where they were at” for food and clothing. Most everybody was going around with a long face and talking about how bad off they were. That fall there had been every possible reason why every farm should have had a good fall garden and not a single reason for not having one. Yet, our tv,’o men in that hundred-mile trip saw exactly one real fall garden. Was it on a farm? No, it was in the backyard of a town man’s home. Hundreds of good, productive farms were passed, many excuses for a garden in the shape of a scrubby turnip salad patch and a few straggling collard plants were seen but a town man Avith just a back lot had the only real garden; that is, a garden with the dozen or more kinds of vegetables easily grown at that time of year in the central South. A friend of ours, a Georgian born and bred, who has traveled well over the world and observed keenly, said to us recently, “The trouble with our people here in the South is that they have never been in danger of freezing or starving. If they were in danger they would make better use of the chances at hand on every side.” Our Georgia friend is largely right, although in some sections of the South there has been unsatisfied hunger this past year due to boll-weevil ravages and a dependence on supply merchant’s shelves instead of their own acres for food. The garden, the easiest, cheapest supply point for healthful food, is almost entirely neglected, especially so in the fall. There are thousands of gardens here in Atlanta and the harder the times the more gardens there are made in cities and towns. Gardens are money savers and health savers. Garden seeds and a reasonable amount of elboAA'-grease are far cheaper than doc- tor’s bills, patent medicines and pills. We can almost guarantee that a Avell kept home garden, all or nearly all year round, Avill almost cut in half the supply merchant’s, the doctor’s and druggist’s bill. Try it on once and see for yourself. It will soon be fall gardening time. Take the fall garden seriously. Give it a square deal and let it show you what it will do for you if you treat it right. Planting turnips and a salad patch is all right but that doesn’t go far enough. See page 25. This shows what can be planted in your section in late summer and fall. You will find the fall garden a wonderful help in cutting doAvn store bills. NOTICE time this catalog goes to press we cannot offer field and grass seeds at definite prices. The ■ 1*1 wt ■ IwKi market varies almost daily, so when you are ready to buy oats, wheat, rye, barley, grasses, clovers, al- falfa, etc., write us for prices on the quantity you need. We will give you the best prices, send samples if requested, and freight or express rates to your station. Use the Special Quotation Sheet in the back of this catalog. There’s no obligation to buy unless you want to. Alphabetical Index for Catalog Reference Flower Seeds are listed on pages 40-43. Flowering Bulbs are listed on pages 44-47 and back cover. Roses (plants) are listed on page 48. These are outdoor grown 2-year grafted roses. So far as possible, we have arranged the vegetables in alphabetical order. Alfalfa Page 36 Asparagus 3 Bacteria, Soil Inoculation 49 Barley 33 Beans, Garden 3-5 Beets G-7 Broccoli 7 Brussels Sprouts 7 Bulbs Rear Cover and 44-47 Cabbage Plants 4 Cabbage Seed 8-9 Cantaloupe or Muskmelon 10 Carrots 11 Cauliflower 10 Celeriac 11 Celery 11 Chard, Swiss 6 Chervil 7 Clovers 36-37 Collards 10 Corn, Sweet and Roasting Ear ... 10 Cos, White Paris 15 Cress 7 Cucumbers . 12 Eggplant 13 Endive 7 Fetticus (Corn Salad) 7 Flowers, Seeds, Plants, Bulbs . . . 40-48 Fungicides .31 Garlic 16 Gherkins 12 Grasses 38-39 Hog Pasture (Grain) Mixture .... 35 Honey Dew Melon 10 Insecticides 31 Kale (Borecole) 13 Kohl Rabi 13 Eeeks 13 Lettuce 14-15 Mangel Beets, Stock and Sugar ... 7 Mustard 18 Oats 32-33 Okra 18 Onions, Seeds and Sets 16-17 Parsley 18 Parsnips 18 Peas, Garden or English 20-21 Peppers 19 Pe Tsai, Chinese Cabbage - 9 Planting Table 25 Poultry Remedies and Supplies ... 31 Pumpkins 10 Radish 22-23 Rape 35 Roses (plants) 48 Rutabagas 29 Rye 33 Salsify 24 Seeders or Hand Sowers 31 Southern Ruralist 30 Spinach 24 Squash 24 Tomatoes . . 26-27 Turnips 28-29 Vetch 37 Watermelons "T'T'' 10 Wheat 34 This complete catalog — all reading matter and illustrations — Copyrighted, 1922, by H. G. Hastings Co., Atlanta, Ga. 2 II. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia UNITED STATES PARCEL POST ZONE RATES WE PAY THE POSTAGE On all seeds in this catalog listed in packet, half ounce, ounce, quarter pound, pound and two-pound quantities, we pay the postage. On all seed, plant and bulb collections we pay the postage. We pay the postage on plants and bulbs except in larger quantities where a “not prepaid” price is named. YOU PAY THE POSTAGE When you order five pounds or more of any kind of seeds at “Not Prepaid” prices stated in the catalog, you pay the postage, express or freight. The same applies to quantity lots of bulbs and plants listed at “Not Prepaid” prices. When you order seeds in 5 or 10 pound lots or over at “Not Prepaid” prices you can have the seeds sent to you by parcel post, express or freight but you must pay the transportation charges. Where the freight or express office nearest you is not convenient and you had rather have your seeds delivered to your post office or mail box it is best to have them come by parcel post. When you order your seeds to come by express or freight we can send them “col- lect” so you may pay the transportation charges on delivery. If you want your or- der to be sent by parcel post the postage must be paid in advance and you must send us the amount of postage in addition to the cost of the seeds. When you order seeds in quantity at “Not Prepaid” prices you will get better and usually much quicker service if you will send us the postage so we can ship by parcel post rather than by express collect. When you order some items at “Post- paid” prices and others at “Not Prepaid” prices and want them all to come by par- cel post, add postage for the “Not Pre- paid” items only. All quantity lots of seeds in this catalog are listed in pounds, so it is easy to figure the extra amount for postage to send with your order. Your Postmaster and generally your R. P. D. Carrier can tell you what zone you are in from Atlanta. Parcel Post Zones Weight in poiinds 1st and 2d Up to 150 miles 3d 150 to 300 miles 4th 300 to 600 miles 5th 600 to 1,000 miles 6th 1,000 to 1,400 miles 7th 1,400 to 1,800 miles 8th Over 1,800 miles 1 $0.05 $0.06 1 $0.07 $0.08 1 $0.09 1 $0.11 $0.12 2 .06 .08 1 .11 .141 .17 .21 .24 3 .07 .10 1 .15 .201 .25 .31 .36 4 .08 .12 1 .19 .261 .33 .41 .48 5 .09 .14 1 .23 .321 .41 .51 .60 6 .10 .16 1 .27 .38 1 .49 .61 1 .72 7 .11 .18 1 .31 .441 .57 1 .71 .84 8 .12 .20 1 .35 .501 .65 .81 .96 9 .13 .22 1 .39 .561 .73 .91 1.08 10 .14 .24 1 .43 .621 .81 1.01 1.20 11 .15 .26 .47 .681 .89 1.11 1.32 12 .16 .28 .51 .741 .97 1.21 1.44 13 .17 .30 .55 .801 1.05 1.31 1.56 14 .18 .32 .59 .861 1.13 1.41 1.68 15 .19 .34 .63 .92! 1.21 1.51 1.80 16 .20 .36 .67 .981 1.29 1.61 1.92 17 .21 .38 .71 1.041 1.37 1.71 2.04 18 .22 .40 1 .75 1.10 1.45 1.81 2.16 19 .23 .42 1 .79 1.16 1.53 1.91 2.28 20 .24 .44 1 .83 1.221 1.61 2.01 2.40 21 .25 .46 1 1 .87 1.28 i 1.69 2.11 2.52 22 .26 .48 1 .91 1.341 1.77 2.21 2.64 23 .27 .50 .95 1.40 1 1.85 2.31 2.76 24 .28 .52 .99 1.46 1.93 2.41 2.88 25 .29 .54 1.03 1.52 2.01 2.51 3.00 26 .30 .56 1.07 1.58 1 2.09 2.61 1 3.12 27 .31 .58 1.11 1.64 1 2.17 2.71 1 3.24 28 .32 .60 1 1.15 1.701 2.25 2.81 3.36 29 .33 .62 1 1.19 1.76 1 2.33 1 2.91 3.48 30 .34 .64 1.23 1.821 2.41 1 3.01 1 3.60 31 .35 .66 1.27 1.881 2.49 1 3.11 3.72 32 .36 .68 1.31 1.941 1 2.57 1 1 3.21 3.84 33 .37 .70 1.35 2.00 1 2.65 1 3.31 3.96 34 .38 .72 1.39 2.06 1 2.73 1 3.41 4.08 35 .39 .14 1.43 2.121 2.81 3.51 4.20 36 .40 .76 1.47 2.181 2.89 3.61 4.32 37 .41 .78 1.51 2.24 1 2.97 3.71 4.44 38 .42 .80 1.55 2.301 3.05 3.81 4.56 39 .43 .82 1.59 2.36 1 3.13 3.91 4.68 40 .44 .84 1 1.63 2.421 3.21 4.01 4.80 41 .45 .86 1.67 2.48 3.29 4.11 4.92 42 .46 .88 1.71 2.54 3.37 4.21 1 5.04 43 .47 .90 1 1.75 2.60 3.45 4.31 1 5.16 44 .48 .92 .1 1-79 2.66 3.53 4.41 1 5.28 45 .49 .94 1 1.83 2.72 1 3.61 4.51 1 5.40 50 .54 1.04 1 2.03 3.02 1 4.01 5.01 1 6.00 55 .59 1.14 1 1 60 .64 1.24 1 1 .... 1 65 .69 1.34 1 1 1 .... 1 70 .74 1.44 1 1 1 .... 1 Two things are necessary. First figure up the weight of the seed according to what you are order- ing. Then, assuming that you know the particular zone you live in from Atlanta, take the amount shown in the column for that zone opposite the number of pounds you are ordering. Whatever that amount is must be added to the cost of the seed so we can pre- pay the postage. As an example we will suppose that you want to order 14 pounds (a peek) of corn. If you lived in either the 1st or 2nd postal zones from Atlanta the amount to be sent us in addition to the price of the corn woxild be 18 cents ; for the 3rd zone 32 cents ; for the 4th zone 59 cents and so on. With the above table it’s very easy to figure it exactly, once you know w'hat your zone number is. By parcel post, seeds can be sent to any post office and if you live on an K. F. D. route, they are brought to your door. Sev- enty pounds is the weight limit. If larger quantities are wanted it would have to split into two or more shipments. 50 pounds is the weight limit for the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th zones. APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF ZONES For those who cannot easily get information as to their zone we give the following approximate location of the zones. If at all in doubt as to your zone be sure and send enough to cover necessary postage. If you send too mueh it will be returned to you. The rates in the 1st and 2nd zones are the same. GEORGIA — Eargely in the 1st and 2nd zones. Extreme southern part is in 3rd zone. ALABAMA — Divided among three zones; eastern half in 2nd zone, western half in 3rd zone except extreme southwestern portion which is in the 4th zone. FLORIDA — Has three zones. The northern part is in the Srd zone, the middle and most of South Florida in the 4th, and ex- treme southern portion in 5th zone. MISSISSIPPI — ^About evenly divided, the eastern half being in the 3rd and the western half in the 4th zone. LOUISIANA AND ARKANSAS— Both of these states are entirely in the 4th zone. TEXAS — Mostly in the 6th zone, a small part including the most eastern counties being in the 4th and extreme western portion in 6th. TENNESSEE — Divided in three zones. Southern part of East Tennessee is in 2nd zone; most of the rest in 3rd zone except the extreme western part which is in the 4th. SOUTH CAROLINA — Western part of the state in 2nd zone, balance in 3rd zone. NORTH CAROLINA — ^Extreme western part in 2nd zone, the rest of the state in 3rd zone except extreme eastern part which is in the 4th zone. HOWTO FIGURE POSTAGE 3 H. G, Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Seeds for Summer-Fall Planting SaaHc Po etna Iff hi# m/I 211 1 Remember that the prices given in this list include I^1#91|JC1IU Uy IviCill delivery of all seeds by packet, ounce, quarter- pound, pound, and two-pound lots. Send us the amount named in this catalog, and we guarantee safe delivery by mail, postpaid, in these quantities. Lihflfal PfAmilim® Please bear in mind that on seeds in packets and ounces only (no quarter-pounds, pounds, or two pounds), the pur- chaser may select 25 cents’ worth extra on each dollar sent. This does not apply to orders for collections, prices of which are net. See this Premium Offer on Yellow Order Sheet. A# ^Anrlino' M/lfiriAl# cases where the order for seed amounts to WU91. Ul 9eilUing muil«;y one dollar or more, the cost of postoffice or ex- press money order, or cost of registering the letters from places that are not money order offices, may be deducted from the amount of the order. St’amnC orders of seeds where the amount is less than 50 cents, we will accept U. S. Postage stamps in good condition (one-cent and two-cent stamps pre- ferred) the same as cash, but we would ask those remitting stamps to wrap them in oiled paper, if possible, to prevent their sticking together or to the order. Ahmif l/l/arratltl# Hastings CO. gives no warranty, either express or im- MIJUU& wwal 1 ail&y piled, as to description, quality, productiveness or any other matter, of seeds, bulbs or plants they send out, and will not be in any way responsible for the crop. If purchaser does not accept the goods on these terms, they are at once to be returned, and any money that may have been paid for them Avill be refunded. Crops are dependent for success or failure on so many things besides seed that it is impossible for us to give any Avarranty or guarantee. This does not mean that we lack confidence in the seeds we sell, but Ave have no control OA'er the seeds after they leave our house, especially so as to the methods of planting, cultivating and fertilizing, all of Avhich are important factors in the success of any crop. If we should warrant or guarantee seeds in any Avay, we could be held responsible for the failure of the crop, regardless of cause, and this is a responsibility Ave cannot and Avill not accept. No responsible seedsman giAes any Avarranty. FYnioAee Oharcvoe "'Vhen paying express charges, be sure you only pay “second class” rates, which apply to all seeds. wllcirgC9 pon’t let any express agent charge you first-class rates. Every Time You Order Seeds or Write to Us Be Sure to Write Your Name, Post Office and State Piainiy. Hundreds of Orders Are Deiayed Every Year Because the Sender Forgets to Sign His Name or Give His Compiete Address. Paimetto Asparagus Seed (No. I) The Palmetto, while an old variety, is beyond question the best variety for the South. Seed can be sown either in fall or spring, thinly in drills one foot apart. When AA’ell up cultivate frequently and continue until the roots haA’e groAvn for one year. In trans- planting, put the roots 18 inches apart each Avay and 4 inches beloAv the surface. Use your richest piece of ground and remember that you cannot use too much manure on asparagus. Palmetto is early, a good yielder, even and strong in groAvth. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; % pound, 35 cents; pound, $1.00. from 114 to 2 r dllBIVhCV years’ time in getting your AerkdKdO'iie Asparagus bed in con- #m9|JarclgU9 dition to cut by the use DAA+e/MA our splendid 2-year- ^ nOi A ^old Palmetto Aspara- gus roots. Plant them this fall in the Low- er South and save six months’ time. While this is a little more expensive than plant- ing the seed, yet the time saved and the generally more satisfactory groAvth makes it Avell worth Avhile to use the roots. 50 roots, $1.00; $1.75 per 100; postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, per lOO, $1.25; per 1,000, $10.00. Orders booked noAv. Roots ready for shipment about No- vember 1st. Ollltlird y®" don’t plant beans in VMIAUIV; late summer and fall you lose a good part of the “bean season.” Beans can be planted all through the summer in the Central South up to September Avith safety. In Florida and the Gulf Coast sec- tions they can be planted still later. Late summer and fall planting often yield heav- iest crops. Sow in drills 18 inches to 2 Palmetto Asparagus feet apart; drop a bean every 3 or 4 Inches, covering about 2 inches. Keep soil stirred frequently and when plants are about to bloom, draAV the earth up close around them. Quantity needed for planting — one pound for each 75 feet of roAV ; about 75 pounds (114 bushels) per acre. Beans are ready to use in 6 to 13 weeks. Hastings’ Excelsior Refugee Beans trll /No better bean than Excelsior Extra Early Refugee, AA^here earliness of yiiVi tT/ maturity, heavy bearing and resistance to hot summer sun are Avanted. For the home garden it is all right; for the market gardener, for local market, or shipment to Northern cities, it is a money-maker. It is a vigorous groAA’er and heavy bearer of medium sized, round, very finely flavored green pods. No other A’ariety equals it in ability to withstand either extreme AA'et or dry AA’eather AAuthout serious injury; holds pods well up off the ground. Packet, 10 cents; Vz pound, 20 cents, pound, 40 cents; 2 pounds, 70 cents; postpaid. Write for quantity prices. Improved Round Pod Refugee (1000 to 1) (No. 13) Identical with Excelsior Refugee except that it is 10 to 14 days later in maturity and a much heaAuer bearer. Used almost exclusiA-ely in some parts of Florida for planting in fall and early winter for Northern shipment. Plants literally full of medium sized round fleshy pods. Of good flavor and holds up AA’ell in shipping. Also fine for canning. Resistant to drought and cold. Packet, 10 cents; % pound, 25 cents; pound, 45 cents; 2 pounds, 80 cents; postpaid. Write for quantity prices. Hastings* Excelsior Extra Early Refugee Beans BUSH BEANS 4 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Hastings' Stringless Green Pod /Nn C\ To our mind the highest quality bush beau of all. For our *'/ personal garden use it is the only green podded bush va- riety that gets a place in our home garden. Not the best for shipping because pods are too large, but for home use and nearby markets it has no equal. Pods absolutely stringless from the time they start to form until they begin to dry up. Very prolific, a strong, vigorous grovrer, coming in about the same time as our Red Valentine. Pods retain their fine flavor and quality to the last. If you want bean quality combined with heavy bearing, plant our Stringless Green Pod. (This is entirely distinct from the Giant Stringless, which is so inferior in quality that we have never sold it.) Packet, 10 cents; % lb., 25 cents; pound, 45c; 2 lbs., 80c; postpaid. Write for quantity prices when ready to buy. Hastings’ Extra Early Red Vaientine(No. 25) The standard bush bean of almost all parts of the South, for home use, nearby market or for shipping. It’s a good bean for all purposes and its popularity is well deserved. Pods, 5 to 6 inches long, well rounded, meaty and of good flavor. Plants of erect growth, holding pods well up off the ground. Uniform in rip- ening and size of pods. Pkt., 10c; % lb., 20c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., lOc; post- paid. Write for quantity prices. White Mexican or Prolific Tree Bean (No. 28) earth w h y hundreds of carloads o f white or navy beans should come South every year from New York „ , c. • 1 j TO and Michigan to be sold largely to Hastings’ Stringless Green Pod Beans our farmers. The White Mexican is an adapted type of the white bean fully adapted to all parts of the South. Planted in August in this section and in early September along the Gulf Coast, White Mexican will give an abundance of white shell beans for winter use. It’s a real bush or half-runner type of bean requiring no brushing or wires and plants on good soil are literally covered with pods. ' Plant in rows about 2 feet apart, leaving single plants 6 inches apart in the rows. Packet. 10 cents; pound, 20 cents; pound, 35 cents; 2 lbs., 65c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 15 lbs. (peck), $2.50; 60 lbs. (bushel), $9.00; 100 Ibs;, $15.00. ICirlnei/ lA/air / Na market or home use. Extra early, maturing wwaiuw^ll 9 rmiulicjr WWa.A.^I1Ui tv) in 5 to 6 weeks with favorable weather. Vigor- ous grower, producing heavy crops of long, showy white waxy pods, remarkably free from rust. Tender, of fine flavor and almost stringless. Packet, 10c; % pound, 20c; pound, 40c; 2 pounds, 70c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 15 pounds, $2.50; 60 pounds, $9.00; 100 pounds, $15.00. Sure Crop Stringless Wax (No. 20) long, almost round, very meaty and sweet; stringless at all stages of growth. Plants very upright in growth, healthy and vigorous. Packet, 10c; % pound, 20c; pound, 40c; 2 pounds, 70c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 15 pounds (peck), $2.50; 60 pounds (bushel), $9.00; 100 pounds, $15.00. Immensely productive market gardeners’ variety, bearing large almost straight white waxy colored pods, 5 to 6 inches long. Holds up wonderfully and sells at top prices on appearance. Good for home garden use as white shelled beans for winter; not as good in quality for snap beans as others. Packet, 10c; % pound, 20c; pound, 40c; 2 pounds, 70c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 15 pounds (peck), $2.00; 60 pounds (bushel), $7.50; 100 pounds, $12.50. Hnrie All lA/av ^Nn 99 \ Strong, vigorous, healthy grower with clean wax pods about 5 nvU9VII WWaA^llUi inches long, nearly straight, very thick, flat and meaty. Medium maturing, flesh tender and of excellent eating quality. Very popular with Florida shippers. Packet, 10c; % lb.. 20c; lb.. 40c; 2 lbs., 70c; postpaid. Write for quantity prices when ready to buy. lA DlaAlr lA/av / Nn 99 \ An extra prolific strain of the old German Black Wax. r rOlllIC DlaCti wwdA^llUi vL) ^ much larger and better grower than the old variety; exceedingly prolific. Packet, 10c; % lb., 20c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 70c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 15 pounds (peck), $2.25; 60 pounds (bushel), $8,40; 100 pounds, $14.00. Really a wax podded Valentine _ _ , . bean ; round and fleshy ; grows 15 inches high with medium sized, vigorous stalks and good foliage. A first class wax bean for home use and nearby markets. Packet, 10c; % pound, 20c; pound, 40c; 2 pounds, 70c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 15 pounds (peck), $2.50; 60 pounds (bushel), $9.00; 100 pounds, $15.00. Rust-Proof Golden Wax (No. 30) proof to^a remarkable degree; well suited to all parts of the South. Packet, 10c; % pound, 20c; pound, 40c; 2 pounds, 70c; postpaid. Not pre- paid; 15 pounds (peck), $2.25; 60 pounds (bushel), $8.40; 100 pounds, $14.00. Davis White Wax (No. 29) Hastings’ Early Valentine Wax ( No. 24) FROST PROOF CABBAGE PLANTS — Varieties: Early .Jersey Wakefield, Large Charleston Wakefield and Early Flat Dutch. By Parcel Post, prepaid to your postoffice. , „ „ Frost proof cabbage plants for late November and December planting do wonderfully well in all the lower South and we expect to supply plants in any quantity after November 20th, These cabbage plants will stand frost with little or no damage and will generally stand light freezes. Thev are fine for the early season top prices for market gardeners and valuable to the home gardener who wants earliness and wants to avoid seed planting and transplanting tender plants with danger of frosts. Send in your order any time and we will ship the plants to you after November 20th, postpaid to any State except Florida. No orders from Florida will be accepted because of restrictions of the Plant Quarantine law causing delays in plants reaching destination. Per Single Hundred — On small shipments we will furnish 100 plants of any one variety for 50 cents, postpaid. No order for less than 100 plants of any variety filled. Orders are filled by the hundred— not 250 or 350— but 200, 300, or 400. Write for quantity prices on 500 or over. Wax beans have a de- licious creamy or but- tery flavor. Try them. Wardwell’s Kidney Wax Beans //. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia . 5 “Snap Beans”-“Dry Shell Beans” Most home gardeners in the South neglect a splendid opportunity in late summer and early fall. All these pole beans reach maturity in about 50 days when planted during July, August and early September; bear heavily, furnishing a supply of “snap” beans till frost, and, if a part of the pods are left to fully mature, there is always an abundance of dry shelled beans for winter use. The same is true of both pole and bush lima beans. Be sure to plant pole beans in August and September. 'Prklo RA2in ^Nn opinion and that of many experts mCl^aSian rOie Dean^ncii the finest snap pole bean in existence. Of Georgia origin and thoroughly adapted to all parts of the South for both late summer and spring plantings. Pods long, deep green in color, meaty, stringless and of finest flavor. Color of seed white and the surplus above daily needs allowed to ripen makes splendid dry shell beans for winter use. McCaslau will stay with you and bear more than any other bean ever introduced. It beats Old Homestead in every way and we urge you to plant it. It’s the best pole bean grown and deserves first place in every garden. Packet, 10 cents; pound, 25 cents; pound, 45 cents; 2 pounds, 80 cents; postpaid. Not prepaid: 15 pounds (peck), $3.25; 60 pounds (bushel), $12.00; 100 pounds, $20.00. Texas Prolific, Old Homestead, Kentucky Wonder ^Na Known under all three names and liked everywhere pole beans are grown. Ivy Planted in late summer or early fall it begins to bear in about 50 days and all through fall and until frost it puts on heavier crops of its extra large, deliciously flavored pods than from early spring plantings. You can absolutely depend on this bean doing its full duty right up to the time of killing frost. Pods 6 to 12 inches long, well rounded out, meaty, tender and practically stringless. Immensely prolific, a peck of green pods having been picked from a single vigorous vine. If you have planted it before, we know you will plant it again. Pole bean planting in August or early Septem- ber is worth while. Packet, 10 cents; % pound, 25 cents; pound, 45 cents; 2 lbs., 80 cents; postpaid. Supply is very short and we are not offering quantity lots. We advise planting McCaslan, which is a better bean. Great drought and heat-resisting bean. Packet, 10c; Ms lb., 20c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 70c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 15 lbs., $2.50; 60 lbs., $9.00; 100 lbs., $15.00. Kentucky Wonder Wax ( No. 5 ) form * of Kentucky Wonder, equal in every respect to that famous variety. Pods are long, very thick, ineaty, deeply saddle- backed, entirely stringless and of bright yellow color. Packet, 10c; Ms lb-. 20c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 70c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 15 pounds, $2.75; 60 pounds, $10.50; 100 pounds, $17.50. Small White Pole Lima ( No. 9 ) bean, "a climbing form "of the Hender- son Bush Lima, and very popular. It’s very prolific, a hardy grower for “butter beans” and a continuous bearer of the most tender and delicious beans for the table. Packet, 10 cents; % pound, 20 cents; pound, 35 cents; 2 lbs., 65 cents; postpaid. Not prepaid: 15 lbs. (peck), $2.25; 60 lbs. (bushel), $8.40; 100 pounds, $14.00. The true large lima pole bean. Vigorous grower with extra large greenish white beans. Packet, 10 cents; % pound, 20 cents; pound, 35 cents; 2 pounds, 65 cents; postpaid. Not prepaid: 15 pounds (peck). $2.25; 60 pounds (bushel), $8.40; 100 pounds, $14.00. lA/AnriAK ^ Ma Host prolific of all limas; of Georgia origin and JdCltdUn VYOnuer^nQi l l J adapted to all parts of the South. PTourishes in driest weather and practically drought proof. Flavor rich and delicious. A perfect bush butter bean growing 10 inches to 2 feet high ; good for shell beans as well as summer and fall use; splendid for all home gardens. Packet, lOc; % pound, 20c; pound, 35c; 2 pounds, 65c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 15 lbs. (pk.), $2.25; 60 lbs. (bu.), $8.40; 100 lbs. $14.00. Fordhook Bush Georgian Pole Beans (No. 36) LargeWhiteLima(No. 10) Lima(No.33) Henderson Bush Lima Beans tion the best of the large seeded bush lima varieties. Bushes of strictly erect habit, branching freely but all the branches held upright. This is a true bush form of what is known as the potato or large, thick seed bush lima. From four to six days earlier than other varieties of this class. Pods are found in clusters of four to eight and are Avell filled with de- licious large beans that in quality surpass bA’ far all other lima beans. Packet, 10c; Ma lb., 25c; lb., 45c; 2 lbs., 80c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 15 lbs., $2.75; 60 lbs. (bushel), $10.50; 100 lbs., $17.50. _ and improved bush , . . the large white lima pole bean with extra large seed-beans. Bears lieaA^y crops late in the season. Packet, 10c; % lb., 25c; lb., 45c; 2 lbs., 80c; postpaid. Not prepaid. 15 lbs., $2.75; 60 lbs. (bu.), $10.50; 100 lbs., .$17250. . ^ Smallest but most prolific of all the pure . white seeded lima A'arieties. being a true bush form of the small lima or “Sieva.” Begins to bear Avith summer planting in about 50 days. It is one of the most popular varieties and a Avonderful bush bean for every garden in the South. Very rich, tender and extremely delicious. See illustration. Packet, 10 cents; % pound, 20 cents; pound, 40 cents; 2 pounds, 70 cents; postpaid. Not prepaid: Impounds (p^k), $2.50; ^ pounds (bushel), $9.60; 100 potinds, $16.00. The only true pole lima sure to set pods from earliest blooms. Will make an abun- dant crop under season conditions that cause other varieties to fail. Seeds of the Small Lima or “Sieva” size, but are speckled white and broAvnish red. Packet, 10c; y> lb., 20c; pound, 40c; 2 pounds, 70c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 15 pounds (peck), $2,50; 60 pounds (bushel), $9.00; 100 pounds, $15.00. Hastings’ White Cornfield Bean (No. 35) beans. Packet, 10c; M' lb„ 25c; lb,, 45c; 2 lbs., 80c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 15 lbs., $3.25; 60 lbs., $12.00; 100 lbs., $20.00. Improved Burpee Bush Lima(No. Henderson Bush Lima(No. 7) Florida Butter Bean(No. 27) H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 6 . HASTINGS' SUPERIOR GARDEN BEET SEED The best beet seed in the world is grown in France. The best beet seed growers live in France, and Hastings’ Beet seed of all varieties comes from those best French growers; beet seed which, when planted here in the South, makes the smoothest, cleanest, finest formed beets that can be grown. The South does not appreciate, plant and use beets as much as it should. Sown thickly the young plants when thinned out make splendid “greens.” Planted any time up to September 15th they make splendid young beets for fall and early winter use. manured garden ground after same wUICUrc jias been deeplj' plowed or spaded. Sow in rows 18 inches to 2 feet apart, scattering seed thinly. In this latitude sow from July to September 15th ; in Florida and Gulf Coast sections plantings can be made from September to .January. Seed is rough and the soil should be tinned or rolled if the ground is dry. When two or three inches high thin out to four or five inches apart in the row. Young beet plants are superior to spinach and turnips for “greens.” In light sandy soils cover seed 2 inches ; in stiff clay not over 1 inch. Young beets ready for use in 50 to 70 days, according to variety. Quantity of seed required: 1 ounce to 50 feet of row; 6 to 8 pounds per acre. Maturity, 6 to 11 weeks. Hastings’ Improved Blood Turnip Beet Sometimes called Detroit Dark Red Beet. Most popular va- riety for home use and nearby markets. An improvement by our growers over the Early Blood Turnip Beet. Color a deep blood red. A fine even form, very uniform in growth, as shown in our illustration from a photograph ; medium early and very productive, tender, free from stringiness and very sweet, good for either home or market use and most valuable variety for succession sowings. Packet, 10c.; oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; postpaid. 10-lb. lots, not prepaid, $1.00 per pound. Hastings’ Crimson King(No. 46) " rV“’'uiiiormTn size, shape and color. Sweet and tender and in favorable seasons it has been ready for use in 6 weeks from time of sowing. A splendid all sea- son beet. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; % pound, 35c; pound, $1.00; postpaid. Ten-pound lots or over, not prepaid, 85 cents per pound. Extra Early Egyptian ( No. 42 ) Ufci grower, producing smooth, rather flattened, turnip-shaped roots. When young, flesh is sweet and tender, but becomes stringy with age, and we do not advise for home garden use. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 25 cents; pound, 85 cents; postpaid. Ten-pound lots or over, not prepaid, 65 cents per pound. Hastings’ Eclipse Blood Turnip Beet (No. 40) The most popular market gardeners’ beet for the South as well as a fa- vorite for home gardens for summer and fall planting. Fine form, smooth and free from stringy roots. Small top, rapid grower. Color a deep red, which it retains fully after being cooked; quality extra fine, very sweet and tender; a heavy bearer and its handsome ap- pearance makes it an easy seller when placed on the market either locally or after long distance shipments. Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; % pound, 30c; pound, $1.00; postpaid. Ten-pound lots or over, not prepaid, 85 cents per pound. Hastings’ Improved Blood Turnip Beet — See Front Cover L^nf'7 EYtra ^ splendid variety which is a ly V / great favorite for market gar- deners in certain parts of Florida for shipment to Northern markets. Nearly as early as the Egyptian but larger and of extra fine quality. Color a deep l)lood red, tender and sweet at all stages of growth. Small top and in favorable seasons can be used in G to 7 weeks from sowing. Very pro- ductive, a splendid keeper and shipper. If you want a first quality, extra early beet, the Lentz will please you. It has become the leader of all early varieties in the South and its qualities are all that could be desired. Our growers have been breeding this beet for years with the utmost care and we are sure you will like it. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; % pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.25; postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $1.00 i>er lb. Long Smooth Blood Beet ( No. 49 ) t 'irSl long, smooth, blood-red roots growing well down into the soil, enabling it to resist drought and heat. A few of these should be planted in every gar- den for use after all the other varieties are gone. This beet can be stored or banked for later use, as it keeps well, and although it is large it is of exceptionally good quality and flavor. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00; postpaid. Ten-pound lots or more, not prepaid, 85 cents per pound. Half-Long Blood Beet(No.44) our improved Blood Turnip Beet and the Long Smooth. Color a deep blood red, smooth and free from stringy roots. In quality it is tender and sweet and remains in good condition for a long time after maturity. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 30 cents; pound, .$1.00; post- paid. Ten-pound lots or over, not prepaid, 85 cents per pound. Swiss Chard Beet or Sea Kale /Ua 43 ^ rapidly than Swiss Chard or Sea Kale as it is frequent- ^liWa “fwy ly called in Europe. It is grown for its leaves only as it does not make a bulbous, edible root like the other varieties. The leaves grow large and upright and as the outer leaves are cut more come from the center. The mid-rib or center stem of each leaf is large and almost white and after trimming can be cooked and served like asparagus. The leaf part can be cooked like Spinach or turnip greens or if desired the whole leaf can be boiled and served as “greens.” There is a delicious, delicate flavor not found in either turnips or kale. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; % lb., 60c; lb., $1.50; postpaid. Hastings’ Eclipse Blood Turnip Beet //. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 7 MANGELS AND HALF SUGARS FOR STOCK FEED THESE BEETS BRING RETURNS Every year sees an increase in the number of farmers in the South who plant a crop of Mangrel or Half-Sugar beets f(»r stock or feeding purposes. It is almost impossible to find crops that will give greater returns for the small amount of time and fertilizer spent on them than Man- gels, Sugar beets and White Belgian carrots. They are all immense yielders under good cultiva- tion and make an agreeable change of food for any animal kept in dry forage throughout the winter. In dair^ cattle the increased flow of milk and generally improved conditions of the animals in the spring will show their great value. Have your ground deeply plowed, then well harrowed until smooth. In the Middle South seed should be sown only in the spring, but in Florida and along the Gulf Coast plantings can be made all through the fall and winter. Make rows ZVs to 3 feet apart, planting about 10 pounds of seed per acre. Both the Mangel and Half- Sugar beets are equally profitable for stock feeding. Where their value is known almost every farmer plants from one to ten pounds of seed each year, and they find that it pays them well. Jumbo Long Red Mangel ( No. 4 1 ) from one-half to two-thirds above the surface and are usually eighteen inches to two feet long and four to six inches in diameter. The tonnage, or yield, per acre on rich or w^ell fertilized ground is something immense. The Jumbo Mangel or the White French Half- Sugar Mangel ought to be planted on every farm in the South -where cows are kept through the winter. They are certainly the greatest stock feed you can find and the increased flow of milk through the winter makes the growing and feeding well worth your while. Ounce, 10 cents; pound, ?0 cents; pound, 60 cents; postpaid. In 10-pound lots or over, not prepaid, 40 cents per pound. WhiteFrench Half-Sugar Mangel(No.5l) K choice between this and the Jumbo Long Red Mangel. Our inclination is alw'ays to plant some of both. While possibly not quite as heavy a yielder per acre as the Jumbo Long Red, its very considerable sugar content makes it especially valuable in fattening cattle and insuring a flow of richer milk in dairy or milk cows. It is as easily grown in the South as the garden variety of beet and should be let grown until frost to secure the largest yields. Roots are very large, smooth, clean skin, of oval shape and grow with the top of the bulb two or three inches above ground and consequently are more easily pulled. We recommend a general planting of both this and the Jumbo Mangel for they are both worth while on any farm where cows are kept. Ounce, IQc; % pound, 20c; pound, 60c; postpaid. Ten-pound lots, not prepaid, 40c per pound. A very highly esteemed member of the cabbage family, especially desirable for the late summer and fall planting in Florida and the Gulf Coast section. The “sprouts” are miniature cabbages growing closely on the stalk of the plant, a small head being formed at each leaf joint. Plants are quite hardy and live through the winter in all parts of the lower South. Quality and flavor are much improved by frost. Soav seed in July, August or September and when plants are four to six inches high transplant to open ground, like cabbage. Improved Dwarf Brussels OrkVAiB+e / M A RQ\The most desirable variety SprOUXS^nOi 99 j for the South, producing compact “sprouts” of the best quality. Packet, 10c; Ms oz., 15c; oz., 25c; % lb., 75c; lb., $2.50. A vegetable very closely re- lated to cauliflower, from which it is supposed to have come. Give the same culture as for cauliflower, and in the Southern States, unless you are an expert caul- iflo-wer grower. Broccoli will make a surer header for you. There are many also kept from growing cauliflower by the high price of the seed. To those we recommend Broccoli. The Cape Broccoli is the best type you will do Avell to Brussels Sprouts Broccoli White Cape Broccoli (No. 56) for the South and Endive plants are very hardy, vigorous and easily grown. The heads are white, compact, hard and of fine qual- ity. Packet, 15c; % ounce, 40c; ounce, 75c; % pound, , , ^ , $2.50; postpaid. Jumbo Red Mangel Beet Early Green Curled (No. 193). Drill shalloAvly in early spring and thin out or transplant in good soil. Standard and most popular variety for market or home use. Hardy, vigorous growing, with bright deep green leaves. The dense mass of deeply divided leaves formed in the center is easily blanched to a rich cream color. For blanching, when nearly grown, tie up or shade the heads while dry. Finest and most wholesome for salads and flavoring. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15c; % pound, 50c; pound, $1.50. Cress, Extra Curled or improved Pepper Grass (No. 132) This tastes the same as Water Cress and is easily groAvn in spring, summer and fall. Make fre- quent plantings as the plant soon runs to seed. Packet, 10c; ounce, 15c; ^ lb., 40c; postpaid. Corn Salad or Fetticus(No. wwi IB WB ■ substitute for lettuce or spinach. Doesn’t do well in hot weather so plant in fall or as early as possible in spring. Ounce plants thirty feet of roAV. Packet, 10c; ounce, 15c; % pound, 50c; postpaid. Chervil ^Nn 1^1 ^ Aromatic plant for seasoning or salad Avith lettuce. Broadcast in Wild viByiiUi av t f October or November for winter or spring use. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c. CAN YOU DEPEND ON HASTINGS’ SEEDS? In place of reading testiruonials in our catalogs, ask your neighbors almut Hastings’ Seeds. Then you knoAV for sure. AVe have customers in eA^ery single county from Virginia to NeAA^ Mexico, in cA-ery State in the United States and in t\venty-se\^en fereigii countries over the Avorld. In 3o years Ave greAV from nothing to the largest mail-order seed house in the Avorld. When half a million others buy Hastings’ Seeds every year you can be pretty sure you can depend on them, too. Improved Dwarf Brussels Sprouts 8 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Hastings’ Genuine Surehead Cabbage CABBAGE Hastings’ Centennial Flat Dutch Cabbage /Ma I This is beyond question the best of the large cabbages to I lUy plant for winter and spring maturity in the South, It is both a heat and cold resisting sort and its exceedingly great vigor in growth makes it a success under conditions where other varieties faiL Has proven very resistant to winter freezes. It’s a large, well flattened type of cabbage that holds up fine in long-distance shipping. On very rich soil there is a tendency to grow too large, but this is easily controlled by rather close planting. A fine variety for both home and market gar- deners. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 20c; oz,, 30c; % lb., 90c; lb., $3.00. Steins Early Flat Dutch (No. I25)tijr;rr“,?: ty for South Texas and Gulf Coast sections. Holds in good condition for a long time after be- ing cut. Desirable for both market and home gardening. Packet, 10c; % oz., 20c ; oz,, 30c ; % lb., 90c; lb., $3.00. Early Summer splendid I aa/ second ear- ly cabbage, ten days to two weeks later than the Jersey Wakefield. It has a medium sized head, very uniform in size and shape and of extra good flavor. It does splendid- ly planted in the South in the late summer and fall. Pkt., 5c; % oz., 15c; oz., 25c ; % lb., 90c ; lb., $3.00; postpaid. Blood Red Erfurt (No. 117) Best red cabbage for the South. Medium size and a sure heading variety Most largely used for pickling purposes. Pkt., 10c; Va oz., 20c; oz.. ,35c; % lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50, finely prepared bed, 5 or G seeds per inch. Cover seed % inch in heavy soils, % inch in light sandy soils ; firm the soil after planting and water the bed thorough- ly. Keep beds moist but not wet. Transplant when plants are about six inches tall on a cloudy day, just before a rain or in late afternoon, leaving only the leaves above the surface. Cultivate very shallow but frequently. For fall planting, one ounce of seed usually makes about 1,000 i>lants. Plant % to % pound of seed per acre. Hastings’ Genuine Surehead /Mu I Art \ Probabl.y the most popular and most gen- ^liUi lAU^eraiiy planted in the South of all varieties of cabbage. It is the result of a cross between Early Flat Dutch and one of the Drumhead varieties, resulting in a supurb medium sized hard headed cabbage of mid- season maturity. Surehead is an exceptionally good va- riety for late summer and early fall plantings in Florida and Gulf Coast sections for maturing in winter. A very vigorous grower and very uniform in size, shape and col- or. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 20 cents; ounce, 30 cents; ^ pound, 90 cents ; pound, $3.00. Hastings’ Sure Crop grgfrouSd ii»t /Ma I ft I \ rieties. Equally good for home use or ^nwi ■ w ■ y shipment. On good rich soil with proper cultivation it makes heads weighing from 8 to 12 pounds. Very firm and solid, uniform in shape and well flattened. Quality is most excellent, being crisp and tender and when rightfully cared for scarcely a plant fails to form a good head. Color a dark green, holding up well after being cut. Good late summer variety. Packet, 10c; % ounce, 20c; ounce, 30c; % lb., 90c; lb., $3.00; postpaid. Hastings’ Perfection f^ahhaO'A^MA |9/[\ medium sized, well-rounded nUi « fc**/ perfectly solid heads of 5 to 8 pounds that reach the market in the finest shape. In solidity of heads it surpasses even the famous Danish Ball Head, Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 20 cents; ounce, 35 cents; M pound, $1.00; pound, $3.50. Hastings’ Centenjiial Late Flat Dutch Cabbage— The Greatest Cropper Known 9 ti. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Hastings' Long Island Wake- field Cabbage ( No. 1 05 g surest header of any of the Wakefield varieties. Earlier, larger and finer bred than other strains of Charleston Wakefield, 1% to 2 pounds heavier, firmer, better shaped and more solid than our selected Early Jersey Wakefield. In good soil and favorable weather conditions it is often ready for use in 50 days from transplanting. It is the right variety for those desiring the best pointed cabbage. It makes a splendid first early cabbage for home use. Packet, 10c; oz., 20c; oz., 35c; % Ib.^ $1.00; pound, $3.50; postpaid. Selected Early Jersey Wake- fiAlrl/Mn I !flR\ -Almost every one knows lUUy tpe popular Early .Jersey Wakefield cabbage. Comparatively few know the superiority of our strain of this variety. It’s grown with the greatest care, and a well-culti- vated crop shows the greatest regularity of size, shape and solidity. If you are growing the Early Wakefield you cannot afford to be without our extra select seed. It pays to use it. Packet, 10c; Vz oz., 20c; oz., 35c; % lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50. Early Wlnnlngstadt (No. 134) An old favorite variety planted almost entirely for early family use. Heads weigh to 2 lbs. and are pointed. Packet, 5 cents; % ounce, 15 cents; ounce, 25c; % lb., 90c; lb., $3.00. Florida Drumhead (No. 115) Resists well both heat and cold. A short stemmed, medium early variety; grows com- pactly, and a favorite for market, shipment and home use ; large head, well fiattened on top. Don’t think that the name implies its use only in Florida. It is the earliest and best Early Drumhead type of cabbage for all the Southern. States. Packet, 10c; % ounce, 20c; ounce, 30c; % pound, 90c; pound, $3.00; postpaid. Succession (No. I a reliable header, long a favorite with Southern market gardeners and shippers. A good second early and is a splendid general-purpose cab- bage for fall plantings. Packet, 5c; % oz., 15c; oz., 25c; % lb., 90c; lb., $3.00; postpaid. All Seasons ( No. 1 00) 'ZZTtll past few years, is a most valuable cabbage for the South. Heads are large and solid, flattened on top. It is a good, reliable header and resists heat and drought well. Premier Brand. Packet, 5c; Vz oz., 15c; oz., 25c; lb., 90c; lb., $3.00. All-Head Early (No. 121) g'Ja eIJ: ly” is an early flat headed variety that is a sure header with half a chance and is well named on account of its few outer leaves and medium sized, very firm solid heads. About one week earlier than the old favorite “Early Summer’’ and is the finest in existence for this type. Packet, 10c; % ounce, 20c; ounce, 30c; % pound, 90c; pound, $3.00. Danish Ball Head hardy, late /Ma I I I \ cabbage, making medium-sized, I I I ^ verv hard heads. A splendid cabbage to plant ‘for late maturity. The only objection that can be raised to this variety is the irregular character of growth of the plant, which, however, does not seem to af- fect its valuable, hard-heading qualities. De- licious. Packet, 10c; % oz., 20c; oz., 35c; % lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50; postpaid. Chinese or Celery Cabbage Pe Tsai (No. 1 26)SiU''?r'e‘Jt%'‘«: larity where it is used in salads like celery, or cut up like cabbage in cold slaw. Our experience shows that Chinese Cab- bage had best be planted in early fall in Florida and Gulf Coast sections for it quickly runs to seed when maturing in hot weather. If left to grow without banking or tying up the leaves will spread out. It grows quickly and makes a large yield on anything like good soil. A piece of low, moist, rich garden ground will usually give splendid results. ^ ^ Drill seed thinly in rows two feet apart, thinning plants to 6 inches in the rOw. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 20 cents; ounce, 35 cents; H lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50; postpaid. Hastings’ Long Island Wakefield, the Best Large Early Pointed Cabbage of All Charleston Wakefield (No. 107) g'SitrJS litir, nZftfrti and weighs about one pound more to the head. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 20 cents; ounce, 35 cents; % pound, $1.00; pound, $3.50; postpaid. Premium Late Flat Dutch (No. 119) so firm and solid in heading. An old favorite in many parts of the South. Packet, 5 cents; % ounce, 15 cents; ounce, 25 cents; ^4 pound, 90 cents; pound, .$3.00; postpaid. N. Carolina Buncombe (No. l02)SriavoX'’"lnter®ffige fHbl Carolinas. Packet, 10 cents; % oz., 20c; oz., 35c; % lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50; postpaid. Perfection Drumhead Savoy (No. 1 03) the est of all cabbages. As this variety does not head well in hot weather, it is pre- eminently a home garden variety for planting in late summer and fall for heading up during late fall and winter. Frosts improve the quality and flavor. Leaves beau- tifully crumpled and “savoyed” with a distinct shade of color. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 20 cents; ounce, 35 cents; % pound, $1.00; pound, $3.50; postpaid. Pe Tsai — The Finest in Flavor and Quality of All Chinese Cabbages 10 II, G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen^ Atlanta, Georgia liustings’ Gilt Edge Cauliflower— Best Early Cauliflower for South COLL AR DS The collard is an old-time favorite adapted to all parts of the South, and as a producer of “greens” for boiling in winter and spring it has no equal. It will pay you to have a collard patch just to give ^mur cows an occasional taste of “green stuff.” Sow any time up to September 15th. When plants are 6 inches high transplant to open ground, setting plants 2 feet apart in the row. Cultivate like cabbage. Sow one ounce of seed to 200 feet of row. Collards mature in 3 to 4 months. Southern or Georgia (No. 135) all sorts of adverse conditions without injury. Is very hardy, standing winters as far north as Atlanta. In many places where the soil is too poor to grow cabbage, the collard groAvs easily and makes a good sub- stitute for cabbage. Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; % pound, 25c; pound, 75c. GEORGIA CABBAGE-COLLARD (No. 136} New and very valuable variety. A cross between collards and Charles- ton Wakefield Cabbage, giving a cabbage-like flavor and it heads up like a cabbage. This was originated at the Georgia Experiment Station by Prof. H. P. Stuckey and the seed is grown for us by him. It is as hardy as collards, not even AAunter-killing with ice and snoAv, and stands the hot weather as well. The firm heads are not as large as many cab- bages, but they are real heads that can be left on the plant and_ used through the Avinter as they are wanted. Heads are rounded, of delicious flaA'or, either lor boiling or cutting up for slaw. Winter cabbage is a serious problem for the South. This ncAV Cabbage-Collard largely solves the difficulty. We have only a limited amount of seed but be sure to plant a feAV' packets at least this fall — and order early. Packet, 10 cents ; ounce, 20 cents; % pound, 65 cents; pound, $2.00; postpaid. CAULIFLOWER Cauliflower is one of our most delicious garden vegetables. Most of us have let truck and market gardeners groAv it for us because of the wrong idea that it is hard to grow. Anyone can be reasonably sure of success with caulifloAver w’hen planting Hastings’ Seeds and it's aAA-ay ahead of cabbage in quality and flavor. • We import all of our Cauliflower seed direct from the most reliable groAvers in Europe. No caulifloAver seed of Auilue is produced in America and the best seed of Europe is needed for success. We sell only the A’ery highest grade it is possible to groAA’. Cultul*A in rich well-tilled soil; will do in a well- WUBAUI C manured soil. Soav in seed bed same time as you would cabbage. Transplant when 3 to 4 inches high; give plenty of AA'ater in dry weather. Keep Avet, hoe thoroughly and often. In Florida and along the Gulf, sow the seed in September, October and Novem- ber. The plants Avill stand light frosts and should be planted so as to head in cool weather because they Avill not head properly in hot weather. One ounce of seed will make 1,000 good plants. Set plants about 18 inches apart in row. Cauliflower matures in 3 to 4 months. Hastings’ Gilt Edge Cauliflower (No. 85) “Gilt Edge” is rightly named. It is “Gilt Edge” in every respect. It is the largest, most perfect and surest header of all the early va- rieties, and in quality it is unexcelled. One specimen Avas sent to our store l)y a gardener AA’hich, Avhen the leaA'es AVere trimmed off, AA’eighed 7 lbs., and 8 oz., the largest head of early caulifloAver we have ever seen in the South. In general appearance Gilt Edge is like Snowball, but is much larger, a sure header, and stands much longer without decay than anj' other. CaulifloAA’er should be more generally groAAm and there is no variety equal to Gilt Edge where a sure crop of the finest quality is AVanted. Packet, 25c; % ounce, 75c; % ounce, $1,25; ounce, $2.25; % pound, .$8.00; pound, $30.00. Early.Snowball(No.86) Packet, 20c; % oz., 65c; oz., $1.15; oz., $2.00; % lb., $7.50; lb., $28.00; postpaid. EE NORMAND’S SHORT STEM (No. 88), AUTU3IN GIANT (No. 90), EARGE EATE AEGIERS (No. 89)— all good, Avell knoAvn varie- ties. Each: Packet, 10c; % ounce, 60c; ounce, $1.00; pound, $3.00. True Southern or Georgia Collard THE SOUTHERN RURALIST COMES TWICE A MONTH It is the best Southern Farm Paper published. See Page 30. SOUTH MISCELLANEOUS FALL AND WINTER SEEDS FOR THE FAR Cantaloupe or Muskmelon: Pkt. Oz. 141b. Eb. 10 lbs. Hastings’ Eden Gem (No. 231) $.10 $.20 $.50 $1.75 (g$1.50 Hastings’ Salmon Flesh Eden Gem (No. 2-13) .10 .20 .50 1.75 @ 1.50 Burrell Gem, Pink Rocky Ford (No. 241) . . . .10 .20 .50 1.75 @ 1.50 Banana (No. 233) .10 .20 .50 1.75 @ 1.50 Montreal Market (No. 240) .10 .20 .50 1.75 @ 1.50 Rocky Ford, Original Strain (No. 237) ,05 .15 .40 1.25 @ 1.00 Early Hackensack (No. 230) .05 .15 .40 1.25 @ 1.00 Nixon, Georgia Cantaloupe (No. 212) .10 .20 .50 1.75 @ 1.50 Ponce de Leon (No. 238) .15 .40 1.25 @ 1.00 Texas Cannonball (No. 232) .10 .20 .50 1.75 @ 1.50 Watermelons; Hastings’ Augusta Rattlesnake (No. 252) . . .10 .15 .40 1.25 (a) 1.00 Kleckley SAveet (No. 253) .10 .15 .40 1.25 P 1.00 Tom Watson (No. 258) .10 .15 .40 1.25 (3 1.00 Alabama Sweet (No. 264) .10 .30 1.00 m .80 Halbert Honey (No. 255) .10 .20 .50 1.50 (Cl 1.25 Irish Grey (No, 256) .10 .15 .40 1.25 m 1.00 Florida Favorite (No. 259) .10 .30 1.00 .80 Hastings’ Tinker (No. 265) .05 .10 .30 1.00 .80 Philip Jones (No. 260) .05 .10 .30 1.00 ® .80 Not Sweet and Roasting Ear Corn Yexo Sugar (No. 151) Country Gentleman (No. 152) .10 EA-ergreen Golden Bantam (No. 168).. .10 Golden Bantam (No. 167) 10 Stowells EAmrgreen (No. 153)... Black Mexican (No. 156) Adams Large Early (No. 151).. White Rice Popcorn (No. 160) 10 Golden Queen Popcorn (No. 161) 10 Hastings’ Prolific Corn (No. 1-10) Pumpkins : Japanese Pie (No, 386) $.10 Tennessee SAveet Potato (No. 361) 05 Sugar or SAA^eet (No. 364) 05 Southern Field (No. 360) Hastings’ Big .Tumbo (No. 363) 10 Large Cheese (No. 362) Imp. Green Striped CashaAV (No. 365) .10 Honey Dew Melon (No. 244) ... Prepaid Pkt. Eb. 2 lbs. 10 lbs. .$.10 $.35 $.60 @$ .20 . .10 .35 .60 @ .20 . .10 .35 .60 @ .20 . .10 .35 .60 @ .20 . .10 .35 .60 @ .20 . .10 .35 .60 ® .20 . .10 .30 .50 ® .15 . .10 .30 .50 (d) .12 . .10 .30 .50 @ .12 . .10 .30 .50 bu. 4.00 Pkt. Oz. 141b. Eb. .$.10 $.20 $.50 $1.50 . .05 .15 .40 1.25 . .05 .15 .40 1.25 . .05 .10 .25 .75 . .10 .20 .50 1.50 . .05 .10 .25 .75 » .10 .20 .50 1.50 .25 .75 2.75 11 H, G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia HASTINGS’ CARROT SEED CAKKOTS ARE A PARTICULARLY VEGETABLE WHOLESOME Oxheart or Guerande Carrot OlllfllfA Carrots deserve a more general cultivation in the wUICUIV South. The young, tender roots are excellent stewed or boiled, either alone or with meat, as well as for sea- soning and for flavoring soups. Select rich or well manured soil worked deep, because this is a deep rooted crop and the soil should be prepared deep enough to allow the roots to pene- trate the soil without difficulty. Sow in shallow drills, 16 to 18 inches apart, in August and September. In Florida and along the Gulf Coast sow seed from September to December. Make several sowings about two weeks apart so you will have a suc- cession crop. AVhen plants are well started, thin out to four inches apart in the row. Cultivate freciuently ; keep ground free from weeds and grass. Sow 1 ounce of seed to 100 feet of row. carrots mature in 6 to 10 weeks from planting. ^ Na 'The Best Carrot. This fine stump- wllanidlcljr ^ nUi Owy rooted variety we consider the best of its class. It's a half-long sort unexcelled in quality and pro- ductiveness. Very uniform in growth. Fresh deep golden orange color. Roots 3 inches in diameter at top, about five inches in length, gradually tapering in a very symmetrical manner to the base. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 35c; lb., 75c. Red St. Valery ( No. 67 ) Root's very smooth and reg- ular in growth, of large size, from 10 to 12 inches in length, and from 2 to 3 inches in diameter at the top, tapering gradu- ally throughout. Rich, deep coloring, and free from hard core. A favorite with our Customers, especially in sections subject to drought. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents. Ualf I Ano* / Ma 7 I \ favorite with market gardeners and for home use. Bright scarlet ■"kvilg wwOl Id ^ mil 11/ color and of fine flavor. Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; % lb., 25c; lb., 75c. nanvAVe InformArlial'A^Nn Bright orange color, very smooth and finely formed. Pro- S ■niCrnidllAlC ^ llWi UO^ duces more ■weight to the acre than any other half-long variety. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 25 cents; lb., 75c. Improved Long Orange (No. 69) ety. Roots long and of a deep rich orange color. A very heavy cropper, so heavy, in fact, that it is profitable to grow for stock feed, while in quality it is a table carrot. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents. Oxheart or Guerande ( No. 66 ) Is" Ihe best of the shortened, thick-formed carrots. Roots are four inches wide at top and taper to a 2-inch diameter at bottom. Length from five to six inches. Roots are very free from hard core and of the finest quality for table use. Both skin and flesh are highly colored. Being very short they are easily pulled from the ground, where the long sorts often have to be dug. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 25 cents; pound, 75c. Large White Belgian Carrot(No. TO) Fai* QtAAlc FoArl Otlll/ stock is just beginning to be appre- r wllljr ciated in the South. One of the most valuable is the Belgian Carrot, an immense cropper, having produced as high as 20 tons of roots per acre. In the Central South they are easily kept for feed all through the winter, while in the Lower South they can be left in the ground all winter and pulled as needed. The use of carrots in connection with dry feed helps keep the animals in good condition and in milk or dairy-cattle the flow of milk is largely increased. One thing must be remembered when large crops are wanted, and that is the crop must be fed “with manure or commercial fertilizers in proportion. Sow in drills 3 feet apart, using 4 pounds of seed per acre. When well up, thin out the plants to 6 inches apart. They should be grown on land that has been previously cultivated and worked deeply. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10c; % pound, 20c; pound, 60c; postpaid. Ten-pound lots or over, not prepaid, 45 cents a pound. For late summer and fall planting, celery is strictly a crop for Florida and the lower Gulf Coast country, sections not ordinarily subject to extreme cold during ^ the winter. It is a most important commercial crop for Florida and there is no reason why it should not be just as largely and successfully grown in South-west Texas as a mar- ^■lltllVA crop. Celery requires rich and moist soil. If not rich it can be made so by wUILUr e proper fertilizing. In Florida and Gulf Coast section sow seed in August and Sep- tember in shaded beds, covering seed not over half-inch. When 6 inches high transplant to open ground. Celery planted as above should mature in following March and April. It brings in as high as $1,500.00 per acre. One ounce of seed sows 400 feet of row or makes 15,000 plants. GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING(No.77) but Freimh grown "seecl of this variety worthless. We have imported seed direct from originator. ■ rdH#ll ARI W WII wCCU Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 60 cents; ounce, $1.00; % pound, $3.25; pound, $13.00. Price has been as high as $25.00 a pound for this high quality seed. Qai/annali IVIaKlrA^ ^Ma finest variety for general planting in the South on the IVlAi V lighter classes of both sandy and clay soils. Strong, vigor- ous grower and will make a large crop where other sorts fail altogether. Large, solid and of first- class flavor. Stalks when well blanched are clear white and centers are light golden yellow. When quickly grown it is crisp and tender, making a fine appearance in market. Not recommended as a market variety for shipping from Florida. Packet, 10c; ounce, 20c; % pound, 65c; pound, $2.00. miAVif^an QaIiH ^^aIaiow/IIa Stalks rounded, crisp and solid. Its flavor is fully 90IIIJ wCICr y ^ nUi OU / equal to that grown in the famous Kalamazoo (Michigan) celery district, having the rich, nutty flavor so desirable in celery. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents; % pound, 65 cents; pound, $2.00. White Plume ( No. 7 6 ) —Giant Pascal ( No. 79 ) ^i^r’ed by many" planers. Each: Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; % pound, 65 cents; pound, $2.00. OAlArSaA (fin or Turnip Rooted Celery. It is mostly used for flavoring. Cultivate the same as for celery except that it requires no hilling up. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; % pound, 65 cents; pound, $2.00. Red St. Valery Carrot Savannah Market Celery 12 //. G. Hasthigs Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia The Finest Cucumber on Earth — Hastings’ White Spine Cucumber For Market Gardeners, Ship^rs and Home Use THE KLONDIKE CUCUMBER Hastings’ Best Cucumber Seed There has been a steady increase in the planting of cucumbers all over the South in summer and fall during late years, and limited fall plantings are usually found to be more profitable than spring. In this latitude cucumbers are planted in July and August and later farther South. In Florida and along the Gulf Coast, August and September plantings are profitable as a shipping crop. If insects trouble you, dust the plants with Hastings’ safe but sure insecticides. See page 31. OllltlDI*A in hills, four feet apart each way. Where well-rotted manure WUICUIC ig obtainable work a large shovelful of it into each hill. Plant 8 to 10 seeds in each hill, covering % inch in clay soils or 1 inch in sandy soils, and when rough leaves have formed, thin out to 4 in each hill. One ounce of seed will plant 60 lulls; or use 2 pounds per acre. Cucumbers mature in about 3 months. HASTINGS’WHITESPINE(No. 180) cucumber for the " tr^ck- DaKL- foi* the gardener, for nearby markets ■ intJSl hALl a SEiain and the family garden. Our Illustration on this page shows its size and shape perfectly. On size, shape and prolificness it’s right for all purposes. For the cucumber shipper it has the great advantage of “holding up” in color during long distance shipping, reaching market with the same fresh appearance that it had on the vine in the field. Always crisp, tender and fine looking, and in color it’s just the right shade of green. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15c; pound 40c; pound, $1.35; postpaid. Ten-pound lots, not prepaid, $1.00 a pound. When the Klondike was original- ly introduced we were much im- /Ma I0^\ pressed with many of its good points, but it was so irregular that we care to catalog it until it had been bred up to a satisfactory strain. We have now a special strain which is regular in size, color and growth and we are sure that you will be pleased with it. It’s a very attractive dark green va- riety with a green that stays for days after being picked and shipped. The cucum- bers are 7 to 8 inches long, 2 to 2l^ inches in diameter and very regular in size and shape. Extra early, very crisp and unsurpassed for slicing. When young makes excellent pickles. Prolific, very hardy and a sure cropper. Packet, 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; pound, $1.25; postpaid. 10-lb. lots or over, not prepaid, $1.00 a pound. almost ideal cucumber in shape; rich B^dVlS dark green color; it is uniform and regu- /Ma size; exceedingly tender and as a slicing cucumber for the table ^nUi I IDy is really delicious. This is a favorite with shippers in some parts of Florida and Texas. It is almost seedless one-third of its length from the stem end, and the seeds that are contained in it when in slicing condition are so small and tender that they are almost unnoticeable. It is an exceedingly prolific variety. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; % pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.25; postpaid. Favli# of the most recent introductions, and "y ■ '^•*''*****”®^ is very much liked by market gardeners /IJa I7K\ in parts of Florida and Texas as a variety for shipment to Northern ^ivUi I Ivy markets during the fall months, holding as it does its dark green color for many days after picking. Early Fortune is of a very deep green color and does not show up much white color before maturing as does most of the old strains of the White Spine. Stays plump and fine looking long after reaching markets in the North. It’s of good shape and of very regular growth. Packet, 5c; ounce, 15c; % pound, 40c; pound, $1.25; postpaid. Ten-lb. lots or over, not prepaid, $1.00 per lb. Improved Long Green (No. good size and holds the dark green color until well matured. Crisp, tender and free from bitterness, making a splendid slicing cucumber. When 3 or 4 inches long it is fine for pickling. A good variety to plant from earliest spring to fall. Packet, 10c; oz., 15c; ^ lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; postpaid. Ten lbs., not prepaid, $1.00 per lb. JAPANESE CLIMBING CUCUMBER /Un planting, being a specially vigorous grower. The young plants ^11 Vi iw^ are bushy, but as soon as they become well established begin to climb and may be grown on fences, poles or trellises. With this cucumber the product of a given area can be increased three-fold. Fruit is 10 to 12 inches in length, of a fine dark green color ; flesh is thick and firm, never bitter, has few and very small seeds and is fine for pickling as well as slicing. It is a very prolific variety and the fruits being raised well above the ground never suffer from wet weather or insects. The vines are practically proof against mildew and continue bearing until very late. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents; % pound, 50 cents; pound, $1.50; postpaid. Our EvArhAarine'' This is our most popular variety for wur Kvtsrutsaring \#ucumuer iio^e gardens on account of its ever- /Ma bearing character; first fruits are ready very early, then the vines yiivi iwf continue to flower and produce fruits continually until killed by frost, whether the ripe cucumbers are picked or not, differing in this respect from all other varieties. A single vine will show at the same time cucumbers in every stage of growth. Splendid for slicing and although size is rather small, they are perfect in shape and of a fine green color and just the right size for pickling. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; ^A pound, 50 cents; pound, $1.50; postpaid. Lemon CUCUinberfNOi 174^ most prolific and finest flavored of ■aviiivii WUWUIIIWVI ^Iivi I gii cucumbers; size and shape of lemon. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; % pound, 65 cents; pound, $2.00; postpaid. Gianf* r No 176^ Fruits sometimes 15 to 20 inches long. Largest of wiail A ■ Cl a ^ HUi l all, and fine for home gardens. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; % pound, 50 cents; pound, $1.50; postpaid. Early Frame is a de- gardens for slicing. ^cket, 5 cent^ ounce, 10 cents ; % pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00. Chicago Pickle is a standard pickling vari- _ ety, but can be sliced if allowed to mature. i^ckeL 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; % pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.25. Standard, well known variety for Early Frame (No. l82)^„«Sf4 Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % Chicago Pickle (No. 183) Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; % i EarlyGreen Cluster (No. 178) both suomK ana pickiing. tanuet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents; % pound, 40 cents, pound, -.$1.35 ; postpaid. GHERKINS(No. 187) Small fruited. 2 to 3 inches long, well rounded and Packet, 10 cents; covered with small spines. For pickling only, ounce, 20 cents; % pound, 65 cents; pound, $2.00; postpaid. II. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen^ Atlanta, Georgia 13 HASTINGS’ EGGPLANT While this is a crop mostly grown from winter and spring sown seed in most localities, it has been found a most satisfactory and profitable crop for late fall and winter shipment from South Florida. For October to January shipment seed should be soAvn from July to September. The results from an acre or tAvo of eggplant planted in Florida at that season is often surprisingly satisfactory. It is usu- ally customary to plant % pound of seed to furnish plants for 1 acre. One packet of seed furnishes plants for 100 feet of row. Eggplant from seed is ready to use in about 120 days. Hastings’ Improved Large Purple Thorn- IpcC F9'9‘nlanf'/Nn IQn\ variety is the standard 1 for purity and excellence for Eggplant in all the market gardening sections of the South. It has been grow’n since 1898 by market gardeners with profitable results and in the home gardens with entire satisfaction. Our seed is pure and the plants OA^er 90% thornless. There is no crop AA^e exercise more care in and in Avhich our constant and continued selections shoAV better results. In a properly cultWated crop streaked or oif- colored fruit is almost unknoAvn. Plants are large, strong and Aug- orous, each plant producing from 5 to 8 large fruits of dark, rich purple color. The earliest of all large fruited varieties and alAvays gives satisfaction Avith proper cultiA’ation. The vigor and strength of this variety makes it less subject to the effect of “blight”- and “dieback” which is disastrous to this crop in so many sections. Notice the illustration from an actual photograph of this best of all eggplants. Packet, 10c; % oz., 20c; oz., 35c; % lb., $1.25; lb., $4.00. FAMILY GARDEN VEGETABLES Make your fall garden take care of you throughout the winter. Home canned and dried vegetables are far better than any you buy in the stores. Besides the regular vegetables, try a feAV new ones. Eggplant, Kohl-Rabi, Endive, Fetticus, Carrots, Cress, Kale, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Chinese Cabbage, etc., are delicious. Early Green Curled ( No. 200 ) KOHL-RABI KALE OR BORECOLE FOR WINTER We sincerely wish we could get our friends to grow Kale more extensively, as it is so much superior in eating qualities to the collard. Kale is more hardy than cabbage and Avill stand through the entire Avinter in any ordinary season in the central and loAA’er South. It is much improved in quality by being touched by frost. Of all the cabbage tribe this is the most finely flavored, and it would be more generally grown were its good qualities more Avidely knoAvn. Sow the seed thinly in drills in September and October and you should have no trouble in gather- ing the finest flavored “greens” you have ever eaten. Sow one ounce of seed to 100 feet of row. Matures in 3 to 4 months. Also variously known as “DAA\arf German”, ‘Dwarf Curled Scotch” and “Siberian.” This is the variety usually soAvn in the fall for spring use. It is rather low groAving Avith fine curled leaves of deep green color. The young leaA^es are tender and delicate^ in flavor. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00; postpaid. This splendid vegetable should be better known in the South, for it is a most desirable one. It’s sort of halfAA'ay betAA'een a cabbage and a turnip. While it has many of the characteristics of the cabbage family the edible part is the bulb (as shown in our illustration) that forms above the ground. In the loAver South and Florida it can be easily grown with August to October sowings. Seed can be sown thinly in roAvs where plants are to stand and thinned to six inches apart or sown in beds and transplanted like cabbage. The bulbs Avhich groAV to the size of a medium sized apple have a delicate ca))bage-like flavor. Sow % ounce of seed to 100 feet of row ; 2 lbs. per acre. Kohl-Rabi matures in 8 to 10 weeks. Early White Vienna Kohl-Rabi (No. 202) a‘?°a'ppiXhen ready for use, and are of a pale, whitish green color. They are hardy and you can have nice, tender bulbs all through the fall. When Avell started, set out as cabbage plants, and for table use, gather bulbs while skin is tender, slice, and cut off the hard loAver portion. Bulbs are of very mild, delicate, cabbage-like flavor, most deli- cious. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents; % pound, 75 cents; pound, $2.50; postpaid. ■ The leek is a very hardy 1 onion-like plant that does not make a bulb. It has a long, well thickened neck someAvhat re- sembling the growth of young onions in spring but much longer and thicker. The leek thrives under same general conditions as onions and should be cultwated in the same general manner except that AA’hen the plants begin to get some size the earth should gradually be draAvn up around the necks so as to blanch the stems or necks white and increase the tenderness and fine flavor. Sow one ounce to 100 feet of roAV. Large Carenten S Leek(No. 203) rich soil, well earthed up, the edible por- tion is from (! to 8 inches long by 2 to 3 inches in diameter. Packet, 10 cents; Vj ounce, 15 cents; ounce, 25 cents; *4 Ih., 75c. Hastings’ Improved Large Purple Thornless Eggplant — The Finest Eggplant in the World For All Purposes GOOD GARDENS CUT STORE BILLS Early Vienna Kohl-Kabi Early Oreen Curled Kale or Borecole 14 H. G. Hastings Co.y Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Hastings’ Lettuce Seed For Home and Market Crops Liettuce seed is one of onr great specialties, and in addition to supplying over two hundred thousand family gardens each year we sell thousands of pounds of highest grade lettuce seed to shippers and market gardeners. Onr great market varieties, BIG BOSTON, HASTINGS’ DRUMHEAD, FEORIDA HEADER, DIXIE HARD HEAD and CAEIFORNIA CREAM BUTTER are supreme. The high quality of HASTINGS’ Eettuce Seed is known everywhere in the South where lettuce is grown, for purity, hardness of heads and slowness to run to seed. Our lettuce seed is all grown in California by our grower, whom we consider the most careful lettuce seed grower in the world, and the growing crops are personally inspected by our Mr. Hastings or Mr. Freeborn so as to insure the quality being kept up to the HASTINGS’ standard. Do you know of any seed firm where the head of the house, or even an employee, will travel over 6,000 miles each year to see that every possible care is taken to have the lettuce seed just right? One End of a Field of BIG BOSTON Eettuce Ready for Shipment — Note the Regularity of Growth — Right Seed Does It BIG BOSTON (No. 2 10) Head type. Ours is perfection in this variety, and you cannot buy any Big Boston Eettuce at any price that is superior to our strain. The heads of this strain are so firm and solid that almost every head has to be cut open before the seeds stalks can grow. It is a standard market garden and shipping variety, being grown almost exclusively in many sections for shipment and for market. Extra large, round, firm heading variety, and makes a good appearance in market. Our seed of this variety is grown for us by a lettuce seed specialist whom we consider the best in the world. Our seed of Big Boston is the surest and hardest heading stock that you can obtain. Packet, 10c; ounce, 20c; % pound, 50c; pound, $1.25; postpaid. Five-pound lots or over, $1.00 per pound, not prepaid. HASTINGS’ DRUMHEAD WHITE CABBAGE LETTUCE ever carried has had a steadier sale. Superb for home gardens and for market. When properly grown it reaches large size. One gardener near Gainesville, Florida, pro- duced a single head weighing nearly 4 pounds. It is always large, with outer leaves a clear, light green color; inside of the head almost pure white. Leaves are large, extra crisp and tender and entirely free from all bitter taste. Packet, 10c; oz., 25c; % lb., 75c; lb., $2.50; post- paid. Not prepaid: 5 pounds or over, $2.00 per pound. (No.211) HASTINGS’ ICEBERG LETTUCE (No. 216) CRISP EEAF TYPE — For forcing or home gardens. A beautiful as well as useful variety. Exceedingly crisp and tender, growing a long time before running to seed. Known as a “crisp-leaved” hard-header. Splendid for open ground planting or for forcing. Heads of conical shape and medium size. Heads tightly fold and blanch to a beautiful white. Outer leaves are crinkled and light green, growing closely up around the head. Packet, 10c; oz., 25c; % lb., 75c; lb., $2.50; postpaid. Hastings’ Drumhead White Cabbage Eettuce H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 15 Hastings’ Florida Header ( No. 2 1 5) BUTTER HEAD TYPE — Florida Header is one of our favorites that has stood the test of time, recognized as a leading variety for market or home use. No better variety exists for anyone who wants large solid heads ; heads quickly, yet is slow to run to seed. Very re- sistant to both heat and cold, passing through severe freezes practically unharmed. Crisp and tender, and its fine appearance adds greatly to its selling qualities. It does fine in field tests and is slower than any other variety except Dixie Hard Head to run to seed. Pack- et, 5c; ounce, 15c; % lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; postpaid. Not prepaid: 6 pounds or over, $1.00 per pound. Hastings' Superba I 9 I lettuce of all, a most beau- 4 1^; tlful solid, extra large heading variety, especially resistant to heat. Outside leaves light green, becoming more and more yellow to- wards the center. Especially desirable for home gar- dens and nearby markets, but not for shipment. For crispness, tenderness and freedom from bitterness it is unexcelled. Packet, 5c; oz., 15e;%lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; postpaid. Not prepaid; 5 lbs. or over, $1.00 per lb. New Dixie Hard Head Lettuce /||a 99 I \ butter head TYPE—II is such a hard header that it is very difficult to get it to produce seed. Each year we are more and more impressed with its great value, both for the home and market gardener. In general character of growth and appearance it is much like the California Cream Butter, but is much harder header, presents better appearance in market, and is slower than any other variety to run to seed. Heads large and solid. Packet, 10c; ounce, 20c; % pound, 50c ; lb., $1.25 ; postpaid. 5 lbs., not prepaid, $5.00. New Dixie Hard Head Lettuce California Cream Butter (Ho. 220) BUTTER HEAD TYPE — Also known as “Royal” in some localities. Good for open ground planting at all seasons in the South. Fine variety for market garden- ers and shippers. Heads large and solid, the inside bleaching to a beautiful cream yellow when properly grown. The pure strain of this variety can be distin- guished by the small spots on the outer leaves. Our stock is strictly the highest grade of the purest strain. You will be delighted with this sweet juicy lettuce. Packet, 10c; ounce, 20c; % lb., 50c; lb., $1.25; post- paid. Not prepaid; 5 pounds or over, $1.00 per pound. Well Known Varieties of Lettuce Grand Rapids (No. 214), Improved Hanson (No. 222), Prize Head (No. 219), B. Seeded Simpson (No. 223), AU- Year-Round (No. 224), Brown Dutch (No. 213), bronze leaf. Each, packet, 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; postpaid. These are all standard varieties and all good. lA/hitA l^9rSe Romalne, the WWlllie r^ari9 P e 1 o r T.ottnno Priori Hastings’ Florida Header — A Superb Shipper Mav Kltlfif^No. 225^ butter HEAD TYPE — Medium small, light •****3' \ green, tinged very slightly at edges with brown. Early and especially suitable for all outdoor culture in the South, heads attaining a size suitable for use before other sorts in open ground. Also extensively used for forcing, forming very firm heads of medium size and ex- cellent quality in the shortest time. May King is a very compact grower and is very desirable for home garden use as well as for marketing. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents; % pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.25; postpaid. California Cream Butter or Royal Cabbage Lettuce 16 H. G. Hast hi gs Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia BERMUDA ONIONS The Million Doiiar Crop From Hastings’ Seeds IJastings’ Bermuda Onions— Earliest, Mildest Flavored— Most Attractive Onions in the World Some 30 years ago this firm introduced the Bermuda Onion as a commercial crop to Florida. Eater it was introduced by us to South Texas and still later to Southern California. It has made good to an extent that no other onion type ever has. Each year millions of dollars’ worth of Bermuda Onions grown from fall planted seed are shipped to Northern markets from Texas, Florida, California and Gulf Coast sections of Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. Hastings’ introdueed Bermuda Onions to America as a commercial crop and no other seed house has ever supplied the same, consistently good seeds as Hastings’. Hastings’ superior quality and free- dom from Reds, Pinks, Doubles and Splits enabled our customers to get thousands of dollars extra profits above other growers who didn’t use Hastings’ Seeds. Send for our valuable special Bermuda Onion Culture Bulletin. It shows how to clear $100 to $600 per acre net profit. We recommend the Bermuda varieties to you unreservedly for earliness, good yields and mildness of flavor. They are equally good young for pulling green or after fully matured. They are so mild in flavor that many people eat them raw, like an apple. White or Yellow Bermuda at AniAti/llA Bermuda varieties. Before we introduced fi/IIIVII ^ nUi CQQ) our Crystal Wax this was generally called Avhite to distinguish it from the Bermuda Red although it is a light yellow or straw color. Since the appearance of Crystal Wax on the markets the produce trade of the country began calling this variety “yellow” to distinguish it from the pure white Crystal Wax. This has led to some confusion as to the name and from now on we shall list it under the name of White or Yellow to avoid any misunderstanding. We make this explanation, for many who plant this variety for the first time expect it to be a pure white in color. Our illustration above shows the shape of Bermuda White or Yellow as well as Hastings’ Crystal Wax. Less than six months from seed sowing to the fully matured onions. No onion grown compares with the Bermuda in mildness of flavor, and for this reason it is immensely popular with millions of people who dis- like the strong flaA'or of most of the varieties. You will make no mistake in planting the Bermuda onion. Packet, 10c; % ounce, 20c; ounce, 30c; % pound, OOc; pound, $3.00; postpaid. Uaetino'e’ most attractive onion naslings vrysiai wax in the world. Our own in- RAVtMiirla troduction and one that we have been DvriflUIJa ^ nUi aOu ^ exceedingly proud of. It is an ab- solutely pure white Bermuda onion with a most beautiful waxy appearance that makes it sell on sight in the retail markets. In New York and other large markets our Crystal sells at 25 to 50 cents per crate above the Bermuda White or Yellow. In Atlanta markets it has largely displaced all other onions during spring and early summer. Except in color it is identical with the Yellow Bermuda; has all its desirable qualities combined with much more handsome appearance. Seed of this is always in short supply as it is a. very light seeder. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 25 cents; ounce, 40 cents, % pound, $1.25; pound, $4.00; postpaid. Red Bermuda Onion ( No. 28T ) Suda^'R7J"1. 7h''e favorite everywhere in the South for home use and Southern mar- kets. Identical in size, shape and mildness with our White Bermu- da. The color is a pale, waxy red, and it is just the right variety in all sections where a red but mild onion is preferred. Packet, 10c; Yi oz., 20c; oz., 30c; Yi lb., 90c; lb., $3.00; postpaid. Bermuda Onion Sets We do not advise the use of onion sets exclusively for the large commercial crops but there is a high priced early demand for lim- ited quantities for shipment and local markets. As a rule onions grown from sets are not as well formed as those grown direct from seed, but this is not a serious drawback on the early markets. For earliest shipments or to meet the local market demand for full grown onions early, the planting of sets has a distinct place in the fall garden operations. These Bermuda Sets grown from Hastings’ genuine seed ripen fully grown onions four to six weeks ahead of crops grown direct from seed. If you want an extra early onion crop plant some of these Bermuda Sets this fall. Sets ready for delivery about September 1st, possibly a little earlier. We cannot make definite quantity prices at this time but write us for prices as soon as you want to buy. Yc^llnw RArmiirlai genuine White or Yellow 1 t?IIOW Dermuaa seis Bermuda Onion of great com- mercial crops. If planted enrly these sets do wonderfully as far north as Atlanta, withstanding the severest Avinters. In our coldest winter, in 1917-18, Bermudas from sets on the Hastings’ Farm had their tops killed down but came up again and made as fine look- ing onions as any from Texas or Florida. In the set form they often have a rather reddish colored skin, but on maturity are a light straw color. Pound, 35 cents; 8 lbs. (peck), $1.75; by mail, postpaid. Not prepaid: 32 pounds (bushel), about $4.00. MlllFinllAfe ^'inest sets for earliest crop. Pure lYiMi H|Jiacr» white color, very productive, one set frequently making 20 bulbs in one season. Right size for bunch- ing or pickling. Their greatest value is for an early onion for bunching green, coming in three to four weeks ahead of any other onion. Pound, 35 cents; postpaid. Write for special prices on amount you want when ready to buy. Silva^l* ^IrSn of white Portugal or Silver Skin Onion. Large white onion. Pound, 35c; 8 lbs. (pk.), $1.85; postpaid. Not prepaid: 32 lbs. (bu.) , about $4.00. YaIIaIA# OaI'C Forms globe-shaped yelloiv on- ■ CIIUW L/an vers sets ions, pound, 35 cents: 8 lbs. (neck). .$1.65; postpaid. Not prepaid; 32 pounds (bu.), about .$3.75, Pure Italian Garlic. Pound, 40 cents; 3 pounds for $1.00; postpaid. 17 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Hastings’ Snow White Giobe Onion (No. 292) OTHER GOOD ONIONS In the previous page we give a great deal of space to the Bermuda varieties. They are the most important for fall planting for Florida and all along the Gulf Coast. The Bermudas are the earliest to mature, and hold a distinct place, both as a commercial crop and as well for home gardens and nearby markets. There is a place, however, that they do not fill. They are early and the quantity of them grown is so small compared with the large and steady demand for onions that the Bermudas seldom take care of the market over two months in the year. This leaves a nine or ten months’ demand to be supplied with other varieties, for the Bermudas, unless carefully han- dled, do not keep well over three months. Our illustration shows the shape of these onions. Handsome snow-white bulb, with a waxy appearance. It is large, firm, rather mild, and _a first-class keeper. Remarkably even and uniform in growth ; will always prove a favorite wherever it once ap- pears on market. Large packet, 10c; % ounce, 20c; ounce, 35c; % pound, 90c; pound, $3.00; postpaid. Hastings’ Dark Red Globe s & color" OniAn^llA 9Q I I found in ^ ■ / no other. Onions are large, per- fectly globe-shaped, and of rich, deep dark red color. Ex- act shape and size of the White and Yellow Globe, the only difference being in the color. Large packet, 10 cents; Vz oz., 20c; oz., 35c; % lb., 90c; pound, $3.00; postpaid. Hastings’ Yellow Globe dLI \ I^ed, it has a distinct globular Vnum ^ llUi ^ shape. All our Globe Onions are extra large in size, and large croppers as well as first- class keepers from the firmness and solidity of the flesh. Color a very light shade of straw yellow, almost the same color as the Bermuda White. Large packet, 10c; % ounce, 20c; ounce, 35c; % pound, 90c; pound, $3.00; postpaid. Hastings’ Prizetaker AmSmm/IIa 9QC\ American growth, far superior to ”niOn ^ nUifcwO j all imported seed and ’way ahead of the Prizetaker onion offered by most American houses. It has been most successfully grown in all parts of the Central South from both fall and spring sowings. It is very large, frequently measuring 12 to 18 inches in cir- cumference, and fine bulbs have been raised weighing from 414 to 5 pounds each. During the last five years we have seen some splendid market crops of Prizetakers raised even under very unfavorable conditions, not only in Georgia, but in practically every one of the Southern States, showing Prizetaker to be well adapted to our en- tire section. Prizetaker is a light straw-colored onion with a pure white flesh, very fine grain with rather mild flaror, and will keep for any reasonable length of time. Pkt., 10c; yz ounce, 1.5c; ounce, 25c; % lb., 75c; lb., $2.00; postpaid. Extra Early Red ( No. 286) strong flavored, arid ^ good keeper. Pine early market favorite. Packet, 5c; % oz., 15c; oz., 26o; M lb., 75c; lb., $2.00. One of Hastings’ Big White Globe Onions Grown Direct From Seed QiIi/ai* ICinO Immense White Italian variety. Sin- Oliver bulbs weigh from 2 to 4 pounds, /y* 9QQ\ with good cultivation. Well adapted to the Gulf States. Skin }g silvery white, flesh pure white, and so mild that they can be eaten raw like an apple. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 20 cents; ounce, 30 cents; % pound, 90 cents; pound, $3.00. El Paso or Large Mexican. Especially large; pure white 20 cents; ounce, 35 cents; % Giant White Tripoli (No. 290) mild onion, pound, $1.00; Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, pound, $3.50; postpaid. Australian Brown->The Long Keeping Onion Silver Skin Onion (No. 300) toi raising sets because the little bulbs are so uniform. Also a splendid pickling onion with silvery white skin and mild fla- vor. Packet, 10 cents; % oz., 15 cents; oz., 25 cents; % pound, 75 cents; pound, $2.50; postpaid. Large Red Wethersfield (No. 285) ‘a- rieties listed by American seedsmen and has retained its popu- larity wonderfully well through the years. Ifs easily grown to full maturity from the black seed and is a fairlv good keeper into winter. Almost round, of large size and deep red color. In flavor decidedly pungent. Packet, 5 cents; Yz oz., 15 cents; oz., 25 cents; Y4, pound, 75 cents; pound, $2.00. Yellow filnhe productive and a ■ vniooe vers good standard variety for both home use and market. A fairly good keeper, solid, rather mild ; earlier than the Hastings’ Globe Onions. Skin of pale yellow color. Packet, 5 cents; % ounce, 15 cents: ounce, 25 cents; % pound, 75c; pound, $2.00. Australian Brown(No. 297) A lone' iCe A IT At* §^rowing onions is the fear that they -won’t keep over. Australian Brown is the answer to these doubters for this variety has been known to keep in perfect condition (except for a little shrinkage and loss of weight) for a solid year from the time it was pulled from the ground. For a late maturing, long keeping onion to last for a long time, stored in a dry place, Australian Brown has no equal. If you plant the Bermuda, Prizetaker or the Flast- ings’ Globe varieties and Australian Brown, you can count on a supply practically the year round. About a month later in ma- turing than the earlier sorts but of neat, round shape, very firm and solid in texture and the longest keeping onion known fur warm climates. Packet, 5 cents; Yz ounce, 15 cents; ounce, 25 cents; % pound, 75 cents; pound, $2.00. 18 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia White Mustard (No. 279) MUSTARD FOR WINTER SALAD Culture Sow in any good garden soil thickly in drills 14 to 16 inches apart. Give wMisiMs V clean culture, keeping free from grass and weeds. Leaves are large enough to use as a salad in from four to six weeks from sowing, and can be cut all through the winter. Sow August to November. Plant one ounce of seed to 200 feet of row. Giant Southern Curled Mustard (No. 278) out a little patch of mustard for fine salad. Our Giant Southern Curled is the very best of the finely curled leaf strains, really beautiful enough to grace a flower garden. It is slightly pungent, crisp and tender and can be eaten like lettuce or boiled for “greens.” The Hastings’ strain of Southern Curled is the same as offered by one or more leading Northern houses as “Ostrich Plume.” If you like mustard for either spring or fall planting you will be pleased with this variety. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents; postpaid. Chinese Mustard ^NOi 277) An entirely distinct, yet thoroughly good ^ ^ T ^ . ' «i « ■ / variety of mustard of which we have sold thousands of pounds during recent years. It is of much larger growth than the Curled, about the same quality for salads or boiling and remains in condition for use a long time. The quick almost rank growth of the Chinese, insures tender- ness, mildness and freedom from bitter flavor. The engraving above from a photo- graph shows the general appearance of the leaves. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10c; ^ pound, 25c ; pound, 75c ; postpaid. Hastings’ Mustard for Pall and Winter “Greens” This is the variety the seeds of which are used in pic- , ^ , , , kling for family use, and the seeds when ground up, compose what is known as “mustard” in the stores. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents; postpaid^ PLANT GEORGIA GROWN OKRA Okra or gumbo is a most wholesome vegetable and ought to be plentiful in every Southern garden. In our seed growing work here in Georgia we have developed a splendid strain of the Perkins’ Mammoth, being far superior to what is offered under this name by other houses, and we are sure that seed of this variety will please you. Plant one ounce of seed to 50 feet of row ; about 8 pounds per acre. Ready to use in 8 to 12 weeks. Hastings’ White Velvet Okra ( No. 305) uM local shipment; ready to use in 55 to 60 days. We have a specially fine, early, very round, smooth-podded strain of medium size, the pods being almost altogether free from ridges and is not pricklj; to the touch. This strain of the White Velvet we find to be the very best of all the White varieties. It is the easiest variety to handle, is exceedingly prolific, dwarf growing and is the most satisfactory of all okras for home gardens. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents; postpaid. Ten pounds, not prepaid, $5.00. Perkins Mammoth Long Podded Okra (No. 306) podded okra is by far the best variety for market and shipping purposes, ready to use in 50 to 75 days and being used by many Southern truckers exclusively for this purpose. The original strain as originally introduced has been greatly improved by us, and its productiveness is simply wonderful, the pods starting to shoot out within 3 or 4 inches from the bottom of the stalk and tke whole plant is covered with them to the height of a man’s head (5 to 6 feet). Pods of a uniformly green color of unusual length, frequently 9 to 10 inches long. Pods are very slim and do not harden up as is usually the case with other varieties. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents ; % pound, 25 cents ; pound, 75 cents ; postpaid. Ten pounds, not prepaid, $5.00. An extremely beautiful plant used for garnishing. Can be sown in either fall or spring in drills 15 inches apart. When plants have become strong, thin out to 6 inches apart in the row. Pars- ley seed usually takes 3 to 4 weeks to germinate. Soak seed 12 hours in water before plant- ing. Keep free from weeds and grass. Sow 1 ounce to 200 feet of row. Extra Moss Curled Parsley ( No. 308) gSLlTs all varieties. It is handsome enough to have a place in your garden, a favorite sort for garnishing and to supply hotels and markets. It is planted almost exclusively by Atlanta market gardeners for that purpose. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; % lb., 35c; lb., $1.00; postpaid. PARSLEY Plants of dwarf, com pact growth. Perkins Mammoth Long Pod Okra Double Curled Parsley /Ma 304) young leaves have 'the edges heav- ily crimped, giving a general appearance of coarse moss. Often used by market gardeners. Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; % pound, 25c; pound, 75 cents; postpaid. Plain Leaved Parsley(No. 310) Jirdyf'I strong grower, and excellent for seasoning, for which pur- pose it is grown almost exclusively. Packet, 6 cents; ounce, 10c; % pound, 25c; pound, 75 cents; postpaid. PARS N I K; .16 inches apart any time from January to April for spring and summer crop in this latitude ; in Florida and Gulf Coast section sow September to December for winter and spring crop. Plant one ounce of seed to 100 feet of raw; five pounds per acre. Improved Hollow Crown TNo. 311) parsnips; the leaves start from a depression V* / in the crown of the root, thus giving it the name of “Hollow Crown.” Rich, very sweet flavor, im- mensely productive, ready for use in 80 to 85 days. Pack- et, 10 cents; ounce, 15c; % lb., 35c; lb., $1.00; postpaid. Moss Curled Parsley H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia lb Hastings’ Peppers In fall planting, one ounce of seed will usually produce about 1000 good strong plants. Most gardeners plant one-half pound per acre to be sure of sufficient plants. Florida and Southwest Texas growers should plant Hastings’ Eoyal King this fall. It is the best o xll. Pimic^nf-n/Nn mildest flavc ed of all., it’s nmieniu^nui 090; wonderful what P( Ilarity Pimiento has attained in the short time it has been known. It absolutely free from the pungency of flavor distasteful to so many. v.,an be eaten raw like an apple, can be stuffed with meat and baked; can be used as a salad or canned for winter use. Has very thick, firm flesh which permits of its being scalded and peeled. The shape and regularity of size of this splendid variety is wonderful. We have had a splendid crop of Pimiento grown for seed for this year in Middle Georgia and we are sure you will like it. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 20 cents; ounce, 35 cents; % pound, $1.00; pound, $3.50; postpaid. Rllhi# ^ Nn want an exceptionally large, nuoy OOs; pepper, here it is. Hastings’ Ruby Giant is a cross between Ruby King and Chinese Giant, having the good qualities of both yet without the undesirable qualities of either. It is -very attractive, grows to large size, is exceptionally mild, and when ripe is of a bright scarlet color. Flesh exceedingly thick, sweet, and so mild that it can be eaten raw. Packet, 10 cents; % oz., 25 cents; oz., 40 cents; % lb., $1.50; lb., $5.00; postpaid. Rllhv ICSncr reluctantly stop selling Ruby King, a fine pep- pg],^ l3ut it must give way to its superior. Royal King is the same type and far better in every possible way. Large Bell or Bull Nose (No. 356) variety both for home use, market and shipping to Northern markets from Florida, Louisiana and Texas. Rather mild flavor, is comparatively early and a heavy producer of fruits 3 to SV2 inches long and 2 to 3 inches across the shoulder. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 20 cents; ounce, 35 cents; % pound, $1.00; pound, $3.50; postpaid. Hastings’ New Royal King Pepper Ruby Giant Pepper — A Real Giant Sweet Pepper Hastings’ Royal King /Hn Qi«7\ Introduced by us in 1917. While it is a superb ^llVi ww I ; sweet pepper for home and market use we "want to especially call the attention of the trucker or shipping mar- ket gardeners to its regularity of size and shape, making it an exceptionally desirable variety for good packing and fine ap- pearance on arrival in the markets. This will insure its being a top price seller at all times. This new sweet pepper is a wonderful introduction and has taken the place of the popular Ruby King. It is very prolific, bright and glossy, of large size (the illustration to the left shows the natural size and type of this new variety) ; the flesh is mild and thick and the lobes well filled out. It runs remark- ably true to type and uniformity of size for a pepper, and the plants are of strong, stocky, erect growth. It is a native South- ern pepper, originating right here in Georgia, and has made good from the start. When we say it is better than our Ruby King we are saying a great deal, but we want you to plant a quantity of this new variety this year. Taste it raw, stuff it with meat and bake it and fill it with salads for the table; we believe you will like it and agree with us that it is the bell type pepper you have been looking for. Packet, 10 cents; y. oz., 20 cents; oz., 35 cents; % Ib., $1.25; lb., $4.00; postpaid^ Hastings’ Golden Prize ^Nn sweet and mild. In some places this is eiiten like ^liUi wwu; an apple in the raw stage, for it is said to cure chills and fever. Packet, 10c; Yz oz., 20c; oz., 35c; % lb., $1.25. Red Cluster (No. 353) hot varieties of pepper. Red Chili Pepper(No. 354) fn* cfu^ Long Cayenne(No. 349) L^rLrfo'AgS.^Til of these hot peppers are very popular throughout the South and a small quantity should be in every garden. Each: Packet, 10 cents ; ^ ounce, 20 cents ; ounce, 35 cents ; % pound, $1.25. Hastings’ Mixed Peppers (No. 351 gardeners want both sweet and hot peppers in their garden and with this end in view we make each year a mixture of the seed of all varieties catalogued by us ; hot and sweet, large and small. This mixture gives you some of every kind in your garden. Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 20 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Garden or English Peas for Planting in the South Prices include Postage Prepaid on Packets, 1-2, 1 and 2-lb. Packages. Larger quantities by Express or Freight at Purchaser's Expense Many of our customers don’t plant Garden Peas because they don’t bear long enough. Plant seed deeper and work soil up around stalks, and peas will stay in bearing twice as long. CulFui*^ For fall planting in Central South garden ^ peas should be sown early in September, es- pecially the second early varieties. Extra early sorts, such as John L., can be sown throughout September and will mature before frost. In Florida and along the Gulf Coast they may be sown during any of the fall mouths, October and November being prefer- able. Sow in drills covering seed 2 to 3 inches deep, according to soil. To avoid the necessity of sticking or brushing, plant the peas in double rows 6 to 8 inches apart, and when the vines get large enough run them together. Most varieties of the earlies and second earlies are of sufficiently stiff growth to support each other in this manner. Plant 2 pounds of peas to 100 feet of row. 56 pounds of wrinkled or 60 pounds of smooth peas make a bushel. Hastings’ John L.( No.3l6)--Quickest Growing Pea Earliest of all the extra early varieties ; for home use, market or shipment. Since 1896 it has held the record for earliness against all of the best strains of early peas sold by other American seedsmen and during that time no pea has been introduced that equals it for earliness and productiveness in the extra early class. John L. is a standard with Southern gardeners, both for shipping and home markets, and every year we sell hundreds and hundreds of bushels of this variety to Florida shippers. The ear- liest time on record in early maturity was made with this variety years ago by C. J. Montgomery, St. Augustine, Florida. He planted 15 pounds of John L., and on the 30th day from planting gathered one bushel of well developed pods therefrom. TUs really is a wonderful first early pea and a variety that always makes good when the highest prices are obtained. Packet, 10 cents; % pound, 20 cents; pound, 35 cents; 2 pounds, 65 cents; postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-pound lots or over, 15 cents per pound. Alaska Extra Early(No.3l7)!’<^^’ John L., this is the best, round extra early pea ; about one week later than John L. in earliness and is the best quality and heaviest bearer of all the round-seeded extra early varieties. A splendid shipper and one of the very best you can plant in the garden for home use for an extra early. Foliage and pods light green; pods 2^ Inches long, round, straight and square ended, containing six peas. Seeds are of bluish shade, well rounded out and the fresh peas are about equal to the wrinkled peas in quality. There are a great many peas being sold under the name of “Alaska” that are from run-out stock or else not kept true to name. These dwarf varieties have to be “rogued” very carefully each year to keep them true to type. This we do very carefully and you can depend on us. We have a specially wonderful stock of Alaska peas this year and know that for canning, marketing or home use you will find them ab- solutely satisfactory. Packet, 10 cents; % pound, 20 cents; pound, 35 cents; 2 pounds, 65 cents; postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 pounds or over, 15 cents per pound. Recommended for Florida and Gulf Coast regions ■ Iwriua IwICIMeil ^ IiUi WWW y only, where it is well known. A medium early, very heavy bearing small seeded variety that has proven itself an intensely prolific bearer in Florida and Lower Gulf Coast sections. For home use and nearby markets only. Its greatest value is its hardiness and very heavy bearing qualities. Packet, 10 cents; % lb., 20 cents; lb., 35 cents; 2 lbs., 65 cents; postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 pounds or over, 12 cents a pound. Hastings’ John L.. Extra Early Peas Type of Alaska Extra Early Pea HASTINGS’ SEED LABORATORY Every stock of seeds that enters our warehouses, no matter if a few pounds or even _a few ounces of some flower seed up to carloads of oats or rye, has samples talven from it for complete tests of germination and purity. All weeds or foreign seeds, should there be any, are named with the number and weight for percentage, and complete records are kept of each of these tests to be referred to at all times. All these tests are made in duplicate and additional tests are made of all stocks at regular definite intervals. Unless they are up to highest standards we don’t sell them to you. 21 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Hastings’ Extra Early Surprise Pea (No. 315) This extra early, wrinkled pea beats them all in combining earliness, heavj’-bearing and most delicious eating quality in one variety A true wrinkled variety ranking with the earliest. Vines grow 20 to 24 inches high and require no “brushing” or “staking,” especially so if planted in double rows under method given in our cultural directions. Foliage and pods light green; pods 2i/4 inches long, round and square ended, contain- ing 6 medium green peas. Very productive but uniform in maturity, mak- ing it a popular canners’ sort. If you Avant an early pea of the ve'ry best quality do not fail to plant the Surprise for home use or nearby market. It has also developed into a splendid variety for shipping, many preferring It for that purpose. Packet, 10c; Vz pound, 20c; pound, 40c; 2 pounds, 70c; postpaid. Ifot prepaid: 10 pounds or over, 18 cents per pound. Gradus or Prosperity (No. 330) wrinkled variety with immense pods, is hardy and can be planted almost as early as Alaska. GroAvs 21^ feet high, strong and vigorous. Quality delicious, 3%-inch medium green pods with 6 to 8 large, very sweet peas. Packet, 10c; pound, 20c; pound, 40c; 2 pounds, 70c; postpaid. Not pre- paid: 10 pounds or over, 18 cents per pound. Nntfe EYCAlcinr^Nn extra early, dwarf-growing nuvts KACeiSIOr^NOi 0 I 9 j wrinkled variety very similar to American Wonder, but one-third larger; of the same earliness and deli- cious flaA’or. Pods are more closely packed with peas than any other va- riety. Stout and heavy; 2%-inch round pods Avith blunt ends; 6 light green peas of high quality ; productive. Packet, 10 cents ; % lb., 20 cents ; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 70c; postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 pounds or OA’er, 18c per pound. Market Surprise ( No. 322 ) Vigorous^ g^AA’th with stocky vines, groAving 2^2 feet high. Very prolific for an extra early pea, the pods containing 8 to 9 fine peas of rich green color. You will like Market Sur- prise for it’s equally good for home gardens or for market. Packet, 10c; Vz pound, 20c; pound, 40c; 2 pounds, 70c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 10 pounds or over, 18 cents per pound. PKAmilim flAm/lln I ^ ^ dwarf, wrinkled, extra early vari- rremium Uem^NOi 001 j ety, growing about 15 inches high, and is one of the earliest of the good quality varieties for home gardens. This is an older variety that certainly deserves its great popularity. Pack- et, 10 cents; Vz pound, 20 cents; pound, 40 cents; 2 pounds, 70c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 10 pounds or oA’er, 18 cents per pound. Second Early— Heavy Bearers Bliss Everbearing (No. 329) cSsfoSs dens and nearby markets. Height of vine 2 to 3 feet. Pods 3 to 4 inches long, each pod containing 5 to 6 wrinkled peas of A’ery fine table quality. Size of peas large to very large, frequently 1/2 in diameter. Its habit of growth is of peculiar branching character, forming as many as ten stalks to a single root. The individual or separate branches are of extra- ordinary strength and substance so that when hilled up properly they stand up well without “brushing.” This Amriety is especially noted for its continuance of bearing, a characteristic which gh^es it special value. EA’en after repeated picking the vines continue to develop buds and blossoms which mature into fine peas. Packet, 10c; % lb„ 20c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 70c; postpaid. 10 pounds or OA-er, 15 cents per pound; not prepaid. Hastings’ Home Delight Pea olV'^SLwers ftin entire satisfaction. Earliest bearer of the second early ^liUiuftOy or heavy-bearing varieties; a strong, vigorous grower, com- ing in right after the extra early sorts, and Avhile enormously producth’e is of such stiff, stocky growth that it can be grown without “brushing’ when planted in double rows 6 to 8 inches apart, roAvs running together as soon as high enough. The sweetness and tenderness and heavy-bearing qualities give entire satisfaction. Packet, 10c; % lb., 20c: lb.. 40c; 2 lbs. 70c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 10 pounds or oA'er, 15c per pound. Hastings’ Home Delight Pea — A Fine Second Early Hastings' Bliss Everbearing Peas — Fine for Gardens Little Marvel ( No. 3 1 4 ) ^„“ garden. The pods average a little longer than those of Pre- mium Gem, are more attractive in shape and color and the peas are of superior quality. The A’ines are heavily set with large, straight, deep green pods AA’hich are square ended and are Avell tilled with 7 large tender peas. Peas dark green, AA-rinkled, and very prolific. This is a recent introduction Avhich trials show us to be of exceptional merit. Packet, 10 cents; % pound, 20 cents; pound, 40 cents; 2 pounds, 70c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 10 pounds or oA-er, 18c per pound. Thomas Laxton(No. 323) perity but hardier and slightly earlier. Pods with 7 peas are about 3% inches long, straight, AA^ell filled, rounded with rather a blunt end. The large Avrinkled peas are of a green- ish cream color and the plants are A’erj’ vigorous growing. This is a very popular variety among the Florida and Gulf Coast growers and we have especially fine seed stock. The flavor is very pleasing and the peas re- tain their tenderness. Experts and professionals say our Thomas Laxton is the finest and greatest English Pea grown. Packet, 10c; Yz pound, 20c; pound, 40c; 2 pounds, 70c; postpaid. Net prepaid: 10 pounds or over, 18c per pound. Hastings’ Improved Telephone Pea ^Nn varieties, that has been found exceedinglj ^ and market gardeners. Grows “brushed”; immensely producth^e, bearing- ^5 to 30 extra large pods to each vine. It has that excellent, sugary flavor, so desirable in garden peas. Vines and foliage strong and heavy, medium green. Pods AYz inches long, medium light green, straight, broad and pointed, containing 8 large, light green peas, main crop, productive. Packet, 10c; Yz pound, 20c; pound, 40c; 2 pounds, 70c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 10 pounds or OAer, 18 cents per pound. Black-Eyed Marrowfat(No. 320) Large White Marrowfat (No. 321) Krei': ceedingly heavy bearers and A^ery profitable. Hand picked stock. Each: Packet, 10 cents; pound, 20 cents; pound, 35 cents; 2 pounds, 65 cents; postpaid. Ten pounds or oA’er, not prepaid, 12 cents a pound. SugarorSalad Pea(No.326) same manner as snap beans. These are great favorites with those who have once used them. Packet, 10c; Vz pound, 20c; pound, 40c; 2 pounds, 70c; post- paid. Ten pounds or oA-er, not prepaid, 20 cents a pound. Champion of England ( No. 332 ) » a “i\ IT knoAvn and popular; tall growing, 5 feet, peas with wrinkled seeds; a heavy bearer. Packet, 10c; % pound, 20c; pound, 40c; 2 pounds, 70c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 10 pounds or OA'er, 18c per pound. :iy profitable by both home 4 to 6 feet tall and must be 22 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia rich, loose, moist soil, so they can be grown quickly. The crisp, tender flesh of early radishes depends almost entirely on rapid growth. Suc- cessive plantings should be made every 10 days or two weeks to keep up a continuous supply of crisp and tender radishes. For quick use plant the round or button radishes and olive shaped. For later use plant the long and half-long varieties, as they root much deeper and better resist heat and drought. What are known as winter radishes should be sown in August and September. All radishes should be sown thinly in drills one foot apart, seed covered % inch and kept clear of grass and weeds. Our radish seed is of the very best, grown from carefully selected and transplanted roots. Radishes are very easy to grow. Sow one ounce of seed to 100 feet of row ; 10 to 12 pounds per acre. Radishes mature in 3 to 6 weeks. Farli# I Atto* is most popular of all t«iriy kvng radishes in the South for general garden use and market. Our illustration 9VCirid ^ nUi O I Oy shows the remarkable regularity and fine shape of our strain of this variety. It’s a favorite everywhere, no vegetable garden being co plete without it. Tops rather small, roots long and tapering to a dec ded point; color an intense bright scarlet. Flesh is very crisp and ten'^er and when grown rapidly, as all rad- ishes should be, it is free fr m all pungent taste. Packet, 5c ; oz., lOc ; % lb., 25c; lb., 75c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 5 lbs. or over, 60c per lb. Long White Vienna or Lady Finger (Ho. 388) An early maturing and attractive, long white, summer radish of most excel- lent quality. The tops are of medium size. The roots are clear white, slender, smooth and average when mature 6 to 7 inches long by about % to % of an inch in diameter at thickest part. The flesh is very crisp and tender. This va- riety is desirable for market and home garden use. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 25c; lb., 75c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 5 pounds or over, 60 cents per pound. LongWhite Icicle Radish /IIa use as soon as Hastings’ Early Long Scarlet and has fewer leaves. Admirable alike for open air and under glass. The Icicle is a clear white in color, very long, slender and tapering shape. It quickly grows to market size, is crisp and brittle, and of mild, sweet flavor. A fine variety for both market and home gardeners who want an early, long radish. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 25c; lb., 75c; post- paid. Not prepaid: 5 pounds or over, 60 cents per pound. i. name of Glass Radish, always crisp and brittle, with mild flavor even when grown to large Hastings’ Long White Icicle Badlsh size. Desirable for both market or home use. The illustration above shows how nicely these fine radishes bunch and pack for market. Packet, 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 25c; lb., 75c; postpaid. Not prepaid; 5 pounds or over, 60 cents per pound. lA/hitA Sf’VaehlirO'/ Nn 88R\ Oblong, tapering shape, skin and flesh pure white; firm, brittle and tender, retaining its SV*"''* wwwy crispness even when the roots are old and large. Best variety for summer use and an excel- lent all-around variety. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 25 cents; pound, 76 cents. Hastings’ Early Long Scarlet Radish Hastings’ Glass Radishes (No. 388) HASTINGS' RADISH SEED SMALL SEED COST— HEAPING RETURNS other day and it weighed fifteen pounds. He paid me $2.25 in cash, more than all my least 250 heads of lettuce from a 5 cent packet of seed.’* — Alexander McPherson, Tampa, FI *‘I might say that I took one single cutting from your New Zealand Spinach (15 cents worth) to the grocer the than all mv erarden seed cost me this season. I had at orida. 23 II. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Hastings Radishes HASTINGS’ MIXED RADISHES(No. 38T) Many don’t want to make more than one radish planting: to last all season and our mixed radishes fill the bill exactly for this purpose. Hasting:s’ mixed Radishes contain some of each variety catalogued by us, except the winter varieties. There are early, medium and late varieties, the round, the half long and long. For home garden use we sell tens of thousands of packages of this justly celebrated mixture every year. It is deservedly popular, giving as it does a succession of crisp, tender radishes throughout the season from one sowing. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00; postpaid. A favorite extra early rad- ish ; round form and deep Scarlet Button Radish / U|l 00 I \ scarlet skin ; mild flavor, crisp and very tender ; short ynili uO I f narrow leaves, making a very small top. Scarlet But- Rosy Gem Radish ( No. 375) deners for forcing as well as for open ground growth. We have seen it ready for market here in Atlanta in 18 days from the time seed was sown. A most desirable variety for home gardens and almost identical with the Scarlet Button except has white shading at the base of root. One of the earliest varieties; globe shaped, with rich, deep scarlet top, shading to pure white at the bottom. Very tender and crisp, never becoming pithy until very old. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 25c; lb., 75c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 5 lbs. or over, 60c per lb. See Front Cover. I^rimenn large sized extra early turnip radish, a vrimson Uliani^nOi O lo; mtle longer in shape than the Scarlet But- ton bnt brighter color ; twice the size. It grows quickly and even when it at- tains large size remains tender and of fine flavor to the last. Will prove a money-maker for the market gardener, as its bright crimson color makes it a seller on first sight. Equally valuable for home garden use. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 30c; pound, $1.00. ton is a popular radish, resembling Rosy Gem, except it hasn’t the white tips. The round or button type is the most popular garden radish and our Scarlet Button leaves nothing else to be desired. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00. Half Long Deep Scarlet(No.384) Hastings’ Scarlet Button Radish Half Pong Deep Scarlet Radish As shown by our illustration it is about half way between Scar- let Button and Long Scarlet in shape. Of most beautiful appear- ance and in market brings high prices. In color, skin is a bril- liant scarlet throughout ; flesh a clear white; crisp, tender and free from pungency or hotness, so common in many radishes. An extra early variety, and is thor- oughly satisfactory to Southern gardeners who plant it. Packet, 6c; ounce, 10c; % pound, 30c; pound, $L0O; postpaid. Earliest Carmine, Oiive Shaped ( No. 374) SMe«d°‘’"br as the best of the extra early olive-shaped radishes. Olive-shaped, smooth skin, dark car- mine color. In 20 to 22 days the crisp, tender little radishes are ready for use. Top small and of rather upright growth. This is a fine radish. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00; postpaid. California Mammoth White (No. 390) ishes "and extensively grown by the Chinese gardeners in California. Grows 10 to 12 inches long and from 2 to 3 inches in diameter. Pure white skin and flesh ; solid, crisp and of good flavor. Packet, 5 cents; ounce. 10 cents; % pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00; postpaid. Daca IIa Distinct handsome variety of winter rad- \^nina YYIIlAer^nili Ol l ; a deep scarlet, flesh pure white, solid, of fine flavor. Good keeper well into spring. Packet. 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; ^4 pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00. Biack Spanish Winter (No. 386) radish. Packet, 5 cents ; ounce, 10 cents ; ^4 pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00. 3IARKET GARDENERS ATTENTION — Write us for special prices on 5-ponnd lots or over on any vegetables you plant. We can often save you money and you can always depend on getting the right seeds. 24 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlaniuj Georgia Hastings’ Aragon Spinach SPINACH FOR “GREENS” You can find no better vegetable to furnish an early supply wUI&Mi V of “greens” than Spinach. As “greens,” its quality is un- surpassed, and were it more generally known in the Southern States al- most every one would plant it.-- Our specially grown spinach is far supe- rior t%r the. spinach seed commonly sold. Its germination is stronger and betterv>the 'growth larger, more vigorous, and hardier. Spinach requires rich soil, the richer the better, and can be sown' during October, Novem- ber and December, while the ground is not frozen. It germinates freely in cold weather and is a rapid grower. Sow one ounce to 100 feet of row. Hastings’ Aragon Spinach ( No. 4 1 1 ) 'sJS Fine market size, having a large, thick, green leaf, well crumpled or sa- voyed, and stands a long time before running to seed. The hardiest of all varieties, standing an ordinary cold winter without damage in this lati- tude. At the same time it Is one of the best heat-resisting sorts for late spring use. This variety has been thoroughly tested and pleases all mar- ket gardeners who use it. Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; % pound, 20c; pound, 60c; postpaid. Ten-pound lots or over, not prepaid, 45 cents per pound. RlnnmcrlAlstomers. As quickly as we can grow or have our specialist growers produce enough of these especially fine new varieties we list them for sale. On these new and extra fine varieties we particu- larly want to call your attention to the prices. They are generally about 50 to 100 per cent lower than for first-size bulbs from other reliable houses. You will find that our named varieties of bulbs are the finest you can obtain and that they have been chosen because each is the very best of its particular color and type. All of our named varieties are absolutely first-size bullis that are sure to grow and bloom when properly cared for. They are very easy to grow, are strong and healthy, vigorous growers, hardy and of the deepest, richest and rarest of colors. The sight of a large block of daffodils on the Hastings’ Plantation is of course a wonderful sight but a bed or border of daffodils, tulips or hyacinths in your yard can be your delight. These fall bulbs can be planted inside or outdoors. Some can be grown in bowls of water. All can be grown in pots or boxes in the house and all can be grown outdoors. They are excellent for cut flowers as well as blooming plants indoors and make the most gorgeous outdoor displays. For a yard and house full of happiness and color, as well as “The Home Beautiful’’, plant these bulbs by the hundred instead of by the dozen this year. They are a wealth of beauty and you will be many times repaid for growing them. Remember one thing ai)out Hastings’ Bulbs. You cannot buy better bulbs anywhere at any price and we have from our years of experience tried to select the finest varieties that have ever been grown. They are sure to make a wealth of show and bloom. In our offers, our selections have been made to give you the best and most satisfactory variety of each dominant color in which these bulbs flower. Y^ou can depend on them and you may expect the most perfect and brilliant bloom from every bulb planted. Hastings’ Mammoth Crocus Hastings’ Mammoth Crocus-First of All Spring Blooms The Crocus is the first flower to bloom in the spring. Further north it is often seen while snow still covers the ground. In the South it is perfectly hardy and may be left in the ground to bloom for years. Most every other thing of beauty seems afraid of frost, sleet, snow and all cold weather but the undaunted Crocus comes right out with its beautiful appearance and lets us know that spring is on its way. Crocuses may be planted for bed effects with other bulbs and will bloom and baout of the way before the other bulbs make their appearance. They may be grown also in pots and boxes but their natural and most beautiful effect is from planting them all through your lawn. They grow very low and will not hurt the lawn, which can be mowed or cut close except during the two or three weeks the crocuses are in bloom. ’So early in the season there is little lawn growth anyway so the appearance of the lawn is not bothered if left uncut while these delightful harbingers of spring are in a profusion of bloom. Crocuses attract more attention than most any other flower be- cause of their extra earliness and delightful rich colorings at a time when no other flower is in bloom outdoors. A charming effect is made by planting them in clumps or singly anywhere and everywhere in your lawn. They are most effective, of course, when planted in large numbers, say about 500 in a bed or in a part of your lawn. Plant some of these this fall for the earliest bloom of the spring. The rich tones and colorings are sure to please you and the selection of varieties below are the very best you can plant. They are entirely hardy. Non plus ultra — blue; Baron von Brunow — purple mauve; Sir Walter Scott — striped or variegated, purple stripes on white; Queen Victoria — pure white; Yellow Mammoth— extra large yellow, are the best varieties for the different colors for planting throughout the South. It is easier to order by color. You will get the named varieties above. CROCUS: Blue, purple, striped white, yellow, mixed (all colors). Price: Dozen, 35 cents; 100 for .$2.50; 1,000 for $20.00; postpaid. HASTINGS’ MAMMOTH WHITE FREESIAS These small bulbs give delicate and beautiful blossoms; their fragrance being especially delightful. Amercian grown bulbs show tendency towards yellow shades and spots or blotches b\it our Freesias are all grown for us in Europe where the greatest attention is paid to breeding and selection for the pure white fragrant blooms. The pure white is the highest type, largest and finest flowering Freesia. In your home window it will flower in six weeks after growth starts. Refracta Alba, the pure white, is the only variety we sell. Price: Dozen, 35 cents; $2..50 per hundred; postpaid. l ll V This Flower of the Gods, “Shui Sin WriMriEi^Ei kBl.1 par,” Water Fairy or Joss Flower as it is called by celestials, is a variety of Narcissus that blooms profusely chaste flowers of silvery white with cups or short trumpets of golden yelloAv. These mammoth sized bulbs are of great vitality and luxuriant growth, pro- ducing several spikes of flowers within four to six weeks after planting. They are very easily grown by everybody and almost everywhere. They do well in pots of earth but are beautiful when grown in shallow bowls of water with enough pebbles to keep them from falling over when in bloom. A dozen bulbs, started at intervals will give a succession of blooming lilies throughout the winter. Plant some for house plants through the winter. Chinese Sacred Uily Bulbs — Extra Earge, 25 cents each; $2.50 per dozen; postpaid. Not prepaid: $20.00 per hundred. WHY PLANT LARGE BULBS Bulbs come in many sizes and we are often asked why we offer the largest sized bulbs. The reason is that with practically all flower bulbs the largest bulbs produce the largest plants, the largest and most perfect blooms and the richest and most uniform shades and colors. Hastings’ Exquisite Mammoth White Freesias 45 //. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia DUTCH AND ROMAN HYACINTHS Dutch Hyacinths are the most popular of all bulbs for fall plant- ings in the South. They adapt themselves to most any type of culture and respond perhaps better than any other flowers to good care. For the flower-Tover this is especially pleasing and the at- tention given to Dutch Hyacinths is many times repaid by the delicacy and fragrance of the blooms. Dutch Hyacinths are most easily grown outdoors and for early spring blooms it would be hard to equal the attraction from a bed or border of these exquisite flowers. These bulbs have long been, favorites for growing in the house in pots and in bowls of water. Grown indoors this way you can plant a few bulbs every couple Aveeks and have blooming plants in your home all winter and early spring. The plants produce large spikes of rich and brilliant blooms that last two or three weeks, filling the rooms with beauty and the most delicate fragrance. The little bell- shaped petals suggest the music and harmony these flowers try to bring into our lives and homes. Notice the illustration of Dutch Hyacinths on this page and on the back cover. Our monster bulbs of the named varieties are the finest you can obtain. Only a few dealers in America have this class of imported bulbs and to get them except from Hastings’ you will have to pay considerably more. Hastings’ Bedding Hyacinths should not be confused with the ordinary bedding bulbs generally offered. Ours are extremely large, fine bedding bulbs and make a brilliant show on the lawn and may be grown in pots and bowls of water in the house for winter blooms. Grow a dozen or two indoors for this winter and plant a bed of a hundred or more outdoors for the most brilliant display next spring. They will make you happy. Plant the named varieties if you possibly can for they make a wonderful display and are the finest that can be grown. But with either you will be delighted with the beautiful flowers. Dutch Hyacinths do best in a rich, light loam but do WUB&UI ^ -well in any good soil. For bedding and other outdoor planting, set bedding bulbs 6 to 8 inches apart each way and 10 inches apart for the selected or named varieties. Cover each bulb about one and a half times its OAvn depth. For pot culture with the named varieties the most beautiful spikes are made with only one bulb to each 5-inch pot or three or four in a larger pan. It is essential for blooming indoors that the growth be started in the dark. A frequent mistake is made by bringing the bulbs into the light too soon, resulting in a failure to bloom or weak spikes. The best way we know is to remove all offsets from bulbs before potting ; cover holes in bottoms of pots with pieces of broken pot or crockery and a layer of moss or ashes an inch deep for drainage. Fill in pots Avith soil, covering bulbs one-half inch but leaving some space at ton for waterine: later. Double Dutch Hyacinths Bulbs so potted may be entrenched or heeled in the garden and covered with six inches of ashes or graA^el for moisture and to prevent frost damage. A bed of ashes should be beneath the pots too, to keep out worms. They may also be kept dark and well watered in a coldframe or cool cellar. Keen them out for 12 weeks and then keep them in Ioav temperature (about 50 degrees) for 2 weeks until top groAvth is AA’ell developed. Then you may force them as rapidly as you Avant. You aaTII haA'e strong, compact spikes of blooms by keeping close to the glass or windoAV and giving plenty of air. If by a windoAV, turn plants so spikes Avon’t be draAvn towards the light. This extra care is Avell Avorth Avhile. CSmo-Ia First bedding size bulbs, purchaser’s selec- aimgie nycfl^inin^ tlon of colors. Pure white. Rose Pink, Light Blue, Dark Blue, Dark Red and YelloAV. Price, postpaid, each 10 cents'; 6 for 45 cents; dozen, 75 cents. Not prepaid, $5.50 per lOO. First bedding size bulbs, purchaser’s se- lection of colors. Pure White, Rose Pink, Light Blue, Dark Blue, Dark Red and YelloAv. 10 cents each; 6 for 45 cents; 75 cents a dozen; postpaid. Not prepaid, $5.50 per 100. NAMED VARIETIES SELECTED BULBS ^ These are the finest selected Hya- cinths in existence and the largest sized bulbs groAvn. They produce huge spikes of brilliant, fragrant, ex- quisite blooms. GARIBALDI — Early, single, deep crimson-red ; large spike. GERTRUDE — Later, single deep pink ; fine for pots. LA G RANDESSE— M e d i u m late, single, pure AA^hite ; full spike of per- fect form Avith waxy bells. The best white. KING OP THE BLUES— Me- dium late, single, extra rich dark blue ; splendid spike and bells. YELLOW HAMMER —Early, single pure creamy yelloAv; fine compact spike Avith large bells. Fine for pots. Named varieties aboA'e n _15 cents each; 6 for 85 cents; $1.50 per dozen; one each of tlie fiA-e varieties, 65 cents ; postpaid. Not prepaid: 50 for $6.00; $11.00 per hundred. VI/UITF shall have only n B ■ Ki Roman Hya- p/)|li|A|y cinths this fall as theA" are verA', A'ery HYACINTHS them Ave adAuse sending in your order right aAvay. They Avill be shipped as soon as they arriAm from France, but when our supply is sold there Avill be no more. White Roman Hyacinths —10 cents each; 6 for 55 cents; ,$1.00 per dozen; postpaid. Hastings’ White Roman Hyacinths The named varieties above are the finest standard Dutch Hyacinths of each color. With them you knoAV you ha\'e the best in all the world. They will make you glad. 46 H, G. Hastings Co. Seedsmen^ Atlanta, Georgia Hastings’ Daffodils and Narcissus Hastings’ Giant Olympia (left), and Emperor Daffodils Grown on the Hastings’ Plantation. Picture % Natural Size GIANT TRUMPET DAFFODILS We just wish you could see these Giants growing on the Hast- ings’ Plantation. These new and rare varieties are the biggest daffodils that have ever been grown. They are so easily grown that no home or garden is complete without them. Every bulb blooms and multiplies so you have more and more each succeeding year. They bloom every spring and do fine in pots, boxes and bowls of water in the house during the winter and outdoors for the early spring beds, borders and lawn or garden plots. They make the most beautiful cut flowers as well as pot or basket plants. Daffodils just naturally do well in the South, w'hether you care for them attentively or whether you only set them out in the lawn. They are so graceful and beautiful, so rich in color and so de- lightful for all flower purposes that you cannot grow too many. Many friends here in Atlanta plant our Daffodils by the thousands ^nd come back for more and other varieties to add to the charm of their permanent home collections. All of us should gro\v them in profusion for home beautifying and cut flowers and many have found that selling the flowers locally or to florists pays hand- some profits. Ollltliro ^ simple rule is to cover the bulb one and a half tinaes its own depth, planting bulbs 5 to G inches apart, depending on the size. For greenhouse, hot bed, window or house culture treat the same as Hyacinths, except that 3 or more bulbs of one variety are planted in each pot instead of single spec- imens. All of Hastings’ Giant Daffodils are hardy and may be planted most any time during the fall months. They are the finest and largest Daffodils in the world. You will be proud to know that no one can buy or grow them superior to yours. EMPEROR — One of the finest Daffodils in cultivation ; pure yellow primrose of immense size with wide, overlapping, perianth. Midseason floAvering and 18 inches in height. Excellent for nat- uralizing outdoors or for house culture. 8 cents each; 6 for 35 cents; 60 cents per dozen; $4.00 per hundred; postpaid. EMPRESS — (Bicolor). Strong, robust grower with large flow- ers. Trumpet is a rich chrome-yellow and perianth is full and white. See rear cover illustration. Very showy for borders and group plantings outdoors and just as fine indoors. Midseason flowering; IS inches in height. 8 cents each; 6 for 35 cents; 60 cents per dozen; $4.00 per hundred, postpaid. GOEDEN SPUR — Exceptionally good ; perianth and trumpet deep rich yellow: foliage broad and striking. Unusually strong grower and unsurpassed for garden, pots or forcing. Early and extremely free floAvering; perfumed. Height 18 inches. 8 cents each; 6 for 35 cents; 60 cents per dozen; $4.00 per hundred; postpaid. *KING AEFRED — The king of the new varieties. For pot or pan culture for shov/ or exhibition purposes, its size, vigorous growth and deep richness of color make it the Finest Giant Golden Yellow Daffodil. See the illustration on rear cover. In our trials on the Hastings’ Plantation with thousands and thousands of Daffodils, King Alfred was the most beautiful and thoroughly sat- isfactory of them all. Flowers fully 4 inches across and large trumpet 2 inches across. Midseason flowering; height 20 inches. 20c each; 6 for $1.00; $1.75 per doz.; $12.00 per hundred; postpaid. *OEYMPIA — See picture above. Out in the field even, the flower grows nearly 5 inches across. Trumpet lips are so beautifully fluted, twisted and curled, 21^ inches across, that for specimens it is a gorgeous monster. There is nothing superior. Perianth light chrome-yellow; trumpet deep chrome-yellow. Flowers nave sold for $1.00 apiece. Second early; height 15 inches. 25 cents each; 6 for $1.25; $2.25 per dozen; $16.00 per hundred; postpaid. TRUMPET MAJOR — Large flower of almost uniform deep golden color. Highly prized for bedding and indoor flowers. Very early flowering; height 16 inches. 8 cents each; 6 for 35 cents; 60 cents per dozen; $4.00 per hundred; postpaid. VAN SION — (Double). The famous old Dutch Daffodil; double flowers of golden yellow. Fine for bedding with Hyacinths, bloom- ing at same time and splendid for winter flowering indoors. Sec- ond early; height 18 inches. 6 for 35c; 12 for 60c; 100 for $4.00. *VAN WAVEREN GIANT— -The biggest Daffodil in the world. Perianth soft primrose-yellow wnth a bright yellow trumpet. Sim- ilar to Olympia but slightly larger and later. Height 15 inches. 25c each; 6 for $1.25; $2.25 per dozen; $16.00 per hundred; postpaid. VICTORIA — (Bicolor). By many considered the best bicolor. Famous for large, erect, durable flowers. Broad perianth of creamy white; large fluted trumpet of rich yellow. Lasts a long time after being cut. Second early; height 16 inches. 8 cents each; 6 for 35 cents; 60 cents per dozen; $4.00 per hundred; postpaid. *SPECIAL DAFFODIL OFFER — One each of these nine Giant Daffodils described above. (We want you to try them — they are the finest in existence.) Postpaid for $1.00. PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS See rear cover page picture. The famous Polyanthus or Paper White Grandiflora Narcissus. The easiest grown and most popu- lar of all bulbs. Good for open ground planting, winter pot culture in the house and delightfully grown in water as shown in the rear cover picture. Our bulbs are of the largest size, imported direct from Southern Prance and are sure to grow. Plant bowls every couple weeks for blooms from December to Easter in the house. Daffodils are fine but nothing can take the place of our large, many flowered Paper White Narcissus — the most popular of all bulbs. 10 cents each ; 6 for 40 cents ; 75 cents per dozen ; $5.00 per hundred ; $45.00 per thousand ; postpaid. H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen^ Atlanta, Georgia 47 Darwin, Breeder Tulips make gorgeous lawn displaj’^s and do well in the northern half of the cotton belt and further north. The great enthusiasm for Tulips is not a popular fancy but a growing appreciation of their majestic beauty. The rich, bright colors and lovely shades of bloom on strong, gigantic stems, some 2 to 3 ft. long, capture us all. They are beautiful and should be in every lawn or flower gar- den. Early Flowering Tulips, as listed below in single and double varieties, are chiefly used in beds, in clumps and for borders. They bloom almost a month ahead of the Darwin and Breeder Tulips, but are not quite so richly colored and don’t grow as tall. They should not be mixed with the later and taller growing Darwins or Breeders because of these differences. The only practical difference between the Darwins and Breeders is that Darwins are generally of lighter colors while Breeders are Culture Plant bulbs 5 or 6 inches deep and 5 or 6 inches apart each way outdoors. A half inch of sand beneath the bulbs gives good drainage for wet weather. For house culture or “forcing”, plant as soon as you receive the bulbs from us. Keep cool (50 to 60 degrees is best), because the slower growth makes larger flowers and longer stems. They mav be grown in bowls of water. SINGLE— EARLY FLOWERING TULIPS CARDINALS HAT — Rich, scarlet red, 12 inches in height; early. CHKYSOL.OKA — Large, golden yellow. Best yellow for outdoors and indoors. 12 inches; medium early. COTTAGE MAID — Beautiful rose-pink, shaded white; extra fine; splendid for beds and house culture. 12 inches ; late. LTMaiACULEE — Large, pure white. 12 inches ; early. PRICES — Single Early Flowering Tulips (named varieties above) ; Bulbs, 6 for 30c; 50c per dozen; $4.00 per 100; .$35.00 per 1,000; postpaid. MIXED SINGLE — All shades and colors of single early flowering tulips, making a gorgeous display of bright colors: Bulbs, 45 cents per dozen; .$3.50 per 100; .$32.00 per 1,000; postpaid. DOUBLE— EARLY FLOWERING TULIPS DUKE OF YORK — Very double; carmine rose edged broadly Avith white. Showy and extra fine suffused red. LA CANDEUR — Large double silvery white changing to soft rose. Variegated leaf edge; fine for borders and cemetery bedding. 10 inches : medium early. 3IURILLO — Delicate rose-pink, flushed white; good sized flower. Fine for beds and easiest forcing double Tulip. 11 inches : late. REX RUBRORUM — Grand double; scarlet red. Beds fine Avith La Candeur. 10 inches; medium early. Prices — Double Early FloAA-ering Tulips (named varieties) : Bulbs, 6 for 30c; 50c per dozen; $4.00 per 100; $35.00 per 1000; postpaid. Darwin, Breeder and Cottage Tulips CARDINAL MANNING— (Breeder). Dull wine-red, flushed rosy bronze, changing to rosy violet, shaded bronze. Very large floAver. 30 inches; late. Also called “Goliath” and “Kingscourt”. DREAM — (DarAvin). Delicate heliotrope AA’ith darker heliotrope flush ; inside deep violet with blue base. Handsome. 27 inches ; second early. EUROPE — (DarAvin). Glowing salmon-scarlet, shaded rose with white base; medium-sized floAA^er on strong stem. Excellent for bor- ders and for pot culture. 22 inches; second earlA'. INGLESCOMBE YELLOW— (Cottage) . Glossy canary-yellow; large, globular flower of perfect form on sturdy stem. In some sea- sons shows a narroAV crimson edge. Called “The Yellow Darwin”. 21 inches ; late. LA TULIPE NOIRE — (Darwin). Very dark maroon-black; the blackest of all Tulips, having a velvety sheen in sunlight. Large flower ; exquisite. 25 inches ; midseason. PAINTED LADY — (DarAvin). See picture on right. Creamy white, faintly tinged soft heliotrope when opening; good-sized very beautiful floAA^er on dark stem. The best AA^hite DarAA'in for outdoors or for late indoor blooming. 27 inches; mid-season. PRIDE OF HAARLEM — (DarAvin). See picture on rear cover. Bril- liant rosy-carmine with blue base; extra large floAver of superb form, borne on tall, strong stem; SAA^eet-scented. Unsurpassed for borders; a sure and early indoor variety. 25 inches ; first early. PRINCE OF ORANGE — (Breeder). Terra-cotta, edged orange-yel- low Avith yellow base starred black. Large showy floAA'er for borders. 27 inches ; rather late. PRINCESS ELIZABETH— (DarAvin). Beautiful clear deep pink, changing with age to rose-pink, white base. Large flower of perfect form ; looks like a rose Avhen opening. Splendid for borders. 26 inches ; second earU". REVEREND EWBANK — (DarAvin). Soft lavender-violet Avith silver- gray flush, darkening toAvard the white base. Large floAA^er of re- markably beautiful color. Fine for borders or indoor culture. 22 inches ; second early. WHITE QUEEN — (Darwin). Almost pure white AA^hen mature; at first tinged pale rose. Effective black anthers. Medium sized floAver ; fine for borders or pots. 24 inches; second early. Also called “La Candeur Darwin”. YELLOW PERFECTION— (Breeder). Light bronze-yellow, edged golden yellow; inside bronzy broAAui Avith yellow base starred green. A very large flower and extremely effective in beds, borders or in- doors. 24 inches ; second early. Also called “Old Gold”. PRICES — DarAA'in, Breeder and Cottage Tulips (named varieties) — Bulbs, 6 for 35 cents; 65 cents a dozen; $4.50 per 100; postpaid. (Dar- win Tulip Collection: One bulb of each of the 13 varieties described above — 65 cents; postpaid.) and Early Tulips of buff or bronze shades. They go well together and are the largest and longest stemmed Tulips. Cottage Tulips are yellow in color and have more or less pointed petal tips, growing well with Darwins and Breeders. For displays of Tulips, the most beautiful effects are made by growing only one variety in each bed. This is true when grown in pots, pans and bowls of water indoors also. Plant each variety sep- arately unless you want many colors and are only planting a few bulbs or else you’re planting the center of the bed with one va- riety and the border of another variety. when you start growing Tulips, especially the ■■■■■& Darwins and Breeders, you will become enthusias- tic and are apt to be jealous of everyone you grow. Pay atten- tion to the varieties so you will know them as they bloom. They come in practically all colors and beautiful shades. Painted Lady — One of Our Giant Darwin Tulips 48 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Hastings’ Rose Collection 12 Everblooming Tea Roses; 3 White, 3 Pink, 3 Red, 3 Yellow— $5.50 Postpaid Especially for the lower South, two year old roses grafted on Cherokee or very hardy root stocks, give by far better results than indoor grown own-root-stock roses. It costs a little more to grow and graft these roses but the much finer and larger bushes make it more than worth your while. We don’t believe you can grow or buy finer rose plants than these anyw'here at any price. Complete directions for setting out these Roses and caring for them are sent along with each order. We want them to grow as well as you do. We will ship none of these large plants until sometime between October 15th and November 1st. We want them thoroughly dormant before ship- ping, so they will carry in the very best of condition and be sure to live when planted in your rose garden. Order now. Grafted on strong-growing stock: Strong, open-ground B ■ prown roses, 60 cents each ; $5.50 for ten. $50.00 per hundred. Hastings’ Sunny South Rose Collection: 3 White, 3 Pink, 3 Red and 3 Yellow Roses, varieties described below, will be mailed to you for $5.50; postpaid. Kaiserin Augusta Victoria ter, full, pointed buds; vigorous and a good bloomer; very double. This rose is one of the newer sorts, with handsome, bright foliage. The flowers are borne on long, straight stems. A Tea variety of great merit. p|«a|| ICarH (White American Beauty.) A white Hybrid ,*■*** ^**“ * *^* •^®''*"*** perpetual Rose with blooms four to six - inches across. This is considered the best snow white rose of its class ever introduced. Buds full and well formed ; open flowers, very double. A strong, vigorous grower; nearly always in bloom. We strongly recommend it. Kilisfnc^v This Hybrid Tea Bush Rose produces fine, long ww vmiiicai ■■vjf pointed buds ; the open flowers are semi-double. This is a sport from Pink Killarney and a splendid rose. Ha RrAkAlt#' Bush Rose, an old time favorite tic DrallClIll with globular buds and flowers in a beautiful shade of clear, light pink. It is bushy and very free-flowering. Flowers are a beautiful shade of the richest tone of pink r%auiaiivte darker on the inner surface of the petals than on the mar- gins. The buds are large and very fine ; a strong grower and exceptionally desirable. There’s no finer rose grown than this. The Red and Pink Radiance Roses are the most popular roses in the United States today. . They do well on their own roots but these grafted Radiance Roses are absolutely wonderful. They are just about perfection. Pinlc ICillsimAl/ Tins famous Tea Rose is identical with the White r III A livy Killarney except in color, which is a uniform pink; a desirable and valuable rose. RaH RaHiAIIAA Stands among red roses without a superior. It has B^auiAII^CfiQ^erg of the same exquisite form, the same sweet perfume as Radiance, but the color is a deep, rich red which does not read- ily fade. The stems are long, making it very valuable for cut flowers as well as for garden roses. Dana RAttf'iAl* Tea variety, the prince of roses for the production r apa \RUIIAIcr ^f long crimson rosy buds of exquisite beauty. Foli- age also is a rich, bronze green. Fr6ih©rr Von IVIorSCholl Rose has beautiful pointed buds and flowers varying in color from clear red to pink. Mme. Francisca Kruger Kaiserin Augusta Victoria — A Splendid White Rose It is ail ever-bloomer and strong growing rose, and should have a place in your garden. A very free-blooming copper-yellow Tea Rose, shaded pink on outer petals. This variety is especially fine for an early spring and late fall crop of flowers. OafKAtiA Tea Rose with a delicate and beautiful tint of salmon, which is always bright and clear and does not fade or shade off into ^airaflv tints. One of the most exquisitely colored roses and beautiful in the bud. Everbloomer of an abundance of flowers on a strong, vigorous bush. EtoiledeLyon ^ea RoJw°th fine buds and large double flow'ers. It blooms profusely and is a hardy, strong grower ; most distinguished yellow rose. Considered the only perfectly hardy, everblooming yellow rose. Other Splendid Roses WHITE — White Cherokee, Climbing Clothilde Soupert, Devoniensis, Estelle Pradel, Lamarque, White Maman Cochet and Marie Van Houte. PINK — Mme. Lombard, Baliy Rambler, Climbing Bridesmaid, Mme. Jules Grolez. Paul Neyron, Pink Maman Cochet and Pink Killarney. RED — General Jacqueminot, James Sprunt, Marshall P. Wilder, Red Cherokee, Louis Philippe. Reine Marie Henrietta and Virginia R. Coxe. YEL- LOW or SALMON — Mareschall Kiel. Climbing Perle des .Tardins, Reve d’Or, Chromatella, Forinne’.s Yellow, Isabella Sprunt and Solfaterre. Prices: 60 cents each; ?50.00 for TOO, $5.50 for ten; Radiance (similar to Red Radiance) Roses — 3Iost Beautifully Formed Pink Buds PIIRAIJST PRESS, INC., ATLANTA. THIS SPECIALQUOTATION SHEET takes the place in our business of the “Special Price List” or“Truckers' Price List” which some firms issue. By sending us on this sheet a list of the seed that you are going to need, we are able to quote you on just the amount of seed you need, and to tell you just what it will cost to lay it down at your Freight or Express Office. LET US FIGURE ON YOUR WANTS In addition to sending you seeds that will increase the profits of your farm, we can often save you money in the cost price. This sheet, which is known as our “Special Quotation Sheet,” has a distinct place in our system of business and a great many thousands of our customers make use of it every year. This sheet is more largely for your benefit than ours, and we want you to use it this year. It is for the use of truck gardeners buying vegetable seeds in large quantities and for the buyer of farm seeds who wants to know exactly what those seeds will cost delivered at his station. There are three things you actually want to know in seed buying. First, and most important, is that seed quality is right; second, what the cost of the seed is in Atlanta; third, just what the freight or express charges will be to your sta- tion. If seed comes from Hastings’, you know the quality is right. On the other two points it is very easy. All you have to do is to write down the name and quantity of the kinds you want on the other side of this sheet, tear it out and mail to us. We will quote you the best price we can make, estimate the weight, figure out the freight or express charges and send it back to you promptly. You will then know exactly what the seed will cost you delivered at your station. Do Not Use This for Family Garden Lists Please notice that this sheet is not to be used for asking special quotations on family garden orders, such as seeds in packets or ounces, pounds or two-pounds, or special collections. Prices on packets and ounces, etc., are distinctly stated (these prices including postage paid by us) in the catalog, together with special premium offers of extra seeds, etc. These offers stand open to every seed buyer and we do not make “Special Quotations” on family garden lists. One last word: Make up your quantity list and send it to us so that we can make you a delivered price. Asking for a quotation puts you under no obligation to buy unless you want to. We have just the right seeds and we believe that Hastings’ Seeds on your farm will pay both you and us, and this quotation sheet will help us get together. Use it now. Making better crops at less cost for fertilizer ought to be the aim and object of every farmer and gardener. Inoculation will help do both. Re- member, however, that these bacteria only act directly on what are known as leguminous crops ; this includes all kinds of clover, beans, peas, alfalfa, vetches and peanuts. On these the bacteria can be applied with direct benefit — that is, it will make great deal larger crops per acre than you would otherwise get. Our illustration shows how these bacteria act on the roots of legumin- ous plants such as just mentioned. The knobs or “nodules,” as they are termed, are little storehouses of nitrogen, that costly element of plant food that these bacteria have gathered from the air. Some of this goes to feed the plant while growing, but the larger part remains stored in the roots. After the clover, peas, etc., have been harvested, these roots decay, leaving in the soil a store of nitrogen for succeeding crops. A good crop of any leguminous plant growing in soil deficient in nitrogen will, if the seed is inoculated, add to that soil available nitrogen equal to that found in 700 to 1000 pounds of nitrate of soda per acre, worth anywhere from $30.00 to $50.00. What’s more is that the nitrates added by a leguminous crop stay in the soil much better than when applied in the form of nitrate of soda. The use of these bacteria on any leguminous crops means 50% to 100% more of that particular crop per acre, and it means a store of the highest priced element of plant food in your soil for succeeding crops. Isn’t that worth while to you? It certainly is to us and these inoculating ma- terials are used extensively on the Hastings’ Plantation every year. NOTE — There is a different kind of culture for each kind of legume, and you must tell what “kind of crop” you want to use it on when or- dering. Culture for alfalfa, for example, is not good for any other crop. We have Mulford Cultures for the inoculation of Hastings’ Mung Beans, Alfalfa, Crimson Clover, Sweet Clover, White Clover, Red Clover, Alsike Clover, Bur Clover, Cowpeas, Soy Beans, Peanuts, Vetch, Velvet Beans, Beggarweed, Eespedeza or Japan Clover, Sweet Peas, Garden Peas, Garden Beans, Eima Beans. . _ ^ PRICE — One-acre size bottle, $1.50; 5-acre size bottle, $5.00; %-acre See illustration. Alfalfa plant on left not inoculated — Plantsize bottle, 75 cents; Small Garden size, for Garden Peas, Garden Beans, on right inoculated with Mulford Culture for Alfalfa — AH Eima Beans and Sweet Peas only 35 cents; postpaid. Specify the crop other conditions the same — The contrast speaks for itself, you want to use it on, sure. Hastings’ Special Quotation Sheet (F-1922) H. G. HASTINGS CO., Atlanta, Ga. Gentlemen: I would like to have you name me your lowest price on the list of seed I give you below. Please quote your best prices, and also let me know whether in your opinion the seed should be sent by Mail, Freight or Express, and also about what the cost of delivery w:ill be. It is distinctly understood that in asking for this special quotation I am under no obligation to purchase same, and that this is entirely for my own information as to prices and Freight or Express rates. PLEASE DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE Name (if Mrs., kindly use husband’s Initials or given name, as Mrs. Sam B. Clark.) P.O. R. F. D. No Box No State Express or Freight Of fice_ (If Different from your Post Office) FILL OUT THIS SHEET WITH THE ARTICLES YOU WANT PRICES ON, AND MAIL TO US; WE WILL MAKE YOU OUR BEST PRICES QUANTITY VARIETY Leave This Space Blank u os hi X to o z D o a. ft o to u X to 3 m o ft bl m S 3 Z III X H u H 5 1 TEAR OFF ALONG THIS LINE Hastings’ Evergreen Lawn Grass This velvety green lawn grass contains only grasses that grow successfully in the South. The most beautiful lawns in Atlanta and all over the South are Hastings’ Evergreen Lawns. Grass Seeds for best results should be planted during fall months. Make your “Home Beautiful” this fall with a real “Hastings’ Evergreen Lawn.” See page 39. PRICES: Lb. 60 cts.; 5 lbs. $2.50, postpaid WRITE FOR OUR BEST QUANTITY PRICES Paper -White Narcissus Bulbs, 6 for 40 cts. ; DAFFODIL Fall Bulbs Dutch Hyacinths All colors, single or double. Bulbs, 10 cts. each; 6 for 45 cts.; 75 cts. per dozen, postpaid. See page 45. Tulips Early Flowering — Chrysolora and La Candeur. Bulbs, 6 for 30 cts.; 50 cts. per dozen. Giant Darwin — Pride of Haarlem. 6 for 35 cts.; 65 cts. per dozen. See page 47. Daffodil— Narcissus Golden Spur and Empress. Bulbs, 6 for 35 cts.; 60 cts. per dozen; $4 per 100. King Alfred, 20 cts. each; 6 for $1; $1.75 per dozen. See page 46. H. G. Hastings Co. “The South’s Seedsmen” ATLANTA GEORGIA