HASTiNGS^ /R/^M^GRBY ^ >^i .♦■^7''’^** &Ml V^Si/ fSXiL'^^ HASTINGS’ FREE FLOWER SEEDS We believe thoroughly in flowers and will help you get them. With every order from this Catalog before May 1, 1922, to the amount of $1 or over, not including field V seeds or plants, we will send absolutely free one packet each of these illustrated flowers, all beautiful and easily grown: California Decorative Sunflowers, Sujjerb Mixed Dianthus, Centaurea — Bachelor’s Button, Sweet Alyssum, and Golden West Eschscholtzia or California Poppy. Remember, these are free. lapB^ H. C. HASTINGS CO. - Atlanta, Ca. TEAR OFF THIS ORDER SHEET ALONG THIS LINE Please do not write in above space HASTINGS’ SEEDS ORDER SHEET (S-1922) I PLEASE H. G. Hastings Co., Atlanta, Ga. Gentlemen:—! am enclosing for the following seeds to be sent by — DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE (State here if wanted by Mall, Express or Freight) Name. P. 0. (If Mrs., kindly use husband’s initials or given name, as Mrs. Sam B. Clark) 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 4-5 NUMBER IN CATALOG Quantity Names of Seeds or Other Articles Wanted PRICE Dollars Cents 1 YEAR’S SUBSCRIPTION TO THE SOUTHERN RURAilST 25 CENTS , East of Mississippi River, 25 cents; West of Mississippi, 50 cents u Pm c» cc H 1 M H ^ H 0 0 ft in < Pm Remember— No order too large or too small to send to HASTINGS' NUMBER QUANTITY ARTICLES WANTED DOLLARS CENTS bi O S (A tfl X H z u $ O z o Q — PLEASE Seed Premiums Please read carefully so that you understand this offer fully. When you or- 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. When Ordering Write Below The names of several of your neighbors or friends who have not received our catalog but who you believe might order from us. For your kindness we shall be glad to send you some extra seeds along with your order. NAMES POSTOFFICE R. F. D. No. STATE H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgii 1 HALF YOUR LIVING WITHOUT MONEY COST The question of cost of living is and has been a question that has come home to every one of us in recent years. A year ago, or a lit- tle more, the high prices of everything was the trouble. Now the trouble is lack of money to buy with even at much lower prices for the things we usually buy. Our greatest trouble here in the South is that we buy too much food, grain, etc., at high prices that can be and should be grown on our own ground and at practically no money cost. We are between fires most of the time. If we have a good crop of cotton or other so-called cash crop the price is too low to make it really pay a profit. On the other hand when prices are high our yields of cotton or other cash crop is so small that there is not money enough to match our buying needs when we depend on sup- ply merchant for most of our food. The general spread of the boll weevil over practically all the cot- ton growing territory brings this question right home to three- fourths of the readers of this catalog. Dependence on cotton to pay for all or practically all food consumed is no longer safe. To stick to the old way of cotton or other cash crop growing with the idea of paying for food and grain from the cash crop is simply inviting the sheriff to come and sell you out sooner or later. On the next page we go into this question at greater length. It will pay you well to read all that we say on this subject very care- fully. For more than thirty years we have been carefuliy studying this question and experimenting in our own farming operations. Growing cotton or other cash crop and buying all or nearly all food and grain with what the cash crop sells for can’t be done and at the same time have you and your family live in decent style either in the way of food or clothing or the other things necessary to make life worth while. He who attempts this is attempting the impossible and every people and every country that has tried to do it has failed. It’s time to quit butting our heads against this stone wall. It’s time for every one of us who has not already done so to break the chains of one crop slavery. It’s time to give the food and grain crops, sufficient for home needs at least, first attention instead of last attention, the best ground instead of the sorriest ground, the best of cultivation instead of the “lick and a promise” kind. We must produce our cash crops at less cost or go broke. This is cold facts that we face. The cost of making “cash crops” is large- ly the cost of food for the human labor and food for the animal labor. Home grown food, grain and forage can be largely made without money cost and largely in time that would otherwise be wasted or idled away. These food and grain costs are at the very least half the cost of making any and every cash crop in the South. If you grow your foods and feeds you don’t have to buy them or go in debt to merchants for them. With food and grain a-plenty the need for credit is lim- ited. You simply can’t get ahead until food, grain and forage is made at home. You can get at least half of all your living without money cost or going in debt. If you can’t go all the wav the first year go part way. Every little helps and if you go at this honestly and earnestly you will soon be out of debt. Naturally your thoughts turn first to corn, potatoes, cowpeas, the different hay and forage crops, etc., one or more pigs and the cow. That’s right, absolutely right. The pigs mean meat; milk is one of the best of foods, especially for the children and you cannot well have too much of it. Corn means meal for the family, grain for the working live stock. The same is true of other iteiiis. You know your needs as to amount of these grain, forage and other crops far better than we do and can act accordingly. If given a fair chance the home vegetable garden is the greatest, quickest and cheapest source of healthful food for the family and the surplus is available for canning or drying for winter use. In fact there are few places in the South where the garden cannot be made an all-the-year-round source of food supply. The right kind of a garden with suitable variety according to family likes, well prepared and well planted, kept worked and re- planted as fast as the earlier sorts mature and are used up, will go a long ways towards being half the living besides saving doctor’s and druggist bills. The garden should be the hardest worked piece of ground around the place and kept working for you every day in the year. Take your home garden seriously. Make a real, sure-enough gar- den, not one of these straggling excuses containing a few cabbages, a row of beans and fifty or sixty corn stalks that are so common. Two or three dollars’ worth of vital garden seeds, such as Hastings’ supplies, will produce a wonderful money saving, health saving supply of vegetables that will make a big hole in your store bill for food. It will soon be garden time. Get seeds now and have them on hand ready for the first favorable season for planting. Alphabetical Index Showing Page for Catalogue Reference Flower seeds are listed on pages 54-68. Summer Flowering Bulbs are listed on pages '78, 79, 80 and rear cover. Plants for the “Home Beautiful” are listed on pages 67-77. Insecticides and Fungicides, page 100. So far as possible, in making up this cata- log, we arranged the vegetables, flowers, bulbs, and plants in alphabetical order. Alfalfa Page 87 Artichokes 5, 96 Asparagus 5 Bacteria, Soil Inoculation 101 Beans, Garden 33. 5-9 Beans, Mung 92-93 Beans, Soy or Soja 91 Beans, Velvet 95 Beets 33,10-11 Beggarweed 99 Bene 99 Broccoli 17 Brussels Sprouts 17 Buckwheat 98 Bug Death 100 Bulbs 78-80 Cabbage, Seed and Plants 12-16 Cane, Orange, Amber, Syrup 97 Cantaloupe 19-21 Carrots 18,33 Cauliflower 16 Celeriac 18 Celery 18 Chard, Swiss (Sea Kale) 11 Chufas (Earth Almonds) Citron, Green Giant Clovers Collards Collections, General Corn, Broom, Milo Maize Corn, Kaffir Corn, Chicken Corn, Field Corn, Pop, Roasting Ear, Sw’eet Cos Lettuce, White Paris Cotton Cress Cucumbers Eggplant Endive Ferns Feterita Fetticus (Corn Salad) Flowers, Seeds, Plants, Bulbs.. Flowers, Live Plants Fungicides Gherkins Gourds Grasses Herbs — all kinds Honey Dew Melon Horseradish Roots Insecticides Kale (Borecole) Kohl Rabi Leeks Lespedeza (Japan Clover) Lettuce 91 31 87 17 3 99 98 98 ....84-86 25 27 82-83 17 ....22-24 24 17 68, 69, 71 98 17 ....54-80 ....67-77 100 22 24 , . . .88, 89 46 21 42 100 17 24 32 87 .26-27, 33 Mangels, Stock and Sugar Beets 11 Millet (Golden and Pearl) 99 Mustard 32 Okra 32 Onion, Seed and Sets 34-37 Parsley 46 Parsnips 40 Peanuts 96 Peas, Garden or English 33,38-39 Peas, Field or Cow 94 Peppers 34,40-41 Pe Tsai (Chinese Cabbage) 16 Plants, Summer Flowering 67-77 Potatoes, Irish 42 Pumpkins 43 Radish 34,44-45 Rape 90 Rice, Upland 99 Rhubarb (Pie Plant) 42 Roses Inside Back Cover, 76-77 Rutabaga 53 Salsify 46 Seeder, or Hand Sower 100 Sorghum (Cane) 97 Southern Ruralist 81 Spinach 47 Squash 51 Sunflower 63,99 Teosinte 99 Tobacco 94 Tomato 34, 48-50 Turnips 52-53 Vines (See Plants) 69-77 Watermelons Front Cover, 28-31 This complete Catalog — all Beading Matter and Illustrations — Coi>yrighted, 1931, by H. G. Hastings Co., Atlanta, Ga. 2 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia HOME GROWN FOOD PAYS NO OUTSIDER A PROFIT We are repeating here what has been said in a previous catalog. We consider that home production of food, grain and forage on every farm amply suilicient for the needs of the family and live stock is absolutely necessary to Southern farm prosperity and a style of living that we are all entitled to if we will each do our part. Let us be honest and quit trying to fool ourselves any longer. Can you, Mr. Cotton Grower, after dividing your crop with the boll weevil, which you will have to do every year, afford to pay any out- sider a profit on the food, grain and forage used by your family and work stock while making cotton? You couldn’t afford to do it with cotton at 50 cents. Can any of you out of present or prospective prices of cotton, tobacco, fruit or vegetables grown for shipment afford to pay an outsider a profit on what is consumed on your farm ? Certainly not when practically all of those things can be grown on your own acres at one-third to one-half the cost at merchant’s prices. We have all had some awful bumps since the summer of 1920, bigger, harder bumps than any of us could have anticipated. Some of these bumps could have been softened some had our government acted differently then, but that’s all water over the dam. It does no good to discuss that part of it now. The real-right-down-to-the-bottom-trouble is that we are paying unnecessarily too many profits and expenses to outsiders on the food and grain consumed on our Southern farms. We know that there are some exceptions to this, some good folks were far sighted enough to see the common sense necessity of home production but they are few in comparison with the many. We all go broke or near broke every time there is a slump in the price or yield of our so-called cash crops. It matters not whether the cash crop be cotton, tobacco, vegetables or berries for ship- ment, oranges, peaches or what not. The system of one crop growth and the buying of all or nearly all of the food and grain is a sys- tem deadly' to permanent farm prosperity. Our dream of easy money is over. We Avoke up to a reality of debt, disaster, thousands of farm bankruptcies, in many cases the savings of a life time, SAA’ept away. In greater or less degree this kind of a thing has happened three times in the last dozen years. We pay a fearful price every few years for the privilege of follow- ing this Avrong system. Do you knoAV any farmer in your community who has been for several years groAving his oaaui bread, meat, vegetables, grain and forage who Avas put out of business by the times Ave have passed through during the past tAA^elve or fifteen months? We don’t. It’s true that all of us are more or less hard up, money scarce and store or bank credit as scarce or scarcer than money. But, the man Avho has been making his bread and meat, who has enough on hand to do him until the next “bread and meat” comes in, has need for little credit and can get that credit if there is any credit around the neighborhood. We might just as AA^ell face facts. Most of us have bravely and courageously gone to Avork to repair the damage and losses of the past tAvo years. There was nothing else to do. We ought, however, neA’er let ourselA'es get caught in the same kind of a trap again. If we do we are not entitled to help or sympathy. We might just as well forget all about 35 or 40 cent cotton and like prices for the tobacco, the fruits, the market vegetables, etc. Those prices are probably gone, never to return within our life- time. We must face the necessity of making and selling cotton at less than 20 cents, probably around 15 cents Avith normal size crops. Other crops must be sold in proportion. Cost of production must be brought doAvn. The cost of making cotton or other cash crop is largely the cost of bread and meat for human labor, grain and forage for animal labor. You can not af- ford to pay an outsider a profit on the food and grain, the larger part of the cash crop money. Make food, make grain, make forage on your own acres and pay no unnecessary outside profits. HOGS KEEP SHERIFF AWAY Talking about live stock in a seed book may look out of place but it is not. Neither the South nor any farmer in the South is going to regularly prosper until a good measure of hogs, cattle and poultry is coupled up with general farm crops. Go anywhere in this broad country you will; go into any foreign country and you cannot find permanently prosperous farmers or permanently prosperous agricultural sections or districts except where cattle, hogs and poultry, fed on home grown crops are a part of regular farm practice. We might just as well get it through our heads right now that we cannot prosper without growing hogs, cattle and poultry on our farms, not only for eating on the farm ourselves but as a “cash crop”. No farmer ever AV'ent “broke” who had plenty of live stock and plenty of home grown feed for that live stock. Time and again within the last three months good farmers here in Georgia who grow a lot of hogs but have still been playing the cotton growing game considerably have told us that their hogs were the only thing that kept the sheriff aAA-ay this last fall. We especially stress hogs as the start in live stock on our farms because they are of quick growth, that is if pure bloods or good grades are used. Properly fed pure bred stock of breeds adapted to the South easily reach from 150 to 200 pounds in six or seA^en months and at the same time use up much for feed that would otherwise be wasted. There has been an outcry recently for- some cash crop to take the place of cotton. Hogs, cattle, both dairy and beef breeds, and poul- try are cash crops far better than cotton for the Southern farmer who will give them a square deal and feed them on home groAvn feed. There is an almost unlimited market in the South for meat, poul- try and dairy products and even Avere our Southern markets fully supplied we could with our faA’orable conditions of soil, climate and crops make meat, dairy products and poultry cheaper than any other section of the United States, Is there a market? First your home needs are to be fully sup- plied with meat, milk, chickens and eggs. Second, there are the city and town folks to feed. The manager of one of Georgia’s big meat packing plants said recently that a million pounds of fresh meat was coming into Georgia from outside every day. Yet most of our packing plants are shut down most of the year for lack of Southern grown hogs and cattle to slaughter. Despite the fact that cities such as Atlanta are buying all the but- ter they can get from southern creameries it is literally true that hundreds of carloads of Illinois and Wisconsin creamery butter comes into Atlanta every year and is paid for with cotton money. Yet Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi creamery butter is equal to if not superior to the Northern product. Our sister state of Ten- nessee rightfully boasts of the millions of dollars she draws from Georgia and other Southern States each year for chickens, eggs and turkeys. Friends, Ave have simply got to quit committing financial suicide every year by trading off our cotton or other cash crop for some- thing to eat and in most of the South for commercial fertilizer with which to grow the cotton. We have done this for sixty years and it gets us noAvhere except in the hole. You know this to be true. You suffer, your family suffers, your land suffers. The South is and always will be a farming country. It is your business and ours to make it a rich farming country instead of the relatiAmly poor one that it noAV is. If the Almighty eA'er made a natural live stock country it is the South. The only thing wrong is the lack of inclination of our people toAvards live stock. Most of our lands are “run doAvn” from continuous clean culture of cotton. We groan under fertilizer costs that can only be light- ened by plenty of manure produced on our farms by live stock feeding on home groAvn grain, forage and grazing crops. If you and your neighbors will grow hogs, cattle and poultry you need not be afraid of “no market”. If some merchant in your toAvn AAmn’t give you a square deal in marketing the hogs, cattle, etc., you can easily, Avith the aid of your county agent, organize a co-opera- tive selling organization and the marketing problem is settled. Live stock on every farm will prove the salvation of the South, make it rich and every grower of Ih’e stock in it rich. You will then get the profits that the outsider has been getting, the profits that have made the outsider rich and you comparatively poor. HoweAmr, don’t jump into live stock growing head over heels. If you have a start, increase your hogs, cows and poultry gradually but steadily. Your home needs of meat, milk, butter, chickens and eggs should be provided for first. After that comes sale of surplus for cash. Don’t make the mistake of thinking that hogs, cows and chickens can live on air, water, pine bark or scrub oaks. That kind of feed- ing will get you nowhere. Live stock means more corn, cowpeas and soy beans, mung beans, sorghum, chicken corn, velvet beans, Sudan grass, peanuts, chufas, oats, rye, barley and pastures. These are the crops that will walk to market on foot and make the boll weevil of no consequence. Get live stock and then plant feed crops for that live stock, This means success. 3 //. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Hastings’ Bargain Collections Of Vegetable and Flower Seeds There seeing to be an increasing number of seed buyers each year, who nrefer to buy collections of seeds, both vegetable and flower. There is a reason for this increasing popularity of our collections and that reason is that they give the purchaser greater value for their money than can be obtained from any other house in this country. Every variety in every one of these collections is a time-tried standard sort that has proven itself. There are no untried novelties on the one hand, nor are there any obsolete, out-of-date, ought-to-be-discarded varieties on the other. In each collection there are only such varieties as any one would be entirely satisfled to have in the garden. Every packet in every collection is a full-sized packet, exactly the same sized packet and same quality of seed as if you bought each packet separately. You may wonder why we offer seeds in these collections at lower or “bargain” prices. The first reason is that it encourages the use of a greater number of kinds of vegetables in gardens everywhere, gets our friends in the habit of having a greater variety of vege- tables in their gardens and on their tables. The other and a most important reason is tliat time during the active seed selling season from January to April is the scarcest thing there is about the Hastings’ establishment. During the dull months of November and December the seed in these collections are put up in the packets and the collections assembled. When the order comes during the rush season all that’s necessary is to wrap the particular collection up for mailing, paste on an address label, stamp it and put in postoffice. It takes no more time to fill an order for a $1.00 or $2,00 collection than to fill an order for a packet of seed for 10 cents. These collections are not offered as premiums and no premiums are allowed on collection orders. Collection prices are strictly net. Our Seed and Plant Collections Hastings’ Introduc- tory Flower Seed Collection (No. I) 10 Packets, 40 Cents, Postpaid 1 Pkt. Sweet Alyssum $0.05 1 Pkt. Cosmos, Finest Mixed . . .05 1 Pkt, Kochia or Burning Bush . .10 1 Pkt. Dianthus, Superb Mixed , .10 1 Pkt. Four O’Clooks, Mixed . . .05 1 Pkt. Nasturtiums, Tall Mixed. .05 1 Pkt. Pansy, French Mixed . . .10 1 Pkt. Petunias, Single Mixed . .05 1 Pkt. Poppies, Superb Mixed . . .10 1 Pkt. Mixed Sweet Peas 05 $0.70 For 40 cents we will send one full size packet each of the above 10 vari- eties, postpaid. Hastings’ Southern Flower Seed 50 Cents HASTINGS’ HALF DOLLAR VEGETABLE COLLECTION (No. 4) 14 Packets 1 Pkt. Improved Blood Turnip Beet . . . .$0.10 1 Pkt. Wardwell’s Kidney Wax Beans ... .10 1 Pkt. St. Valery Carrot 05 1 Pkt. Early Fortune Cucumber 05 1 Pkt. Rockyford Cantaloupe 05 1 Pkt. Chinese Mustard 05 1 Pkt. True Southern Collard 05 1 Pkt. Kleckley Sweet Watermelon . 1 Pkt. White Velvet Okra 1 Pkt. Bermuda White Onion .... T Pkt, Rosy Gem Radish 1 Pkt. Royal King Pepper 1 Pkt. Early White Bush Squash . . 1 Pkt. Redfield Beauty Tomato . . . .$0.10 , .05 . .10 , .05 . .10 . .10 . 10 $1.05 For 50 cents we will send the above 14 full sized packets of seed by mail, postpaid. No changes will be allowed in this collection. No others will be sold at these prices. $1 Hastings’ Dollar Collection (No. 5) % lb. Wardwells Kidney Wax Beans . . .$0.20 y2 lb. McCaslan Pole Beans 25 1 oz. Crimson King Beet 15 1 Pkt. Surehead Cabbage 10 1 Pkt. Eden Gem Cantaloupe 10 1 Pkt. St. Valery Carrot 05 1 Pkt. Hastings’ AVhite Spine Cucumber . . .10 1 Pkt. Kleckley Sweet Watermelon 10 1 Pkt. White A’’elvet Okra $0.05 1 Pkt. AVhite Bermuda Onion 10 1 Pkt. Alaska Extra Early Pea 10 1 Pkt. Royal King Pepper 10 1 Pkt. Early White Bush Squash 05 1 Pkt. Matchless Tomato 10 1 oz. Early Flat Dutch Turnip 10 $1.65 This is the big home garden year. Grow your own food and save the high food prices. For $1.00 we will send the Hastings’ Dollar Collection (15 varieties) postpaid. No changes will be allowed in this collection. No others will be sold at this reduced price. Collection (No. 2) 20 Packets, 75c Postpaid 1 Pkt. Alyssum, Sweet .$0.05 1 Pkt. Centaurea (Sweet Sultan) .10 1 Pkt, Antirrhinum, Mixed 10 1 Pkt. Asters, Unrivalled Mixed . .10 1 Pkt. Balsam, Rose-Flowered . .10 1 Pkt, Candytuft, Empress ... .10 1 Pkt. Canna, Mixed 10 1 Pkt, Celosia, Cockscomb . . . ,10 1 Pkt. Japanese Morning Glory . .10 1 Pkt. Kochia or Burning Bush . .10 1 Pkt. Dianthus, Superb Mixed . .10 IPkt. Zinnias. Tall Double Mix’d .10 1 Pkt. Mignonette, Fragrant . . .05 1 Pkt. Tall Mixed Nasturtium . .05 1 Pkt. Pansy, French Mixed ... .10 1 Pkt. Petunias, Finest Mixed . . .05 1 Pkt. Phlox, Grandiflora Mixed. .10 1 Pkt, Poppies, Superb Mixed . . .10 1 Pkt. Mixed Sweet Peas 05 1 Pkt. Verbena, Finest Mixed . . .10 $1.75 For 75c, we will send, postpaid, the above 20 full size packets of Flower * Seed. No changes will be allowed in this collection. No others will be sold at these prices. Collection (No. 6) loz. Kleckley Sweet Watermelon $0.15 IPkt. Chinese Mustard 05 1 oz. White A^elvet Okra 10 1 Pkt. Prizetaker Onion 10 1 Pkt. Royal King Pepper 10 Yo lb. Bliss Everbearing Garden Peas ... .20 l oz. Rosy Gem Radish 10 1 oz. Early AA'^hite Bush Squash 15 1 Pkt. Redfield Beauty Tomato 10 1 oz. Purple Top Strap Leaf Turnip 10 $2.70 For $2.00 we will send the above splendid “Home Garden Collection” postpaid to any postoffice. No changes will be allowed in this collection. No others will be sold at these prices. Plant Flowers Around Your Home Roses, Sunny South Collection yellow, three pink. Twelve separate and distinct varieties, well rooted, healthy plants, postpaid, for $1.50. See page 76 and all varieties in natural colors on inside back cover. Geraniums, Our Eclipse Collection lolb™ of “he choicest French and American varieties. Specially selected for Southern conditions. Twelve sep- arate and distinct varieties, healthy, well rooted 'plants, $1.50; postpaid. See page 74. Superb Chrysanthemum Collection Hon of the best shades and colors, selected from the best garden growing varieties. These will please you. Twelve strong, healthy plants, postpaid, for $1.50. See page 75. $2 Home Garden 1 oz. Improved Blood Turnip Beet . . . .$0.15 1 lb. Wardwells Kidney Wax Beans 40 y, lb. McCaslan Pole Beans 25 14 lb. Jackson Wonder Bush Lima Beans . .20 1 Pkt. St. Valery Carrot 05 1 Pkt. Surehead Cabbage 10 1 Pkt. Hastings’ White Spine Cucumber . . .10 1 Pkt. Big Boston Lettuce 10 1 Pkt. Eden Gem Cantaloupe 10 1 Pkt. AA'atson AVatermelon 10 4 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia UNITED STATES PARCEL POST ZONE RATES Parcel Post Zones Weight in pounds 1st and 2d Up to 150 miles 3d 1.50 to 300 miles 4th 300 to GOO 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 $0.07 .$0.08 1 $0.09 $0.11 $0.12 21 .08 .11 .14 1 .11 .21 .24 A 1 .07 .10 .15 .20] .25 .31 .36 4 .08 .12 .19 .261 .33 .41 .48 5 .09 .14 .23 .32 1 .41 .51 .60 6 .10 .16 .27 .38 1 .49 .61 .72 7 1 .11 .18 .31 .44 1 .57 .71 .84 8 1 .12 .20 .35 .501 .65 .81 .96 9 1 .13 .22 .39 .56 ( .73 .91 1.08 10 1 .14 .24 .43 .62 1 .81 1.01 1.20 11 1 .15 .26 .47 .68 1 .89 1.11 1.32 12 1 .16 .28 .51 .74 1 .97 1.21 1.44 13 1 .17 .30 .55 .80 i 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 .98 1.29 1.61 1.92 17 .21 .38 .71 1.04 . 1.37 1 1.71 2.04 18 1 .22 .40 .75 1.101 1.45 1 1.81 2.16 19 1 .23 .42 .79 1.16i 1.53 1 1.91 2.28 20 1 .24 .44 .83 1.22 i 1.61 [ 2.01 2.40 21 1 .25 .46 .87 1.28 1 1.69 1 2.11 2.52 22 1 .26 .48 .91 1.34 1.77 2.21 2.64 23 1 .27 .50 .95 1.40 1.85 2.31 2.76 24 1 .28 .52 .99 1.46 i 1.93 1 1 2.41 2.88 25 1 .29 .54 1.03 1.52 1 2.01 1 2.51 3.00 26 1 .30 .56 1 1.07 . 1.58 1 2.09 1 1 2.61 1 3.12 21 1 .31 1 .58 1.11 1.64 , 2.17 1 2.71 1 3.24 QC 1 .32 1 i .60 1.15 1.70 2.25 1 1 2;8i 1 3.36 29 1 .33 1 .62 1.19 1.76 2.33 2.91 1 3.48 30 1 .34 1 .64 1.23 1.82 1 2.41 3.01 1 3.60 31 1 .35 1 1 .66 1.27 1.881 2.49 1 3.11 1 3.72 32 .36 .68 1.31 1.941 2.57 1 3.21 1 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 3.41 4.08 35 .39 .74 1.43 2.12 1 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 2.97 3.71 4.44 38 .42 .80 1.55 2.30 1 3.05 3 81 4.56 39 .43 .82 1.59 2.36 3.13 3.91 1 4.68 40 .44 .84 1.63 2.421 3.21 1 4.01 4.80 41 1 t .45 .86 1.67 2.481 3.29 4.11 4.92 42 1 1 .46 .88 1.71 2.54 3.37 4.21 5.04 43 .47 .90 1.75 2.60 3.45 4.31 5.16 44 .48 .92 1.79 2.66 3.53 4.41 5.28 45 .49 .94 1.83 2.72 3.61 4.51 5.40 50 .54 1.04 2.03 3.02 4.01 5.01 6.00 55 .59 1.14 ....1 60 .64 1.24 .... 1 ....1 .... 1 65 .69 1.34 .... 1 ....1 .... 1 70 1 .74 1.44 .... 1 ....I .... 1 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 zor be sure and send enough to cover necessary postage. If you send too mu^ 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. AEABAMA — Divided among three zones ; eastern half in 2nd zone, western half in 3rd zone except extreme southwestern portion which is in the 4th zone. FEORIDA — Has three zones. The northern part is in the 3rd 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 w^estern half in the 4th zone. EOUISIANA AND ARKANSAS— Both of these states are entirely in the 4th zone. TEXAS — Mostly in the 5th zone, a small part including the most eastern counties being in the 4th and extreme western portion in 6th. For those who only order seeds for garden use in packets, ounces, quarter pounds, pounds, or peas, beans, corn, etc., in one or two-pound lots, no attention need be paid to this page for calculation of postage. On all items of seed listed in this catalogue in packets, ounces, quarter pounds, pounds, and in the case of peas, beans, and corn in one and two-pound lots the price given on them in- cludes postage prepaid by us to any postoffice regardless of the zone the purchaser may live in. Prices on small lots of seeds are made post- paid largely for the reason that it would be almost impossible to calculate correctly the weight of a general order for seeds containing numerous items and different quantities of each, so we have thought best to include a reason- able average cost of postage in the quoted prices of these smaller quantities, thus reliev- ing the buyer of the trouble of figuring on the matter of correct postage for his particular order. When one goes into the purchase of larger quantities when the actual weight can be easily and correctly figured and on which the post- age rates are proportionately lower than on the smaller shipments it becomes a matter of com- petition with express and freight and in the case that the purchaser lives some distance from town on an R. F. D. route, the parcel post shipment will be brought to his door instead of the purchaser having to go to town and get it from the express or freight office. Further in many instances the parcel post rates are as low or lower on comparatively small shipments than express or freight and the service more prompt. WHEN YOU ORDER When you order seeds in quantity at prices listed by express or otherwise, not prepaid, and you want same to come by Parcel Post, you must remit an extra amount to cover cost of postage in addition to the cost of the seed. All shipments by Parcel Post must have the post- age prepaid. As all seeds in this catalogue that are used in quantity are quoted by pounds the weight is easily and correctly determined. If you wish to order say 14 pounds (a peck) of corn, or 15 pounds (a peck) of beans or any- thing like that in addition to a general order of seeds in packets, etc., you should only cal- culate postage, according to the rates on this page, on the corn, or beans or whatever else you may be ordering in quantity. You must figure the amount to be sent for postage on the quantity shipments both accord- ing to the weight of the shipment and the Postal Zone you live in according to its dis- tance from Atlanta, Georgia. Your Postmaster and usually the R. F. D. Carrier can give you the proper zone information. HOWTO FIGURE POSTAGE Two things are necessary. First figure up the weight of the seed according to what you are ordering. 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 prepay the post- age. As an example we will suppose that you want to order 14 pounds (a peck) 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 eorn would be 18 cents; for the 3rd zone 32 cents; for the 4th zone 59 cents and so on. With the above table it’s A'ery easy to figure it exactly, once you know what your zone number is. By parcel post, seeds can be sent to any post office and if you live on an R. F. D. route, they are brought lo your door. Seventy pounds is the weight limit. If larger quantities are wanted it would have to split into two or more shipments. 60 pounds is the weight limit for the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th zones. 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 whieh is in the 4th. SOUTH CAROEINA — Western part of the state in 2nd zone, bal- ance in 3rd zone. NORTH CAROEINA — Extreme western part in 2nd zone, the rest of the state in 3rd zone except extreme eastern part which is in the 4th zone. 3 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Hastings' Seeds for Successful Gardens Hastings’ Right Varieties of Right Quaiity at Right Prices 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 Post Office Address. Prketnairl lUiaf I Itemember that the prices given in this list include 9WU9 ■ waH|J«aiU uy IvIClbl 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. I BhAloal 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. RilAnAw In all cases where the order for seed amounts to wOSX Of SOnQing nrionoy one dollar or more, the cost of postofhce 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. QtatMne On orders of seeds where the amount is less than 50 cents, we will accept 9lafn|J9 tT_ Postage stamps in good condition (one, two, three and five cent stamps preferred) 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. AI.A..4 H. G. HASTINGS CO. gives no warranty, either express or im- wwarraniy pPed, 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 will be refunded. Crops are dependent for success or failure on so many things besides seed that it is impossible for us to give any warranty or guarantee. This does not mean that we lack confidence in the seeds we sell, but we have no control over the seeds after they leave our house, especially ^ _ as to the methods of planting, cultivating and fertilizing, all of which are important factors in the success of any crop. If we should warrant or guarantee seeds in any way, we could be held responsible for the failure of the crop, regardless of cause, and this is a responsibility we cannot and will not accept. No responsible Si?edsman gives any warranty. ,, , t.. j ETvrkVAee When paying express charges, be sure you only pay second class rates, whicn apply to all seeds. tXpreSS Don’t let any express agent charge you first-class rates. Palmetto Asparagus Seed (No. I) South. Seed can be sown in either spring or fall thinly in drills one foot apart. When up well, cultivate frequently and continue until the roots have grown for one year. In transplanting, put the roots 18 inches apart each way and 4 inches below the surface. Use your richest piece of ground and remember that you can not use too much manure on asparagus. Palmetto is earlier, a better yielder and more even and regular in growth than many of the later introductions. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; ^4 pound, 35 cents; pound, $1.00; postpaid. Palmetto Asparagus You can save from 11/2 ■fOOlS^HOi to 2 years’ time in getting your Asparagus bed in condition to cut by the use of our splendid large 2-year- old Palmetto Asparagus Roots. Plant them this spring and cut good Asparagus next spring. While this is a little more expen- sive than planting the seed, yet the time saved and the generally more satisfactory growth makes it well worth while to use the roots. 50 roots, $1.00; $1.75 per 100; postpaid. By express or freight, not pre- paid, $1.25 per 100; $10.00 per 1,000. Palmetto Asparagus Green Globe Artichokes /lift Q\ Largest and best flavored of all ^ nUi tf / Artichokes. They are grown for the edible heads and leaves, which are boiled and eaten hot or cold or used for pickling when half grown. Packet, 10c. BUSH BEANS latitude (Atlanta) sow bush beans from March till September. wUIAUrc Continuous crops may be grown through the entire summer. In Flor- ida and along the Gulf Coast plantings may be made earlier, but bush beans will not grow well in that section during June, July and August, so spring and fall plantings should be made. Sow in drills 18 inches to 2 feet apart, dropping a bean every 4 inches and covering 2 inches. Soil should be Avarm and moist for successful germi- nation. When about to bloom draw the earth up around the stem. Keep the soil stirred frequently and as fast as the beans mature pick them off if you want them to stay in bearing for a long time. Quantity needed for planting— one pound for each 75 feet of row; about 75 pounds (1% bushels) per acre. One of the best and ear- liest green podded bush beans for Southern spring plantings. A Vigorous grower and heavy bearer of me- dium-sized, round, finely flavored podS. No early Variety equals It in withstanding extremely wet or dry weather without serious injury. Holds pods Avell up off the ground. We recommend it to you fully for early plantings, if you wish to combine earliness, sureness of crop; quality and quantity. Packet, 10 cents; % pound, 20 cents; pound, 40 cents; 2 pounds, 70 cents; postpaid. Not prepaid, 15 pounds (peck), $2.50; 60 pounds (bushel), $9.00; 100 pounds. $15.00. Hastings’ Excelsior Refugee (No. 14) Hastings* Kxcelsior Extra Early Befngee Beans 6 II. O. IIo.^ting. winter use Trurawells Kidney Tvax Beans There are many so-called cornfield beans but feAV of them actually make good when planted in the shade of corn. This one makes good, A heavy and long continued bearer of finely flavored, good sized, meaty green pods. You will not be disappointed in this bean if you plant it. 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. For years we have had WHITE MEXICAN PROLIFIC TREE BEAN (No. 28) There isn’t a single real good reason on earth why you should buy Avhite or navy beans at the store for winter use when planting anywhere from one to four pounds (according to the size of your family) of White Mexican beans will give you an ample supply. The White Mexican is an adapted A'ariety of the Navy bean, and of which the South buys hundreds of carloads each year from Michigan and New York. You can just as easily grow these beans for yourself, and you will find the White Mexican entirely satisfactory for this purpose anywhere in the South. Plants of erect groAV'th, holding pods well up off the ground, although in seasons with plenty of rain there is a tendency to throw some runners. Ordinarily plants groAv 20 to 24 inches high, branching in all directions. Plant in rows about 2 feet apart, leaving single plants 6 to 8 inches apart in row. Can be used either as a snap bean or dry as a shell bean. Packet, 10c; % pound, 20c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 15 lbs. (peck), $2.50; 60 lbs. (bu.), .$9.00; 100 lbs., $15.00. 8 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia McCASLAN POLE BEAN (No. 26) (Notice the heavy bearing: quality of McCasian to the left.) This superb pole bean of Georgia origin, introduced by us in 1912, has been acknowl- edged by every seed trade expert who has seen it as the best pole bean in existence, the one pole bean, as one of them said, that “beats Kentucky Wonder”. If you once plant it you Avill fully agree with Mr. J. H. Sheffield, of Wingate, Miss., Avho wrote us: “McCasian bean surpasses anything in the bean line I ever saw”. The illustration to the left is a matured vine showing its immense prolificness. The large size pods fill perfectly and in the “snap” stage are deep green in color, meaty, stringless and of delicious flavor. Vines continue to bear throughout the season if kept closely picked. When allowed to ripen the shell beans of pure white color are most excellent for winter use. The McCasian is a pole snap bean that no Southern home garden can afford to be without. It’s the one pole bean for any Southern gar- den and you will never regret planting it. It is unbeatable. Packet, 10 cents ; % pound, 25c ; pound, 45c; 2 pounds, 80c; postpaid. Not pre- paid: 15 lbs. (peck), $3.25; 60 lbs. (bushel), $12.00; 100 lbs., $20.00. Southern Creaseback (No. II) Also known as “Fat- horse” bean. Fine for planting as a pole bean or in corn. Can be used as a snap bean and is of greatest value for shell beans for wunter use, beans being pure white. Packet, 10 cents; % pound, 20 cents ; lb.. Single Matured Plant of New McCasian Pole Bean 40c; 2 lbs., "iOc; postpaid. Texas Prolific, Old Homestead, Kentucky Wonder /kJll I C\ This superb pole snap bean is known under all three of these names. It ^llUi Iwy is a most profitable pole, green, snap bean for you to plant any time from April to August. Bears in sixty to seventy days from planting, and if closely picked will continue bearing until frost. Pods are green, round, well rounded out, meaty, tender, practically stringless and grow 6 to 12 inches long. Immensely pro- lific, a peck having often been picked from a single vine, our illustration giving a splendid idea of its productiveness. If you have grown it before you need not be told its value. If you have never grown it, plant, at least, a few of them this year, for you will certainly be pleased. Packet, 10c; % pound, 25c; pound, 45c; 2 pounds, 80c; postpaid. Old Homestead is very short in supply this year and for pole bean seed in quantity lots Ave urge you to plant McCasian. If you are satisfied with Old Homestead you will be more than satisfied with McCasian. Kentucky Wonder Wax( No. 5) podded form ^of Kentucky Won- der, equal in every respect to that famous variety. Pods are long, very thick, meaty, deeply saddle-backed, entirely stringless and of bright yellow color. Packet, 10 cents; % lb., 20 cents; lb., 40 cents; 2 lbs., 70 cents; postpaid. Not prepaid; 15 pounds (peck), $2.75; 60 pounds (bushel), $10.50; 100 pounds, $17.50. GEORGIAN POLE BEAN (No. 36) Hod of extreme heat and drought in September, snap beans were not to be had from any of the truck grow- ers. All beans apparently had quit bearing and dried up. One day during this bean famine a farmer with a good-sized wagon load of “snap” beans stopped in front of our Atlanta store and it -wasn’t long until he sold out his load at the rate of $2.00 per bushel. It took us three years to get even a very small quantity of this seed and about six years more to offer it for sale in quantity. It makes a strong growing vine either for trailing on poles or for planting in corn, and is fairly covered with medium sized, meaty, practically stringless pods of finest flavor and quality. Its greatest value, however, is its great resistance to drought and heat. It is a bean to stay -with you late in the season, giving both satisfaction and plenty of beans under late summer and fall conditions when beans are always scarce. Packet, 10 cents; % pound, 20 cents; pound, 40 cents; 2 pounds, 70 cents; post- paid. Not prepaid: 15 lbs. (peck), $2.50; 60 lbs. (bushel), $9.00; 100 lbs., $15.00, Texas Prolific — Old Homestead — Kentucky Wonder 9 //. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Hastings' Best 4 Bush Lima Beans, 30c, Postpaid There ought to be more lima or “butter beans’’ grown in the South, and with the bush varieties it is as easy to grow them as it is to plant and grow the ordinary bush snap beans. To encourage a more general planting of these fine bush lima beans in the South we are offering one packet each of the four very best lima beans for the Southern garden. For a good many years we offered Hast- ings’ “Best Three Bush Limas” and have sold many thousands of these collections. Now, we are adding another to the collection, giving one packet each of Henderson Bush Lima, the most prolific white lima; Jackson Wonder, the almost drought-proof; Fordhook, the best of the large seeded limas, and Burpee New Improved Bush Lima, a great improvement over the old variety. Take advantage of this exceptional offer in your order this year. You will be more than pleased. Hastings’ Lima Bean Collection, 30 cents; postpaid. PLANT LIMA BEANS THIS SPRI In many respects lima beans are more desirable than the others both for use in the green stage and as dry beans. Up to a few years ago there were tens of thousands of people who wanted to grow lima beans but held back on account of the trouble to get poles for them to run on. This was before the days of the bush forms. First came the Henderson and the Jackson Wonder, bush forms of the small seeded or sieva type of lima. These were folloAved a year or two later with the Burpee Bush Lima, a bush form of the large lima. Following this came bush forms of several of the thick seeded limas, the best of which is the Fordhook Bush Lima listed below. You can now get a bush form of almost any lima type and you can grow them in your garden as easily as “snap” beans. ^A/nnrlor Roan ^Nn I7^ prolific of all bush limas; of Georgia jaCKSQn wonuer Dean^HOi l l ) origin and fully adapted to all parts of the South. Flourishes in driest weather and practically drought proof. Flavor rich and delicious. A perfect bush butter bean growing 10 inches to 2 feet high. Begins blooming early; contin- ues to bear until frost kills the plants. Good for summer use or as a winter shell bean. Seed of brownish color. Packet, 10 cents; % lb., 20 cents; lb., 35 cents; 2 lbs.. 65 cents; postpaid. Not prepaid: 15 pounds (peck), $2.25; 60 pounds (bushel), $8.40; 100 pounds, $14.00. MAtiffAi*enn Ruck I ima/MA 7^ Smallest but most prolific of all the pure white ndlUCrsVIl DU9ll killla^noi l ) seeded varieties, being a true bush form of the Small Lima or “Sieva”. Very early, beginning to bear in about 60 days from planting and is one of the most popular varieties of butter beans. Packet, 10 cents; % lb., 20 cents; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 70 cents; postpaid. Not prepaid: 15 lbs., $2.50; 60 lbs. (bushel), $9.60; 100 lbs., $16.00. ETAiaHhAAlr Rlieh I Generallyconsideredthebestofthelargeseed- rOrunOOK DUSn L.ima^n0i oo; ^ush llma varieties. Bushes of strictly erect habit, branching freely with all the branches held upright. This is a true bush form of what is known as the potato or large, thick seeded, bush lima. From four to six days earlier than others of the varieties of this class. Pods are found in clusters of four to eight and are well filled -with delicious large beans that in quality surpass by far all the other lima beans. You Avill make a mistake if you don’t plant Fordhook Bush Lima in your garden this spring. Packet, 10 cents; % pound, 25 cents; lb., 45 cents; 2 lbs., 80 cents; postpaid. Not prepaid: 15 pounds, $3.25; 60 pounds, $12.00; 100 pounds, $20.00. Burpee Improved Bush Lima Bean true and improved bush form of the large white lima pole bean AAuth extra large seed beans. Bears heavy crops late in the season. Packet, 10c; % lb., 25c; lb., 45c; 2 lbs., 80c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 15 lbs. (peck.), $2.75; 60 lbs. (bu.), $10.50; 100 pounds, $17.50. Florida Butter uia RAatl/lln 97 ^ to set pods from Dean ^ nUi ^ l j earliest of the sea- son’s blooms. It blooms and bears pro- fusely all through the season instead of waiting for cool nights as do other pole lima varieties. Will make an abundant crop under season conditions that cause other A’arieties to fail. Seeds of the Small Lima or “Sieva” size, but are speckled Avhite and brownish red. Packet, 10c; % lb., 20c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 70c; post- paid. Not prepaid: 15 lbs. (pk.), $2.50; 60 lbs. (bu.), $9.00; 100 lbs., $15.00. Small White Lima (No. 9) Also known as small lima or “Sieva” bean. A climbing form of the Hender- son Bush Lima and very popular. This variety is a continuous bearer and fur- nishes the most tender and delicious beans for the table. It’s very prolific and a hardy grower for “butter beans” in the South. Packet, 10 cents; % lb., 20c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 15 lbs. (pk.), $2.25; 60 lbs. (bu.), $8.40; 100 lbs., $14.00. Large White LV X S Lima(No. 10) greenish white beans. Packet, 10c; % lb., 20c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; post- paid. Not prepaid: 15 lbs. (pk.), $2.25; 60 lbs. (bn.), $8.40; 100 lbs., $14.00. EAT MORE BEANS Beans of all kinds are one of the best and most nutritious forms of food. Jackson Wonder Lima or Butter Bean Florida Butter Bean Fordhook Bush Lima — Thick Seeded Lima Bean 10 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia HASTINGS' SUPERIOR GARDEN BEET SEED Hastings’ Improved Blood Turnip Beet — See Page 33 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 the best of the 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 splendi«l “greens”. Planted any time from early spring to September 15th they make splendid young beets for summer, fall and early winter use. manured garden ground after same vUlliUrc lias been deeply plowed or spaded. Sow in rows 18 inches to 2 feet apart, scattering seed thinly. Sowing can begin as early as the ground can be worked in this latitude, and succession sowings made up to September 15th and even later farther south of us. In Florida sow from September to December. Seed is rough and the soil should be firmed 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 about 1 inch ; in stiff or clay soils not over % inch. Quantity of seed re- quired : 1 ounce to 50 feet of row ; 6 to 8 pounds per acre. Young beets ready for use in 50 to 70 days, according to variety. Hastings’ Improved Blood Turnip Beet /II A Detroit Dark Red. (See the beautiful natural color, nat- ^llvi ‘wv f Ural size Illustration on page 33.) Most popular variety 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 illustrations from photographs ; me- dium 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, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; pound, 40c; lb., ^1.25; postpaid. Ten-pound lots, not prepaid, §1.00 per pound. Uaie'iSno'e’ l^rimenn Kincr turnip shape, very uniform nUSlingS ■■nSOll «%irig in gize, shape and color. Sweet /II A tender and in favorable seasons it has been ready for use in 6 weeks from time of sowing. A splendid all-season beet. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; pound, 35 cents; pound, §1.00; postpaid. In 10-pound lots or over, not prepaid, 85 cents per pound. An extra early market gardeners’ beet. A quick 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 generally.. However, it is the earliest of all varieties to plant and mature. Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; ^A pound, 25c; lb., 85c; postpaid. In 10-pound lots or over, not prepaid, 65c per lb. Extra Early Egyptian (No. 42) Hastings’ Eclipse Blood Turnip Beet (No. 40) The most popular market gardeners’ beet for the South as well as a favor- ite for home gardens. Fine form, smooth, and free from stringy roots. A rapid groAver with small tops and a deep blood-red color which it retains fully after being cooked; quality extra fine, very sweet and tender. It is a heavy bearer, and its handsome appearance makes it an easy seller when placed on the market, either locally or after long distance shipments. This is an extra fine beet. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; % pound, 35c; lb., §1.00; postpaid. In 10-pound lots or over, not prepaid, 85c per pound. Half-Long Blood Beet ( No. 44 ) e length between our ImproA’ed Blood Turnip Beet and the Long Smooth. Color a deep blood red, smooth and free from stringy roots. It is excellent to slice for pickles. The tops are very upright with very smooth leaves. 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; lb., §1.00; postpaid. In 10-, pound lots or over, not prepaid, 85c per pound. LongSmooth Blood Beet (No. 49) ?K'‘sTuthY°hal long, smooth, blood red roots growing well down into the soil, enabling it to resist drought and heat. This long, late, dark Blood Beet is of good quality and it keeps well through the winter. The smooth, rather slender beets have very few side roots and grow 8 to 10 inches long or even longer in very rich soil. Flesh is tender and sweet ; an excellent sort for pickles. A few of these should be planted in every garden for use after all the other varieties are gone. Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; ^ pound, 30c; pound, §1.00; postpaid. In 10-pound lots or over, not prepaid, 85c per pound. AN HONEST CONVICTION-GOOD SEEDS Since 1889 Hastings’ has worked for better seeds and in consequence better vegetables, crops and flowers. Hastings’ wanted to make a suc- cess of tbe whole seed business by selling better seeds than could be bought from any other source or means of supply. Prices have always been very reasonable, in fact quite often are cheaper than common, or- dinary seeds — but there’s a lot of difference In the seeds. Hastings, with good seeds, has built probably the greatest as well as the largest mail-order seed house in the world. Hastings’ Eclipse Blood Turnip Beet YOUNG BEET TOPS MAKE DELICIOUS EARLY SPRING GREENS. PLANT A PLENTY H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 11 Lentz’s Extra Early Turnip Beet (No. 50) A variety that is a great favorite for market gardeners of Florida for shipments to Northern markets. Nearly as early as Egyptian, larger and of better quality. Color, light red and zoned with pink. Tender and sweet at all stages of growth. Often ready for use in 6 to 7 weeks from sowing. Productive and good shipper. This is an early beet, most satisfactory for home use or market. Packet, 10c; ounce, 15 cents; ^ pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.25; postpaid. Not prepaid: 10-pound lots or over, $1.00 per pound. Swiss -Chard Beet or Sea Kale (No. 43) Probably no vegetable is coming into popular favor more rapidly than Swiss Chard, or Sea Kale as it is frequently 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 up- right 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 de- licious delicate flavor not found in either turnips or kale. See illus- tration on this page. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; % lb., 50c; lb., $1.50; postpaid. MANGEL AND HALF SUGAR MANGEL BEETS FOR STOCK Every year sees a steady increase in the number of farmers in the Soiith who plant, at least, a small crop of Mangels and Half- Sugar Mangels for stock feeding purposes. It is impossible to find crops that will give greater returns for the fertilizer and small amount of time expended than the Mangels, Half-Sugar Mangels and Belgian Carrots. All are immense yielders under good cultivation and make an agreeable change of food for any animal kept on dry forage in winter. With dairy cattle the increased flow of milk and generally improved condition of the animals show the great value of these crops. Plow the ground deeply, then harrow well until smooth. Sow seed in this latitude early in the spring, rows to ,3 feet apart, and let grow all season. Use a naturally rich, deep soil or else fertilize heavily. Mangels and Half-Sugar Mangels are equally valuable. Where their value is known almost every farmer plants them each year. Plant 8 pounds of seed per acre. Jumhn LAno* RaH Mano-Al^Nn \ Uargest and heaviest yielder in the South for all iJUIIIBJU kung Reu mangtSl^nUi *11 ^ ^he true INIangel beets. If you have never grown Mangels, try them this year. Roots grow from one-half to tvvo-thirds above the surface and are usual- ly eighteen inches to two feet long and four to six inches in diameter. The tonnage, or yield, per acre on rich or well 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 feeds you can find and the increased flow of milk through the winter makes the growing and feeding well W'orth your while. Ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 20 cents; pound, 60 cents; postpaid. In 10-pound lots or over, not prepaid, 40 cents per pound. White French Half-Sugar Mangel( No. 51 ) we had to make a choice between this and the Jumbo Long Red Mangel. Our inclination is always to plant some of both. While pos- sibly not quite as heavy a yielder per acre as the Jumbo Long Red its very consi erable 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 left in the ground until frost to secure the largest yields. Roots are very large, o_f oval shape, with smooth, clean skin, and grow with the tops of the bulbs two or three "" inches above ground and consequently are 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, 10 cents; % pound, 20 cents; pound, 60 cents; postpaid. In 10-pound lots or over, not prepaid, 40 cents per pound. Lentz’s Extra Early Turnip Beet — The Best Extra Early MANY FINE TESTIMONIALS Every year we get hundreds of letters compliment- ing us on our fair and square business dealings and on the success obtained with Hastings’ Seeds. We appreciate these kind words more than we can say and wish we could publish every one of the letters to show how much we value them. We go to large ex- pense and a whole lot of work and study in improving varieties each year so our patrons can grow better crops, and it surely makes us feel that our energies have not been wasted when our good friends write that they can easily see that our seeds are better than they can buy elsewhere and that they appreciate our efforts to give them better seed service. These letters or testimonials come from every South- ern State from Virginia to California and from States throughout the North in regard to our vegetable and flower seeds and plants. We take this opportunity to offer our thanks for all these kind words and pledge ourselves for even better seed service in the future. If you have had particular success with some kind of seeds which we do not catalog we would be more than pleased for you to send us a sample to try out on our trial grounds. You may benefit the interests of the whole country by introducing a new good variety. Swiss Chard Beet or Sea Kale 12 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Hastings’ Frost Proof Cabbage Plants These cabbage plants will stand frost with little or no damage and will generally stand light freezes, but when a hard freeze comes, or when we have a fall drought followed by continued winter rains as in 1919-20 we lose all our plants and have none to sell. However, we don’t expect any such winter this year and w'e do expect to provide our customers with a plenty of these hardy plants this year. In 1919 we only sold these plants in small postpaid quantities, not believing that we had enough growing to sell in express lots. Nevertheless, it took 16,868,700 cabbage plants to fill these small orders. In 1920 we received orders for over 40,000,000 and for this sea- son we have prepared for 100,000,000. The Hastings’ reputation is behind these cabbage plants the same as our seeds and you can de- pend on their “making good’’. We advise as early an order for cabbage plants as you consider safe in your particular locality. To the Market Gardener who grows cabbage for shipment or nearby markets, earliness or quick maturity of the crop is a prime necessity if largest profits from the market are to be secured. To the Home Gardener who wants earliness in maturity together with avoiding all the trouble of cabbage seed sowing and necessary protection of early sown seed and plants, our practically frost and freeze-proof cabbage plants are both a convenience and a necessity. Along the South Carolina coast are a number of well protected islands that never feel the cold spells of winter as we do here in the Central South. In that locality the cabbage seed is sown in the fall and makes a slow and vigorous, hardy growth all during the Avinter in the open ground. They can be taken from there and planted anyAvhere in the Central South between January 15th and March 15th with perfect safety, a thing that is impossible with hot bed or greenhouse grown cabbage plants or even those grown in the open air in Florida and South Georgia. The use of these open air, practically frost-proof plants often enables the gardener to put full-grown heads of cabbage on the market two or three weeks ahead, and naturally he gets the early season top prices for his crop. To mature good heads the plant must not be too old when shipped. Over on the Carolina Coast Islands are a number of cab- bage growers who plant for a surplus of cabbage plants so as to insure having enough plants for their own use in setting out their fields. If everything goes right they haA’e more plants then they need and offer them for sale to you and others. What they get out of these surplus plants is so much clear money. Here is the real important point, however. Once a cabbage plant gets too old before it is transplanted it is very apt to run to seed instead of producing salable or usable heads of cabbage. You can’t afford to take chances and you don’t with Hastings’. Hastings’ Open Ground Grown, Practically Frost Proof Plants. They Are Hardy SATISFACTION NOTICE Once in awhile there comes an exceptional drought through the late fall months on the Carolina Islands and seeds fail to germinate. A second planting is made to supply plants in February and March provided we get some rain. Continued heavy rains in January and February, however, would make the plants too soft to dig and ship. Such was the case in the winter of 1919-20 and many customers were disappointed in not receiv- ing their plants or in shipping delays caused by the heavy rains. All growers suffered alike that wunter and no one could buy plants. We have Avorked out a system to eliminate all unnecessary delays this year and as this is written, we expect to have one hundred million fine frost-proof plants for this season. However, get your order in as early as possible. Varieties, Eariy Jersey and Large Charieston Wakefieid and Eariy Fiat Dutch By Parcei Post Prepaid To Your Postoffice. No Express Shipments This Season Under existing congested condition of shipping and slow deliveries as well as the comparatively limited supply of plants available we decline to accept orders for express shipment of cabbage plants. Offers below are only for Parcel Post prepaid sliipment. 500 Cabbage Plants, all of the same variety, postpaid, $1.75; 1,000 or more of the same variety, postpaid, at $3.25 per 1,000. m I I will mail these to any address in the United States except in Florida, postpaid by us. No orders from Florida will be accepted because of the Florida Plant Quarantine L.aw, causing delay in plants reaching destination. PAKQincrlo Himrlrorl small shipments we will furnish 100 plants of any one variety for 50 cents, postpaid. No order ■ for less than 100 plants of any one variety Avill be filled. Orders are filled by the hundred — not 250 or 350 — but 200, 300, or 400. Also, orders for less than 500 of the same variety take the 100 rate — 200 of one variety and 300 of another take the 100 rate. At 50 cents per 100 we will send any of the above varieties, postpaid, to any State except Florida. II. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 13 250,000 PLANT HASTINGS’ CABBAGE A quarter of a million is a large number of people, yet a few thousand more than that plant Hastings’ Cabbage Seed of different vari- eties every year. Since we started in business in 1889 we have made a specialty of the very highest grade of American grown cabbage seed, and the illustrations on this and the following pages show just what good cabbage Hastings’ Seeds make. We know that we can't be too particular about the quality of our cabbage seed, and you can’t be too particular about what you may buy and plant. Neither you nor ourselves can afford to take chances. No matter how good your soil, how carefully you cultivate or fertilize it, if the cabbage seed quality is not right you make more or less of a failure. In our seed crops, every head of cabbage is most carefully inspected before it is allowed to produce seed for us. We know it is right. We have only one grade — the very best that can be grown — and the buyer of a 5 or 10-cent packet gets exactly the same quality as does the big trucker or market gardener buying in 50 to 100- pound lots. We play no favorites among our customers. We believe that the man planting a home garden for his family's use is entitled to just as good seed quality as is the market gardener Avho plants for mar- ket. If you’ want to be successful in growing cabbage, you must plant the right cabbage seed, and the Hastings’ quality is exactly what will please you and pay you, the quality you want to plant this year. heavy clay or muck. Naturally the light soils will require more fer- tilizer or manure than the heavier ones. Most of the fertilizer or ma- nure should be worked into the soil before transplanting. The best all-around commercial fertilizer for cabbage should contain : Avail- able phosphoric acid 7 per cent, potash 8 per cent, nitrogen 5 per cent. Most of the cultivation should be before the crop is planted. This means two to three deep plowings and then working the soil as tine as possible. You won’t overfeed cabbage so you need not be afraid of putting too much manure or fertilizer on the crop. Transplanting should be done, so far as possible, on cloudy days or just before a rain. In small gardens this can be done late in the afternoon. Set plants upright with only the leaves above the surface. Firm the soil around the plants. Cultwate frequently and very shallow, as the roots come near the surface. Keep out absolutely all weeds and grass. Seed required: In early spring plantings one ounce of seed will usually produce about 2,000 plants ; 4 to 5 ounces per acre. After hot weather comes two or three times as much seed is needed. Hastings’ Seeds Never Found in the Boxes at Merchants’ or. Druggists’ A lot of folks write us every year saying that when planting time came they went up to their merchant’s or druggist's expecting to find Hast- ings’ Seeds in the boxes for sale and were disap- pointed in not finding them. We turn down several hundred requests from merchants for boxes of seeds each year who say, “Your seeds have a great reputation around here. I could sell a lot of them.” Hastings’ Seeds in boxes have never been placed on sale. With all due respect to our seed trade friends who have put out seeds in boxes we don’t agree with them that theirs is the proper Avay to sell seeds and we are perfectly will- ing to let you choose be- tween the reputation of Hastings’ Seeds and theirs. Results count. Hastings’ Seeds must be bought direct from Hastings’. If we sold Hastings’ Seeds through mer- chants we would have to raise prices or reduce amounts of seed in pack- ages, but the chief rea- son we sell direct is be- cause our seeds make our reputation. We want them to be pure, fresh and to grow. Planting Seeds cannot be looked after properly if they are scattered all over the country under all sorts of conditions. Hastings’ Centennial Late Flat Dutch Cabbage — The Greatest Cropper Known Among Cabbages For home gardens the seed for early cabbage can be sown in boxes very early, kept in sheltered spots and covered when there is danger of freezes. Later plantings may be made in open ground as early as ground can be worked. Work soil in seed beds as fine as possible. Beds should be slightly raised for drain- age. Do not fertilize soil in seed beds to make it any richer than the open ground in which the crop is to be groAvu. SoAV' seed in drills 6 inches apart across the bed, dropping the seed 5 or 6 to the inch. Thicker soAA’ing than this means spindling, unhealthy plants. Cover seed about % inch in heaA^y soils, % inch in light sandy soils ; firm the soil after covering and then “water the bed thoroughly. Keep beds moist but not soaking Avet. Seed germinates in 3 to 8 days, according to AA’eather. The young plants should be kept growing steadily from the start. A check in the growth of cabbage is injurious. AVhen plants have made the fourth or fifth pair of leaves transplant to open ground. Cabbage can be grown on almost any soil from light sand to Hastings’ Centennial Flat Dutch Cabbage (No. 1 10) a photograph of a Imad of our Centennial Flat Dutch. This cabbage during the last few years has made some wonderful records in Florida, Mississippi and Texas both from spring and fall plantings, and it will do the same for you. Hastings’ Centennial Late Flat Dutch, the best main crop, heavy producing strain of Late Flat Dutch, is to cabbage growers Avhat Hastings’ Prolific is to corn growers. 'While Ave do not recommend it for an early cabbage, for main crop and late it is about the best you can plant. The only objection we ever heard is that on A-ery rich ground it grows too large. This can be controlled by planting rather close in the roAV. Good for either spring or fall planting, being remarkably hardy, Aigorous and resistant to both heat and cold. We sell more of this to cabbage growers for shipment in Gulf Coast sections than all other varie- ties combined. For home gardens. Centennial is unexcelled for later use after early Aarieties are gone. Its A’igor makes it especially A'aluable to groAv under unfaA’orable conditions. If you liaA^e planted it before you knoAV this. If not, plant some this spring and see Avhat real good cabbage is. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 30 cents; ounce, 30 cents; % pound, 90 cents; pound, $3.00; postpaid. 14 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Hastings’ ^^Big 4” Cabbage Collection, 25c Postpaid Bastings’ liOng Island Wakefield, the Best Early Pointed Cabbage of All Hastings’ Famous Long Island Wakefield Cabbage /|J|I Largest, earliest and surest header of all the Wakefield varieties. ^IIUi lUUy Earlier, larger and finer bred than other strains of Charleston Wake- field, 1% to 2 pounds heavier, firmer, better shaped and more solid than our selected Early jersey Wakefield. In good soil and favorable weather conditions in the spring it is often ready for use in 50 days from transplanting. It is the right variety for those desiring the best pointed cabbage for shipment and it makes a splendid first early cabbage for home use. Packet, 10c; oz., 20c; oz., 3.5c; % lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50. “Big 4” Finest Varieties Four varieties: Sure Crop, Bong Island Wakefield, Hastings’ Genuine Surehead and Centennial Bate Flat Dutch have been known for years as HASTINGS’ “Big 4“ and plant- ed by tens of thousands of Southern garden- ers. It has given an all season’s supply of cabbage, early, medium and late for every- one who has planted it. At catalog prices these four packets of the best varieties would cost you 40 cents. We will send you these four paekets for 25 cents, postpaid. In buying our “Big 4” Cabbage Collection you get the biggest and best bargain in cab- bage seed ever offered by any seed house. Include it in your order this spring. If you don’t want to plant all the varieties this spring the seed will be all right for summer and early fall planting. While our Centen- nial Flat Dutch and Surehead are both first- class for early spring planting they are equally good for summer and early fall plantings. You will make no mistake in or- dering HASTINGS’ “BIG 4’’ Cabbage Col- lection this spring. It is great value for the money and you ean’t be sure of HASTINGS’ SEEDS anywhere but direct from HAST- INGS’. Don’t wait, expecting to go up to your merchant at planting time and get them. They won’t be there. HASTINGS’ SEEDS are never put up in boxes to be sold in the stores. Buy direct from us in At- lanta. You will then know exactly what you are getting — the BEST. Hastings’ Sure Crop — Our Bargest Medium Early Flat Cabbage Hastings’ Selected Early J e r s e y Wakefield (No. 106) Early Jersey Wakefield cabbage has always been popular for a first early cabbage in the South. Our groAvers have worked with this va- riety for years and we now have a strain that is surpassed by none, regardless of price at which the seed is sold. If you are growing the Early Wakefield you need Hastings’ strain of seed. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 20 cents; ounce, 35c; % ’pound, $1.00; pound, $3.50. Perfection Drumhead Savoy(No. 103) cabbage. Does not head well in hot weather, hence should be planted in July and August for heading in fall and early winter. Packet, 10c; Vs oz., 20c; oz., 35c; % lb., $1.00; lb„ $3.50. Early Winningstadt ^Na early, very pointed cab- ^nili bage. For home garden use only. Packet, 5c; % oz., 15c; oz., 25c; % pound, 90 cents; pound, $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 ; % oz., 20c; oz., 35c;% lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50; postpaid. HASTINGS’ SURE CROP (No. 101) MEDIUM EARLY Earliest of all the large, round, flat vari- eties. We have sold Sure Crop since 1893 in every Southern State and it is planted every year by more people than any other va- riety with the exception of our Genuine Sure Head. Adapted for both spring and fall plantings, for shipment, for nearby markets and home use. On good soil, Avith proper cultivation, the heads weigh from 8 to 12 pounds, very firm and solid, uniform in shape and size, AA^ell flattened on top. In quality it is most excellent, being crisp and tender and Avhen rightly cared for scarcely a plant will fail to form a good, marketable head. Color a very dark green, holding up splen- didly in shipment. Well adapted for spring planting in all parts of the South, except South Florida, where fall planting only is advised. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 20c; oz., 30c; lb., 90c; lb., $3,00; postpaid. 15 II. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia HASTINGS’ GENUINE SUREHEAD CABBAGE /IIa I9n\ have sold tens of thousands of pounds ^llUi I j of seed of this variety since 1902, and it is today the most popular variety for main crop that we catalog. Our special strain of Surehead never fails to make fine, large, solid heads with few outer leaves, as shown in our illustration. Surehead is the result of a cross between the Early Flat Dutch and a hardy Drum- head variety and has the good points of both' combined. A strong, vigorous grower, maturing for main crop, and is very uniform in size, shape and color. Good for spring planting everywhere in the South and one of the best for late sumnier planting in the Central South and fall planting in the Lower South for maturing in winter and fall. It is hardy, a splendid keeper and good shipper. Invaluable for home garden and one of the best for mar- ket use. No Southern garden should be without some of our Surehead cabbage this spring. Packet, 10c; % ounce, 30c; ounce, 30c; % lb., 90c; lb., $3.00. Steins Early Flat Dutch (No. 125) Next to our Centennial Late Flat Dutch the most popu- lar cabbage in South Texas and Gulf Coast sections for a market and shipping variety. This is a splendid strain of Flat Dutch cabbage, just a little later than Early Flat Dutch varieties, just a little earlier than Centennial. For best results a trucker should divide his crop be- tween the two, for it will insure a longer shipping sea- son, the Centennial immediately following Steins in ma- turity. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 20 cents; ounce, 30 cents; % pound, 90 cents; pound, $3.00; postpaid. Charleston Wakefield iy Jersey Wake- in7\ field, about two weeks later in maturing ^liUi lUI ^ 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. Hastings’ Genuine Surehead Cabbage Premium Late Flat Dutch (No. 119) A variety similar to our Centennial Flat Dutch, but not quite so firm and solid in heading. An old favorite in many parts of the South. Packet, 5 cents; % ounce, 15 cents; ounce, 25 cents; ^ pound, 90 cents; pound, .$3.00; postpaid. North Carolina Buncombe i /IIa favorite winter and spring cabbage in the Carolinas. ^NOi IU£; Packet, lOc; Vaoz., 20c; oz., 35c; % lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50. All Seasons (No. 100) ly improved in the past few years. A reliable header, resisting heat and drought well and valuable for spring planting. Packet, 5 cents; % ounce, 15c; ounce, 25c; ^ pound, 90c; pound, $3.00; postpaid. I ^ favorite with Southern succession ^ llUi I lOj market gardeners and shippers. A good second early, following in maturity varieties like our All- Head Early and Sure Crop, and is a splendid general-purpose cab- bage for both spring and fall planting. Medium to large size, solid and a reliable header. One of our biggest sellers and you will do well by planting it. Packet, 5 cents; % ounce, 15 cents; ounce, 25 cents; % pound, 90 cents; pound, .$3.00; postpaid. IVIun9' BASine ^ foriise and hay crop for all kinds of ■Tiuiig stock, grain crop for poultry and for the greatest soil improver of the ages plant Mung Beans. This won- derful new crop is by far better than coAvpeas, soja beans and vel- vet beans in growth and soil improving qualities and is the easiest and quickest seed of any crop to germinate. See Pages 92 and 93. Early Summer (No. 1 22) Sf&e com! ing in 10 days to two weeks later than the Jer- sey Wakefield. Uniform in size and shape, also flattened and solid. Packet, 5 cents; Yz ounce, 15 cents; ounce 25 cents; % pound, 90 cents; pound, $3.00; postpaid. Danish Ball Head tard?,® “ate® ^Nn MM bage, making medium-sized, very ^llUil 11^ 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 effect its valuable, hard-heading qualities. Delicious. Packet, 10c; % oz., 20c; oz., 35c; % lb., $1.00; lb., ,$3.50; postpaid. The illustration on the right of All-Head was All-Head Early ^Nn M reproduced from a photograph of a ^llUi lAiy single head of this variety grown by one of the market gardeners near Atlanta. You will agree with us that it is a head of cabbage hard to beat. All-Head Early is an early flat head variety, a sure header with halt a chance and well named “All-Head” on account of its few outer leaves. One week earlier than the famous Early Summer and is the finest in existence for a medium-sized flat, early cabbage. We receive un- solicited testimonials from all over the South each year praising All-Head Early. The fact that so many market gardeners plant it every year should convince every cabbage planter that it is a cabbage worth planting for sure returns here in the South. Packet, 10 cents; Yt ounce, 20 cents; ounce, 30 cents; % lb., 90c; lb., $3.00; postpaid. Single head of Hastings’ famous “ALL-HEAD EARLY”, grown near Atlanta, Ga., by a market gardener, from Hastings’ “PREMIER BRAND” Cabbage Seed — You Can do likewise with Hastings’ Cabbage Seed if you will plant them on your place. 16 //. G. Hostings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Hastings' New Perfection Cabbage Pe Tsai — The Finest in Flavor and Quality of all Chinese Cabbages /Ufi 194 \ This variety comes as near per- ^IlWi fection for the South as any we have ever seen. An absolutely good vari- ety originating with one of our growers, and for a second early or main crop cabbage it has no equal. Heads weigh from 5 to 8 pounds and are the firmest and most solid that jmu can grow, surpassing in this respect the Dan- ish Ball Head. In maturity it is about the same as Surehead. A first-class variety for home use, market or shipment, and is entire- ly adapted to either spring or fall planting. Under good conditions this cabbage will prove itself to be what its name implies — ab- solute perfection, though it does need good conditions for best satisfaction. Packet, 10 cents; % ox,, 20 cents ; oz., 35 cents ; pound, $1.00 1 pound, $3.50; postpaid. Florida Drumhead (No. 1 15) Earliest and best of all the early Drumhead varieties for the South. Resists well both heat and cold. A short stemmed, medium early variety ; grows compactly, and a fav- orite for market, shipment and home use; large head, well flattened on top. Don’t think that the name implies its use only in Flor- ida. It is the earliest and best Early Drum- head for all the Southern States. Packet, 10c; % ounce, 20c; ounce, 30c; % pound, 90c; pound, $3.00; postpaid. Pe Tsai (No. 126) Chinese Cabbage Finest in Fiavor and Quaiity of aii Cabbages Hundreds of carloads of Chinese Cabbage are being shipped to Eastern markets from Florida, Michigan and California, which shows that it has an all-year-round market in the East. There are several varieties of Chinese Cabbage and two rather distinct types. The cabbage from southern China has a loose, long-leaved form. The people want the straight, short-leaved variety, the true Pe Tsai from the northern districts of China. It makes a solid head, as shown in the illustration, with few outer leaves, and is the desirable type to plant for market or home use. It is extremely productive, makes an attractively blanched head and is far superior and in greater demand than that previously grown for the East as celery cabbage. Our seed stock is the finest to be found in America, the best strain of Chinese Cabbage, the true Pe Tsai. One Florida grower said his field yielded 30 tons per acre. Think of it. Thirty tons in place of ten tons of Wakefield and sold at a higher price. Try some this season. Plant very early, for your home garden, anywhere in the South. Packet, 10 cents; Yz ounce, 20 cents; ounce, 35 cents; % pound, $1.00; pound, $3.50; postpaid. ^Alll IFI Should be planted in the South in very — -W tir l-W ww tim rich or well-manured soil. In the spring it should be planted in this latitude very early, but really does bet- ter planted in June and July for maturity during the fall months. Sow in seed beds in the same manner as cabbage. Transplant when 4 to 5 inches high and give an abundance of water in dry weather. Soil should be kept moist and cultivated thoroughly and often. In Florida and along the Gulf Coast sow seed in September, October and November. In early spring or late fall one ounce of seed will make 2,000 to 2,500 plants. For warm weather sowings double that quantity of seed will be required. Early varieties, as Gilt Edge and Snowball, mature in about 110 days. Late varieties in 140 to 150 days. Gilt Edge Cauliflower m rpeVef /Ma surest header of all early varieties, and in quality it is unexcelled. One specimen head sent to our store weighed 7 pounds and 8 ounces. In general appearance like Snow- ball, but a surer header. Packet, 25 cents; % ounce, 75 cents; % ounce, $1.25; ounce $2.25; % pound, $8.00; pound, $30.00; postpaid. Early Snowball(No. 85) et, 20 cents; % ounce, 65 cents; Vz ounce, $1.15; ounce, $2.00; ^ pound, $7.50; pound, $28.00; postpaid. Extra Early Paris White(No. 87) family gardens. Heads medium size. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 60 cents; ounce, $1.00; % pound, .$3.00; postpaid. Le Normand’s (Short Stem) (No. 88) Packet, 10 cents; Vz ounce, 60 cents; ounce, $1.00; ^ pound, $3.00. Large Late Algiers ( No. 89 ) variety. Especially recommended for May and June plantings to mature in October and November for late fall and early winter use. Packet, 10 cents; ^ ounce, 60 cents; ounce, $1.00; % pound, $3.00. Autumn Giant( No. 90) 1 ounce, $1.00; % pound, $3.00; postpaid. Hastings’ Gilt Edge Cauliflower — ^Best Early Cauliflower for South PLANT HASTINGS’ SEEDS 17 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Brussels Sprouts A very highly esteemed member of the cabbage family, especially desirable for the late summer and fall plantings 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. Sow seed in July. August or September and when plants are four to six inches high transplant to open ground and cultivate as for cabbage. Improved Dwarf Brussels Sprouts(No. 59) soSi! Iro-' ducing compact “sprouts” of best quality. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 15c; oz., 25c'; % lb., 75c; lb.,’ $2.50. B B A vegetable very closely related to cauliflower, from which it is sup- posed to have come. Give the same culture as for cauliflow-er, and in the Southern States, unless you are an expert cauliflower 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. lA/hito ^he Cape Broccoli is the best type for the South WYlllie wape DrUC>CUII^nUi oo; and you will do well to have it in your garden this year. The plants are very hardy, vigorous and easily grown. The heads are white, com- pact, hard and of fine quality. Pkt., 15c; % ounce, 40c; ounce, 75c; % pound, $2.50; postpaid. dlAfVil^No 131 ^ Aromatic plant for seasoning or to use in salads. Sow in Feb- \ / ruary and March for summer use. Packet, 10 cents; 3 for 25c. Early Green Curled (No. 193). Drill shallowly 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. ■ ^ 133). Hardy plant grown easily in shallow fresh water. Start VV3X0I WI0SS seed in very moist earth and transplant to water. Grown for the refreshing leaves which make fine salads and garnishes. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 40 cents; % pound, $1.25. Cress, Extra Curled or Improved Pepper Grass (No. 132) This tastes the same as Water Cress and is easily grown in spring, summer and fall. Make fre- quent plantings as the plant soon runs to seed. Packet, 10c; ounce, 15c; % lb., 40c; postpaid. Corn ShISCI or FottiClIS (No. 194) salad or gar^iisling; a wwa mm wm b substitute for lettuce or spinach. Doesn’t do ■well in hot weather so plant early as possible in spring. Ounce plants thirty feet of row. Packet, 10 cents ; ounce, 15 cents ; % pound, 50 cents ; postpaid. I ADQC An old-time standby for winter greens all over the South. Not in its best condition until touched by frost. Seed can be sown here from early spring up to August 1st. When plants are 6 inches high transplant to open ground, setting 2 feet apart in the row. Cultivate like cabbage. Sow one ounce of seed to 200 feet of row. GEORGIA CABBAGE-COLLARD( No. 136) collards and Charleston Wakefield Cabbage, giving a more cabbage-like fiavor than No. 134 and is a better header. 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 winter-killing with ice and snow, and stands the hot weather as well. The firm heads are not as large as many cabbages, but they are real heads that can be left on the plant and used through the winter as they are wanted. Heads are rounded, of delicious flavor, either for boil- ing or cutting up for slaw. AVinter cabbage is a serious problem for the South. This new Cabbage-Collard largely solves the difficulty. AVe have only a limited amount of seed but be sure to plant a few packets this year — and order early. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; % pound, 65 cents; pound, $2.00; postpaid. White Head Collards(No. 134) K ease of growth and hardiness of the ordinary collard together with better eating qualities and the heading character of the cabbage in considerable degree. The growth is not as tall as the ordinary collard but leaves are large and closer together on the stem. The leaves are generally thicker and more succulent than the collard and far more tender and better flavored when cooked. Fall-grown cabbage has al- ■ways been a problem for the South. This cabbage-like collard solves the difficulty, growing better in hot weather and standing winter cold that would ruin cabbage. Packet, 10 cents; 3 for 25 cents. Southern or Georgia Coiiard ( No. 1 35) e™favSite. “stands all sorts of adverse conditions without injury and will make a good crop where the soil is too poor to grow cabbage. Hardy, standing usual winters without serious in- Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; H pound, 25c; pound, 75c. BORECOLE OR KALE Hardy plant for winter greens. Plant in the spring or fall. Early Green Curled Kale (No. 200) Also variously known as “Dwarf German,” “Dwarf Curled Scotch,” and “Siberian”. It is rather low growing, with fine curled leaves of deep green color. The young leaves are tender and delicate in fla- vor. Packet, 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 30c; lb., $1.00; postpaid. Improved Dwarf Brussels Sprouts jury as far north as Atlanta. True Southern or Georgia Collard Early Green Curled Kale or Borecole 18 II. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Carrots Are An Exceedingly Wholesome Vegetable. C^llltlll*A Carrots deserve a more general cultivation in th( wUILUrt? South. The young, tender roots are excellen stewed or boiled, either alone or with meat, as well as for sea soning and for flavoring soups. Select rich or well manurec soil Avorked deep, because this is a deep rooted crop and the soi should be prepared deep enough to alloAV the roots to penetrab the soil without difficulty. Soav 1 ounce of seed to 100 feet oj roAA’ in shallow drills, 10 to 18 inches apart, in early spring Avhei leaves are starting out. In Florida and along the Gulf Coast sov seed from September to December. Make several sowings abou tAA'o weeks apart so you will have a succession crop. When planti are well started, thin out to four inches apart in the row. Cul tivate frequently ; keep ground free from weeds and grass. ^lionl'An91#/NA See page 33. This beautiful stump wllalUdlajr ^ nvi Uw j rooted variety Ave consider the bes of its class. It’s a half-long sort unexcelled in quality and pro ductiveness. Very uniform in groAATh. Fresh deep golden orang* color. Roots 3 inches in diameter at top, about flve inches ii length, gradually tapering in a very symmetrical manner to thi base. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 25c; lb., 75c See illustration on the left Roots 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 gradual- Oxheart or Guerande Carrot ly throughout. Rich, deep coloring, and free from hard core. A favorite Avith our customers, especially in sections subject to drought. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents. A favorite with market gardeners and for home use. Bright scarlet color and of fine flavor. Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; % lb., 25c; lb., 75c. Bright orange color, very smooth and finely formed. Pro- duces more weight to the acre than any other half-long variety. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 25 cents; lb., 7.5r. Improved Long Orange(No. 69) SlJ’' TooiXTanTif a deep rich orange color. A very heavy cropper, so heavy, in fact, that it is profitable to groAv for stock feed, Avhile in quality it is a table carrot. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; ^ pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents. See illustration above. This fine variety is the best of the shortened, thick-formed carrots. Roots are four inches Avide at top and taper to a 2-iuch 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 A^ery short they are easily pulled from the ground, Avhere the long sorts often have to be dug. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 25 cents; pound, 75c. Large White Belgian Carrot ( No. 70 ) fTni* Sf'nr'Ic F^Arl finlv ®tock is just beginning to be appre- ■ dated 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 Avinter, Avhile in the LoAver South they can be left in the ground all winter and pulled as needed. The use of carrots in.connection Avith dry feed helps keep the animals in good condition and in milk or dairy-cattle the floAV 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. Soav in drills 3 feet apart, using 4 pounds of seed per acre. When w^ell 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; ounee, 10 cents; % pound, 20 cents; pound, 60 cents; postpaid. Ten-pound lots or over, not prepaid, 45 cents a pound. A comparatively little planted vegetable in the South from early spring plantings. It needs comparatively cool Aveather for proper maturity and should be matured during October and November. Tb do this seed should be sown from April 25th to June 1st in shaded beds, the transplanting to be done in late July or early August. Red St. Valery (No. 67) Half-Long Scarlet ( No. 7 1 ) Denver’s Intermediate (No. 68) Oxheart or Guerande(No. 66) Bed St. Valery Carrot Celery Celery seed is very small and at time of year noted above, the seed should be sown in wUllUrv partly-shaded beds where the soil has been Avorked down very fine. The seed should be scattered thinly on the surface, then barely covered with finely sifted soil, not covering over a quarter inch. Keep bed well moistened but not soaking wet. Transplant to open ground when about 6 inches high and set 6 to 8 inches apart in the row. As plants grow keep hilling up to bleach. GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING(No. 77) but French groAvn see(f of this variety is worthless. We have imported seed direct from originator. ■ ■ CnCn WrOWn packet, lO cents; % ounce, 60 cents; ounce, $1.00; % pound, $3.25; pound, $12.00. Price has been as high as $25.00 a pound. Qamfannali MAaflrAt ^ N a finest variety for general planting in the South on the A ^ IlUi 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 Avffiite 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. Mexican Solid Celery(No. 80) XY irthlf . (Mich.) celery district, having the rich, nutty flavor so desirable in celery. 20 cents; % pound, 65 cents; pound, $2.00. White Plume (No. 76) —Giant Pascal ( No. 79 ) ferred by many planters. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; % pound, 65 cents; pound, $2.00. OolArisiA ^Na Turnip Booted Celery. It is mostly used for flavoring. Cultivate the ^HUi same as for celery except that it requires no hilling up. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; ^ pound, 65 cents. crisp and solid. Its flavor is fully grown in the famous Kalamazoo Packet, 10 cents; ounce. Savannah Market Celery HASTINGS’ CARROT SEED H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 19 HASTINGS' EDEN GEM CANTALOUPES Plant these in your Garden They Resist InsectAttacks Rockyford, Colorado, and its surrounding country has a world- gathered. Our representative sees every melon cut and no melon wide fame as a producer of the finest cantaloupes. Our personal is allowed to be cut that does not come up to the Hastings’ stand- experience and investigation on the ground leads us to believe ard of quality. Our representative is on the ground and stays that the fame of Rockyford is fully deserved and that of all the there until all the seed is washed, dried, sacked and on the cars varieties grown there our Eden Gem Cantaloupe leads them all. headed for Atlanta. Mr. H. G. Hastings went to Rockyford years ago and made a Eden Gem is a sure money-maker for the cantaloupe grower for thorough investigation of all the varieties and the Rockyford shipment. For the home gardener or the grower for nearby mar- growers. He selected the Eden Gem as the best type of cantaloupe. kets it is unexcelled in appearance and eating quality. Eden Gem He arranged for special acreage of Eden Gem to be grown ex- has a vigor of growth that keeps the vines green from two to clusively for us and this has continued ever since. three weeks longer than any other variety. It is most resistant to We have absolutely no connection with any other seed house or ; ‘•rust” and other plant diseases, while the density of its perfect any other seed grower on our own acreage. It’s entirely an exclu- netting makes it especially resistant to insect attacks, sive acreage for H. G. Hastings Co. It costs more than double to produce seed quality like our Eden About the time the crop matures our representative goes to Gem, but it's money well spent by the cantaloupe grower that Rockyford and carefully inspects the crop and the cantaloupes as | wants to be sure of high quality cantaloupes in his crop. See this delicious canta- loupe in its natural col- ors on Front Cover. Don’t you 'want a slice? Hastings’ Eden Gem Cantaloupe (No. 231) The illustration above shows the average size and perfect netting of our Eden Gem Cantaloupe (green fleshed), the real true money- making variety for the shipper and market gardener as well as the most satisfactory of all for home use. It gives perfect satis- faction to all who grow it. Its dense netting helps greatly in re- sistance to insect attacks. You will make no mistake planting Eden Gem in the South. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; % lb., 50c; lb., ?1.75 ; postpaid. Ten pounds or over, not prepaid, $1.50 per lb. Hastings’ Salmon Flesh Eden Gem (No. 243) Meat. Since our introduction of Eden Gem there has been a big demand for the same type of melon with pink or sal- mon flesh. Our Salmon Flesh Eden Gem is the same hardy, pro- lific, finely netted fruit as the Eden Gem and 90% are with pink meat — the finest pink meated melon on the market for home use or market. Packet, 10c; ounce, 20c; % lb., 50e; lb., $1.75; post- paid. Ten pounds or over, not prepaid, $1.50 per pound. 20 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia CANTALOUPES BURRELL GEM (No. 241) Formerly called Pink Meated Kockyford. This is a good variety either for shipping or home use. While meat or flesh is known as “pink meated” in color it is really an orange yel- low. These melons are heavy in weight, owing to the thick meat, which is firmer and more solid than other varieties, and have become quite a favorite with many as a shipper. Net- ting is rather coarse and prominent as com- pared with other Rockyford strains. It is an all right melon either for shipment or home use and is growing in popularity every season. Seed cavity is exceedingly small with thick, firm flesh or meat of the very best flavor. The only objection to this variety is a tendency to split at blossom end in rainy weather. Genuine Rocky- ford Colorado grown seed. Packet, 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 50c; lb., .$1.75; postpaid. Ten- pound lots or over, not prepaid, .$1.50 per lb. Banana Cantaloupe (No. 233) We have a good supply of this splendid vari- ety with its banana-like flavor and shape. Melons grow 18 to 30 inches long and 2 to 5 inches in diameter; stand summer sun as no other cantaloupe and will continue to bear un- til late in the season. It should be in every home garden in the South for late use. This sort is not a mere curiosity but will command extra prices on the market, 30 cents to $1.00 some- times being paid for a singlfe specimen. The thick, rich flesh is orange in color with delight- fully sweet flavor. The real garden sort and not the coarse, tasteless kind often sold. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 50c; lb., $1.75; postpaid. Montreal Market (No. 240) Burrell Gem Cantaloupe (Formerly ROCKYFORD - -(Original Strain) (No. 237) loupes adapted to the entire South for mar- ket and home use. True type of the original Rockyford as shown by the illustration and if you are only growing for home use or nearby markets you will find this a satisfac- tory variety. For the shipper where stand- ard size and heaviest netting are all impor- tant we do not recommend this variety as it is far inferior to the Eden Gem, shown on the preceding page. The Rockyford is regu- larly ribbed, well netted, good size, has thick green flesh of delicious flavor. Our seed is from crops grown exclusively for seed -pur- poses and is not the seed from the tail end of Southern and Colorado shipping crops such as is commonly sold. This “cull” seed is offered to us regularly every year at from 10 to 25 cents per pound and is sold to seeds- men and dealers every year who are thus able to make cut prices. You should be just as careful with your seed buying as you would in buying a herd bull. Buy seeds you know are good. The personal inspec- tion work given our crops every year saves you from getting trash of that kind not only in Rockyford cantaloupes, but hun- dreds of other items found in this catalog. Genuine Rockyford cantaloupe, original strain. Packet, 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; postpaid. Ten pound lots or over, not prepaid, $1.00 per pound. Early Hackensack(No.230) One of the best for home use and nearby markets, but too large for shipping. Good size, 3 to 5 pounds, quality extra fine, meat thick with rich, spicy flavor. Skin densely netted. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents; % pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.25; postpaid. AS LONG AS I GARDEN “I have used your seed for 13 years and have found no fault yet. As long as I garden I will use your seed”. — Sallie A. J. Madison, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Called Pink Meated Rockyford) One of the largest, finest flavored and spiciest of cantaloupes. Requires more careful cultiva- tion than most varieties, but its superior qual- ity and flavor make it Avell worth the extra trouble. The melons frequently weigh 8 to 10 pounds each. Packet, 10 cents ; ounce, 20 cents ; % pound. 50 cents; pound, $1.75; postpaid. Genuine Kockyford Original Strain 21 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Nixon — the Real Georgia Cantaloupe NIXON, A GEORGIA CANTALOUPE /Ma This.is a real Georgia cantaloupe with a great repu- ^llQiA*v£j tation in Georgia, where it has been known locally for many j-ears. In size it is large to extra large and with a de- licious flavor. Single specimens weighing 12 to 15 pounds are nothing unusual. In flavor and quality it is a superb variety and it is sun and insect-proof to a marked degree. For home use and nearby markets for medium and late maturity it has no equal, and if you Avant a genuine Southern cantaloupe that far excels all others in quality and as a late crop plant Nixon. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; % pound, 50 cents; pound, ^1.75; postpaid. Texas Cannonball — A Real Insect-proof and Sun-proof Cantaloupe Texas Cannonball Cantaloupe (No. 232) We have sold this splendid cantaloupe of Texas origin for many years. It is very desirable for home use and nearby markets in all parts of the South. Medium in maturity and size and of round shape. In flavor it is first-class, and its dense netting makes it almost sun and insect-proof, this being an immense advantage Avhere insects are troublesome and melons liable to sunscald. It is almost all meat; seed cavity small. Very prolific and hardy, producing an abundance of fine nut-like flavored, sound-fleshed melons that taste delicious. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; % pound, 50 cents; pound, .‘pl.75; postpaid. I AAn Second early large size mel- ronce a© l-eon on for home gardens. The /Ma nearest thing to the old-fashioned musk- ^nOi £,QQ ) melon that you can get. Flesh is thick, light green, and of most delicious flavor, regularly ribbed and well netted. Skin green, but turns to a beautiful golden yelloAV when ripe. Packet, 6c; oz., 15 cents; % pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.25; postpaid. HONEY DEW MELON /IIa Introduced to the South by us as a iioA-elty in 1917, “Honey DeAv” made good from the start. There aa’US a little doubt in our minds at first as to Avhat this melon, being a native of an arid country and always grown under irriga- tion Avould do under rainfall conditions. Air over the South it has done fine and proved to be as easily grown as ordinary bush squashes. While very much of the type of the Casaba melons of the Pacific Coast its delicious honey-like flavor when fullv ripe has made it a favorite Avith all Avho have tasted it. The melons are of good size, AA’eigh- ing 6 to 8 pounds each; smooth light cream colored skin with thick, very rich, sweet spicy flavored flesh of light green color. Rind is thin but tough and so close in texture that the rich flesh is practically sealed up and Avill keep in fine condition for AA-eeks after being ripe. Good sized “Honey DeAA's” have regularly sold on the Atlanta market from 50 cents to $1.00 each. As one enthusiast said : “It has the SAAmetness of honey and the freshness of morning deAv.” It’s seldom the case that the most delicious melons that could possibly grace a millionaire’s table are at the disposal of the humblest, but it is certainly the case Avith “Honey Doav’’ on any reasonably good gar- den soil. Many groAving it for the first time condemn it because they Avill not let it get ripe enough before eating. Let them go until you think they are ripe, then let them go several days longer, pull and let stand until the blossom end shoAvs some softness. Many have asked how to tell AA^hen ripe. One of the successful Florida growers AA'rote us that the time to pick for full flavor is wheir brown lines begin to show running from the stem outAvards and skin be- gins to show broAvn specks on the surface. Genuine Honey DeAV Seed. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents; >4 pound, 75 cents; pound, $2.75; postpaid. 22 //. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgid Best Cucumber Seed CucUtnbers are verj- tender and should Hot be planted Until ground be- wUICMiV comes warm. If planted earlier than this they should be protected. Plant in hills 4 feet apart each way. Where well-rotted manure is obtainable work a large shovelful of it into each hill. Plant 8 to 10 seeds In each hill and when plants are well up and have rough leaves formed, thin out to 4 in each hill. Cover seed inch in clay and heavy soils and 1 inch in light or sandy soils. Soil which covers seed should be worked down fine. Keep plants well cultivated up to the time they begin to run ; after that confine cultivation to pulling out any large weeds that appear. Pick the cucumbers as soon as large enough for use, for if left to ripen the plants soon cease bearing. Seed required;. One ounce to 60 hills; about two pounds per acre. Hastings’ White Spine (No. 180) Finest Extra Dark In the Hastings’ White Spine we have obtained a deep, dark color, one win tiiat will be entirely satisfactory to anyone wanting a dark green White Spine variety, a dark green that will hold for days after the cucumbers reach markets in Northern'cities. In color it is just right; it is the earliest; cucumbers average good size and under good cultivation produce few or no imperfect fruits. Skin is hard; holds up extra well in shipp-ing. It is crisp and tender and retains its fresh, plump appearance long after being gathered. It has the good points that a cucumber should have and will be found perfectly satisfactory for market and home gardeners and a source of profit to the trucker who ships. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; % pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.25; postpaid. Ten pounds, not prepaid, $1.00 per pound. j I An old-time favorite in the South; fruits extra IITiPi OV0Q Long wrCCfl long and of good size, holding their dark green /II A IQI\ color until well matured. Crisp, tender and free from bitterness; fine ^llOi IDI j for slicing. AVhen 3 to 4 inches long they make an especially fine pick- ling cucumber. Good for planting at all seasons from early spring to late summer. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; % pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.25; postpaid. Tem pounds or over, not prepaid, $1.00 per pound. Davis Perfect Cucumber (No. 179) color, uniform in size. Davis Perfect is a favorite with shippers in many parts of Florida and Texas. It is almost seedless Ys of its length from the stem, and all of its seeds when in slicing condition are so very small and tender they are almost uniiotice- able, A A^ery prolific variety. Packet, 10 cents ; ounce, 15 cents ; % pound, 40 cents ; pound, $1.25; postpaid. Ten-pound lots or over, not prepaid, $1.00 per pound. Chicago Pickie (No. 183) The standard variety grown for pickling purposes. While they can be used when full grown for slicing, yet it is pre-eminently a pickling variety, its small size, dark green color and immense productiveness making it a favorite for that purpose. The pickling factories usually insist on this variety for uniform sized pickling work. Packet, 5 cents ; ounce, 15 cents ; % pound, 40 cents ; pound, .$1.25; postpaid. Japanese Climbing attain twice Cucumber(No.l85) rieties. Young plants are bushy, but as* soon as they are well established begin to throw out runners and climb, so may be groAvn on fences, poles or trellises, thus saving much valuable space in small gardens. Fruits 10 to 12 inches in length, of fine green color; flesh is thick and firm, never bitter, a superb variety for slicing. When young, makes fine pickles. Very prolific ; fruits are raised well above the ground so seldom suffer from wet weather or insects. Vines are almost mildew- proof and continue in bearing until late in the season. Notice our illustration of this wonderful climbing cucumber. Plant some this year. Packet, 10c; ounce, 20c; % pound, 50c; pound, $1.50; postpaid. Extra large and distinct varieties from Asia. /II A I7R\ Fruits sometimes 15 to 20 ^llUi I IM) inches in length. Skin very thin and the flesh is unusually thick, yet it produces very few seeds. Color light green with smooth skin. For home gardens only, as it does not stand shipment. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; % pound, 50 cents; pound, $1.50; postpaid. Gherkins(No. 187) iTo“3« long, well rounded and covered with small The Finest Cucumber on Earth — Hastings’ White spines. For pickling only. Packet, 10 cents; Spine Cucumber For Market Gardeners, ounce, 20 cents ; % pound, 65 cents ; pound. Shippers and Home Use $2.00; postpaid. An almost ideal cucumber for shipping; of deep dark green Japanese Climbing Cucumber (No, 185) 23 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Our Everbearing Cucumber (No. 186) This variety is entirely distinct from all others on account of its close, bushy growth and everbearing character as shown in our il- lustration. The first cucumbers are ready very early and the vines continue to flower and produce fruit continually until late in the season, whether the ripe cucumbers are picked off or not, differing in, this respect from all other varieties of cucumbers in cultiva- tian. A single vine wiil show at the same time cucumbers in every stage of growth, the smaller ones being perfect in shape, of a fine green color, just the right size for pickling. As they grow larger they are entirely satisfactory as a slicing cucumber. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; % pound, 50 cents; pound, $1.50; postpaid. I A most distinct, desirable and Lemon LUCUmDer useful garden novelty, easily grown. For description and illustration see top of page 24. A Single Plant of HASTINGS* Everbearing Cucumber EARXY FORTUNE CUCUMBER— A GREAT FAVORITE WITH FEORIDA TRUCK GROWERS Early Fortune Cucumber whioTi? b" /No 17*5^ market gardeners and shippers in certain parts of ^llVi I Ivy Florida as a vareity for spring shipments to Northern markets. Of dark green color w’hich holds for many days after picking. Early Fortune does not show up white color before ma- turing, as do most of the old strains of the White Spine. Stays plump and fine looking for days after reaching markets North. Has the right shape, has a regular growth and carries a dark green color seldom found in cucumbers. Packet, 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; postpaid. 10-lb. lots or over, not prepaid, $1.00 per lb. Early Green Cluster Cucumber (No. 178) A standard, well-known variety. Good for both slicing and pick- ling. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents; % pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.25; postpaid. Early Frame Cucumber “lo? /Na Ift9^ home gardens. Medium size, good for slicing and \I1® lOfcy excellent pickling variety. For home use and near- by markets only. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00; postpaid. THE KLONDIKE CUCU3IBER— ONE OF OUR VARIETIES THAT ALWAYS STAYS GREEN The Klondike Cucumber /Nn I (Hastings* special strain)— when the Klondike was first introduced we yere much I 0*1; impressed with many of its gopd points, but it was so irregular in growth that we did not care to catalog it until we had bred it up to a satisfactory condition. Qur special strain of Klondike which we have is very regular in size, color and growth and will be sure to please you. It's a very attractive dark green variety; with a green that stays for days after being picked and shipped. Cucumbers are from 7 to 8 inches long, 2 to 2% inches in diameter; very regular in size and shape; extra early; very crisp and unsurpassed for slicing. It makes excellent pickles when young. Very hardy and prolific and a sure cropper. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, J5c; % pound, 40pj pound, $1.25; postpaid. Ten-pound lots or over, not prepaid, $1.00 per pound. 24 II. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Hastings’ Improved Iiarge Purple Thornless Eggplant PLANT HASTINGS’ EGGPLANT In the Lower South seed should be sown in hot beds \^UICUre or frames in January or February. In the latitude of Atlanta hot beds should be started between February 15th and March 15th. Great care should be taken as eggplant will not ger- minate freely in an average temperature less than 65 degrees. When plants have made the fourth or fifth pair of leaves they may be set in open ground, if danger of frost is past, placing them 3 feet apart each way. Cultivate often, keeping free from weeds and grass. In June and July seed can be planted in Florida for fall and early winter shipping crop. One ten-cent package of seed will furnish plants for about 200 feet of row. For market plantings use % pound of seed per acre. Matures in about 120 days. Hastings’ Improved Large Purple Thorn- standard variety for all parts of the South for home use or shipment. We have sold this Large Purple since 1897, and there is no strain of eggplant sold by any house that is superior to it. Fruits aro splendidly and evenly colored with rich, dark purple and 90 per cent or more of the plants are thornless. In no crop do we exercise more care than with this variety. In a properly cultivated crop, streaked or oif-colored fruits are almost unknown. Plants are strong, vigorous growers, producing from 5 to 8 large fruits of dark, rich purple color. Earliest of large fruited varieties and always gives satisfaction under proper cultivation. The vigor and strength of this variety make it less subject to effect of “blight” and “dieback”. which is so disastrous to this crop in many parts of Florida. Prac- tically all seed houses list some so-called “Spineless Eggplant” and claim it to be absolutely free from spines, but such is not the case. All so-called spineless eggplants have some spines but Hastings’ Improved has less than any other. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 20 cents; ounce, 35 cents; % pound, $1.25; pound, $4.00; postpaid. less Eggplant(No. 190) FOUR USEFUL GOURDS, ONE PACKET OF EACH, 25 Cents Fo'O'^Na IQ7\ Small white-fruited variety; makes splendid durable nesteggs. Do not ^BBv**'** lOI y plant in too rich soil because the fruits will grow too large. Do not plant any kind of gourd near squash or pumpkin. If they cross it makes the others bitter. Pkt., 10c. nSnnAi* flAiivrl / Ma IQQ\ The variety from which the old-fashioned long-handled dip- Uipper vouru^noi igoj pers are made. Packet, 10 cents. Qiicvai* TvaiicvIs / IIa IQR\ Immense gourd that can be made generally useful. With ^••gcir I rOUgn ^ lllli the neck sawed off can be used for buckets, baskets, nests, water dishes for poultry, etc. Packet, 10 cents. / IIa The sponge-like interior is fine for dishcloths or to use in I fie MISnCIOin^NOi lOO; place of sponges. Packet, 10 cents. LEMON-CUCUMBER (No. 174) most pleasing and easily grown novelties that has appeared in years. A delicious, lemon-shaped and colored cucumber of finest flavor and texture. General appearance, except as to color, shown in our illustration. Exceedingly prolific and a most delightful variety for your home gar- den. Fine for slicing and making salads or can be eaten like a radish. Lemon Cucumber has Avon its AA'ay as a great favorite Avherever it has been groAvn. It can also l)e used for pickling. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; % pound, 65 cents; pound, $2.00; postpaid. KOHL-RABI, Early White Vienna (No. 202) Bulbs groAV to the size of an apple Avhen ready for use, and are of a pale, Avhit- ish green color. They are hardy and can be soaaua in drills as soon as the ground can be AA'orked in the spring, and Avith successive soav- ings you can haA'e nice, tender bulbs all through the summer and fall. When Avell started, set out as cabbage plants, and for table use gather bulbs Avhile skin is tender, slice, and cut off the hard loAver portion. Bulbs are of A'ery mild, delicate, cabbage- like flaAmr, most delicious. You Avill relish having them on your table. Pkt., 10c; ounce, 30c; % pound, 90c; lb., $3.00; postpaid. Early White Vienna Kohl-Rabi Lemon Cucumber FAMILY GARDEN VEGETABLES Markets are opening up, money is more free and Ave feel more like buying things this year than we did during the so-called slump. HoAveA^er, aa'o should first of all see positively that our home garden is fully planted and Avell cAiltivated throughout this coming year. Store bills for food and drugs are largely unnec- essary because AA’e should raise absolutely everything in the way of Avholesome foods in our home garden. Besides the regular vegetables, try Eggplant, Kohl Rabi, Endh^e, Carrots, Kale, Cress, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, etc. They are delicious. 25 II. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atla7ita, Georgia Hastings’ Sweet and Roasting Ear Corn grains of sweet corn a wUimrt; as early as field varieties. Corn(No. 151) .shriveled and rather fender and cannot be planted quite Leave.*! on trees should be well out and the ground warm before planting. Make hills 2i^ to 3 feet apart each way, drepping .o or 6 grains in each hill, thin- ning out afterwards to 2 or 3 stalks to the hill, according to the richness of your soil and moisture. A continuous supply can be kept np by planting early, me- dium and late varieties at one time, or by making several l)lantings at intervals of 15 days. Quantity required; One pound to 200 hills, about 14 pounds per acre. Truckers Favorite (No. 150) I AA if you want the finest “roasting lUU-l^ay worn ears” on your table in 65 to 85 days, 100 days to maturity, this is your variety. This makes a good sized ear of beautiful market and table appearance. One to two 8-inch ears per stalk ; white, deep grains, sweet and exceptionally tender ; perfectly formed ears. This corn is earlier than Adams Early and is particularly valuable to plant very early or A'ery late, as it is very hardy against cold and heat. In Atlanta, Truckers Favorite always brings , much better prices th.ui others for roasting ears. Packet, 10c; pound, 30c; 2 pounds, 50c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 14 pounds (peck), 56 pounds (bushel), 84.00. I skWOfA Fstvll/ Similar to Adams Extra tciriy Early but ten days later, /Ufl aiHl has much larger ears. Adams Early is ^liUi very hardy and can be planted earlier than sweet corns. Has small stalk and can be planted close. More valuable for the market than for home gardens as it lacks fineness of flavor found in sweet varieties. Give the best cultivation and rich soil. Packet, 10c ; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 50c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. or over, 15c pound. Yexo Sugar, Earliest of Large Sweet Earliest true sweet corn for Southern plantings. Our own introdnction, com- bining earliness and productiveness Avith fine flavor. Pro- duces 2 to 3 medium-sized ears to each stalk, the ears being well filled with tender sweet corn. We recommend Yexo very highly to those who Avish to combine earliness Avith best pos- sible quality. Look at the illustration. Packet, 10c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 60c. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. or OAer, 20c pound. Country Gentleman /i|A sorts of SAA'pet, corn groAvn in this country. Makes 2 to 3 good sized ears to. the stalk on rich ground. Grains small, miich shriveled, but very deep. Quality une.xcelled and no garden should be Avithout a few roAA's. ,Tust boil and sju'oad a little butter on. It Avill make .A'our mouth AA'ater. Packet, 10c; lb., 35c; 2 Ibsl, 60c; post- paid. Not prepaid: 10 pounds or "over, 20c per pound. Evergreen Golden Bantam (No. 168) This brand new Amriety AA^e are glad to introduce to the trade. It is a cross betAveen St oaa'cHs Evergreen and Golden Bantam. Lighter in color than Golden Bantam but holds its most delicious flaA’or and adds the larger and better ears of StoAvells Evergreen. Read the description under these tAvo sAveet corns and you have Evergreen Golden Bantam. We belioA^e it is the finest SAA^eet corn eA'er offered. Packet, 10 cents; pound, 35 cents; 2 pounds, 60 cents; postpaid. Not prepaid: 10 pounds or oA'er, 20 cents per pound. Golden Bantam ( No. 1 67 ) extra early has a flavor all its OAvn. Two ears to each stalk ; ears six inches long and eight roAvs of grain. Golden Bantam is in a class by itself. Packet, 10c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 60c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 10 pounds or oA^er, 20c per pound. Stowells Evergreen /||n ICON size, long and well filled. Under good cultiva- ^RUi produces three ears to stalk. Stalks large and strong, grains of good size, long and deep : cob small and slender. Holds in good eating condition longer than any other and adapted to all the South. Packet, 10c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 60c. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. or OA'er, 20c lb. Black Mexican (No. 156) 4nw'..t'Mrv'o? for home use. While its color is a little objectionable this is more than made up by the fact that it is less subject t<> at- tack of bud AAmrms than other A’arieties. Packet, 10c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 60c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 10 poAinds or over, 20 cents per pound. Popcorn-Monarch White Rice(No. 160) have corn to pop during the long winter evenings. White Rice has Avhite, large pointed grains that pop nicely, and it is the best Avhite variety. Packet, 10c; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 50c; postpaid. In quantity, not prepaid, 12c a ID. Popcorn— Golden Queen (No. 161) pop* iGceiy* and *iMs^the standard yellow popcorn for the South. Popcorn planted thickly also makes a fine feed for stock, ing it to sorghum. Packet, 10c; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 50c; postpaid. In quantity, not prepaid, 12c a ID. I AON A splendid variety for “roasting ears’ . Seepages riesxings I'rOllflC^NO. l4Uj Sl-sn for tMs and other field Amrieties of corn. Packet, '10 cents; 1 pound, 30 cents; 2 pounds, 50 cents; postpaid. By express freight, not Yexo Sugar, Earliest Large Sweet Corn prepaid, 14 pounds (peck), $1.25; 56 pounds (bu.), $4.00; 112 pounds (2 bus.), $7.75. Country Gentleman Sweet Corn 26 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Hastings’ Lettuce Seed For Home and Market Crops Lettuce seed is one of our 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. Our great market varieties, BIG BOSTON, HASTINGS’ DRUMHEAD, FLORIDA HEADER, DIXIE HARD HEAD and CALIFORNIA CREAM BUTTER are supreme. The high quality of HASTINGS’ Lettuce Seed is known everywhere in the South Avhere lettuce is grown, for purity, hardness of heads and slowness to run to seed. Our lettuce seed is all grown in California by our groAver, 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 Lettuce Ready for Shipment — Note the Regularity of Growth — Right Seed Does It BIfi BOSTON ^Na 9in^ Boston is of the Butter DIU I ^ lu; Head type. Ours is perfection in this variety, and you cannot buy any Big Boston Lettuce 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 SJJieTh-arhari /Mfl 01 I \ steadier sale. -It is a crisp-leaved lettuce. Superb for £11/ 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 i,S 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., 20c; lb., 65c; lb., $2.00; postpaid. Not prepaid: 5 pounds or over, $1.75 per pound. HASTINGS’ ICEBERG LETTUCE (Ho. 216) See Iceberg in full color on page 33. A beatitiful as well as useful va- riety. Exceedingly crisp and tender, growing a long time before run- ning to seed. Known as a “crisp-leaved” hard-header. Splendid for either open ground planting or for forcing under glass. Heads of conical shape and medium size. Heads tightly folded and blanched to a beautiful white. Outer leaves are crinkled and light green, grow- ing closely up around the head. Packet, 10c; oz., 20c; i/4 lb., 65c; lb., $2.00; postpaid. Not prepaid: 5 pounds or over, $1.75 per pound. Hastings’ Drumhead White Cabbage Lettuce 27 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Hastings' Florida Header(No. 215) 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: 5 “pounds or over, $1.00 per pound. Hastings' Superba S I 0i0\ lettuce of all, a most beau- £ 1 4; tiful 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., 15c;%^lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; postpaid. Not prepaid: 5 lbs. or over, $1.00 per lb. New Dixie Hard Head Lettuce /Ma 90 I \ butter head type— it is such a ^l1Ui44l^ 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, 65c; lb., $2.00; postpaid. 5 lbs., not prepaid, $8.75. New Dixie Hard Head Eettuce California Cream Butter (No. 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., 65c; lb., $2.00; post- paid. Not prepaid: 5 pounds or over, $1.75 per pound. Well Known Varieties of Lettuce Grand Rapids (No. 214), Improved Hanson (No. 222), Prize Head (No. 219), B. Seeded Simpson (No. 223), All- 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. IAIUS^a Das-ia 'I'his is true Romaine, the ¥¥ niie rans VOS c e 1 e r y Lettuce. Crisp, / Ufi O I 7 ^ tender leaves and delicate flavor. Pkt., 10c ; 4 1 t; 20c; 1/4 lb., 50c; lb., $1.50; postpaid. Hastings’ Florida Header — A Superb Shipper May King(No.225) Butter-headed cabbage type; medium small, light 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 28 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia A (iood, 8\veet, Juicy Old-Time Angustti Rattlesnake Watermelon Grown From Hastings’ Seed Hastings’ Augusta Rattlesnake Watermelon (No. 252) melon-growing- State. In no place in the world are finer, sweeter melons grown than the Rattlesnake in certain Georgia localities, especially suited to it. No one has such pure seed of this famous variety as ourselves. It is simply perfection of the Rattlesnake strain. Every seed we offer is taken from melons weighing ?)0 pounds or more, and (50 to 75-pouml Rattlesnake melons are nothing unusual in our seed crops. If you have been buying seed of the Georgia Rattlesnake, as commonly sold, you do not know how good a Rattlesnake melon can be. Melons grown from our seed of this are so fine that thev cannot fail to give vou satisfaction. We consider Augusta Rattlesnake the best second early melon there is. Pla«t, at least, a few of them this year. Packet, 10c; oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; lb., $1.35; postpaid. Ten-nound lots or over, not prepaid, $1.00 per lb. KLECKLEY SWEET (No. 253)-THE GREAT BIG, SWEET JUICY WATERMELON Just look at the full color illustration on the Front Cover. It’s true to life and if you can look at it without its making your mouth water, there’s something wrong. No other melon has ever attained such general popularity for home use and nearby markets as our Kleckley Sweet shown above. It’s a perfect melon for that purpose. Its eating qualities leave absolutely nothing to be desired. strong and vigorous; melons medium to large in size; oblong, 18 to 34 inches in length, 10 to 13 inches through. Skin a very rich dark green color; flesh extra sweet and of brightest rich scarlet, ripening right up to the thin rind. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; % pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.35; postpaid. Ten-pound lots or over, not prepaid, $1.00 per pound. HASTINGS’ WATERMELON SEED Is Strictly Southern Grown and Saved from Crops Grown Exclusively for Seed. All Seed Taken from Selected Melons only. No Melons Sold or Shipped from Our Crops. Hastings’ Melon Seed Will More Than Satisfy You. 29 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia FINEST ALL-PURPOSE MELON IN THE WORLD THE “WATSON” OR “TOM WATSON” WATERMELON (No.258) Seed grown from the original stock, which we have kept pure, and not the “run-out” seed now generally sold. (From Photograph of Average Seed Crop Melon in Hastings’ Seed Crop — See Full Color Illustration on Front Cover) The Watson has rightfully been the most largely planted melon in the South for shipping purposes. It’s a splendid melon for ship- ping, for nearby markets and for home use. It is an excellent combination all purpose melon for you to grow. There has been much complaint about the Watson “running out” and this is absolutely true of a large part of the Watson seed on the market. It is seed saved from the tail end of the shipping crop, seed from malformed, rotten-ended runts and culls. You can’t afford to plant such seeds. Plant Hastings’ Seeds, the very finest you can buy. In eating quality the Watson is away above the average and its tough, medium thick rind makes it ship equal to the old shipping sorts. Its dark green color and generally handsome appearance makes it a seller at top of the market prices. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; % pound, 40 cents; pound, ^1.25; postpaid. In 10-pound lots or over, not prepaid, .$1.00 per pound. Alabama Sweet, the Great Southwestern Melon (No. 264) SiS.f 1 both for home use and shipment. Our illustration is from a photograph of one of our Alabama Sweets in our seed crop. A splendid combination melon for shipping, market or home use. In general appearance much like Florida Favorite, but averages much larger and has slightly darker markings. Sells on sight in either Southern or Northern markets. Early, bright scarlet flesh, fine grain, solid, sweet and free from stringiness. Packet, 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 30c; lb., $1.00; postpaid. 10-pound lots or over, not prepaid, 80c per pound, 30 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Halbert Honey-Sweetest of all Watermelons(No. 255) Sweet as the sweetest melon grown, but, as most all records are broken, in Halbert Honey has been produced a sweeter melon and one without strings in the flesh. No stringy pulp is left even after the largest bite of “heart”. This melon has been put through our tests and has been found a mighty good melon for home and nearby market use. It is the sweetest of all melons, and its delicious crimson red flesh extends nearly to the skin, the rind being very thin and brittle. It is more evenly shaped than Kleckley Sweet, as shown in the above illustration from a photograph, and the dark green skin makes it a very attractive melon. It is early, prolific and grows to rather large size. For the finest eating melon plant Halbert Honey. You will have the finest eating melons you have ever tasted and any surplus can be readily sold on local markets. Tile rind is not tough or thick enough for long distance shipping. Just grow them for all you can eat and sell locally. They are par- excellent, barring none. Packet, Ific; oz., 20c; % lb., 50c; pound, $1.50; postpaid. Not prepaid: 10 pounds or over, .$1.25 per pound. “Irish Grey,” a Melon You Will Tike — See the Natural Color of This Delicious Watermelon on Front Cover New and good Avatermelons don’t come often but this new South Geor- ww CSCCI ■■■dWII II 1911 wltsy ^liUi £wvy gjg, variety is one that has attained great popularity on its merit. It’s a combination melon equally good for shipping or home use, being equal to or better than the Watson in that respect. It’s sweet; the flesh is red, crisp and free from stringiness and in color of rind a mottled greenish grey, entirely distinct. Rind is thin but very tough. Fong distance shipments go through perfectly. Vines very vigorous, healthy and hold up and produce fine mel- ons late into summer when other sorts die out. Plant Irish Grey for home or market use and you will be delighted. It’s as satisfactory a Melon as there is grown. Packet, 10c; oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-pound lots or over, at $1.00 per lb. 31 //. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia HASTINGS f HASTINGS’ HOME GAR DEN COLLECTION SEVEN PACKETS 35 CENTS, POSTPAID — One full-sized pr.cket each of Au- gusta Rattlesnake, Watson, Irish Grey, Florida Favorite, Hastings’ Tinker, Ala- • bama Sweet, and Kleckley, all exceptionally fine varieties for home use. This col- lection will furnish any ordinary family a plenty of first-class melons all season. lastings* Selected Florida Favorite Watermelon (The Very Best) No. 259 Our special selection and growth of Florida Favorite has given us an unsurpassed extra early, good quality, medium-sized melon, just the right kind for home use and nearby markets. It’s a large, smooth, beautifully shaped melon, of dark green color, irregularly striped with lighter green ; very early, and prolific. Rind of medium thickness, rather tough, making it a fairly good shipper. Flesh red, very crisp, tender and juicy. Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; ^4 lb., 30c; lb., ?1.00 Hastings’ Tinker(No. 265) home use and nearby market only. The rind is very brittle and will not stand handling or hauling long distances over rough roads. Oblong melon, striped similar to but darker than Alabama Sweet. A white seeded, red fleshed melon with a distinct extra sweet, honey- like flavor that we have never tasted in any other melon. For any one who likes an extra sweet, fine grained watermelon for home use only, Tinker should be planted as one of the varieties. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; % pound, 30c; pound, $1.00; postpaid. Ten-ponnd lots or over, not prepaid, 80 cents per pound. Citron, Green Giant (Fla. Stock Melon) TNo This is the melon for sweet pickles. Any surplus can yiiwi CiUwy be fed to hogs and cattle, but do not plant close to postpaid. In lots of 10 pounds or over, not prepaid, 80c per pound, watermelons for they will cross and ruin the watermelons. Plant some citrons this year for the finest sweet pickles you ever tasted. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10c; ^ pound, 30c; pound, $1.00; postpaid. PllSIin lAtlAC Al* lAtloe striped melon, orig- rnilip Jones or JOneS inatlng in Burke County, /||^ OftAT Georgia, is known under both names. It is not that ^IVUi ftUU/ old variety, Duke Jones. The shape is almost round and has the peculiarity of almost always lying on the blossom end while growing. The size of this melon is large, often weighing 70 to 80 pounds, and has mighty good eating qualities. Politicians often carry seed of this variety to give the farmers when they visit the farming sections because it makes such large melons. Perhaps someone will leave you a packet, but you can be sure of seed by sending us your order. This is a wide, irregularly striped melon. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00. HASTINGS’ 4-OUNCE MELON COLLECTION FOUR OUNCES POSTPAID, 40 CENTS — Some prefer fewer varieties but more of each kind. For 40 cents we will send you, postpaid, one ounce each of Florida Favorite, Augusta Rattlesnake, Watson, and Kleckley Sweet, and one packet of Eden Gem Cantaloupe. See page 19. HASTINGS’ ONE-ACRE MELON COLLECTION LiOTS OF OUR FRIENDS like to plant about an acre of assorted varieties. A little over a pound of seed will plant an acre nicely. For $1.50 we will send you, postpaid, 14 pound each of Kleckley Sweet, Augusta Rattlesnake, Halbert Honey, Irish Grey, and Watson. You couldn’t get a finer assortment if you tried. Send us $1.50 and have the best acre of melons in your section. WATERMELON COLLECTIONS Pure Melon Seed “From Watson melon seed bought of you we planted 40 acres; over 17,000 hills, two plants to the hill. Out of all these there were only two plants of other varieties. We are satisfied. —Diaz Farms, Escambia Co., Florida. 82 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia MUSTARD FOR SPRING SALAD thickly in any good garden soil in drills 14 to 16 inches apart. Give « 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 spring. Sow from January to April. Use one ounce of seed to 200 feet of row. Giant Southern Curled Mustard(No. 278) £°e^L'piftfwUh“ out a patch of mustard for early 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 of the northern seedsmen 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. Mustard ^ No. 277 ^ entirely distinct, 5’et thoroughly good vninese musxaru ^ noi < l l ; 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 tenderness, mildness and freedom from bitter flavor. The engraving on the left from a photo- graph shows the general appearance of „ „ 04. 1 n 4. , the leaves. Packet, 5 cents; oz., 10 cents; Hastings’ True Stock of Chinese Mustard 25 cents; lb., 75 cents; postpaid. lA/hito MiECtsird / Na 97Q\ "^^tis is the variety the seeds of which are used in iwiMafcCtl u^llUi ClUj pickling for family use, and the seeds when ground up compose what is known as “mustard” in the stores. Packet, 5 cents; ounce 10 cents; Va pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents; postpaid. GEORGIA GROWN OKRA Okra is a close relative of the cotton plant and grows splendidly anywhere and everywhere in the Cotton Belt. After considerable experimenting we found a place up near the northern line of possible cotton production in Georgia that develops okra and okra seed to perfection and at the same time , insures an earliness of maturity not found in okra seed grown further south. Every pound of okra seed sold by us is produced in this north Georgia locality. Okra or gumbo is a most healthful vegetable and ought to plentiful in every Southern garden. In our seed growing work here in Georgia we have developed two splendid strains of the White Velvet and Perkins Mammoth, both being far superior to what is offered under these names by other houses, and we are sure that seed of either of these two va- rieties will please you. Plant one ounce of seed to 50 feet of row; about 8 pounds per acre. Hastings’ White Velvet throughout the South home use and local shipment; V / 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 are not prickly to touch. This strain of White Velvet we find to be the very best of all the White varieties. See illustration just to the left. Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; ^ pound, 25c; pound, 75c; postpaid. 10 lbs., not prepaid, $5.00. Perkins Mammoth Long g?eltpoadVd oVra Podded Okra (No. 306 ) Tn’i; shipping purposes, ready to use in 50 to 55 days and is being used by many Southern truckers exclusively for this pur- pose. 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 the whole plant is covered with them to the height of a man’s head (5 to 6 feet). Pods of an intensely dark green color, of unusual length, fre- nir^e. quently 9 to 10 inches long. Pods are very slim and do not Hastings White Velvet Okra harden up as is usually the case with other varieties. Pack- et, So; onnce, 10c; ^4 pound, 25c; pound, 75c; postpaid. Ten pounds, not prepaid, 50c per lb. ■ The leek is a very hardy onion-like plant that does not make a bulb. It 1 has a long, well-thickened neck somewhat resembling the growth of young onions in spring but much longer and thicker. The leek thrives under the same general conditions as onions and should be cultivated in the same general manner except that when the plants begin to get some size, the earth should be gradually drawn up around the neck in order to blanch the stems or necks white and increase the tenderness and fine flavor. Sow seed as early in spring as ground can be worked. I Oaronf on I oolr^Nn 902 \ Grows to large size, the stems being pro- karge L.eeK^nQi £UO; portionately large and thick. In rich soil, well earthed up, the edible portion is from 6 to 8 inches long by 2 to 3 inches in diameter. Packet, 10 cents ; % ounce, 15 cents ; ounce, 25 cents ; % pound, 75 cents ; postpaid. PLANT A BIG HOME GARDEN IN 1922 Money-saving and health-saving are both worth while and the right kind of a good home garden with a dozen or more kinds of vegetables in it is both a money and health saver. Give the HOME GARDEN a square deal and see what it will do for you in both money and health saving. A Full Home Garden is absolutely necessary this year. You will find the home garden the most valuable land on your place. Keep it producing. Perkins Mammotli Long Pod Okra (Plate I) 33 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Hastings’ Stringless Green Pod Beans. Most delicious garden beans. See page 6 — Packet, 1 Oc. Bliss Everbearing Pea. The long bearing home garden variety. See page 39 — Packet, 10c. Hastings’ Iceberg Lettuce. Crisp leaf, hard header. See page 26 — Packet, 10c. Long Island W akefield Cabbage. The best pointed cabbage of all. See page 14 — Packet, 10c. Chantenay Carrot. Most desir- able garden •variety. See page 18 — Packet, 5c, Hastings’ Improved Blood Turnip Beet. Most popular garden •varie- ty. Seepage 10 — Packet, 10c. W'U iiJ JiiiiiiiipiH 34 (Plate II) H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Hastings’ Rosy Gem Radish. The finest for home gardens. See page 45 — Packet, 5c. Hastings’ Royal King Pepper. The most satisfactory pepper grown. See page H — Packet, 10c. Hastings’ Redfield Beauty To~ mato. Finest of all tomatoes. See page 48 — Packet, 10c. Hastings’ Early Long Scarlet Radish. Delicious Hastings’ Prizetaker Onion. The most popU‘ lar globe onion. See page 35 — Packet, 10c. See page 44 — Pa^et, 5c. 35 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia The onion is the most healthful vegetable on the list. The onion is recognized as a necessity in feeding armies. It’s a promoter of health and good physical condition. A reasonable amount of onions eaten is worth more to you than a whole drug store full of patent medicines. You need onions the year round. Why not grow them in suflftcient quantity in your own gg vden to have them at any time without buying Northern grown onions from your storekeeper most of the year. Onions grown direct from the seed are good keepers for months. For home use onion seeds or sets should ONIONS CULTURE be planted in any good garden soil just as early as the ground can be worked to advantage in the spring. Ground should be thoroughly broken, well fertil- ized or manured and then worked down very fine ; all trash, clods or grass roots being removed. The use of sets is ab- solutely unnecfessary except as a matter of earliness. Where well shaped, long keeping, marketable onions are desired plant the seeds instead of sets, as the seeds make much better onions in every respect. Sow one ounce of seeds to 200 feet of row ; four or five pounds per acre. Sets vary considerably in size, but the average will run about one pound of sets to 100 feet of row. Onions from seeds will mature in 100 to 140 days, according to variety ; from sets in from 80 to 100 days. Cover seeds in clay or heavy soils about inch ; in sandy soils 1 inch. If w^eather and soil are dry firm the soil after planting; heavy or clay soils should not be firmed when wet. As soon as seeds are well up begin a light surface cul- tivation and keep this up every week or ten days. Never let grass or weeds get a start, for young onion plants choked with weeds or grass die down in the “set” size and will have to be held over until the following fall. Cultiva- tion (always shallow) should be kept up until bulbs are well formed and matured as indicated by the dying down or dropping over of the tops. When matured dig or plow up, and store in a dry place, leaving tops on until you are ready to use or market them. MAtA recommending varieties of onions to you we suggest for earliest use any of the Bermuda va- rieties, White or Yellow, Crystal Wax and Red Bermuda. For medium maturity, Prizetaker or any of the Hastings’ Globe varieties; for late maturity and extra long keeping qualities, Australian Brown. Hastings’ Prizetaker “i colors on page 34. Our Prizetaker wlllUll^llUi onion is of the very best American growth, far superior to all imported seeds. It has been most successfully grown in all parts of the Central South from both spring and fall sowings. Our illustration, reproduced from a photograph, shows the shape of this variety per- fectly. It is very large, frequently measuring 12 to 18 inches in circumference, and fine bulbs have been raised weighing from 4^^ to 5 pounds each. During the last four years Ave have seen some splendid market crops of Prizetakers raised even under very unfavorable conditions, not only in Geor- gia but in practically every one of the Southern States, showing Prizetaker to be Avell adapted to our entire section. Our Mr. Hastings has been in all of the noted onion-grow- ing sections of this country — Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Ohio and California — yet he has never seen any Prizetaker onion superior to the samples which were shipped us from Southern crops. Prizetaker is a light straw-colored onion with a pure w'hite flesh, very fine grain with rather mild flavor, and will keep for any reasonable length of time. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 15c; ounce, 2oc; % pound, 75c; pound $2.50; postpaid. Hastings’ American Prizetaker Onion GroAvn Direct From Seed Australian Brown (No. 297) A Long Keeper Australian Brown — The Juong Keeping Onion One objection a good many folks have to growing onions is the fear that they won’t keep over into fall and winter. Australian Brown is the Answer to these doubters for this variety has been known to keep in perfect condition (ex- cept for a little shrinkage and loss of weight) for a solid 3’ear from the time it was pulled from the ground. For a late matur- ing, long keeping onion to last into and through winter if stored in a, drj" place, Australian BroAvn has no equal. If you plant the Bermuda, Prizetaker or the Hastings’ (Ilobe varieties and Australian BroAvn, you can count on a supply practically the year round. About a month later in maturing than the earlier sorts but of neat, round shape, A^er.v firm and solid in texture and the longest keeping onion known for warm climates. Of someAvhat pungent flavor, skin is amber broAvn although a lit- tle A’ariable in color. Packet, 5 cents; % ounce, 15 cents; ounce, 25 cents; 44 pound, 75 cents; pound, $2.00. Extra Early Red (No. 286) ersfiMd and somewhat smaller. Flat shaped, close grained, strong flavored and a good keeper. A good early market sort. An old favorite variety. Packet, 5c; % oz., 15c; oz., 25c; 44 Ih., 75c; lb., $2.50. Yellow Globe Danvers extensivelj" used for both /11a OQAN home use and market. A fairly good keeper, ^nu. solid, rather mild, earlier than the Hastings’ Globe Onions. The bulbs are medium to large sized; flesh crisp and creamy white with rich coppery-yelloAV skin. Packet, oc; 4^ ounce, i5c ; ounce, 25c ; 44 pound, 75c ; pound, $2.00. Mammoth Sliver King (-StT ' b “'b’s /Ma 900 \ weigh from 2 to 4 pounds, with good cultivation. ^nO. £90^ -Well adapted to the Gulf States. Skin is silvery white, flesh pure white, and so mild that they can be eaten raw like an apple. Packet, 10 cents; 44 ounce, 20 cents; ounce 30 cents; 44 pound, 90 cents; pound, $3.00. 36 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia BERMUDA ONIONS Plant For Earliest Mild-Flavored Onions Hastingrs' 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. The supply of seed, which we always import, has not until recent years been sufficient to offer for spring planting in the Central South. The limited spring plantings made, however, for several years, proved beyond a shadow of a doubt the great value of the Bermuda varieties for spring plantings in the more northern sections of the South where it gets too cold for these varieties to live through the winter. 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 ravv, like an apple. White or Yellow Bermuda Onion(No. 288) The most widely and largely planted of the Bermuda varieties. ' Before we introduced our Crystal Wax this was generally called White to distinguish it from the Bermuda Red although it is a light yellow or straw color. Since the appearance of Hastings’ Crystal Wax on the markets the produce trade of the country be- gan 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 Yel- low 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 Bermuda White or Yellow as grown from October planted seed. Less than six months from seed sowing (and mostly slow growing winter months) to the fully matured onions. No onion grown compares with the Bermu- da in mildness of flavor, and for this reason it is immensely pop- ular with millions of people who dislike the strong flavor of most of the varieties. You will make no mistake in planting the Ber- muda Onion this spring. Large packet, 10 cents; 14 ounce, 20 cents; ounce, 30 cents; 14 pound, 90 cents; pound, $3.00; postpaid. Red Bermuda Onion (No. 287) S"u^a^Reris ’"tlfe 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. Large packet, 10c; % oz., 20c; oz., 30c; 14 lb., 90c; lb., .$3.00; postpaid. Giant White Tripoli ( No. 290) lean. A large, flat, pure white, mild onion. Onions can be grown in one season from seed and on good ground will weigh over a pound. Packet, 10c; l/i oz., 20c; oz., 35c; 14 lb. $1.00; lb., .$3.50. EJ The most attractive onion WdA in the world. Our own in- / M A troduction and one of which we have DCriflUCla ^ raOi CQXmj been exceedingly proud. 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 Wax 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. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 25 cents; ounce, 40 cents; % pound, $1.25; pound, $4.00; postpaid. Extra Early Barletta(No. 295) Pure white, growing about one inch in diameter and just the right size for pickling. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 35c; % lb., $1.00. Hastings’ Silver Skin Onion fo^ /IJll Qnn\ raising sets because the little bulbs are so uniform. wUUy Also a splendid pickling onion with mild flavor and silvery white skin. It is flat on the bottom and thick towards the top, very firm and hard, and an excellent keeper* Packet 10 cents ; % ounce, 15 cents ; ounce, 25 cents ; % pound, 75 cents ; pound, $2.50; postpaid. Large Red Wethersfield ( No. 285 ) °idest'y*a- rieties listed by American seedsmen and has retained its popular- ity wonderfully well through the years. It’s easily grown to full maturity from the black seed and is a fairly good keeper into win- ter. Almost round, of large size and deep red color. In flavor de- cidedly pungent. Packet, 5 cents; % oz., 15 cents; oz., 25 cents; % pound, 75 cents; pound, $2.00; postpaid. THE LUXURY OF A HOME GARDEN IN 1922 Whether the Home Garden is a necessity with you or not, it is also a delightful luxury. Freshly picked and prepared vegetables from your own garden are as far ahead of canned, dried or withered store vegetables as fresh sweet milk is better than skimmed milk. Vegetables to be at their best on the table should be picked just in time to be cooked or prepared before meal-time. //. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 37 HASTINGS’ BK FOUR OHIONSSSEH For several years we have been selling thousands of our “Big Globe Onion Collection,” and this year we have made that collection extremely attractive by offering a large packet of Hastings’ Genuine Imported White Bermuda On- ion Seeds with each collection at the same price. This will grive you a fine chance to try the Bermuda in your gar- den, getting onions extra early. Just read the description and look at the illustration on the opposite page. This splendid collection gives you a welcome variety and a selection that will last you practically the whole year. Bermuda White or Yellow comes in very early, with the sweetest and most tender of all onions ; Hastings’ White Globe and Hastings’ Prizetaker are medium in maturing, of good size, and are well suited to the whole South except Florida and Southwest Texas, where they should be planted in the fall ; and Australian Brown is late in maturing and will keep longer than any other onion. These four varieties are standard, well-known varieties and make this a very valuable and satisfactory collection. They can all be grown readily from seed and bring high prices in any market. Our illustrations give you a perfect idea of their hand- some shape and appearance. You can’t afford not to have one or more of them in your garden this year. We recom- mend them fully for every garden in all the Southern States except Florida. You will be more than pleased with them. One packet each of Hastings' White Globe, Prizetaker, Aus- tralian Brown and Bermuda White Onion Seed, postpaid, 25c. Hastings’ White Giobe (No. 292) Superb, large, pure, waxy white globe-shuped onion. Flesh crisp, fine grained and of very mild flavor. This globe on- ion brings the highest price on the market. Packet, lOe; % ounce, 20e; ounce, 35c; % pound, 90c; pound, $3.00. Hastings’ Yellow Globe (No. 293) Handsome pale-yellow globe onion, slightly larger than the White Globe. Of fine flavor, very mild, and a good keeper. Packet, 10 cents ; % ounce, 20 cents ; ounce, 35 cents ; % pound, 90c; pound, $3.00; postpaid. The handsomest and most richly colored of I ^ onions. Atypical globe onion of great market value, nice appearance, mild flavor, fine quality and a good keeper. Packet, 10c; % ounce, 20c; ounce, 35c; % pound, 90c; pound, $3.00; postpaid. Hastings’ Red Giobe One of Hastings’ Big Globe Onions Grown Direct From Seed ONION SETS Largely planted in home gardens for earliest onions to pull green. Many prefer these small tender green onions for eating raw. Ow- ing to variations we sell onion sets by weight only, one pound during spring months usually equalling about one quart. Plant sets three inches apart in rows 12 to 15 inches apart. Pure Italian Garlic Sets. Pound, 60 cents; 2 pounds for $1.00; postpaid. Sllver-Skin Sets Sets from White Portugal or Silver Skin seed. Make large silvery white onions of fine quality when mature. Plant a few also for early green onions. Pound, 35 cents; 8 pounds (peck), $1.85; postpaid. Not prepaid: $4.50 per bushel. YaIIaia# Dani/ore Qote Make medium sized, globe- I eilUW l^dnverd shaped yelloAV onions of the sort described under “Yellow Globe Danvers.” The standard yel- low variety. Pound, 35 cents; 8 pounds (peck), $1.65; postpaid. Not prepaid: $4.00 per bushel. From a Photograph Showing Hastings’ Screened and Well Cleaned Silver Skin and Yellow Danvers Onion Sets 38 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia it has 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 ship- ping and home markets, and every year we sell hundreds and hundreds of bushels of this variety to Florida shippers. The earliest 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. This really is a wonderful first early pea and a variety that always makes good when the highest prices are obtained. Packet, 10c; % pound, 20c; pound, 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, 15c per lb. Alaska Extra Early (No. 317) ‘I 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 , T 1 T TT 4^ extra early varieties. A splendid shipper and one of the very best Hastings A'- Extra you can plant in the garden for home use for an extra early. Fo- EarlyPeas liage and pods light green; pods 2i/^ 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 dAvarf 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. For canning, marketing or home use you will find them absolutely satisfactory. Packet, 10c; % lb., 20c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 pounds or over, 15 cents per pound. Hastings’ Extra Early Surprise Pea ( No. 3 1 5 ) beats them all in combining in one variety, earliness, heavy-bearing and most delicious eating quality. While a true wrinkled variety it is a very early bearer. Vines grow 20 to 24 inches high and require no “staking” or “brushing” when planted in double rows ac- cording to our culture directions. Foliage and pods are light green; round pods contain- ing 6 medium sized green peas are 2% inches long, with blunt ends. Uniform in maturity and yet very productive, this pea is popular with the canners. It has also developed into a splendid shipping variety and many prefer it for this reason. However, if you want an early pea for good eating at home, for sale at nearby markets, for canning or shipping, this variety will please and pay you well. Packet, 10 cents; pound, 20 cents; pound, 40 cents; 2 pounds, 70 cents; postpaid. Not prepaid: 10 pounds or over, 20 cents per pound. 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 CultUfA small, extra early, round-seeded varieties, wuitiUic such as John L. and Alaska, can be planted very early, as it takes a hard freeze to kill them. In this latitude (Atlanta) begin sowing early in January and sow at intervals of ten days or two weeks until about March ; after that date it is advisable to sow only the taller- varieties Avith wrinkled seed, varieties like Sur- Everbearing, coming into this class. The wrin- varieties must not be planted until ground begins to warm up. Wrinkled peas rot without germinating in cold ground. In Florida and along the Gulf Coast all varieties can be planted all through the winter months. The extra earlies should be thickly sown in drills ; one quart of seed to each 100 feet of row and covered about 2 inches. As soon as the weather AA'arms up they will make rapid growth. They should be kept cultivated clean and as soon as they begin to bloom, earth should be worked up around the stems. Be sure to make succession sowings eA'ery two weeks to keep up your supply until the long bearing varieties come in. None of the heavy bearers should be planted until the soil warms up, usually in the month of March in the latitude of Atlanta. Many people do not plant these taller-growing varieties on account of the trouble of “staking” or “brushing.” Varieties like Bliss Everbearing, Home Delight, etc., can be planted in double rows about 6 inches apart and let run together, leaving 2 feet between the double rows. Being stiff in their character of growth they largely support each other. Keep working the soil up around the stems and all varieties will stay in bearing longer. Southern gardens should certainly grow more peas. They are delicious. Hastings’ John L. (No. 316) — Earliest Extra Early Earliest of all the extra early varieties ; for home use, market or shipment. Since 1898 held the record for earliness against all H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 39 Second Early— Heavy Bearers Bliss Everbearing( No. 329) oK‘.^frs'lo7"h'oVe7”r" dens and nearby markets. See beautiful illustration in colors on page 33. Height of vine 2 to 3 feet. Pods 3 to 4 inches long, each pod containing 5 to 6 wrinkled peas of very fine table quality. Size of peas large to very , large, frequently ^ inch 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 extraordinary strength and sub- stance so that when hilled up properly they stand without “brushing.” This variety is especially noted for its continuance of bearing, a charac- teristic which gives it special value for late spring and early summer use. Even after repeated picking the vines continue to develop buds and blos- soms which mature into fine peas. Packet, 10c ; % pound, 20c ; pound, 40c ; 2 pounds, 70c; postpaid. 10 lbs. or over, 18c per pound; not prepaid. Hastings' Home Delight Pea Type of Gradus or Prosperity Pea — Fine for Gardens Little Marvel (No. 314) Ti,"e (No. 328) sands of our customers or heavy-bearing varieties ; a strong, vigorous grower, com- ing in right after the extra early sorts, and while enormously productive is of such stiff, stocky growth that it can be grown without “brushing” when planted in double rows 6 to 8 inches apart, rows running together as soon as high enough. The sweetness and tenderness and heavy-bearing qualities give entire satisfaction. Packet, 10 cents; Ms pound, 20c; pound, 40c; 2 pounds, 70c; postpaid. 10 pounds or over, 18 cents a pound. Hastings' Home Delight Pea— A Fine Second Early market and home garden. The pods average a little longer than those of Premium Gem, are more attractive in shape and color and the peas are of superior quality. The very prolific vines are heavily set with large, straight, deep green pods Avhich are square ended and are well filled with 7 large tender peas of dark green color. This is a recent in- troduction which trials show us to be of exceptional merit. Packet, 10c; Ms lb., 20c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 70c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 10 pounds or over, 20 cents per pound. Thomas Laxton ( No. 323 ) gforadifs" perity but hardier and slightly earlier. Pods with 7 peas are about 3% inches long, straight, well filled, rounded with rather a blunt end. The large wrinkled peas are of a green- ish cream color and the plants are very vigorous growing. This is a very popular variety among the Florida and Gulf Coast growers. The flavor is very pleasing and the peas re- tain their tenderness. Packet, 10c; % lb., 20c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 70c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. or over, 20c per lb. Hastings’ Improved Telephone Pea growing, wrinkl e d /M.. OOT\ varieties, that has been found exceedingly profitable by both (nOiOfif j home and market gardeners. Grows 4 to 6 feet tall and must be “brushed •” immensely productive, bearing 25 to 30 extra large pods to each vine. It has that excellent, sugary flavor, so desirable in garden peas, \ines and foliage strong and heavy, medium green. _ Pods 4^4 inches long, medium light green, straight, broad and pointed, containing 8 large, light green peas , main crop, productive. Packet, 10c; Ma pound, 20c; pound, 40c; 2 pounds, <0c; postpaid. Not prepaid; 10 pounds or over, 20 cents per pound. Black-Eyed Marrowfat(No. 320) growing varieties that are Large White Marrowfat (No.32 1 ) “brushed” they are ex- ceedinglv heavv bearers and very profitable. Hand picked stock. Each : Packet, 10 cents; % pound, 20 cents; pound, 35 cents; 2 pounds, 65 cents; postpaid. Ten pounds or over, not pre.paid, 12 cents a pound. ...... Champion of Englancl(No. 332) flavoi^d 1 a t e ^ peas. Well- known and popular; tall growing, 5 feet, peas with wrinkled seeds; a heavy bearer. Packet, 10c; Mi pound, 20c; pound, 40c; 2 pounds, 70c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 10 pounds or over, 18 cents per pound. Sugar or Salad Pea(No.326) pods", cooked and* eaten in "the same manner as snap beans. These are great favorites with those who have once used them. Packet, 10 cents; % pound, 20 cents; pound, 40 cents; 2 pounds, 70 cents; postpaid. Ten pounds or over, not prepaid, 20c a pound. Florida McNeil ( No. 333 ) gSrcS‘'feg/„2s'^ oS';.' wi,er“e"i'( is well known. A medium early, very heavy bearing small seeded variety that has proven itself an immensely 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; Yz lb., 20 cents; lb., 35 cents; 2 lbs., 65 cents; postpaid. Not prepaid: 10 pounds or over, 15 cents a pound. Gradus or Prosperity(No. 330) wrinkled variety with immense pods, is hardy and can be planted almost as early as Alaska. Grows 2Yz 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, 20 cents per pound. NAtf-’c; early, dwarf-growing 9 KACeiSIUr^NQi O l a; wrinkled variety, very similar to American Wonder, but one-third larger; of the same earliness and deli- cious flavor. Pods are more closely packed with peas than any other va- riety. Stout and heavy; 2%-inch round pods with blunt ends; 6 light green peas of high quality; productive. Packet, 10c; % lb., 20c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 70c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 10 pounds or over, 18c per pound. Market Surprise (No. 322) Vigorous growth with stocky vines, growing 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 Surprise for it’s equally good for honae gardens and for market. Packet, 10c; Vz lb., 20c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 70c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 10 pounds or over, 18 cents per pound. DrAtMSum QQ I ^ -A- dwarf, wrinkled, extra early va- rremium vem^NOi 00 I j riety, growing about 15 inches high, and is one of the earliest of the good quality varieties for home gar- dens. This is an older variety that certainly deserves its great popular- ity. Packet, 10c; % pound, 20c; pound, 40c; 2 pounds, 70c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 10 pounds or over, 18 cents per pound. GARDEN REPUTATIONS winning, money makin When you Plant Hastings’ Seeds you have the prize best eating foundation you can lay. 40 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Mixed Peppers Culture germinate freely in a temperature of less than 65 degrees, hence should either be started in hot beds, in protected boxes or else planting deferred until the ground gets well warmed up in the spring. When plants have 6 to 8 leaves and danger of frost is past they can be set in the open ground in rows 3 feet apart, 14 to 16 inches apart in the row. As the plants begin to produce fruit draw the earth up around the stem as a partial support. Sweet peppers can also be soAvn in July and August in Florida for the fall shipping crop, many finding this more profitable than spring shipping crops. In spring planting, 1 ounce of pepper seed will us- ually make about 1000 good strong plants if prop- erly handled. Most gardeners prefer to plant seed at the rate of about % pound per acre to make sure of a sufficient quantity of plants. Uaef inere’ all home gar- nasilllgd miACU deners want both PAnnCir'<£^Nfl ^ sweet and hot peppers reppers^lllli OQI ; in their garden and with this end in view we make each year a mix- ture 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. In no other way can you get so large and useful an assort- ment as in our packet of mixed pep- pers. We sell thousands upon thou- sands of packets of this every year and they give the greatest satisfaction. At least one packet of this ought to have a place in every seed order for the home garden in the South. Pack- et, 10c; 3 packets, 35c; postpaid. Ruby King leading variety Ked Chili — Our Best Hot Pepper Plant For Drying, Stringing and Flavoring of sweet pepper for both home and market use has been one of the finest peppers ever sold and we reluctantly stop selling it, but it must give way to its superior. Hastings’ Royal King is the same type but much better in every way. Therefore, wanting our customers to have the best of every type, we ask you, for your best interests, to plant Royal King. Large Bell or Bull Nose ^se, also for market and shipping to IS'orth- ^llUiOwD^ ern markets from Florida, Louisiana and Texas. Rather mild flavor, is comparatively early and a heavy producer of fruits, 3 to 3% inches long and 2 to 3 inches across the shoulder. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 30 cents; ounce, 35c; % pound, $1.00; pound, $3.50; postpaid. Hastings’ Golden Prize en-yellow' variety ; /Na very sweet and mild. In some places this is ^HUiwOUj eaten like an apple in the raw stage, for it is said to cure chills and fever. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 30 cents; ounce, 35 cents; % pound, $1.35. Ruby Giant ( No. 359 ) ally large, mild 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. Ruby Giant is early in maturing; the plant is vigorous and upright, taller than the Chinese Giant, much more pro- ductive and an excellent large sweet pepper for stuffing. It makes a satisfying table pepper, an ideal home garden sort, and is a quick basket filler, that will sell on sight, for the market gardener. You will make no mistake by planting Ruby Giant. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 35 cents; ounce, 40 cents; % pound, $1.50; pound, $5.00; postpaid. Red Chili Pepper (No. 354) hot, pungent va- riety. Fine dried for winter use. If you want very hot, pun- gent peppers for flavoring. Red Chili is fine. It is small and very bright red and exceedingly prolific. If you want the hottest peppers and a plenty of them, plant Red Chili. This is the best hot pepper we can offer this spring and it will please you if you want the hottest peppers. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 30c; ounce, 35c; ^ pound, $1.35. Sweet Pepper Ruby Giant Pepper (Natural Size) — A Real Giant H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 41 PIMIENTO-MILDEST FLAVORED OF ALL PEPPERS /Nn This superb, mildest flavored of all peppers is fast becoming well known to the people of the Southeastern States, and OvO ) it is the variety for every one desiring mildness of flavor, for it is absolutely free of the pungent flavor that so many consider undesirable. Pimiento was first introduced in Southern California in 1911, and has become a staple crop in that section not only for home and market use, but for canning as well. Cali- fornia canneries use entire crops from large acreage. It has also been grown and canned successfully in Middle Georgia on a large scale since 1915. It can be eaten raw like an apple; can be stuffed with meat and baked; can be used as a salad and also canned for use at any time of year. It has thick, firm flesh which permits its being scalded and peeled. Should be in every family garden in the South because it is delicious stuffed with salads. We have had a splendid crop of Pimiento grown for seed in Middle Georgia and we are sure you will like it. Our illustration from a photograph shows its shape and ap- pearance and is a little over half its natural size. Packet, 10c; % ounce, 20c; ounce, 35c; ^4 pound, $1.00; lb., $3.50; postpaid. HASTINGS’ ROYALKING /lln QC7^ natural color illustration on page 34. Introduced by us in 1917. While it is a superb sweet pepper for home and market use we want to especially call the attention of the trucker or shipping market garden- ers to its regularity of size and shape, making it an excep- tionally desirable variety for good packing and fine appear- ance on arrival in the markets. This will insure its being a top price seller at all times. This new sweet pepper is an exceptional introduction and has taken the place of our popular Ruby King. It is very pro- lific, bright and glossy, of large size (the illustration to the right shows the natural size and type of this new variety) ; the flesh is mild and thick and the lobes well filled out. It runs remarkably true to type and uniformity of size for a pep- per, and the plants are of strong, stocky, erect growth. It is a native Southern 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 this 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 pep'per you have been looking for. We recommend it as the best bell pepper in existence. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 20 cents; ounce, 35 cents; % pound, $1.25; pound, $4.00; postpaid. Long Cayenne ( No. 349 ) To't Larger than Red Chili but just as hot and pungent. Cayenne is a long red pepper and this is the true type. Plant some of these for dried peppers during the winter. Packet, 10 cents; y2 oz., 20 cents; oz., 35 cents; % pound, $1.25; postpaid. MAKE A GOOD GARDEN IN 1922 Plant Many Different Vegetables It helps keep down your store bills and gives a variety on your table. Beets, Beaus, Cabbage, Lettuce, Radishes, Squash, Onions, Spinach, Kale, etc., add variety to your table, health to yourself and family. Don’t forget to plant a good big garden and keep it going all through the summer. Hastings* New Royal King Pepper 42 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia HASTINGS’ MAINE GROWN POTATOES Hardiest, Most Vigorous and Productive of aii Seed Potatoes for the South Bliss Red Triumph, the Prolific Potato for the South It’s just as important that our people of the South raise Irish or white potatoes to the extent of their home needs at least as it is for them to raise bread and meat. Most all of us have tried potatoes and in many cases with indift’erent success or possibly total failure. In the great majority of cases failure has been caused by the planting of potatoes unfit for seed, usually bought without much thought from local merchants because of greater convenience and cheapness. It is just as important that you be careful in seed potato buying as it is to be careful in buying seed of cabbage, watermelon or tomatoes. Unless the seed po- tatoes have been bred and grown for seed purposes; unless they are right varieties and grown in a locality that fits them to be planted in the South, greater or less disappointment in the crop is sure to follow. There is a lot of humbug in this seed potato busi- ness. The whole South gets loaded up every spring with the cheaper grades of common farm crop pota- toes from Maine that have no right to be called seed potatoes and sliould never be brought here except for eating purposes. The same is equally true of potatoes brought in here from western states. IVe sell nothing but the best grown seed stock of Maine potatoes obtainable in the three best varieties for the South named below. We naturally cannot com- pete in price with your local merchants who handle the cheaper grades. The Food Administration has directed that all po- tatoes be sold by weight. The seed trade generally has adopted the 150-pound bag as the standard and quotations will be made on that basis. This will set at rest for all time the question as to what constitutes a standard barrel or bag of potatoes. The present custom now settles basis. Plant plenty Hastings’ improved Early Rose or Rose 4 The most valuable potato for the South. We sell five times as many Triumphs as all the others combined. It’s adapted to all parts of the South from Kentucky to Florida, from the Carolinas to Arizona. It’s an extra early and with our pure Maine-grown seed stock, it’s the surest producer of any, while its handsome appearance when first dug makes it a ready seller at top prices on any market. It withstands heat and drought to a wonderful degree and makes a good crop when other varieties burn up and make nothing. Vines are smaller than other varieties, the strength of the plant going into making potatoes rather than into the vine. This is the right potato for you to plant if you want an extra early and sure cropping potato of the very best quality. It will give you entire satisfaction. Write for Market prices when ready to buy. grow Irish Cobbler and we like it. In shape it’s much like Triumph; wwlJUUSr color of skin a creamy white, slightly netted with lighter color. Cooks quick- ly, is almost pure w'hite, mealy, but not too dry. A good shipper and good keeper for home use and nearby market. Write for our best market prices when ready to buy. This is the favorite and most largely planted variety in the great potato growing districts of Florida; more than 300,000 barrels of it having been shipped north in one season. It is much like the old original strain of Early Rose as first introduced but much bet- ter. Write for our lowest prices on the quantity you want when you are ready to buy. ah Dia Dlant Rhubarb is not known to the great majority of the Rliuuaru wr ric r lalll people of the Cotton Belt, but in Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri and the Central States a patch of rhubarb plants is looked on almost as a household neces- sity. It is about the earliest usable plant in the spring for pie making and stewing. It also has great medicinal qualities, extract of rhubarb being largely used to assist digestion. We do not recommend planting Rhubarb in Florida and Gulf Coast sections but in the Central South where moist, partly shaded locations can be had Rhubarb will grow nicely. It is a plant that is a rank feeder and grower, and as such should be fertilized heavily with well rotted stable manure. Set out the roots during early spring months. Rhubarb arid horseradish roots are mailed separate from seeds, due to our often having to wait for a seasonable time to ship in order to prevent dam- age in transit. Send in your order along with your seed order. EARGE FIEED GROWN ROOTS or CLUMPS (not divided)— By mail, postpaid, 40 cents; 3 for $1.00. Special price for large quantities by express or freight. U AlflSAHarlScIl There are very few people who don’t need, at some time or other *^''* ^^* ***^*^"* EAWIS during the year, horseradish for seasoning. You can usually buy it at the stores but so adulterated as to be almost worthless. Horseradish can be grown almost any- where in the South successfully, but gives best results in rich, rather moist, partly shaded locations. Prices; 35 Roots or sets, 35 cents; 50 for 60 cents; 100 for $1,00; postpaid. Rhubarb or Pie Plant At the time this part of our catalog goes to the printer, prices on seed potatoes have not settled. It is impossible to make prices that will stand through January, February and March. When in the market write us for prices on the quantity and variety you want, using Quotation Sheet in back of this catalog. Our seed potatoes are right quality and prices will be as low as we can make them. You will suc- ceed with Hastings’ Seed Potatoes. Potatoes won’t pay you unless you plant the very best seed stock. Killing Potato Bugs ?emedf S’ TfJ Death.” See page 100 for description and price list. It kills the bugs and helps the plants.' 43 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia P|J|U|P|C||JC should be grown more largely on every farm in the South, Many ■ sorts are splendid for pies and baking; others make a wonderful feed for stock during the winter months. This is a neglected crop in the South now, but should be more largely grown. Pumpkins are easily sold in the towns and cities when not wanted for use on the farm. Plant them on the farm this year— it will pay you. t-’sually grown in cornfields, but if grown as a separate crop, seed should WUI^UI V be planted in hills 8 to 10 feet apart each way after weather and soil get warm. Hoe often till vines begin to run. Cut pumpkins from vine after the leaves die, leaving 3 to 4 inches of stem attached, and store in dry place. Handle carefully and avoid bruising. Use one ounce of seed to 20 hills of most varieties ; 3 to 4 pounds "per acre. Japanese Pie Pumpkin(No. 366) ing shoAvs the exact shape of this variety. Very meaty and solid and in general appear- ance resembles the Cashaw, but is earlier and usually larger. Meat is rather free from water and is easily cut and dried if desired. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; % pound, 50 cents; pound, $1.50; postpaid. Tennessee Sweet Po- tato (No. 361) a little ^ribbed ; color creamy W’hite, sometimes striped Avith green ; hardy, productive and keeps till late spring. Looks like SAA’eet potato AA’hen cooked and has a delicious taste. Packet, 5c; ounce, 15c; % pound, 40c; pound, $1.25. Sweet or Sugar /Ua 0C^\ loAV fleshed variety for ^nUiwO^ty pies and baking. It is small, being 10 to 12 inches in diame- ter, but its quality is the finest. Heavy bearing and unexcelled as a table variety. Raise some for pies. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents; ^ pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.25. Southern Field(No.360) Famous old-time pumpkin. Strong, vigorous groAver and very prolific. Packet, 5 cents ; ounce, 10 cents ; ^ pound, 2SC! pound, 75c j postpaid. Pumpkin Hastings' Big Jumbo Pumpkin /II A See illustration of this monster variety. Do you Avant to grow the biggest pumpkin in your county? Our Jumbo is the variety to do it with. The pumpkin from which our en- graving was made weighed 220 pounds. It is nothing to grow them weighing from 100 to 125 pounds on unfertilized ground. Under good culth'a- tion it’s a monster. Quality is good, considering the size. Flesh a bright yelloAv; fine grained. Packet, 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 50c; lb., $1.50. Large Cheese /Ma Large, round ^ nUfe flattened creamy- buff fruits. Fine quality or- ange flesh. Packet, 5c ; oz., 10c; % lb., 25c; lb., 75c. Improved Green Striped Cashaw /II A This is our fa- V"®* ww® j vorite of the Ca- shaw type of pumpkin for the South. Attractive in appear- ance, a distinct mottled green striped with white. Flesh is a rich yellow color; solid, fine grained and very thick. Sweet and most excellent for both pies and baking. Can be grown among the corn, makes heavier yields than the old Yellow Cashaw and is better for stock feeding. Packet, 10c ; ounce 20c ; % pound, 60c ; pound, $1.60; postpaid. Hastings’ Big Jumbo Pumpkin, the King of All the Big Pumpkins 44 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgi For best results radishes require a rich, loose, moist wUllur V goil, 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 early 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. Sow one ounce of seed to 100 feet of row; 10 to 12 pounds per acre. Our radish seed is of the very best, grown frorh carefully selected and transplanted roots. Very easy to grow. o 9 I ^ — gn* See our beautiful colored illus— tCiriy kUllg tration of this splendid radish on Q^aiolof' / Ma page 34. The most popular of all radishes \ ® ® / in the South for general garden and mar- ket use. Our illustrations show the remarkable shape of our strain of this variety. It’s a favorite everywhere, no vegetable garden being complete without it. Tops rather small, roots long and tapering to a decided point ; color an intense bright scarlet. Flesh is very crisp and tender and when grown rapidly, as all radishes should be, it is free from all pungent taste. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 25 cents; pound, 75c. Not prepaid: 5 pounds or over, 60c per pound. Long White Vienna or Lady Finger (No. 388) An early maturing and attractive, long white, summer radish of most excellent 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 %-inch in diam- eter. The flesh is very crisp and tender. This variety is desirable for market and home garden use. Packet, 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 25c; lb., 75c. Not pre- paid: 5 lbs. or over, 60c per pound. Long White profitable; a dis- Icicle Radish ^Sy fo^'^^si /Ma as soon as Hastings’ ^nOiOOf; Early Long Scarlet, and has fewer leaves. Admirable alike for open air and under glass. The Icicle is perfectly white in color, very long, slender and tapering shape. It quick- ly grows to market size, crisp and brittle, and of mild, sweet flavor. A fine variety for market and home gar- deners who want an early, long rad- ish. Packet, 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 30c; lb., $1.00. Not prepaid: 5 pounds or over, 85 cents per pound. Hastings’ Early Long Scarlet Radish Hastings’ Glass Radishes Chartier (No. 373) French Breakfast Grows to a large size, but not very uniform in shape. Red at the top, pink in the middle, white at the tips ; handsome appear- ance when pulled at the right time. It is especially fine flavored . when grown quickly in the South. Pkt., 5c ; oz., 10c; ^ lb., 30c; lb., $1.00; postpaid. A very tender /IIa and mild radish, favor- iWOiOOa; ite for an early half- long variety in the South both for home and market use. Color bright red with white bot- toms. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents; postpaid. Uaetincye’ After we introduced this radish it was nasiings Uiass rcaaisn^noi ooo; named “Cincinnati Market Radish” by a Northern seed house and is generally catalogued by Northern houses under that name. We consider it one of the finest of the long red or pink radishes. It is of bright pink color with white tips; very regular and uniform in size and shape. Flesh transparent, giving it the name of Glass Radish, always crisp and brittle, with mild flavor even when grown to large ^ n i. i. 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. Not prepaid, 5 pounds or over, 60 cents per pound. ^ x • • u. IAHiS^a Ma Oblong, tapering shape, skin and flesh pure white; firm, brittle and tender, retaining its ww I1H6 9ira9KJUrg ^ liUi OOvy 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, 75 cents; postpaid. Hastings’ Long White Icicle Radish HASTINGS’ RADISH SEED THE FINEST AND MOST POPULAR YEAR AFTER YEAR “Please send me a copy of your Fall Catalog of seeds, etc. My garden, planted with Hastings’ Seeds, is the finest in town. Rev. S. L. Williams, Scottsboro, Alabama. H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 45 U RAIYFR RAI^I^UFQ./Na QflT\ Many don’t want to make more than one radish planting: to last all ® Ivl I9ri ^ HUi wOl f season and our mixed radishes fill the bill exactly for this purpose. Hastingrs’ mixed Radishes contain some of each variety catalogrued by us, except the winter varieties. It contains early, medium and late varieties, the round, the half long: and long:. For home g:arden 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. Scarlet Button Radish A favorite extra early rad- round form and deep ^Nn OO I \ scarlet skin ; mild flavor, crisp and very tender ; short yliUi wO I ) narrow leaves, making a very small top. This is a RACm# Rarlieh / N A beautiful illustration in fuil liosy uem liaaiSn^NOi Of o; color on page 34. a favorite among market gardeners 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 in white shading at the base of root. One of the earliest varie- ties; globe shaped, with rich, deep scarlet top, shading to pure white at the bottom. Very tender and crisp, never becoming pithy until very old. Packet, 6c; oz., 10c; % lb., 25c; lb., 75c. Not prepaid, 5 pounds or over, 60c per pound. large sized extra early turnip radish, a crimson WianV^nQi Of o; nttle longer in shape than the Scarlet But- ton but brighter red color ; twice the size. It grows quickly and even Avhen 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. Half Long Deep Scarlet (No. 384) 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. The skin color 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, 5c ; very 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. Hastings’ Scarlet Button Radish ounce, 10c; % pound, 30c; pound, $L00; postpaid. Earliest Carmine, Olive Shaped ( No. 374) considered by many as the best of the extra early olive-shaped radishes. Olive-shaped, smooth skin, dark car- mine color. In 20 to 22 davs 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. It grows 10 to 12 inches long and from 2 to 3 inches in diameter. Pure white skin and flesh ; solid, crisp and pungent. Packet, 6 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00; postpaid. /y* 077\ Distinct handsome variety of winter rad- Olllna tCOSG Winr0r^llOi O f I / Ish. skin a deep scarlet, with flesh pure white, solid flesh; fine pungent flavor; stump rooted, 4 to 5 Inches long and 2 inches thick. Good keeper well into spring. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10c; % pound, 30c; pound, $1.00. Black Spanish Winter (No. 386) Modish ; hardy roots 8 inches long' and 2 to 3 inches across. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00. MARKET GARDENERS ATTENTION— Write us for special prices on 5-pound lots or Half Long Deep Scarlet Radish over on any vegetables you plant. We can often save you money and worry. 46 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Extra Moss Curled Parsley An extremely beautiful plant used for garnishing. Can be sown in spring or fall in rows 15 inches apart. When plants have become strong, thin out to 6 inches apart in the row. Parsley seed usually takes 3 to 4 weeks to germinate. Soak seed 12 hours in water before planting. Keep beds free from weeds and grass. Plant one ounce to 200 feet of row or three pounds per acre. PARSLEY Extra Moss Curled Parsley(No.398) i? is handsome enough to have a place in your flower garden, a favorite sort for garnishing and to sup- ply hotels and markets. It is planted almost exclusively by Atlanta market gardeners for that pur- pose. It’s a compact growing parsley; leaves area dark green color, very finely cut and so closely curled as to resemble bunches of moss. Packet, 10c; oz., 15g; % lb., 35c; lb., $1.00; postpaid. CurlArl ParcIckV^Nn Plants of dwarf, compact growth, and the young ^^urieu rcirdiey ^nui dua; leaves have the edges heavily crimped, giving a general appearance of coarse moss. Especially planted by market gardeners. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; ^ pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents; postpaid. Plain I aai/aH ParelAW^Nn ^ ^ kardy, perfect growing variety, most excel- l^lalll ^ llUi u I Jent for seasoning, for which purpose it is grown almost exclusively. The leaves are flat, deeply cut, very dark green color and not curled. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 25 cents; pouzkd, 75 cents; postpaid. PARSNIPS cember for winter and spring Sow seed thickly in rows about 16 inches apart any time tS from January to April for spring and summer crop in this latitude: in Florida and Gulf Coast section sow September to De- crop. Plant one ounce of seed to 100 feet of row ; five pounds per acre. ImtlfAV^rl HnllnwC^mwn/Un ^1 all-round variety of parsnips. The im|jruv«?u nuiiuw WrOWnpiQi OI l; leaves start from a depression in the crown of the root, thus giving it the name of “Hollow Crown.” llich, very sweet flavor, immensely produc- tive; ready for use in 80 to 85 days. Roots are smooth, in good soil 15 inches long by 3 inches across the shoulder; tender and sugary. Packet, 10 cente; oz., i5 cents; % lb., 35c; lb., $1.00; postpaid. THE RICH SOUTH “This is the richest country in the South and I want to plant the best seed that grow. I know where to get them for I have bought seeds from you for ten years and never had a failure, nor did you ever make a mistake and send other seed than I ordered. Here is to the best Seedsmen in America.” — W. M. McAlister, Cross County, Arkansas. The Mammoth White Sandwich Island Salsify or Vegetable Oyster Salsify or Vegetable Oyster One of the most delicious vegetables and easily grown. Should be allowed to grow until frost be- fore using and is improved by remaining in ground during freezing weather, being used as needed during winter. CULTURE — Sow seed in early spring in shal- low drills 18 inches apart. Prepare good soil deeply, as salsify is a deep rooter. ' Cultivate fre- quently and let it grow all summer. Sow one ounce of seed to 100 feet of row'. Mammoth Sandwich Island ^Nn Absolutely the very best white va- riety. Attains large size, being twice the size of the Long White. In quality it is much superior to the other sorts. Packet, 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 75 cents; lb., $2.50; postpaid. SWEET, POT AND MEDICINAL HERB SEED Anise (No. 980) — Aromatic seeds used as a condiment. Leaves fine- ly fringed and are used in garnishing. Packet, 10 cents. Balm (No. 981) — Leaves fragrant like Lemon Verbena. Add fine flavor to summer drinks. Useful for tea in fevers. Packet, 10c. Borage (No. 983) — Excellent bee food and honey plant; leaves used for flavoring cordials. Grows freely on all soils and the sky blue flowers are an addition to any flower garden. Packet, 10 cents. Caraway (No. 984) — Produces aromatic seeds used for flavoring bread, cakes, etc. Packet, 10 cents ; ounce, 20 cents. Catnip or Catmint (No. 985)— Leaves used both dry and green for seasoning. Packet, 10 cents. Dill (No. 987) — Seeds strongly aromatic, and have a pungent fla- vor. Used for flavoring pickles and as a condiment. Packet, 10 cents ; ounce, 25 cents. Horehound (No. 988) — Leaves are used for seasoning; also in mak- ing candy and cough medicine. Packet, 10 cents. Lavender (No. 989) — The common lavender ; leaves used for season- ing. The dried flowers are highly esteemed for perfume. Pkt., 10c. Marjoram, Sweet (No. 990) — Tender shoots and leaves used for seasoning and can be dried for winter use. Packet, 10 cents. Pennyroyal (No. 991) — Low, creeping plant, ornamental for cover- ing ground in damp shady places. Furnishes the medicinal properties for menthol pencils and headache cures. Packet, 15c. Sage (No. 994) — Most popular garden herb ; used in flavoring. Dried leaves are a staple market product. Packet, 10c; oz., 20c. Summer Savory (No. 995) — Leaves and tender flower stalks used for flavoring. Much like Thyme, but milder. Packet, 10 cents. Thyme (No. 996) — Leaves and tender shoots used for seasoning during summer and dried for winter. Delicious flavoring for sausage and meats. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 50 cents. Wormwood (No. 997) — The dried leaves are used medicinally, also esteemed as a tonic for poultry. Packet, 10 cents. MUNG BEANS-THE GREAT NEW CROP Hastings’ Mung Beans Prove Big Success All Over The South. In 1921, Hastings introduced a new crop to the South, a crop that is destined lyo be planted on practically every farm. Eighteen thousand planters paid 75 Cents apiece for a “starting packet” of seeds in 1921 because we said it was a worth-while crop. The new crop was grow n in every Southern State last year and we have yet to hear of a failure. It grows well under most any condition and on any soil that will grow anything to advantage. It beats cowpeas, velvet beans, soja beans or any other annual leguminous plant. It sprouts its seeds very quickly and surely, grows oflf fast and makes an enormous amount of hay, forage, grain and roots jammed full of nitrogen-gathering bacteria to build up your soU. SEE PAGES 92 AND 93! Mung Beans are taking the South by Storm. Two crops a season in the lower South. Plant from April to August. They mature in 90 days. Get your start by all means this year. H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 47 HASTINGS’ SPINACH Our specially grown spinach is far superior to the spinach seed commonly sold. Its germination is stronger and better, the growth larger, more vigor- ous, and hardier. Spinach requires rich soil, the richer the better, and can be sown during January, February and March, while the ground is not frozen.. It germinates freely in cold weather and is a rapid grower. Sow one ounce of seed to 100 feet of row. Hastings’ Aragon / Ma yi I i \ market size, having a spinactl ( NOi 4 I I j large, thick, green leaf, well crumpled or savoyed, and stands a long time before running to seed. The hardiest of all varie- ties, standing an ordinary cold winter without dam- age in this latitude. 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 market gardeners who use it. Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; 14 pound, 20 cents; pound, 50c; postpaid. Bloomsdale( No. 412) sTJ: tensively grown, producing large crops of thick- leaved spinach. Very early and hardy; one of the best for market and canning. Plants of upright growth, leaves of medium size, more or less crum- pled or blistered ; color glossy medium green. Pkt., 5c; ounce, 10c; % pound, 20c; pound, 50c; postpaid. Broad Leaf Flanders eTy''%^r /Na home use or market. An early and vigorous grower; leaves broadly ar- row-shaped, thick and but slightly crumpled ; color bright medium green. Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; % pound, 20c; pound, 50c; postpaid. LongStanding(No.4l3) Tot for either spring or fall. 'It is a heavy cropper and with spring planting does not run to seed quickly. A late maturing, very large plant with broad ar- row-shaped leaves but slightly crumpled. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 20 cents; pound, 50 cents; postpaid. New Zealand Spinach ml ^Nn growing luxuriantly in hottest weather. Cut and it comes again, a few plants furnishing the finest flavored “greens” all summer for an average size family. Plant in March or April where plants are to stand. New Zealand Spinach should be in every Southern gar- den as an all summer vegetable. Packet, 10c; ounce, 20c; % pound, 50c; pound, $1.75. Hastings’ New Zealand Spinach Hastings’ Aragon Spinach for Spring or Pall HASTINGS’ SEED LABORATORY In the older days there was a certain “chance” in buying seeds from even the most careful seedsmen in the country. Most of the seedsmen, even today, know very little about their seeds. They think they can trust their sight and the broker’s or wholesaler’s or grower’s honesty and judgment when they buy the seeds to retail. A few seedsmen pay from $3.00 to $5.00 apiece to have tests made on seeds they think are doubt- ful. Fewer still maintain what they call a “Laboratory,” where they put a test of 100 seeds on a wet blotter or piece of cloth and put it in a germinator to see how many out of the 100 grow, thus getting the germination percentage. Only a few of these seedsmen make more than one germination test on a stock of seeds, no matter how long they keep the seeds nor what conditions they have undergone. Our Mr. H. S. Hastings, with a very thorough college agricultural education and who is a qualified Seed Analyst, trained by the United States Government Department of Agriculture, devotes his time to the work of the “Hastings Seed Testing 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 car- loads of cotton or corn, has samples taken from it for complete tests of ger- mination 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 for 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 defi- nite intervals. We believe we have the best equipped seed testing laboratory of any seeds- men in the United States, with the best and latest improvements for absolutely accurate and complete testing. In addition to this wonderful laboratory, mem- bers of the firm travel thousands of miles every year, inspecting our seed crops during growing and harvest seasons to insure our liighest standards being lived up to and further improved. In these ways we know what can be expected of every packet or bushel of seeds that leave our house. Unless they are up to our high standards we don’t sell them to you. We know you can depend on Hastings’ Seeds and we want you to know that you can always depend faithfully on Hastings’ Seeds. It Pays to Plant Hastings’ Tested Seeds 48 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Hastings’ Dwarf Champion Tomato The Stone HASTINGS’ TOMATOES Hastings’ tomato seed has a reputation surpassed by that of no other house in this country. It leads all others in the tomato shipping sections of Florida, Mississippi and Texas. Even in Cuba and Mexico planters want none but our Redfield Beauty for shipping. Our seed stands the test of time. It’s not a case of good one year and poor the next, but it’s good all the time. Makes paying crops for the men who grow tomatoes for ship- ment in the South ; makes paying crops for local market gardeners ; it gives all home gardens*a bountiful supply of delicious, large sized, smooth tomatoes all through the summer ; it’s exactly the seed you want for your use this year, no matter whether you garden for market or for home use. Tomatoes vary considerably in time of maturity according WUIKUrt; to both variety and season. Extra earlies such as Hastings’ Extra Early Prolific mature from spring plantings in 85 to 90 days; sec- ond earlies such as Redfield Beauty in 95 to 100 days; late sorts like Stone in 110 to 115 days. In the Atlanta latitude start seed in hotbeds or boxes in the house between February 15 and March 1. Give plenty of light and space between the plants or they will be weak and spindling. Scatter seed in bed or box thinly and cover with about ^2 inch of soil. Transplant to open ground as soon as danger of frost is past. Before transplanting, break the soil deeply and work in stable manure or fer- tilizer thoroughly. Set plants 3 feet apart each way ; give clean cultiva- tion. As plants grow it is best to tie them to stakes and thin out the leaves so the sun can penetrate and ripen the fruit quicker. A second seed planting,made in May will make plants that begin to bear in August and continue until frost. One ounce of seed makes about 1,500 good plants. Plant about four ounces of seed per acre. Hastings’ Dwarf Champion Tomato (No. 452) Our special strain of Dwarf Champion is the only first-class tomato of sufficient stiff growth to stand up clear of the ground without staking, thus keeping fruits off the ground. Growth stiff, upright and compact; fruits medium, of bright red color ; regular in size and shape and very smooth skin; one of our most popular and desirable varieties. We consider our seed crops of Dwarf Champion the most uniform and beautiful fields of to- matoes ever grown. It is a thoroug'hly satis- factory tomato. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 20 cents ; ounce, 35 cents ; % pound, $1.00 ; pound, $3.50; postpaid. A first-class main crop; extra large, smooth vari- /iln 4^0 \ ety of bright red color. Used ^IIUb y in some sections for winter shipment, and a standard sort for those who grow tomatoes for canning. A large, smooth, solid, meaty tomato for all purposes and a splendid variety to furnish late tomatoes everywhere. Packet, 10c; % ounce, 15c; oz., 25c; % lb., 90c; lb., $3.00; postpaid. Spark’s Earliana S”a“n‘’l ^Na flavor. Plants hardy, with \ • / rather slender open branches; moderate growth, well set with fruits, all of which ripen early. Deep scarlet color, grow- ing in clusters of 5 to 8 fruits, averaging inches in diameter. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 15 cents ; ounce, 25 cents ; % pound, 90 cents; pound, $3.00; postpaid. of the very best wnam S ^ciriy of the second early /IR I ^ class of tomatoes, V / ripening soon after varieties like Hastings’ Extra Early Prolific. Fruits are uniformly larger, thicker, more solid and of much finer quality than most of, the extra early varieties. Fruits very deep through from stem to blossom end, being al- most round or apple shaped ; about three inches in diameter. The inner part is very solid and fleshy, with very few seeds, the seed cells being very small and fruits nearly all solid fiesh. Quality exceptionally sweet and free from acid. Packet, 10 cents; % oz., 15 cents; oz., 25 cents; ^ pound, 90 cents; pound, $3.00; postpaid. THE MOST SATISFACTORY TOMATO THAT YOU CAN GROW. See how it looks in full color on Page 34. Our Redfield Beauty is the right size, the right earliness, the right shape, the right color, the right bearing qualities, the right shipping and eating qualities; in fact, it’s an all right tomato in every respect. It has been planted since 1895 in Florida, Geor- gia, Alabama, Mississippi, Eouisiana and Texas, and in all tests it has proven its superiority over all other famous varieties. Its vig- orous growth, heavy and long bearing qualities and its comparative freedom from rotting under the most trying conditions of growth, make it a favorite everywhere. Its color is glossy crimson with a slight tinge of purple. Grows in clusters of three to five fruits and is the most regular in size and shape of fruit of any variety known. Retains its large size until all are picked. Of perfect shape and unexcelled for toughness of skin and solidity. Especially valuable for market gardeners who have to ship long distances or carry in wagons over rough roads. The skin does not break easily. In competitive tests it has excelled all the noted varieties put out by Northern houses in recent years ; not one of them has proven equal to it. For the shipper and market gardener it is the best ; for the home garden it is none the less valuable, eombining as Hastings’ Redfield Beauty does, every desirable quality in tomatoes. Earge packet, lOciYz ounce, 20c; ounce, 35c; % pound, $1.25; pound, $3.75; postpaid. Five-pound lots and over at $3.25 per pound, not prepaid. The Stone Tomato — Earge, Solid, Smooth, Round, Deep Red HASTINGS’ REDFIELD BEAUTYTOMATO(No. 445) H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 49 RED ROCK, THE BIG RED SOLID MEATY TOMATO /||- Kock is beyoiifl question ^IiUiHUv/ the best large late red tomato for home use, nearby market or for canning. Red Rock matures in from 110 to 115 days. It is extraordinarily solid — hence the name of Red Rock. Perfectly smooth, has no su- perior in texture of flavor and is as red as a tomato can be. It’s a red that goes all the way through. The meat is solid without being hard, and is of the flnest flavor. Prac- tically no waste tomatoes in a crop of Red Rock. Plant Red Rock this year. You will like it and it will repay you many times for planting it. Packet, 10c; % ounce, 20c; oz., 35c; % lb., ?1.00; lb., $3.50; postpaid. limA Dltllc ^ Pink Earliana. Often June ■ lllli brings 25 per cent higher /HI A price in markets where pink ^llUi*tDUy varieties are preferred. Enor- mous bearer, frequently bearing clusters of six to eight medium size, uniform, smooth and attractively shaped fruits. Bushes are compact yet branch freely. Excellent for shipping, a favorite with the market gar- dener for an extra early purplish pink tomato, and always a delight in the home garden. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 25 cents; ounce, 40c; % pound, $1.25; pound, $4.50; postpaid. Hastings’ Long our Long Keeper Keeper (No. 448) resisting qualities, making it especially valuable for furnishing a continuous supply through our long sum- mers when other sorts die out; it’s resistant to unfavorable conditions and it is adapted to the entire South. Fruits over 3 inches in diameter and are bright red in color. Pkt., 10 cents; % ounce, 15 cents; ounce, 25 cents; % pound, 90 cents; pound, $3.00; postpaid. Livingston Favorite Tomato ( No. 442 ) markets. Color : glossy crimson, tinged Avith purple. Packet, 5c; % ounce, 15c; ounce, 25c; % pound, 90c; lb., .$3.00. Duke of York, the Biight Proof ( No. 456 ) st'il a disease, known as Southern Tomato Blight, is very troublesome. As the fruit begins to “set,” plants begin to die and there is no known remedy for this disease. It seldom appears on new laud or land that has not been planted in tomatoes, but when it does appear the only waj' to succeed is to plant a variety that is prac- tically blight-proof. The Duke of York is the only reliable blight-proof variety. While not of as fine eating quality as others it is a splendid shipper and makes a fine market ap- pearance. Fruits form in clusters of 5 or more and are above the average size ; a strong, healthy grower, big cropper and stays in bearing a long time. If you have ever been bothered Avith tomato blight, this is the very variety for you. Gen- uine Duke of York. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 25 cents; ounce, 40 cents; pound, $1.25; pound, $4.50; postpaid. Mansfield Tree Tomato. IS ^No has to be AA^ell tied to stakes to keep from yilUi*tuuy sprawling on ground. Fruits extra large, average one pound in Aveight, and of fine quality. Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents; postpaid. Red Pear Shaped (No. 454) Sr’t'omatoS: Yellow Pear Shaped ( No. 450) very productive. Suitable for preserves and pickling. Each, packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 30 cents; ounce, 50 cents. Yellow Plum T omato ( No. 46 1 ) Shaped but larger and plum shaped ; SAA^eet, meaty and pro- lific. A Girls’ Canning Club favorite for preserves. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents; ounce, 50 cents. Hastings’ Red Kock Tomato For Home Use and Canning HaetirKyc’ Mafr^hl^ce/NA This variety is well named, for it has no IvlaXCniCSS ^ liUi I y equal as a large second-early, AA-hether for home use, nearby markets, or canning. Vigorous groAver, very productive and con- tinues to produce large sized fruits until frost. Its luscious fruit is large to extra large; A’ery meaty and solid, Avith feAv seeds. Its color is a brilliant shade of red and one of the most beautiful tomatoes we haA’e eA^er seen. Foliage heavy, protecting the fruit from sun- scald during late summer. Packet, 10c; % oz., i5c; oz., 25c; % lb., 90c; lb., $3.00; postpaid. TOMATO COLLECTION 25c For an all season supply our Special Tomato Collection Avill please you. Good, smooth, large tomatoes from the beginning of season until frost. One full size packet each of Redfield Beauty, Dwarf Champion, Eongkeeper and Matchless, four splendid varieties for 25 cents. Duke of York — the Great Blight-Proof Tomato 50 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia HASTINGS’ EXTRA EARLY PROLIFIC TOIVIATO(No. 444) Hastings’ Improved Purple Acme Tomato Hastings’ Improved Purple gearing "uaut/o^ /Nn I \ this splendid tomato in the above pic- ^ nUi I y ture from a photograph. One of the finest varieties on our list. A big improvement over the old Acme, ■which was so popular everywhere. One of the very earliest, is almost round and has a thin but very tough skin. Our Improved Acme is a very heavy bearer, ripening evenly all over. Has a lovely purplish shade of color, making it especially desirable as a market and shipping variety. Has few seeds ; is thick, meaty and solid. It makes a desirable sort for either market or home use with its fine color and flavor. Packet, 5 cents; % ounce, 15 cents; ounce, 35 cents; % pound, 90 cents; pound, ?3.00. HASTINGS’ COLOR PICTURES It is our great pleasure this year to illustrate in natural color, so far as is humanly possible, the best and most rec- ommended varieties of the more popular vegetables, crops and flowers. The four cover pages and four color plates we be- lieve is the flnest piece of work of its kind that has ever been attempted and we put it in our catalog so you may see just what you are getting when you order our seeds. This color work has taken a lot of careful study and a lot of time. The illustrations are all from actual photographs, so you can depend on them. We only ask that you appreciate this part of the Hastings’ Seed Service. Earliest, most prolific, smoothest, and largest size of all the extra early tomatoes. For the market gardener it insures earliest in mar- ket ; for the home garden the first ripe tomatoes in the neighborhood. Vigorous grower and “sets” fruit from the first bloom. It has open foliage, and fruit, 2^2 to 3 inches across, colors quickly to a deep,. rich red. Very great and valuable is its cluster habit and we have seen as many as 34 good-sized smooth, ripe tomatoes on a single plant. Plant this heavy-bearing early tomato for the first tomatoes of the season. It’s a wonder. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 25 cents; ounce, 40 cents; pound, $1.25; pound, $4.50; postpaid. Livingston’s Manyfold (No. 462) SSf eS?; new cluster tomato. Brightest red inside and out and very largest early cluster tomato, averaging five to the cluster. Appeals strongly to canners, makers of catsup and for home gardeners. Packet, 10c; % oz., 25c; oz., 40c; ^ lb., $1.25; lb., $4.50; postpaid. ^flant of all tomatoes. It must have rich soil to be a success, but fruits are very large, purplish pink in color, solid, meaty, and very SAveet. These being large and ribbed, are for home use. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 25 cents; ounce, 40 cents; .% lb., $1.25; lb., $4.50. parll# notm if*/ Nn ^ valuable second early variety baray j for either home use, market or shipping. Vines vigorous and productive. Fruits medium size, good form and have a purplish pink color. Fruits rather thicker than most tomatoes. Firm and of good quality. Packet, 5 cents; % ounce, 15 cents; ounce, 25 cents; % pound, 90 cents; pound, $3.00; postpaid. Golden Queen (No. 453 ) “tom'atS Meaty, solid, and sweet, with bright golden-yellow color. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 20 cents; ounce, 35 cents; postpaid. Livingston’s Globe(No. 446) Our seed stock of this variety is grown from Livingston’s original strain and kept absolutely pure. AVe find it one of the earliest; fruits are smooth and of good size, firm flesh and feAV seeds. Very produc- tive fruit, being short jointed and clusters of fruit form at each joint. Fruits are of right size and shape to pack well for shipment. Color of skin purplish red, about the same shade as our Redfleld Beauty. Seen both in our own crops and by observation of market gardens is that almost all come true globe-shaped, certainly thicker than almost any other variety and it is a paying variety to plant. Packet, 10c; % oz., 20c; oz., 35c; 44 lb., $1.25; lb., $3.75; postpaid. GARDEN VARIETIES Home Gardeners seeing a number of varieties highly recommended and deliciously described, are often afraid they will order the wrong kind. You can hardly make a mistake in plant- ing any variety we list. If a good variety begins to “run out” we stop selling it and unless it is most worthy and desirable you will not find it at Hastings. Livingston’s Globe Tomato 51 II. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia HASTINGS' SUMMER BUSH SQUASH ^ll|A|||a^ Squash will not stand frost and cold nights, hence plantings wUllurt; should not be made until danger of frost and cold nights are over. Work the soil deeply before planting. For the bush varieties, hills should be 3 to 4 feet apart each way ; 6 to 10 seeds in each hill, covering seed about 1 inch. Thin out to 2 plants after rough leaves are formed. One or two shovelfuls of well rotted manure to each hill, thoroughly worked into the soil, is advantageous. Hoe often, keeping down all weeds and grass. Keep surface soil loose, but do not disturb the plants while bearing. Keep the squash picked off as soon as ready for use, as this keeps the plants bearing longer. Running squash for fall and winter use should not be planted until June or July in this latitude. Hills for these should be made 8 to 10 feet apart. Hoe frequently but do not disturb the run- ners. Seed required : One ounce to 25 hills, two to three pounds per acre. Hastings’ Mammoth White Bush ^enr^v^^r White Bush, being nearly double the size and more yl1Ui4£Uj regular in shape. Early, uniform and prolific; has beauti- ful clear white skin and flesh and grows 10 to 12 inches in diameter. Fine for family gardens and nearby markets, and when picked young can be used for shipment. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents; % pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.25; postpaid. Eariy White Bush ( No. 425 ) Tplc IDSL'S,. '’St of the earliest to mature, very productive; skin and flesh a light cream col- or. Similar to Mammoth White Bush except finer grained and not so large. A very popular variety for shipment to Northern markets from Florida as well as being a general favorite for home gardeners everywhere. Packet, 6 cents; ounce, 15 cents; % pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.25; postpaid. f^Alrlon Cliefaiorl / Nn A99^ Much larger than any other scal- UOiaen UUSXara^NOo loped variety. It’s nothing unus- ual to have thern reach a size of 2 feet in diameter when planted on a rich, moist soil. In color, a rich, dark golden yellow. This variety has smooth skin, is very evenly scalloped and uniform in growth. Of the regular bush form, immensely productive and of fine quality. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents; % pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.25; postpaid. Early Yellow Bush(No. 424) LtrSlp^l;^otr%■hTch g bright golden yellow. Pkt., 5c; ounce, 15c; ^4 lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; postpaid. Hastings’ Mammoth White Bush Squash RUNNING OR MARROW SQUASH Distinct from the Bush or Summer squashes, the vines running 10 to 12 feet long and the squashes are 6 to 12 pounds in weight. In flavor much richer than the Summer Squashes. For fall and winter use plant in June or July, and after cutting, store in cool, dry place until wanted for use. Boston Marrow ( No. 428 ) Men* ” A'”very*“p"rou"™tI?; fall and winter squash of medium to large size, oval shape (as shown by the illustration), and thin skin. It is generally used for canning and making pies. The fruits when ripe are bright orange with a shading of light cream color. The flesh is of rich salmon yellow color, fine grained and of excellent flavor, but pot as dry as the Improved Hubbard. A good keeper and shipper. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents; % pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.25; postpaid. Early Prolific Marrow ( No. 423 ) 7he Mar- row, rather more prolific and about one week earlier. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents; % pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.25; postpaid. Improved Hubbard(No. 427) the South but does well in a few localities. One of the best of the winter squashes where it does well. Vines are vigorous and very productive. The fruits are large, heavy, and moderately warted ; they have very hard shells. Skin is dark bronze green ; the flesh is bright orange* yellow, fine grained, thick, dry and finely flavored. The illustration is from a fruit of our Improved Hubbard Squash. Packet, 5c; ounce, 15c; H pound, 40c; pound, $1.25; postpaid. Giant Summer Crookneck '“Mety "we" ‘Sle /Nn d9fi^ containing the good qualities of the crook- ^llUi necked squash and at the same time giving near- ly double the size of the Yellow Summer Crookneck. For mar- ket gardeners growing for nearby markets and home gardens it is especially desirable. It is rather too large to ship, but with this variety you can double the yield from same area that you do with the other sorts. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; 14 pound, 50 cents; pound, $1.50; postpaid. Yellow Summer Crookneck ?r“okMck Va'’rTe” /Mfl >10 I \ ty for home and market gardens. Fruits small, J of bright orange yellow color and covered with warty excrescences. It makes an excellent shipper, is flne grained and of good quality, especially desirable for its rich, buttery flavor. We consider this the best squash. The sweet buttery flavor and prolificacy beats them all. Packet, 6c; ounce, 15c; ^ pound, 40c; pound, $1.25; postpaid. Market Gardeners Attention! For special prices on 5 pounds or over of vegetable seeds, use the Yellow “Quotation Sheet’’ in the back of this cata- log. It will pay you Avell to plant Hastings’ Seeds entirely, n rl tVio nrino Tvo "RicrVif Type of Marrow and Hubbard Squash 52 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia PLANT A FEW SPRING TURNIPS Spring plantings of turnips are important although wUIAUi tije general crop for winter is usually sown late in the summer or fall. The spring sown seed germinate rapidly and turnips are ready for use very early. Being grown under more fa- vorable conditions of temperature than in the fall, they are more tender, sweeter and more juicy than those grown in the summer and fall. Sow thinly in drills from January to March, according to locality, covering seed lightly. They make best on new ground Hastings’ Early White Flat Dutch Turnip or ground that has not been cultivated for several years. If sta- ble manure is used it should be applied several months before the crop is planted as fresh manure makes spotted turnips, inferior in quality and with a rank flavor. For fall or winter use sow ruta- bagas July 15th to September 1st; turnips August 1st to October 15th in this latitude ; farther South they can be planted later, and in Florida plantings can be continued all through the winter. Sow 1 ounce of seed to 200 feet of row; 2 to 3 pounds per acre. Hastings’ Early Red or Purple Top Strap Eeaf Turnip Farll# iA/hl+A Flaf the most popular varieties for either spring or fall plantings. Medium size bai Ijr WWIII&C nail ^ llUi •tWI f and a quick grower. It is flat, as shown in the illustration above, with very small, fine tap-root. Flesh and skin pure white, fine grained and sweet. Especially fine flavored when grown quickly in spring. Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; % pound, 20c; pound, 60c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 10 pounds or over, 45 cents per pound. Farll# RacI ITnn ^ Na the illustration of this variety above. Another popular variety of early flat ImdJ Wi r Mi I turnip, being almost identical with Early White Flat Dutch except for the deep red or purple color of the skin at top of bulb ; known in many sections as Purple Top Flat' Dutch and Purple Top Strap Leaf. A very quick grower, with fine-grained, sweet-flavored flesh. The red top of the bulb extends down to where it rests in the ground, add- ing much to the attractive appearance of this variety. Packet, 5c; Hastings’ Purple Top Globe Turnip ounce, 10c; % pound, 20c; pound, 60c; postpaid. Southern Snow-White S’S. "sL’ » 1 1 a, I^IaKa^IIa quick growing for a turnip, producing lailf ^ Hill ‘I I I ) great weight to the acre. Rapidly grow- ing in popular favor, more especially as a late winter and spring variety. In the autumn and early winter it is apt to be hard, but mellows like an apple in keeping. It is productive, hardy and closely resembles in size and shape the popular Purple Top Globe. Packet, 6c; ounce, 10c; % pound, 20c; pound, 60 cents. RsII/Na ^ splendid and distinct yellow laoitien variety. Fine grained, medium sized variety, as round as a ball, with a clear, deep, orange color. Bulbs of medium size, a rapid grower, maturing early. Has small tap roots. This is the finest flavored of all the yellow varieties for table use. Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; % pound, 20c; pound, 60c. Long White or Cowhorn filfi A7n^ which are formed above ground. It roots deeply, resisting drought and cold well. Flesh pure white, fine-grained, sweet and of excellent table quality. Fre- quently planted together with Dwarf Essex Rape for winter stock food. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10c; pound, 25c; pound, 75c. Purple or Red Top Globe S"/ Sr‘g?nTa?Van1: /Ufl A7R\ ing. Medium early, globe shaped, handsome ap- pearance and heavy cropper in all parts of the South. You cannot plant too many of them either for home use or market. Always of good quality, a good keeper and seller in the market. Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; %. pound, 20c; lb., 60c; postpaid. Fvffa Fsirll/lA/hif A Pao* Finest flavored of all early ly WwlllMS Kiggi turnips, and with favorable /||n A7R^ season is ready for use in 6 weeks. Skin and flesh a pure, snowy white; solid, fine-grained, sweet, and a good seller. Looks very attractive bunched for sale, and gar- deners with this variety have no diffleulty in selling at top prices. This is perhaps the very best variety for spring planting. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 20 cents; pound, 60c; postpaid. Earliest of all turnips. A flat, pur- ple-topped variety, resembling Ear- ly Red or Purple Top, but one to two weeks ear- lier. Perfect in shape and color; sweet and fine grained. Packet, 10c; ounce, 16c; % pound, 40c; pound. $1.50. Extra Early Milan (No. 465) 63 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia HASTINGS’ BIG 7 TURNIP COLLECTION 35c The most popular of all Turnip collections. Hastings* “Big T’ gives each family in the South its chance to have a full supply of early, medium and late turnips. For 35 cents we will send you, postpaid, one full ounce each of Extra Early White Egg, Purple or Red Top Strap Eeaf, Early White Flat Dutch, Purple or Red Top Globe, Yellow or Amber Globe, Improved American Rutabaga, and Seven Top Turnip. Seven ounces of Turnips, ail different, of the very best grade seed, for 35 cents, delivered at your post- office. No other varieties will be sold at this price and no changes will be allowed in this collection. If you do not w’ant to plant all this seed this spring, what you hold over is perfectly good for next fall’s sowings. This superb turnip collection is now a stand- ard for all turnip planting in every Southern State. This collection will give all the turnips any ordinary family can use and more. Remember: These are full ounces of Hastings’ Turnip Seed. 7 Ounces, 7 Varieties, 35 Cents Postpaid Yellow or Amber Globe(No.469) Sometimes called Yellow Stone. Undoubtedly the best of the yel- low fleshed sorts. Globe shaped, light yellow colored skin and flesh. Fine grained, sweet and a good keeper. A heavy cropper. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 20 cents; pound, 60 cents; postpaid. Early Snowball YMa A splendid extra ^nOi*ll£; early white skinned and fleshed turnip that is fine for spring planting. Flesh snowy white, crisp and tender. Pkt., 5c; ounce, 10c; % pound, 20c ; lb., 60c ; postpaid. Seven Top (No. 477) The “salad” variety so largely planted in fall for greens dur- ing winter. Sown in earliest spring it furnishes “greens” very quickly. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents ; % pound, 20 cents; pound, 60c; postpaid. Hastings’ Mixed Turnips (No. 479) A mixture of all varieties of turnips and rutabaga listed by us, giving a variety of turnips from one sowing, root varieties as well as “turnip greens.” Packet, 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 20 cents; pound, 60 cents. Hastings’ Improv- ed American Ruta- baga(No.468) cropper of all rutabagas for the South. Of fine form, with rich purple colored top and light yellow flesh of most pleasing appearance. The flesh is tender, sweet and exceptionally free from hard, stringy nature. Has comparatively small tops, fine feeding roots, and is the surest and heaviest cropper. We have sold this special strain of American Rutabaga since 1892 and we have never had a varie- tj’ of vegetable that has given such general satisfaction in all sections and in all kinds of seasons. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 20 cents; pound, 60 cents; postpaid. PRICE NOTE— 10 lbs. or over, not prepaid, 45c per pound on all turnips except Nos. 465, 470. Hastings’ Improved American Rutabaga — The Finest Rutabaga in the World 64 H, G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia HASTINGS’ “HOME BEAUTIFUL” FLOWER SEEDS Only varieties adapted to planting: in Southern States are here catalogrued. 3Iake your home a “Home Beautiful” with flowers. LiIBERAL PREMIUMS — With an order for One Dollar’s worth of Flower Seeds, you may select 25 cents’ worth of Flower Seeds Extra. For .^2.00 you may have 50 cents’ worth extra, and for $4.00 you may have $1.00 worth extra. This offer does NOT include Bulbs, Roots, Plants or the special seed collections on pag:e 3. Read carefully and please don’t confuse it with fleld seeds, plants and bulbs. This Special Offer is for Flower Seeds and Vegetable Seeds in packets only. HASTINGS’ FLOWER SEEDS HOW TO SOW FLOWER SEEDS Have no superiors and few equals. We use just as much care in the production of the finest strains of flower seeds as we do in vegetable seeds. We do this because it pays us. Our i)usiness ex- i perience has shown us that our best advertisement is a satisfied | customer, and our special high-grade strains of seeds are bound i to make every one who plants them satisfied. The increase in our I sales of flower seed in the past ten years has been enormous. Our ^ customers find that the quality of our seed and the size and bril- liancy of the bloom from our special strains of flower seeds sur- pass anything they have ever had. Until recently little flower seed was grown in the United States, and we import much of ours direct from the largest and best flower seed growers of France, where great attention has been paid to the production of the finest strains of flowers. We spare no trouble or expense to get the very best for our customers — the finest varieties of all flowers adapted to planting in the South. Our list of flower seed is small com- pared with that of several Northern seedsmen. The reason for this is that there are comparatively feAv flowers grown from seed that do well in the South. You may depend upon the fact that you can plant any variety in this list with the assurance that with proper treatment and favorable seasons you will succeed. Our packets of flower seeds are larger than those of most seeds- men. There are enough seeds in Hastings’ packets to give plenty of plants of each kind. We have no 1, 2 or 3-cent packets such as are offered occasionally. Our packets contain good seeds and plenty of them. We do not put in 6 or 7 sweet peas, or 12 or 15 poppy seed, as fine as dust, and call it a packet. Our business is not conducted on that basis. We charge you a reasonable price, just what the goods are worth, and give you value received for every cent you send us. and then add to your order the extra seeds allowed in the offer at the top of this page. Flower seed is one of the leading features of our business, and we lead in that just as v/e do in vegetable seed. Hastings’ Seeds of all varieties are Successful Seeds. PLANNING THE FLOWER GARDEN Before ordering flower seeds or plants it is best always to make a plan for final or lasting results. You don’t have to be a landscape gardener to make a beautiful home place. You can make a log cabin home beautiful as well as the grounds around a costly man- sion. Unsightly places, as back yards, fences and house founda- tions should be screened from view — all other views left unob- structed except by low-growing plants. Plan to show off the home as a pleasing sight. Don’t jump in and patch up your place for im- mediate results. Plan to add to the beauty of your home each year. With few exceptions flower seeds are very small, and sowing them by the inexperienced often results in failure, either partial or complete, because a few simple rules are not followed. There is nothing mysterious about success with flowers. They require care and a little common sense. With these failure is almost im- possible. It is work that can not be left to a farm hand or la- borer. It must receive your careful personal attention. By observ- ing closely the following rules for sowing flower seed you will have little cause for complaint or failure. TI.a Coil ^ mellow loam, which is a medium earth between B IHC 9VII ttje extremes of clay and sand, enriched by a com- post of rotten manure and leaf mold, is adapted to the generality of flowering plants. Previous to planting flower beds or borders care must be taken that they are so arranged that the ground is a little elevated in the middle, allowing the water to run off, this also showing off the plants to better advantage. Dianihino' tliA Make the surface as fine and smooth l^lallClllg EIIV? 9WIJ as possible. Cover each sort of seed to a depth proportionate to its size; seeds like portulaca, petunias, etc., should be merely sprinkled on the surface of the ground, and barely covered with finely-sifted, light mellow soil ; press the soil down firmly over the seeds Avith' a brick or a short piece of board. For larger seeds the depth should be regulated according to the size of the seeds, those the size of a pinhead, % inch deep, and those the size of a pea, % of an inch ©r more. Get a piece of lath (it would be better if planed smooth) about two feet long, press the edge down into the soil evenly, so as to make a groove as deep as the seed is to be planted, scatter the seed along this, allowing 4 or 5 of the larger to 15 or 20 of the smaller seeds to the space one plant is to occupy when grown. Cover the seeds by pressing; turn your lath flatwise and press the soil doAvn firmly. On light, sandy soils flower seeds should be covered twice the depth that they should be in stiff or heavy clay soils. CAUfina- Sn Ravacs Almost all flowers will stand trans- SOWing in planting. Many of them grow better for having been transplanted. In sections liable to late spring frosts or where drought comes in spring, it is advisable to sow seeds in shallow boxes which can be placed in a warm, sunny win- dow or on a porch. This is always advisable with the expensive seeds and those of a tropical nature, such as coleus, salvia, etc. These need a warm soil to start the seeds. Sow the same as in open ground, and keep the soil moist, but not soaking Avet. If sur- face of soils show tendency to cake or crust, scratch it lightly to break the crust. Small seeds cannot force their Avay through a crusted surface. As soon as plants reach a height of 2 or 3 inches they may be transplanted, taking as much earth as possible with each plant, so as not to disturb the roots more than necessary. 55 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Asters HASTINGS' UNRIVALED MIXED (680) See natural color illustration on pag:e 67. Our mixed asters are well worthy of the name of unrivaled ; Hastings’ mixture has no rival. We make it up with over twenty varieties of the fin- est asters grown for us by great aster specialists. No such superb collection has ever been offered by any seedsman before. It contains the Boltze’s Dwarf Bouquet, Mignon, Queen, Pyramidal, Bouquet, Chrysanthemum Flow- ered, Victoria, Crown, Perfection, Quilled, Comet, Giant Comet, Lady, Queen of the Market, Victoria Needle, Washington, Im- bricated Pompon, Jewel, Betteridge’s Quilled, Cocardeau, Tall Chrysanthemum, and White Branching, each of them except the last being in assorted colors. Our unrivaled mixture will make a magnificent display, one that should be in every flower garden in the South. Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. No one flower has had more attention paid to it wui&ui ^ i3y seed growers than the aster, and none show greater improvements than it does. Here in the South it gives marked success, and by a little disbudding, letting only a few blossoms come on each plant, you can have flowers as large as ordinary chrysanthemums and before the chrysanthemums come in bloom. The Aster is constantly growing in popular favor and is rvorthy of more extended culture in the South. For early flowering, seed may be sown in January and February in boxes in the house and transplanted to the open after danger of heavy frost is past. Sow seed in open ground in shallow drills when trees start to leaf out, and when 2 to 3 inches high transplant to beds where they are to bloom. For late fall flow- ering, seed may be sown in May or June. They grow luxuriant- ly in any good garden soil and the mass of bloom from a small bed will repay you for the slight trouble necessary to grow them to perfection. Keep the beds weeded and free from grass so the plants will have full chance for development. SEPARATE ASTER VARIETIES QUEEN OF THE MARKET ASTERS — Earliest blooming asters, of open, spreading habit, producing quite large flowers on long stems two weeks ahead of other types. Height 12 to 18 inches; very popular for early cutting. (No. 681) Mixed— All colors and shades of Queen of the Market Asters, (No. 682) White, (No. 683) Lavender, (No. 684) Crimson: Mixed and separate colors of Queen of the Market Asters. Each, packet, 10 cents ; 3 packets, 25 cents. HASTINGS' GI.4NT COMET ASTERS — A great improvement over the old European Comet type, more double, larger flowers, longer and wider petals and more flow'ers. Height 12 to 15 inches and mid-season bloomers. (No. 685) Mixed— All shades and colors of Giant Comet Asters, (No. 686) White, (No. 687) Lavender, (No. 688) Crimson. Each, packet, 10 cents ; 3 packets, 25 cents. HASTINGS' GIANT BR.4NCHING ASTERS— These large plants form strong, branching bushes 2 to 2^2 feet high. The very largest . Hastings' Unrivaled 10 Cents ; 3 Packets, 25c flowers, generally 5 inches across, are produced on long, strong stems and are the best of all asters for cutting or bedding. They are later to bloom than Queen of the Market and Comet but they more than make up for their lateness with many more, larger and more beautiful flowers. (No, 689) Mixed — All shades and colors of Hastings’ Giant Branching Asters, (No. 690) AVhite, (No. 691) Rose, (No. 692) Purple, (No, 693) Flesh Colored. Each, packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. A||||tS|An More commonly known as “Flowering Maple.’’ Splendid bedding plant for partly shaded loca- tions or for pot culture for porches or indoors. Our Royal Prize strain is of the finest mixed colors. Varied in form and color of flower, leaf and growth. Easily grown from seed, which should be sown in boxes in March or April. Abutilon, Mixed Colors, (No. 722) — Packet, 10 cents. AGERATUM-Biue and White A favorite garden flower for bed- ding and borders in the South. Na- tive of Mexico that easily withstands heat of our summers. It blooms all summer, also if seed is sown in the fall it makes splendid box or pot plants for winter. Sow seed in open ground in April, or earlier in boxes for transplanting. Plants grow 1% to 2 feet high, with light green foliage, surmounted by clusters of small, tassel-like flowers. Profuse bloomers of quick growth. Ageratum, Blue (No. 702), packet, 5 cents; Ageratum, White (No. 703), 5 cents per packet; Ageratum, Blue and AVhite Mixed (No. 701), 5 cents per packet. Free flowering annual of quick growth, beginning to bloom in early spring and continuing for a long SWEET ALYSSUM (No. 704) time. Excellent for borders of flower beds, as it is of close, compact growth and even in height. Sweet Aylssum for Borders Sow seed thinly, in shallow drills where plants are to stand. Grows 5 to _ 10 inches high. The small illustration below gives you an idea of this type of flowering plant, showing how well suited it is for showy borders to beds or along walks. Packet, 5 cents ; % ounce, 25 cents; ounce 40 cents. Alyssum— Little Gem /Ma Plants very dAvarf, ^IlUi IMv j spreading and uniform in growth, 3 to 4 inches high. Plants begin blooming when two inches high and continue along through the sea- son. Plants are literally covered with small spikes of fragrant bloom, as many as 400 clusters having been produced on a single plant. Fine for borders. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 35 -cents ; ounce, 60 cents. Hastings* Ageratum Mexicanum 56 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Amarauthus Caudatus ADD^I^I A More commonly called “California” or “Sand Verbena.” Es- pecially adapted to the light, sandy and clay lands of the Lower South. A trailing plant that grows luxuriantly in dry, open soils. Sow seeds in April where plants are to stand. ABRONIA — Mixed (No. 716) — Best shades of yellow and rosy pink in the best varieties of the larger flowered sorts. Packet, 10 cents. ARAADAMTHIJC Annual plants, grown for foliage and the showy I flower clusters. There are two types, one valued for the brilliant coloring of the leaves, the other for large feathery plumes or sprays of rich crimson flowers. Sow in March and April. Amaranthus Caudatus (No. 718) — (Love Lies Bleeding). Of stiff, erect growth, 8 feet high, with numerous sprays of rich crimson flowers, which hang grace- fully over, as shown in the illustration, giving the romantic name of “Love Lies Bleeding.” Packet, 10 cents. Amaranthus Tricolor (No. 719) — (Joseph’s Coat). Has a single erect stalk and brilliant colored leaves when full grown. The rich yellow and red mark- ings are very distinct. Packet, 10 cents. Amaranthus Salicifolious (No. 721) — (Fountain Plant). Grows 2 to 3 feet high, of pyramidal form. Packet, 10 cents. Amaranthus Cruentus (No. 720) — (Prince’s Feather). From Asia. Tall grow- ing, with purple or purplish-green leaves. Heavy feathery heads, drooping, like Abronia or Sand Verbena a large ostrich plume, with beautiful effect. Packet, 10 cents. AntirrhinBim (Snap Dragon) — The old-fashioned snap dragon, largely improved by special #^ll fciri lllllUlll cultivation and selection. Sow in open ground in March and April, or earlier in boxes. Of easiest culture and well adapted to the Central South. If seeds are not sown in early spring they will not bloom until the second season. They are hardy and will stand the winter here if slightly protected. Our seeds are from one of the most careful flower seed growers, who makes a specialty of antirrhinums. These are large flowering types and are fine for cutting and for beds and backgrounds. They are becoming immensely popular as they are hardy, easily grown, and make most beautiful show flowers. Antirrhinum, Finest Mixed colors (No. 723) — Packet, 10 cents. A (Dutchman’s Pipe) (No. 724) — A splendid climber of tropical origin, well adapted fQj. porches, trellises or arbors in the Central and Lower South. Leaves are dark green and plants make rapid growth when planted in good loamy soil or soil that *has been well ma- nured. It needs plenty of sunshine. The best variety for this section (Elegans) is odorless. Flowers three inches across, purple and white blotched. Plant seed where plants are to stand about May 1st, Packet,. 10 cents. Ralcam Antllo^Nn Quick growing climber, ornamental foliage, interesting and valu- ®®“^****" lAIJ able fruits which are esteemed for medicinal purposes. The fruits burst and throw the seeds a considerable distance, a source of amusement for the children. It is often used with other climbing plants for shading porches, balconies and outdoor seats. Packet, 10 cents. 1/Sma / Mm 70Q\ Interesting climber from the Dalloon Vine(N0i Ido) East indies. A general favor- ite. Rapid growing annual climber delighting in warm situation. Small white flowers, followed by inflated seed vessels like minia- ture balloons. This most interesting climbing plant is fine for shading sunny porches or outdoor seats and the novelty of its lit- tle balloon -like fruits never wears off. Try a packet of them this year. Packet, 10 cents; 3 for 25 cents. Beilis Perennis(No. 730) The true English daisy, perfectly hardy and suited to cool, rather moist locations. Blooms in earliest spring and late fall. Sow seed early in boxes or shallow drills; then transplant to permanent location. Treat same as vio- lets. Can be flowered through the winter if placed in boxes in pits or planted out in cold frames. Flowers very double. Plants spread rapidly in rich soil. Finest Mixed. Packet, 10 cents. Royal Prize Camellia Flowered Balsams n I O A AA FASHIONED FLOWER D Iwl Touch-Me*Not or Lady Slipper The old and familiar Touch-Me-Not or Lady-Slipper im- proved until those familiar with the old forms would hardly recognize the large waxy flowers with their elegant shades of color and variegations as belonging to the same class. They grow luxuriantly all through the South with little at- tention in any good garden soil, and well repay one for the little trouble. Sow in open ground after danger of frost is past, or earlier in protected boxes. For the best growth and effect, plants should be set about one foot apart. BALSAM — Hastings’ Royal Prize Camellia Flowered Mixed (No. 731) — One of our special strains, surpassing all others in brilliancy of colors, sizes of flowers, freedom of bloom. Should be planted from li/^ to 2 feet apart to allow space for full development of strong and vigorous plants. They will surprise you. Packet, 15 cents; 2 packets, 25 cents. BALSAM — Double Bose Flowered Mixed (No. 732) — Very double and large flowers of finest shades and colors. This is identical with what is sold by many seedsmen as Camel- lia Flowered. Packet, 10 cents; 3 for 25 cents. _ BALSAM— Double Spotted (No. 733)— Strain for those pre- ferring variegated bloom rather than solid color. Pkt., 10c. BALSAM— Extra Fine Mixed (No. 734)— Very fine double flowers from the very best balsam growers. Packet, 10c. Canterbury Bells(No. 738) "n South these will bloom the first season. Sow in a rather shaded location, as soon as ground can be worked, and they will give an abundance of bloom through the fall. Sow seeds thinly in beds and cover not more than a quarter inch. Our strain of these is of medium size, growing about 18 inches high. Finest Double and Single Mixed — Beautifully bell-shaped flowers, many different colors. Packet, 10 cents. Calliopsis or Coreopsis profusion in any good garden soil. Plants 1 to 2 feet high, covered with brilliant and showy flowers, both double and single. Sow in early spring, in open, where plants are to stand. Tall Varieties, Mixed (No. 741) — Grow to 2 feet in height. Packet, 5 cents. Double Varieties, Mixed (No. 742) — The finest full double blooms of rich, brilliant colors. Packet, 10 cents. Antirrhinum — Snap Dragon HASTINCS’ SEEDS OF ALL VARIETIES ARE THE HIGHEST GRADE SEEDS SOLD 57 11. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Sprig: of Cobea Scandens Carnations are now one of most popular flowers and are easily grown from seed. The Doubles are not in full development until the second year; the Cha and Marguerites come in full bloom in from 4 to months from the time seed is sown. Finest Double Mixed (Xo. 743) — The true double nation. Our strain of this is rather early ; from seed sown in early spring some blooms will be had the fol- lowing fall. Our seed is saved from the double colors. Packet, 15 cents; 3 packets, 25 Chaubaud (No. 745) — A superb strain. Strong, healthy, vigorous plants, bearing large, very double, deliciously fragrant flowers of the finest colors, in five months from seed. Packet, 15c; 2 packets, 25c. Marguerite (No. 746) — An everblooming carnation, blooming in 4 months from seed. While the flowers are smaller than the regular carnations, their earliness and abundance more than make up for the difference in size. Mixed — Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. FLOWERS AND THE HOME A home, your home, cannot be a real home without flowers. Some people can work all day in town or city, eat at a boarding house or restaurant and the nights in a barren room or unkept house, persons can exist without flowers but they lead a^^fful very lonesome lives. They don’t know what A profusion of flowers makes a home, and and friends know you by the home you your home and yard with flowers and you’] in and proud of your home. Singrle Flower of Hastings’ Doable Carnation Hastings' Large Flowering Gannas /U|l 7^8^ (See the Hastings’ Cannas in full color on the back cover. Few ^IIUi I'foy plants, have shown so great improvement in recent years as the Cannas. They retain their value as a tropical looking foliage plant and at the same time the magnificent bloom of these newer varieties, in many instances, is equal to that of the most costly orchids. They are easily grown anywhere in the South, and bloom the first season from seed. Start the seed in boxes in Feb- ruary and March in a warm place. These boxes should be shallow and filled with rich garden soil sifted fine. The seeds have a hard outer covering. This must be either filed or cut through so that moisture can reach the germ. If not filed or cut they often remain dormant for many years. When seedlings show four or five leaves they can be transplanted to open ground, if all danger of frost is past and the ground is warm. Make soil very rich and set IV2 feet apart each way. We have seed saved from the finest introductions, embracing all the finest shades and colors. The continuous bloom of Hastings’ Large Flowering Cannas in our trial grounds is a source of endless praise by hun- dreds every day through the summer. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25c; postpaid. CannSI RnotQ Page 79. We have the finest canna bulbs or roots wCllllia ig possible to produce. They are grown right here in the South and are unsurpassed for brilliancy and abundance of bloom. Many varieties are grown in our trials on the Hastings’ Plantation and we offer you the cream of all varieties on Page 79. TO OUR CUSTOMERS — Remember, when you buy seeds from Hastings’ you are getting the finest seeds grown. You may pay much more for similar seeds elsewhere, but you can rely on it that there are none superior. Some people may have the impression that because we are so liberal with our seeds that they may not be of the highest quality. Just remember that there are no better seeds grown. We believe in service. / Nn 7R7^ SplendidtropicalclimberfromMexi- uooea aCanaenS^NOi I Of j ^o, entirely adapted to the whole South. A rapid grower, quickly attaining a height of 15 to 20 feet, covered profuse- ly with deep reddish violet pur- ple bell-shaped flowers as shown in illustration. Leaves in pairs on a central leaf stock, which termi- nates in a slender tendril, like those of the sweet peas, enabling the vines to cling closely to strings, wires or trellises. Do not plant seed in open ground until trees are in full leaf and ground is warm. Seeds are very thin and flat and will germinate more quickly if set on edge and cov- ered not more than a half inch ; less than that is better. Can also be grown in pots to transplant if care is taken not to disturb roots at time of transplanting. You cannot fail to appreciate the beau- tiful deep lavender or lilac flow- ers on these tropical climbers. They add greatly to the beauty of any home. Packet, 10 cents; 3 for 25 cents. Hastings* Large Flowering Cannas — See Page 79 58 11. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia DVQ AMTU FMIIMQ perennial chrysanthemums of WIWI^ the giant Japanese and Chinese types, as shown in the illustration to the left are not very satisfactorily grown from seed and you should set out the plants. See Pages 68 and 75 for the finest exhibition plants. However, the single and double annual chrysan- themums, listed beloAv, grow easily from seed planted in the spring. They are showy and effective garden favorites, extensively grown for cut flowers but chiefly for borders and beds. They are hardy summer-flowering plants, growing about 2 feet high, bearing in profusion daisy-like flowers about 3 inches across and on good stems. These are entirely distinct from the perennial types. HASTINGS’ MIXED (No. 771) — Single annual varieties. Packet, 10c. HASTINGS’ DOUBLE MIXED (No. 772) — Coronarium varieties of dwarf selected strains ; of compact habit and with fine double flowers. Pkt., 10c. DOUBLE WHITE, CORONARIUM (No. 773)— Pure white and fully double. Packet, 10 cents. DOUBLE GOLDEN YELLOW (No. 774)— Very pretty double. Pkt., 10c. Calendulas ( Pot Marigold) a?e7t\’erf eSj ou": ture out of doors and are profuse and continuous bloomers, doing especial- ly Avell in Florida, and along the Gulf Coast where slightly protected in fall and winter months. Our improved varieties form bushy plants about a foot tall, literally covering themselves with large, double showy flowers. METEOR (No. 735) — Bright yellow, striped with orange through the middle of each petal. Packet, 10 cents. HASTINGS’ MIXED (No. 736) — All Calendula colors of the finest named varieties. Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. Centaurea-Dusty Miller (No. 755) and thrives in all parts of the South. Height about one foot. Packet, 10c. Centaurea—Bachelor’s Button(No. 756) (Corn- flniA/Af ^ Attractive and graceful flower of easiest culture, blooming ■ I V vv W J through the entire summer. Finest Mixed. Pkt., 10c ; postpaid. ImriAriAlie nr superb new strain of the imperiaiis ur -SAveet suitan” is spiendm. pro- Qiiltan / Ma duces long-stemmed blossoms 3 to 4 ^ \ inches across and very fragrant. Col- ors from Avhite through shades of red, blue, lilac, royal purple, etc. Of strong, bushy form, and of easiest culture. Does best planted very early in season. Packet, 10 cents. Japanese and Chinese Chrysanthemums- Page Cleome or Spider Plant ^No branching habit, growing 4 to 6 feet in height; ^llUi IvCJ each plant terminates in a large spike of rosy- pink floAA^ers. Plants grow freely from seed soavii in open ground early in summer and continue until cut off by frost. Fresh floAvers appear constantly at tops of the branches as they increase in height; they have long, slender stems, mak- ing them feathery in appearance. The flowers are succeeded by long seed pods on slender stems, and as they are set thick- ly on the stalks, haA^e slight I'esemblance to a giant centipede or spider. Packet, 10 cents. Hastings’ Hybrid Coleus Jeoo'rail^e "toitale 740) the %)uth than our fine Hybrid Col- eus ; easily raised from seed sown in boxes in February and March and placed in a warm, sunny window. The seeds are small and should not be covered more than 14 of an inch. Keep moist, but not Avet. W’'hen young plants are 3 or 4 inches high or Avhen danger of frost is past, set in open ground. For beds, edging and porch or window boxes, coleus makes one of the most desirable plants. Our mixture of seed of coleus is saved from some of the finest exhibition plants and con- tains all the best fancy striped and blotched sorts. Packet, 25c Hastings’ Decorative Hybrid Coleus Hastings’ Giant Cosmos — Very Free Growing Handsome, very free flowering annual, originally from Mexico. Adapted to the entire South. Do not plant in soil too rich, as it makes too tall a growth. Sandy or light clay soils are best. Sow as soon as danger from frost is past in open ground. They groAV 4 to 6 feet tall and are covered pro- fusely with floAvers from August until frost. White, pink and crimson mixed. Cosmos, Finest Mixed (No. 762) — Packet, 5 cents. COSMOS, SEPARATE COLORS— Pink (No. 763M:) ; Crimson (No. 764) ; White (No. 764V^). Each; Packet, 5 cents. Giant of California (No. 763) — A large flowering strain, the flowers being more than double the size of the original strain. FloAA^ers pink, white and crimson mixed. Pkt., 10c. nr Ihorie Avell-known garden favorite for beds, borders wclIlUjr LUI C VI I Wl 19 and edging. Soav seed as soon as soil can be worked in spring. "When well up thin out to 4 or 5 inches apart; especially desir- able for early summer beds. CANDYTUFT, Pure White (No. 759) — The common white candytuft. Packet, 10 cents; ounce 35 cents; postpaid. CANDYTUFT, Empress (No. 760) — Extra large spikes with pure white flowers. Fine for cutting. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 50 cents. CANDYTUFT, Dark Crimson (No. 761) — Darkest shade of crimson. Pack- et 10 cents. CANDYTUFT, Mixed (No. 758)— All shades and colors of the annual sorts. Pkt., 10c; ounce 35c; postpaid. FREE FLOWER SEED We expected to include o\ir Japan- ese Chrysanthemum-Flowered Sun- flower in our free flower seed offer but we shall only have enough for our regular trade and so we are giving a packet of Hastings’ Assorted Cali- fornia Sunflower instead of the Jap- anese in our free flower seed offer ou the inside front cover. Centaurea^Baobelor’s Button 59 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Sow seed thinly in drills when the trees come in leaf. Transplant to 12 inches apart when the plants are three inches high. These peculiar looking plants develop ab- normally large flower heads or combs, are showy and of easiest culture. Celosia Cristata (No. 765) — The large, close-headed form. This is the common variety of “Cockscomb,” so popular throughout the Southern States and so much admired for the fiery red, velvety heads of flowers that resemble a cock’s comb, hence the name. Pkt., 10c. Celosia Plumosa (No. 766) — This is a distinct form quite different from the other. Heads instead of being close are loose and feathery, borne on long stems. Mixed colors. Packet, 10 cents. most popular of annual flowers. Better for Central South than for Florida Wiai I%IC1 and the Gulf Coast regions. They are semi-hardy, standing considerable cold, and of the easiest culture. Sow in good garden soil as early as ground can be worked. They are rapid growers and constant bloomers from May to September. Single Mixed (No. 750) — All colors — Packet, 5 cents. Double Mixed (No. 751) — All colors — Packet, 10 cents. Popular, free blooming, bulbous plant for home cul- \#yCI3ITI©n""« Cr SlClIili ^ nOi IvOJ ture. seeds produce the bulbs which flower the fol- lowing spring. These should be grown entirely in boxes and pots, never in the open ground. Colors range from pure white to deep crimson. Finest mixed colors. Packet, 25 cents. Wino most graceful of all small vines and easily grown anywhere in the South. wjrlJrCSS will© por a neat trellis or ornamenting the trunks of trees it is unexcelled. It has a profusion of scarlet and white star-shaped blossoms, and its finely cut foliage is particularly adapted to ornamental work. Grows 10 to 12 feet high and if planted thick in good soil will make a dense growth. We can supply the colors, scarlet and white, separately or mixed. CYPRESS VINE, Scarlet (No. 769) — Packet, 5c. CYPRESS TINE, White (No. 770) — Packet, 5c. CYPRESS TINE, Mixed (No. 768) — Packet, 5 cents. nAlrkkSneiarM Y I ^ quick-growing, very free flowering annual, producing erect ■^“ipninHIOn ^ tarHSpiiry spikes of beautiful flowers of various colors. Sow in early spring, thinly in shallow drills. Thin out after well up, to 10 or 12 inches apart. This makes a pleas- ing display and is very satisfactory. Delphinium, Dwarf Double European Mixed (No. 775) — Of rather dwarf growth, ten to eleven inches high. The branching spikes are thickly set with double flowers of many distinct colors. Packet, 10c. Delphinium, Tall Double European Mixed (No. 776)— Grows 2 feet in height. The tall, rocket-like spikes are profusely covered with fully double flowers of various colors. Packet, 10 cents. nicySfalie / Fay ^Na 777 \ Glove is one of the easiest plants to grow. In the y ■ OA j ^liUi ■ ■ South it prefers partially shaded locations, but does well in open. It is a beautiful plant, and also valuable for medicinal purposes, in which the leaves of the second year’s growth are used. Mixed colors. Packet, 10 cents. We are now making a specialty of bulbs for early spring planting and with extensive SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS trials of all the foremost varieties of Dahlias, Cannas, Tuberoses, Gladioli and Caladiums, we make very careful field notes and selections to offer for sale only the varieties that repeatedly show them- selves to be the verv best of their types. We make our selections for the strains that have the strongest and healthiest growth, the greatest brilliancy of color in bloom, largest size and most profuse bloom and for good propagation. Flowers and plants from bulbs are probably the most beautiful of all flowers and are about the easiest to grow. These bulbs do fine all over the South and every Southern home should have Dahlias, Gladioli and Cannas. They last all summer and are sure to be even better through the following years. The bulbs or roots may be left in the ground or dug up and separated during the winter for replanting the following spring. They are really very cheap, especially if you consider that they last indefinitely, are the most delightful and beau- tiful of flowers and that they are so easily grown. Hundreds of tourists every dav passing through the Hastings’ Plantation, wondered at and ad- mired the mass and brilliancy of bloom in our bulb plots along the Dixie and National Highway. Sec Back Cover and Pages 78, 79 and 80. Plant Hastings’ First Size Bulbs. Delphinium or Larkspur D.— Mourning Pink (No. 784) — Extra double flowers with bodj covering of very dark velvet mahogany, almost black, in striking contrast to the finely fringed edges of pure white. Packet, 10c. D.— Double Diadem Pink (No. 785) — Very large double flowers, finely marked. Magnificent in both coloring and varieties. Mixed colors. Packet, 10 cents. D.— Crimson Belle (No. 786) — Single. Large flowers of deepest gloAving crimson, beautifully fringed. Packet, 10 cents. D. — Eastern Queen (No. 787) — Large single flowers, 2 to 4 inches across. Finely fringed, beautifully stained in rich shadings of sil- verv white, each flower having crimson center. Packet, 10 cents. d'. — The Bride (No. 788) — Large handsome flowers of silvery white with rich purplish red eye surrounded by a still darker crimson ring. Packet, 10 cents. D.— Eacinatus (No. 789)— Large single and double fringed flow- ers in nianv distinct colors. Packet, 10 cents. D. — Salmon Queen (No. 790) — Single flowers of beautiful rosy salmon color, a rare shade of pinks. Packet, centst Hastings’ Superb Mixed Dianthus (778) I Our famous garden pinks add delight to any home. They are extremely popular all over the South and we are offering you the very finest varieties that can be grown. Most of our friends prefer a few plants of many varieties of pinks and do not wish to buy each variety separately. To meet this demand we have made up a magnificent mixture of all the Chinese and Japanese Pinks, having the widest range of form, col- or and markings imaginable. Large packet, 10 cents; 3 for 25c. Dianthus — Chinensis (No. 779) — Double China Pink. Free bloomer. All shades and colors. Packet, 10 cents. D. — Chinensis Alba (No. 780) — Double China, identical with Chi- nensis except that the bloom is pure white. Finest selected. Pkt., 10c. D. — Heddewiggii (Japanese) (No. 782) — Finest double mixed, : large flowers, often 2 to 3 inches in diameter. Packet, 10 cents. i D. — Heddewiggii Single (No. 781) — Select mixed. Packet, 10c. D. — Heddewiggii Atrosauguinea (783) — Double Crimson, Pkt„10c, • 60 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Open Flower of New Cactus Dalilia HASTINGS' SUPERB DAHLIAS year“°'h[i“show such great improvement as tas the Dahlia. The present strains produce flowers of largest size and striking brilliancy of colors. The more we grow the improved strains the more we are convinced that it is one of the com- ing popular flowers, a real rival of the chrysanthemum. Easily raised from seed in the South, blooming late the first season. Sow seed in Feb- ruary in shallow boxes ; place in a warm, sunny position. When plants are 3 to 4 inches high, and danger of frost is past, transplant to open ground, 3 feet apart. Plant in rich or well manured soil, cultivate fre- quently, and keep free from grass and weeds. After frost kills the tops, cut them off within a few inches of the ground and cover several inches with a mulch of stable manure, leaves or grass. This is sufficient pro- tection for the bulbs anywhere in the South in ordinary winters. For Dahlia Roots see page 78. Dahlia, Double Mixed (No. 792) — A splendid strain of double flowers, including all colors. Packet, 10 cents. Hastings’ Superb Double Mixed (No.793) — This is the best strain of large, double flowering Dahlia. Seed saved from the finest named varie- ties, including all shades and colors. This will give you a magnificent collection of the best varieties. Packet, 15 cents; 2 for 25 cents. Dahlia, Single Mixed (No. 794) — Seed saved from named single varie- ties. Flowers not so large as the double varieties, but bloom earlier and more freely than the double sorts. Packet, 10 cents. Cactus Dahlias (No. 795) — The new strain is very, popular wherever grown, being especially valuable for cut-flower work. Petals of the large flowers are beautifully pointed and the range of coloring is remarkably fine and satisfactory. Mixed colors. Packet, 15 cents; 2 for 25 cents. Or California Poppy. One of our most popular flowers for bedding in the South. Sow as early in the spring as ground can be worked, scattering seed thinly over the surface and raking in lightly. Covered with large showy flowers, it makes the most brilliant display beds that can be made. So wonderful is its growth it has been made the State Flower of California, the state famous for its beautiful flowers. Eschscholtzia Single Mixed (No. 800) — Smgle, cup-shaped flowers, in shades of bright yeP et, 10 cents. Eschscholtzia, Double Mixed in habit of growth and colors, except that t 10 cents. Eschscholtzia Golden West (No. 802) — Single, orange ; the real California Poppy. Packet, 10 cents. See this variety in its natural color on inside front cover. PVFRI ACTING n OIAIFR/Ma Helichrysum, straw Flower. This beautiful " • r tw ww ^ mil IDDy flower is easily grown, about 1% feet high, with most attractive, white, pink, yellow and red flowers that last for months after being cut. A new introduction for the South and a wonder. This novelty in the flower line is a real find. For table cen- ter-pieces and cut flowers they are invaluable because they retain their brilliance of color, stand rough handling and need no water even for them to last for weeks and months. This should not be confused with Globe Amaranth, also known as Straw or Everlasting Flower and Batchelor’s Button. It is by far better and with much larger and more beautiful flowers. Packet, 10 cents; 3 for 25 cents. Favorite everywhere for beds or borders. Sow in open ground, thinly, as soon as ground can be worked, thin- ning out to 5 inches apart. Forget-Me-Not, Blue (No. 804) — Packet, 5 cents. Forget-Me-Not, White (No. 805) — Packet, 5 cents. Forget-Me-Not, Blue and WTiite Mixed (No. 806) — Packet, 5 cents. Aaillofflisi ^ Na known as Blanket Flower, and well adapted to our section. It Vdiiicii uiciy iiva uuwy thrives in the poorest and dryest of soils, and the plants are covered with large showy flowers during the season. Plants are of strong, spreading growth, 18 inches in height. The large, brilliant flowers are borne singly, on long stems. Sow broadcast in early spring, covering seed lightly with a rake. Gaillardia Picta — Mixed colors and finest shades, fine for cut flowers or for display bedding. Packet, 10 cents. ^Nn Godetias are little known in the South, but are well worthy of atten- VVH ) tion, being a splendid bedding plant. Sow in the open ground in the early spring like Gaillardia and Eschscholtzia. They are profuse and constant bloomers, and their delicate tints of crimson, rose-pink and white make them very attractive when in full bloom. Half Dwarf Varieties mixed. Packet, 10 cents. to the old single and semi- and bloom freely for years, spring, in boxes or beds, and 8 inches high transplant to their permanent place in open ground, placing them li/^ to 2 feet apart. Give them rich soil in a moist location, or where plenty of water can be given. The Holly- hock is an old-fashioned flower of our Southland and perhaps no other flower leaves such an impression of the Old South as does the Hollyhock. The beau- tiful long spikes filled with tissue paper- like blooms, crushed closely together, gives a beautiful and artistic background or tall border. There could hardly be an old-fashioned garden without them. Plant some this year and you will have them for years to come. You should plan your flower garden and lawn for permanency and Hollyhocks are very valuable as they can fit in with most any plan. We can supply separate colors, if desired, in Pure White (No. 813), Sulphur Yellow (No. 814), Crimson (No. 815), Eilac (No. 816), Salmon Rose (No. 817). All exceptional va- rieties. Each, packet, 10 cents. Finest Double Mixed (No. 812) — Contains all of the above named colors apd many others. Gaillardia or Blanket Flower Packet, 10 cents. Hastings’ Double Hollyhockg Forget-Me-Not ( Myosotis) H, G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 61 Hastings’ Fragrant Heliotrope Single Hibiscus Bloom HELIOTROPE ICE PLANT T hi s garden favorite, eas- /IIa ily grown from seed, is ^nOiOlOy always a favorite. Start seed in February, in boxes in warm sunny situation, covering seed about ^ inch. When danger of frost is past transplant to open ground in partially shaded location. A single spray of the deliciously fragrant bloom will perfume a whole room. All shades mixed, in- cluding Dark Blue, Fight Blue, White and Rose Shades. These are from large flowered varieties. Packet, 10 cents. Hibiscus(No.8ll)»?»^ two or three feet high, branching free- ly. Flowers white, yellow, carmine and striped. These can be grown in pots or tubs and kept blooming all winter as well as summer — anywhere the temper- ature is above 50°. Packet, 10 cents. Handsome trailing plant, for baskets /Ma or boxes. Easily grown ylllli QCM j from seed without trans- planting. The plants appear as if cov- ered with crystals. Packet, 10 cents. RASitl Also known as Hya- JClUlV DCall cinth bean or Doli- /Hfl ftd I \ chos. Rapid growing and free flowering annual climber, pea-shaped blooms, white to rich violet purple in color. Flowers freely in erect racemes, followed by or- namental seed pods. Sweet scented. Packet, 10 cents. Kenilworth Ivy hanging basket plant. ^llUi OAAy gggfj in a cool, moist place in early spring. Easily trans- planted to baskets, pots or porch boxes when well up. Packet, 10 cents. Kochia or Mexican tid'’in"d Burning Bush /Na annual suitable for all parts of the South. Sown thinly in spring when leaves begin to appear on the trees, it soon forms a cy- press-like hedge of symmetrical form and of lively green color; by midsum- Our Imperial Japanese Morning Glories mer it attains a height of about 3 feet and on approach of cool weather the whole plant becomes a deep red. One of the most novel and interesting plants that can be grown from seed in any flower garden. Packet, 10 cents; 3 ^ Lantana-French Hybrids(No.825) ing in the warm sunshine of Southern summers. Sow early in boxes or sheltered beds transplanting after danger from frost to open ground, 1^2 to 2 feet apart. French Hybrids, Mixed — Packet, 10 cents. packets, 25 cents. Shrubbery verbena-like plants ; continuous bloomers, delight- I AliAlla/Mn popular edging or border plant, kOPeiia^nOi OAo; suitable also for pots or hanging baskets. Sow seed in open ground in April. Flower shades of white and blue mixed are very pretty. Packet, 10 cents. Japanese Morning Glories ’“w'race'of Torn? (No. 836) (Convolvulus) Sfnr'jS otTu'chtr^l size, vigorous growth and rich colors, varied by all sorts of re- markable and beautiful variations, striped and blotched in every manner imaginable, that we can hardly recognize in it the orig- inal type. These embrace something over 30 distinct shades and colors and some show variegated foliage, the rich dark green being blotched with white and golden yellow. A packet of them will surprise you with the rich return of beauty and flowers covering your porches, trellises and fences. Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. Dwarf Morning Glories (No. 837)— A perfect bush form grow- ing about one foot tall. Mixed colors, packet, 5c; ounce, 25c. Tall Morning Glories (No. 838)— -The old favorite. Best Mixed colors. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 25 cents. lUlsiriO'nIrle Free flowering, garden favorites, doing splen- Ivldl didly all over the South. The new and im- proved types are far superior to the small flowers of the old forms. Sow seed thinly in open ground when leaves of trees are out in early spring. The illustration here shows the French type, which has smaller but many flowers while the Double African is much larger, a free bloomer and perfectly double. Tall Double African, Mixed (No. 830) — Extra large flowers, grows 14 to 18 inches tall. Various shades of yellow. A bed of these will please you. Packet, 10 cents. Tall French Mixed (No. 831) — Smaller sized flowers, of deeper color than the African. Packet, 5 cents. Dwarf French (No. 832) — Grows 6 to 8 inches high, rather small highly colored flowers. Packet, 5 cents. Hastings’ French Marigolds — Brilliant Assorted Colors 62 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Matricaria-Feverfew tJ “'hardy “Teren? /U|l Q07\ nial, growing 18 inches in height. Sow seed ^nui t J jn early spring in open ground. In the fall the flowers appear in clusters on long stems. Flowers very double, pure white and fine for cut flowers. Pkt., 10c. Marvel of Peru or Four OXIocks Mirabilis ( No. 829 ) of the South. A good, old-fashioned flower of bushy habit, bearing hundreds of floAvers during the season, of white, yellow, crimson and violet colors. Some combine two or more of these colors in spots, flakes and splotches in such a manner as to give the floAvers a most bizarre effect. Sow seeds thinly in the open where plants are to stand. If preferred, they can be trans- planted. Sow after danger of frost is past. All Colors Mixed — Grow tAAm to three feet high, branching freely. Flowers Avhite, yellow, carmine and striped. Packet, 5 cents. sweet scented Mignonette, delightfully fragrant and very pop- ular. No garden is complete without this fragrant, yet unassuming One of its principal uses is for cutting and combining with more showy Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 35c. plant. ^ ^ ^ floAvers in bouquets to give a delightful fragrance. HASTINGS' MIXED NASTURTIUMS These may be termed everybody’s flower. No flower garden is complete without them. Perfectly at home in all parts of the South; they furnish a never failing display of brilliant bloom all through the season. Sow in any good garden soil, when leaA^es are well out on the trees, scattering the seed thinly. When well up thin out the tall sorts six inches apart, and ten inches for the dwarf Amrieties. Our mixture of Nas- turtiums comes to us direct from the great Nasturtium specialists of California. No such brilliant range of shades and colors has ever been seen before in Nasturtium mixtures. They please every one Avho plants them and are sure to satisfy you if you want the best there is to be had. Nasturtiums are as easily groAvn as any other flower and the dwarf varieties make the most beautiful beds, borders, edging, and porch boxes, while the tall varieties are unsurpassed to cover stumps, floAver stands, low fences, and unsightly places. It is doubtful if among the plants classed as Annuals there is any other of the summer blooming varieties which combines in so great degree the ease of culture, beautiful flowers of showy colors, profusion of bloom from early summer until killed by frost, and gen- eral excellence as the Nasturtiums. More and large flowers are produced on thin soils, very rich soil tending to make rank leaf growth. Hot AA^eather has no injurious effect. Hastings’ Tall, Mixed (No. 843) — All shades and colors of the tall growing varieties ; only- large, flowering varieties in this. Packet, 5c; ounce, 15c; % pound, 50 cents. Hastings’ Bush or Dwarf, Mixed (No. 842) — Flowers large, gorgeous and brilliant. All shades and colors of dAA'arf growing varieties. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents; % pound, 50 cents. Mimilllie Ticrritllie/Nn (Monkey Flower.) Showy, profusely flowering IvllllllilU9 I lgrBnil9 ^ NUi Oda j plant; fine for indoors or moist, shady situations. Blooms first year from seed into many peculiar floAvers. Spotted and tigered varieties mixed in colors ranging through white, pale yelloAV, golden, flesh, rose, crimson and maroon. The dAvarf bushy plants have large gloxinia -like flowers and do best in partial shade. Packet, 10c. IVInnnf IniAfAV* Ipomeas (MoonfloAvers) are popular everyAvhere in the South as ivlWlllivvWr climbers for shade on porches, trellises and arbors. They make a rapid groAvth and a dense shade, protecting porches from the hot rays of the sun. They grow 20 feet high in good soil, branching freely, and at night and during cloudy days are covered with large flowers. Seeds should be planted after all danger of frost is past, where plants are to stand, about 10 inches apart. They can be planted earlier in pots in the house and trans- planted Avhen 6 inches high. The seeds are very hard, and to insure germination cut or file through this hard outer shell before planting. Cover one inch deep. Ipomea Grandiflora Alba (No. 833) — The true white Mexican Moonflower with its im- mense Avhite bloom four to five inches in diameter. Notice the illustration. Pkt., 10c. Ipomea, Heavenly Blue (No. 834) — A splendid companion plant for the w'hite. FloAv- ers very large and of a deep sky blue with reddish purple rays. There is nothing in a blue color excelling the shade of the “Heavenly Blue.” It is becoming much more popular than the AA^hite. Packet, 10 cents. Ipomea Setosa or Brazilian Morning Glory (No. 835) — Grows 40 to 50 feet in height, making even a more dense shade than the White or Blue Moonflower. FIoAA'ers are often five inches in diameter and of a bright shade of lavender pink. Very popular wherever known. Packet, 10 cents. lyi^Allo/NA (Love In Mist, Devil in Bush.) Compact, free-floAvering plant \ Avith finely cut foliage, curious looking floAvers and seed pods. Hardy annual ; easy culture in any garden soil ; blue and white mixed. Pkt., 5c. Ovalie/NA Small, free-floAvering plants ; clover-like leaves, thickly starred Avith small bright floAA^ers from June until frost, Soavu thinly in drills makes fine edging for floAver beds. Many bright colors, mixed. Packet, 10c. Scarlet Flowering Flax(No. 803) South in 1918. It is also knoAvn under the botanical name of Linum Coccineum and is a decided acquisition. A most effective and showy bedding plant that lasts and stays in bloom a long time. Has rather light colored fine foliage and delicate stems. GroAvs from eight to tAvelve inches high and almost coA’^ered with small but very brilliant scar- let-crimson floAA'ers making a most pleasing display. A hardy annual. Pkt., 5c; oz. ,25c. Hastings’ Special Mixed Nasturtiums TO OUR CUSTOMERS Remember, when you buy seeds from Hastings’ you are getting the finest seeds groAvn. You may pay much more for similar seeds elsewhere, but you can rely on it that there are none superior. Some people may have the impression that be- cause we are so liberal with our seeds that they may not be of the highest qual- ity. Just remember that there are no better seeds grown. We belieA'e in service and each one of our customers gets the very best service that we can possibly give. First, Ave scour the whole Avmrld to find the very best varieties and strains that might do well in the South. Then we jbry them out for several years .under different Southern conditions. If satisfactory, we have the seeds groAvn in terri- tory perfectly suited to produce the healthiest seeds and those are Hastings’ Seeds. Hastings’ White Mexican Moonflowers 63 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia HASTINGS’ PANSIES Pansies have long been a very popular favorite with flower lovers anIIC This is a plant of the easiest culture and a ^ r I wLI large specimen is as handsome as a palm for decoration. It makes a handsome pot plant or can be used in baskets or vases, making a charming effect. It will grow luxuriantly in water, and is, therefore, indispensable for aquariums or fountains. Our illustration shows this orna- mental plant throwing up slender round stems with whorls or flat ribbon-like leaves. Give abun- dance of water ; t_his plant does very Avell in dry soil but much better in moist soil. 20 cents each. Every house ought to have one or more of these splendid decorative plants for the porches in summer or indoors in winter; easily grown. Nephrolepsis Bostoniensis( Boston Fern) The fronds frequently attain a length of five to six feet. Many call it the “fountain fern” on account of its graceful drooping habits. We use it as a house plant in winter and under shade trees in sum- mer. Every one who sees these ferns admires them and wants to know how to get them. This is a standard and most popular variety. Fine young plants, 25 cents each; extra strong plants, 75c each. (Nephrolepsis Whitmanii). It has taken gold medals wherever shown wStnCIT nUlfIt; and we consider it one of the most valuable ferns introduced in many years. The large decorative fronds are made up of many leaflets that are themselves finely divided and really, it is a charming fern. Fine young plants, 35 cents; strong plants, 85 cents. See this splendid Fern in full color. Page 68. Cyperus Alternltolious THC WannamakeF Fem SS|!'"ar'’ro\v compact growing so is very airy and especially suitable for growing in the house. It is very durable and a rapid grower, quite distinct from other Ferns. Fine young plants, 30 cents; strong plants, 75 cents. Fortl (Nephrolepsis Roosevelt). There’s no fern that wTll compare ■mVUSWVIL rvi II ^-ith this new and charming variety. In general form like the Boston Fern, but produces many more fronds, making it bushier and more handsome. The pinnae are beautifully undulated, giving a wavy effect found in no other fern. In five years this fern grew next to the Boston in popularity. Its superiority will soon place it ahead. Fine young plants, 25 cents each; extra strong plants, 75 cents each. R**oatli pAm (Nephrolepsis Goodii). This is the most delicate of all DaUy » DlCCilll r t?l II lace ferns. It really looks like filigree work. In many re- spects it is a far better and more ornamental variety than any of the others. It looks to us like the finest of all dish ferns. Fine plants, 50 cents each; strong plants, $1.00; postpaid. RllffloA pAm (Nephrolepsis Superbissima). Wonderful new fern, hav- r lUI ly ImMI IIC9 r «;i II ing appearance of being a fern witMn a fern. Most hardy dense dark green foliage of alL ferns ; irregular fronds giving it its name. Very heavy and compact grooving ; we believe it the best fern ever grown. 75 cents each. (Nephrolepsis Teddy Junior). The fern for every house- hold. A sport from the famous Roosevelt Fern, produc- ing a similar but shorter frond. “Teddy Junior” will produce about four times as many fronds as any other fern, finishing with 50 to 60 fronds in a 4-inch pot. Compact, vigorous grower even under adverse conditions and owing to its habit of producing so much foliage In small pots, it makes the finest house plant yet introduced. Fine young plants, 35 cents; strong plants, 75 cents each. See this splendid Fern in full color. Page 68. DSm fTAiit* pAf n (Nephrolepsis Splendida). The most wonderful new fern. Has Dig r Viir reril the grace of a Boston, wavy effect of a Roosevelt, fluffiness of an Ostrich Plume and uniqueness of a Fish Tail; hence the name. 25 cents each; extra strong plants, 75 cents. I S|«Af>fv F'^l'n New fern with a cast of blue that submerges the “■*^*^* 1 cm green: fronds finely cut and each pinna is crested or split, giving It a splendid and unique appearance. Becoming famous all over the United States. 35 cents each; extra strong plants; $1.00; postpaid. Teddy Junior Fern Boston Fern (Nephrolepsis Bostoniensis) 72 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Chinese Wisteria — See Opposite Page miAOMPI OIAIFDC We sell thousands of plants of this magnificent porch ww climber every year in our city store here in Atlanta. In daytime the Moonflowers (both white and blue) furnish dense shade for the porch and at night and on cloudy days are a mass of bloom. No home should be without one or more plants of Moonflower. They are superb. See illustration at bottom of page 62. Ilian'S' Whif-A M AAnf ^ growth and in size of flowers and is WnH6 IvlOOlIf IQWCl wonderfully fragrant. A decided improvement over the old White; flowers being nearly twice as large, often over six inches across, and practically covering the whole vine. Growth is very rapid in light, rich soil and wonder- ful for shading porches. Fine plants, 20 cents each. RIiia miAAnf Often attains a growth of 40 to 50 feet and neaveniy Diue moomiower makes a dense mass of beautiful dark green foliage. Blooms from June until frost, the plants being fairly covered with the im- mense blooms of beautiful sky blue with reddish-purple rays every night and on cloudy Fine plants, 20 cents each. There are few ladies that don’t want to grow Fuchsias and they are easily grown in almost all parts of the South if the right vari- eties are planted. The failures come from trying to grow varieties not adapted. The fol- lowing list of Fuchsias is made up of right varieties for the South. They make one of the most delicately beautiful of all flowers. The writer thinks they are the most inter- esting, attractive and charming flowers grown. 20 cents each. Finest for the amateur grower; very hardy free bloomer with buds of beautiful waxy carmine or pink color. The white sepals show off the charming reddish blue corolla to a striking and delightful advantage. This is very attractive. Rvmn ^ splendid Fuchsia. Red sepals, corolla of the richest shade of bViU oyr WII royal purple. So free in flower as to almost hide the plant. Of erect and compact habit. Flowers star-shaped and two to three inches long, the tube and sepals of bright rose color, corolla brilliant carmine. Almost the opposite of Ernest Renan, having pure white coroUa set off beautifully against the rich red sepals. These five exquisite Fuchsias and four others equally attractive, Little Beauty, Mad- ame Van der Strass, Phenomenal and Tenor. 20 cents each; the nine for $1.50. In. many parts of the South the common sort of honey- suckle grows wild and climbs over fences, shrubbery, walls and unsightly places. The flowers are sweet-scented and the growth luxurious. They make very valuable vines or climbing plants and can be easily controlled by chop- ping out excess growth. Below we list five different varieties. Notice our illustration be- low. They make wonderful growth and last for years. Splendid for covering fences, stumps, arbors, etc. ; fragrant and pleasant, attractive, in perfect taste on practically any lawn and especially easy to grow, requiring little or no cultivation. The four for 75c. Aurea Reticulata (Golden Leaved) — Variety with beautiful variegated foliage of yellow, white and pink. Fine plants, 20 cents each. Chinese Evergreen — Sweet-scented. Blooms nearly all the season; flowers buff, yellow and white. Very desirable sort; 20 cents each. Hall’s Japan — Sweet scented. Most consistent bloomer of the class; beautiful yellow and white flowers which stay in profuse bloom all summer and almost cover the entire vine. Notice the illustration from an un- retouched photograph below. 20c each. Scarlet Trumpet (Red Coral) — A rapid grower, bright red with trumpet- shaped flowers. 25 cents each. Black Prince Ernest Renan Lord Byre Speciosa White Beauty These five exquisite I ame Van der Strass, Phi HONEYSUCKLES Spirea or Bridal Wreath — Next Page RaitQlAe most satisfactory plants and our Emperor Pan- sies are the best the world produces. They are the choicest large-flowering sorts, both of European and American growers. It has our grower’s aim to make this the flnest of this favored flower in existence. We have a large assortment and can supply you in any quantity you may want. Plants, 6 for 35c; 60c a dozen; 25 for $1.00; postpaid. Platycodon Grandiflorum (Bush Clematis) simply covered with flowers that resemble somewhat the clematis. This is really an ex- traordinary bush plant that will please you. Two colors: Deep blue and pure white. Each, 20 cents; both for 35 cents. Double Petunias plants appear weak they produce the largest flowers; bet- ter than strong plants. The seed of double petunias produce many singles but these plants are all double and the finest double va- rieties. Four different colors, 20 cents each; all four for 75 cents. An all-round favorite in the- South. These “Sweet May Ij „ Pinks” are the pinks nBTOy aCOlCII of our mothers’ gar- dens Pine for beds, edging, and porch boxes We have these in the old-fashioned colors, pure double white flowers, sweet double pink flowers and in all colors. Strong plants, any color: Each 15 cents; 3 differ- ent for 35 cents. Honeysuckle, Hall’s Japan — Wonderful Sweet Scented, Hardy Climbing Plants 73 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Hardy or Perennial Phlox PRICES OF HARDY PHLOX By mail, postpaid, 20 cents each; per dozen, $2.00, post- paid. Listed below we have twelve separate and distinct varieties especially adapted to the South. As a special offer, we will send you one of each of these twelve varieties of Hardy Perennial Plilox for $1.75; postpaid. See full color illustration, page 67. ATHIS — Deep, clear salmon. Showiest of all. B. COaiPTE — Brilliant French purple, with crimson-car- mine shading. BEAUTY — Delicate silvery pink ; a beautiful sort. CREPUSCUUE — Clear rosy- lilac, deeper eye; extra. EULAIREUR — Clear rosy-ma- genta, with large lighter halo ; large florets and mag- niflcent bedder. HENRY MERGER — Enor- mous pure white flowers with deep carmine eye ; ex- tra fine. INDEPENDENCE — Large flowering, early pure white. PANTHEON — Large, clear, deep bright pink with faint halo. R. P. STRUTHERS— In our estimation the best Phlox grown to- day— it has no faults; clear cherry-red, salmon shades, with deep red eye; fine large trusses. A Bed of Hardy or Perennial Phlox — Most Beautiful and Pleasing ROSENBERG — Bright reddish violet with blood red eye. Extra large trusses and individual florets. RUBUS — A parti-colored variety. Rosy-red, shading to Avhite. RYNSTROM — Of a Paul Neyron pink color; excellent. (Lady Washington Geraniums). Grandest ■ of all flowering plants; do not resemble the common geraniums in any particular, neither in foliage nor in flower; more beautiful in every way. We here offer the everbloom- ing set of Pelargoniums, every one entirely different in color and every one a beauty. The Lady Washington Geraniums are the handsomest of all flowers — once seen, never forgotten. Separate named varieties. 40c each ; the six for $2.00 — a wonderful selection. EASTER GREETING — Earliest and very large fiery amaranth-red florets; only kind that blooms in beds as well as in pots all summer long. GARDENER’S JOY — Ground color of apple-blossom pink, the two upper petals having blotches of carbon-brown ; florets inches across in enormous clusters. GLORY — Robust grower and splendid novelty. Florets and cluster very large ; ground color, Cattleya-blue, like the Cattleya Orchid ; the upper petals with two large purple magenta-red spots, dis- tinctly veined. Beautiful new color in Pelargoniums. LIBERTY — Glorious salmon-red, with large velvety blotches bor- dered with scarlet. Gigantic trusses and all good qualities of Easter Greeting, its parent. LADY BECKER — A sport from Easter Greeting and like it in everything but color, which is rosy pink. PRINCE — Immense crimped flowers with j6 to 10 petals of rich purple color with velvety black blotches. PhiladelphusorSyringa beautiful variety of this most beauti- wrailgv ful, ever-blooming species. It is excep- tionally vigorous, a tall grower with very large, double-crested flowers with round petals. The flowers are pure white, sweetly scented and are borne in magnificent clusters of five to seven. Vir- ginal is a new variety but already leads all' the older kinds and you will be delighted with this hardy deciduous shrub in your own yard. Good strong plants, 75 cents each; three for $2.00; postpaid. Dliamhao-A This flower is a great favorite in nUlflDagO the Atlanta section and is eas- ily grown in open ground almost everywhere in the South. No col- lection of flowers should be without one or more plants of Plum- bago Capensis, giving as it does an abundance of lovely sky blue flowers. 25 cents each. ^ A| W| A beautiful illustration in natural color on page 67. No plant is more popular in the South than the Salvia for bedding. In late summer and fall up to the time frost comes it is a mass of blooms, and in the case of the scarlet varie- ties it makes a mass of fiery I’ed unequaled by any other flower on our list. Some of our Atlanta customers buy them by the hun- dreds for bedding purposes. Prices of all varieties, prepaid, 10 cents each; $1.00 per dozen. (See next column for varieties ) SALVIA SPLENDENS — Standard bedding, fiery scarlet. LE PRESIDENT — New dwarf scarlet salvia; indispensable. MRS. PAIGE — A perfect sheet of scarlet. SALVIA SPLENDENS ALBA— Pure white variety. Sanseveria Zeylanica or Zebra Plant A very odd but beautiful plant especially adapted to house culture during winter and for porches during summer. Leaves are beauti- fully striped crosswise with white variegations on a green ground. Can be grown either in sunlight or in dark parts of the room and stands dust and drying out without damage. It can be placed in any position in any room and do well. For vases and baskets it is fine. In all, a beautiful decorative plant requiring scarcely any water. Fine plants, 25 cents each. Qhaei'a noiei/ (Burbank’s). One of the most marvelous ^llaafccf I^Ctlay productions in the flower line. Extremely hardy perennial with large, free-blooming flowers Avhich last two weeks after being cut. 20 cents each; two kinds, 35 cents. Cnit*Aa— Rrirlal WvAaf h the very finest shrubs apirea— Driaai wreain for the south and of the eas- iest culture; perfectly hardy and grows to enormous size. One in Mr. H. G. Hastings’ yard is over twenty feet in diameter and one round solid m.iss of white while in bloom. Very hardy and earliest flowering. See illustration on opposite page. We also have Anthony Waterer, the Crimson Spirea. It is of compact bush form, covered nearly the whole growing season with large umbels of flowers measuring nearly a foot across. Either kind; one-year plants, 25 cents; strong two-year plants, 50 cents; postpaid. VMMflACAAntia (Wandering Jew). This fine trailing plant ■ ■ mIJCawCIII Alw is very popular for baskets and window boxes. You will be pleased with the two distinct kinds. 15c each. Viburnum-Snowball white flowers. A well-known favorite shrub of old-time fame and popularity. One-year plants, 35 cents; two-year plants, 60 cents. WinlAte (New Imperial or Parma). Without question, the WIVIVA9 largest, richest colored and most highly perfumed of all Violets. Blooms freely and longer than others. Lovely blue flowers of largest size. 25 cents eachj $2.50 per dozen. lAISetoviia Splendid climber for porch shade. YTlSiaria— wninese when in full bloom truly magnif- icent with its masses of flowers in long drooping racemes like bunches of grapes. See illustration of this most attractive hardy climber on opposite page. 25 cents; large plants; 50 cents each. Yiiaaa Filamonfrnest (Spanish Dagger). A most strik- I ucca r liamenwsa Jng and attractive yard orna- ment. The Yucca blooms every year, bearing long, straight stalks surmounted with large umbels or heads of white flow^ers. 25c each. 74 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Geraniums-Eclipse Collection $li? Postpaid Type ot‘ La Favorite-— Showing Semi-Double Light Colored Geranium C A This, the finest of dark crimson Geraniums, has now taken the lead as a bedding Ge- ranium, being used in the largest parks and public grounds of the country in preference to all others. Its dense, compact growth, profuse blooming and almost sun-proof constitution combined, give it the prominence as a bedder it has attained. PLANT GERANIUMS The Eclipse Collection, containing varieties described below, contains the cream of all double and semi-double Geraniums for South- ern use. There is hardly anything that will give more satisfaction than a dozen Gerani- ums for outdoor blooming during summer, and indoor bloom during the winter months. 1 2 Best Geraniums wV' paid; if ordered separate from collection, 20 cents each; $1.00 for six; $2.00 a dozen. Alphonse Ricard AiT h bright vermilion ; large flowers and enormous trusses ; a grand variety. Beaute Poitevine pink, gradually shading to white as the flower becomes older. This variety is a universal favorite and certainly deserves its reputation. EU This splendid Geranium ■ riB I is of a beautiful shaded of dazzling scarlet with a pleasing soft, vel- vety finish on a saffron ground. Excellent. The large trusses are so freely produced as to nearly conceal the foliage. Helen Mitchell I Alphonse Ricard and the introducers claim i for it supremacy in brilliance of color, in size ! of bloom, vigor and strength. It is semi- ^ double and of the clearest possible shade of f scarlet. Its growth is compact, semi-dwarf,', with lustrous green foliage. New variety with which you will be delighted. J69I1 w laUU flowering double pink ; Geranium in cultivation. The color is the s richest deep pink, shading near the base of i the petals to light pink, the base of the upper : petals being creamy-white. If you want a i large flowering Geranium this is the one to i plant. I I 9 Geranium we lavorth-while. 79 //. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia BULBS FOR “THE HOME BEAUTIFUL” HASTIN6S’ CANNAS, FRENCH ORCHID— FLOWERINC (See these beautiful Cannas in color on rear cover.) The Canna is truly a flower of the South, delighting in and growing splendidly throughout our long warm summers. Cannas grow rapidly from roots planted in well manured soil in early spring and require no cultivation other than an occasional hoeing and weeding. After frost kills the tops all that is needed to preserve the roots for another season’s growth is a good mulch of rough manure or leaves weighted down with a little dirt to prevent blowing away during winter. Planted in beds of any desired form and size, in rows or in borders, their rich tropical green and bronze foliage and large, showy, orchid-like flowers well repay for the slight care and attention necessary. The different varieties vary in height and where regular beds or even height borders are desired it is best to order from the named sorts offered below. There has been a vast improvement in Cannas in recent years which has given a splendid range of color of the magnificent blossoms that almost rival the costly orchids in delicacy, size and shape. We have grown many varieties on the Hastings’ Plantation and it was surprising to see what beauty they made even in the 1921 summer with 60 days of drouth. Cannas are bed- ding or yard decoration flowers — not satisfactory for cut flowers. Fertilize or manure heavily and water thoroughly about twice a week in a deeply worked bed and these new varieties will amaze you with their splendor and gorgeous effect. A world of improvement has been made with Cannas in the past few years and while retaining the magnificent sub- tropical foliage of old, one would hardly recognize the indica, discolor or speciosa of 20 years ago in these large-flowering flowers we grow and sell today. Give Cannas some at- Caladiums or Elephant Ears tention and plenty of sun and they will cover themselves with gorgeous heads of brilliant colored flowers until killing frost late in the fall. They are very cheap for the display given and of course live and bloom for years, so we urge you to plant them freely. Our display of Cannas on the Hastings’ Plantation causes the admiration of thousands and Ave list below the finest selections from our trials. For those who want an assortment of Cannas; Assorted varieties, 6 for 70 cents; $1.25 per dozen. P|a|f«AQ Strong roots of all varieties named beloAV, 15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen, postpaid, except King Humbert and Yellow r ■ King Humbert, Avhich are 20 cents; $2.00 per dozen. ECino* Hlimhort feet.) The most popular and most satisfactory Canna yet introduced. It is not only the best nUlIIIJtSn bronze leaved Canna, but gives immense masses of gorgeous crimson blooms. As grown in our trials the purple-stemmed spikes produce 7 to 18 blooms of large loose petals, 1% by 4 inches. The rich red* is slightly suffused with yellow towards the middle of petals and very slightly tigered with yellow towards throat. Strong growing, throwing 4 to 6 shoots from the root the first summer. The large flowers make a grand display and bronze leaves make blooms look^ larger and richer. See full color illustration on rear cover. Good roots, 20 cents each; $2.00 per dozen. ICino* UlimhArt G feet.) Also called Queen Helen. Clrchid- ■ nUifllJvn flowering sport of King Humbert with the same habit of growth. Foliage is a very dark green, flo\A*ers 5 to 7 inches across and petals 3i/^ inches across. Some plants occasionally give a scarlet or scarlet striped flower which adds to its attractiveness — but the color is spotted red on a rich and beautiful yellow'. Good roots, 20 cents each ; $2.00 per dozen. AiilAmsinia feet.) Silver lined light green foliaged plant throwing 4 to F^IICIIiaillCl 10 shoots from root. Green shafted spike of 5 blooms in which the center petals are shaped like pitchers. Color is mottled red on yelloAV ; throats spotted and petals have yelloAV margins % to % inch Avide. This is a very attractive display Canna. IWIacIsitn Cl*07V feet.) This superb Canna has a stocky groAvth of ■viCIUCIIII VAjr green foliage and produces gorgeous spikes of rich orange-scarlet flowers edged Avith golden yelloAA'. It is a splendid variety and will grow Avell for you. Pillar nf (6 to l feet.) This tall groAving Canna is especially ■ ■■lai VI rilV adapted for backgrounds, tall borders and the center of beds. The foliage is green and the gorgeous floAA'er heads are like flaming torches, a bright crimson-scarlet in color. Rif^harrl lA/alla^A feet.) Very rank low groAving, throwing 4 to 10 **"''■"**■ WWAIIAW shoots the first j’ear; green leaA'ed. Spikes produce 14 to 20 light canary yelloAV, narrow petalled blooms A’ery slightly mottled with light rose spots on loAA’er petal particularly. A grand bedding Canna and pro- fuse bloomer. (3% to 4 feet.) Distinctive bronze leaved A'ariety AS’ith nar- row leaA'es and a little greener than King Humbert. The long purple-shafted spikes have 5 to 10 blooms Avith very narroAV salmon-red to rose pink petals. Flowers haA'e an almost orchid appearance and it produces many more leaves than King Humbert. It is a beautiful variety. Wofiiie (4: feet.) Dark green foliaged ; the calendared AA’axy leaves showing W VIIU9 silver and broAvn hair line edges. Rather low groAving, throAving 4 to 9 shoots to root; short shafted green spike with 8 to 16 blooms per head. The color is a rich pink with creamy hair-line margins and petal bases, shoAving soft mottling though this is unnoticeable a few feet aAvay. Petals and floAvers are medium sized ; the distinctive coloring is extremely attractiA'e in individuals and makes a delightful show in beds. CALADIUMS OR “ELEPHANT EARS” Splendid decorative, tropical-looking plants with immense green leaves re- sembling slightly in shape the ears of elephants, hence the name. For a group effect on a lawn or planted along in front of porches they are superb. They de- light in rich soil and plenty of water. Other things being equal, the larger the bulb planted the larger the leaves groAvn. After they are killed by frost you can dig up the bulbs and store in dry sand until the next spring. Leaves often attain a length of three feet by tAA'enty inches AA'ide. Each year the bulbs grow larger, make more and larger leaves and of more magnificent groAvth. Small size bulbs, 20 cents each ; $2.00 per dozen. Second size, 35 cents each ; $3.50 per dozen. Extra large, 50 cents and 60 cents each; postpaid. Hastings’ Plants and Plant Collections Flower seeds, plants and bulbs are beautifiers of the home and home sur- roundings. You and your family are judged by the appearance of your home. If your home looks pleasing and cheerful, both your neighbors and strangers know that you and your family are pleasing, cheerful people and good friends to have. Every mother and daughter in every farm and town home has the right to have flowers and plenty of them. It is not only their right but their duty to have them, for there Is nothing that will do more to beautify then flowering plants. Hastings’ Large Flowering Cannas — See Rear Cover Shenandoah 80 H, G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia HASTINGS’ FINEST GLADIOLI (SEE REAR COVER OF THIS CATALOG FOR AN IDEA OF THESE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS.) The writer believes that the Gladioli are the finest flowers to grow in the South. On the Hastings’ Plantation they are a sight never to be forgotten and they are as easy to grow as potatoes or cot- ton. A mellow soil is better but we’ve seen them grow in stiff hard clay. They are entirely adapted to our Southern conditions and we have an ideal place to grow the bulbs on our plantation. They make a beautiful sight in the garden and as a cut-flower are unsurpassed. They bloom early and stay in bearing well, each bulb sending up a spike or shaft of the Avaxy, brilliant, richest colored blooms you have ever seen. We have tried out many varieties and have made most pains-taking field notes on them all. After very careful grading and selecting, we list below the eight most satisfactory varieties groAvn. They are richest in color, the most profuse bloomers, the hardiest and the cream of all Gladioli. CULTURE — Give Gladioli a plenty of sun. They groAv Avith little or no care but the better the soil, the better the floAvers. For best results spade soil deeply and pulverize it. Add Avell rotted manure or commercial fertilizer. Plant bulbs 4 to G inches deep (at intervals of a week or two to prolong flowering season) about G inches apart in rows or Avider in poor soil. For finest flowers, Avhen ready to bloom use Aveak liquid manure or Stim-U-planT tablets (see Page 100) dissolved in AA-ater. During dry Aveather, AA’ater in evenings. FINEST NAMED VARIETIES OF GLADIOLI These famous varieties are ofs.excellent stock, carefully selected and are all in first-sized bulbs, 1% inches or more in diameter. We are able to sell them at very reasonable prices while the same kind of bulbs listed in noA^elty A^arieties, Avhich are no better if as good, sell at two, three and even ten times our prices. The varieties are listed according to their earliness to bloom. Halloi# A^ery early delicate but rich salmon-pink that is exquisite. It is a tall, strong ndlicy groAA^er, fine producer and one of the finest of all Gladioli. The long ten-flowered spikes make a beautiful garden shoAv as w'ell as delightful cut flowers. The loAver petals are streaked pur- ple and slightly flecked Avith red on yellow; the upper petals are clear salmon-pink Avith cherry streaks or stains. 10 cents each; 6 for 55 cents; 12 for $1.00; 100 for $7.00; postpaid. Mrs. Frank Pendleton Grown From Hastings’ Mixed Gladioli Flushed salm- on-pink, con- trasting in a striking way Avith a deep rich velvety blood- red blotch on the three lower petals. Very popular Avith florists for forcing as Avell as one of the most gorgeous outdoor sorts. Immense flowers on long shafts. Exceptional. 15 cents each; 6 for 85 cents; 12 for $1.50; 100 for $10.00. lA/fti+A Pure Avhite Vi^ith crimson- YVIIIEt; carmine edged with am- ber on midribs of three loAver petals ; lavender mark- ings in throat. This is considered the finest Avhite A'ariety and does splendidly. It is a florist’s favor- ite for cut-floAA’ers and it’s a bedding Avonder. 10c each; 6 for 55c; 12 for $1.00; 100 for $7.00. Mrs. Francis King i""/. A large, light scarlet or flame-pink. It is the most effectiA'e and popular A’ariety for all occasions. Ex- tra long spikes Avith 8 to 12 flowers ; light pink shad- ing in throiit to rich cherry-red Avith purplish- broAvn-red lines at petal tips ; purple patch on bend of inside petals. Vigorous groAA’er. lO cents each; lAonhlc FTroclsior Pearl Titberosn 6 for 55 cents; 12 for $1.00; 100 for $7.00. Double Excelsior Pearl Tuberose J^D^^nse soft sulphur-yellow Gladioli, the most strikingly attractive and largest on our list. Long spikes Avith compact heads of twelve cream colored flowers Avith rich purple shading oA^er yellow on the tAAm small inside petals in each throat. FloAA-ers measure 3% inches across; large petals. Superb. 15 cents each; 6 for 85. cents; 12 for $1.50; 100 for $10.00. Soft laA^ender or shell pink Avith purple markings in throat. It is a vigor- niiivi i«rci ous groAver and profuse bloomer of great popularity; spikes of 12 to 16 flowers are charming and delicately beautiful. lOc each; 6 for 55c; 12 for $1.00; 100 for $7.00. Yc^IIaw Hammcil* ^ pure yelloAv. Yellows are new and mostly high priced but ■ viivvT naiilllld there is a big demand for them and we are listing Yellow Hammer for this demand. Quite an improvement oA’^er “Primulus Sunbeam” that we listed last year. 10 cents each; 6 for 55 cents; 12 for $1.00; 100 for $7.00. Great blood-red, shaded crimson-black ; very tall and conspicuous. Very late wwciB variety that is Avell Avorth waiting for; splendid large flowers on extra long, strong stems. This is one of the most satisfactory Gladioli ever grown. Unsurpassed. 15 cents each; 6 for 85 cents; 12 for $1.50; 100 for $10.00. HASTINGS’ FINEST MIXED GLADIOLI While many of our customers Avant the finest individual varieties, such as described above, the most like a general assortment of many colors, and Ave sell many thousands of our “Hastings’ Finest Mixed Gladioli” every year. We have tried to get a good assort- ment of colors and shades and you Avill find that these bulbs produce large showy spikes of the richest colored blooms in great profusion. There are early, medium and late va- rieties in this assortment so to gwe you a long floAvering season and we are sure you will be delighted with these splendid Glads. Order them by the hundred for garden or border displays and have them for cut-flowers through the summer. It is Avell to plant some every week or tAAm from frost-proof time until July first to prolong the' blooming season. PRICE— 6 for 35 cents; 12 for 60 cents; 50 for $2.25; 100 for $4.00. DOUBLE EXCELSIOR PEARL TUBEROSE fXr tion of this SAveet-scented Tuberose on rear cover.) A favorite everywhere in the South. Suitable for culture anywhere, in pots, boxes or open ground. In many parts of the South it is the favorite summer-flowering bulb, a single flower scenting the entire room. It grows vigorously in all parts of the South, is free from insect pests and our first size bulbs are always sure bloomers the first season. A succession of flowers may be obtained all the year round. For early flowers start in February in the hotbed. For flowering outdoors, plant as soon as the ground becomes warm. Our Excelsior strain has been improved in dwarf habit of growth so you won’t have to stake or tie them up. In extreme doubleness of the large flowers, and in very early flowering they are unsurpassed. Postpaid, 7 cents each; 6 for 35 cents; 12 for 60 cents; 50 for $2.25; 100 for $4.00. 81 11. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Head and shoulders above every other farm paper in the South stands the Southern Kuralist, that best of all practical common sense farm papers. There are more than one hundred publications being mailed through the Atlanta post office and not a single one of them has the number of readers and the influence of the Southern Kuralist. The Southern Kuralist is “Supreme in the South”. The time has come when the successful farmer must read, keep- ing up with the new things in the agricultural world, develop- ments and betterments of methods outside of his own immediate neighborhood. The farmer who is to succeed in his line of business as other men succeed in other lines of business can no more afford to get along without one or more good farm papers than he can get along with an old style plow or cultivator when something that will do more work and better work is available. Regardless of whether it be farming or merchandising or man- ufacturing, the men who are in it must know all they can if full measure of success is to be attained. The more information a person can get the better prepared he is to meet his problems. We read the Southern Kuralist regularly. There is hardly an is- sue printed that doesn’t carry some item of farm information that we can make use of on the Hastings Plantation and we are mighty glad to get it. We don’t care a rap whether useful farm informa- tion comes to us through the Southern Kuralist or by word of mouth. The main thing is to get the information and be sure of its reliability. Farming isn’t what it used to be in the days of our fathers and grandfathers. We have farm problems, plant diseases and insecr pests that were unheard of in their day. If we are to succeed we must farm on a present day basis instead of on the father or grand- father basis. If we don’t keep up with the changes we won’t last long in the farming business. You may think it strange that a whole page of this seed catalog is taken up with the merits of and special price offer of an agri- cultural paper. It is unusual, but the more our farmer friends read the good and practical ideas and put them in practice on the farms, the better crops at less cost they will produce. This makes a better farmer in every respect and a better seed buying cus- tomer of good seeds, the only kind fit to plant. The farmer who reads and acts on the knowledge acquired will grow more diversified crops; he is a candidate to buy better seeds of better varieties. He will give the garden the attention its im- portance deserves and in time as he gets better fixed in a money way his wife will want and be willing and able to buy flower seeds and plants that we sell. The Lord help the seedsman who has to depend on the business he can get out of the exciusive cotton planting, “land skinning” farmer who can’t see any further ahead than a supply merchant to run him, and who as a rule hasn’t got the price of a nickel package of collard seed ahead in his pockets. The seedsman de- pending on business from that kind of a non-reading farmer would go broke in short order. We all need to read more and think more about what we read and in that reading we want to make the right start by reading the right kind of a farm paper. Why Not Read the This is an absolutely fair, common sense question. Why not? Why not read the best farm paper, one that is edited and printed for your particular section so that the farm information contained therein won’t be misleading in any way? When you begin to study about buying a new plow or cultivator you are not going to buy a plow for instance made for and adapted to Iowa prairie soil or Ohio or New York conditions alone. You are looking for a plow or cultivator to fit Georgia or Mississippi or some other Southern state as the case may be. That particular implement wants to be and must be adapted to your particular conditions. The plow that might just suit the Iowa and Ohio or New York man isn’t what you want and would be more or less of a failure if you tried to use it on a different kind of soil than it was built to serve. It is exactly the same way with farm papers. There are some splendid farm papers published further north. They are fine for the farmers in their particular sections but the conditions they serve are different from the ones you work under. You must have a farm paper edited and made up by men who know the South, know exactly the soil conditions you have, the problems of plant diseases and insect pests that you have to combat, the fertilizing problems, etc., the hundred and one things that the farmer of the South has to deal with which the farmer and farm paper editor of the North know little or nothing about. Best Farm Paper We believe absolutely in the Southern Kuralist. We have seen it grow from a little four-page monthly with 500 circulation to a magnificent standing and influence. 24 to 64 pages each issue and going to over three hundred and fifty thousand farm families twice each month. Such growth could only come from giving satisfaction to the readers, giving each year many times the value of the small amount spent for it. Knowing the Southern Kuralist as well as we do enables us to sell it to you under the absolute guarantee of your money back if you are not satisfied. See this “money back” offer below. We have handled tens of thousands of subscriptions for the Southern Kuralist in this way and have yet to have a single subscriber ask for his money back. Below will be found the special offer. Remember, Mr. C. A. Cobb, the editor, and Col. P. J. Merriam, President, as well as all Department Editors are thorough and practical farming men who know and come in practically daily contact with their own and many other farms. It’s a great paper, the best farm paper, the most practical farm paper in the South. The publishers are wide-awake, well-known, responsible agricultural men that you can rely on and you can’t afford not to read the Southern Kuralist if you want the largest measure of success on your farm. SPECIAL PRICE AND MONEY BACK OFFER The regular subscription price of the Southern Kuralist is 50 cents per year, about 2 cents per copy. If sent in with your seed order we can have it sent to you for 25 cents ; that is if you live in Georgia, Alabama, North or South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi or Tennessee. If you iive in any other state the price is 50 cents per year. Foreign subscriptions are ^1.00 each per year. (This difference in price is due to the Zone System in calculating postage. In the 4th Parcel Post Zone the postage alone is about 48 cents a year or 2 cents per copy. You see from this that you are actually getting the Southern Kuralist free; all you are asked to do is to pay the postage and we will see that you get the magazine. Mississippi and north of Tennessee is the 4th zone or further and so we ask you for 50 cents to cover or partly cover the postage.) We want every Hastings’ seed buying customer to be a reader of the Southern Kuralist because we know that you will find it worth whiie ; know that if you read it and use the information, you will gain dollars for every cent spent for the paper. Let no one say “I can’t afford it” for that tale won’t go. About two pounds of cotton, about a peck of corn or a couple feeds of oats will pay for the Southern Kuralist for a year. On top of this we will guarantee that any time within three months we will refund the money paid and have your subscription stopped if you are not fully satisfied. In this offer we guarantee full satisfaction and money back if you don’t think it worth it. You need the Kuralist. Every issue of the twenty-four during the year you will find helpful. Through us you can buy it for 25 cents, with an absolute, positive guarantee of your money back if you are not fully satisfied at the end of three months. You can’t get anywhere in this world a fairer, squarer offer than that. Just enclose 25 cents extra with your seed order for the Kuralist for one year. We will start it coming promptly. 82 II. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia OUR ^^BANK ACCOUNT" COTTON OUR EARLIEST EXTRA EARLY, EXTRA PROLIFIC COTTON This was the fourth distinct variety of cotton introduced by us, and in all respects for an extra early cotton it is the best The re- sult of fourteen years’ close breeding and selection for an extra early prolific type. The illustration on the next page, reproduced from a photograph of a single stalk, shows what “Bank Account” does under good cultivation. “Bank Account’’ is not a chance variety. It has been bred with a distinct purpose in view. We wanted the earliest cotton we could get; a prolific cotton that would come up in yield to the later sorts; reasonably storm-proof and produce a quality of lint that would sell at top-of-the-market prices. It’s an absolutely safe variety of cotton for boll weevil and short growing season districts where quick growth and maturity count above all else. It’s the safe extra early variety of cotton to plant. It has deep rooting character- istics that enable it to resist drought remarkably well for an early cotton. It’s our honest and candid opinion that our improved “Bank Account” is the best extra earlv cotton ever oiTerefl Gets Ahead of the Boll Weevil cotton to get ahead of the boll weevil. It makes a good crop before the boll weevil has a chance to get in his work, and for this rea- son the “Bank Account” cotton is worth millions upon millions of dollars to the cotton growers in boll weevil sections. Every year the weevil moves North and East. If you are already in a boll weevil section you need this variety. It opens earlier than other extra earlies, and it doesn’t blow out or drop out as quickly. It's a heavier bearer and makes better and longer lint. It roots deeply, resisting both drought and storms. It branches well and has light open foliage, lefting in the sun perfectly to all parts of the plant. It doesn’t have dense shade for Mr. Boll Weevil to hide away in. This gets you in ahead of the boll weevil in boll weevil sections, and in any section it enables you to market long before any other variety is ready. You must plant the earliest possible cotton and work it well to get ahead of the weevil. An All- Purnose Cotton tmthfuiiy said J^ll mil I'UriJUde ^^ere is no one variety of cotton best for all sections, all lands and all seasons, but our “Bank Account” cotton will come nearer being an all-purpose cot- ton for all sections than anything we have ever seen. We have tried it under all sorts of soil conditions from Middle Georgia to the Tennessee line, in uplands and in bottoms, and it has “made good” everywhere it has been planted. It possesses a vigor that enables it to go on and make a fair crop when other varieties have died out completely from droughts. It is an easy cotton to get a stand and it is a cotton that turns out well. As an average under fair conditions it has turned out for us about forty per cent lint. The bolls are rather tough and even where the weevils try to puncture them it is remarkable how the bolls open up and produce good cotton. Bale or More Per Acre in the Boll Weevil District Louisiana has probably suffered more from the boll weevil than any of the other states. Read the following from one of our cus- tomers writing to the Southern Ruralist. E. E. Robinson, DeSoto Parish, La., wrote: “Before the boll weevil came our land would yield one-half bale per acre of common cotton. The first year they came we made 2 bales on 15 acres. We quit raising it for two years. Last year we planted 15 acres again, 13 acres in big boll cotton, from which we gathered four bales; 2 acres in ‘New Bank Account’ Cotton which we bought from H. G. Hastings Co. We made 2 bales from those 2 acres regardless of Mr. Weevil.” That tells the story exactly. Bank Account makes a good crop before the weevil can destroy it. Bank Account fruits faster than boll weevils breed. A couple years ago we took a list of several hundred buyers of our Bank Account Cotton and asked each buyer to tell us frankly of his experience with this variety. If there was anything wrong with it, we wanted to know from others’ experience and we wanted to know just what it was doing in every section of every Southern State as well as on our own farms. From hundreds of reports sent to us after a season of the worst rains imaginable and boll weevils rampant, 94% of this list sending in experiences with “Bank Ac- count” were very enthusiastic over the variety and how it helps them make cotton farming pay. 4% of the reporters said they were satisfied with their results from planting “Bank Account” but didn’t go into detail regarding their success with it. 1% said it was too early to report and forgot to report later. Two said they were drowned out and didn’t replant. One man said it wouldn’t do. Frankly, we were surprised at these reports. We had no idea that 94% of our customers planting this cotton would say, and es- pecially after a generally bad season, that it was the “best cotton I ever saw”, “it beats all others”, “I have by far the best cotton in this section”, “My neighbors all want seed”, etc. We didn’t expect 98% would be thoroughly satisfied with results. We thought more than one man would say that “it wouldn’t do”, for so many things enter into the success of a crop that we dislike to make extrava- gant claims for anything we sell, no matter how well it has done for us. All these generally satisfactory results obtained in every section of every cotton growing State make us believe in “Bank Ac- count” mighty firmly, however, and that is why we recommend it to you. We have faith in it ; we plant it for our own cotton crops on the Hastings’ Plantation because it has done better for us than all other varieties. We believe likewise that it will be profitable for you to plant. A HIGH PER CENT Changing Cotton Seed This Year? Thousands of cotton growers will want to “change seed” this year. The boll weevil has made a tremendous advance since last spring, and many of our customers have found that the old vari- ety of cotton that they have been growing successfully, will not do under weevil conditions. They realize that they must have a quicker fruiting, earlier fruiting variety. Last year, in our Atlanta section, and over most of Georgia and South Carolina, the weevil hit us heavily for the first time. Whole fields were devastated and there was almost a “give up” spirit among the cotton farmers. From our observations and from reports, our Bank Account Cotton stood this trying test by far better than other varieties. Farms around the Hastings’ Plantation with other va- rieties didn’t ni.ake enough to try to pick. On one field we only found two bolls in the ten-acre patch, while on the Hastings’ Plan- tation we made an ordinary average crop. Bank Account Cotton, of our improved type, does not fruit all at once and then quit, as some extra early varieties do ; it begins fruiting low on the plant, and keeps growing and fruiting through- out its period of growth. Anyone who has had experience in grow- ing cotton under weevil conditions knows that this is a mighty important thing. Early in the season, when the weevils are scarce, every day that the cotton is fruiting and putting on squares, it is gaining that much on the weevil, and if it has been properly fer- tilized and is worked right, it gets a good crop on the plant before the weevil catches up with it and begins taking all squares as soon as they show up, which is what happens late in the summer, from early August on. We believe fully that farmers throughout the middle South can make cotton under weevil conditions, if they go at it right. One of the “rightest” things you can do is to plant our Bank Account Cotton, of this improved type that we are offering this year. It certainly will pay you to change your seed. You may have a good cotton, and you may hate to give it up, and you may decide to risk it one more year anyhow. All right, you can take the chance if you wish to, but remember, the boll weevil is no respecter of your opinion, and if your pet cotton fits in exactly with his needs, he will take your crop and not even say thank you. Therefore, we want to say most earnestly to our friends and cus- tomers, from our own experience, plant our improved type of Bank Account Cotton, if you are in boll weevil territory now, or think that you will be during the summer of this year. LINTING COTTON Fourteen years is a pretty fair test on what cotton will do. Every year its heavy per cent of lint is a surprise to those who plant it. In the fourteen years we grew it the test crops have never averaged less than 40 and two years as high as 43 per cent of lint. ErAM Onlrl Rnttnm LanHe There are hundreds of thousands of acres of cold bottom lands that are risky to plant in cotton, r VI vviu BVAAVIII kdiius Plantings on this sort of land are necessarily late and much of the time the crop is lost because the bolls won’t open. “Bank Account” cotton is just the right variety to make a perfectly safe crop on bottom lands. Its naturally open growth and light foliage lets the sun in and the cotton opens just as well as it does on the uplands. We had a field planted on cold bot- tom land in North Georgia. It made a fine crop from May 26th planting and killing frost on October 13th, and it opened.-perfectly. “Bank Account” Cotton, pound, postpaid, 85 cents; 8 pounds, postpaid, $1.00. Not prepaid: 10 pounds, $1.00; 80 pounds ■ (Georgia legal bushel), $8.50; one hundred pounds, $7.50. 10 bushels or over, $2.25 per bushel. 83 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 1922 THE COTTON CRISIS The Cotton Farmer must plant only a limited acreage which he can carefully and thoroughly cultivate and fertilize and he must plant a very prolific, extra early, boll weevil beating variety. The 43 Per Cent Cotton Although we had first chance we have never listed and sold the so- called “Half-and-Half” Cotton that there has been so much contro- versy about. Leaving out of consideration tbe objectionable short- ness of staple there were other features of the “Half-and-Half” that led us to omit it from our catalog since its introduction. There is, however, a demand for a cotton with these characteristics as is evidenced by the demand for Half-and-Half seed in the face of the denunciation of that variety by cotton buyers in some sections. We have introduced a new variety of cotton having all the good quaHties of the original Half-and-Half but without the objection- able qualities that kept us from listing it. We have named it the “43 Per Cent” Cotton for that is exactly what it has turned out at the gin; 43 per cent on the poorest bales and up to 47 per cent on the best ones. It is an extra early, vigorous growing, healthy A'ariety tnat makes an exceptionally heavy yield and can always be counted on to give from 10 to 14 per cent greater lint per cent at the gin than the standard varieties. So far it has proven free from anthracnose or boll rot. The lint is short, usually % to % inch in length. This is objectionable for it will not sell at top of the market prices. However, in the section where it is grown the farmers find that it’s a most profitable cotton, that its extra heavy yield and high lint per cent far more than balance a small market discount. It’s displacing other varieties because it pays better. Pound, postpaid, 35 cents; 3 pounds, Sl.OO. By express or freight, not prepaid, 10 pounds, $1.00; 30 pounds (Georgia ■ * legal bushel), $2.50; 100 pounds, $7.50; 10 bushels or over, $2.25 per bushel. CLEVELAND BIG BOLL COTTON A standard and popular early Big Boll Cotton. It makes a medium sized stalk but is sturdy and limbs are strong enough to hold the heavyweight bolls without bteaking. Foliage rather light for a big boll cotton and the many large size bolls open up quickly and early, getting ahead of the boll weevil. The lint is of good length and is heavy and strong in texture with a turn- out of 36 to 38 per cent lint. You won’t lose any of this cotton by early frosts because it “makes” early and quickly. It is hardy, roots deeply and has proved a good drought resisting variety. The cotton farmer who lives up to his opportunities must plant •well grown seed of well bred varieties not only of cotton, but corn and every other field crop. Right seed means better and surer crops and more money in pocket. Many sections of the Southeast plant the Cleveland Big Boll almost exclusive- ly and wherever it is planted it seems to have given general satisfaction. One thing is certain and that is the Cleveland can be planted further north in the Cotton Belt than most of the big boll sorts with certainty of full matur- ity of the crop and a very high-grade product for the market. It is a stand- ard variety to be planted with confidence. Pound, postpaid, 35 cents; 3 $1.00. Not prepaid: 10 lbs., 90e; 30 lbs. (Georgia legal bushel), $2.25; 100 pounds, $7.00; 10 bushels or over, $2.00 per bushel. KINGS EXTRA EARLY COTTON A standard early variety of small boiled cotton extensively grown in the short season districts of the Cotton Belt and especially in North Carolina. Its value is in its quick maturity and prolificness. Bolls are small, make their growth in short time and open quickly. Unless picked promptly is apt to blow out. Lints from 33 to 3o per cent. Not ad- vised for planting west of the Mississip- pi river. Kings Extra Early Cotton is similar to Bank Account, a little later and not so heavy a bearer, but is a fine anti-boll weevil cotton that will fruit early and keep on fruiting until the last of the season. It is, like Bank Account, desirable for the more northern parts of the Cotton Belt and cold bottom lands, and particularly good where boll weevils will take the big-bolled varieties. It “makes” in a hurry. Pound, 35c; 3 lbs., $1.00; postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., 90c; 30 lbs., .$2.25; 100 lbs., .$7.00; 10 Ihushcls or over, if2.00 per bushel, Hastings' Bank Account Cotton — See Description and Prices on Page 8? 84 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia HASTINGS’ PROLIFIC CORN (No. 140) Hastings’ Prolific, Finest in Quaiity A Wonderfui Producer of Grain and Forage— The Prize- Winning Corn of the South for You to Piant No man in the South that we know of ever got into trouble by having too much corn, the product of his own acres, with too many hogs to finish off on corn. We have never heard of any man going “broke” on a farm in the South where it was the regular practice to grow enough corn and other grain and feedstuffs to see that farm through until another crop was made. On the other hand Atlanta and other cities and towns of the South contain tens of thou- sands of financial wrecks from the farms who went “broke” trying to grow all cotton or near- ly all cotton and depending on that cotton to pay store bills for corn and foodstuffs that could have been made on those home acres at from one-third to one-half the merchants’ price. Cotton may or may not go higher. It certainly wmn’t if we plant as near up to “the grave- yard” as we have and nature favors a good yield. The price may be high or it may be low but the fellow who is hit is the one that has to pay for corn and other food and grain. High corn prices hurt and hurt only the man who has corn to buy. The “bears” and an extra large corn and grain year with “tight banking” can pull prices down for a while but he Avho makes corn enough to see him through and to sell can sit back at ease in mind and pocket regardless of whether the price be high or low. The National Hog and Cattle Show at the great Southeastern Fair at Atlanta last fall, the second largest in the world, along with the Boys’ Corn Club Show, surely made hundreds of Southern farmers stop to think Avhat they might have done instead of letting the boll weevil eat up their cotton crops last summer and fall. Those farmers and other up-to-date farmers Avill plant corn this year as they never did before and they will rotate their crops and build up their land as they never have before. Labor has been scarce and high and everything the farmer buys in town has been just that high too. Labor is fairly cheap again now and the farmer who will make the money on this opportunity will be the one who raises absolutely everything possible that’s needed on his place and then sells his cash crop for cash. It’s the only safe way. It’s hard to find a farmer in the South who hasn’t heard of Hastings’ Prolific favorably. They all know it’s a corn of fine reputation, not a reputation gained by advertising but a rep- utation gained by “making good” in every county of very state in the South. It’s the top-of- the-list variety no matter Avhether it be in prize contests or whether it be in the field of the smallest tenant farmer. It is THE Upland Corn to plant anywhere in the South and you can depend on it to make good for you. II. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia HASTINGS' PROLIFIC CORN Now almost everybody knows that Hastings’ Prolific holds more high yield per acre records than any other variety planted in the United States, these going all the way up to the 214 bushels and 40 pounds made by Ben Leath, of Walker County, Georgia, and the 214 bushels and 51 pounds made by J. Jones Polk, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi. We could fill this entire cataiog with Boys’ Corn Club prize yieid records from every Southern state made during the past eight or nine years. We could go into detail show- ing particulars of how Hastings’ Prolific won highest honors in Georgia seven years out of eight, etc. The host of imitations cropping up each year under the names of Smith’s or .Tones’ or Brown’s Prolific, etc., are direct evidence of the popuiarity and value of Hastings’ Pro- lific, easily and by far the leader of them all. It has “made good’’ on the poorer grades of sandy soil as well as the rich river bottoms, on the red clay hills of the Piedmont section of Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas, on the “black waxy” lands of Texas, and on the Mississippi delta. Hastings’ Prolific has a good reputation and deservediy so. Hastings’ Prolific requires a fairly long season to develop hard W9«#ri|J4lvll corn, 120 to 1-30 days. Stalk is large, 8 to 12 feet tall, according to soil and season, rooting deepiy. Staik and blades are large and vigorous. Ears of medium size, two or more to the stalk, depending on the distance given and the growing conditions. On good, strong land where the corn has distance of 24 to 30 inches in the row, it often makes 4 to 6 ears to a stalk. The ears are well filled out and weigh from 8 to 12 ounces. The grains are deep, white and hard. The cob is smail. Seventy pounds of ear corn will usually shell out 61 to 63 pounds of grain. Shuck is heavy and covers the ear tightly, keeping out birds and insects and preventing loss in iate, wet seasons, when other corn rots badiy on account of storm injury. The best corn for grain pro- duction, for roasting ears, for making meal, and for stock feeding. BUY YOUR SEED FROM ORIGINAL SOURCES There is only one safe place to buy Hastings’ Prolific and that is from Hastings. It’s impossible to keep seed corn pure when grown on small farms. By owning and controll- ing thousands of acres our corn crops are isolated sufficiently to practically insure purity. Besides, we are constantly at work breeding Hastings’ Prolific. Our seed this year is fully 25 per cent better and more prolific and productive than that of four years ago. Send to headquarters and be sure of what you plant. Prices of Hastings’ Proiific, Prize-Winning Seed Packet, 10 cents; 1 pound, 30 cents; 2 pounds, 50 cents; postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, 14 pounds (peck), $1.25; 56 pounds (bu.), $4.00; 112 pounds (2 bus.), $7. '15. Hastings’ Big Rockdaie Corn FNo Idl ^ bottom lands in the Central South, for the black waxy lands of Texas, ^liUi l*rif fQj. ttie delta lands of Louisiana and Mississippi and any rich of highly fertilized uplands there is no big-eared corn that equals Hastings’ Rockdale. We are mighty well acquainted with Rockdale Corn. It’s a Georgia variety and we have grown it and sold it since 1897. It's a thoroughbred, the best of all the big-eared Southern field corns for main crop. Our iliustration is a little over half its natural size and shows well the general appearance of the ears. Very flinty fur a dent corn, medium early for main crop; cob smail and white, with iung siightly dented, deep white grains. Occasionally a slightly red cob is found in it, but this is seldom. Ears very large, 10 to 13 inches long, and weigh 1 to 1% pounds each. One Texas grower reported 2\(> pound ears. Fine for meal and for an all-round general purpose main crop corn with big ears it’s unexcelled. This is the best big-eared corn you can plant. Literally thousands of testimonials, from every section and locality of the South, say with us that it is the very best big-eared Corn. Prices On Rockdale Corn Packet, 10 cents; pound, 30 cents; 2 pounds, 50 cents; postpaid. 14 pounds (peck), $1.25; by express or freight, not prepaid; 56 pounds (bushel), $4.00. FarlwlAIhltA nAtlt/lln Favorite white variety for early crop in the wwlllW? South. First ready of those producing large ears. One to two ears per stalk; fine for “roasting” ears. Packet, lOc; pound, 30c; 2 pounds, 50c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 14 lbs. (peck), $1.00; 56 lbs. (bushel), $3.50. Improved Golden Dent (Georgia Grown) (No. 144) Practically all seed of Golden Dent Corn offered in the South either by seedsmen or local merchants is Northern grown and not acclimated, so, seldom makes good in the crop. Ours is different. Our specially grown Georgia raised seed of Golden Dent will please you and make you a sure crop for early use. It has been the standard yellow variety for planting in the South in recent years; a spiendid medium early yellow field corn. Large ears, with small red cob and large grains of deep yeilow color. A strong grower, standing up against hot dry weather remarkabiy weil for a corn of its class. It matures hard corn for feeding in 110 to 115 days, the grain being rich in feeding value; also good for roasting ears. The improved Golden Dent is a valuable yellow corn for early plant- ing in the South and you cannot make a mistake in planting it. In the past our South- ern farmers have preferred the white corns to plant and raise and white corn has been grown almost exclusively in the South. Many farmers know, however, that all kinds of stock prefer the yellow corn and will leave the white for yellow because of its rich but- tery flavor and perhaps because the yellow is easier digested. Agricultural chemists be- lieve they have found a relation between the fat-soluble vitamine (for quick and easy digestion) and the yellow plant pigments, such as found in yellow corn and is not present in white corn. Whether this is true or not remains to be proven, but we know that stock prefers yellow corn in the South as well as North and we should grow some at least for the needs on our owm farms. Improved Golden Dent being the very best Southern variety. Packet, 10 cents; pound, 30 cents; 2 pounds, 50 cents; postpaid. Not prepaid: 14 pounds (peck), $1.25; 56 pounds (bushel), $4.00. 86 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia HASTINGS' FLORIDA FLINT A WHITE DENT CORN Natural Size of the Ears Taken From One of Our Georgia Grown Seed Crops ^Na there is no such thing as an absolutely “weevil- proof” corn ^IIUi I’vUj under any and all conditions, Hastings’ Florida Flint introduced by us several years ago comes as near filling the bill as any dent corn. One of our friends and customers in Bradford County, Florida, sent us a small quantity of seed of this variety about 1909. We were favorably impressed with its appearance in size of grain and hardness. Planted in trial grounds here in Georgia it grew off nicely, resisted drought extra well and made a good yield. In line with our regular policy of thorough proving of all varieties before offering to our customers we grew it for several years in testing it, and the more we saw of it the better we liked it. The illustration at the right from a photograph shows the exact appearance and natural size of an average ear of Florida Flint. This variety is not a flint corn, ac- cording to its name, but a hard dent corn that in normal seasons resembles flint corn in hardness and is to a large extent weevil-resisting. A wet season will make any corn softer and where there are many weevils some will attack Florida Flint but you are safer with this than with other dent corns. Without any exception the “Florida Flint” is the hardest, large grained white corn w'e have ever seen. It resists drought splendidly, makes a good heavy stalk with plenty of leaves for forage, makes one to two ears per stalk and each ear Is tightly covered with a heavy protecting husk that covers it completely and closes tightly over the end of the ear. With us it makes 3.5 to 50 bushels per acre, accord- ing to soil. We would not recommend it for an all-purpose or whole crop corn, but for something to last, with little w’eevil damage from one year’s end to the other, It has no equal. Our suggestion would be to plant from half to two-thirds of the crop with Hastings’ Prolific, or if large-eared corn is preferred, Rockdale, and the bal- ance in Florida Flint, keeping this over for summer feeding. If you want a hard corn to resist weevil attacks, plant some of your crop in “Florida Flint”. You need not be afraid to plant it in other states because it is called “Florida Flint”. While not as heavy a bearer as some of our other varieties, its hardness and resistance to weevil attacks ought to give it a place on every farm in the lower South. Packet, 10 cents; pound, 30 cents; % pounds, 50 cents; postpaid. Not ■ ■ prepaid, 14 pounds (peck), $1.25; 56 pounds (bushel), $4.00. ■ ■■ ■ m^m /»■ 4 ii«\Has the largest grains, with smallest cob, HICkOI^V KinST (No 14Z)of any white corn introduced. We have ■ J jg known as the Broad Grain Hickory King, a single grain nearly covering a cross-section of the entire cob. It is a strong grower; the stalks take a firm hold on the ground and stand upright, resisting heavy wind storms without blowing down. In fairly good soil each stalk bears 2 and some- times 3 medium sized ears. It yields good crops on light soils and is one of the most productive and profitable white varieties for planting in the South. Ears fill out well and will make more shelled corn to bulk of ears than any other variety. It is good for roasting ears to follow Early White Dent; makes a splendid quality of corn meal, and is just the right sort for stock feeding, being almost all corn and very little cob. It matures fully in from 115 to 125 days. Packet, 10 cents; pound, 30c; 2 lbs., 50c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 14 lbs. (peck), $1.25; 56 lbs. (bushel), $4.00. Favnrif^/NA popular variety is an early I rUCKerS r von ^ HUi l OU ; com for roasting ears in 65 to 85 days, depending on the season and where planted. It is sometimes called a 100-day corn (to maturity) and is fine to follow Adams Early. It is a white corn, good grain depth, very tender and swmet and makes most desirable roasting ears, but is also a splendid field corn, combining earliness with large, well filled ears. Truckers’ Fa- vorite is fine to plant very early or very late, following other early crops. It matures even before Early White Dent and makes delicious meal. One to two large ears are formed to the stalk and the hardiness of this variety with its perfectly formed ears about eight inches long make this an exceptionally valuable corn. Packet, 10 cents; pound, 30 cents; 2 pounds, 50 cents; postpaid. Not prepaid; 14 pounds (peck), $1.25; 56 pounds (bushel), $4.00. __ ■ ■ ^ /»■ ii i|ft\ This corn, originally from Mexican June Corn (No. 14o) Mexico, has a distinct place ■■ Cotton Belt, not as a general crop corn, but one to fill in with on late plantings. It is largely used in the Southwest for planting after oats and wheat. We do not advise (if grain is wanted) planting until June 1st in the Southeast. Between June 15th and July 1st is better. If planted earlier the tendency is to run largely to stalk and making little grain. It is a great drought resister and usually, if there is enough moisture to sprout the seed, a crop is assured. If wanted mostly for forage or ensilage plant in April or May. Early planting makes stalks 12 to 15 feet high, leaves 4 to 6 feet long. Ears 8 to 9 inches long, grains short to medium, cobs medium in size, and while usually white, red cobs are often found. Ears have mostly white grains, but dark blue and red grains often appear, sometimes only one to three to the ear. This ap- parent mixture of color is peculiar to many varieties of Mexican corn. Mexican June also makes fine “roasting” ears for use right up to frost. Packet, 10 cents; pound, 30 cents; 2 lbs., 50 cents; postpaid. Not prepaid: 14 pounds (peek), $1.25; 56 pounds (bushel), $4.00. MAKE COTTON PROFIT BY PLANTING CORN Corn and products of corn to feed the family and live stock are the largest items of expense in growing cotton or other cash crop. You can grow corn for one-third to one-half the merchant’s price. Grow it this year. Hastings* Florida Flint Corn — Natural Size 87 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia ALFALFA OR LUCERNE CLOVER (No. 500) Alfalfa or Lucerne Clover is the most talked of and most -widely planted of all the varieties of clover in the -world. It is said that the feeding value of a ton of Alfalfa is equal to a ton of shelled corn. Alfalfa in the South will produce 5 to 7 tons of hay to the acre each year and in true value is worth 45% more than other clovers and 60% more than Timothy hay. It will grow 4 or 5 crops a year and it does not exhaust the soil; it enriches the soil. Its long branching roots penetrate far down, 15 to 20 feet, and so loosen the subsoil that it is a gigantic subsoiler, resists drought, and gets plant food where other crops would be a failure. When the plants are destroyed in order to raise other crops on Alfalfa land, the large roots decay and produce a vast source of fertility to be used by following crops. Although fall sowing is preferable, fine results can be obtained from early spring solving. Give it care and attention, especially the first year, and your trial will show you that you cannot afford to be without it. Get it thoroughly established by first preparing your land, applying plenty of lime, and before seeding you should inoc- ulate the seed. If your land has never had Alfalfa growing on it before, be sure to inoculate the seed with nitrogen-gathering bac- teria for Alfalfa, Avhich are necessary. See opposite page 100. When once established. Alfalfa is the most valuable permanent clo- ver that can be grown. It is adapted to almost the entire South and has the highest feeding value of any hay. Do not sow on wet ground, high and rather dry being preferable, and only cut when coming into bloom. Do not buy cheap Alfalfa seed. If it’s cheap, it is not pure Al- falfa but mixed with weed seeds. Weeds are very troublesome to Alfalfa, crowding it out and ruining the quality of your hay, so be sure to get the highest grade seed and no other kind. This is absolutely essential to success. Sow in thoroughly prepared soil, either broadcast or in drills, at the rate of 20 pounds per acre. If you are in doubt al)out Alfalfa growing or want to know any- thing further about Alfalfa, write for Hastings’ Farmers’ Bulletin ; No. 101. It is free and contains valuable information about grow- ing Alfalfa. We .sell only the highest grade seed, 99% purity or over, and all of it is the strongest American grown seed on the market. Price 45 cents per pound; postpaid. Not prepaid: 10 pounds or over, about 27 cents per pound. "When ready to buy, write for our best prices. AleilrA ^ Nn I \ called Swedish Clover. \#iuvc;r^nui OU I ; Best clover for wet lands. Sim- , ilar to Red Clover but more slender stems and smaller leaves; blossoms white shading pink. Does fine with grasses for hay or pasture and grows well in Northern Cotton Belt. Pound, 45c; post- paid. In quantity, not prepaid, about 30c per lb. Write for prices. HubamClover(No.502) form of Melilotus, is praised as a green manure plant, a pasture plant of very rank and quick growth and a bees’ paradise. It has great merit for lime lands but we do not as yet recommend it for . the South. Sow 1 to 4 pounds per acre. Genuine Hubam: Pound. I $1.50; postpaid. Japan Clover or Lespedeza /No RQC\ growing well on rich or poor soil. On poor land it wUwy creeping habit; on better quality of land a bush form, making a vigorous plant, growing 12 to 18 inches high. SoAv in spring or fall, about 25 pounds per acre. Harrow in to the depth of lyj to 2 inches, according to character of soil, then roll or firm the soil in the most convenient way. Makes good grazing. Well adapted for use as green manure by turning it under; it en- | ! riches the soil and prevents “washing” of hill lands. Its abundant ; ! long taproots and laterals decaying make the soil porous and leave ! in it much valuable nitrogenous matter to be used by the following ' crops. Roots penetrate deeply, enabling the plant to bear severe dry i spells, also bring up valuable plant food from the subsoil. In Flor- j ida sow in the fall for best results ; in Georgia, Texas, Alabama j and Mississippi sow in March or early April. Four-ounce packet, 20 cents; pound, 50 cents; postpaid. Write for quantity prices. White Clover ( No. 509 ) nent lawn and pasture mixtures contain some "White Clover and by itself it makes good grazing for cattle and sheep. It is perennial with rather uncertain habits of growth, sometimes covering the ground with a thick mat of vigorous plants and sometimes lies com- ' paratively dormant, so it should be seeded into sod or mixed with : other clovers or grasses. It succeeds best on moist ground or dur- : ing a wet season. If sown by itself use 10 pounds per acre, or half I that amount when put in with other clovers or grasses. Best grade i ' seed, 75 cents per pound, postpaid. W’rite for quantity prices. 1 Sweet Clover or Melilotus /Na Rn7\ it has few equals. Experiments on the Hast- ^nUivUiy ings’ Plantation are leading us to seed down our poorer land with it for soil building. It is a coarse clover resembling Alfalfa, in fact, has been called “Alfalfa’s twin sister”, and using the same kind of inoculation is very valuable in preparing land for Alfalfa. It is fine for raising bees and to build up your poor land it is mighty good. Sow about 12 pounds to the acre in February and March for spring planting or August to October for fall planting. Pound, hulled or cleaned seed, postpaid, 40c. Write for quantity prices. a. valuable farm crop WlWCr jn the northern part /Ma of the Cotton Belt. Equally ^nUi HVO J good for pasture, hay or soil improvement. Even the first crop makes rich feed and is most valuable for hay. Red Clover is a nitrogen-gathering plant and one of the best soil improvers. Clover in- , telligently used is one of the farmers’ best friends and should be used in the regular rotation. Sow in the fall or spring, Sep- tember and March being the best months. Pound, by mail, postpaid, 45 cents. Quan- tity lots, not prepaid, about 30c per lb. Write for prices when ready to buy. Red Clover 1 88 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Orchard Grass GROW MORE GOOD GRASS We of the South spend most of the summer killing grass in our cotton and corn fields and spend most of the winter buying grass in the shape of hay. No farming country can be permanently prosperous without grass and live stock, and you can’t K stock without grass-growing. It’s certainly time for the South to do more thinking about the “Grass Crop”, and see it as something to be grown, not “killed”. See Page 2. reliable grasses for the Middle South for ”*^^*"*** ^ jjj^y Qj. pasture. While succeeding well on almost all rea- sonably fertile soils it does best on loamy and moderately stiff uplands. Starts growth very early in the spring and continues well into the winter. A quick grower and relished by stock, espe- cially when young, and bears closest grazing. No other grass so easily adapts itself to widely different soils and climates, and farmers in all countries hold it in high esteem for both pas- tures and hay crops. It is very easily handled and cured for hay. It is a long-lived grass, with half a chance lasting under good treatment thirty to forty years ; yet it is easily exterminated if the land is wanted for other purposes. Sow about 45 pounds per acre in either spring or fall, and cut when in bloom. Present prices: Pound, postpaid, 40 cents. Write for our best quantity- prices when ready to buy. InhneAn While considered a pest in many parts of the South, it is JVIIliauil API <199 ^nui Utf I f coming to be recognized as one of our most valuable hay and forage plants. In places where its growth can be controlled and kept from spreading into cultivated fields there is no other grass that makes such enormous yields of hay. It should be cut or mowed just when seed heads begin to form, and furnishes about three cuttings per season. There is a great demand for the hay, as it is eagerly relished by all classes of stock, and especially horses. The seed may be planted in early spring or early fall and at the rate of 50 pounds per acre will give you permanent summer pasture and hay crop forever. It is very hardy and no matter how close it is grazed it will grow and make an excellent quality of hay on most any kind of soil. Pound, postpaid, 40 cents. Write for quantity prices when ready to buy. TimA^hv^NA ^ grass suitable only for the northern part of the South, espe- I iniOmy ^ lllli Cially hill and mountain districts. It is the standard hay crop in the North and makes one of the most popular, nutritious, and salable of hay grasses. It does not make such good pasturage, but the hay crop is great where it is well adapted ; on clay or heavy loams, lowlands, or in mountain districts, although it will do well on any good, stiff loamy soil, provided moisture is abundant. “Red Top or Herd’s Grass” and “Meadow Fescue” mature at the same time as Timothy and do well in mixtures with the Timothy. They will increase the yield of hay and will largely increase the yield and value of pasturage. Pound, 99% purity or over, postpaid, 35 cents. In quantity, not prepaid, about 15 cents per pound. Write for prices. Rliitt firaee/llA excellent laAAm and pasturage grass, sue-. B^emUCKy Diue ooo; ceedlng best on limestone land, but does well on stiff clay and medium soils. Blue Grass in pastures doesn’t show up materially the first year after seeding, but if the soil is suitable it continues to improve until you have a beautiful stand. Hard- ly anyone needs to be told the merits of Blue Grass. It has been a standby for years and years, although many do not plant it who should. Our “Elmwood Fancy” is the very best to be had. It’s pure and clean; free from weeds and chaff. We make a specialty of Blue Grass for extensive lawn work here in Atlanta, where everything depends on having pure, vital seed, free from weeds. Here it remains almost dormant during the hot weather, and its chief value in pasture seeding is for mixing with Bermuda, Lespedeza, and other summer-growing varieties. For spring planting sow in February and March. Sow about 40 pounds per acre. Fancy recleaned seed. Pound, post- paid, 75 cents. In quantity, not prepaid, about 60 cents per pound. Write for prices. EAST COAST OR RHODES GRASS /Ma Introduced into Florida from Australia about 1909 this grass has made a wonder- 0^0/ ful success on both the east and west coast sections of Florida, at many points along the Gulf Coast in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana as well as the Texas Coast country. In what is generally termed the “Brownsville section” of Texas it is now almost as much of a standard hay crop as alfalfa. Experimental plantings in southwest Texas, at Mercedes in the Brownsville section, made good right from the start and it’s now recognized as a standard and one of the most profitable crops grown in that part of Texas. One of our customers in Texas reported the interesting fact that stock turned in a field to pasture where both alfalfa and Rhodes Grass ■were growing would not touch the alfalfa once they had got a taste of the Rhodes Grass. Rhodes Grass is apparently not hardy in the cen- tral South for it has winter killed in sections over 50 or 60 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico. For all of Florida, a strip along the Gulf 50 to 60 miles wide, and in Texas south of San Antonio we rec- ommend it unreservedly. Plant about ten pounds per acre. 12 Tons Hay Per Acre Per Year is a great record yet it’s the result of careful test growth of it at Fellsrnere, St. Lucie Co., Florida, where the long growing season gives more cuttings than elsewhere. The hay is of fine quality grading up almost equal to timothy. It is not coarse and has nothing of a pest nature about it. A thorough plowing kills it out. If you live inside the limits set above, we certainly advise a trial of it. Special Rhodes Grass Circular If interested ask for our special circular on Rhodes Grass, which goes into this subject more fully than is possible for this catalog. Mr. R. E. Evans writes : “I bought seed of you last spring for ten acres. It has proven the most satisfactory hay maker ever introduced in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. You have received several or- ders from those who inspected my crop. It has not failed to produce one ton per acre per month. I will sow it in my alfalfa field so that it will soon choke out the alfalfa and the field will consist of Rhodes Grass only. It is a weed exterminator.” Quarter pound packet, 25 cents; ■^■■VC9 pound, 75 cents; postpaid. Not pre- paid, 10-pound lots, about 55 cents per pound. Write lor special prices on large quantities. Hauling in Rhodes Grass Hay (St. Lucie County, Florida) i 89 II. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia FOR HAY AND PASTURES / Na Kecommended principally for fall planting but can also be i V / planted in spring. It is one of the quickest growing of all grasses, has very tender stalks and leaves, and in addition, abundant growth. This grass is an annual so never becomes a pest. Many plant it by itself, but it is also very valuable when planted in mixtures. In Bermuda and other lawns it is valuable during the winter. When the other grasses are dead or dormant the Italian comes up and keeps your lawn green. Sow about 45 pounds per acre. Pound, postpaid, 35 cents. Not prepaid: 10 pounds or over, about 20 cents per pound. Write for prices. English or Perennial Rye Grass(No. 535) .""ftie 'Sower!°bu “t? the advantage of lasting for years. It makes very heavy leaf growth so is fine for pasture or hay. This grass does well in mixtures, and is wonderful for the lawn. Use it in Bermuda sod to keep the lawn green in the fall, winter and early spring, when the Bermuda is dormant: Being perennial it is especially adapted for pastures and lawns and for hay by itself, as well as in mixtures with grasses such as "Orchard” and “Tall Meadow Oat”. Sow about 45 pounds per acre. Pound, postpaid, 35 cents. Not prepaid: 10 pounds or over, about 20 cents per pound. Write for prices. RAfmiiHsi While looked upon by many as a pest, it is really one of our most ®^*^*****^** AaTcIaa ^ HUi vQU J valuable grass plants for the South, and in the Lower South espe- cially. It is the only sure pasture grass for sandy soils ; grows on all kinds, from heaviest clay to the light- est sand and furnishes abundant pasturage. No other grass will give you so great returns with as little fertilizer and care, and Bermuda withstands drought and scorching summer sun better than any other variety. Seed should be sown at the rate of 5 or 6 pounds per acre between March 1st and June 1st. Seed will not germinate when ground is cold. Under favorable conditions it requires from 20 to 30 days to ger- minate. *4 pound packet, 25c; lb., Hoc; postpaid. Ten pounds or over, not prepaid, about 60c per pound. Tall lUlAaHniAl Oaf Ora sc / Mn RA I \ Valuable hay and pasture grass. Starts early in spring I dll iTlVaUWV wall wiclaa^lllli O** I ) and lasts until late fall. Stands mid-summer heat and drought and for hay crop gives two good cuttings per season. Hay is more nutritive than Timothy and the yield twice as great. It matures with Orchard Grass and gives good results sown with it and Red Clover. Sow 30 pounds per acre in fall or spring. L,b., postpaid, 60c. Write for quantity prices. IWIdaffldlA# This grass succeeds in almost all parts of the South. Furnishes ■vivauvvw r«;9WUV^I1Ui Uiloy green pasture through the fall and winter and is mighty good when used in mixtures for hay crops or permanent pastures. Sow in spring from February 15th to April 1st, or in fall from August through October. Lb., postpaid, 50c. Write for quantity prices. DaH Tnn nr HArrl’c Hay and pasture grass. Succeeds on most kinds of luiiurneru » j on or low, moist, stiff soils. By repeated mowing, this grass holds well during the summer, but its chief value is for Avinter pas- tures. It is perennial, not doing so well the first year, but gets better the longer it groAvs; Avill stand AA'et weather admirably, growing Avell after being covered Avith overfloAA" water for tAA’o or three AA'eeks at a time. It will not become a pest but can be destroyed any time if desired. Notice illustration. Pound, postpaid, 45 cents (fancy recleaned seed). In quantity, about 30 cents per pound, not prepaid. Write for prices. Hastings' Evergreen Lawn Grass(No. 550) used on the lawns here in Atlanta for the last ten years. LaAvn-making has been a serious problem in this part of the South, the trouble Avith varieties like Kentucky Blue Grass being that they will not stand more than one full year, going to pieces under the heat and drought the second summer. After careful experi- menting we made up this mixture and it has stood the test of ten years’ planting and AvhereA'er gj-ouiul has been properly prepared this has been the most successful in permanency of any of the laAvn mixtures in this climate. It makes a very quick shoAV and soon becomes a beautiful A^elA'ety laAA'n, on AA'ell prepared soil. Stands summer heat and drought without serious injury, coming out again in good shape as soon as the rains begin again. Pound, 60 cents; 3 pounds, $1.60; postpaid. Not prepaid: 10-lb. lots, 45c per pound; 100-lb. lots, 40c per lb. This mixture is generally soAvn at the rate of 40 to 50 pounds per acre. Hastings' Permanent Pasture Mixture ( No. 55 1 ) Yhe 12"?^ grass may or may not do better than another for your particular type. With this in mind AA'e have com- posed a mixture of Blue Grass, Orchard, Meadow Fescue. Red Top or Herds, Tall MeadoAV, Italian Rye, Red Fescue, Crested Dog’s Tail and English or Perennial Rye Grasses, carefully proportioned to give the very best results on pasture lands. In Tennessee, North Carolina, the northern sections of Arkansas, Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina it is possible to plant a mixture of grasses that will giA'e fairly permanent results and for this northern part of the Southern States and further North we recommend Hastings’ Permanent Pasture Mixture planted very early in the spring or in the fall. If not already rich and in fine condition soil should be made so by the use of manures and fertilizing and the soil surface worked smooth and eA^en, ridges lev- eled and ditches and gullies filled in. There is no Bermuda or Johnson Grass in this mixture. Soav 35 pounds of Permanent Mixture per acre, and it is most advisable to plant about one pound of Red Clover Avith eA'ery five pounds of this mixture of nine pasture grasses. Clover seed cannot well be mixed in the grass seeds eA'enly, so buy it separately. Pound, 50c; 5 pounds, $2.25; postpaid. Not prepaid: 10-ib. lots, 40c per pound; 100-lb. lots, 35c per pound. Bed Top or Herd’s Grass 90 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Hastingrs’ Pure and Genuine Sudan Grass DWARF ESSEX RAPE (No. 400) For spring, tall or winter planting for quick green forage or grazing for hogs and poultry, there is nothing equal to Dwarf Essex Rape. While most largely planted in fall and early winter one or two plantings in the spring should not be passed by. It makes a quick succulent growth that will be liked by all two and four-legged animals on the place. If once used on the table as a substitute for “turnip greens’’ you will be far more anxious to have a “rape patch” than a “turnip green patch”. The tops look like rutabagas and growth is similar yet larger. Rape makes no bulbous roots. Can be planted in rows like turnips, 4 pounds per acre, or broadcasted 8 to 10 pounds per acre, covering by a light harrowing. Ready for grazing in 8 to 10 weeks. Dwarf Essex Rape in its top growth looks very much like rutabaga tur- nips, but does not form .a bulbous root, it can be sown with fine results any month from August to April. According to soil and season, rape grows from 15 to 30 inches high. It is a splendid green feed and forage crop rel- ished by all kinds of stock but is principally planted for hogs and poultry. It makes an exceptionally fine hog pasture, is also excellent for sheep, all sorts of stock eating it greedily, and it puts and keeps them in fine condi- tion. At one of the Experiment Stations an acre of rape was_ used to pasture 20 hogs for three months in connection with a small grain ration at the same time. It’s valuable not only for pasture but green feeding. It can be grown successfully and profitably on any soil that will make a crop of turnips or rutabagas, and in case your turnip greens or spinach patch runs short, you will find a mess of greens from the rape patch a mighty good substitute on your table. In Georgia alone there are a million more hogs than four years ago. Poul- try is coming forward by leaps and bounds, many farmers with no cotton or cash crop money being mighty thankful for chicken money and chickens to eat last summer. Hogs and chickens need pasture and rape pasture is excellent, seed planted in early spring or fall. Pound, postpaid, 30 cents; 10-pound lots, 16 cents a pound; 100 pounds, about 14 cents per pound. AVrite for quantity prices. Plant Dwarf Essex Rape for Feeds and Food THE SUDAN GRASS /Nn This new grass was brought to the United States from Egypt in 1909. It was first planted in an experimental way in Texas, then the seed distributed to various Experiment Sta- tions with remarkably successful results. We can best describe it by saying that it has all the good qualities of Johnson Grass with a lot more of its own added, and while it looks like an extra tall- growing strain of Johnson Grass it has not a single bad quality of Johnson Grass, such as the creeping underground root stocks. Sudan is an annual grass requiring reseeding every year. It can no more become a pest on your farm than can sorghum or coAvpeas. Once killing frost comes it is dead and another seeding is necessary the next year. It easily crosses with sorghum and for that reason there is little pure or nearly pure seed of it, most of it having been grown near enough to sorghum to cross and be impure. You are sure to get Genuine Sudan Grass seed from Hastings’. With us, planted in rows for seed, it grew from 6 to 7 feet high. Sown broadcast for hay crop growth was about 4 feet high, furnishing two heavy cuttings, and with the seasons favorable a third one is obtained. Four tons of dried hay per acre will not be an exceptional yield here in the South- east. Easily cured and should be cut Avhen first coming into bloom. Hay is much softer than Johnson Grass, stems being much more slender and leafy. In feeding value it ranks high in comparison with other hays and will go far in providing a much more satisfactory and easily handled cured hay than sorghum and peas. Sudan Grass is a Avonder in its “stooling out” qualities and we certainly expect to see the time come when it aauII supersede the different varieties of sorghum for hay and forage crops in the South. It is certainly far superior to them. For hay crop, soav Sudan Grass broadcast at rate of 15 to 20 pounds per acre, E'er growing a seed crop for your own future use, plant thinly in roAvs 18 inches apart, using 5 to 6 pounds of seed per acre. Plant at least a small quantity of Sudan Grass this year as soon as danger from frost is pa^t, for if you want a satisfac- tory hay plant for the Cotton Belt or even as far North as Ohio you can get nothing so productiA-e. Be careful in buying Sudan Grass. Many samples AA^e have seen contain Johnson Grass seed; others are Sudan-Sorghum crosses. Price: % pound, 15c; pound, 35c; postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 pounds at 15 cents per pound; 100-pound lots at 12 cents per pound. Prices subject to change Avithout notice. AVrite for prices. MUNG BEANS RESIST WILT “My Mung beans AA^ere planted rather late, but each plant ma- tured beans and not a single plant had Avilt. You can tell your customers that the Mung Bean is Avilt-proof”. — Stiles Scott, Macon, Ga. Note! Mr. Scott is one of the best farmers of middle Georgia and his section is so Avilt infested that coAvpeas cannot be grown. If you liA'e in a AA-ilt district, and can’t grow coAvpeas, plant Mungs. It. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 01 SOY OR SOJA BEANS Soja Beans grow splendidly anywhere in the South; are equal to if not superior to the cowpeas as a soil improver; when sown in rows and cultivated, make heavier yields per acre and are superior to the cowpeas in feeding value. They are most nutritious and contain more fattening qualities than any other crop. Soy Beans make a good pasture for all kinds of stock, perhaps the most profitable being for hogs, supplementing the grain ration. This is especially desirable when ha*rvesting is held up by bad weather, lack of labor, and when the crop is grown for soil im- provement. Soy beans can be included in many crop rotation plans, their cash value encouraging the growing of the beans as one of the main crops. They make a well balanced ration with crops such as cowpeas and Sudan grass ; they make a large yield and fine forage for all kinds of stock. The large yield of seed, the ease of har- vesting it and the increasing demands for Soy Beans for food and for the produc- tion of oil and meal by cottonseed oil mills make Soy Beans a worth-while crop to grow. Mixed with corn, the Soy Bean is excellent for ensilage and from 1 to 4 tons of hay are made per acre. Sow at the time you would plant corn. Broadcast, like cowpeas, at rate of 60 to 90 pounds per acre or in drills SV2 to 4 feet apart at rate of 30 pounds per acre. When the pods are well formed is time to cut the crop for hay ; for the beans jmu should wait until the beans are mature. Mammoth Yellow Soja Beans ftTe /||fk Mammoth Yellow is the best, the strongest grower and heaviest yielder ^llUi WUUy in South. Packet, 10 cents; pound, 25c; 2 pounds, 45c; postpaid. Ten-pound lots or over, not prepaid, about 7e per pound. Write for quantity prices. 0-Too-Tan Soja Beans(No. 601 ) might call a world beater as a soil improver and hay crop. We have watched this wonderful new crop on the Hastings’ Plantation with great interest. It’s a wonder for putting on nitrogen nodules, from the time the second pair of leaves is formed until frost, and the root system full of nodules or soil bacteria will make a mat or net-work through the middles of the rows as Avell as in the rows to enrich your land. The heavy leaf growth is equal in feeding value to the best grade alfalfa and all kinds of stock are very fond of it. It has made six tons of dry hay per acre in three-foot rows, dropping seed 8 to 10 inches apart. For a bean crop, drop seeds 10 to 12 inches apart in rows, where it makes 20 to 40 bushels per acre. For growing in corn jmu will be surprised at its great value. It is of bush form and will not climb the corn; in fact it helps the corn and improves your land as well. Planted carefully, 3 pounds of seed will plant an acre in corn; use 5 to 6 pounds per acre in 3-foot rows. Postpaid, 60 cents per pound. Not prepaid: 15 pounds (peck), .'*54.00; 60 pounds (bushel), .$15.00; 5 bushels or over, $14.00 per bushel. Biloxi Soja Beans (NOi 602) anew Mammoth Yellow Soja Beans on Hastings’ Farm Chufas or Earth Almonds for Hogs Soja Bean of very rank growth, a heavy' yielder of grain and not easily' shattered in harvesting. For grazing, for hogging down with corn and for soiling it is unexcelled. This legume grows on any type of soil in the Cotton Belt, grows normally 5 to 6 feet high and its roots are a mass of nitro- gen nodules, many of them as large as marbles. Beans are slightly larger than Mammoth Yellows and run higher in protein and oil content than either 0-Too-Tans or Mammoth Yellows, with velvet beans and cowpeas simply' out of the running. It is a bean for forage or to plant with corn or sorghum for silage. It is a great orchard cover crop, the bean for the oil mill and a splendid soil builder. Postpaid, 50 cents per pound. Not prepaid: 15 lbs. (pk.), $3.25; 60 lbs. (bu.), $12.00; 5 bu. or over, $11.00 per bushel. CHUFAS OR EARTH ALMONDS (No. 617) It’s amazing how few people actually know how valuable Chufas are as a crop to plant for fattening hogs. With the increasing interest in hogs in the South we expect to see tens of thousands of acres of Chufas planted each year. We have known expe- rienced hog raisers to pay as high as .$20.00 per bushel for Chufa seed in seasons of great scarcity, so as to be sure and have a Chufa patch as a hog-fattening crop. The Chufa is a species of ground nut, most easily grown, and which ought to be on every Southern farm every y’ear as a hog-fattening crop. Can be planted from April to June; cultivation the same as for bunch peanuts. The crop is usually matured by September 15, and can be left in the ground until time to turn the hogs in, the hogs doing the harvesting. Chufas are highly recommended by' the Experiment Stations of Alabama, Florida, Arkansas and Louisiana. We know of no crop that will produce as heavy crops in proportion to the quality' of land as Chufas, some reports of yield being almost in- credible, ranging from 200 to 1000 bushels per acre. Any' land suitable for cotton, corn, potatoes or peanuts will make profitable crops of Chufas. At the Arkansas Experiment Station one-third of an acre of Chufas supported three hogs, averaging 122 pounds each, for 46 days. The gain during the 46 days averaged 66 pounds per hog. In this test Chufas proved practically as good as dry corn for fattening purposes. In the Alabama Station test the y’ield of Chufas was 172 bushels per acre. Chickens and turkey's as well as hogs are very fond of them.^ Make rows 214 to 3 feet apart, dropping seed about one foot apart in the row, and covering about 2 inches. Chufas require from 1 to 114 pecks per acre. We advise early orders, for almost every year we have to refuse late-in-the-season orders. Packet, 10 cents; pound, 35 cents; postpaid. Write for quantity prices when ready to buy. Full result of the Chufa crop is seldom know’n until very late in the season as it is a slow crop to harvest, clean and thoroughly dry for seed purposes. Prices will be about $1.75 a peck; $6.00 a bushel. 92 II. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia HASTINGS’ M Mung Beans in Corn — Hastings’ Plantation A SUCCESS ALL OVER THE SOUTH Last spring we offered to our customers for the first time, seed of the Hastings’ Mung Beans, which we described in our catalog as a “wonderful new crop”, recommending it as highly as we thought we could and still be perfectly truthful and avoid extravagant claims. When it comes to our Mung Beans, we stand right where we did last spring, that this bean is just what we claimed for it, a wonder- ful new crop for Southern farms and farmers. And several thou- sands of our 1921 customers, if we can judge from the letters we are receiving, are standing with us flatfooted on the same platform. We are getting many letters and inquiries from folks who have either heard about the Mung Bean, or have seen it growing, who want to know more about it. It was a daily occurrence, all last summer, for automobiles passing along the Dixie Highway which runs through our plantation, to stop, and the occupants to get out and examine our crops of Mung Beans. We were mighty glad to have them do this, too. After looking at the wonderful growth of the beans, and asking questions as to the merits and uses of the crop, the usual verdict was, “Well, that’s the finest looking hay and forage crop I’ve ever seen; I’m sure going to try Mung Beans on my farm next year”. We want to bring out as clearly as we can, some of the strong points about this new bean, and answer in advance the questions that you would be likely to ask about any new crop of this sort before you tried it out yourself. In the first place, you’d be pretty sure to ask if it was hard to “get a stand”. UNG BEANS Mung Beans — Note Upright Growth and Prolific Qualities BEATS ANYTHING GETTING STAND When it comes to getting a stand, Mung Beans will beat anything except crab grass and cockle burrs. If the grou.-d has moisture enough to bring up the seed, it will come up so quick that you will hardly belieVe your eyesight. If you plant in dry dusty soil, a few beans will come up as a sort of an advance guard; the rest will stay in the ground and wait for a shower, and when it comes, even though it is hardly enough for water to run off a tin roof, you will be surprised to see the number of beans t at will come, and when you get a real rain, all the balance will show up and the whole stand will grow off together and mature at practically the same date. Mung Beans will come up to a stand under conditions of soil and weather that would be deadly to Soy Beans or Cowpeas. How much seed does it take for an acre? We sold the seed last spring in five ounce packages, and some of our customers, by drop- ping the seed carefully by hand, planted nearly an acre of land with one package. If you plant in foot rows, as we usually do, using a Sorghum planting plate in a seed drill, you will use from 3 to 5 pounds per acre. Plant the same distance in the drill that you would plant Speckled Peas. If the stand is crowded, plants are taller and not so much branched ; a thin stand will grow a bunchler plant and a heavier seeder. When is the best time to plant? If you are going to turn the crop under to build up the land or cut it for hay, plant In May for latitude of Middle Georgia. If you plant in June or early July, you will not get as large a plant, but the yield of seed will be heavier. “According to our observation, the Mung Bean has been more resistant to drouth than the Soy Bean. We consider it better for soil improvement and hay than the Soy Bean. We have also observed plantings by farmers of the State, and everyone seems to be much interested in the crop. We feel that there will be a much larger amount of these beans planted next year”. — K. Y. Winters, Plant Breeding Agronomist of the N. C. Agricultural Experiment Station, Raleigh, N. C. “I tried out the Mung Beans and find that they are all you claim as to ease of growth, immense amount of foraga and enormous yield of beans”.— G. W. Carver, Research and Experiment Station, Tuskege© Institute, Ala. “The Mung Beans that I got from you are the finest things that I ever saw grow. They are now shoulder high. We wouldn’t take $50.00 for the start we have of them, if we could get no more”. — T. M. Mason, Waldron, Ark. II. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 93 A WONDERFUL NEW CROP Get your start of this wonderful new crop, by all means, WONDERFUL SOIL BUILDING CROP How long: does it take them to mature? Early planted beans take i longer time than late planted. We find ripe pods on our plants in about 90 days from planting. The main crop will be ripe and ready to gather in from 100 to 120 days. If you have such a drouth as we had this year, 60 days without rain, the growth will be slow^ed up jomew-hat, and the crop delayed a little, but it is a quick growing and quick maturing plant. What sort of land do you plant them on? The land on our plan- tation is ordinary Middle Georgia cotton land, some grey sandy, some loamy, some plain Georgia red clay. Most of the open land has been cropped in cotton continuously for forty or fifty years, or had been until we bought it. We have planted Mung Beans on each of these different soils, also on first year new ground. It has done w’ell on all of them. We are wTlling to say this, that you can plant Mung Beans on any land where you w'ould expect to make any sort of a crop of corn, cotton, soy beans, velvet beans, cow'peas or sor- ghum. On moist bottom land, the Mungs make an enormous growTh, which is all right if you wmnt it, but hard to handle with a mow'er ; its chief value is for uplands. What sort of fertilizer should I use? Use what you have. We usually put a couple hundred pounds per acre of ordinary corn or cotton guano in the drill. We have used plain acid with good re- sults. On good land, you won’t need any fertilizer. Land which has had barn or stable manure will make a magnificent crop of Mungs. Do Mung Beans help the land? You bet your life they do. The roots are crowded with nitrogen nodules, and if you W'ant a crop to turn under for soil improvement, you can’t find one that will beat it. How about saving seed? We pick ours by hand. A machine for gathering Soy Beans will also gather Mungs, but so far we have gathered our seed crops by hand. After a day or so, a hand will pick as many pounds in the pod as he could cotton. The beans grow mostly at the top of the plants, and mature pretty much at the same time. They are ready to gather when the majority of the pods are dark brown or black. If left too long on the plant, the seed will shatter out. this year. *‘Acre (4 lb.) Package,” ^.75; postpaid. PLANT AN ACRE BY ALL MEANS What are the beans good for? They are good to eat, make the finest chicken feed you ever saAV, your neighbors will want to buy a lot of them for planting after they have seen your crop, and you will want to use a lot of them yourself for the same purpose. The yield of seed will vary a good deal, running from 500 to 1,000 pounds per acre, according to the crop. How about making hay? Folks, if Mung Beans had a middle name, it would be spelled H-A-Y, Hay. As a hay crop, we nomi- nate Mung Beans for first and second choice. Reason for it is this ; The plants grow straight up and stay straight up, unless they have been planted on rich bottom land, in which case they would prob- ably lodge a good deal. Ordinarily they grow from 3 to 5 feet high, with no vines to tangle and choke the mower. They are easily cut, cure out easily and make hay that a mule, cow or horse will eat up clean. We believe there is less waste to Mung Beans hay than there is to first class peavine hay and that stock prefer it. Another thing, you can gather your crop of Mung Bean seed after it is ripe, and the plants will keep their leaves and stand for at least two weeks before being cut for hay without losing their fo- liage. Cut and cure the hay just as j’ou would Cowpeas. Can I get a Mung Bean crop off in time to plant Fall grain on the same land? You sure can. We grew crops of Mung Beans this past summer, picked the seed, cut and cured the hay, and had the land harrowed and planted in Oats by October 6th. And we did this, not on just a brag patch or two, but on twenty and thirty acre fields. With Mung BefTiis you can be practically sure of an early crop of first class hay, maturing and ready to make up dur- ing the dry weather of September, in time to turn or harrow your land and plant a crop of fall grain. PRICE ON MUNG BEANS — I Pounds (To Plant One Acre), $3.75; 1 Pound (Over 16,000 Seeds), $1.00; Postpaid. Note! Ask for our Hastings’ Mung Bean Circular. It tells more about this “Wonderful New Crop”. For Mung Bean cultures or soil bacteria, see yellow sheet opposite Page 100. Mung Beans — Waist High and Still Growing. Planted in SYs Foot Rows on Badly Worn Cotton Land 94 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia PLANT COWPEAS For Your Land’s Sake A farmer’s acres and their fertility and crop producing power is just as much the farmer’s capital as is the machinery and buildings of the manufacturer; as is the stock of goods on the merchant’s shelves. You can no more afford to let the fertility of your acres run down than the manufacturer can afford to let his machinery wear out or run down, or the merchant get out of staple goods. To succeed you must keep up to par or increase. In no section of the Avorld that we know has there been such a steady system of “land-skinning” as here in the South during the last 50 years. Our system of renting out land to irresponsible tenants and our “one crop” system have encouraged it to the fullest extent. It’s time for a great right-about-face movement in this respect. We must build up land instead of “skinning” it to the limit and trying to force a normal production with excessive amounts of “guano”. No matter whether your neighbor builds up his land or not, you can build yours and increase your capital year by year. For your land’s sake plant plenty of cowpeas this year. They will help the land and furnish plenty of roughage and grain for cattle and hogs. Growing cowpeas and Velvet Beans is almost like putting money to your credit in the bank. been a standard cowpea in the South. Medium late variety of running habit and vigorous growth of vine, giving a good forage crop. The leaves do not shed as many varieties do in curing and the pods ripen very uni- formly. For forage, peas, and a soil builder, you will be pleased with Clay. Packet, 10 cents; pound, 25 cents; 2 pounds (a little over one quart), 45 cents; postpaid. Write for quantity prices. most productive in growth and yield of shelled peas. \ / Upright in growth and retains foliage exceptionally well in curing. Re- sists disease and is very vigorous and productive. Does best on light soils. Packet, 10 cents; pound, 25 cents; 2 pounds (a little over one quart), 45 cents; postpaid. Write for quantity prices. VI/hinnAOrwill ^ Nn standard early bush or bunch variety for early crop, for plant- wwBll|J|JWl vvlll^HUi w‘*w/ing broadcast alter oats or other grain crops and in the rows be- tween the corn. This variety can be grown further north than other sorts and is being largely planted for soil improvement as far north as Indiana, Illinois and Ohio. Seeds, brown speckled and rather small. Packet, 10c; lb., 25c; 2 lbs. (a little over one quart), 45c; postpaid. W’rite for quantity prices. SUGAR CROWDER PEAS (No. 348) Not only one of the earliest to mature but one Large Black-eye (No. 340) ?s‘:^,p¥?"‘'r"he\ier of the most prolific and best flavored table peas. Excellent to use for forage crop and soil-improver with its large growth of vines. These delicious and heavy bearing Sugar Crowders Avere grown on the Hastings’ Plantation and you may be sure that they are the finest on the market ; the best field pea of them all for eating purposes. Packet, lO^nts; pound, 40 cents; 2 pounds, 70 cents; postpaid. standard large black-eye table pea. Good either as Packet, 10 cents; pound, 35 cents; 2 pounds, 60 cents; postpaid. Write for quantity prices. I Aril/ I \ Very small seeded l)ut strong groAving and prolific pea for table use. baUjf r ^ HUi I y Peas are creamy white and of the finest quality. Packet, 10 cents. Cannot offer larger quantities this year. Unknown or Wonderful ( No. 342 ) Iron (No. 346) , and Mixed Peas(No. 338)S:'“!vh!oh\TeC'Y some seasons. When ready to buy in bushel lots or over write for prices, stating variety and quan- tity wanted. Each: Packet, 10 cents; pound, 25 cents; 2 pounds, 45 cents; postpaid. Write For Prices On Peas TOBACCO At the time this catalogue goes to the printer it is impossible to make close prices on cowpeas in quantity for sale in spring and early summer. When ready to buy, write for close market prices, stating quantity and varieties needed. We will give you our best prices, and freight rate to your station. Southern farmers, their tenants and employees consume every year several million dollars for smoking and chewing tobacco. You may or may not have a grudge against the Tobacco Trust, but what is the use of spending these millions of dollars or your share of them for a product easily grown on your own acres anywhere in the South. Be sure of having a good supply of pure unadulter- ated natural leaf for either smoking or chewing that has not been “doped” or “doctored” by the manufacturer. Most of the tobacco used is grown in the South. Why not grow yours? A packet of Sugar CroAvder Peas seed will supply almost anyone. Hester (No. 435)-for Smoking ble. Packet, 10c; % ounce, 30c, ounce 50c; % pound, $1.50; pound, ^.00; postpaid. Yellow Pryor (No. 486) -for Chewing purposes. Makes, when sun cured, the best natural chewing tobacco. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents; ounce, 50 cents; ^ pound, $1.50; pound, $5.00; postpaid. SUGAR CROWDER PEAS FOR TABLE USE We have had the greatest difficulty in getting good Crowder Peas during the past. We, therefore, are growing them on our oAvn Plantation and they are the finest of table peas. Try some this year. Type of Yellow Pryor Tobacco for ChcAving H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 95 Early Velvet Beans The South’s Soil Salvation No man or woman ever needed salvation in the relig:ious sense any more than the average cotton growing soils of the South need salvation in the physical or land building sense. We say this in all reverence and without disrespect to the Creator of all things. A piece of virgin land, deep and rich with vegetable matter and plant food, is Just as much a part of God's work as you are and should be treated as such instead of robbed and squandered as we and our ancestors have been doing. The washed out hill lands of the upper Cotton Belt and the sandy lands of the lower belt all need, and need badly, soil salvation. It is up to you and to us to bring this salvation to them in the shape of these crops turned under. Cowpeas are good, but Velvet Beans are far better because they make far more growth. The middle and northern part of the Cotton Belt were largely denied the use of the Velvet Bean until the origination and distribution of the early and extra early va- rieties that reach full or nearly full maturity even in the most northern part of our section. Every year sees hundreds of thousands of new Velvet Bean acres added to the South’s total acreage. With the spread of the planting. Velvet Bean Meal mills have sprung up in Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi and Velvet Bean Meal is successfully competing in the mar- kets as a competitor of Cottonseed Meal as a dairy and live stock feed. Every acre of Velvet Beans planted means first of all, soil improvement; second, a crop of beans that has a cash value for market or of still greater value to be fed the stock at home. Plant Velvet Beans in Corn Every acre of upland or second bottom corn in the Cotton Belt ought to be planted in Velvet Beans at rate of about one peck (15 lbs.) per acre. This plan means more forage than cowpeas will make, plus six to ten bushels of beans, without decreasing the usual yield of corn. We do not advise planting in bottom land corn. The growth on bottom land would be so heavy as to break down the corn. South of a line drawn east and west through Macon, Georgia , Montgomery. Ala- bama, and Jackson, Mississippi, plant the beans between the stalks of corn (2 beans to each place) about one month after corn planting. North of that line plant at the same time with the corn. Our experiments at the Hastings Farm have clearly dem- onstrated to us that in the northern half of the Cotton Belt the beans should be planted in the rows at corn planting time instead of later if best results are to be gotten from the crop. On the Hastings’ Plantation we plant the Bush Velvets in rows between 7-foot corn rows, the same as Mung Beans in corn. The Bush Velvets don't run on the corn and we have been especially well pleased with them. They can be easily cut and cured for hay and the grain yield equals the Early Velvet.- Plant some of these Bush Velvets this year and we believe you will add greatly to your acreage in the future. Extra Early Velvet Bean (No. 605) graph shows clusters of the Early Velvet grown in Middle Georgia where the seed matured perfectly in four months. It has the strong growing characteristics of the old variety, a crop of which turned under was estimated to do the land more good than a ton of average guano per acre. Extra Early Velvet is the one best variety for the middle and northern section of the Cotton Belt, gathering nitrogen from the air like cowpeas, making two or three times as much growth and pods and adding a supply of vegetable matter to your soil that will show for years to come in your crop. Plant in rows 4 to 5 feet apart, drop- ping 2 seeds every 12 to 15 inches. Cultivate once or twice and then let them alone. They will take care of themselves and everything else on the land. Packet, 10 cents; pound, 25c; 2 lbs., 45c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 15 lbs. (pk.), 75c; 60 lbs. (bu.), $2.50. Bush Velvet Beans /IJm ROT^ planted in rows ^nvi WW i ) or in corn anywhere the Ex- tra Early can be grown. It grows 2 to 3 feet high, spreading from 2 to 6 feet, de- pending on soil. It matures about the same as the Extra Early, yields about the same per acre in beans and makes fine hay. It will not climb or run and is a great soil improver. The Bush Velvet is fast coming into popularity and its ease of handling compared with the running type makes it particularly desirable. It is our experience that farmers who have once planted this Bush Velvet will plant it on all their Vel- vet Bean acreage. Try it this year along with the Extra Early. AVe are sure you Avill be much more than pleased. Packet, 10c; pound, 30c; 2 pounds, 50c; postpaid. Not prepaid; 15 lbs. (pk.), $1,00; 60 lbs. (bu.), $3.50. QUANTITY PRICES ■Write for special prices on quantity lots when ready to buy. Velvet Beans are subject to market changes. We will give you our very best prices. EXTRA EARLY VELVET BEANS Bush Velvet Beans 96 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia Type of Hastings’ Valencia Peanuts Tuber of Jerusalem Artichoke HASTINGS’ MUNG BEANS Do you know what they are? Do you know that this wonderful new forage, grain and soil-building crop was planted by 18,000 planters last year for the first time and that they have found the Mung Bean not only successful all over the South but have proven it far superior to cowpeas, soy beans, velvet beans and other such crops? Hastings’ Mung Beans should be planted on eVery farna in the South this spring and summer. You can’t afford to be Without Mung Beans, and although a new crop and the seed handpicked, hulled and recleane^ they are cheap. $3.75 worth of Hastings’ Mung Beans easily plants an acre and gives you a good start of this Wonderful New Crop. See Pages 92 and 93. Plant Plenty of Peanuts The peanut as a “cash” crop and as a feeding and fattening crop is coming into its own. In many parts of the South it has long been looked on as desirable to have a small peanut patch for the hogs to run on for fattening and possibly a few over for the children to “parch”. Now the peanut has become a full man-sized crop with hundreds of thousands of acres under cultivation both for hog feeding and in many sections for sale direct to oil mills for the manufacture of peanut oil and meal. Peanuts ought to be a regular crop on every Southern farm that has sandy, light clay or loose loam soils. Every part of the crop is of use. The tops make splendid hay or forage, the nuts are valuable either for feed or for sale to the oil mills, most of which will contract in advance for your crop. You can trade with them and get back the meal for feed just as you would trade cotton seed for cottonseed meal. Last, but not least, the peanut is one of the leguminous plants that draw that most costly element of plant food, nitrogen, from the air, depositing it in your soil for the use of future crops. The peanut as a real crop has come to the Cotton Belt to stay. If you fail to plant peanuts plentifully it’s your loss. The Spanish Peanut (two varieties) is early and a heavy bearer. In Florida and along the Gulf Coast where they can be planted as early as April and as late as July 15th, two crops can be made. Plant from 1 to 2 bushels per acre, the Spanish or bush sorts thicker or closer than the running varieties.- Just a word. You may desire some of the improved varieties such as are offered below. You may not feel able to pay the price for quantity sufficient for your acre- age. Send in your order for one or three pounds or more, plant in well prepared ground and grow your seed for large acreage next year. Hastings’ Improved Spanish(No. 579) ?„'’ti?„a'?eVh'af’’been bred for the purpose of increasing the size somewhat and the number of kernels per hull to three to a marked degree, yet keeping the fine quality and productiveness of the standard Spanish peanut. ()ur grower has established this sort and has ob- tained better yields than with any other variety. It is especially adapted to sandy lands and shows remarkably few “pops” in the crops. Best recleaned, hand-picked seed stock. Pound, 40 cents; 3 lbs., $1.00; postpaid. Write for quantity prices. Snanieh Poanill'/'Nfl \ ^ variety 9|Jai1l9n r vaBlUt ^ lllli uO I / for a forage and fattening crop in the South. An early, heavy bearer; bushes growing close, so, very easily cultivated. Grains or nuts are smaller, but much sweeter and finer flavored and much more free from “pops” than the larger sorts. Best recleaned seed stock. Pound, 30 cents; 4 pounds, $1.00; postpaid. Quantity lots, not prepaid, about 12 cents per pound. Write for best prices when ready to buy. North Carolina Running Peanut(No. 580) ^aTbee^ creased planting of the running varieties of peanuts. The best and surest cropper in the Central and Lower South is the “North Carolina”. Nuts somewhat larger than the Spanish, easily grown, and nuts fill out nicely with very few “pops” for a running variety. Finest recleaned seed stock. Pound, 30 cents; 4 pounds, $1.00; postpaid. Quantity lots, not prepaid, about 12 cents per pound. Write for our very best prices on amount you want when ready to buy. Improved Valencia Peanut(No. 578) peanut adapted to our section and yet larger in size with a greater number of nuts or kernels than in the generality of varieties planted in the South. The Improved Valencia coming originally from Spain fills the requirements exactly and has proven through several years’ test its full adaptability to our growing conditions. A most productive and desirable variety, a distinct improvement in appearance over any va- riety in general use. Pods are large, close and well filled, containing 3 to 4 nuts or kernels in each pod. Of very mild, sweet, enjoyable flavor. Their handsome apppear- ance makes storekeepers, or any one wanting them for ordinary commercial pur- poses, buy them on sight. The Valencia is well worth a trial on your farm. Home Grown Seed, pound, 40c; 3 pounds, $1.00; postpaid. Quantity lots, not prepaid, about 20 cents per pound. Write for quantity prices when ready to buy. JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES ^Nn Southern farmer who grows hogs and does not grow Jerusalem Ar- ^nui j tichokes is neglecting a most important hog-food crop. It is a most val- uable food for hogs, fattening them quickly, and it is said by many hog raisers that a hog fed on artichokes has never been known to have cholera. They are fully adapted to Southern plantings, growing and increasing through the entire season. They are grown from tubers, the same as Irish potatoes. It requires 300 pounds to plant an acre. On very rich land they have produced nearly 1000 bushels per acre. Turn the hogs into the field and they will harvest them. Plant in March and April in rows 3 feet apart, dropping seed every 2 feet in the row. Let grow until fall. Hogs will be delighted to harvest them all through the winter. Pound, postpaid, 25 cents; 3 pounds, 70 cents. Not prepaid: 10 pounds, 75 cents; 50-pound lots (bushel) and upwards, 6 cents per pound. Write for large quantity prices. H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 97 HASTINGS’ SYRUP CANE (No. 598) 1910 our grower obtained seed of this Syrup Cane from the far South, and since that time he has been selecting his seed by picking out from the best plants the largest and best developed seed heads. During this time he has tested other varieties and found this type of cane better than all other sorts for making syrup. It is two weeks later than Amber or Orange and makes a larger stalk ■”**^*** and fully more than % more fodder than either Amber or Orange Cane. Therefore, it is especially recommended for silos. Plant this cane seed on rich land during April or May in drills (4-foot WUlfcMl ^ rows) at the rate of 12 to 15 pounds per acre. Cultivate like corn and chop out like cotton, leaving plants about 10 to 12 inches apart in the row. One seed will stool out and produce three to five stalks, usually growing from 10 to 12 feet tall, and under favorable conditions this variety will usually produce from 30 to 50 bushels of seed per acre and 125 to 200 gallons of syrup per acre, which is usually of a fine flavor and always sells well. It is best to cut for making syrup just before the seeds ripen, as the plants have more saccharine at that state of development, but if you de- sire to save seed, let the plant mature and cut Avheu it is fully ripe. The seed heads should be cut and cured in the field. This variety of sorghum produces an abundance of splendid fodder. Some of the larger syrup makers do not pull the fodder, but run the stalk and fodder through a cane crusher, thereby saving labor. This method of crushing the cane may cause the syrup to be a little darker in color than if the fodder is pulled. Seed should not be run through crusher after they ripen. opinion that this new introduction, Hastings’ ■«C%«vlllllldlUClCIVII Syrup Cane is the best syrup cane that can be grown. It is an All-purpose Sorghum Cane, recommended in the highest for syrup, silage, fodder and seed. Orange, Amber and Red Top Sorghum are not good for syrup mak- ing and it is our experience that Texas Seeded Ribbon Cane cannot always be de- pended on for purity. Hastings’ Syrup Cane is somewhat similar to the Seeded Rib- bon Cane but can be depended upon and is a vastly better cane for all its purposes all the way through. Hastings’ Syrup Cane is a real syrup maker and we are doing the South a great service in offering dependable seed of this muchly needed crop this year. It is a valuable crop for us on the Hastings’ Plantation for feed, seed and syrup. It will be for you. Five pounds is enough to plant % acre ; a plenty to give every planter seed to try it out for himself and to get a good start. ^ real, dependable syrup cane. Pound, 30 cents; 5 pounds for $1.25; ■ ■ postpaid. Not prepaid: 10-lb. lots, 15 cents per pound; 100-lb. lots 12 cents per pound. Order early and be sure of a good start. SORGHUM CANE SEED for FORAGE Recleaned"F ree from T rash and Dirt s'o'gium m" South for forage and hay crops becomes more general. Can be sown either alone or mixed with cowpeas. Planted in drills, use 8 to 10 pounds per acre, or about a bushel (50 pounds) broadcasted for forage; if sown broadcast Avith peas use about % bushel (25 pounds) with one bushel of peas. It pays to fertilize sorghum heavily, the in- creased yield more than paying for the fertilizer. Every bushel of sorghum seed we send out is thoroughly recleaned and free from trash, stems and dirt. Early Amber Sorghum ( No. 586 ) either alone or broadcasted Avith peas. Pound, 25 cents; 5 pounds, $1.00; postpaid. Ten-pound lots, not prepaid, about 7 cents a pound. Quantity prices subject to mar- ket changes. Write us for prices when ready to buy. Not good for syrup. Farll# Larger than Amber, maturing ten days later, bell Ijr wl ^ n Vi uouy Pound, 25 cents.; 5 pounds, $1.00; postpaid. Ten- pound lots, not prepaid, about 7 cents a pound. Write for prices. Not good for syrup. Red Ton Sorehum^No 583^ Later, larger groAvth and better drought I V|J ^UrgllUIII^HUi uoo; resister than Amber and Orange. Grow- ing in favor in the Southeast. Pound, 25 cents; 5 pounds, $1.00; postpaid. Ten- pound lots, not prepaid, about 7c per pound. Write for prices. Not good for syrup. (ROW MORE FEED TO FEED MORE STOCK Hastings’ Syrup Cane — Dependable Seed MAKE FORAGE With the rapidly increasing stock industry in the South and the prosperity coming to the South on account of it, raising more stock feed, and especially forage is paramount. The South is destined to become a great stock producing section of the country of good, pure- bred stock, and forage must be raised to feed it. Raise more stock, but first, it is only a paying proposition if you groAV all the feed necessary for that stock on your own acres. Sorghums are Forage crops for the South. Hastings’ Syrup Cane is a Avonderful producer of forage and grain as Avell as syrup and is very A’aluable for ensilage. Early Amber, Early Orange and Red Top Sorghums are forage producers of great merit and eA^ery farmer in the South with even a single head of stock on his place Avould do Avell to raise a plenty to feed his stock. At the largest stock shows in the country last year, the South shoAved champions of practically all breeds of cattle and hogs. Big Northern breeders are moving South for our advantages. Eive stock has found its natural home in the South. GroAV more feed to feed more live stock. Hastings’ Early Amber Sorghum — ShoAving Character of Growth 98 //. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia FETERITA— A Sure Drought Beater ^Na forage plant for the South, brought from Egypt in 1907. Similar to KaflBr Corn in gen- ^llOiwOO^ eral habit, but grows a little taller and produces larger heads, standing erect; white seed and early maturity. Its greatest value, however, is its great ability to resist drought. In the extreme heat and drought in the Western States several years ago when corn burned up completely and all the varieties of Sorghum and Kaffir Corn largely failed, Feterita came through practically without damage, making a splendid crop of both grain and forage. Feterita generally grow's about five feet high, matures a month or more earlier than Kaffir Corn or Milo Maize, and produces larger heads and more grain. It is a good crop to plant after oats or wheat because it is quick in maturing and its grain feed value is nearly as high as corn. For hog feed cut the grain heads in the “dough” although the seed is larger and softer than Kaffir Corn. Sow in rows like Kaffir Corn at rate of 6 to 8 pounds per acre. Pound, 25c; 5 lbs., $1.00; postpaid. In lots of 10 pounds or over, not prepaid, about 10 cents per pound. Write for quantity prices. White ( No. 628 ) and Red Kaff ir ( No. 627 ) Corn ZL" drought resisting qualities. Grow 4 to 5 feet high, are very stocky and leafy; valuable alike for forage and grain. Plant from March to July, in rows 3 feet apart, drilling seed thinly like sorghum. If wanted for grain, principally, let heads mature on the stalk and then the whole stalk may be cut for fodder after the seed heads have been cut. If wanted for fodder, mainly, cut down the stalks when first seed heads begin to appear, leaving 4 to 5 inches of stubble. From this stubble will spring a second growth, making an ex- cellent crop of forage and a fair crop of grain. Stalks keep green and juicy to the last. For poultry feed and small grain it is unexcelled. Two varieties, the White and Red; the only marked difference that we can see is that of the color of the grains. We can supply either at packet, 10 cents; pound, 25 cents; five pounds, $1.00; postpaid. In quantity, not prepaid, about 10 cents per pound. Write for prices. lanatlACA / Nn R I Should be more generally grown in the South for poultry Jdfjanese DUleltWnedK^nUi oio; feed, it is well adapted and may be sown in very early spring or late summer, maturing in about two months. It is easily grown, desirable, and profitable for large grain yields, flower food for bees, and turned under it is a good soil improver. Where weeds are thick, buckwheat will smother them and put the soil in good condition for the crops that follow. Buck- Avheat makes a fine quality of flour, the kind that goes into the famous “Buckwheat Cakes”. It’s great for poultry feed. Pound, postpaid, 25 cents. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots, about 10c per pound. Write for prices. Two Average Heads of Chicken Corn Grown in Georgia iey Saving Crops 1 crops and money-saving crops. We need never fear sh crops. The vital thing for the South is to plant -saving crops so the millions of dollars we get for ijtioii crops wTll stay here. PLANT HASTINGS' SEEDS Chicken Corn or Shallu, White CAArlArl/lln RQRN In our tests and investiga- OOU; tlons of the various differ- ent plants of grain and forage crops that might prove of value in the South, we discovered what is really a “White Seeded” Chicken Corn. It is more valuable than the old Red Seeded and at the same time it is a much surer cropper. Chicken Corn, Shallu or Egyptian Wheat, is a variety of the sorghum family with extra large loose, bushy heads, covered thickly with small grains. If left stand- ing, the grains drop off in a scattering manner and the chickens gather it. If grown on a larger scale the lar^e, well-filled heads can be cut at maturity and fed to the poultry as desired. It is best to sow the seed rather thinly in rows three to four feet apart, leaving two or three plants to every three feet of row. If planted in small patches only, it is best to plant near enough to the chicken houses so chickens can range, feeding on the seeds as they fall in the patch. One of our Cuban friends has recently called our at- tention to another value of this splendid plant. In the days of high-priced wheat flour and the necessity of making it go as far as possible through mixing it, de- sirable adulterants are at a premium. This Cuban ex- periment showed that finely ground Chicken Corn or Shallu mixed with wheat flour in proportions of .three parts of flour to one of Chicken corn was far more sat- isfactory than other ingredients. Referring again to its value as poultry feed there are large sections of the South that are buyers instead of growers and sellers of poultry. This is due to both a lack of home-grown feed and the necessarily high cost of bought poultry feed. This White Seeded Chicken Corn with its ease of growth, sureness of crop, and heavy yields will go a long way towards solving the poultry feed problem. Where large quantities are grown, heads should be cut and stored like Sorghum or Kaffir Corn for winter feed. The large leafy stalks can also be cut, as they make excellent feed. Growing Chicken Corn will cut your feed bills away down. It’s the cheapest and best feed you can get. Plant 8 pounds per acre 'in rows 3% to 4 feet apart. Pkt, 10c; lb., 30c; 4 lbs., $1.00; postpaid. Write for quantity prices when ready to buy. H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 99 AM IUIiIIa'I' known and most valuable of all I ValliOll Iwllliei, green forage plants in the South, For /Na years sensational seedsmen have sold this ^nVi Olu^ as a new plant under the name of “Pencillaria” and “Hand’s Wonder Forage Plant”. Pencillaria or Cattail Millet needs no introduction to any of the older residents of the South. Its great value is well known. Greatest and best yielder of green forage and continues to grow and produce through the entire season if cut frequently enough to prevent its going to seed. Our illustration on this page shows the heavy growth of Pearl Millet. In actual field tests made some years ago on heavily manured ground it made green forage at the rate of 95 tons per acre in 1.35 days. No other forage plant has ever come up to that record. A tropical plant making an enormous growth all through our long Southern summer. Relished by all kinds of stock and they eat it greedily. No plant Avill go further towards solving the forage problem in the South than Pearl Millet. It ought to be grown on your farm. Sow thinly in rows 3 feet apart at the rate of 8 to 10 pounds per acre. Packet, 10 cents; pound, 3.5 cents; postpaid. In 10-pound lots, not prepaid, about 15 cents per pound. Write for our quantity prices when ready to buy. Our Tennessee Grown Golden Millet (No. 618) (Formerly German Millet) — "We have said considerable in the past about the importance of Southern grown seed being necessary for a successful crop of Golden Millet in the South. We give below a reproduction from a photo- graph of a crop from our Tennessee seed. Is it not worth 25c or so more per bushel to sow seed that will make a crop like this? Golden Millet is an im- portant and nutritious hay crop, largely grown throughout the South, rel- ished by horses and cattle. Seed thickly, not less than one bushel per acre, any time from the middle of May through July, but not too early, because it does not grow off nicely until the soil and w'eather get warm. It matures in from six to eight weeks after seeding. Cut while in bloom, before the seed hardens in the head, as after that the hay quality decreases. There are two necessities for a successful crop of Golden Millet — first, rich or highly ma- nured ground ; second, Southern grown seed, that from Tennessee being the best. Pound, postpaid, 30c, 10-pound lots or over, about 8 cents per pound. Subject to market change. Write for larger quantity prices when ready to buy. Tall annual herb, about 3 feet high, producing flowers / followed by seed pods which shatter the oily seeds in great profusion. These seeds are relished by poultry but its greatest use at present is a crop to attract and feed wild birds, especially quail and par- tridges. The oil from the seed is sweet, and, like olive oil, is used on salads and for other culinary purposes. The parched seeds are used in confection- ery. Drill seed in rows 3 feet apart, as soon as frost danger is past, at rate of 5 pounds per acre. Packet, 5 cents; ounee, 15 cents; % pound, 35 cents; pound, $1.00; postpaid. RmAmPnrn^NA dry-land farming where Droom WOrn^NO. there is a market for the straw for brooms. It has practically no feed value as neither the plant nor seeds are suitable for feeding purposes. Pound, 25 cents; 5 pounds, $1.00; postpaid. In 10-pound lots or over, not prepaid, about 10 cents per pound. Write for quantity prices. IlnlanrI Ri««a/Na You can grow rice on upland as well as on upiana KICe^NO. 90^ j the flooded lowlands, any ground having a reasonable aniount of moisture making fair crops. If you a vai im ^ m m ■ — m m ■ ik ■ haven’t tried rice before, do so this year and see for yourself PLANT PLENTY OF MONEY SAYING CROPS that it will make 20 to 40 bushels per acre. Pound, post- paid, 30 cents. In 10-pound lots or over, not prepaid, 10 cents per pound. l9lieisSsin hivery farm in the South mamiiioin Russian ought to grow sunflowers Cimf Iaiaiok ^ II a I ^ where dUnilOWer^NQi l ) poultry is raised can afford to be without them. The yield on fairly good land is im- mense, 125 bushels per acre being nothing unusual, and as a poultry feed to give rapid growth and fine glossy plumage, there is nothing that equals it. As an egg-producing food, nothing can be better. When we say that a sunflower crop is profitable, we mean the Mammoth Russian, which pro- duces three to four times as much seed as the common vari- eties. Packet, 10 cents; pound, 25 cents; postpaid. Ten pounds, or over, not prepaid, 10 cents per pound. T^neintc^/NA Mammoth forage plant; un- I doubtedly one of the most val- uable for the South to be used in a green state. The yield is simply enormous and can be cut all through the sumrner and until frost. We were assured by the late C. A. Bacon, of Or- mond, Florida, several years ago, that this remarkable plant grew at the rate of 5 inches per day on his place. Ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00; postpaid. Yellow IVIIIo-IVIalze(No. 584) of fine^ forage. Grows 8 to 12 feet high, stooling heavily. Can be cut several times during season. Large seed heads give a crop equal to corn. Plant 10 pounds per acre. Pound, 25 cents; 5 pounds, $1.00; postpaid. In ten-pound lots or over, not prepaid, about 8 cents per pound. Write for prices. Genuine Pearl or Cattail Millet (Pencillaria) WRITE FOR QUANTITY PRICES We sell field seeds according to market prices the day you buy. As soon as you are ready to buy, write us what you want and we will quote lowest prices and give freight or express rates to your station. Use Special Quotation Sheet in back of catalog. These “money-saving crops” are absolutely necessary on every Southern farm to feed live stock and poultry. GroAv everything you can use at home. That’s the way to make farming pay. 100 H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia BUG INSURANCE Why not “Bug Insur.ince”? Not necessarily a guarantee against bug attacks but a guarantee against any serious results of those bug attacks. Every market gardener, every trucker who grows vegetables has to guard against attacks by various kinds of bugs, and the same thing is true of home gardens. Why not insure your crops against serious bug damage? Bugs that feed on your plants and trees are of two kinds. There are “biting insects” that chew or eat the foliage and stems and there are “sucking insects” that suck the juices from the plants until they wither and die. To kill insects, therefore, we must have two kinds of insecticides: a stomach poison for the biting insect and a contact poison for the sucking insects to rub against. Here we list Bug Death and Stonecypher’s which are effective against biting insects. Also Ave have Bug Death Aphis, Tobacco Dust and Whale Oil Soap with Tobacco which kill sucking insects. All these except Stonecypher's can be sent by mail. rvpATIJ Bug Death kills the bugs and at the same • " time does not injure the plant or its regu- lar growth as does Paris Green, London Purple, Arsenate of Lead or the dozen or more forms of arsenical poisons that are offered as “bug-killers”. Instead of Bug Death killing or injuring the plants (when applied right) it actually acts as a fertilizer in small degree. Do you know of any other insecticide of which this is true? Bug Death is the only general insecticide known that is effective on bugs and is at the same time harmless to both plants and ani- mals. It’s sure death to leaf-eating bugs and it does not “burn” the plants like Paris Green and other arsenical poisons. Keep “Bug Death” on hand and when Mr. and Mrs. Bug settle on your premises to raise a family you can easily turn this into a “bug funeral” instead of leaving the way open for a large and able bodied increase in bug population in your garden. Order it now. POSTPAID PRICES ON BUG DEATH — Pound, 35 cents; 3 pounds, 70 cents; 5 pounds, .$1.00; IZVa pounds, $2.00. By Express or Freight, not prepaid: Pound, 20 cents; 3 pounds, 43 cents; 5 pounds, 60 cents ; 12% pounds, $1.25 ; 100-pound keg, .$8.50. Stonecypher’s Potato Bug Killer This stomach poison will kill all leaf-eating insects. Bugs are often disastrous to Irish Pota- toes, Squash, Cucumbers, Canta- loupes and Tomatoes and for use in the home garden as well as for truck gardens we recommend Stonecypher’s Potato Bug Killer to kill these bugs. This insecticide is stronger and more effective than Bug Death and it does not injure even the tender plants unless applied too thickly. It is in powder form and comes in a cylinder shaker box or can, so is very handy and convenient to use. No duster, sifter or pump is needed as the shaker top of the container makes a duster of it. You want to be sure of results when you start fighting bugs and you should always keep a plentiful supply of a good, reliable in- secticide on hand. Stonecypher’s is sure death to all biting or leaf- eating insects, costs little and is easily applied. Order it by the dozen cans or packages so as to have a plenty on hand for instant use. It is guaranteed to kill Irish Potato Bug or Beetle or money will be gladly refunded. PRICES ON STONECYPHER’S POTATO BUG KILLER— -By express, not prepaid, $3.00 per dozen cans. (Remember, Stone- cypher’s is real Bug Insurance and it does its work thoroughly. It doesn’t run bugs away. It kills the bugs.) Stonecypher’s is an arsenical poison and so cannot be sent by mail but it is continually needed wherever there are bugs. Order a dozen cans by express to keep on hand or with your neighbors. This is the cheapest wholesale price, what the dealer pays, and we shall be glad to furnish dealers as well as all our customers at this same price. OTHER INSECTICIDES, FUNGICIDES AND SUPPLIES Riicy nAaf li AnhSe Death is to use against “biting DUg I^Cain #%pniS insects” and Bug Death Aphis like- wise conquers the “sucking insects”. It is free from' arsenic; safe for bees, birds, chickens, animals and consumers. For sucking in- sects, lice, aphis, flea beetles, currant worms and fungus attacks, this preparation is offered with full confidence in its protective as well as destructive power. There is no place where it can work in- jury to the consumer or plants. Its mission is to kill insects and fungus. Use it in the garden, on the flowers, on shrubs, in the orchard and on the shade trees. It’s an all round good insecticide and also a fungicide. PRICES ON BUG DEATH APHIS— Package (12 oz.), 35 cents; 10 pounds, .$2.00; postpaid. Not prepaid; 10 lbs., $1.40; 80-lb. keg, $8.75; 150-lb. keg, $16.00. Tobacco Dust Powdered tobacco is a standard insecti- cide, often used in conjunction with Whale Oil Soap and Bordeaux mixtures. The striped cucumber (squash and melon) beetle and flea-beetle are repelled with this in- secticide. Pound box with directions, 25 cents; postpaid. WIialA All Genuine Whale Oil Soap with Tobacco VYnalC? Mil Powder. This mixture combines the wSAl* values of both, effective against San Jose ” Scale, Oyster Shell Scale, Aphis, most Plant’ Lice and Spiders and other sucking insects on trees, shrubs, plants, vines, rose bushes, etc. Pound box, 35 cents; postpaid. ^^Acre-an-Hour Sifter For distributing Bug Death and other insecticides in dry or powdered form. By using this, you can apply powders evenly and easily, with little or no waste, and as this sifter is very simple, with nothing about it to wear out or get out of order, it is a mighty good idea to buy one and have it on hand, ready to use at any time. Each, 75 cents; postpaid. those who only want a small distrib- utor for dry or powdered insecticides and fungicides we have Dickey Dusters. They are fine for those with only small gardens or a few plants to dust. Price, 50c; postpaid. hand sower that scatters wy evenly, thoroughly and easily. Use it with any seeds that can be sown broadcast — or with ground bone, ashes or fertilizers. A Cyclone will pay for itself in three or four hours’ work. It gives absolutely even distribution and so will make three bushels do the work of four. It has a special slope feed board, a very important feature found only in the Cyclone, which keeps the hopper properly filled without tilting the machine, in- suring a uniform flow and affords a great convenience to the oper- ator in carrying the seeder. It also has an automatic feed adjust- ment, giving a positive force feed throughout; quickly adjusted, started or stopped and can’t clog — no waste of seed. The distrib- uting wheel is strong and rigid, made of metal with no soldered joints. Everyone needs a hand seeder. Price, $3.00; postpaid. PLANT TABLETS— The most modern, efficient and scientific method of fertilizing ‘growing plants. It is plant food in tablet form, containing 11% nitrogen, 12% phosphoric acid and 15% potash. Stim-U-planT tablets are the richest plant food sold, highly concentrated, immediately available forms of plant food for use in stimulating all fruit, flower, vegetable and ornamental plants. These plant tablets promote a luxuriant, vigorous growth of branch, leaf and flower. We are told that they “double the bloom”. These tablets, dissolved in water, build up the soil and supply scientifically the elements necessary to a wholesome growth. Try them on your house plants and they will become strong and healthy. Complete directions with package. Trial size, 15 cents; small size, 25 cents; medium size (100 tablets), 75 cents; large size, <1,000 tablets), $3.50; postpaid, RURALIST PRESS, IN HASTINGS’ FARM BULLETINS FREE We receive thousands of letters from our customers, asking how to best prepare, sow and cultivate various crops. Of course in an- swering the letters we cannot go into all the detail we want to and cannot give full information that the planter should know. There- fore. we have written a number of Bulletins on the different crops, going into their culture in detail. They’ve been written partly from our own experience, partly from that of successful farmers in other Southern States under varying soil and season conditions. They are very valuable and interesting and we shall be glad to send any of them free to our customers. There is no charge. Just ask us for the bulletins you w’ant. ' Bulletin 101— Alfalfa. Bulletin 102— Hog Feeding Crops. Bul- letin 103 — Rape. Bulletin 106 — Hay and Forage Crops. Bulletin 107 — Onions. Bulletin 110 — Corn Growing. Bulletin 111 — Cotton Grow- ing. Bulletin 112 — Sudan Grass. Bulletin 113 — Cabbage and Tur- nips. Bulletin 114 — Rhodes Grass. I All these Bulletins are up-to-date and reliable. ATLANTA. THIS SPECIAL QUOTATION 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. With these offers standing open to every seed buyer, we can not and will 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. Mulford Cultttres See illustration. Alfalfa plant on left not inoculated — Plant on right inoculated with Mulford Culture for Alfalfa — All other conditions the same — The contrast speaks for itself. 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 teU 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 »ea“S, Alfalfa, Crimson Clover, Sweet Clover, White Clover, Red Clover, ^sike Clover, Bur Clover, Cowpeas, Soy Beans, Peanuts, Vetch, Velvet Beans, Beggarweed, Eespedeza or Japan Clover, Sweet Peas, Garden i'eas. Garden Beans, Pima Beans. , PRICE — One-acre size bottle, $1.50 ; 5-acre size bottle, $3-00 i %-acre size bottle, 75 cents; Small Garden size, for Garden Peas^, Garden Beans, Pima Beans and Sweet Peas only 35 cents; postpaid. Specify the crop you want to use it on, sure. Hastings’ Special ! Quotation Sheet (S-1922) H. G. HASTINGS CO., Atlanta. Ga. PLEASE DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE 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 will 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. 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 Of fice (If Different from your Post Office^ £ QUANTITY VARIETY Leave This Space Blank o Wifi U 111 oo ss fi.fi. l-h. Zifi u Oj