H. G. Hastings & Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
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|JCF|r|J| GOURDS packet each of 4 useful varieties on the farm — 25c; postpaid — 
Sugar Trougn Japanese Nest Egg, Dipper and Dishcloth Gourds. 
Gourds furnish many useful household articles, and are easily groAvu anywhere in the South. Care 
should be taken net to grow them near squash and pumpkins, as they cross easily and make the 
squash intensely bitter. They should be grown where they have a chance to climb’ on fences or trel- 
ises for best results. 
Qiio-av TKAllO-h immense gourd 
I ruugll ean be used for innum- 
erable purposes about the farm.. ith the top or 
neck sawed off it can be used for buckets, baskets, 
i soap dishes, hen’s nests or water dishes for 
' poultry. Packet, 10 cents. 
The Dishcloth 
skin can be easily removed and the sponge-like 
interior can be cleaned and dried, then used for 
dishcloths or in place of sponges. They are fine. 
Packet, 10 cents. 
F 90 ' This small white fruited variety 
“55 will give you a plentiful supply 
of durable nest eggs. They are light, and when 
properly dried resemble eggs very closely and 
are uninjured by cold or wet. Do not plant in 
very rich soil or the fruits will be too large. 
Packet, 10 cents. 
ThA ^innAi* The variety from which the 
■ lit; l^l|J|jer long handled dippers are 
made. 
long 
Packet, 10 cents. 
AMT In the Lower South seed 
I should be sown in hot 
beds or frames in January or February. In 
the latitude of Atlanta hot beds should 1^ 
started between February 15 and iSiarch ID. 
Great care must be taken as eggplant will not 
germinate 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 plant- 
ing use % pound of seed per acre. Matures 
in about 125 days. 
Hastings’ Improved Large 
Purple Thornless Eggplant 
The staudard variety for all parts of the 
South for home use, nearby markets or ship- 
ment. We have sold this strain of Large Pur- 
ple for 17 years and there is no strain of egg- 
plant sold by any house that is superior to it. 
The fruits are splendidly and evenly colored 
with rich, dark purple and 90% 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 off col- 
ored fruit is almost unknown. Plants are 
strong, vigorous growers, producing from 5 to 
81arge fruits of dark, rich purple color. Earli- 
est 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. Pkt., 10 cts. ; % oz.. 20 cts; 
oz., 35 cts.; % lb., $1.00; lb., $3.75; postpaid. 
Early Long Purple 
Fruit 6 to 10 inches long. Quality good. Pkt.. 
5c; % oz.. 15c; oz., 25c; % lb., 75c; postpaid. 
KOHL-RABI (Early White 
The bulbs grow to the size of 
an apple when ready for use 
and are of a pale, 
whitish green color. 
Delicate cabbage-like 
flavor. Packet, 5 cts;: 
ounce, 20 cents. ; % 
pound, 50 cts; pound. 
$1.75; postpaid. 
DandelSon 
IMPROVED LARGE 
LEAVED. Packet, 10 
cents; % ounce, 30 
cents; ounce, 50 cents. 
Fettlcus or Corn Salad 
Large Green Cabbaging. For spring salad. 
Sow in rows 9 inches apart. Packet, 5 cents; 
ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 25 cents. 
^DITQQ Water Cress — Packet, 10 cents; 
ounce, 40 cts.; % pound, $1.25. 
Extra Curled Cress or Improved Pepper Grass. 
Tastes same as Water Cress. Extra curled. . . . ^ , 
Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz.. 10 cts. ; 14 lb.. 20 cts. Hastings’ Improved Large Purple Thornless Eggplant 
|C Al E OR BORECOLE FOR .Slncerelv wish we could get our friends to grow Kale more exten- 
^ sively as it is so much superior in eating qualities to the collard. 
Kale IS more hardy than cabbage and will stand through the entire winter in any ordinary season in the central and lower South. It is 
much improved in quality by being touched with frost. Of all the cabbage tribe this is the most finelv flavored and it would be m'^re 
generally grown were its good qualities more widely known. It is a favorite vegetable to furnish “greens” in the South during winter 
and spring, and for that use there is nothing better. Sow 1 ounce of seed for ion feet of row. 3 to 4 pounds per acre. 
^ Early Green Curled— Also variously known as “Dwarf German.” “Dwarf Curled Scotch” and “Siberian.” This is the variety usually sown 
in Die fall for spring use. It is rather low growing, with fine curled leaves of deep green color. The young leaves are tender and delicate 
In flavor. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound. 25 cents ; pound. 70 cents. 
T«n Green Curled ScotcU—Tall growing, very ornamental variety. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 33 cents; pound, 70 cents. 
Vienna) 
Kohl-Rabi 
