H. G. Hastings & Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
WHY NOT GROW GOOD TOMATOES? 
It Is just as easy to grow good tomatoes as it is small, inferior, mis- 
shapen, cracked, split, almost worthless ones, grown from cheap seed; 
usually the refuse from canneries or saved from tail-end of the market 
gardeners’ crops. 
Our tomato seed is saved exclusively from crops grown for seed pur- 
poses and seed is saved only from the choicest tomatoes in the fields. We 
will not attempt to compete in price with seed dealers who sell canning 
factory seed or who buy up tomato seed from the refuse of market gar- 
deners’ crops in New Jersey, Maryland and other truck-growing States. 
Hastings’ tomato seed has a reputation equaled by that of no other- 
house in this country. It leads all others in the tomato shipping sec- 
tions 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 shipment in the South; makes paying crops for 
local market gardeners ; it gives home gardens a bountiful supply t f 
delicious, large sized, smooth tomatoes, all through the summer; it’ ; 
exactly the seed you want for your use this year no matter w'hethe: 
you garden for market or home use, 
Cultuve In the Atlanta section start seed in hot beds or boxes in 
wMibHi w bouse between February 15 and March 1. Give plenty 
of light and space between the plants or else they will be weak and 
spindling. Scatter seed in bed or box thinly and cover with about V-> 
inch of soil. Transplant to open ground as soon as danger of frost is 
past. Before transplanting soil should have been broken deeply and 
stable manure or fertilizer w’orked in. Set plants 3 feet apart each 
way ; give clear cultivation. As plants grow it is best to tie them to 
stakes and {bin out the leaves so that the sun can penetrate and ripen 
the fruit quicker. A second seed planting made in May will give plants 
beginning to bear in August and continuing until frost. 1 ounce of 
seed makes about 1,500 good plauts ; use about 4 ounces of seed per acre. 
Hastings’ Dwarf Champion Tomato cin/strafn 
of Dwarf Champion is the only first-class tomato of sufficiently stiff 
growth to stand up clear of the ground without staking, thus keeping 
fruits off the ground. Growth very stiff and upright and compact; 
roots large; of bright red color; regular 
in size and shape and very smooth skin; 
one of our most popular and desirable 
varieties. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 15 
cents: ounce, 26 cents; ^ pound, 65 cents; 
pound, $2.25; postpaid. 
Tho A first-class main crop. 
* extra, large, smooth 
variety of bright red color. Used in some 
parts of the South for winter shipment 
and a standard sort for those who grow 
tomatoes for canning. It’s a large, smooth, 
solid, meaty tomato for all purposes and 
a splendid variety to furnish late toma- 
toes in gardens everywhere. Packet, 5 
cents; Vz ounce, 15 cents; ounce, 25 cents; 
% pound, 65 cents; pound, $2.00; postpaid. 
Spark’s EaplianaSf'fdmaiifSf 
good size and fiavor. Plants hardy, with 
rather slender open branches; moderate 
growth, well set with fruits, all of which 
ripen very early in the season. Deep 
scarlet color, grooving in clusters of 5 to 
8. of medium size, average 2'Vz inches in 
diameter. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 15 
cents; ounce, 25 cents; % pound, 65 cents; 
pound, $2.00; postpaid. 
The giant of toma- 
toes. Largest of all 
but needs highest possible culture for 
success. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 20 
cents; ounce, 35 cents. 
Ponderosa 
GARDEN VALUE 
Few in the country realize the real 
value of a good garden. The city man 
spends from $200 to $3C0 a year for 
what can be easily grown in a good 
farm garden. 
Hastings’ Dwarf Champion Tomato 
Hastings’ Redfield Beauty, The AH Right Tomato 
HASTINGS’ REDFIELD BEAUTY TOMATO THE MOST SATISFACTORY TOMATO THAT YOU 
Our I^dfield Beauty is of the right size, the right earliness, the right shape, the right color, the right bearing qualities, the right ship- 
plng and eating qualities; in fact it’s an all right tomato in every respect. It has been planted for the last 19 years in Florida, Georgia, 
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, and in all tests it has proven its superiority over all the other famous varieties. Its vigorous 
growth, heavy and long bearing qualities and its comparative freedom from rotting under the most trying conditions of growth, make it 
a lavorite everywhere. Of glossy crimson color 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 is unexcelled 
lor 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 easil.v. In competitive tests it has excelled all the noted varieties put out by Northern houses in 
them was equal to it. For the shipper and market gardener it is the best; for the home garden it is none the less 
vaiuab.e combining, as Redfield Beauty does, every desirable quality. Large packet, 10 cents; Yz ounce, 15 cents; ounce, 25 cents; % pound, 
65 cents; pound, $2.00; 10 pounds, $17.50. 
