H. G. Hastings & Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
HASTINGS' CUCUMBER SEED 
Cucumbers are very tender and should not be planted until all danger 
wUI&urc of frost is past and the ground becomes warm. If planted earlier 
than this they should be protected. Plant in hills four 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. CoA’er seed % inch in clay and heavy soils and 1 inch in 
light or sandy soils. Soil which covers seed should be worked down fine so that 
there are no clods or lumps in it. When plants are young insects often injure them 
and they should be watched closely and if insects appear, dust the plants with Bug 
Death. It is the best insecticide we know of for this purpose. Keep plants well 
cultivated up to the time they begin to run, after that confine cultivation to pulling 
out any large weeds as they appear. Pick off the cucumbers as soon as large enough 
for use, for if left to ripen the plants soon cease bearing. In this latitude (Atlanta) 
plantings may be made in the spring. Also in June, July and August for late 
summer and fall crops. In Florida and alons the Gulf Cioast August and September 
plantings are often profitable for late fall and early winter shipments. Quantity of 
seed required : 1 ounce to 60 hills ; about 2 pounds per acre. 
Hastings’ White Spine—Finest Extra Dark Strain 
Every year there is more or less trouble among the cucumber growers of the South 
on account of cucumbers not holding up in color. In the Hastings’ White Spine we 
have obtained a deeper, darker color, one that would be entirely satisfactory to 
anyone wantiiigai dark, green White Spine variety, a dark green that will hold for 
days after the cucumbers reach markets in the Northern cities. In color it is just 
right; it is- the earliest; cucumbers average good size and under good cultivation 
produces few or no imperfect fruits. Skin is hard, holds up extra w'ell in shipping. 
It is crisp and tender and retains its fresh plump appearance long after being 
gathered. It has all the good points that a cucumber should have and none of the 
bad ones and will be found perfectly satisfactory among market and home garden- 
ers and a source of profit to the trucker who ships. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 
cents; ^ pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00; postpaid. 10 pounds, not prepaid, $8.00. 
lmni*Airorl I Ano* firoAti old time favorite in the South; fruits 
■■Wng Ureen extra long and of good size, holding their 
dark green color until well matured. Crisp, tender and free from bitterness, fine 
for slicing When 3 to 4 inches long they make an especially good pickling cucum- 
ber. (4ood for planting at all seasons from early spring to late summer. Packet, 
6 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 25 cents; pound, 85 cents; postpaid, 
naiiie’ PAff AAf almost ideal cucumber for shipping; 
PaVIS rCllCCl WUCUlllBCrfieep qark green color, uniformity and 
regularity in size. It is exceedingly tender and as a slicing cucumber for the table 
is one of the best. Davis’ Perfect is a favorite with shippers in some parts of Flor- 
ida and Texas. It is almost seedless of its length from the stem and the seeds- 
that are in it when in slicing condition are so very small and tender they are almost 
uunoticeable. It is a very prolific variety. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 30 cts.';/ 
lb., $1.00; postpaid. 10-lb. lots or over, not prepaid, 80 cents per pound. 
Japanese Climbing 
Cucumber ma 
ago as a novelty which has 
proven one of the best of aU 
varieties for the home garden in 
the South. Vines attain twice 
the length of common varieties. 
Young plants are bushy but as 
soon as they are well established 
begin to throw out runners and 
climb and may be grown on 
fences, poles, or trellises thus 
saving much valuable space in 
small g.nrdens. Fruits 10 to 12 
inches in length, of fine green 
color; flesh is thick and firm, 
never bitter and is a superb 
variety for slicing. When young 
makes fine pickles. Very prolific 
and the fruits being raised well 
above the ground seldom suffer 
from wet weather or insects. 
Vines are almost proof against 
mildew and continue in bearing 
until late in the season. Packet, 
10 cents: ounce, 15 cents; 14 
pound, 50 cents; pound, $1.50: 
postpaid. 
Dianf ^^tra large 
VBdllL l'«;rcl and distinct 
variety from Asia. Fruits some- 
times 15 to 20 inches in length. 
Skin very thin while the flesh 
is unusually thick and produces 
very few seeds. Color light 
green with smooth skin. For 
home gardetts only as- it does 
not stand shipment. Packet. 10 
cents; ounce, 15 cents ; Vi pound, 
50 cents pound, $1.50; postpaid. 
FLOWER SEED 
FREE 
See our special offer on sec- 
ond page of catalogue cover. 
