H. G. Hastings & Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
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Texas Prolific, Cld Homestead, Kentucky 
superb pole snap bean which is known and planted in 
Yw vllUCi all parts of the South is known under all three of these names. 
It is a most profitable pole, green, snap bean for you to plant any time from 
April to August, anywhere in the South. Vines grow off rapidly, become 
very rank and if properly supported w'ould reach a height of 20 feet. Bears 
in 60 to 70 days from planting and if closely picked will continue until 
frost. Pods are round, green and grow 6 to 12 inches long. Well rounded out, 
meaty, tender and absolutely stringless. Immensely prolific, 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 
Florida Butter Lima Bean 
lima bean for early-in-the-season bearing. Can’t beat 
this variety among pole limas for bearing early in the 
season anywhere in the South as it begins to produce 
pods from the very first bloom that appears on the 
plants, something that is not true of any of the other 
pole lima beans when planted in the South. It grows 
and bears profusely all through the season instead of 
waiting until the nights get cool before it “sets” beans. 
Will make an abundant crop where other sorts fail 
completely. Packet, 10 cents; % pint, 20 cents; pint, 30 
cents; quart, 50 cents; postpaid. Not prepaid, peck, $2. 
grown it, plant, at least, 
a few of them this year 
for you will certainly 
be pleased. Here in the South with our long growing seasons, pole beans like this 
are very profitable. The genuine variety of this will pay you well but look out for 
the seed of the short, tough, shucky. Southern Prolific that is so often sold under 
these names in recent years. In appearance of the seed it is almost identical and the 
Southern Prolific is not worth planting if you want good quality in your beans. 
Packet, 10 cents; % pint, 15 cents; pint, 25 cents; quart, 45 cents; postpaid. Not pre- 
paid, peck, $1.50; bushel, $5.50. 
New McCasland Pole Bean — It’s a Wonder 
The finest pole bean 
of all, introduced by us 
last year. This bean 
came to us in ameculiar 
uaiy, having b&u in a 
Georgia family for 
years. Mr. McCasland. 
who was a great admir- 
er of this house and a 
planter of Hastings' 
Seeds for years, just 
before his death re- 
quested that this bean 
be placed in our hands. 
IMrs. McCasland sent 
us a small quantity 
with the request that if 
we found it worthy of 
introduction that we 
name it after her hus- 
band, which we gladly 
did. 
The illustration on 
this page is from a 
photograph of a single 
matured vine showing 
its immense prolific- 
ness, The large size 
pods fill perfectly and 
in the “snap” stage are 
deep green color, meaty, 
stringless and of de- 
liciO'US flavor. Vines 
continue to bear im- 
mense quantities 
throughout the season 
if kept picked closely. 
When allowed to ripen 
the shell beans of pure 
white color are most ex- 
cellent for winter use. 
The McCasland is a 
pole snap bean that no 
Southern home garden 
can afford to be with- 
out and we were cer- 
tainly sorry to have to 
disappoint so many last 
season who ordered 
after the supply was 
exhausted. With the 
enormous demand and 
still limited supply of 
seed, we can still only 
offer it in small quan- 
tities as we want to get 
it widely distributed. 
Packet, 15 cents; % 
pint, 30 cents; pint, 50 
cents; quart, 90 cents; 
postpaid. 
New McCasland Pole Bean 
In this variety you 
Texas Prolific — Old Homestead — Kentucky Wonder 
Early Golden Cluster Wax Pole Bean ean have a wa:c 
pole bean equal in all respects to the old Homestead or Kentucky Wonder, in vigor 
of growth, size and quality of pods, earliness, length of bearing, fine flavor and tend- 
erness. The dry beans are large, white and make a most excellent shell bean for 
winter use, thus giving an excellent variety both for snap and shell beans. Packet, 
10 cents; % pint, 15 cents; pint, 25 cents; quart, 45 cents; peck, $1.50; not prepaid. 
I WSfA’e PaIa Raan the most popular varieties of white- 
LiAZy WIlC 9 mit? DCall seeded pole beans and an especially heavy 
bearer from both spring and late summer plantings. Pods are entirely stringless 
and of rich, buttery flavor. The beans are extra large, round, white and make 
splendid shell beans for winter use when allowed to fully mature. Packet, 10 cents; 
Yz pint, 15 cents; pint, 25 cents; quart, 45 cents. Peck, not prepaid. $l.o0. 
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