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H. G. Hastings & Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
Handsome, very free flowering annuals, originally from Mexico. Adapted t^o the 
wOSmOS 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 fipst is past in open ground. They 
grow 4 to 6 feet tall and are covered profusely with flowers from August until frost. White, 
Dink and crimson mixed. Packet, 5 cents. „ , . .. j j.%. 
Giant of California— A large flowering strain, the flowers being more than double the size of 
the original strain. Flowers pink, white and crimson m^ed. Packet, 10 cents. 
Yellow Cosmos— Klon dyke — Originated near Ga. The originator says that from early 
spring sown seed the plants begin to bloom by June 15th and are 2^ feet high._ Blooms continu- 
ously until frost, being covered with rich, orange yellow flowers 2 to 3 inches in diameter. This 
is a ‘superb variety. Packet, 15 cents or 2 for 25 cents. i ^ 
Sow seed thinly in drills; when the trees come in leaf, 
WCIOSIa or wOCKSCOlTID transplant to 12 inches apart when the plants are 3 inches 
hign. They develop abnormally large flower beads or combs, are showy and of easiest culture. 
Celosia Cristata— The large, close-headed form. Mixed colors. Packet, 5 cents. 
Celosia Plumosa— This is a distinct form different from the othm-. Heads, instead of being 
close, are loose and feathery, borne on long stems. Mixed colors. Packet, 5 cents. 
Cobea Scandens from ‘moIS 
entirely adapted to the whole South. A rapid grower, 
quickly attaining a height of 15 to 20 feet, covered 
profusely with deep reddish violet purple bell-shaped 
flowers as shown in illustration. Leaves in pairs on 
a central leaf stock, which terminates in a slender 
tendril like those of the sweet peas, enabling the vines 
Do not plant seed in open ground until trees are 
Single Flower of Cosmos 
to cling closely to strings, wires or trellises. 
in full leaf and ground is warm. Seeds are very thin and flat and will germinate more quickly 
if set on edge and covered not more than a half inch ; less than that is better. Can also be sown 
in pots and transplanted if care is taken not to disturb the roots at time of transplanting. 
‘ '■ Packet, 10 cents. 
VSnA The most graceful of all vines and 
•■■■^easily grown anywhere in the South. 
For a neat trellis or ornamenting the trunks of trees it is un- 
excelled. 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. Packet, 5c. 
Delphinium (Larkspur) 
als, producing erect spikes of beautiful flowers of various 
colors. Sow in early spring, thinly in shallow drills. Thin 
out after well up, to 10 to 12 inches apart. They make a 
pleasing display, and are very satisfactory. 
Delphinium, Dwarf Double German Mixed— Of rather dwarf 
growth, 10 to 11 inches high. The branching spikes are 
thickly set with double flowers of many distinct colors. Pack- 
i et, 5 cents. 
Delphinium, Tall Double German Mixed — Grow 2 feet in 
height. The tall, rocket like spikes are profusely covered with 
Cypress Vine fully double flowers of various colors. Packet, 5 cents. 
Glove is one of the easiest of culture. In the South it prefers partially shaded locations but 
UlUWy does well in open. It is a beautiful plant, and also valuable for medicinal purposes, for which the 
leaves of the second year’s growth are used. Mixed colors. Packet, 5 cents. 
Flower of Cobea Scandens 
Hastings’ Superb Mixed Dianthus or Garden Pinks, Packet, 10 Cents; 3 Packets, 25 Cents 
Hastings’ Superb Mixed Dianthus 
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 de- 
mand we have made up a magnificent m'xture of all the following 
varieties and many others, giving a mixture of all the Chinese and 
.Japanese Pinks, giving the widest range of form, color and mark- 
ings imaginable. Large packet, 10 cents; 3 for 25 cents. You will 
be surprised at the beauty of this mixture in your flower garden. 
DIANTHUS— Chinensis — Double China Pink. Compact plants 
and free bloomer. All shades and colors. Packet, 5 cents. 
D.— Chinensis Alba — Double pure white China Pink. Packet, 5c. 
D.— -Heddewiggii (Japanese) — Finest single mixed, very large 
flowers, frequently 2 to 3 inches in diameter. Packet, 6 cents. 
D. — Heddewiggii Atrosanguinea — Double crimson. Packet, 5 cts. 
D. — Mourning Pink — Extra double flowers with body covering of 
very dark velvet mahogany, almost black, in striking contrast to 
the finely fringed edges of pure white. Packet, 6 cents. 
D. — Double Diadem Pink — Very large double flowers finely 
marked. Magnificent in both coloring and varieties. Mixed colors. 
Packet, 5 cents. 
D. — Crimson Belle — Single. Large flowers of deepest glowing 
crimson, beautifully fringed. Packet, 5 cents. 
D. — Eastern Queen — Magnificent large single flowers, 2 to 4 inches 
across. Finely fringed, beautifully stained in rich shadings on 
silvery white, each flower having crimson center. Packet, 6 cents. 
D. — The Bride — Large handsome flowers of silvery white wdth rich 
purplish red eye surrounded by a still darker crimson ring. Pkt., 5c. 
D. — Lacinatus— Large single fringed flower in many distinct 
colors. Packet, 6 cents. 
D. — Salmon Queen— Single flowers of beautifully rosy salmon 
color, a rare shade of pinks. Packet, 10 cents. 
D. — Imperialis — Double Imperial Pink. Double full centered flow- 
ers, large and showy. B’ine range of colors and markings. Pkt., 6c. 
12 Gladioli, Assorted Colors, 30 Cents. 
