H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 
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Tomatoes for Summer and Fall Plantings 
Hastings* Big Bed Rock Tomato for Home Use and Canning 
Red Rock, the Big Red Solid Question the best large 
Meaty Tomato (No. 455) vfs^e, market or for can- 
ning. Red Rock matures in from 110 to 115 days. It is extraordi- 
narily solid — hence the name of Red Rock. Perfectly smooth, has no 
superior in texture or flavor and is as red as a tomato can be. It s a 
red that goes all the way through. The meat is solid without being 
hard, and is of the flnest flavor. Practically no waste tomatoes in a 
crop of Red Rock. Plant Red Rock this year. You will like it. Pack- 
et, 10 cents; % ounce, 20 cents; ounce, 35 cents; % pound, $1.00; 
pound, $3.60; postpaid. 
IliriA PSnlg^NA A Pink Earliana. Often brings 25 per 
JUI16 r llIK ^ liOi 4DU y cent higher price in markets where 
pink varieties are preferred. Enormous bearer, frequently bearing 
clusters of six to eight fruits of medium size; uniform, smooth 
and attractively shaped. Bushes are compact yet branch freely. 
Excellent for shipping, a favorite with the market gardener for 
an extra early purplish pink tomato and always a delight in the 
home garden. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 25 cents; ounce, 40 
cents; % pound, $1.25; pound, $4.50; postpaid. 
PAnrliAmea ^Nn giant of all tomatoes. It 
ronaerusa^noi 440 ; ^ust have rich son to be a suc- 
cess, but fruits are very large; purplish pink in color, solid, 
meaty and very sweet. These being large and ribbed are for 
home use only. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 25 cents; ounce, 40 
cents; % pound, $1.25; pound, $4.50; postpaid. 
Hastings’ Improved Purple ?a“r1et°ies“‘on‘’“ouJ 
Ad I \ l^st. A big improvement over the old 
■ft I ^ Acme, which was so popular every- 
where. One of the very earliest, is almost round and has a thin 
but very tough skin. Our improved Acme is a very heavy bearer, 
ripening evenly all over. Has a lovely purplish shade of color, 
making it especially desirable as a market and shipping variety. 
Has few seeds ; is thick, meaty and solid. It makes a desirable 
sort for either market or home use with its flne color and flavor. 
Packet, 5 cents ; Ya ounce, 15 cents ; ounce, 25 cents ; % pound, 90 
3ents; pound, $3.00. 
Golden Queen (No. 453) 
Meaty, solid, and sweet, with bright golden yellow color. Packet, 
10 cents; Yz ounce, 20 cents; ounce, 35 cents; postpaid. 
Livingstons Globe ( No. 446 ) 
shippers. Our seed stock of this variety is grown from Living- 
ston’s original strain and kept absolutely pure. We And it one of 
the earliest; fruits are smooth and of good size, firm flesh and 
few seeds. Very productive, fruit being short jointed and clusters 
of fruits form at each joint. Fruits are of right size and shape 
to pack well for shipment. Color of skin purplish red, about the 
same shade as our Redfield Beauty. Seen both in our own crops 
and by observation of market gardens is that about half come 
true globe shaped; the balance are rather flattened, but much 
thicker, proportionately, than other varieties. Packet, 10 cents; 
ounce, 20o; ounce, 35c: % pound, $1.00; pound, $3.75; postpaid. 
Hastings’ tomato seed has a reputation surpassed by that of no 
other house in this country. It leads all others in the tomato 
shipping sections of Florida, Mississippi and Texas. Our seed 
stands the test of time. 
About the time this catalogue comes into the hands of the ma- 
jority of its readers the tomatoes from the spring plantings will 
have begun to die out. It is easily possible for the people of the 
Central South to have tomatoes for table use until a month or six 
weeks after killing frost. Planted in August, most varieties bear 
in 75 to 80 days. Summer planted tomatoes will be in their 
prime during October and November and can be picked green be- 
fore the plants are killed and kept in the house and ripened 
gradually for weeks afterwards. If you never tried planting tOi 
matoes in summer, do so now. In Florida and along the Gulf 
Coast it is a regular crop for fall and early winter shipment. 
Scatter seed in bed or box thinly and cover with 
wuitiUlV? about Ya inch of soil. Before transplanting, break 
the soil deeply and work in stable manure or fertilizer through- 
ly. Set plants 3 feet apart each way ; give clean cultivation. A3 
plants grow it is best to tie them to stakes except the dwarf 
sorts ; like Dwarf Champion. One ounce of seed makes about 
1,500 good plants; use about four ounces of seed per acre. 
Hastings’ Extra Early Prolific 
plantings this has no equal. It’s a 
■ Vllla&V ^ noil wonder for extra earliness, smooth- 
ness and heavy bearing; immensely prolific, combined with vig- 
orous growing qualities. Begins to “set” fruit from the first 
blooms and as the foliage is rather light and open it lets the sun 
in to color and ripen the fruit quickly. Fruit is from 2% to 3 
inches in diameter; rich red color and ripens evenly. It is a 
splendid shipper and of very good eating quality for home gar- 
den use. If you are a truck grower you cannot afford not to 
plant it ; if you are a home gardener you need it for earliest use. 
It represents years of closest and most careful work in seed se- 
lection and plant breeding. Packet, 10 cents; Yz ounce, 25 cents; 
ounce, 40 cents; % pound, $1.25; pound, $4.50; postpaid. 
Hastings’ Matchless Tomato 
^Na present time it has had no equal as a 
^l1Ui*t*tiy large second-early, for home use, nearby markets 
or canning. Vigorous grower, very productive and continues to 
produce large sized fruits until frost. Fruits large to extra 
large; very meaty and solid, with few seeds. Its color is a bril- 
liant shade of red. Packet, 10 cents; Yz ounce, 15 cents; ounce, 
25 cents; % pound, 90 cents; pound, $3.00; postpaid. 
Sparks Earliana ( No. 457 ) 
hardy with rather slender open branches ; moderate growth well 
set with fruits, all of which ripen early. Deep scarlet color, 
growing in clusters of 5 to 8 fruits, averaging 2% inches in diam- 
eter. Packet, 5 cents; % ounce, 15 cents; ounce, 25 cents; Y^ 
pound, 90 cents ; pound, 
Livingston’s Globe Tomato for Shipping 
