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H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 
FALL IS TURNIP PLANTING TIME 
Turnips is the big fall garden crop throughout the 
WUICUr V whole South. They are hardy, make delicious greens 
or turnip salad and the roots make a tempting table food all 
through the winter months. 
Careful attention shc-uld be given to seed for planting as in all 
vegetables. You want the best and most delicious varieties and 
good strong seeds. Take no chances with cheap inferior seeds. 
The very best, as you see below, is very reasonable in price and it 
will pay you always to send your orders to Hastings’. 
Turnips do best on new ^ound or ground that has not been cul- 
tivated for several years. If stable manure is used it should be ap- 
plied several months before the crop is planted as fresh manure 
makes spotted turnips, inferior in quality and with 'a rank flavor. 
For fall or winter use sow rutabagas July 15th to September 1st; 
turnips August 1st to October 15th in this latitude ; farther South 
they can be planted later, and in Florida plantings can be con- 
tinued all through the winter. Sow 1 oun^e of seed to 200 feet of 
row; 2 to 3 pounds per acre. 
Hastings’ Early White Flat Dutch Turnip Type of Extra Early Milan — Earliest of all Turnips 
Early White Flat Dutch ( No. 467 ) 
Southern Snow-White 
One of the most popular varieties for either spring or fall plantings. Medium size 
and a quick grower. It is flat, as shown in the iilustration above, with very small, 
fine tap-root. Flesh and skin pure white, fine grained and sweet. Especially fine flavored when grown quickly in fall or spring. 
Packet, oc; ounce, 10c; % pound, 20c; pound, 60c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 10 pounds or over, 45 cents per pound. 
Fsvlar Da#! / Ua illustration of this variety on inside front cover. Another popular va- 
bariy Or r^urpit; I op^mii ■tDD j riety of early flat turnip, being almost identical with Early White Flat Dutch 
except for the deep red or purple color of the skin at top of bulb ; known in many sections as Purple Top Flat Dutch and Purple 
Top Strap Leaf. A very quick grower, with fine-grained, sweet-fiavored flesh. The red top of the bulb extends down to where it 
rests in the ground, adding much to the attractive appearance of this variety. Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; % pound, 20c; lb., 60c; postpaid. 
Color, pure white, shape 
round, size large, solid, 
GlnhA^Nn d7 I ^ quick growing for a turnip, producing 
^ II I I y great weight to the acre. Rapidly growing 
in popular favor, more especially as a late winter and spring va- 
riety. In the autumn and early winter it is apt to be hard, but 
mellows like an apple in keeping. It is productive, hardy, and 
closely resembles in size and shape the popuiar Purple Top Globe. 
Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; ^4 pound, 20c; pound, 60c. 
Golden Ball(No.474) variety. Fine grained, medium 
sized variety, as round as a ball, with a clear, deep, orange color. 
Bulbs of medium size, a rapid grower, maturing early. Has small 
tap roots. This is the finest flavored of all the yellow varieties for 
table use. Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; % pound, 20c; pound, 60c. 
Long White or Cowhorn w 
/II A A7n\ which are formed above ground. It roots 
^RUi*tlU^ deeply, resisting drought and cold well. Flesh pure 
white, fine-grained, sweet and of excellent table quality. Frequent- 
ly planted together with Dwarf Essex Rape for winter stock food. 
Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; Vi pound, 35 cents; pound, $1.00. 
Purple or Red Top Globe e?/foT|‘enrrS"p‘iLirnt 
/II A 47 Medium early, globe shaped, handsome appearance 
and heavy cropper in all parts of the South. You 
cannot plant too many of them either for home use or market. Al- 
ways of good quality, a good keeper and seller in the market 
Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; % pound, 20c; pound, 60c; postpaid. 
Extra Early White Egg the inside* " front cover. 
/Iln 47fi\ Finest flavored of all early turnips, and with favor- 
able season is ready for use in 6 weeks. Skin and 
flesh a pure, snow white; solid, fine-grained, sweet, and a good 
seller. Looks very attractive bunched for sale, and gardeners with 
this variety have no difiiculty in selling at top prices. Packet, 6 
cents; ounce, 10 cents; Vi pound, 20 cents; pound, 60c; postpaid. 
E'sbb' 1%# miilsn Earliest of all turnips. A flat, pur- 
fcClI Ijr Ivlliail pie-topped variety, resembling Early 
/II A 0** Purple Top, but one to two, weeks earlier. 
Perfect in shape and color; sweet and fine grained. 
Hastings’ Purple Top Globe Turnip Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; Vi pound, 50 cents; pound, $L75. 
