H. G. Hastings & Company, Seedsmen, Atlanta, Ga. 
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HOW TO GROW O ABB AGE. 
Cabbage is the most important vegetable crop in this section. It is not difficult to grow and will make a 
satisfactory crop on almost any kind of soil, providing a plentiful supply of plant food is supplied where it is 
lacking. Cabbage is a heavy feeder and it is almost impossible to give it too much manure. The seed bed 
should be in a sheltered spot and slightly raised above the surrounding surface to insure good drainage. 
For spring crop, seed can be sown any time from December to April. Early planting must of course be pro- 
tected. Sow seed thinly in the beds and cover seed about 3^ inch. Beds should be kept moist, but not wet. If 
the black flea or green cabbage louse appear, dust the plants with “Bug Death.’' The young plants should 
stop growth ; a check is injurious to them. Wherever practical, transplant once before setting in the 
open ground. This transplanting improves the root system. When plants have made the fifth pair of leaves 
they may b ; transplanted to the open ground, where they are to stand. After the plants are set out in the open 
a frequent shallow cultivation of the soil should be kept up. Kill the grass and weeds bef )re they have a chance 
to make growth. Cultivate often, but not deeply, and it had best be done early in the morning when the dew 
is on the plants. When the heads begin to form, give a light application of some quick acting vegetable 
fertilizer or nitrate of soda to hasten maturity. Begin right by using “Premier Brand” cabbage seed, prepare 
your ground deeply and thoroughly, give frequent cultivation and you will have no trouble in growing cabbage 
successfully. 
Hastings’ 
S^re Crop Cabbage. 
We have sold thousands of pounds of 
this variety and it always gives satis- 
faction. It is now the earliest and 
surest header of any of the large, fla . 
round varieties. It is a prize cabbage. 
Its quality is excellent, being tender, 
crisp and solid. On good soil it makes 
heads weighing 8 to 10 pounds, and, 
where rightly cared for, scarcely a seed 
will fail to form a head. While it is 
pre-eminently a cabbage for spring 
planting, yet it will be found first-class 
for June and July plantings for fall 
maturity. Premier Brand Seed. 
Packet, 5 cents; 34 ounce, 10 cents; 
ounce, 20 cents; 34 pound, 60 cents; 
pound, S2.25. 
Early Dwarf Flat Dutch— An old- 
time favo.ite in this section for early 
planting, especially in family gardens. 
Heads usually weigh 4 to 5 pounds, 
Medium size, round and flattened. 
Premier Brand Seed. Packet, 5 cents ; 
3^ ounce, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; 34 
pound, 50 cents ; pound, $1.75. 
Hastings^ Long Island Wakefield 
Cabbage — The largest and surest head- 
er of any of the Wakefield strains. Ten 
days later in maturity than our Select- 
ed Early Jersey Wakefield, but from 134 to 2 
Hastings’ Sure Crop Cabbage, 
pounds heavier, firmer, better shape and more solid. Earlier, 
larger and#iner bred than any of the Charleston types- 
In good soil and under favorable weather conditions, it 
is often ready to use in 50 days from transplanting to 
open ground. It’s a gem for those desiring a first-class 
pointed cabbage. Premier Brand Seed. Packet, 5 cents ; 
34 ounce, 15 cents; ounce, 25 cents; ^ pound, 75 cents ; 
pound, $2.75. 
Hastings’ Long Island Wakefield Cabbage. 
'Jorida Drumhead — This is the earliest of all Drumhead 
Cabb ges. It combines with this earliness all the good'qualities 
of th e Drumhead class, and furthermore, no other variety equals 
it in its ability to stand the burning heat of summer without Hastings’ Florida Drumhead, 
blistering and rotting. No one wanting a cabbage to run well into summer can afford to be without this 
variety. It is a medium early, short-stemmed variety, which grows very compactly. Large, very solid round 
and flattened on top. Premier Brand Seed. Packet, 5 cents ; 34 ounce, 10 cents ; ounce 2o' cents • ^ pound 
50 cents; pound. $1.75. ’ ’ > i 
