H. G. Hastings <f; Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Oa. 
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Green Podded Varieties. 
Stringiess Green Pod Bush Bean. 
Natural size of pod. 
Hastings’ Excelsior Refugee. 
or.e:e:n pod. 
The more we see of it the better we like it, and every trial of it convinces us that 
it is destined to supersede the Yalentine, both for market and home use. It is an 
absolutely stringless, green round podded bean, surpassing all others in crisp, ten- 
der qualities and fine flavor. It makes a beautiful appearance with its long, green 
pods. It is immensely prolific, a strong, vigorous grower, coming into bearing five 
or seven days before the earliest strains of the Yalentine, and continuing to pro- 
duce long after other varieties have gone, the pods retaining their superb eating 
and stringless qualities to the last. It is of immense value, not only to the market 
gardener who desires the most profitable crop, but also to those with the family 
garden who desire to combine the finest quality with the heaviest production. 
The tests of it for the past two years in both the market and home gardens 
around Atlanta have shown its great superiority, in every respect, to the Yalen- 
tine, which has heretofore been the standard. We recommend it to every one who 
grows beans, especially in this section. It is sure to please. Packet, 5c; half pint, 
10c; pint, 15c; quart, 25c- peck, ^1.40; bushel ^5. 
EXTRA EAREY RED VALENTINE. 
Our True Round Podded Stock. 
For the past two years immense quantities of run out types of the Yalentine have 
been unloaded on the planters of both home and market gardens around Atlanta, 
Some of this stock sold turned out to be over eighty per cent, flat pods, uneatable 
and unsalable. Every quart of them planted was a direct loss. There is plenty of 
this inferior stock on the market yet. None of it ever came from Hastings, as every 
one who planted our beans knows. 
We have never had any Yalentine beans in the thirteen years we have been in 
the seed business that were not true stock, thoroughly developed and round-podded, 
of fine quality, thick, meaty and tender. The Yalentine is an old stand-by in this 
section, and while we know that the Stringless Green Pod is better, there are 
thousands who still stick to the Yalentine. If you want the real true Yalentine 
we have it. Packet, 5c; pint, 10c; quart, 20c; peck, SI. 10; bushel, $4.25. 
HASTINGS* EXCELSIOR REFUGEE. 
This is one of the best green round-podded beans for this section for either home 
or mai’ket use. Pods of medium size, well-rounded, thick and meaty. Of better 
eating quality than the Yalentine, staying in condition much longer. A strong, 
vigorous grower and prolific bearer, coming in as early as the Yalentine. It is 
especially valuable in resisting heat and drought, and wherever known is a fav- 
orite. Packet, 5c; pint, 10c; quart, 20c; peck, $1.10; bushel, $4.25. 
^ Y __ • A • Improved Golden Wax Grennell’s Kust-Proof Wax, Dwarf 
m/ 1 German Black Wax, Crystal White Wax or Ice and Cabbage 
F Beau, Griswold’s Wax, Kidney Wax and Refugee Wax. 5c 
packet; half pint, 10c; pint, 15c; quart, 25e; peck, $1.40; bushel, $5.25. Round Pod Refugee, Early Mohawk and White 
Mexican: Packet, 5c; pint, 10c; quart, 20c; peck, $1.00; bushel, $3.75. 
