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H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
BUSH BEAN SUPPLY AGAIN SHORT 
Bush bean crops during the past three years were the worst ever known in the history of the seed business. Many of the popular wax 
podded varieties and some of green podded varieties were absolute failures, the yield amounting to less than the seed stock planted. 
Some popular varieties we have to leave out of our catalogue entirely, others we cannot offer in quantity larger than pints or quarts. 
Wherever bush beans are offered in quantity larger than quarts we reserve the right to change prices or withdraw them from sale 
entirely. We have secured enough of the varieties offered to cover any reasonable demand on us for home garden use, but cannot sell 
large lots. Our suggestion is that the pole snap varieties be used to supply late summer and fall needs, as they are in fair supply and 
are abundant and long bearers. Our bush bean supply this year is better than last year, however, on some varieties. 
Uaefino-e’ Cihioino'lAee /Ma The only absolutely striugless, green round-podded bean, stringless in 
■■***^"**B® Vir WII ■ WU ^nui uy an stages of growth, from the time the first pods form until full grown 
and ready to dry up. It surpasses all other bush beans in crisp, tender qualities and fine fiavor. It makes 
a beautiful appearance with its long, smooth, green pods, natural size of which is shown in the illustra- 
tion of this page. It is a very prolific, strong, vigorous grower, and comes into bearing about the same 
as Ked Valentine and continues to produce long after other bush varieties have gone, the pods retaining 
their superb eating and stringless qualities to the last. 
Of greatest value to those with a family garden who de- 
sire to combine quality with the heaviest production. 
Tests of it all over the South during the past ten or eleven 
years have shown its great superiority in every respect. 
We recommend it highly to every one who plants bush 
beans in the South. It is the very best quality green- 
podded bush bean. Packet, 10 cents; Yz pint, 20 cents; 
pint (15 ozs.), 35 cents; quart (30ozs.), 65 cents; postpaid. 
Peck (15 lbs.), not prepaid, $4.00. 
Hastings’ Extra Early Red Valen- 
tine (Round Podded) (No. 25) 
The most largely planted of any bush bean in the South : 
a splendid early, heavy bearing variety, well adapted to 
all parts of the South, for either market or home use 
Caution should always be used in the purchase of Ked 
Valentine beans on account of the large quantities of fiat- 
podded, tough, shucky beans that are sold every year, 
largely through local merchants and seedsmen, whose in- 
ducement to buy is largely a lower price. 
If you plant Hastings’ Valentine beans you are safe in 
this respect and sure of beans of the right quality. Ours 
is the true, round-podded stock, very early, a vi<^^rous 
grower and very heavy bearer of medium sized, round, 
tender, finely flavored pods; very uniform in ripening 
and southern truck growers consider our Ked Valentine 
one of the most profitable beans they can grow for ship- 
ment. Packet, 10 cents; Yz pint, 20 cents; pint (15 ozs.), 
35 cents; quart (30 ozs.), 60c; postpaid. Not prepaid, 
peck (15 lbs.), $3.50. 
Extra Early BlackValentine(No. 23) 
A new strain of Valentine bean that has steadily made its 
way into favor as a variety for market gardeners, both 
for nearby markets and long distance shipping. Seem- 
ingly this bean will stand earlier planting than other va- 
rieties on account of its greater hardiness and its resist- 
ance to bad weather conditions. Extra early, a heavy 
bearer and holds up splendidly in shipments to Northern 
markets. Equally good for home gardens and especially 
so in Florida and Lower Gulf Coast sections. Packet, 10 
cents; Yz pint, 20c; pint (15 ozs.), 35 cents; quart (30 ozs.), 
60 cents; postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), $3.00; 
bushel (60 lbs.), $12.00. 
Hastings’ Excelsior Refugee 
TNo earliest green-podded 
^liUi I't/bush beans for Southern spring plantings. 
A vigorous grower and heavy bearer of medium size<1. 
round, finel.v flavored pods. No early variety equals it in 
withstanding extremel.v wet or dry weather without se- 
rious injury. Holds pods well up off the ground. We rec- 
ommend it to you fully for early plantings, if you wish to 
combine earliness, sureness of crop, quality and quantity. 
Packet, 10 cents; M; pint, 20 cents; pint (15 ozs.), 35 cents: 
quart (30 ozs.), 60 cents; postpaid. Not prepaid, peck, 
(15 lbs.), $3.00; bushel (60 lbs.), $12.00. 
Improved Round Pod Refugee 
(1000tol)(No.i3) Excelsior KeLigee. "except 
that it is ten days to two weeks later in bearing. Im- 
mensely heavy yielder, round, green pods of fine quality 
and holds up well in long distance shipment. Also good 
for a canning bean. Especially resistant to drought, cold 
and unfavorable growing conditions. A variety very 
largely used by market gardeners both for nearby mar- 
kets and long distance shipping. Packet, 10 cents; Yz 
pint, 20 cents; pint (15 ozs.). 35 cents: quart (30 ozs.), 60 cents; post- 
paid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), $3.00; bushel (60 lbs.), $12.00. 
Hastings’ Extra Early Red Valentine 
MAKE A GOOD HOME GARDEN 
