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H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
Garden or 
English Peas 
For Spring 
Planting in 
the South 
Prices include 
Postage Prepaid on 
Packets, Pints and 
Quarts. Pecks and 
Bushels by express 
or Freight at Pur- 
chaser’s Expense. 
CulFuf^ The small, extra early, round-seeded va- 
^ rieties, such as John L. and Alaska, can 
be planted very early, as it takes a hard freeze to kill 
them. In this latitude (Atlanta) begin sowing early in 
January and sow at intervals of ten days or two weeks 
until about March 15th ; after that date it is advisable 
to sow only the tallei'-growing varieties -with wu-inkled 
seed, varieties like Bliss Everbearing coming into this 
class. The wrinkled varieties must not be planted until 
the ground begins to warm up. Wrinkled peas rot 
without germinating in cold ground. In Florida and 
along the Gulf Coast all varieties can be planted all 
through the winter months. The extra earlies should 
be sown in drills thickly ; one quart of seed to each 100 
feet of row and covered about 2 inches. As soon as the 
weather warms up they will make rapid growth. They 
should be kept cultivated clean and as soon as they begin to bloom, 
earth should be worked up around the stems. Be sure to make succession 
sowings every two weeks to keep up your supply until the longer bear- 
ing varieties come in. None of the heavy bearers should be planted until 
the soil warms up, usually in the month of March in the latitude of At- 
lanta. Many people do not plant these taller-growing varieties on 
account of the trouble of “staking” or “brushing.” Varieties like Bliss 
Everbearing, Home Delight, etc., can be planted in double rows about 6 
inches apart and run together, leaving 2 feet between the double rows. 
Being stiff in their charac- 
Hastings' John L. Extra Early Peas 
ter of growth they support 
each other to a considerable 
degree, doing away with the necessity of “brush- 
ing” or “staking.” Varieties like Telephone, Mam- 
moth Podded, Marrowfats, etc., must be “staked” 
or “brushed.” 
It is customary to cover peas only 1)4 to 2 
inches deep, but if extra long bearing season is 
wanted it would be well to open up drills 6 inches 
deep ; plant seed at the bottom of the drill, cover 
2 inches, and as the plants grow keep filling in 
until the ground is level. 
It will take a little longer for them to come into 
bearing this way, but you will get nearly double 
the crop with this deeper planting. 
In manuring for peas, fresh manure should have 
been put on the ground the previous fall, as fresh 
manure at planting time makes a rank growth 
of vine and few pods. In preparing the ground 
in the spring use nothing but well rotted manure, 
and if this is not obtainable then use commercial 
fertilizer. In using commercial fertilizer or cot- 
ton seed meal never let the seed come in direct 
contact with it, for if you do the seed will not 
germinate. In market garden planting use 1% to 1% bushels of seed per acre. 
Hastings’ John L. (No. 316) — Our Best Extra Early 
Earliest of all the extra early varieties either for home use, market or shipment. For 20 
years it has held the record for earliness against all of the best strains of early peas sold by 
other American seedsmen and during that time no pea has been introduced that equals it 
for earliness and productiveness in the extra early class. John L. is a standard with South- 
ern gardeners, botn for shipping and home markets, and every year we sell hundreds and 
hundreds of bushels of this variety to Florida shippers. The earliest time on record in early 
maturity was made with this variety years ago by C. J. Montgomery, St. Augustine, Florida. 
He planted one peck of John L., and on the 30th day from planting gathered one bushel of 
well developed pods therefrom. Packet, 10 cents; % pint, 20 cents; pint, 30 cents; quart, 50 
cents; postpaid. Not prepaid, peck, $2.50; bushel price on request. 
Alaelra Fv’fva /Na to John L., this is the best, round extra 
KAElCl Kaiiy wily early pea; about one week later than John E. 
in earliness and is the best in quality and heaviest bearer of all the round-seeded extra early 
varieties. A splendid shipper and one of the very best you can plant in the garden for home 
use for an extra early. Packet, 10 cents; % pint, 20 cents; pint, 30 cents; quart, 50 cents; 
postpaid. Peck, not prepaid, $2.50; bushel price on request. 
Hastings’ Extra Early Surprise Pea 
