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H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
HASTINGS' MAINE GROWN POTATOES 
Hardiest, Most Vigorous and Productive of Aii Seed Potatoes for the South 
Kiiling Potato Bugs 
The safest, surest 
_ remedy is “Bug 
Death.” See page 96 for description and price list. 
Kills the bugs and helps the plants. 
Bliss’ Bed Triumph, the Profitable Potato 
The South certainly ought to grow more Irish or 
white potatoes both for market and home use. While 
we don’t expect potatoes to go as high as a year ago 
the supply is short enough to justify everybody plant- 
ing. All potato prices subject to change without notice. 
We sell none but the best Maine grown seed potatoes 
in full 11-peck full barrel sized heavy potato sacks. 
They are honest potatoes in a full, honest sized pack- 
age, 11 pecks, and not the 10-peck sacks usually oiffered 
and sold. 
With the great care and added expense we find neces- 
sary to secure first-class stocks of seed potatoes we can- 
not and make no attempt to compete with the ordinary 
potato stocks so often foisted on the buying public in 
the South through the agency of wholesale grocers and 
the country merchant who knows nothing about seed 
stock, and whose aim is to buy at the lowest price re- 
gardless of quality. 
liOts of humbug in this seed potato business. The 
South is loaded every year with the cheaper grades of 
Maine potatoes as well as some western stock which 
should never be brought here except for eating purposes. 
No less an authority than the Director of the Maine 
Experiment Station, in an address before the American 
Seed Trade Association, made the plain statement that 
very few potatoes shipped from Maine had anything 
more than ordinary farm handling in growing the crop, 
and that little effort had been made to keep potatoes up 
to the standard that seed potatoes should have. 
Don’t think that because a potato comes from Maine 
it’s all right. There are so-called seed potatoes, coming 
out of Maine every year, that we would not accept as a 
gift if we had to sell them under our own name. 
Hastings’ Seed Po- 
tatoes have no supe- 
riors, few equals. They 
will satisfy you in 
quality and yield. 
BLISS RED TRIUMPH 
The most valuable potato for the South. We sell five times as 
many Triumphs as all the others combined. It’s adapted to all 
parts of the South, from Kentucky to Elorida, from the Carolinas to Arizona. It’s an extra early and 
with our pure Maine-grown seed stock, it’s the surest producer of any, while its handsome appearance 
when first dug makes it a ready seller at top prices on any market. It withstands heat and drought to 
a wonderful degree and makes a good crop when other varieties burn up and make nothing. Vines are 
smaller than other varieties, the strength of the plant going into making potatoes rather than into the 
vine. This is the right potato for you to plant if you want an extra early and sure cropping potato of 
the very best quality. It will give you entire satisfaction. Peck, $1.00; bushel, $3.50; not prepaid. 
Bag prices of potatoes change, usually advancing later in the season. These prices are for January and 
February shipment, but subject to market changes. Order early because the best potatoes are ready 
at that time and are usually cheaper. Write for market prices when ready to buy. 
I have been growing Irish Cobbler and we like it. In shape it’s much like 
iriSII vVMIJICr Triumph; color of skin a creamy white, slightly netted with lighter color. Cooks 
quickly, is almost pure white, mealy, but not too dry. A good shipper and good keeper for home use 
and nearby market. Prices, subject to market changes, not prepaid: Peck, $1.00; bushel, $3.50; full size 
11-peck bags, 165 pounds of potatoes, January and February shipment, price on request, 
Uaetino-e’ ^ great Improvement on the old-time Early 
nasxings improveu tariy fXUSe Rose, prices, not prepaid; Peck, $1.00; bushel, 
$3.50; price per 11-peck bag for January and February shipment on request. 
Write for Potato Prices 
It is impossible to make exact prices on potatoes to hold 
during the entire season, as the prices change almost daily. 
When ready to buy (bag lots or over) write us just what you want in variety and number of bar- 
rels. Quality and prices will be right. 
Rhubarb or Pie Piant Roots 
Ehubarb is not known to the great majority of the peo- 
ple of the Cotton Belt, but in Tennessee, Kentucky, Mis- 
souri and the Central States a patch of rhubarb plants is looked on almost as a household necessity. 
It is about the earliest usable plant in the spring for pie making and stewing. It also has great medic- 
inal qualities, extract of rhubarb being largely used to assist digestion. 
We do not recommend planting Rhubarb in Florida and Gulf Coast sections, but in the Central South 
where moist, partly shaded locations can be had Rhubarb will grow luxuriantly. It is a plant that is 
a rank feeder and grower, and as such should be fertilized heavily with well rotted stable manure. Plant 
out the roots during early spring months. 
FIELD GROWN BOOTS— By mail, postpaid: 30 cents each; 5 for $1.00; 12 for $2.00. Special price 
for larger quantities by express or freight. 
Rnnte There are very few people that don’t need, at some time or other dur- 
imWAS ing tiie year, horseradish for seasoning. You can usually buy it at the 
stores but so adulterated as to be almost worthless. Horseradish can be grown almost anywhere in 
the South successfully, but gives best results in rich, rather moist, partly shaded locations. Prices: 
25 Roots or sets, 35 cents ; 50 for 60 cents ; 100 for $1 .00 ; postpaid. 
IT PAYS TO PLANT HASTINGS’ SEEDS 
Rhubarb or Pie Plant 
