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II. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
FLOWERING 
BEGONIAS 
15c Each, Postpaid 
Alba Picta — Long slender leaves 
thickly spotted silvery white. 
Lovely pink flowers. Argentea 
Guttata — Extra deep green foli- 
age, silvery white spots. Gra- 
cilis Luminosa — Very bright 
scarlet flowers, almost lumin- 
ous. Picta Rosea — Bright sil- 
very pink flowers, extra fine. 
President Carnot — tipper side of 
foliage deep green, under side 
bluish red ; flowers beautiful coral 
red. Bubusta — Bright rose and 
pure white. Coral red buds. A 
strong grower and very desirable 
begonia. Sandersonii (The Coral 
Begonia) — Immensely popular and 
one of the best of the flowering 
begonias. Flowers are of a scar- 
let shade of crimson borne in 
greatest profusion for months at 
a time. Thurstonii — Metallic- 
green leaves with shell pink flow- 
ers. Vernon — One of the best for 
outdoor bedding with deep rose 
flowers. 
Watermelon Begonia (Peperomia Muscosa) — Also known 
as Silverleaf. Beautiful plant for pot culture, easy to 
grow. Marked with silvery-white; thick and waxy and 
with green and white variegations, have the appearance of 
being powdered with frosted silver. Strong plants, 15c each. 
HASTINGS' CARNATION COLLECTION, 12 Best Varieties, Postpaid, 85 Cents 
Carnations are now among the most popular of flowers, and really are easily grown. Plants 
started this spring in the open ground will furnish good bloom during late summer and fall, 
and then if lifted just before frost and brought into the house will furnish a supply of beautiful 
flowers all during the winter months. In this collection we give you absolutely varieties that have 
proven their adaptability to the South. At the same time is included in this collection for 1918 a splendid range of colors, all the way 
from pure white to brightest scarlet and including the intermediate shades. There is absolutely no reason why you should not have an 
abundance of carnations as well as your city sister that depends on buying them from the florists. She pays from $1.00 to $1.50 per dozen 
blooms, which you can have for use of a small garden plot and a little time spent in the care of them. Single plants, 10 cents each. 
FMC Aptly called the “gardener’s paint box.” We have a superb assortment of brilliant colored varieties, fine for bedding. 
Used for beds in lawns and parks all over the country. See illustration on page 78. These are all bush sorts; 8 cents 
each; 10, all different, 65 cents. 
..COLEUS — New Trailing Queen. Distinct trailing coleus with glorious foliage. Center of leaves bright red or pink with a broad border 
of emerald green. Very showy for hanging baskets, window boxes or in pots, as branches hang gracefully over in festoons two to three 
feet long. Fine plants, 20 cents each ; 3 for 50 cents. 
COLEUS — New Giant, Christmas Gem. Leaves Immense, 8 to 12 inches long; cannot be excelled as a pot plant. Grows 2 to 3 feet high 
and huge leaves of bright carmine, shading off to deep maroon with margins of yellow and green. 20 cents each, 3 for 50 cents. 
~ " " ■ — The old-fashioned cigar plant with numerous narrow, tubular flowers of scarlet 
tipped with purple. Popular because always in bloom; bright and attractive. 
Begonia 
Sandersonii 
Best Flowering Carnations 
Cuphea Platycentra (Cigar Plant) 
Strong plants, 10 cents each. 
HIBISCUS 
We have found the Chinese Hibiscus one of the most satisfactory of all plants for open ground 
summer and as a house plant in winter. In Florida and the Gulf Coast section they are all well 
open ground plantings, and can be trimmed to any shape desired or used as a hedge. 
- - - Qijjg flowers are double and from 4 
New Pink Hibiscus, “Peachblow’ 5 inches in diameter, of a charming, 
rich, clear pink color, with small, deep crimson center. It is one of the freest flowering plant 
novelties ever offered. The color is an entirely new and beautiful shade, and it blooms abun- 
dantly and continuously during the summer and fall months. Large plants 2 and 3 years old 
make a magnificent show. It will give general satisfaction to those who grow it, either in pots 
or planted out in the garden. It blooms well in the winter in the green house or in any sunny 
window. 25 cents each. Extra large plants, 50 cents each. 
This superb variety has immense double flowers of 
niKJISCUap l^UURJie wrilll9UII richest crimson color combined with glossy green 
foliage. One of the best. 15 cents each; extra large plants ready to bloom, 35 cents each. 
Bich, glossv, cut-leaved foliage, and scarlet-crimson 
niDISCUSy ViraliaiTIOrUS flowers, literally cover the whole plant. This variety is 
famous for its beautiful flowers. 15 cents each; extra large plants ready to bloom, 35c each. 
For house cultivation all the year, or for plant- 
nlDISCUS^ Sinensis Vllganteus ing outside during summer. Blooms at all 
times of year. Beautiful scarlet-crimson flowers of enormous size, often 6 to 8 inches across, 
seen from a long distance like a flaming torch. 20 cents each. 
USIiie^ia9 Cnh Flowers of enormous size, beautiful carmine, tinted 
niDISCUSy SUD" Vioiaceus -with vlolet. probably the largest flower of the Hibis- 
cus family, and an unusually free bloomer. We take great pleasure in recommending this fine 
plant. 15 cents each; extra large plants, ready to bloom, 35 cents each. 
1 /ai< 9 S^aIab« An immense flowering variety, combining in its flowers all the 
niDISCUSp VerSICOIOl colors of the Hibiscus family, being handsomely striped crim- 
son, buff, rose and white. Gives a handsome and extremely novel effect. Flowers on large plants 
frequently eight inches in diameter. 15c each. Extra large plants, ready to bloom, 35c each. 
Hibiscus, Carminiatus Perfectus oreda'Th! s®o°ft'Slmin?-Sl?wuh'’a ae°ep 
crimson eye ; fully 6 inches in diameter. 15c each ; extra large plants, ready to bloom, 35c each. 
MAKE YOUR HOME BEAUTIFUL WITH FLOWERS 
New Peachblow Hibiscus 
