H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 
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Lentz’s Extra Early Turnip Beet (No. 50) 
A variety that is a great favorite for market gardeners of Florida 
for shipments to Northern markets. Nearly as early as Egyptian, 
larger and of better quality. Color, light red and zoned with pink. 
Tender and sweet at all stages of growth. Often ready for use in 6 
to 7 weeks from sowing. Productive and good shipper. This is an 
early beet, most satisfactory for home use or market. Packet, 10c; 
ounce, 15 cents; ^ pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.25; postpaid. Not 
prepaid: 10-pound lots or over, $1.00 per pound. 
Swiss -Chard Beet or Sea Kale (No. 43) 
Probably no vegetable is coming into popular favor more rapidly 
than Swiss Chard, or Sea Kale as it is frequently called in Europe. 
It is grown for its leaves only, as it does not make a bulbous, 
edible root like the other varieties. The leaves grow large and up- 
right and as the outer leaves are cut more come from the center. 
The mid-rib or center stem of each leaf is large and almost white 
and after trimming can be cooked and served like asparagus. The 
leaf part can be cooked like spinach or turnip greens or if desired 
the whole leaf can be boiled and served as “greens”. There is a de- 
licious delicate flavor not found in either turnips or kale. See illus- 
tration on this page. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; % lb., 50c; lb., $1.50; postpaid. 
MANGEL AND HALF SUGAR 
MANGEL BEETS FOR STOCK 
Every year sees a steady increase in the number of farmers in the 
Soiith who plant, at least, a small crop of Mangels and Half- Sugar 
Mangels for stock feeding purposes. It is impossible to find crops 
that will give greater returns for the fertilizer and small amount of 
time expended than the Mangels, Half-Sugar Mangels and Belgian 
Carrots. All are immense yielders under good cultivation and make 
an agreeable change of food for any animal kept on dry forage in 
winter. With dairy cattle the increased flow of milk and generally 
improved condition of the animals show the great value of these crops. 
Plow the ground deeply, then harrow well until smooth. Sow seed in 
this latitude early in the spring, 
rows to ,3 feet apart, and let 
grow all season. Use a naturally 
rich, deep soil or else fertilize heavily. Mangels and Half-Sugar Mangels are equally valuable. Where 
their value is known almost every farmer plants them each year. Plant 8 pounds of seed per acre. 
Jumhn LAno* RaH Mano-Al^Nn \ Uargest and heaviest yielder in the South for all 
iJUIIIBJU kung Reu mangtSl^nUi *11 ^ ^he true INIangel beets. If you have never grown 
Mangels, try them this year. Roots grow from one-half to tvvo-thirds above the surface and are usual- 
ly eighteen inches to two feet long and four to six inches in diameter. The tonnage, or yield, per 
acre on rich or well fertilized ground is something immense. The .Jumbo Mangel or the White French 
Half-Sugar Mangel ought to be planted on every farm in the South where cows are kept through 
the winter. They are certainly the greatest stock feeds you can find and the increased flow of milk 
through the winter makes the growing and feeding well W'orth your while. Ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 
20 cents; pound, 60 cents; postpaid. In 10-pound lots or over, not prepaid, 40 cents per pound. 
White French Half-Sugar Mangel( No. 51 ) 
we had to make a choice between 
this and the Jumbo Long Red Mangel. Our inclination is always to plant some of both. While pos- 
sibly not quite as heavy a yielder per acre as the Jumbo Long Red its very consi erable sugar content 
makes it especially valuable in fattening cattle and insuring a flow of richer milk in dairy or milk 
cows. It is as easily grown in the South as the garden variety of beet and should be left in the 
ground until frost to secure the largest yields. Roots are very large, o_f oval shape, with smooth, clean 
skin, and grow with the tops of the bulbs two or three "" 
inches above ground and consequently are easily pulled. 
We recommend a general planting of both this and the 
Jumbo Mangel for they are both worth while on any farm 
where cows are kept. Ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 20 cents; 
pound, 60 cents; postpaid. In 10-pound lots or over, not 
prepaid, 40 cents per pound. 
Lentz’s Extra Early Turnip Beet — The Best Extra Early 
MANY FINE TESTIMONIALS 
Every year we get hundreds of letters compliment- 
ing us on our fair and square business dealings and 
on the success obtained with Hastings’ Seeds. 
We appreciate these kind words more than we can 
say and wish we could publish every one of the letters 
to show how much we value them. We go to large ex- 
pense and a whole lot of work and study in improving 
varieties each year so our patrons can grow better 
crops, and it surely makes us feel that our energies 
have not been wasted when our good friends write 
that they can easily see that our seeds are better than 
they can buy elsewhere and that they appreciate our 
efforts to give them better seed service. 
These letters or testimonials come from every South- 
ern State from Virginia to California and from States 
throughout the North in regard to our vegetable and 
flower seeds and plants. We take this opportunity to 
offer our thanks for all these kind words and pledge 
ourselves for even better seed service in the future. 
If you have had particular success with some kind of 
seeds which we do not catalog we would be more than 
pleased for you to send us a sample to try out on our 
trial grounds. You may benefit the interests of the 
whole country by introducing a new good variety. 
Swiss Chard Beet or Sea Kale 
