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H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 
Asters 
HASTINGS' 
UNRIVALED 
MIXED (680) 
See natural color illustration on pag:e 67. Our mixed asters are 
well worthy of the name of unrivaled ; Hastings’ mixture has 
no rival. We make it up with over twenty varieties of the fin- 
est asters grown for us by great aster specialists. 
No such superb collection has ever been offered by any 
seedsman before. It contains the Boltze’s Dwarf Bouquet, 
Mignon, Queen, Pyramidal, Bouquet, Chrysanthemum Flow- 
ered, Victoria, Crown, Perfection, Quilled, Comet, Giant Comet, 
Lady, Queen of the Market, Victoria Needle, Washington, Im- 
bricated Pompon, Jewel, Betteridge’s Quilled, Cocardeau, Tall 
Chrysanthemum, and White Branching, each of them except 
the last being in assorted colors. Our unrivaled mixture will 
make a magnificent display, one that should be in every flower 
garden in the South. Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 
No one flower has had more attention paid to it 
wui&ui ^ i 3 y seed growers than the aster, and none show 
greater improvements than it does. Here in the South it gives 
marked success, and by a little disbudding, letting only a few 
blossoms come on each plant, you can have flowers as large as 
ordinary chrysanthemums and before the chrysanthemums 
come in bloom. The Aster is constantly growing in popular 
favor and is rvorthy of more extended culture in the South. For 
early flowering, seed may be sown in January and February in 
boxes in the house and transplanted to the open after danger 
of heavy frost is past. Sow seed in open ground in shallow 
drills when trees start to leaf out, and when 2 to 3 inches high 
transplant to beds where they are to bloom. For late fall flow- 
ering, seed may be sown in May or June. They grow luxuriant- 
ly in any good garden soil and the mass of bloom from a small 
bed will repay you for the slight trouble necessary to grow 
them to perfection. Keep the beds weeded and free from grass 
so the plants will have full chance for development. 
SEPARATE ASTER VARIETIES 
QUEEN OF THE MARKET ASTERS — Earliest blooming 
asters, of open, spreading habit, producing quite large flowers 
on long stems two weeks ahead of other types. Height 12 to 
18 inches; very popular for early cutting. 
(No. 681) Mixed— All colors and shades of Queen of the Market 
Asters, (No. 682) White, (No. 683) Lavender, (No. 684) Crimson: 
Mixed and separate colors of Queen of the Market Asters. Each, 
packet, 10 cents ; 3 packets, 25 cents. 
HASTINGS' GI.4NT COMET ASTERS — A great improvement 
over the old European Comet type, more double, larger flowers, 
longer and wider petals and more flow'ers. Height 12 to 15 inches 
and mid-season bloomers. 
(No. 685) Mixed— All shades and colors of Giant Comet Asters, 
(No. 686) White, (No. 687) Lavender, (No. 688) Crimson. Each, 
packet, 10 cents ; 3 packets, 25 cents. 
HASTINGS' GIANT BR.4NCHING ASTERS— These large plants 
form strong, branching bushes 2 to 2^2 feet high. The very largest . 
Hastings' Unrivaled 
10 Cents ; 3 Packets, 25c 
flowers, generally 5 inches across, are produced on long, strong 
stems and are the best of all asters for cutting or bedding. They 
are later to bloom than Queen of the Market and Comet but they 
more than make up for their lateness with many more, larger and 
more beautiful flowers. (No, 689) Mixed — All shades and colors 
of Hastings’ Giant Branching Asters, (No. 690) AVhite, (No. 691) 
Rose, (No. 692) Purple, (No, 693) Flesh Colored. Each, packet, 
10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 
A||||tS|An More commonly known as “Flowering Maple.’’ 
Splendid bedding plant for partly shaded loca- 
tions or for pot culture for porches or indoors. Our Royal Prize 
strain is of the finest mixed colors. Varied in form and color of 
flower, leaf and growth. Easily grown from seed, which should 
be sown in boxes in March or April. Abutilon, Mixed Colors, 
(No. 722) — Packet, 10 cents. 
AGERATUM-Biue and White 
A favorite garden flower for bed- 
ding and borders in the South. Na- 
tive of Mexico that easily withstands heat of our summers. It blooms all summer, also 
if seed is sown in the fall it makes splendid box or pot plants for winter. Sow seed in 
open ground in April, or earlier in boxes for transplanting. Plants grow 1% to 2 
feet high, with light green foliage, surmounted by clusters of small, tassel-like 
flowers. Profuse bloomers of quick growth. Ageratum, Blue (No. 702), packet, 5 
cents; Ageratum, White (No. 703), 5 cents per packet; Ageratum, Blue and AVhite 
Mixed (No. 701), 5 cents per packet. 
Free flowering annual of quick growth, beginning 
to bloom in early spring and continuing for a long 
SWEET ALYSSUM 
(No. 704) time. Excellent for borders of flower beds, as it is of close, compact 
growth and even in height. 
Sweet Aylssum for Borders 
Sow seed thinly, in shallow drills where 
plants are to stand. Grows 5 to _ 10 
inches high. The small illustration 
below gives you an idea of this type 
of flowering plant, showing how well 
suited it is for showy borders to beds 
or along walks. Packet, 5 cents ; % 
ounce, 25 cents; ounce 40 cents. 
Alyssum— Little Gem 
/Ma Plants very dAvarf, 
^IlUi IMv j spreading and uniform 
in growth, 3 to 4 inches high. Plants 
begin blooming when two inches high 
and continue along through the sea- 
son. Plants are literally covered with 
small spikes of fragrant bloom, as 
many as 400 clusters having been 
produced on a single plant. Fine for 
borders. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 
35 -cents ; ounce, 60 cents. 
Hastings* Ageratum Mexicanum 
