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H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 
HASTINGS’ PANSIES 
Pansies have long been a very popular favorite with flower lovers an<l they make 
delightful beds where a little care is taken with them. For proper results you must 
start with a good strain of good seeds. The finest Pansies are shy-seeders, as a rule, 
and that accounts for the difference in price of the different types. 
The seeds germinate best in the cool days of early spring and will bloom freely 
during the summer. Prepare your bed deeply and well and level it. Soil with a pro- 
portion of leaf mold and decayed cow manure gives best results. The seeds germi- 
nate in about 10 days and must not dry out during this period ; laying newspapers 
over the bed prevents drying out. Thin out when large enough to handle or trans- 
plant to stand nine inches apart in the rows and cultivate frequently, allowing no 
weeds nor grass in the bed. During dry weather, Avater the bed daily and in ex- 
treme drought twdce a day. About the first of September is the best time to sow 
Pansy seeds for early spring blooming, allOAving the plants to go into the winter in 
vigorous condition. They need only slight protection to stand our winters perfectly. 
Hastings’ Superb Mixed Pansies ( No. 847 ) 
finest exhibition large flowering strains from the great Pansy specialists of France 
and England. This includes such strains as Giant Trimardeau, Odier, Gassier, Bug- 
not, Large Parisian Stained and many others of the very highest types. Packet, 
25 cents; 3 packets, 50 cents. 
English “Face” Pansies (No. 848) flowering varieties of English 
“Face” Pansies. These are all very beautiful. Packet, 15 cents ; 2 packets, 25 cents. 
HilSvAel /Ma ^ good mixture of the best French varie- 
■ ■ “ncn ITIIA6IJ ^jeg_ Especially satisfactory for early spring 
plantings and with frequent cultivation and a cool moist soil flower profusely. 
Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 
DRn\ Our own mixture of a large assortment 
Fine iviixeci Pansy (NOi OOUj of the more common varieties. This 
contains a wide range of colors and markings that will be sure to please you. Pkt., 5c. 
ETlAufAK/llA P.VSSIFLORA. Attractive climbers, cover- 
roSSIOn ■ lower ^ HUi Owfc ^ ing a large space in a remarkably short 
time, and bearing their exquisitely formed flowers freely throughout the summer 
and fall. Packet, 10 cents; postpaid. ^ 
Luxurious free-flowering hardy annual wnth 
rOrXUiaCa y richest colors of great brilliancy for beds, bor- 
ders, and edgings. Easily grown and cared for, yet blooms freely all through the 
summer. This exquisite little plant grows about 6 inches high and is frequently 
used for covering rock-Avork and sunny banks, Avhen the seed is soavii broadcast. It 
is well to mix the seeds Avith four or fiA^e times as much dry sand or soil as seeds 
are small and this will permit easy distribution. Colors range through orange, rose, 
scarlet, white, yelloAV^ and striped. Single Mixed Colors (No. 875), packet, 5c; Double 
Mixed (No. 876), packet, 10 cents. 
Ricinus or Castor Bean a‘ ‘pYitl 
/II A Qfln\ Cliristi. Large tropical plants, groAvn for the high- 
^llUiOOU^ ly ornamental foliage. A plentiful supply of these, 
grown near houses, is said to keep away mosquitoes. Plant in 
open ground, after ground gets warm, three to four feet apart 
each AA-ay. This is the bean from which castor oil is made, but .do 
not eat the raw beans. Bushes groAA" five to ten feet high, depend- 
ing on richness of soil and are fine for massing or center plants 
in beds. The beans are brilliant colored and the large picturesqne 
foliage produces an elegant sub-tropical effect. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c. 
Shasta Daisy(No. 726) nial, originated by Luther 
Burbank, is a marvelous production and since our plants have be- 
come so popular during the past few years Ave decided to sell the 
seeds also. It is extremely hardy, standing our Avinters easily, 
and Avith the large, free-blooming floAvers Avhich last two Aveeks 
after being cut, you may have a continual delight year after year. 
It belongs to the chrysanthemum family and favors the single 
annual chrysanthemums in appearance. These very large Shasta 
Daisies make beautiful borders and beds and are delightful for 
cut flowers. Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 
Hastings’ Superb Pansy 
flTQ^ Large Flowering, Ten-Weeks. The 
\ ® ® / Stock (or Gilliflower) is one of the 
most popular annuals, either for bedding or pot culture; for bril- 
liancy and diversity of color, fragrance, profusion and for long 
blooming it is unsurpassed. These are early and have been im- 
proved by a noted Specialist. These give you many blooms all 
during the summer and early fall and the blooms are blood-red, 
light blue, bright pink, purple, pure white and canary-yelloAA\ 
You could hardly find a more pleasing dh’ersity of brilliant colors 
nor a more satisfactory annual than our Ten-Weeks Stock, 
Avhether you AA’ant a pot flower or bedding dandy. Packet, 10 
cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 
Sunflower, Japanese ( No. 882 ) ^ 
discovered in California some eight years ago by our Mr. Hast- 
ings, and recognizing fully its value and beauty he decided to dis- 
tribute it Avidely. There is scarcely any resemblance to the coarse, 
ungainly common sunflower. It is often called the Chrysanthemum 
FloAA-ered SunfloAver and it is worthy of. the name. The flower 
heads groAV 4 to G inches in diameter on stalks 4 to 6 feet high ac- 
cording to the richness of the soil. The entire flower is a rich 
golden yelloAV color and a solid mass of petals as finely cut and 
fringed as any of the famous varieties of chrysanthemums. See 
the handsome illustration in colors on front inside coA^er page. 
These beautiful Japanese Sunflowers make one of the most beautiful sights imaginable 
on the Hastings’ Plantation. A large field of them, each plant Avith several to many 
beautiful yelloAA' and golden-orange floAA'er balls is certainly easy to remember. Thou- 
sands of passersby, in automobiles and on the Central of Georgia trains, have remarked 
about the gloAving field of yellow they saw at the Hastings’ Plantation, and even with 
only a few plants for a border or background, you Avill be delighted AAdth this excep- 
tional floAA’er. Packet, 10 cents ; 3 packets, 25 cents. 
Japanese Chrysantlienaum-Flowered Sunflower 
See Inside Front Cover 
HASTINGS’ SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS 
Cannas, Gladioli, Tuberoses, Dahlias and Caladiums or Elephant Ears are very 
easily grown throughput the South and give the most delightful returns of all 
flowers. There is no fioAA^er more exquisite than the Gladioli for cut flowers and the 
long stately spikes of rich-colored floAA’ers may be cut just as the buds begin to open 
and for a week or ten days you Avill have a delightful large vase of floAA^ers as fresh 
as if they AA^ere just cut. Cannas bloom until frost Avith a great brilliance of bloom 
for outdoors and their broad and heavy leaA'es make a AAmnderful sub-tropical effect 
in beds or masses. A single tuberose spike Avill giA^e fragrance all through the house 
and it is very easily groAvn. The Dahlia is a floAver-lover’s plant. There are so many 
shapes and forms and colors in the floAA'ers and the foliage is so ornamental that a 
person cannot help studying and admiring them. They bloom profusely right up 
to frost. Caladiums are grown for their monster leaves, sometimes 2% feet across 
and about 4 feet long in rich, damp soil. All can be groAvn successfully and easily 
by the amateur as well as the professional. 
