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H, G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 
HASTINGS’ CARROT SEED 
CAKKOTS ARE 
A PARTICULARLY 
VEGETABLE 
WHOLESOME 
Oxheart or Guerande Carrot 
OlllfllfA Carrots deserve a more general cultivation in the 
wUICUIV South. The young, tender roots are excellent 
stewed or boiled, either alone or with meat, as well as for sea- 
soning and for flavoring soups. Select rich or well manured 
soil worked deep, because this is a deep rooted crop and the 
soil should be prepared deep enough to allow the roots to pene- 
trate the soil without difficulty. Sow in shallow drills, 16 to 18 
inches apart, in August and September. In Florida and along 
the Gulf Coast sow seed from September to December. Make 
several sowings about two weeks apart so you will have a suc- 
cession crop. AVhen plants are well started, thin out to four 
inches apart in the row. Cultivate freciuently ; keep ground 
free from weeds and grass. Sow 1 ounce of seed to 100 feet of 
row. carrots mature in 6 to 10 weeks from planting. 
^ Na 'The Best Carrot. This fine stump- 
wllanidlcljr ^ nUi Owy rooted variety we consider the best 
of its class. It's a half-long sort unexcelled in quality and pro- 
ductiveness. Very uniform in growth. Fresh deep golden orange 
color. Roots 3 inches in diameter at top, about five inches in 
length, gradually tapering in a very symmetrical manner to the 
base. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 35c; lb., 75c. 
Red St. Valery ( No. 67 ) Root's very smooth and reg- 
ular in growth, of large size, from 10 to 12 inches in length, 
and from 2 to 3 inches in diameter at the top, tapering gradu- 
ally throughout. Rich, deep coloring, and free from hard core. A favorite with our Customers, especially in 
sections subject to drought. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents. 
Ualf I Ano* / Ma 7 I \ favorite with market gardeners and for home use. Bright scarlet 
■"kvilg wwOl Id ^ mil 11/ color and of fine flavor. Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; % lb., 25c; lb., 75c. 
nanvAVe InformArlial'A^Nn Bright orange color, very smooth and finely formed. Pro- 
S ■niCrnidllAlC ^ llWi UO^ duces more ■weight to the acre than any other half-long 
variety. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 25 cents; lb., 75c. 
Improved Long Orange (No. 69) ety. Roots long and of 
a deep rich orange color. A very heavy cropper, so heavy, in fact, that it 
is profitable to grow for stock feed, while in quality it is a table carrot. 
Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents. 
Oxheart or Guerande ( No. 66 ) Is" Ihe 
best of the shortened, thick-formed carrots. Roots are four inches wide 
at top and taper to a 2-inch diameter at bottom. Length from five to six 
inches. Roots are very free from hard core and of the finest quality for 
table use. Both skin and flesh are highly colored. Being very short they 
are easily pulled from the ground, where the long sorts often have to be 
dug. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 25 cents; pound, 75c. 
Large White Belgian Carrot(No. TO) 
Fai* QtAAlc FoArl Otlll/ stock is just beginning to be appre- 
r wllljr ciated in the South. One of the most 
valuable is the Belgian Carrot, an immense cropper, having produced as 
high as 20 tons of roots per acre. In the Central South they are easily 
kept for feed all through the winter, while in the Lower South they can 
be left in the ground all winter and pulled as needed. The use of carrots 
in connection with dry feed helps keep the animals in good condition and 
in milk or dairy-cattle the flow of milk is largely increased. One thing 
must be remembered when large crops are wanted, and that is the crop 
must be fed “with manure or commercial fertilizers in proportion. Sow in drills 3 feet apart, using 
4 pounds of seed per acre. When well up, thin out the plants to 6 inches apart. They should be 
grown on land that has been previously cultivated and worked deeply. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10c; 
% pound, 20c; pound, 60c; postpaid. Ten-pound lots or over, not prepaid, 45 cents a pound. 
For late summer and fall planting, celery is strictly a crop for Florida and the 
lower Gulf Coast country, sections not ordinarily subject to extreme cold during 
^ the winter. It is a most important commercial crop for Florida and there is no 
reason why it should not be just as largely and successfully grown in South-west Texas as a mar- 
^■lltllVA crop. Celery requires rich and moist soil. If not rich it can be made so by 
wUILUr e proper fertilizing. In Florida and Gulf Coast section sow seed in August and Sep- 
tember in shaded beds, covering seed not over half-inch. When 6 inches high transplant to open 
ground. Celery planted as above should mature in following March and April. It brings in as 
high as $1,500.00 per acre. One ounce of seed sows 400 feet of row or makes 15,000 plants. 
GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING(No.77) 
but Freimh grown "seecl of this variety 
worthless. We have imported seed direct from originator. 
■ rdH#ll ARI W WII wCCU Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 60 cents; ounce, $1.00; % pound, 
$3.25; pound, $13.00. Price has been as high as $25.00 a pound for this high quality seed. 
Qai/annali IVIaKlrA^ ^Ma finest variety for general planting in the South on the 
IVlAi V lighter classes of both sandy and clay soils. Strong, vigor- 
ous grower and will make a large crop where other sorts fail altogether. Large, solid and of first- 
class flavor. Stalks when well blanched are clear white and centers are light golden yellow. When 
quickly grown it is crisp and tender, making a fine appearance in market. Not recommended as a 
market variety for shipping from Florida. Packet, 10c; ounce, 20c; % pound, 65c; pound, $2.00. 
miAVif^an QaIiH ^^aIaiow/IIa Stalks rounded, crisp and solid. Its flavor is fully 
90IIIJ wCICr y ^ nUi OU / equal to that grown in the famous Kalamazoo 
(Michigan) celery district, having the rich, nutty flavor so desirable in celery. Packet, 10 cents; 
ounce, 30 cents; % pound, 65 cents; pound, $2.00. 
White Plume ( No. 7 6 ) —Giant Pascal ( No. 79 ) ^i^r’ed by many" planers. 
Each: Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; % pound, 65 cents; pound, $2.00. 
OAlArSaA (fin or Turnip Rooted Celery. It is mostly used for flavoring. Cultivate the 
same as for celery except that it requires no hilling up. Packet, 10 
cents; ounce, 20 cents; % pound, 65 cents; pound, $2.00. 
Red St. Valery Carrot 
Savannah Market Celery 
