H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
Hastings’ Best Cucumber Seed 
FOR SOUTHERN SUMMER AND FALL PLANTINCS 
There is a steady increase in the planting of cucumbers all over the South in sum¬ 
mer and fall during late years, and limited plantings are usually found to be more 
profitable than in spring. In this latitude cucumbers can be planted in July and 
August and later farther South. In Florida and along the Gulf Coast August and 
September plantings are profitable as a shipping crop. If insects trouble you, dust 
the plants with Bug Death, the safe but sure insecticide. See page 43. 
HASTINGS’ WHITE SPINE (No. 
rinoet Cvtra l^arLr Cfesin er, for the gardener for nearby markets 
rlllcal "All Ual A wlldlll and the family garden. Our illustration 
on this page shows its size and shape perfectly. In size, shape and prolificness it’s 
right for all purposes. For the cucumber shipper it has the great advantage of 
"holding up” in color during long distance shipping, reaching market with the same 
fresh appearance that it had on the vine in the field. It has all the good points a 
cucumber can have and none of the bad ones. It’s always crisp, tender and fine look¬ 
ing, and in color it’s just the right shade of green. During the past six or seven 
years we have sold thousands of pounds of the Hastings’ White Spine, and that is 
the very best evidence we can give you that it is an “all right” cucumber. Packet, 
5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 14 pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00; postpaid. 10-pound lots, 
not prepaid, 75 cents per pound. 
THE KLONDIKE CUCUMBER (No. 184)™“*®^*^. 
S\ ll|a Cnneial Cfrain troduced we were much impressed with many of 
JJJCLIdl its good points but it was so irregular that we did 
not care to catalogue it until it had been bred up to a satisfactory strain. We have 
now a special strain of it which is regular in size, color and growth and we are sure 
that you will be pleased with it. It’s a very attractive dark green variety with a 
green that stays for days after being picked and shipped. The cucumbers are 7 to S 
inches long, 2 to 2% inches in diameter and very regular in size and shape. Extra 
early, very crisp and unsurpassed for slicing. When young makes excellent pickles. 
Prolific, very hardy and a sure cropper. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 14 pound, 
30c; pound, 90c; postpaid. 10-pound lots or over, not prepaid, 75c per pound. 
Davis Perfect Cucumber (No. *79) sh“rict a La; u k cu g” b e e n 
color; it is uniform and regular in size; is exceedingly tender and as a slicing cu¬ 
cumber for the table is almost unsurpassed. This is a favorite with shippers in some 
parts of Florida and Texas; it is almost seedless, one-third of its length from the 
stem end, and the seeds that are contained in it when in slicing condition are so 
small and tender that they are almost unnoticeable. It is an exceedingly prolific va¬ 
riety. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 14 pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00; postpaid. 
Ten-pound lots or over, not prepaid, 75 cents per pound. 
Early Fortune Cucumber (No. 175) smSS 
much liked by market gardeners in parts of Florida and Texas as a variety for ship¬ 
ment to Northern markets during the fall months, holding as it does its dark green 
color for many days after picking. Early Fortune is of a very deep green color and 
does not show up much white color before maturing as does most of the old strains 
of the White Spine. Stays plump and fine looking long after reaching markets in the 
North. It’s of good shape, very regular growth and an extra dark green color, very 
seldom found in the older strains of cucumber. Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; % pound, 30c; 
pound, $1.00; postpaid. Ten-pound lots or over, not prepaid, 75 cents per pound. 
Improved Long Green (No. 181) t 0 £V 0 ' u S' 3 
good size and holds the dark green color until well matured. Crisp, tender and free 
from bitterness, making a splendid slicing cucumber. When 3 to 4 inches long they 
are fine for pickling. A good variety for planting at all times, from earliest spring 
to late summer and fall. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 14 pound, 25 cents; pound, 
75 cents; postpaid. Ten-pound lots or over, not prepaid, 60 cents per pound. 
JAPANESE CLIMBING CUCUMBER 
/U A IQC\ early fall planting, being a specially vigorous grower, vines often at- 
■°' , /taining twice the length of the common varieties. The young plants 
are bushy, but as soon as they become well established begin to climb and may be 
grown on fences, poles or trellises, thus saving much valuable space in small gar¬ 
dens. With this cucumber the product of a given area can be increased three-fold. 
Fruits are 10 to 12 inches in length, of a fine dark green color; flesh is thick and firm, 
never bitter, has few and very small seeds and is fine for pickling as well as slicing. 
It is a very prolific variety and the fruits being raised well above the ground they 
never suffer from wet weather or insects, the vines being practically proof against 
mildew and continue bearing until very late. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; 14 
pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.25; postpaid. 
Our Everbearing Cucumber (No. 186) uiar varXXfhoX 
gardens on account of its everbearing character; first fruits are ready very early, 
then the vines continue to flower and produce fruits continually until killed by 
frost, whether the ripe cucumbers are picked or not, thus differing in this respect 
from all other varieties. A single vine would show at the same time cucumbers in 
every stage of growth. Splendid for slicing, but size is rather small, but they are 
perfect in shape and of a fine green color and just the right size for pickling. Packet, 
5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 14 pound, 25 cents; pound, 85 cents; postpaid, 
rovlw PrAmP / tin |QO\ Two well-known varieties. Early Frame is a de- 
t&iral IJr ■ l oihg yiiv. iv&j sirable variety for home gardens for slicing. 
rh!p 90 A PirlflA (IIa | Q9\ Chicago Pickle is strictly a pickling variety. 
■ ICASC iOvJ Each, packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 14 
pound, 25 cents; pound, 85 cents; postpaid. 
FULL SATISFACTION FOR OVER 17 YEARS 
“I have been ordering seeds from you for over 17 years and have never found 
any seeds from you which have given me any trouble. I have never failed to get 
what my order called for. I have tried many other seeds, but none of them have 
been equal to yours. Hastings’ Seeds for me. first, last and all the time.” 
MRS. ALMA CAMP, Comanche County, Texas. 
