H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 
Hastings’ Improved Blood Turnip Beet 
The South does not appreciate, plant and use beets as much as it 
should. Sown thickly the young plants when thinned out make splendid 
“greens.” Planted any time up to September 15th they make splendid 
young beets for fall and early winter use. 
Sow in rich or well manured garden ground after same has 
wUllUl e been deeply plowed or spaded. Sow in rows 18 inches to 2 
feet apart, scattering seed thinly. In this latitude sow from July to 
September 15th; in P'lorida and Gulf Coast sections plantings can be 
made from September to January. Seed is rough and the soil should be 
firmed or rolled if the ground is dry. When two or three inches high 
thin out to four or five inches apart in the row. Young beet plants are 
superior to spinach and turnips for “greens.” In light sandy soils cover 
seed 2 inches; in stiff clay not over 1 inch. Quantity of seed required: 
1 ounce to 50 feet of row; 6 to 8 pounds per acre. Y’oung beets ready for 
use in 50 to 70 days, according to variety. 
Hastings’ Improved Blood Turnip Beet 
(No. 45)i 
riety for home use and nearby markets. An improvement by 
our growers over the Early Blood Turnip Beet. Color a deep blood red. 
A fine even form, very uniform in growth, as shown in our illustration 
from a photograph; medium early and very productive, tender, free from 
stringiness and very sweet, good for either home or market use and 
most valuable variety for succession sowings. Packet, 6c; oz., 10c; % 
lb., 35c; lb., .$1.25; postpaid. 10-lb. lots, not prepaid, $1.00 per pound. 
Of turnip shape, 
_ . .very uniform in 
size, shape and color. Sweet and tender and in favorable seasons it has 
been ready for use in 6 weeks from time of sowing. A splendid all-sea¬ 
son beet. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; ^ pound, 35c; pound, $1.25; 
postpaid. Ten-pound lots or over, not prep.aid, $1.00 per pound. 
An extra early market gar¬ 
deners' beet. A quick 
grower, producing smooth, rather flattened, turnip-shaped roots. When 
young, flesh is sweet and tender, but becomes stringy with age, and we 
do not advise for home garden use. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; V 4 . 
pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00; postpaid. Ten-pound lots or over, not 
prepaid, 85 cents per pound. 
Hastings’ Eclipse Blood Turnip Beet(No.40) 
Hastings’ Crimson King(No. 46) 
Extra Early Egyptian (No. 42) 
most popular market gardeners’ beet for the South as well as a fav- 
orite for home gardens for summer and fall planting. Fine form, smooth and free from stringy roots. Small top. rapid grower. Color 
a deep red. which it retains fully after being cooked; quality extra fine, very sweet and tender, a heavy bearer and its handsome ap¬ 
pearance makes it an easy seller when placed on the market either locally or for long distance shipments. Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; 14 
pound, 35c; pound, $1.25; postpaid. Ten-pound lots or over, not prepaid, $1.00 per pound. 
Lentz’ Extra Eaflv^ No. 50^ splemUd variety which is a 
kCIlCA <1 bariy ^ nu. uU^ great favorite for market gar¬ 
deners in certain parts of Florida for shipment to Northern markets 
Nearly as early as the Egyptian but larger and of extra fine .quality Color 
a deep blood red, tender and sweet at all stages of growth. Small top and 
in favorable seasons can be used in 6 to 7 weeks from sowing. Very pro¬ 
ductive, a splendid keeper and shipper. If you want a first quality, extra 
early beet, the Lentz will please you. It has become the leader of all 
early varieties in the South and its qualities are all that could be desired 
Our growers have been breeding this beet for years with the utmost care 
and we ask that you plant it. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents; % pound 
50 cents; pound, $1.50; postpaid. ' 
AN HONEST CONVICTION-GOOD SEEDS 
For 30 years Hastingfi has worked for a goal and we honestly believe 
we reached the goal June 1, 1920, the end of our fiscal year, being head 
and shoulders over every other seed house in America, This goal or 
ideal was to sell only the highest grade of seeds in the world, of va¬ 
rieties adapted to the South, under our own supervision by our own 
growers, direct to the largest number of customers of any seed house. 
Hastings’ Fclipse Blood Turnip Beet 
The best beet seed in the world is gro%vn in France. The best 
beet seed growers live in Franco, and Hastings* Beet seed of 
all varieties comes from those best French growers; beet seed which, 
when planted here in the South, makes the smoothest, cleanest, finest 
formed beets that can be grown. 
Long Smooth Blood Beet (No. 49) fn the'^ sXl; ;^Thas 
long, smooth, hlootl-red roots growing well down into the soil, enabling it 
to resist drought and heat. A few of these should be planted in every gar¬ 
den for use after all the other varieties are gone. This beet can be stored 
or banked for later use, as it keeps well, and although it is large it is of 
exceptionally good quality and flavor. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 
Vi pound, 35 cents; pound, $1.25; postpaid. Ten-pound lots or more, not 
prepaid, $1.00 per pound. 
Half-Long Blood Beet(No. 44) 
our Improved Blood Turnip Beet and the Long Smooth. Color a deep blood 
red, smooth and free from stringy roots. In quality it is tender and sweet 
and remains in good condition for a long time after maturity. Packet, 5 
cents; ounce, 10 cents; pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00; postpaid. Ten- 
pound lots or over, not prepaid, 85 cents i>er pound. 
HASTINGS’ SUPERIOR GARDEN BEET SEED 
