H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 
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HASTINGS' EGGPLANT 
While this is a crop mostly grown from winter and spring sown seed 
in most localities it has been found a most satisfactory and profitable 
crop for late fall and winter shipment from South Florida. For 
October to January shipment seed should be sown from July to Sep¬ 
tember. The results from an acre or two of eggplant planted in Flor¬ 
ida at that season is often surprisingly satisfactory. It is usually 
customary to plant % pound seed to furnish plants for 1 acre. 
Hastings’ Improved Large Purple Thorn¬ 
less Eggplant(No. 190) 
Eggplant in all the market gardening sections of the South. It has 
been grown for 24 years by market gardeners with profitable results 
ind in the home gardens with entire satisfaction. Our seed is pure 
and the plants thornless. There is no crop we exercise more care in 
and in which our constant and continued selections show better re¬ 
sults. In a properly cultivated crop streaked or off-colored fruit is 
almost unknown. Plants are large, strong and vigorous, each plant 
producing from 5 to 8 large fruits of dark, rich purple color. The 
earliest of all large fruited varieties and always gives satisfaction 
with proper cultivation, and the vigor and strength of this variety 
makes it less subject to the effect of ‘‘blight” and “dieback” which 
is disastrous to this crop in so many sections. Notice the illustra¬ 
tion from an actual photograph of this best of all eggplants. Pack¬ 
et, 10 cents; % ounce, '10 cents; ounce, 35c; 44 lb., Sii.'lo; lb., ?4.00. 
Florida High Bush (No. 189) 
Sets. ‘‘Eggs” are borne higher off the ground, which is advantage¬ 
ous against “rot” and “blight.” Plants strong, prolific, and of very 
fine quality; best for slicing. Dark purple in color, uniform in size' 
and shape, thin skin and no waste in solid flesh. Packet, 10c; 44 
ounce, 20c; ounce, 35c; postpaid. 
Early Long Purple Eggplant (No. 188) tfvoritt 
&longated early fruiting variety for home use only. Packet, 10c; % 
ounce, 20c; ounce, 35c; postpaid. 
KALE OR BORECOLE FOR WINTER 
We sincerely wish we could get our friends to grow 
Kale more extensively, as it is so much superior in 
eating qualities tc the collard. Kale is more hardy than cabbage 
and will stand through the entire winter In any ordinary season in 
the central and Lower South. It is much improved in quality by 
being touched by frost. Of all the cabbage tribe this is the most 
finely flavored, and it would be more generally grown were its good 
qualities more widely known. Sow the seed thinly in drills in Sep¬ 
tember and October and you should have no trouble in gathering the 
finest flavored “greens” you have ever eaten. 
Early Green Curled (No. 200) 
“Dwarf Curled Scotch” and “Siberian.” This is the variety usually 
sown in the fall for spring use. It is rather low growing, with fine 
curled leaves of deep green color. The young leaves are tender and 
delicate in flavor. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10c; 44 pound, 30c; pound, 
GREENS 
Tall Aroon ClirlArl^Nn to No. 200 except tail growing. 
I ail ureen \#uriea \ no. l ) Highest recommendation. Packet, 10 
cents; ounce, 15 cents; postpaid. 
If This splendid vegetable should be better known in the South, for 
^'****""****^“ it is a most desirable one. It’s sort of half waiy between a cab¬ 
bage and a turnip. While it has many of the characteristics of the cabbage family 
the edible part is the bulb (as shown in our illustration) that forms above the ground. 
In the lower South and Florida it can be easily grown with August to October sow¬ 
ings. Seed can be sown tbinly in rows where plants are to stand and thinned to six 
Inches apart or sown in beds and transplanted like cabbage. The bulbs which grow 
to the size of a medium sized apple have a delicate cabbage-like flavor. 
Early White Vienna Kohl-Rabi (No. 202) a^n appie°wben 
ready for use, and are of a pale, whitish green color. They are hardy and you can 
have nice, tender bulbs all through the fall. When well started, set out as cabbage 
plants, and for table use gather bulbs while skin is tender, slice, and cut off the 
hard lower portion. Bulbs are of very mild, delicate, cabbage-like flavor, most deli¬ 
cious. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents; 44 pound, 90 cents; pound, $3.00; postpaid. 
■ ^ hardy 
onion-like plant that does 
not make a bulb. It has 
a long, well thickened neck somewhat re¬ 
sembling the growth of young onions 
spring hut much longer and thicker. The 
leek thrives under same general conditions 
as onions and Should be cultivated in the 
same general manner except that when the 
plants begin to get some size the earth 
should gradually be drawn up around the 
neck so as to blanch the stems or necks 
white and increase the tenderness and fine 
flavor. 
Hastings’ Improved Large Purple Thornless Eggplant—The 
Finest Eggplant in the World For All Purposes 
GOOD GARDENS CUT STORE BILLS 
$1.00; postpaid. 
Large Carenten 
Early Vienna Knhl-Rahi 
Grows to large 
size, the stems 
I Aolr^Nn proportionately 
kclFl% ^ no. f Uw ^ iQi-gg aij(j thick. In 
rich soil, well earthed up, the edible por¬ 
tion is from 6 to 8 inches long by 2 to .’> 
inches in diameter. Packet. 10 cents; 44 
ounce, 1.5 cents; ounce, 2.5 cents; 44 B*., 75e, 
Early (ireen Cnrleil Kale or Borecole 
