n. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 
2'Z 
Type of Alaska Extra Early Fea 
Garden or 
English 
Peas for 
Fall Plant¬ 
ing in the 
South 
Prices include Postage 
Prepaid on Packets, 
1-2,1 and 2 ib. pack¬ 
ages. Larger quanti¬ 
ties by Express or 
Freight at Purchaser's 
Expense. 
Many of our customers don’t plant Garden Peas be¬ 
cause they don’t bear long enough. Plant seed deeper 
and work soil up around stalks, and peas will stay in 
bearing twice as long. 
CultlLRI'^ For fall planting in Central South garden 
wuihoui c peas should be sown early in September, 
especially the second early varieties. Extra early sorts, 
such as John L., can be sown in the latter part of the 
month and mature before frost. In Florida and along 
the Gulf Coast they may be sown during au.v of the fail 
months. October and November being preferable. Sow 
in drills covering seed 2 to 3 inches deep, according to 
soil. To avoid the necessity of sticking or brushing, 
plant the peas in double rows 6 to 8 inches apart, and 
when the vines get large enough run them together. 
. . Most varieties of the earlies and second earlies are of 
sufficiently stiff growth to support each other in this manner. Plant 2 
pounds of peas to 100 feet of row. 56 pounds of wrinkled or 60 pounds of 
smooth peas make a busliel. 
Hastings’ John L.(No. 3 l6)"Earliest [he®ext?a 
FvtKa Esil*lv varieties either for home use, market or ship- 
. fccii ij iiient. For 24 years it has held the record for earli- 
uess against all of the best strains of early peas sold by other American 
seedsmen and during that time no pea has been introduced that 
productiveness in the extra early class. 
equals it for earliness and 
John L. is a standard with 
. outhern gardeners, both for shipping and home 
markets, and every year we sell hundreiis and 
hundreds of bushels of this variety to Florida 
shippers. The earliest time on record in early ma¬ 
turity was made with this variety years ago by 
C. ,1. Montgomery, St. Augustine. Florida. He 
planted 15 pounds of John L., and on the 30th 
day from planting gathered one bushel of well de¬ 
veloped pods therefrom. This really is a wonder¬ 
ful first early pea and a variety that always makes 
good when the highest prices are obtained. 
Packet, 10 cents; % pound, 20 cents; pound, 40 
cents; 3 pounds, 70 eents; postpaid. Not prepaid, 
10-pound lots or over, 20 cents per pound. 
Next to John L., 
this is the best, 
/Mg q|7 \ round extra early pea; about one 
ynwiwi If ^-eek later than. .John L. in earli¬ 
ness and is the best in quality and heaviest bearer 
of all the round-seeded extra early varieties. A 
splendid shipper and one of the very best you can 
plant in the garden for home use for an extra 
pods 21/2 inches long, round, straight and scjuare 
Alaska Extra Early 
Hastings’ John E. Extra Early Peas 
early. Foliage and pods light green; 
ended, containing six peas. Seeds are of bluish shade, well rounded out amf the fresh peas 
are about equal to tlie wrinkled pea.s in (juality. There are a great many peas being sold 
under the name of “Alaska” that are from run-out stock or else not kept true to name. 
These dwarf varieties have to be “rogued” very carefully each year to keep them true to 
type. This we do ver.v carefully and you can depend on us. We have a specially wonderful 
stock of Alaska peas this year and know that for canning, marketing or home use you will 
find them absolutely satisfactory. Packet, 10c; % pound, 20c; pound, 40c; 3 pounds, 70c; 
postpaid. Not prepaid: 10-poun'd lots or over, 30 cents per pound. 
PjpAC A 11^ CUORT Pnfavorable weather conditions almost ruined the 
" WB* ■ 1919 Pea crop and with the exceptionally big de¬ 
mand during the spring months, the consequence is that we are entirely sold out of sev¬ 
eral of our big varieties and our stock of these listed are not as large as we can sell 
this fall. You can absolutely depend on these varieties listed as being as fine or a little 
better than you can buy anywhere else. However, peas are short for this fall and to be 
sure of your supply we ask that you order very early. 
