11. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 
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Hastings' Garden Peas 
dMVirilfk IUI««IUAil / Ma Kecoinmended for Florida and Gulf 
rlOrBfia IVICrieil(NOi OOOj coast regions only, where it is well 
known. A medium early, very heavy'bearing small seeded variety that has- 
proven itself an intensely prolific bearer in Florida and Lower Gulf Coast 
sections. For home use and nearby markets only. Its greatest value Is its 
hardiness and heavy bearing qualities. Pkt., 10c; % lb., 20c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 
70c; postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 pounds or over, 20c a pound. 
Mnff’e early, dwarf - growing 
9 bACdSlOr^ nOi O I ^ wrinkled variety, very similar to 
American Wonder, but one-third larger; of the same earliness and delicious 
flavor. Pods are more closely packed with peas than any other variety. 
This variety is superseding American Wonder, which was a leader in this 
class for so many years. Packet, 10 cents; % lb., 25 cents; lb., 45 cents; 2 
pounds, 75 cents; postpaid. Not i»repaid: 10-pound lots or over, 25c a lb. 
Market Surprise (No. 322) Offered for the first time by us 
last fall. Vigorous growth with stocky vines, growing 2^: feet high. Very 
prolific for an extra early pea, the pods containing 8 to 0 fine peas of rich 
green color. You will like Market Surprise for it’s equally good for home 
gardens or for market. Packet, 10c; % pound, 25c; pound, 45c; 2 pounds, 
75c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 10-pounds or over at 22 cents a pounii. 
Premium Gem (No. 331) ety, growing about 1,5 inches high 
and is one of the earliest of the good quality varieties for home gardens. 
This is one of the older varieties that has always been a great favorite. 
Packet, 10 cents; % pound, 20 cents; pound, 40 cents; 2 pounds, 70 cents. 
Second Early—Heavy Bearers 
Bliss Everbearmg(No. 329) our customers for home gar¬ 
dens and nearby markets. Height of vine 18 inches to 2 feet. Pods 3 to 4 
inches long, each pod containing 5 to 8 wrinkled peas of very fine table 
fjuality. Size of peas large to very large, frequently inch in diameter. 
Its habit of growth is of peculiar branching character, forming as many as 
ten stalks to a single root. The individual or separate branches are of ex- 
traordinarj'^ strength and substance so that when hilled up properly they 
stand up well without “brushing.” This variety is especially noted for its 
continuance of bearing, a characteristic which gives it special value. Even 
after repeated picking the vines continue to develop buds and blossoms 
which mature into fine peas. The stock is of the very best, the finest gar¬ 
den variety. Packet, 10c; Vs 25c; lb., 45c; 2 lbs., 75c; postpaid. 
Hastings’ Home Delight Pea ^uids of^our customers 
/Mn during the past twenty-one years with entire satisfaction. 
^liUi OCO f Earliest bearer of the second early or heavy-bearing varieties ; 
a strong vigorous grower, coming in right after the extra early sorts, and 
while enormously productive is of such stiff, stocky growth that it can be 
easily grown without “brushing” when xjlanted in double row's 6 to 8 inches 
apart, row^s running together as soon as high enough. The sweetness ana 
tenderness and heavy-bearing (lunlities give entire satisfaction. Packet, 10c; 
Yz lb., 25c; lb., ^5c; 2 lbs., 75c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 10 lbs., 18c per lb. 
Black-Eyed Marrowfat (No. 320) Png^'trowingMGe" 
Large White Marrowfat (No. 321) lies. When properly 
“brushed” they are exceedingly heavy bearers and very profitable. Each : 
Packet, 10 cents; Yz pound, 20 cents; pound, 40 cents; 2 pounds, 70 cents; 
postpaid. Not prepaid: 10 pounds or over, 20 cents a pound. 
Sugar or Salad Pea (No. 326) ble pods, cooked and eaten 
In the same manner as snap beans. These are great favorites with those 
who have once used them. Packet, 10c; Vi Ih., 25c; lb., 45c; 2 lbs., 75c. 
Bliss Everbearing Pea—A Fine Pea for Your Garden 
Peas and Beans By Parcel Post 
The prices in this catalogue on peas, beans, corn, etc., 
by the packet, ounce, quarter pound, half pound, pound, 
and two pound lots, include postage prepaid by us on 
those quantities to any postoffice. The prices named on 
larger quantities do not include postage paid by us. _ 
If, for any reason, you prefer to have the larger quan¬ 
tities quoted for shipment by express, or freight, not 
prepaid, come to you by parcel post you can ascertain 
the amount to be remitted to us for the payment of post¬ 
age on these larger quantities by referring to the par¬ 
cels post rate tables on page 2. 
Hastings’ Home Delight Fea^A Fine Second Early 
HASTINGS’ SEED LABORATORY 
In the older days there was a certain “chance” in buying seeds from even the 
most careful seedsmen in the country. 
Most of the seedsmen, even today, know very little about their seeds. They 
think they can trust their sight and the broker’s or wholesaler’s or grower’s hon¬ 
esty and judgment when they buy the seeds to retail. A few seedsmen pay from 
$3.00 to $5.00 apiece to have tests made on seeds they think are doubtful. Fewer 
still maintain what they call a “Laboratory,” where they put a test of 100 seeds 
on a wet blotter or piece of cloth and put it in a germinator to see how many 
out of the 100 grow, thus getting the germination percentage. Only a few of 
these seedsmen make more than one germination test on a stock of seeds, no 
matter how long they keep the seeds or what conditions they have undergone. 
Our Mr. H. 8. Hastings, with a very thorough college agricultural education 
and who is a qualified Seed Analyst, trained by the Fnited States Government 
Department of .\griculture, devotes his entire time to the work of the “Hastings 
Seed Testing Laboratory.” Every stock of seeds that enters our warehouses, 
no matter it a few pounds or even a few ounces of some flower seed up to car¬ 
loads of oats or rye, has samples taken from it for complete tests of germina¬ 
tion and purity. All weeds or foreign seeds, should there be my, are named 
with the number and weight for percentage, and complete records we kept for 
each of these tests to be referred to at all times. All these tests are made In 
duplicate and additional tests are made of all stocks at regular definite inter¬ 
vals. Unless they are up to our high standards we don’t sell them to yon. 
