//. 6'. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 
Tomatoes for Summer and Fall Plantings 
Hastings’ Big Bed Rock Tomato for Home Use and Canning 
Red Rock, the Big Red Solid “S',, "rtV'Se.Ww 
Meaty Tomato(No. 455) 1“! 
ning. Red Rock matures in from 110 to 115 days. It is extraordinarily 
solid—hence the name of Red Rock. Perfectly smooth, has no superior 
in texture or flavor and is as red as a tomato can be. It’s a red that 
goes all the way through. The meat is solid without being hard, and 
is of the finest flavor. Practically no waste tomatoes in a crop of Red 
Rock. Plant Red Rock this j’ear. You will like it. Packet, 10 cents; 
i/i ounce, 20 cents; ounce, 35 cents; % pound, $1.00; i)ound, $3.50; 
postpaid. 
liinA DSnlr^Mn ^ Earliana. Often brings 25 per 
JUIIC r lili^ ^ llUi *tOU y cent higher price in markets where pink 
varieties are preferred. Enormous hearer, freciuently bearing clusters 
of six to eight fruits of medium size: uniform, smooth and at¬ 
tractively shaped. Bushes are compact yet branch freely. Excel¬ 
lent for shipping, a favorite with the market gardener for an ex¬ 
tra early purplish pink tomato and always a delight in the 
home garden. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 25 cents; ounce, 40 
cents; % pound, $1.25; pound, $1.50; i>ostpaid. 
PnnrlArnea^Nn tomatoes, it 
ronaerosa^nui nuist have rich sou to be a suc¬ 
cess. but fruits are very large; purplish pink in color, solid, 
meaty, and very sweet. These being large and riblied are for 
home use only. Packet, 10 cents; ^ ounce, 25 cents; ounce, 40 
cents; % pound, $1.25; pound, $4.50; postpaid, 
Hastings’ Improved Purple ?aTietfes‘on ®o u1 
Anmo^Nn ddH list. A big improvement over the old 
1 I Acme, which was so popular everywhere. 
One of the very earliest, is almost round and has a thin but very 
:ough skin. Our improved Acme is a very heavy bearer, ripen¬ 
ing evenly all over. Has a lovely purplish shade of color, mak¬ 
ing it especially desirable as a market and shipping variety. 
Has few seeds; is thick, meaty and solid. It makes a desirable 
sort for either market or home use with its fine color and flavor. 
Packet, 5 cents; % ounce, 15 cents; ounce, 25 cents; % pound, 90 
cents; pound, $3.00. 
Golden Queen (No. 453) large smooth yellow tomato. 
Meaty, solid, and sweet, with bright golden yellow color. Packet, 
10 cents; Ye ounce, 20 cents; ounce, 35 cents; postpaid. 
Livingston’s Globe(No.446) mato with Florida 
shippers. Our seed stock of this variety is grown from Living¬ 
ston’s original strain and kept absolutely pure. We find it one of 
the earliest: fruits are smooth and of good size, firm flesh and 
few seeds. Very productive, fruit being short jointed and clusters 
of fruit form at each joint. Fruits are of right size and shape to 
pack well for shipment. Color of skin purplish red, about the 
same shade as our Redfield Beauty. Seen both in our own crops 
and by observation of market gardens is that abont half come 
true globe sh.aped; the balance are rather flattened, but much 
thicker, proportionately, than other varieties. Packet, 10 cents; 
Va ounce, 20c: ounce, 35c; 14 pound, $1,00; pound, $3.60; postpaid. 
Hastings’ tomato seed has a reputation equaled by that of no 
other house in this country. It leads all others iri the tomato 
shipping sections of Florida, Mississippi and Texas. Our seed 
stands the test of time. 
About the time this catalogue comes into the hands of the ma¬ 
jority of its readers the tomatoes from the spring plantings will 
have begun to die out. It is easily possible for the people of the 
Central South to have tomatoes for table use until a month or six 
weeks after killing frost. Planted in August, most varieties 
bear in 75 to 80 days. Summer planted tomatoes will be in their 
prime during October and November and can be picked green be¬ 
fore the plants are killed and kept in the house and ripened 
gradually for weeks afterwards. If you never tried planting to¬ 
matoes in summer, do so now. In Florida and along the Gulf 
Coast it is a regular crop for fall and early winter shipment. 
Scatter seed in bed or box thinly and cover with 
about 1/2 inch of soil. Before transplanting, break 
the soil deeply and work in stable manure or fertilizer thorough¬ 
ly. Set plants 3 feet apart each way : give clean cultivation. As 
plants grow it is best to tie them to stakes except the dwarf 
sorts; like Dwarf Champion. One ounce of seed makes about 
1,500 good plants; use about four ounces of seed per acre. 
Hastings’ Extra Early Prolific fuHtrfi^'om 
plantings this has no equal. It’s a 
■ Ulllcl&V ^ IIUi wonder for extra earliness, smooth¬ 
ness and heavy bearing; immensely prolific, combined with vig¬ 
orous grow'ing qualities. Begins to “set” fruit from the first 
blooms and as the foliage is rather light and open it lets the sun 
in to color and ripen the fruit quickly. Fruit is from 2^2 to 3 
inches in diameter; rich red color and ripens evenly. It is a 
splendid shipper and of very good eating quality for home gar¬ 
den use. If you are a truck grower you cannot afford not to 
plant it; if you are a home, gardener you need it for earliest use. 
It represents years of closest and most careful work in seed se¬ 
lection and plant breeding. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 25 cents; 
ounce, 40 cents; % pound, $1.25; pound, $4.50; postpaid. 
Hastings’ Matchless Tomato naYneTfir 
/Ufl to the present time it has had no equal as a 
• / large second-early,for home use, nearby markets or 
canning. Vigorous grower, very productive and continues to 
produce large sized fruits until frost. Fruits large to extra 
large; very meaty and solid, with few seeds. Its color is a bril¬ 
liant shade of red. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 15 cents; ounce, 
25 cents; 14 pound, 90 cents; pound, $3.00; postpaid. 
Spark’s Earliana (No. 457) 1;'’ 
hardy with rather slender open branches; moderate growth well 
set Vidth fruits, all of which ripen early. Deep scarlet color, grow¬ 
ing in clusters of 6 to 8 fruits, averaging 214 inches in diameter. 
Packet, 6 cents; % ounce, 15 cents; ounce, 25 cents; 14 pound, 90 
rents; pound, $3.00; postpaid. 
Livingston’s Globe Tomato (or Shipping 
