H. G. Hasti ngs & Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
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PEPPERS 
CULTITRE—Pepper seed will notgermlnate freely 
in a temperature of less than 65 degrees. This 
necessitates sowing seeds In hot beds or boxes 
placed In warm,sunny situations from January 1st 
to April 1st In most parts of the South. When plants have six leaves transplant to other 
beds oi boxes till all danger of frost Is past and the soil is warm, when they may be set 
in the open in rows 3 feet apart and 11 to 16 inches apart In a row. As they begin to 
bear draw the earth up around the stems. Sow sweet peppers also In July In Florida for 
a fall shipping crop. One ounce of seed makes about 1,000 plants In spring planting. 
Hastings’ Mixed Peppers 
Almost all home gardeners want both 
sweet and hot peppers in their gar- 
_ _ dens. With this In view we have 
made up a mixture of all varieties catalogued by us, hot and sweet, large and small. This mixture 
gives you some of every kind in your garden, just what you need for all purposes. In no other way 
can you get so large and useful an assortment of peppers as in our packets of Mixed Peppers. We 
sell thousands upon thousands of packets of Mixed Peppers every year. 1 his mixture ought to 
have a place in every order of seeds for the home garden in 'the South. Packets, 10 cents; 
3 packets, 25 cents. 
Onr Chinese Giant Pepper—One-half Natural Size 
Mixed Peppers 
E'Tlintxsfx ErinTlf The monster of the pepperfamlly. Single 
VJlllllCSC WldllL specimens of Chinese Giant have been 
grown weighing 18 ounces. The plants are of strong, stocky, bushy 
atid erect growth; growing 18 inches to 2 feet high, and are very )iro- 
lific, setting 3 to 4 extra large fruits at the base which ripen while a 
second crop is setting o:i the branches. Fruit is much larger than Ruby King, almost square 
in shape, while the llesh is very thick. In flavor it is very mild and entirely free from any 
fiery taste. Our illustration shows about half the na’ural size of the average fruits. Packet, 
10 cents; ounce, 30 cents; ounce, 50 cents; % pound, SI.40; pound, S5.00. 
Rpn llnill Oneoftbe smallest, hottest and most prolific of 
vJlllH pepper family and a splendid variety for tho^e w 
hot pepper for either seasoning or pepper sauce. " • - - 
16 cents; ounce, 25 cents;pound, 75 cents. 
all the 
anting a 
Pacxet, 5 cents; ounce, 
Ruby King Sweet Peppers Peading v^a® 
rietles of sweet peppers for home use and very largely 
grown by market gardeners for shipping. A very vigor¬ 
ous grower with large, sweet, mild fruits. A close 
favorite with the Bell or Bull Nose, slightly larger and 
much sweeter and milder. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 
15 cents; ounce, 25 cents; pound, 65 cents; pound, 
@ 2 . 00 . 
T Riill rvr 1^1111 Nnco The standard large size,sweet 
l^arge iseu or l>mi iiose flavored variety both for home 
use, market and shipping to Northern markets from Florida, Louisi¬ 
ana and Texas. It is sweet and has a very mild flavor; is compara¬ 
tively early and very prolific. Fruits 3 to 33 ^ Inches long and 2 to 3 
inches across thg shoulder. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents; ounce, 
25 cents; *4 poun'd, 60 cents; pound, 81.75. 
Hastings’ Golden Prize Pepper riety. ’ Sweet and mild flavor, in 
some places eaten like an apple for warding off malarial influences. It is said to cure chills 
and fever. A valuable variety for the family garden. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 2a cents; 
% pound, 85 cents; pound, 83.00.' 
Procopp’s Giant 
This is a giant of the pepper family in the size of the fruits. In 
_ height of vine it is similar to Ruby King. The fruit is extra 
afrge—being 6 to 6 inches in length and 3 inches across at the shoulder, t'olor 
lo fruit i s glossy scarlet and the flavor is mild and sweet. Packet, 5 cts.; 
oun ce, 20 cts.; ounce, 35 cts.; pound, §1.00; pound, 83.60. 
Long Cayenne 
Another of the hot, pungent 
varieties but of much larger 
size than the Red Chill. Pkt., 
5c.; 34 oz., 15c.; oz., 25c ; '4 lb., 
75c. 
"AS- ■if’ 
Hastings’ Golden PrizePeppor 
Why Don’t You 
Do It Today 
We mean that seed 
order from this cata¬ 
logue. You have every¬ 
thing to gain and nothing 
to lose by sitting down 
aid making out your 
order for seeds now. 
Thousands put it o f f 
every year until they 
think it is too late, then 
plant “box seed” from 
the store and have more 
or less of a failure in the 
garden. Make out your 
order now, send it with¬ 
out d elay and make sure 
of right seeds for your 
garden. 
