H. C. Hastings & Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
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Why Not Grow Good Tomah es? 
You can do It just about as easy as you can grow the small, Inferior, mis¬ 
shapen, cracked, split,almost worthless tomatoes that come from cheap seed, 
either the refuse from tomato canning and catsup factories or saved from the 
tall end of the market gardener’s crops. 
All of our tomato seed Is saved from crops grown exclusively for seed 
purposes and seed Is saved from none but the choicest tomatoes in the fields. 
We positively will not attempt to compete In price with certain seed dealers 
who sell seed saved at canning factories or who buy up the seed saved from 
the refuse of market gardeners’crops In New Jersey, Maryland and other 
j truck-growing States. 
Hastings* special high-grade tomato seed has a reputation equaled by 
i that of no other seed house in this country. Hastings’ tomato seed leads all 
others In the big shipping sections of Florida, Mississippi and Texas. In 
Cuba and Mexico the planters want none but our Redfield Beauty for shlp- 
I ment. Our tomato seed has stood the test of time. It’s not a case of good one 
I year and poor the next, but it’s good all the time. It makes paying crops for 
! lhe men In the tomato growing business for shipment In the South, it makes 
paying crops for the local market gardeners. It gives every home garden a 
bountiful supply of the most delicious, large size, smooth tomatoes all 
|l through the summer and up to frost. It’s exactly the seed that you want for 
t your use this year, no matter whether you garden for market or home use. 
|i CuL'TURE— In the Atlanta section seed should be started In hotbeds 
i or boxes In the house between February 15th and March 1st. Give plenty of 
j light and space between plants else they will be weak and spindling. Scatter 
i seed In the bed or box thinly and cover with about Inch of soli. As soon 
} as danger of frost is past transplant to open ground. Before transplanting 
I sollshould have been broken deep and plenty of stable manure or fertilizer 
j worked In. Set plants 3 feet apart each way. Give clean cultivation and as 
1 plants grow It Is best to tie them up to stakes and thin out the leaves so that 
i the sun can penetrate ard ripen up the fruits. A second seed planting can 
I be made In May, plants from which will begin to bear In August and continue 
i until frost. One ounce of seed will make about 1,600 good plants; use about 
i 4 ounces per acre. 
Hastings’ Dwarf Champion Tomato 
We think a great deal of our special 
strain of Dwarf Champion, for we believe It 
to be the only flrst-olass tomato of suffici¬ 
ently stiff growth to stand up clear of the 
ground without staking, thus keeping the 
fruits off the ground. The growth Is very 
stiff, upright and compact. Fruits are large, 
of bright red color, very regular In size and 
shape and very smooth skin. It Is one of 
our most popular and desirable varieties, 
planted by tens of thousands of our custom¬ 
ers every year. Packet, 10 cents: ounce, 
15 cents: ounce, 26 cents: % pound, 66 cents; 
pound, $2.25. 
rp'L o first-class main crop 
X XIC kjlUXUJ variety of extra large 
size, very smooth and of bright red color. 
Largely used In some parts of South Florida 
for winter shipment, and a standard sort for 
those who grow tomatoes for canning. It’s 
a large, good, smooth, solid, meaty tomato 
for all purposes and a splendid variety to 
furnish late tomatoes In gardens every¬ 
where. Packet, 6c.; Y ounce, 15c.; ounce, 
26c.; Y, pound, 66c.; pound, $2.00. 
Spark’s E)arliana le^'^the 
earliest bright red tomato of good size and 
flavor. Originated in Southern New Jersey 
and Is the first in the market from that sec¬ 
tion. Plants, are quite hardy with rather 
slender open branches and moderate growth 
well set with fruits, all of which ripen very 
early In the season. Fruits are of deep 
scarlet color, growing closely together in 
clusters of five to eight, all of medium size, 
averaging inches In diameter. A very 
shy seeder. Qentiine seed of this variety Is 
very scarce, but we have succeeded in ob¬ 
taining a supply of the very choicest Earli- 
ana seed from Southern New Jersey from the 
immediate sectliih vVhere this variety origi¬ 
nated and you will like 11. Packet, 
ounce, lA cts.; ounce, 26 cts.; 
65 cts,: pound, $2.00. 
HASTINGS’ REDFIETD BEAUTY TOMATO 
Our Redfield Beauty is of the right size, the right earliness, the right shape, the right color, the right bearing qualities, the right shipping and 
eating qualities: in fact it’s an all right tomato in every respect It has been planted for the last 18 years in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, 
Louisiana and Texas, and in all tests it has proven its superiority over all the other famous varieties. Its vigorous growth, heavy and long bear¬ 
ing qualities and its comparative freedom from rotting under the most trying conditions of growth, make it a favorite everywhere. Of glossy 
crimson color with a slight tinge of purple. Grows in clusters of three to five fruits and is the most regular in size and shape of fruit of any va¬ 
riety known. Retains its large size until all'arepicked. Of perfect shape and is unexcelled lor toughness of skin and solidity. Especially valu¬ 
able for market gardeners who have to ship long distances or carry in wagons over rough roads. The skin does not break easily. In competitive 
tests it has excelled all the noted varieties put out by Northern houses in recent years: not one of them was equal to it. For the shipper and 
market gardener it is the best: for the home garden it is none the less valuable combining, as Redfield B aauty does, every desirable quality. 
Large packet, 10 cents: Y ounce, 15 cents; ounce, 25 cents: pound, 65 cents: pound. $2.00: 10 pounds, $17.50. 
