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H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
HASTINGS’ GARDEN BEANS FOR 1920 
Me ha^ a complete list of all kinds of beans for the first time in five years. Two or three varieties are a little short but we be¬ 
lieve we have a supply^ to “go around” on all quantities listed. The four previous years have been the worst on seed beans in the 
history of the seed business, but in 1919 Hastings’ had enough acreage planted in seed beans of all varieties to produce a supply equal 
^ sixty of the smaller seed houses. Just think of 40,000 pounds of a single variety of bush lima beans and 50,000, 60,000 and 
70,000 pounds each of single varieties of “snap” beans, most of which will be sold in packet, pound and two-pound lots. Those are im¬ 
mense quantities of beans but thousands of our patrons know they can always depend on them and that is why we sell more and 
necessarily have to increase our acreage each year. Means are our greatest Southern garden crop. Plant more and eat more beaus* 
Hastings’ Stringless Green Pod (No. 6) 
The only absolutely stringless, green round-podded bean, stringless 
, , ^ ,, , . » all stages of growth, from the time the first pods form until full grown 
and ready to dry up. It surpasses all other bush beans in crisp, tender qualities and fine flavor. It makes 
a beautiful appearance with its long, smooth, green pods, natural size of which is shown in the illustra¬ 
tion on this page. It is a very iirolific, strong vigorous groweV; comes into bearing about the same time 
as Red Valentine and continues to produce long after other bush varieties have gone, the pods retaining 
their superb eating and stringless qualities to the last. 
Of greatest value to those with a family garden who de¬ 
sire to combine quality w’ith the heaviest production. 
Tests of it all over the South during the past eleven or 
twelve years have shown its great superiority in every 
respect. We recommend it highly to every one w'ho- 
plants bush beans in the South. It is the very best qual¬ 
ity green-podded bush bean grown. Packet, 10 cents; 
% pound, 20 cents; pound, 40 cents; 2 pounds, 70 cents; 
postpaid. Not prepaid: 15 lbs. (peck), .$3.25; 60 lbs. 
(bushel), $12.00; 100 lbs., $20.00. 
Hastings’ Extra Early Red Valen¬ 
tine (Round Podded) (No. 25) 
The most largely planted variety of any bush beans in the 
South, a splendid early, heavy-bearing variety, well 
adapted to all parts of the South, for either market or 
home use. Caution should always be used in the pur¬ 
chase of Red Valentine beans on account of the large 
quantities of flat-podded, tough, shucky beans that are 
sold every year, largely through local merchants and seeds, 
men, whose inducement to buy is largely a low'er price. 
If you plant Hastings’ Valentine beans you are safe in 
this respect and sure of beans of the right quality. Ours 
is the true, round-podded stock, very early, a vigorous 
grow’er and very heavy bearer of medium-sized, round, 
tender, finely flavored pods; very uniform in ripening 
and Southern truck growers consider our Red Valentine 
one of the most profitable beans they can grow for ship¬ 
ment. Packet, 10c; % i>ound, 20c; pound, 40c; 2 pounds, 
70c; postpaid. Not prepaid: 15 lbs. (peck), $3.00; 60 lbs. 
(bushel), $11.00; 100 lbs., $18.00. 
Extra Early BlackValeiitlne(No. 23) 
A new strain of Valentine bean that has steadily made its 
way into favor as a variety for market gardeners, both 
for nearby markets and long distance shipping. Seem¬ 
ingly this bean will stand earlier planting than other va¬ 
rieties on account of its greater hardiness and its resist¬ 
ance to bad wmather conditions. Extra early, a heavy 
bearer and holds up splendidly in shipments to Northern 
markets. Equally good for home gardens and especially 
desirable in Florida and Lower Gulf Coast sections. 
Packet, 10 cents; % pound, 20 cents; pound, 40 cents; 2 
lbs., 70 cents; postpaid. Not prepaid: 15 lbs. (peck), 
$3.25; 60 lbs. (bushel), $12.00; 100 lbs., $20.00. 
Improved Round Pod Refugee 
Almost identical with our 
lUUU I ; ^ng. Id; Excelsior Refugee, except 
that it is ten days to two weeks later in bearing. Immense¬ 
ly heavy yielder, with round, green pods of fine quality 
and that hold up well in longvdistance shipment. Also good 
for a canning bean. Especially resistant to drought, cold 
and unfavorable growing conditions. A variety very 
largely used by market gardeners both for nearby mar¬ 
kets and long distance shipping. Packet, 10 cents; Va 
pound, 20 cents; pound, 40 cents; 2 pounds 70 cents; 
postpaid. Not prepaid: 15 pounds (peck), $3.50; 60 lbs. 
(bushel), $13.50; 100 lbs., $22.00. 
GROW PLENTY OF BEANS 
There is no vegetable in this or any other seedsman’s 
catalogue or list so valuable for human food as the bean 
in its numerous forms and varieties. We may also say 
in perfect truthfulness that there is no vegetable so 
easily grown or through such a long season. 
Bush or pole, “snap” or lima, they are all good in al¬ 
most any stage of growth and are the most nutritious of 
all vegetables for food. Beans are muscle builders and 
sustain men under the strain of steady work. 
Plant for a continuous supply of “snaps” from early 
June until frost and also for dry beans for winter use. They can largely take the place of 
meat and are much more wholesome. 
We especially urge a large planting of beans in 1020 because it has a direct bearing on 
the shortage of the world’s food supply that is responsible for present high food prices 
everywhere. Beans are the quickest, most easily grov a and most nutritious of all the 
vegetable foods. 
Hastings’ Extra Early Bed Valentine 
