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H. G. Hastings Co,, Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
Lentz’s Extra Early Turnip Beet (No. 50) 
A variety that is a great favorite for market gardeners of Florida for 
shipment to Northern markets. Nearly as early as Egyptian, larger 
and of better quality. Color, light red and zoned with pink. Tender 
and sweet at all stages of growth. Often ready for use in 6 to 7 weeks 
from sowing. Productive and good shipper. This is an early beet, 
most satisfactory for home use or market. Packet, 6 cents; ounce, 
16 cents; % pound, 60 cents; pound, $1.50; postpaid. 
Swiss Chard Beet or Sea Kale (No. 43) 
Probably no vegetable is coining into popular favor more rapidly 
than Swiss Chard, or Sea Kale as it is frequently called in Europe. 
It is grown for its leaves only as it does not make a bulbous, edible 
root like the other varieties. The leaves grow large and upright and 
as the outer leaves are cut more come from the center. 
The mid-rib or center stem of each leaf is large and almost white 
and after trimming can be cooked and served like asparagus. The 
leaf part can be cooked like spinach or turnip greens or if desired the 
whole leaf can be boiled and served as “greens.” There is a delicious, 
delicate flavor not found in either turnips or kale. See illustration 
on this page. Packet, 6c; oz., 16c; % lb., 50c; lb., $1.60; postpaid. 
MANGEL AND HALF SUGAR 
MANGEL BEETS FOR STOCK 
Every year sees a steady increase in the number of farmers in the 
South who plant, at least, a small crop of Mangels and Half-Sugar 
Mangels for stock feeding purposes. It is impossible to find crops 
that will give greater returns for the fertilizer and small amount of 
time necessary than the Mangels, Half-Sugar Mangels and Belgian 
carrots. All are immense yielders under good cultivation and make 
an agreeable change of food for any animal kept on dry forage in 
winter. With dairy cattle the increased flow of milk and generally 
improved condition of the animal show the great value of these crops 
Plow the ground deeply, then harrow well until smooth. Sow seed in L 
this latitude early in the spring, 
rows 21/2 to 3 feet apart, and let 
grow all season. Use a naturally 
Lentz’s Extra Early Turnip Beet—The Best Extra Early 
rich, deep soil or else fertilize heavily. Mangels and Half-Sugar Mangels are equally valuable. Plant 8 
pounds of seed per acre. Where their value is known almost every farmer plants them each year. 
Jumbo Lonsr Red IWIanp^Al/Nn Largest and heaviest yielder in the South for all 
neu ITIdngei^nO. 41 ; the true Mangel beets. Unfortunately the seed 
supply ot Jumbo Mangel is again short this year. Roots grow from one-half to two-thirds above the 
surface and are usually eighteen inches to two feet long and four to six inches in diameter. The ton- 
acre on rich or well fertilized ground is something immense. The Jumbo Mangel or 
the White French Half-Sugar Mangel below ought to be planted on every farm in the South where 
cows are kept through the winter. They are certainly the greatest stock feeds you can find and the in¬ 
creased flow of milk through the winter makes the growing and feeding well worth your while. Ounce, 
■ cents; pound, 75c; postpaid. In 10-pound lots or over, not prepaid, 60c per lb. 
VwhltG French Half-Sue^ar ^Nn I ^ would have a difficult task if we 
V:u T f ^ V . ^Ugcirmangej^nOiOi; ^ad to make a choice between this 
and the Jumbo Long Red Mangel. Our Inclination is always to plant some of both. W’hile possibly 
not quite as heavy a yielder per acre as the Jumbo Long Red its very considerable sugar content 
makes it especially valuable in fattening cattle and insuring a flow of richer milk in dairy or milk 
cows. It is as easily grown in the South as the garden variety of beet and should be let grow until 
frost to secure the largest yields. Roots are very large, of oval shape, with smooth, clean skin, and 
grows with the top of the bulb two or three inches above 
ground and consequently is more easily pulled. W’e rec¬ 
ommend a general planting of both this and the Jumbo 
Mangel for they are both worth while on any farm where 
cows are kept. Ounce, 10 cents; ^ pound, 26 cents; pound, 
75 cents; postpaid. In 10-pound lots or over, not prepaid, 
60 cents per pound. 
Jnmbo Long Bed Mangel 
MANY FINE TESTIMONIALS 
Every year we get hundreds of letters compliment¬ 
ing us on our fair and square business dealings and 
on the success obtained with Hastings’ Seeds. 
We appreciate these kind words more than we can 
say and wish we could publish every one of the letters 
to show how much we value them. We go to large e.x- 
pense and a whole lot of work and study in improving 
varieties each year so our patrons ian grow better 
crops, and it surely makes us feel that our energies 
have not been wasted when our good friends write 
that they can easily see that our seeds are better than 
they can buy elsewhere and that they appreciate our 
efforts to give them better seed service. 
These letters or testimonials come from every South¬ 
ern State from Virginia to California and from States 
throughout the North in .regard to our vegetable and 
flower seeds and plants. We take this opportunity to 
offer our thanks for all these kind words and pledge 
ourselves for even better seed service in the future. 
If you have had particular success with some kind of 
seeds which we do not catalog we would be more than 
pleased to get a sample to try out on our trial grounds. 
You may benefit the Interests of the whole country by 
introducing a new good variety. 
Swiss Chard Beet or Sea Kale 
