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H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
HASTINGS’ 
WATERMELON 
COLLECTIONS 
HASTINGS’ HOME GARDEN COLLECTION 
SEVEN PACKETS 25 CENTS, POSTPAID — One full-sized packet each of Au¬ 
gusta Rattlesnake, Watson, Alabama Sweet, Florida Favorite, Hastings’ Tinker, 
The Jones, and Kleckley, all exceptionally fine varieties for home use. This col¬ 
lection will furnish any ordinary family a plenty of first-class melons all season. 
HASTINGS’ 4-OUNCE MELON COLLECTION 
FOl'R OITNCES POSTPAID, 35 CENTS—Some prefer fewer varieties but more 
of each kind. Eor 35 cents w’e will send you, postpaid, one ounce each of Florida 
Favorite, Augrusta Rattlesnake, Ilastingrs’ Tinker, and Kleckley Sweet, and one 
packet of Eden Gem Cantaloupe, See page 25, 
HASTINGS’ ONE-ACRE MELON COLLECTION 
LOTS OF OCR FRIENDS like to plant about an acre of assorted varieties. A 
little over a pound of seed will plant an acre nicely. For .SI.25 we will send you, 
postpaid, pound each of Kleckley Sweet, Augusta Rattlesnake, Philip Jones, 
Alabama Sweet, and Watson. You couldn’t get a finer assortment if you tried. 
Send us $1.25 and have the best acre of melons in your section. 
Hastings’ Selected Florida Favorite Watermelon (The Very Best) No. 259 
Our special selection and growth of Florida Favorite has given us an unsurpassed extra early, good quality, medium-sized melon, just 
the right kind for home use and nearby markets. It’s a large, smooth, beautifully shaped melon, of dark green color, irregularly striped 
with lighter green, very early, and prolific. Rind of medium thickness, rather tough, making it a fairly good shipper. Flesh red, very 
crisp, tender and juicy. Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; % lb., 30c; lb., $1.00;postpald. In lots of 10 pounds or over, not prepaid, 80c per pound. 
Hastings’ Tmker(No. 265) diinn - size melon for 
home use or nearby market only. The rind is very brittle and will 
not stand handling' or hauling long distances over rough roads. A 
white seeded, red fleshed melon with a distinct extra sweet, honey¬ 
like flavor that we have never tasted in any other melon. For any 
one who likes an extra sweet, fine grained watermelon for home 
use only. Tinker should be planted as one of the varieties. Packet, 
10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; % pound, 40c; pound, $1.25; postpaid. 
Citron, Green Giant (Fla. Stock Melon) 
TUn melon for sweet pickles. Any surplus can 
^ilUi CwO) be fed to hogs and cattle, but do not plant close to 
watermelons for they will cross and ruin the watermelons. Plant 
some citrons this year for the finest sweet pickles you ever tasted. 
Packet, 5 cents; ounce. 10c; % pound, 30c; pound, $1.00; postpaid. 
Jones or Philip Jones IS 
/U|l known under both names. It is not that old variety, 
^ilU. £DU j Duke Jones. The shape is almost round and has the 
peculiarity of almost always lying on the blossom end while grow¬ 
ing. The size of this melon is large to extra large, often weighing 
70 to 80 pounds, and has mighty good eating qu.alities. Politicians 
often carry seed of this variety to give the farmers when they visit 
the farming sections because it makes such large melons of good 
eating quality. Perhaps someone will leave you a packet, but you 
can be more sure of getting seed by sending us your order. Packet, 
5 cents; ounce. 10 cents; % pound, 30c; pound, $1.00; postpaid. 
DiipiA miAlnn QAArl “From Watson melon seed bought of you we planted 40 acres; over 17,000 hills, two plants to the hill. 
indOII Out of all these there were only "two plants of other varieties. W’e are satisfied. 
—Diaz Farms, Escambia Co., Florida. 
