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H. G. Hastings Co,, Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
Asters 
HASTINGS’ 
UNRIVALED 
MIXED (707) 
Our mixed asters are well worthy of the name of unrivaled, 
Hastings’ mixture has no rival. It is made up by ourselves of 
over twenty varieties of the finest asters grown for us by sev¬ 
eral great aster specialists of this country. 
No such superb collection has ever been offered by any seeds¬ 
man before. It contains the Boltze’s Dwarf Bouquet, Mignon 
Queen, Pyramidal, Bouquet, Chrysanthemum Flowered, Vic¬ 
toria, Crown, Perfection, Quilled, Comet, Giant Comet, Lady, 
Queen of the Market, Victoria Needle, Washington, Imbricated 
Pompon, Jewel, Betteridge's Quilled, Cocardeau, Tall Chrysan¬ 
themum, and White Branching, each of them except the last 
being in assorted colors. Our unrivaled mixture will make a 
magnificent display, one that should be in every flower garden 
in the South. Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents, 
f'llltliro flower has had more attention paid to it by 
wUIKUlC seed growers than the aster, and none show 
greater improvements than it does. Here in the South it gives 
marked success, and by a little disbudding, letting only a few 
blossoms come on each plant, flowers are large as ordinary 
chrysanthemums can be had, and before the chrysanthemum 
comes in. The Aster is constantly growing in popular favor 
and is worthy of more extended culture in tlie South. For early 
flowering, seed may be sown in January and February in boxes 
in the house and transplanted to the open after danger of heavy 
frost is past. Sow seed in open ground in shallow drills when 
trees start to leaf out, and when 2 to 3 Inches high transplant to 
beds where they are to bloom. For late fall flowering, seed may 
be sown in May or June, They grow luxuriantly in any good 
garden soil and the mass of bloom from a small bed will repay 
you for the slight trouble necessary to grow them to perfection, 
keep the beds weeded and free from grass so the piants wiil 
have full chance for development. 
SEPARATE ASTER VARIETIES 
DWARF CHRYSANTHEMUM FLOWERED (No. 708)—Large 
flowered variety. Mixed colors. Packet, 10 cents. 
TRUFFAUT’S PEONY FLOWERED PERFECTION (No. 709) 
_Flowers large and double: mixed colors. Packet, 10 cents. 
VICTORIA (No. 710)—Flowers large, showy and perfectly 
double. 18 inches in height. Mixed colors. Packet, 10 cents. 
COMET (No. 711)—Very beautiful and distinct class. Long, 
curled and twisted petals formed into a loose half globe resembling 
Japanese Chrysanthemums. All colors mixed. Packet, 10 cents. 
WHITE BRANCHING (No. 712)—Pure white. Resembling a large 
white chrysanthemum, nearly 4 Inches in diameter. Flowers borne 
on long, stiff stems which branch freely. Packet, 10 cents. 
BRANCHING ASTERS MIXED (No. 713)—This type forms broad 
handsome bushes covered with large, long-petaled flowers, graceful 
and feathery in effect. Mixed colors. Packet, 10 cents. 
QUEEN OF THE MARKET (No. 714)—Graceful spreading habit; 
blooms early. Mixed colors. Packet, 10 cents. 
Hastings’ Unrivaled Mixed Asters—Packet, 10 cents; 3 Packets, 25c 
AGERATUM-Blue and White 
A favorite gar- 
d e n flower for 
bedding and borders in the South. Native of Mexico and easily 
withstands heat of our summers. It blooms all summer, also if 
seed is sown in the fall it makes splendid box or pot plants for 
winter. Sow seed in open ground in April, or earlier in boxes for 
transplanting. Plants grow 1% to 2 feet high, with light green 
foiiage, surmounted by clusters of small, tassel-like flowers. Pro¬ 
fuse bloomers of quick growth. Ageratum, Blue (No. 702), 5 cents; 
Ageratuin, Avhite (No. 703), 6 cents per packet; Ageratum, Blue and 
White Mixed (No. 701), 5 cents per packet. 
SWEET ALYSSUM 
Free flowering annual of quick growth, lieginning 
to bloom in early spring and continuing for a long 
/||- 7nA^ tiiue. Excellent for borders of flower beds, as it is of close, compact 
^IIOi IVt) growth and even in height. Sow seed thinly, in shallow drills where 
plants are to stand. Grows 5 to 10 inches high. The small Illustration below gives 
you an idea of the type of flowering plant, showing how well suited it is for showy 
borders of beds or along walks. Packet, 5 cents; % ounce, 30 cents; ounce, 50 cents. 
Alyssum—Little Gem 
(No. 705) 
Plants very dwarf, spreading and uniform in 
growth, 3 to 4 inches high. Plants begin bloom¬ 
ing when two inches high and continue along through the season. 
. Plants are literally covered with small spikes of fragrant bloom, as 
many as 400 clusters having been produced on a single plant. Fine for borders. 
Packet, 5 cents; % ounce, 35 cents; ounce, 60 cents. 
A|«||4S|nn More commonly known as “Flowering Maple.” Splendid bedding 
plant for partly shaded locations or for pot culture for porches or 
indoors. Our Royal Prize strain is of 
the finest mixed colors. Varied in form 
and color of flower, leaf and growth. 
Easily grown from seed, which should 
be sown in boxes in March and April. 
Abutilon, Mi.xed Colors (No. 722)— 
Packet, 10 cents. 
Aristolochia 
(Dutchman’s Pipe) (No. 724)—A splen¬ 
did climber of tropical origin, 'well 
adapted for porches, trellises or ar¬ 
bors in the Central and Lower South. 
Leaves dark green and plants of rapid 
growth when planted in good loamy 
soil or one that has been well manured. 
It needs plent.v of sunshine. The best 
variety for this section (Elegans) is 
odorless. Flowers three inches across, 
purple and white blotched. Plant seed 
where plants are to stand about May 
Sweet Alyssum for Borders 1st. Packet, 10 cents. 
Hastings’ Ageratum Mexicauum 
HASTINGS’ SEEDS DF ALL VARIETIES ARE THE HIGHEST GRADE SEEDS SOLD 
