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H. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
Hastings' Finest Mixed 
Sweet Peas (No. 883) 
Hastings’ Unexcelled Sweet Peas 
^Nn spring out doors in a 
partially shaded loca¬ 
tion will produce flowering plants by 
fall. With slight protection the plants 
usually stand the winter perfectly. Our own mixture of the finest large flowering 
strains, from the greatest pansy specialists of France and England. This includes 
such strains as Giant Trimardeau, Odier, Gassier, Bugnot, Large Parisian Stained, 
and many others of the very highest types. Packet, 25 cents; 3 packets, 50 cents. 
Large Flowering English "Face” Pansies (No. 848)—Our mixture of the best Eng¬ 
lish varieties of "Face” Pansies. Packet, 15 cents; 2 packets, 25 cents. 
French Mixed Pansy (No. 849)—A fine mixture of best French varieties. Very sat¬ 
isfactory for early spring plantings. Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 
Fine Mixed Pansy (No. 850)—Our own mixture of the more common varieties. This 
contains a wide range of colors and markings. Packet, 5 cents. 
Daednn FlAUfAf/klA PASSIFLORA. Attractive climbers, covering 
mssiuil nvwci ^nui UU&y a large space in a remarkably short time, and 
bearing their exquisitely formed flowers freely throughout the summer and fall. 
Packet, 10 cents; postpaid. 
/Qiin Luxurious free-flowering hardy annual with 
r VI hUiava^^UII r lallC^ richest colors of great brilliancy for beds, bor¬ 
ders, and edgings. Easily grown and cared for, yet blooms freely all through the 
summer. Single Mixed Colors (No. 875); packet, 5c; Double Mi.xed (No. 876); Pkt., 10c. 
Ril'iniie ni* I'aetrkK Raan (Ornamental Mixed) — Large tropical plants, 
nilelllUa Vi wcfaLVr DCdll grown for the highly ornamental foliage. A 
FNa plentiful supply of these, grown near houses, is said to keep away mos- 
quitoes. Also known as Palma Christ!. Plant in open ground, after 
ground gets warm, three to four feet apart each way. This is the bean from which 
castor oil is made, but do not eat the raw beans. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 26 cents, 
f QTQ) Large Flowering, Ten-Weeks. The stock is one of the most 
® ^ HUi O IQ ) popular annuals, either for bedding or pot culture; for bril¬ 
liancy and diversity of color, fragrance, profusion and for long blooming it is unsur¬ 
passed. These are early and have been improved by a noted Specialist. Packet, 10c. 
Sunflower, Japanese (No. 882) 
discovered in California some^seven 
years ago by our Mr. Hastings, and recognizing fully its value and beauty he decided 
to distribute it widely. There is scarcely any resemblance to the coarse, ungainly 
common sunflower. It is often called the Chrysanthemum Flowered Sunflower and it 
is worthy of the name. The flower heads grow 4 to 6 Inches in diameter on stalks 4 
to 6 feet high according to the richness of the soil. The entire flower is a rich golden 
yellow color and a solid mass of petals as finely cut and fringed as any of the famous 
varieties.of chrysanthemums. See the handsome illustration in colors on front inside 
cover page. Packet, 10 cents. 
For All Occasions—“Say It With Flowers" 
Every year this splendid mixture of sweet neas be¬ 
comes more popular and rightfully so. It’s usually the case that sweet pea 
mixtures are made up from the inferior sorts, dull colors, or any kinds that 
un frnm®.S“n“f .P "f-. Not SO with our mixture.^ It is made 
up from 60 of the best varieties in existence, these being selected after care¬ 
ful observation of some 500 named sorts. Every one of thesrco varietils 
are grown separately under name. When these reach our warehouse the 
t^ right quantity of each color and shade going in 
finest blending of colors to give you a most pleasing assortment 
arv^FehVifq^r^ resistance to hot sun. Sweet peas can be sown in Janu- 
March in rows where they can be brushed or run on 
a i. j. /* flowering period is desired dig trenches about 12 inche<? dppn* 
fill in about 6 inches with well-rotted manure and top soil, well mixed - plant seed on th^s’ 
ie“vel‘^wUh the°ground®' picket drawing in earth until trench is filled 
^ei witn t^ ground. Packet, 6c; ounce, 15c; % pound, 60c; pound, $1.50; postpaid. 
Sweet Peasi Seoarate Colors! Many prefer to plant the colors sepa- 
varleties for the South in the following colors: piii White^CNi? 8®84L^Pink^No*^885®)*^ 
(No. 887), Red (No. 888), and Striped or Variegated (No.' 
889). Each, packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents; % pound, 50 cents; pound, $1.50; postpaid. 
Snencer Tvoe Sweet Peas ^ new race or type of sweet peas with extra 
-T/T c ^ ^ flowers, fully double the size of the 
older forms under good cuUivation. Many of the Spencers have wavy and flute-edged 
petals, which with their rich coloring give an almost orchid-like appearance. The Soen- 
stand careless cultivation, but if you give them careful cultivation they 
will fully repay you for the extra trouble by their exceptional size and beauty. We have 
these wonderful sweet peas, the kind that attracted so much attention at tfc PaLml? 
Pacific Exposition at San Francisco, where our grow-er took practically all the me^ls 
and other awards offered for sweet peas and other plants grown by him Such“lcog- 
nized growers are the ones who grow seeds for Hastings. In separate colors Ld alfo 
we have a splendid mixture of these and many other colors. Separate colors. Wedge- 
^N«- 894), Senator—striped and variegated (No. 
<N^ 8991 ‘t7d of Spencer—pink (No. 898), Asta Ohn—lavender 
(No. 899), and Hastings .Mixed Spencer (No. 896). Price of each: Packet, 10 cents; ounce 
2o cents; % pound, 85 cents; pound, $3,00; postpaid. 
Hastings’ Superb Mixed Pansies 
Pansies thrive in cool, moist 
rather rich soil. Seed sown in 
Hastings’ Superb Pansy 
Our Sweet Pea Grower, who also grows some other 
flower seeds for us, carried away more medals, 
prizes and awards than any other man, company 
or corporation at the San Francisco World’s Fair_ 
the Panama-Pacific Exposition. 
