H. G. Hastings & Co., Seedsmen. .Atlanta, Georgia. 
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Mangel and Su^ar Beets for Stock Feed 
The culture of root crops for stock food Is neglected by most of our Southern farmers, and it Is a farm crop 
that you will find very profitable. The Maugel and Sugar Beets and White Belgian Carrots are enormous yielders 
under good cultivation and they make an agreeable change of feed for any animal kept on dry forage during the 
winter months. When planted in the spring and allowed to grow all summer, the yield is enormous and the value 
of the crop is shown by the Increased flow of milk and the improved condition of the animals. Have your ground 
deeply plowed, then well harrowed until smooth. Sow seed In the spring in rows 2>^ to 3 feet apart and let grow 
until late fall. Use a naturally rich soil or else fertilize heavily to get profitable results. Both the Mangel and 
Sugar Beets are equally profitable for stock feeding. Where their value is known almost every farmer plants from 
one to ten pounds of seed each year, and they find that it pays there well. 
_ T This is the largest and heaviest yielder in the South of all the 
TvictAlgtJX Mangel varieties. Roots grow one-half to two-thirds above the 
surface and are usually two feet long and six inches in diameter. Skin is a dark red, fiesh white with veined rings 
of pink. Ounce, 5 cents; ^ pound, i5 cents; pound, 40 cents; postpaid. 10 pounds, not prepaid, $2.50. 
T avAtx largest and one of the best of the true sugar 
lixic J. X ciUjAi kZTUgcix beets, and the rich content of sugar make them especially 
valuable in fattening live stock of all kinds. 1 he sugar con eiit, when grown South, is not sulficiently great to 
make their culture profitable for manufacturing sugar (being less than 12 per cent.), but they are a profitable crop 
for stock feeding. Ounce, 5 cents; pound, 15 cents; pound, 40 cents; postpaid, 10 pounds, not prepaid, 82.50. 
'Rfiiccolc Highly esteemed plant of the 
-iJx Uo&ds cabbage family. Splendid for 
the South. “Sprouts” are miniature cabbages growing closely on 
the stalk of the plant, a small head being formed at each leaf 
joint. Plants are hardy and live through winter in most parts of 
the South. Quality and flavor much improved by frost. Sow seed 
early in July or August, and when plants are six inches high trans¬ 
plant to open ground like cabbage. A most desirable vegetable 
for the South and should be iu every Southern home garden. 
Improved Dwarf Bmssels Sprouts— A variety producing com¬ 
pact “sprouts,” of the most excellent quality. Packet, 5 cents; 
ounce; 16 cents; % pound, 50 cents; pound, 81.76. 
T* I* This vegetable is closely related to the cauli- 
flower from which it is supposed to have come. 
Its culture is the same as the cauliflower, and in the Southern 
States it is a much surer header. There are many deterred from 
growing cauliflower by the high price of cauliflower seed. To 
these we recommend a trial of Broccoli. There are two varieties 
that do well in the South, the only difllerence being in the color of 
the heads. 
White Cape— Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 15 cents; ounce, 26 
cents; % pound, 75 cents. 
Purple Cape —Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 15 cents; 
ounce, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents. 
Our Jumbo Mangel Beet 
Flower Seed Free 
Improved Dwarf Hrassels Sprouts 
One Packet Given With Every Order 
See List on Page 29 of This Catalogne 
^^^.-.-1 Hastings* Cauliflower Seed is imported by us from the most re- 
lH-J-XlCf y\ “i liable growers in Kurope. !No Cauliflower Seed of value is grow’ii 
in the United States. We furnish the hij^hest ^rade of seed and do not charge youfrom 
50 cents to SI.00 per ounce extra for Red, Vellow and Rlue Seals on the package. 
Does best in rich well-tilled soil: will do in a well-manured soil. Sow in seed bed at same time as cabbage. Transplant when 3 to 4 
inf'hes high; give plenty of water in dry weather. Keep wet, hoe thoroughly and often. In Florida and along the (iulfsow seed in 
September, October and November. 
Hastings’ Gilt Edge Cauliflower 
We Introduced “Gilt Edge” Cauliflower in the South in 1893. 
.Since that time we have watched all new introductions closely, 
and we have not found in the last 18 years a variety that comes 
anywhere near being its equal, for either fall or spring plant¬ 
ing iu the South. 
“Gilt Edge” is rightly named. It is “Gilt Edge” in every 
respect. It is the largest, most perfect and surest header of all 
the early varieties, and in quality it is unexcelled. One speci¬ 
men was sent to our store by a gardener, which, when the 
leaves were trimmed oil, weighed 7 pounds and 8 ounces, the 
largest perfect head of early cauliflower we have ever seen in 
the South. 
In general appearance, “Gilt Edge” is like the Snowball' 
but much larger, a surer header and stands much longer with" 
out decay than any other. Cauliflower should be more gener" 
ally grown In the South than it is, and there is no variety equal 
to “Gilt Edge”wherea surecrop ofthetinest quality Is wanted. 
Pkt., 20c.; oz., 75c.; oz., 81.26; oz., §2.25; ^ lb., 88; lb., 8:30. 
Extra Early Paris White— Heads medium size. Flue 
for family garden. Packet, 10 cents; 34 ounce, 30 cents; ounce, 
50 cents; % pound, 82.00; pound, 87.00. 
Early Snowball (Henderson) —A good early variety, 
second only in value to the Gilt Edge. Packet, 15 cents; 14 
ounce, 75 cents; ounce, 81.25; ounce, 82.00; >4pound, 87.50; 
pound 828.00. 
Ee Tlormand*s (Short Stem) —Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 
15 cents; 34 ounce, 26 cents; ounce, 50 cents; >4 pound, 82.00; 
pound, 87.00. 
Eariie Late Algiers- Best late variety. Packet, 10 cents; 
34 ounce, 25 cents; ounce, 75 cents; 34 Pound, 82.60. 
Antnmn Giant — Packet, 10 cents; 34 ounce, 30 cents: 
ounce, 60 cents: 34 pound, 81.50. 
Hastings* Gilt Edge, the Hest Early Cauliflower for the South 
