H. G. Hastings & Co., Sct’dsinen, ^-Itlaiita, Georgia. 
Hastings’ Cucumber Seed 
Cucumbers are very tender and should not be planted until all danger of 
frost is past and the ground becomes a little warm. If planted before this 
they should be protected. Plant in hills four teet apart each way. Where well rotted man¬ 
ure is obtainable work a large shovelful of it in each hill. Plant eight to ten seeds in each 
hill, and when plants are well up and have the rough leaves formed, thin out to four in each 
hiill Cover the seeds about inchin ciay and heavy soils, and I inch in light or sandy 
soiis. The soil which covers the seed should be worked down tine so that there are no clods 
or lumpsinit. When plants are young Insects often injure them, and they should be watched 
closely. If Insects appear dust the young plants with "Lice Killer.” It is the bestinsecti- 
clde we have ever used. Keep the plants well cultivated up to the time they begin to run 
well, after that confine cultivation to pulling out any large weeds that may appear. Fruits 
should be picked off as soon as large enough for use, for if they are left to ripen and go to 
seed the plants cease bearing. In this latitude (Atlanta) plantings may be made in June, 
July and August for late summer and fall crops. In Florida and along the Gulf coast, August 
and September plantings will be found profitable for shipment. 
HASTINGS’ WHITE SPINE 
For several years the cucumber growers of the South were in trouble. The cucumbers 
wouldn't hold up in color. We at once set to work to obtain a deeper, darker color in the 
Hastings’ White Spine and we now have the finest cucumber on earth for anyone who I 
wants a dark green White Spine Cucumber, a dark green that will hold for days after the j 
cucumber reaches the markets in Northern cities. The color is all right: it is the earliest; ] 
cucumbers average large size and under good cultivation produces no small or imperfect 
fruits. The skin is hard and holds up extra well in shipping. It is crisp and tender and re¬ 
tains its fresh, plump appearance long after being gathered. It has all the good points that 
a cucumber should have and none of the bad ones and wilt be found perfectly satisfactory 
by both market and home gardeners; a source of profit to thetrueker who ships. Pkt., Sets.: 
oz., 10 cts.; 54 lb., 30 cts.; lb., Sl.OO; postpaid. 10 lbs., not prepaid, 88.00. 
10 YEARS BUYING FROM HASTINGS 
Dack Hill, Miss., Feby. 2 8th. 
GENTLEMEN:—I received my order O. K. When I opened the package and looked 
at the contents 1 was surprised. H. G. Hastinj^s & Co. j^ive more seed for less money 
than any seed company I ever dealt with. This is the 10th year that I have bought 
seeds of yon. You are kind and exact in every way and the seed yon sell is (t^od, fiar« 
den, field and flower seed. The Ruralist is fine to read. Wishinji you much success in 
your ^reat work. Very truly yours, S. McGHEE. 
NOTE—We do our best to treat every one who buys seed of ns so that they can write 
us just such a letter as this after one year or ten years or more. 
H. G. HASTINGS & CO. 
Improved Long Green 
A favorite in the South. Fruits 
extra long and of good size, holding- 
the dark green color till well ma¬ 
tured. Crisp, tender and free from 
bitterness and fine for slicing. When 
3 to 4 inches long they are tine for 
pickling. Good for planting at all 
times from early spring to late sum¬ 
mer. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c.; 14 lb., 80o.: 
lb., 81.00. 
.Tapanese 
Climbing 
Cucumber 
This variety Is a strong, vigorous 
grower. Vines attain twice the length 
of the common varieties. The young 
plants are bushy, but as soon as they 
become well established begin to 
climb and may be grown on fences, 
poles or trellises, thus saving much 
valuablespaceln smallgardens. With 
this cucumber the product of a 
6ivenareacanbe increased three¬ 
fold. The fruits are 10 to'12 Inches in 
length, of a fine green color; the flesh 
is thick and firm, never bitter, and 
line for pickling as well as slicing. 
It is very prolific, and the fruits be¬ 
ing raised well above the ground, 
never suffering from wet weather 
or insects, vines are proof against 
mildew and continue bearing till late 
in thefall. (Seeillustration.) Pkt.,lCc.: 
oz., 20c.: \4 lb., 60c.: ib., 82.00. 
Why Not Now ? 
Do yoii know of any real good 
reason why you should not order 
seeds ndw? Send now and be 
sure of right seeds to plant when 
the season is on han(i. 
