H. G. Hastings & Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
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WATERMELONS SHOWN EROM PHOTOGRAPHS 
On this and precedinjJ pages we illnstrate seven varieties of watermelons. Every one of these illustrations 
■re ^produced from photographs of melons taken from our fields growing for seed purposes in- 1910. The seed 
you buy from us this spring was saved from melons like these. We cannot show you the true coloring when 
^lilted in black, but we can show you the true shape of our melons. When you buy these special varieties of 
you won t be disappointed. 
Hastings Arkansas Traveler te Xfg wUh^uha^fan i^^^ weighty melon; always solid, the edible portion ex- 
In color of flesh it is deepest red, in texture crystaline^n flavor suga?v The witSoutTnv^T^^n of “ intermediate, 
tor late planting to mature in August and September. Packet, 10 cents; ounce 15 cents; ^ 
Tlio Fflon Claimed by many to he the beet shipping melon in exlst- 
iuc/ A,iucxi ence that combines long distance shipping qualities. It's 
a comparatively new melon but a great favorite in some parts of Georgia, 
South Carolina and Florida, as many as 1,500 acres being planted at a 
single shipping point in Florida. In appearance it closely resembles 
Kolb Gem, but has white seed slightly marked with dark edges like Rat¬ 
tlesnake and almost equals that famous variety in eating quality. The 
largest melon shippers in Florida and South Carolina plant Eden. Packet, 
6 cents; ounce, lu cents; % pound, 26 cents; pound, 75 cents; postpaid. 10- 
pound lots or over, not prepaid, 55 cents per pound. 
Trnricln#! Immense size, handsomely marked, ob- 
AruiUjldll long shape, flesh bright red and very solid. 
The rind while very thin is remarkably hard. One of the very best. 
Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 25 cts.; pound, 85 cts.; postpaid. 
Clrpam OT Tme'Whlte-Scedcd Variety— Fla 
iCiv vti vnin ui x ccxicsa vor always good,3weet and delicious; 
flesh solid and of rich scarlet color; seeds white. Form Is oblong, the 
rind is quite thin and dark green in color. Packet, 6 cents; ounce, 10 
cents: pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents. 
Rloplr TWiQTnrxTirl I® vigorous, and is earlier than any 
xfiduiuiiu standard variety. It is immensely prolific, one 
melon grower loading five oars from five acres of it and then had large 
quantities of salable melons left. The melons in these cars averaged 34 
l>ounds each. It is no unusual thing to find melons weighing from 75 to 
95 pounds in fields of this variety. Melons are of very uniform shape and 
as good in shipping as Kolb’s Gem. The melons are of a deep, glossy 
green color when ripe, which gives them the appearance Of having been 
varnished. We recommend this variety fully, and you will make no mir- 
take in planting it. Our own Southern grown seed. Packet, 5 cents; 
ounce. 10 cents; pound, 25 cents: pound, 80 cents; postpaid. 10 pounds, 
not prepaid, 85.00. 
Blue Gem, Gloussier or Iceberg g|m‘^and sol^ under 
all three names. Has all the characteristics of the old Kolb Gem as a 
good shipping melon and makes a much finer appearance in market. Is 
of very dark bknsh green color, very uniform in size and shape and has 
bright crimson flesh and dark seeds. Packet, 6 cents; ounce, 10 cents* 
pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents. 10 pounds, $5.00. ’ 
•loriloTl's Grav large, skin a mottled gray 
OUl Udll S Ur^dy iTXOndrCn color; shape long, flesh bright 
crimson, sweet and delicious. A fine shipper. Packet, 5 cents; ounce 10 
cents; J4 pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents. 
Trininnli largest of all melons, the record being 1561^ 
xxxuuipiL pounds. Grown by many for shipping. Pack-t, 6 cents; 
ounce, 10 cents;.i< pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents; postpaid. Not pre¬ 
paid, 60 cents pound. r r c 
All^lisfa Bnnnfl Wblfp a very early southern melon matur- 
kXllgusid XXUUIIU Tt lUie Ing some three weeks earlier than va¬ 
rieties such as Rattlesnake. Earliest home use melon. Rind tender 
flesh bright red, sweet, crisp, and of good flavor. Shape round, color of 
rind almost white. Pkt., 6c; oz., 10c; ^ lb., 25c; lb., 80c. 
GltrOTl'““Gl'PPTI GlilTif P^sserves. Do not plant near wa- 
yieeil Uldlll termelons. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 
cents; i4 pound, 20 cents; pound, 70 cents. 
250,000 WATERMELONS 
or more arc grown every year to supply Hastings’ seed buyers 
seed. More than 250 carloads of melons out 
^einr year for seed. This chives you an idea of the size of the 
Harstim^s seed crops of watermelons alone. 
ONE OF HASTINGS’ BIG, S’WEET, JUICY WATERMELONS 
Katen in the middle of a hot summer day will do more towards making yon leel kindly toward your fellowman than almost anything 
f man and a cool, sweet watermelon So tOj^ipn».^o«.a j^id-summer day as nothing else docs. We can Suaran- 
have a patch of melons from Hastings’ Seed you 
Will have lust the right kind of melons to make yon feel satisfied, with.)Hei;afteX; .eating them. One of our Augusta Rattlesnakes 
Florida Favorites. Alabama Sweets. Kleokley Sweets. Tinkers or Wkfo'ohsWill fast fill the bill next summer. itattlesnafces. 
