56 H. G. Hastings & Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
The Bermudas, Earliest and Mildest of Onions 
More than a million dollars worth of 
Bermuda Onions are shipped out of Texas 
every year. Fiorida, Georgia and Alabama 
are now growing them in increasing quanti¬ 
ties. This big commerciai crop was buiit 
up on the high quality of Hastings* Ber¬ 
muda Onion Seed. Seed planted in the 
middle South in March makes fully de¬ 
veloped Bermuda Onlous in July the pret¬ 
tiest, mildest onions you ever saw or tasted. 
You don’t have to plant sets. Plant the 
black seed, cultivate enough to keep the 
plants growing freely and they will make 
full-grown onions before you know it, and 
of the very best. Once you get a taste of a 
genuine Bermuda Onion you won’t want 
any other in the future if you like mild on¬ 
ions, and there is a market in the Southern 
States for tens of thousands of bushels of 
them long after the crops from Texas, Flor¬ 
ida and other States are consumed. 
BERMUDA ONIONS GROWN FROM HASTINGS’ SEEDS 
The Crop from which the Onions Shown in the Illustration were Taken, Netted the Grower Nearly $1,000 Per Acr 
BfirmilHa Onionc This and crystal Wax are the standard varieties for 
, J ArlllOnS market crops. While it is known as‘’White Bermuda” 
the name is misleading, as it is really a light straw color or pale yellow. We make this ex¬ 
planation, as many who grow it for the first time expect to find a pure white onion. Our 
illustration above is taken from a photograph of White Bermudas, less than six months 
elapsing from the time of sowing the seed to the maturity and sale of the crop. The weight 
of thisgroiip, after being cured, was 8 pounds and five ounces. Large packet, 10 cents- V, 
ounce, lo cents; ounce, 25 cents: '4 pound, 70 cents; pound, $'2.26; postpaid. 
Y •‘^u®-f’*ol''WlypurewhiteBermudaOnion,withabeau- 
1 tifai \vaxy appearance. It sells on sight. No onion 
makes such a beautiful appearance in market. It is simplv perfection in appearance. Stock 
alwavs limited, the true Crystal Wax being a very light seeder. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce 
20 cents; ounce, 30 cents; 4 pound, 9u cents: pound, $3.25. 
H. 0. Rock ley, Leesburg, Ga., writes; 
‘‘1 planted one acre of Crystal Wax and 
Bermuda White from 2 pounds seed. 
Sold a carload at 2 cents per pound on 
track. Not a scallion in my entire 
crop.” 
PnZfifalcPTS in Bportiin 'T. P. .larrett. White Plains, Ga., writes us: 
JT 1 IzeidKCrS 111 ueorgld “Am taking the liberty of sending you a crate of 
o^nions grown from Prizetaker seed bought of you. I want you to criticize the packing 
Every one that sees them says they are the finest ever raised in this country.” 
NOTE. —Our Mr. Hastings ha.s been in all the noted onion growing sections of this 
country, Connecticut* Peniisylvanift, Ohio find California, a,nd he ha.s never seen ftnv 
Prizetakers superior to this crate shipped us by Mrs. Jarrett, and very few equal to it. 
It s a. disg^race for Georgia to have to send a half million dollars north every year for 
onions. What is true of Georgia is true of the other Southern States. 
ONIONS GROWN DIRECT 
FROM THE BLACK SEED 
Not the least use in your planting onion sets as 
you do. Onions from spring plantings are easily 
grown direct from black seed. If wanted extra 
early plant seed in protected beds In January and 
when the size of a goose quill transplant to open 
ground. If you are not In a hurry plant seed thinly 
as soon as ground can be worked in the spring and 
thin out afterwards to about 5 inches apart in the 
drill. The whole secret of success in growing onions 
direct from the seed is to keep the plants growing 
steadily by frequent cultivation. If kept free from 
weeds, and grass they won’t die down until fully 
grown and matured. Full size onions can be grown 
direct from seed and matured in June and July in 
the middle South. Onions from seed are always 
better shaped and better keepers than from sets and 
with Hastings’ onion seed you don’t get “thick 
necks” or scallions. 
Hastings’ Prizetaker Onion 
We have a Prize- 
taker Onion of the best 
American growth, far 
superior to all import¬ 
ed seed of this variety. 
It has been success¬ 
fully grown in all 
parts of the Central 
South with both spring 
and fall sowings. The 
Illustration shows the 
shape of this variety 
perfectly. It is an im¬ 
mense onion, measur¬ 
ing from 12 to 18 inches 
in circumference,Fine 
bulbs have been raised 
weighing from 4 to 6J4 
pounds each. It ripens 
up hard and firm and 
presents a handsome 
appearance. Flesh is 
white and fine grained 
with mild flavor. Pkt., 
5 cents: ounce, 20 cts.; 
4 pound, 60 cents; 
pound, $2.00. 
Extra Early 
Barletta 
Small, pure white 
pickling, growing 
small round bulbs 
about 1 inch in diam¬ 
eter. Just the right 
size for pickling. Pkt., 
5 cents; % ounce. 16 
cents; ounce, 25 cents; 
