H. F. Hertzog, Largest Seed House in Reading 
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GOURDS 
Useful for Darning or Nest Eggs 
CULTURE —This interesting gourd 
produces white fruit exactly the size and 
shape of a hen’s egg. The matured fruit 
does not crack, and will serve for years 
as a nest egg, or for darning stockings 
or ornamental purposes. Matures in 65 
days. 
JAPANESE NEST EGG. Fruit small 
and creamy white; it exactly re¬ 
sembles the eggs of a hen. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 35c, *4 lb. $1.00 
SUGAR TROUGH. Grows to hold 
from 5 to 10 gallons and make use¬ 
ful household containers. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 35c, y± lb. $1.00 
ORNAMENTAL GOURDS, MIXED. 
Pkt. 5c. oz. 35c, % lb. $1.00 
Kale or Borecole 
CULTURE—Sow from August 15th to 
October 15th, either broadcast or in 
drills eighteen inches apart, and give 
some cultivation and they will yield 
greens throughout the winter. 
DWARF PURPLE CURLED. Very 
hardy and fine quality; so hand¬ 
some that it is frequently grown 
for ornaments. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, *4 lb. 40c, lb. $1.00 
TALL SCOTCH. Grows about two feet 
high with abundant dark green very 
curly leaves. Very hardy. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, % lb. 40c, lb. $1.00 
KOHL RABI 
CULTURE—Sow in drills twelve to 
eighteen inches apart and thin out to six 
inches apart in the row. 
EARLY PURPLE. Early and with 
small top; bulbs medium size and 
purple in color; flesh white. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, *4 lb. 65c, lb. $1.75 
EARLY WHITE VIENNA. Extremely 
early; small tops; bulbs medium 
size; very light green or nearly 
white and of best quality. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c. *4 lb. 65c. II). $1.75 
LEEK 
CULTURE—Superior to onions for 
soup flavoring, etc. Sow early in the 
spring in a light, rich, moist soil in 
drills half an inch deep. When six or 
eight inches high, trim off the tops and 
roots and transplant four to six inches 
apart. 
BROAD AMERICAN FLAG. Large 
and superior to London Flag; very 
popular with market gardeners. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, *4 lb. 65c, lb. $2.00 
LARGE LONDON FLAG. The oldest 
and best known and most largely 
grown variety. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 14 lb. 65c, lb. $2.00 
LETTUCE 
CULTURE—For early spring outdoor 
crop, sow seed early in March, in boxes 
or hotbeds. Transplant into flats or 
cold-frames to harden off. As soon as 
the ground can be worked, set out in rows 
one foot apart, allowing from eight to 
twelve inches between the plants. For 
succession sow in the open ground every 
two weeks, from April to August. 
PRIZE HEAD. 
PRIZE HEAD. A crisp and tender 
loose-leaved, hard heading sort, very 
early, leaves crumpled, color light 
brown on a medium green base. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, }4 lb. 40c, lb. $1.10 
EARLY CURLED SILESIA. This is 
the old favorite popular loosehead 
variety, of dwarf, compact habit. 
Matures in 40 days. The curly 
leaves are large yellowish green 
with finely curled edges. Crisp and 
tender. One of the very earliest 
varieties. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, V± lb. 40c, lb. $1.00 
GRAND RAPIDS. This popular va¬ 
riety we find in the markets during 
the winter and early spring. Grown 
for winter forcing. It is a fine va¬ 
riety, with yellowish-green curled 
and fringed leaves, which form into 
large loose heads. 
Pkt. 5c. oz. 15c, *4 lb. 40c, lb. $1.00 
