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, % lb. $1.00 
SUGAR TROUGH. Grows to hold 
from 5 to 10 gallons and make use¬ 
ful household containers. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 35c, *4 lb. $1.00 
ORNAMENTAL GOURDS, MIXED. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 35c, *4 lb. $1.00 
Kale or Borecole 
CULTURE—Sow from August 15th to Octo¬ 
ber 15th, either broadcast or in drills eighteen 
inches apart, and give some cultivation and they 
will yield greens throughout the winter. 
LETTUCE 
DWARF PURPLE CURLED. Very 
hardy and fine quality; so hand¬ 
some that it is frequently grown 
for ornaments. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Y\ 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, *4 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. 70c, lb. $2.00 
EARLY WHITE VIENNA. Extremely 
early; small tops; bulbs medium 
size; very light green or nearly 
white and of best quality. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, y 4 lb. 70c, lb. $2.00 
LEEK 
CULTURE—Superior to onions for soup flavor¬ 
ing, 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, y 4 lb. 70c, lb. $2.00 
LARGE LONDON FLAG. The oldest 
and best known and most largely 
grown variety. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, % lb. 70c, lb. $2.00 
CULTURE — For early spring outdoor crop, 
sow seed early in March, in boxes or hotbeds. 
Transplant into flats or cold-trames 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 suc¬ 
cession sow in the open ground every two weeks, 
from April to August. 
Grand Rapids Lettuce 
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, y 4 lb. 40c, lb. 90c 
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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, y 4 lb. 40c, lb. 90c 
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, y 4 lb. 40c. lb. $1.00 
