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ON THE VARIETIES OP LETTUCE. 



White Paris Cos, 



Paris Green Cos Vilmoein. 



Stn ; Superb Green Cos . . . . Sutton & Sons. 

 Improved Paris Green Cos . . Minier & Co. 



Paris Cos Lee. 



This very much resembles the White Paris Cos, except that the 

 leaves are of a darker green. It is also somewhat hardier, and 

 therefore better adapted for sowing early in spring and in autumn. 

 Some indeed prefer it to the White Paris Cos in summer. 



New Golden Cos ... . Flanagan & Son. 

 This proved to be not so large as the Green Paris Cos, to which 

 m other respects it is similar. 

 Snow's Compact Cos . . . Lee. 



Syn : Snoiv's Matchless Cos • • ) E G H - 



Snow's Champion Cos . . ] ' ' ^^^^^^soN. 

 Of very upright growth, with narrow, pointed, deep green leaves, 

 forming very little heart for blanching ; it was found to be, on the 

 whole, so very inferior to the Green Paris Cos, that it was con- 

 sidered not worthy of cultivation. 



Habit spreading. Leaves large, broadly obovate, rather light green, 

 of flabby texture ; requires tying in order to blanch the heart 

 leaves, which are then good, but want crispness. It has, however, 

 the property of not running to seed so soon as most other sorts. 

 Seeds white. It appears to be very similar to the White-seeded 

 Alphange Cos, but the diflferences, if any, can only be determined 

 on further trial, grown side by side. 



White-seeded Bath Cos . . Cutbtjsh (Highgate). 



This proved to be the same as the well-known White-seeded Brown 

 Cos ; the hardiest of this class of Lettuces, and well adapted for 

 standing the winter. The outside leaves are brown, but the heart 

 blanches white, with the exception of a slight pink tinge on the 

 bases of the mid-ribs. It is crisp and excellent. 



Black-seeded Bath Cos . . ( Cutbush (Highgate). 



( JOSLING. 



The same as the preceding, except in the colour of the seeds. 



