354 SALAD PLANTS. 



The Imperial Head, or Imperial Cabbage Lettuce, with 

 white seeds, w^as at one period more generally cultivated in 

 small gardens than any other variety, and though some of 

 the recently introduced sorts excel it, not only in size, but 

 in tender consistency and flavor, the Imperial is still exten- 

 sively cultivated and much esteemed. 



With the exception of the color of its seeds, it resembles 

 the Turkey Cabbage. 



India. This variety somewhat resembles the White 



LARGE INDIA. _, 



Silesian or White Batavian. The leaves are 

 large and numerous, smoother and of a paler green than 

 those of the last-named sort. The plants attain a large size, 

 frequently measuring sixteen or eighteen inches in diameter. 

 The heads are not remarkable for solidity, but are white 

 within, crisp and tender, with little of the bitter flavor com- 

 mon to many other varieties. The seeds are white. 



The India Lettuce, like the White Silesian, withstands heat 

 and drought, and is a favorite market sort in various parts 

 of the Middle States. It is one of the best for summer cul- 

 ture, and, aside from its large size, one of the best for 

 forcing. 



Large Brown Head remarkably large, round, regularly 

 Mogul. formed, grayish-green, tinted or washed with 



LARGE GRAY 



MAMMOTH reddish-brown at the top ; the leaves not com- 

 posing the head are large, plaited, coarsely blistered, of a 

 grayish-green color, stained here and there with spots of 

 pale brown. The diameter of a well-grown plant is about 

 fourteen inches, and its weight nearly a pound. Seeds black. 



The Large Brown Cabbage Lettuce is crisp and tender, 

 but is sometimes slightly bitter. Its season is near that of 

 the Versailles, but it is slower in forming its head, and sooner 

 runs to flower. It is hardy, good for forcing, and well 



