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It is remarkably crisp and tender ; of excellent flavor ; 

 yields a large quantity of salad in proportion to its size ; 

 flourishes well at all seasons, even during winter ; and 

 must be classed as one of the best, and recommended for 

 general cultivation. 



The heads of this variety are of medium size, Spotted Cab- 

 bage. (Black 

 round, regular, and comparatively solid ; the seeded.) vu. 



sides are brownish-red, but at the crowns the color is changed 

 to clear, bright red ; the outer leaves are short, broad, and 

 round, and strongly marked or clouded with brownish-red, 

 like those composing the head. If grown in winter o^ in 

 cool weather, the plants attain a diameter of about twelve 

 inches, and will weigh twelve ounces. 



It retains its head longer than almost any other variety, 

 and, though sometimes slightly bitter, is considered superior 

 to the White-seeded. Compared with the last named, the 

 head is not so well formed, the foliage is deeper colored, 

 and it is not so well adapted for forcing or for cultivation 

 during Avinter. 



Head yellowish-green, spotted and clouded Spotted Cab- 



with brownish-red, of medium size, round and ("White- 

 seeded.) 



regular. The surplus leaves are small and nu- 

 merous, round, prominently blistered, copper-green, streaked 

 and variegated with brownish-red. Summer-grown plants 

 will measure ten inches in diameter, and weigh about eight 

 ounces. Winter-grown plants, or those grown in cool and 

 moist weather, will give an increase of the diameter, and 

 weigh nearly a pound. 



It is a brittle, well-flavored lettuce, hardy, and well 

 adapted for growing in frames during winter. When grown 

 in the summer months, the head is seldom well formed, and 

 the plants soon run to seed. 



