358 SALAD PLANTS. 



"White Paris The head of this variety has the form of 



Cos. 

 Vil. Mcint. the Green Paris, and blanches well without 



LONDOIT WHITE . -, -, -,-, 



cos. SUIT-OX'S tying ; the outside leaves are erect, yellowish- 

 green, and rather numerous. The extreme 

 diameter of the entire plant, when well grown, is about four- 

 teen inches, and its weight nearly twenty-four ounces. The 

 seeds are white. 



This is the sort most generally grown by the London mar- 

 ket-gardeners, millions of it being produced annually within 

 a few miles of London alone, and it has been adopted almost 

 exclusively, by the gardeners of Paris, for cultivation in the 

 open air. Next to the Green Paris Cos, this is the best, the 

 largest, and the longest in running to seed, of all the summer 

 Lettuces. It is tender, brittle, and mild flavored, less hardy 

 and a few days later than the Green Paris Cos. 



Endive- The leaves of this species have the form 



tuce. Trans, of those of some of the varieties of Endive ; 



LACTUCA JNTY- 



BACKA. whence the name. They are small, pale green, 



broad towards the ends, cut and irregularly lobed on the 

 borders. While young, the plants have the appearance of 

 Green Curled Endive. 



As it runs to flower much earlier than the Spinach Let- 

 tuce, it is less esteemed than that variety. The seeds should 

 be sown thickly, in shallow drills ten or twelve inches apart, 

 and the plants should be cut for use when they are three or 

 four inches high. 



Perennial This species is a native of Europe, and, in 

 LACTUCA PEKEN- habit and duration, is distinct from all others. 



NIS. 



The leaves are about ten inches long, of a glau- 

 cous or sea-green color, thick and fleshy, deeply cut or 

 divided on the margin, and spread regularly from the centre 

 of the plant in the form of a rosette. When fully devel- 



