CABBAGE LETTUCES 145 



Dutch Cabbage Lettuce (Rousse de Hollande), the 

 Presbytery, Brown Champagne, and the White 

 Batavian. 



For " outdoor " crops in the British Islands, it 

 may probably be safer, if not wiser at first, to rely 

 upon standard varieties that have been well proved. 

 At the same time the sensible grower will test several 

 varieties in the hope of securing something better 

 than he has already. 



(c) WINTER CABBAGE LETTUCES. The varieties in 

 this group naturally follow those produced in the 

 summer and autumn, and are raised from seeds sown 

 in August and September, to be grown on during 

 the winter months with or without protection. The 

 most popular varieties are : 



1. The Passion. There are two varieties of this 

 the white-seeded and the black-seeded. The former 

 (called " blonde ") is recognised by the reddish tint 

 of the foliage, while the black-seeded variety has 

 pale green foliage without the reddish tint (see fig. 45). 



2. Grosse blonde d'hiver (syn. Winter White Cabbage 

 Lettuce) is a hardy variety, and produces its large 

 tender hearts early. 



3. Morine (syn. Hammersmith, or Hardy Green 

 Winter Cabbage Lettuce). This is a small, but very 

 hardy and productive Lettuce of good quality. 



4. Winter Tremont. A good and very hardy 

 variety with large white hearts, the outer leaves, 

 however, being tinted with rusty brown (see fig. 46) . 



CULTURE OF THE " CREPE " OR " PETITE NOIRE " 

 LETTUCES. The first sowing of these Lettuces takes 

 place early in September, and may be made either on 



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