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placed in position in three rows as usual. Under each 

 cloche four " Crepe" Lettuces with one Cos (Romaine) 

 in the centre are planted (see fig. 39). During the 

 night they are covered with mats as usual, and 

 generally attended to, with the result that the plants 

 are mature by the end of February or during 

 March. 



CULTURE OF " GOTTE " LETTUCE. As already stated 

 there are two varieties of " Gotte " Lettuce the black- 

 seeded or " Paris Market," and the white-seeded or 

 [< Tennis Ball." The latter is larger and later in 

 hearting up than the former (fig. 40). 



The general cultivation of "Gotte" Lettuces differs but 

 little from that of the "Crepe" or " Petite noire" varie- 

 ties. The first sowing may be 

 made during the second half 

 of October or during the early 

 days of November, under 

 cloches or on raised sloping 

 beds. The soil should be 

 rather more sandy than for 



"Crepe" Lettuces. When large enough, the young 

 plants are pricked out under cloches and on the raised 

 beds. Being larger in growth than the "Crepe" 

 varieties, only twenty-four plants of " Gotte " Lettuce 

 should be placed under each cloche instead of thirty 

 the young plants being sprinkled and kept close for 

 two or three days afterwards until they pick up again. 

 Afterwards air is given more or less freely according 

 to the weather, as " Gotte " Lettuces do not heart up 

 well if kept too close. Besides, it is not necessary to 

 shut the cloches right down until two or three degrees 

 of frost appear. If, however, the weather remains 



