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or under cloches during the winter months. Perhaps 

 the best-known at present is that called the " Passion " 

 of which there are two varieties, the " Red " and 

 the " White," so called from the colour of the foliage. 

 The name of " Passion " Lettuce has been given simply 

 because this va- 

 riety is usually fit 

 for gathering in 

 Passion Week, i.e. 

 second week be- 

 fore Easter. When 

 grown in the open 

 air, ' ' Passion ' ' Let- 

 tuces are not likely 



FIG. 45. PASSION CABBAGE LETTUCE. 



to be ready much 



before May if the spring is cold and sunless 



(%. 45). 



Other kinds of winter Lettuces are " Large White 

 Winter " (blonde d'hiver), a strong-growing variety 

 that produces a very white and tender heart early 

 in the season ; ' Winter Brown " (brune d'hiver), a 

 somewhat smaller variety, the outer leaves of which 

 are washed with brown ; the " Morine " or " Ham- 

 mersmith Green Winter," a small sturdy Lettuce ; 

 " Winter Red " (rouge d'hiver}, a hardy variety with 

 reddish foliage and a raised " heart " ; and " Winter 

 Tremont " (fig. 46), which has a large, firm, very white 

 heart, and outer leaves washed with rusty brown. 



Culture. " Passion " and other winter Lettuces 

 may be sown from the middle of August to the middle 

 of September. About a month after sowing, the 

 young plants will be ready for pricking out in warm 

 sheltered positions. In ordinary mild winters they 



