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the Cos species, and as the seed catalogues are 

 not so far behind him in their bewildering pro- 

 fusion of candidates for favor, it will be seen 

 that the choice is not " Hobson's." And yet 

 success depends upon selecting rightly. Mr. 

 Henderson tells us how he lost his entire crop 

 of early lettuce (a very important one) by sow- 

 ing, through mistake, the best summer, instead 

 of the best spring variety. 



As the favorite kind for wintering over in 

 cold frames, the Early Curled Simpson may be 

 named. It does not make a head, but forms 

 a large, close, compact mass of leaves, and is de- 

 lightfully crisp and delicate in flavor after its 

 rapid spring growth. It is very hardy, and I 

 have succeeded well in wintering it over in the 

 open ground with a slight covering. This 

 should be the main crop for fall sowing. I 

 have also used three other varieties to great ad- 

 vantage. First, the Green Winter, which is 



