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White Silesian Lettuce ( natural size). 



suitable for growing in warm climates. All it requires is to be 

 plentifully watered. 



The Early Silesian Lettuce and the American varieties named 

 the Hanson Lettuce, New Large-head Lettuce, Hamilton Market 

 Lettuce, Large Indian Lettuce, and Early Curled Silesian Lettuce, 



all come so near the Early 

 Simpson, that it is difficult 

 to discover any difference 

 between them. 



White Batavian, or 

 Silesian, Lettuce (White- 

 seeded). Young plant of 

 light or yellow green ; leaves 

 slightly toothed, undulated, 

 and tinged with pale red 

 on the margin. Head of 

 full-grown plant very large, 

 but not very firm, pale 

 green tinged with light red, rounded or slightly flattened ; outer 

 leaves broad, curled, finely crimped, very much undulated and 

 broadly toothed at the edges, where they are also slightly tinged 

 with red. The plant is 12 to 14 in. in diameter. 



The variety named Laitue Belle et Bonne de Bruxelles comes 

 very near the White Silesian. Sometimes it is almost entirely 

 without the red tinge, and then it very much resembles the 

 following kind. 



Curled German Batavidn, or Curled Silesian, Cabbage 

 Lettuce (White-seeded}. Leaves of the young plant broad and 

 short, with the edges scalloped and undulated, and of a light, 

 slightly yellowish, green colour. 

 Head of full-grown plant large, 

 soft, rounded or slightly flat- 

 tened, and very pale green ; 

 outer leaves crimped, curled, 

 and slightly cut at the edges. 

 The plant is u or 12 in. in 

 diameter. With the exception 

 of its very light colour, this 

 variety is not unlike the 

 Neapolitan Cabbage Lettuce. 

 It is a vigorous-growing kind, 

 very easily grown, and yields a sure crop in summer. 



Brown Batavian, or Marseilles, Cabbage Lettuce (White- 

 seeded). Young plant very dark green ; leaves very long, narrow, 

 sharply toothed at the edges ; midrib and margin of the leaves 

 tinged with brown. Head of full-grown plant very tall and 



Curled German Batavian Lettuce 

 ($ natural size). 



