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THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



Green Winter Cos Lettuce. 



I. WINTER VARIETIES OF Cos LETTUCE 



Green Winter Cos Lettuce (Black-seeded}. Leaves of young 



plant smooth, dark green, rather flat and rounded, but narrowed 



towards the end ; margin entire, with the exception of a few teeth 



on the lower third part. Full-grown 

 plant compact, with the leaves closely 

 pressed against one another, erect, and 

 slightly turned back at the ends ; blade 

 of the leaf shortly spathulate or oval, 

 smooth, and of a very light green colour, 

 with a glazed appearance; veins numerous 

 and very distinctly marked. The head 

 forms of itself without being tied up ; 

 it is not tall, but is firm, compact, and 

 very solid. This is a very old and very 

 excellent variety; it is very little affected 

 by frosty weather, and yields a heavy 

 crop for the moderate size of the 

 plants. 



The English Hardy White Winter 



Cos is only a paler-coloured sub-variety of this kind. 



Royal Green Winter Cos Lettuce (Black-seeded}. Leaves 



of young plant shortly spathulate, slightly crimped and twisted 



towards the base, rather deeply toothed on the lower two-thirds 



of the margin, and a uniform dark green. Full-grown plant 



vigorous, with light green shining leaves, oblong, slightly crimped, 



somewhat turned back at the 



edges, until the head begins to 



form, when they turn the other 



way, becoming spoon-shaped as 



they overlap one another; head 



rather tall, solid, and blanching 



without being tied up. This 



variety is chiefly distinguished 



from the preceding one by the 



rosette which it forms before 



heading being less spreading, 



stiffer, and of a paler and more 



glistening green colour. 



Red Winter Cos Lettuce 



(Black-seeded). Young plant Royal Green Wmter Cos Lettuce ' 



deeply tinged with brown red ; leaves spathulate, flat, smooth, and 



slightly toothed at the base. Head of full-grown plant tall, long, 



entirely green with the exception of a brown-red tinge on the top ; 



outer leaves long, rounded at the ends, very entire, nearly flat, and 



