SMALL OR CUTTING LETTUCES 



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kind, and is well adapted for growing in the open air. The leaves 

 are entirely green at the ends and edges where they are exposed 

 to the sun and air, but elsewhere they are white, like Endive leaves. 

 Beauregard Lettuce. A distinct variety, with leaves deeply 

 cut and toothed at the edges, and a fairly well-formed head. It is 



Black-seeded Cutting Lettuce 

 ( natural size). 



Laciniated Beauregard Cabbage 

 Lettuce. 



sometimes called California Lettuce, but this name should be dis- 

 carded in order to avoid a confusion with the California Curled 

 Lettuce described below. 



California Curled Lettuce (White-seeded). Young plant of 

 light green, with rounded leaves, finely cut edges ; the central leaves 

 are folded into a barely perceptible head. It is an intermediate 

 variety between the Cabbage Lettuce and the Cutting Lettuces. 

 It grows into a broad rosette like an Endive. The leaves are light 

 green, entire for the largest portion of their surface, and much 

 puckered and folded at the edges. It is slow in running to seed. 

 The Grand Rapids Lettuce comes very near it, but is less curly. 





California Curled Lettuce. 



American Curled Lettuce. 



American Curled, or Gathering 1 , Lettuce. A kind of Batavian 

 Lettuce, with the leaves twisted, puckered, folded at the margin, 

 and strongly tinged with coppery red at the edges. It is distinct 

 and pleasing in appearance, but does not head well. It is used as 



