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fairly compact head; leaves short, spatulate in shape, 

 slightly but coarsely blistered and crumpled, borders 

 coarsely frilled; color very light-green, unspotted; 90 

 days. 



Maximum, or Immensity, Leviathan, Matchless, 

 Midsummer, Summerlead, Superba. Seed brownish- 

 black; very large, fairly firm head; leaves broad, fairly 

 smooth, slightly blistered and crumpled, borders plain; 

 color dark green, spotted and tinged with dark brown; 

 90 days. 



Mignonette, or Delicate. Seed blackish; small, ex- 

 tremely hard head; leaves broad, much blistered and 

 crumpled, borders frilled; color dull dark brown with 

 dull dark green in less exposed parts; 70 days. 



New York, or Bonanza, Basting's Drum Head, New 

 Ice, Nonpareil, Wonderful. Seed whitish; extremely 

 large, very hard head ; leaves broad, somewhat blistered 

 and crumpled, borders frilled; color dark green, un- 

 spotted; 90 days. 



Red Besson, or Bronzed Red, Continuity. Seed 

 blackish; large, loosely formed head; leaves broad, 

 much blistered and crumpled, borders 'plain, color 

 brilliant brown interspersed with bright green; stem 

 and base of midribs pink; 80 days. 



Reichner, or Early White Butter, Florida Header, 

 Mongolian, Neapolitan Sash, Rochester Market, Silver 

 Ball, Waldorf, Yellow Queen. Seed whitish; medium 

 sized, very compact head; leaves broad, somewhat blis- 

 tered and crumpled, borders plain; color light green, 

 unspotted; 65 days. 



Speckled Dutch Butter, or Brown Speckled Dutch 

 Butter, Virginia Solid Header. Seed whitish; medium- 

 sized hard head; leaves broad, blistered and crumpled, 

 borders undulate; color medium green, distinctly 

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