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tolerably fine, and a few may be planted for a 

 change and succession. In light soils and dry 

 summers it runs too quickly to seed, before being 

 properly cabbaged. 



These two varieties of let- 



tuce are esteemed the best 



8. Brown fcilicea. r . ,. , * 



~{ for stewing, particularly 



9. Wh,te SJicea. ^ white . f hey P are rath / r 



too coarse for salads. 



There are three other sorts of Cos lettuce in cul- 

 tivation ; the Paris, Golden, and Dwarf Siberian, 

 all very good, and can be planted occasionally as 

 extra crops for the sake of variety, succession, &c. 



The following are such as are generally called 

 cabbage lettuce, being more or less of a flat surface. 



10. Brown Dutch, a well-known lettuce, hardy, 

 and resists the severity of the winter ; it is almost 

 equal to the Hammersmith variety. There is ano- 

 ther variety with yellow seed, of late introduction ; 

 it is a good lettuce, and, in crispness, superior to 

 the brown. 



11. Imperial Cabbage Lettuce. 1 



' 12. Grand Admirable Lettuce. } Two of the finest 

 cabbage lettuces we have for salads during the sum- 

 mer months. They heart well, and continue longer in 

 use than any other of the cabbage lettuce varieties. 



13. Large White Cabbage Lettuce, serviceable ; 

 turns in well, and withstands the drought of sum- 

 mer, as well as the best of these varieties. 



14. Marseilles, similar in properties to the Flo- 

 rence, requires a strong rich soil. 



15. Malta. The seed of this sort was given to 

 the author by a gentleman from that island. It 



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