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and " Triple-curled ; " the difference consisting in the finer 

 frilling, or curling, of the last named. A well-grown plant 

 resembles some varieties of Endive ; whence the term " En- 

 dive-leaved." 



Green Win- Head pale green, of medium size, round and 



ter Cabbage. 



HAKDY WINTEK regular, firm and solid. Winter-grown plants 



will measure twelve inches in their full diam- 

 eter, and weigh from fourteen to sixteen ounces. Seeds 

 white. 



The Green Winter Cabbage Lettuce is tender, and of ex- 

 cellent flavor, particularly if cultivated in cool weather. It 

 is hardy, forms its head promptly and uniformly, is slow in 

 the development of its flowers, and must be classed as one 

 of the best of the hardy, winter varieties. 



Hammer- A popular, old variety, with a small, dark- 



smith Hardy. m i 



Mcint. green head. The leaves are much wrinkled, 



HAMMERSMITH, concave, thick, and fleshy ; the seeds are 



white. 



It is considered the hardiest sort in cultivation, and is one 

 of the best for growing in winter, or for forcing. When 

 raised in spring, late in autumn, or in cool, moist weather, 

 the plants attain a diameter of nearly ten inches, and weigh 

 from six to eight ounces ; but summer-grown specimens are 

 much smaller, rarely measuring more than six or seven 

 inches in diameter, or weighing above three or four ounces. 



In warm, dry weather, it soon runs to seed. 



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Ice Cabbage. This variety belongs to the division of the 

 Trans. Silesian or Batavian Lettuces, and must not be 

 confounded with the White Cos. The leaves are of a light 

 shining green, nearly erect, eight inches long, and five or 

 six inches broad : the outer leaves spread a little at the top, 

 but grow close at the heart. It blanches without tying up, 

 and becomes white, crisp, and tender. 



