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The Ice Cabbage Lettuce comes into use with the White 

 Silesian, from which it differs, as it also does from any other 

 of its class, in being much more curled, having a lucid, 

 sparkling surface (whence probably its name), and not 

 turning in so much at the heart. It lasts as long in crop as 

 the White Silesian. 



A large and excellent variety, but inferior to Imperial 

 the Versailles or the Ice Cabbage. Head TURKEY CAB'BAOK. 

 large, regular, a little oblong, of a dull, pale- 

 green color, and not compactly formed ; diameter fourteen 

 inches ; weight twelve to fifteen ounces ; seeds white. 



This is a crisp and tender Lettuce, though sometimes 

 slightly bitter. It is not early, and soon shoots up to seed ; 

 but is quite hardy, and well adapted for winter cultivation. 



The Imperial Head, or Imperial Cabbage Lettuce, with 

 white seeds, was at one period more generally cultivated in 

 small gardens than any other variety ; and though some of 

 the recently introduced sorts excel it, not only in size, but 

 in tender consistency and flavor, the Imperial is still exten- 

 sively cultivated and much esteemed. 



With the exception of the color of its seeds, it resembles 

 the Turkey Cabbage. 



This variety somewhat resembles the White India. 



Silesian or White Batavian. The plants at- LAKOE INDIA ' 

 tain a large size, frequently measuring sixteen or eighteen 

 inches in diameter. The heads are not remarkable for 

 solidity, but are white within, crisp and tender, with little 

 of the bitter flavor common to many other varieties. The 

 seeds are white. 



The India Lettuce, like the White Silesian, withstands 

 heat and drought, and is a favorite market sort in various 

 parts of the Middle States. It is one of the best for summer 

 culture, and, aside from its large size, one of the best for 

 forcing. 



