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green without, and white at the centre. The extreme 

 diameter of a full-grown plant is sixteen inches, and the 

 weight from twenty to twenty-four ounces. The seeds are 

 white. 



The variety heads readily, blanches naturally, and is 

 crisp, tender, and well flavored. It is hardy, but not early, 

 and remains long in head without running to seed. 



It is extensively cultivated in England, and in some locali- 

 ties succeeds better, and is of finer quality, than the White 

 Silesian or Marseilles Cabbage. The name is derived from 

 the glazed or polished surface of the leaves. 



Plant dwarfish ; head of large size, round, Neapolitan, 

 regularly formed, solid, when in perfection, A BAQ. AI 

 resembling a well-developed cabbage. If well 

 grown, the plants will measure sixteen inches in diameter, 

 and weigh from twenty to twenty-four ounces. Seeds 

 white. 



The Neapolitan Lettuce blanches naturally, is well 

 flavored, and so slow in the development of its flower-stalk, 

 that the heads are sometimes artificially divided at the top 

 to facilitate its growth, and to secure the seeds, a supply of 

 which is always obtained with difficulty, as, aside from the 

 tardiness of the plant in flowering, the yield is never abun- 

 dant. 



It is riot so good for forcing as many others, and must be 

 classed as a summer rather than as a winter variety. 



A variety of medium size, with a round, Palatine. Vil. 



, -ill i ' i -i BBOWN CABBAGE. 



somewhat depressed head, stained with red 



about the top. Extreme diameter of the plant, ten or eleven 



inches ; weight twelve ounces. The seeds are black. 



It is quite brittle ; of excellent flavor ; yields a large 

 quantity of salad in proportion to its size ; flourishes well at 

 all seasons, even during winter ; and must be classed as one 

 of the best, and recommended for general cultivation. 



