LETTUCE 199 



About the first week in March a sowing may be 

 made out of doors on a south border. Sow thinly so 

 that the seedlings may have plenty of room to properly 

 develop. Whether the sowing is made a few days 

 sooner or later is not material, but take the first op- 

 portunity when the ground is in a suitable state, i.e., 

 when it can be trodden or raked without its adhering 

 to either one's boots or the rake. 



After sowing fix a net over the bed, keeping it a 

 foot or more above the soil by means of sticks. The 

 two varieties recommended above for sowing under 

 glass in January may be sown in early March outside, 

 with, in addition, the Cabbage Lettuce New York. 

 This variety will stand a long time in hot weather 

 without running to seed, and by the time the plants 

 from early sowings are ready for cutting, hot weather 

 is not unusual. 



Holborn Standard, another Cabbage Lettuce, much 

 resembles New York, except that it is a lighter green : 

 both varieties are large with crinkled leaves, and form 

 large tender and crisp heads of the first quality. These 

 attributes considered, together with the fact that they 

 do not easily run to seed, mark them as the best of 

 summer Cabbage Lettuce. 



Veitch's Chelsea Gem is also a good Cabbage variety 

 for summer, of medium size with smooth leaves. 



Of Cos varieties for summer, Mammoth White 

 is, taking all things into consideration, as good as 

 any, though it is closely followed in point of merit 

 by White Cos. 



