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Early Curled Simpson, or Curled Silesia, Crisp and 
Tender, Lacrosse Market, Perpetual. Seed whitish; 
crisp, large blistered, crumpled leaves; color very light- 
green, unspotted; 75 days. 
Grand Rapids. Seed blackish; crisp, short, spatu- 
late leaves, excessively blistered and crumpled, borders 
excessively frilled; color very light-green; unspotted; 
70 days. 
Prize Head, or American Gathering, Brown Curled, 
Cincinnati Market Gardeners, Ice Drum Head, Onon- 
daga, Peer of All. Seed whitish; crisp, short, spatu- 
late, much blistered and crumpled leaves, borders 
deeply and excessively frilled; color bright brown, 
varying to bright green in less exposed parts; 80 days. 
Cos-leaved Varieties.—Paris White, or Green Cos, 
Heat Resisting Cos, Long Loaf, Romaine, Self-Closing 
Cos, Triannon Cos. Seed whitish; large crisp leaves, 
thick, stiff, self-folding, closely but not tightly overlap- 
ping; color very dark-green, unspotted; 85 days. 
Red Winter. Seed brownish; large, crisp, thick, 
stiff, fairly self-closing leaves, loosely overlapping one 
another; color deep, bright brown, unexposed parts 
bright green; 85 days. . 
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Musk or Cantaloupe Varieties—Acme, or Anne 
Arundel, Atlantic City, Baltimore, Baltimore Market. 
Medium-sized, oval in form, slightly pointed at both 
ends; heavily netted and ribbed; green flesh. 
Banana. Long form, thirteen to eighteen inches in 
length, two to four inches in thickness; smooth, pale- 
green skin, without ribs, looking curiously like a 
banana; flesh yellow, blending from green to salmon. 
California, or San Joaquin. Large size, round form, 
