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GARDENING FOR THE SOUTH 



Curled India. — Leaf of a liglit yellow green, and very 

 mucli curled ; a very distinct sort ; heads large and close, 

 but not so fine and crisp as the other varieties, but will 

 continue to head much later. In a rich, shaded situation, 

 if well watered and frequently hoed, it will make good 

 heads most of the summer. 



White Co5.— This is the best of the Cos varieties for 

 this climate. Leaves long; growth upright and vigorous, 

 like Endive, it should be tied a few days, and it will blanch 

 beautifully. 



Paris Green Cos. — An upright grower; crisp and excel- 

 lent ; also requires tying. 



Here follows an analysis of the ash of the stalks and 

 leaves of lettuce, made by Glriepenkerl ; 



Potassa, 22.37 



Soda, 18.50 



Lime, . . . . . . 10.43 



Magnesia, . ... 5.68 



Sesquioxide of Iron, 2.82 



" *' Manganese, . . trace 

 Sulphuric Acid, .... 3.85 



Silica, 11.86 



Phosphoric Acid, .... 9.39 

 . Chloride of Sodium, . . . 15.09 



99.99 



The analysis would seem to indicate the application of 

 wood ashes and common salt as the most important requi- 

 sites for this crop, besides animal manure. 



Culture. — In raising good lettuce there are three things 

 necessary, good seed, good soil, and frequent hoeing, and 

 of these the first is perhaps the most important. There is 

 generally no difficulty in making lettuce seed vegetate, 

 but if it is not made from good heads it will not produce 

 heads even with the best culture. Lettuce likes a good 



