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THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



Green Tennis-ball Cabbage Lettuce. — Leaves of the young 

 plant broad, very entire, rounded, not toothed, except merely at the 

 base, and a vivid green. The head is slow in forming. Full-grown 

 plant small, 7 or 8 in. in diameter, with an erect head ; leaves 

 narrow, and very dark green, by which it is distinguished from all 

 other Lettuces ; the outer ones almost flat, very like those of the 

 Lettuce-leaved Spinach, the central ones tolerably crimped, and 

 forming a head which is at least as tall as it is broad, and is never 

 very solid ; seed black. This is an old variety, without any great 

 merit except its hardiness. 



Green Crisped Cabbage Lettuce.— Leaves large, undulated, 

 curled at the edges, and light green ; head medium-sized, somewhat 

 flattened, and tinged with brown on the top. A hardy kind, but 

 not very tender or well flavoured. 



Laitue Dauphine. — Leaves large, marked with a few red spots ; 

 head tall, not very solid, light green, slightly tinged with red on the 

 top. In appearance this variety somewhat resembles the Large or 

 White Summer Cabbage Lettuce, except that it is of a darker 

 green. Seed black. 



George Early White Spring Cabbage Lettuce. — Leaves 



whole of the plant forming the head, with short spoon-shaped 

 leaves. Head round and close. This is an early and tender 

 variety, but is liable to rot very easily. 



Mousseronne Cabbage Lettuce. — Leaves medium - sized, 

 curled and toothed, slightly crimped, and light green edged with 

 brown ; head small and loose, russet tinged ; seed white. This 

 variety is very early, but heads badly. It may also be grown as a 

 cutting Lettuce, like the George Lettuce. 



Some foreign varieties of spring Lettuces may be here men- 

 tioned, of which the best and most commonly grown are the 

 following : — 



Early Cabbage, or Dutch Butter-head, Lettuce.— A small 

 and very distinct variety, with crimped leaves, blotched with 

 pale brown. Head firm and compact, tinged with red, and 

 scarcely as large as that of the Tom Thumb Lettuce. Seed 

 white. 



large, roundish, and not much 

 undulated ; head round, light 

 coloured, of medium size, com- 

 posed of broadly crimped leaves. 

 This variety is not so good as the 

 Crisped or Tennis-ball kinds, and 

 is most commonly grown as a 

 cutting Lettuce. Seed white. 



George Lettuce. 



Laitue Grasse de Bourges. — 



A rather compact kind, nearly the 



