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pale green or almost yellow ; those surrounding the head are more 

 erect and less folded than they are in the preceding kind. The 

 head is also somewhat taller. The plant is seldom more than 8 in. 

 in diameter. 



Golden-head Cabbage Lettuce {White-seeded). — Rounded 

 leaves of light golden-green, crimped, with strongly marked veins. 

 The full-grown leaves are a light gold colour, soft, and slightly 

 twisted. The leaves of the head are lighter still, and form a 

 compact head, which is tall, though not very large. 



Large Versailles Cabbage Lettuce {W kite- seeded),— Yo\xn% 

 plant of a rather light green colour ; leaves rounded, entire, with 

 visible veinings. It resembles the young plant of the Large White 

 Cabbage Lettuce, but is larger at the same age. Head of full- 

 grown plant round or somewhat long, very firm and solid, and 

 rather pale green ; outer leaves very large, entire, rather dark green, 

 folded and crimped, especially about the midrib ; those surrounding 



Large Versailles Cabbage Lettuce. Chavigny White Lettuce (-^ natural size^. 



the head are broadly undulated and twisted in all directions, giving 

 the plant a somewhat irregular appearance. The plant is lo or 

 1 1 in. in diameter. 



Chavigny White Lettuce {Laztue Blonde de Chavigni) 

 ( White- seeded). — Young plant of a light green colour, and exceed- 

 ingly like the young plant of the White Summer Cabbage Lettuce, 

 only not so light coloured ; the leaves also are rather narrower 

 towards the base. Head of full-grown plant large, full, and 

 compact, pale green, almost yellow, on the top ; outer leaves very 

 much rounded in outline, with a few coarse, broad crimpings, and 

 not nearly so pale in colour as the leaves which form the head ; 

 plant 8 to 10 in. in diameter. This is a very fine variety, regular 

 in shape, quick in forming the head, slow in running to seed, and 

 yielding, with less bulk, quite as heavy a crop as the Large 

 Versailles Lettuce. It is highly to be recommended. 



White Stone, or Nonpareil, Cabbage Lettuce {Laitue grosse 

 blonde paresseuse) ( White-seeded), — Young plant rather light green ; 

 leaves rounded, or shortly spathulate, flat, toothed and undulated on 



