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THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



it is generally preferred by the Paris market-gardeners to all 

 other kinds. 



White Paris Cos Lettuce ( White-seeded). — Young plant pale 

 green ; leaves rather erect, spathulate, toothed and slightly crimped 



towards the base, and broad and 

 rounded at the ends. Head of 

 full-grown plant long and tall, 

 but very thick, blunt or rounded 

 at the top, and with the faces 

 or angles less marked than those 

 of the Green Paris Cos ; outer 

 leaves spathulate, large, luxuriant, 

 light green, and rather crimped ; 

 those forming the head are always 

 folded, of a very pale green 

 colour, and with the midrib white 

 and very prominent. The most 

 grown of all the Cos Lettuces, 

 and perhaps of all other kinds, it appears to be very well adapted 

 for all temperate climates, and even for warm ones, as it is grown 

 all over the world. It likes rich soil and plentiful waterings, and is 

 grown under bell-glasses or cloches for an early crop, and in the 

 open air from April to the end of autumn. When carefully 



White Paris Cos Lettuce Earl}' White Self-folding Trianon 



natural size). Cos Lettuce, 



attended to, it heads in seven or eight weeks after being planted 

 out in the open air, and keeps the head firm for a remarkably 

 long time. A well-grown plant will often weigh over 6\ lb. 



Early White Self-folding Trianon Cos Lettuce {White- 

 seeded). — A very pretty strain of the Paris White Cos Lettuce, from 



Gray Paris Cos Lettuce. 



