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2. Foliage light dull green. 



9. Winter Gathering (Sutton). — Very large ; foliage broad, much blistered 

 and frilled, crisp and decidedly bitter. Mature June 16. Very slow to run to seed. 



10, 11. Grand Rapids Forcing (Thorburn, Burpee). — Description as No. 9. 



B. Cabbage Hearting Lettuce. 



The Cabbage Lettuces which form hearts fall into two large groups, those with 

 distinctly crisp leaves, somewhat like the Cos Lettuce, brittle and usually glossy on 

 the veins, and those with the inner leaves scarcely crisp but rather buttery in 

 texture. The latter are perhaps best known and find the greatest favour in British 

 gardens, but the former contain many excellent lettuces and may be grown where 

 Cos Lettuces fail from various causes. Until recently the Cabbage Lettuce found 

 little favour in the market after the end of May or beginning of June, but it is 

 now being more greatly appreciated by the marketing public and finds a sale 

 much later in the season. 



I. Crisp hearting. 



a. Seed^. white. 



1. Foliage reddish brown. 



82. Red Fringed (Barr*). — Large; foliage broad, much blistered and 

 crumpled, heart firm, of fair quality. Mature July 1. Slow to run to seed. 

 Stock not quite true. 



2. Foliage medium green, margins red. 



32. Giant Crystal Head (Thorburn), A.M. June 23, 1919. — Very large, 

 but not spreading widely ; foliage blistered and not much crumpled, hearts 

 fairly firm, crisp, of good quality and mild. Mature June 20. Very slow in 

 running to seed. 



33. Crystal Palace (Barr) \ 



34. 35. Holborn Standard (Carter, Barr) A.M. June 23, 

 36, 37, 38, 39. Iceberg (Thorburn, Morse, Dickson, Burpee) I 1919. — De- 

 40. Supreme (Sutton) ' _ f scription as 

 65. Iceleaf (R. Veitch) No. 32. 



77. Large Parisian (Barr *) , 



57. Pierre Benite (Barr*), A.M. June 23, 1919. — Similar to foregoing, 

 but somewhat smaller. 



173. Royal Albert (R. Veitch). — Somewhat like Nos. 32 to 40 but smaller 

 and rather less regular, running to seed more quickly. 



3. Foliage dark dull green, margins paler. 



25, 26. New York (Morse, Thorburn), H.C. June 13, 1919. — Very large, 

 but not spreading unduly ; foliage somewhat blistered and undulate at margin ; 

 hearts firm, of fair quality, crisp and of mild flavour. Very slow to run. 



27. The New Yorker or Neapolitan (Barr), H.C. June 13, 1919. — De- 

 scription as Nos. 25, 26. 



24, 28, 29, 263. Webb's Wonderful (Webb, Sydenham, Thorburn, Nutting), 

 H.C. June 13, 1919. — Description as Nos. 25, 26. 



48, 49. Duke of Cornwall (Veitch, Barr*). — Description as Nos. 25, 26, 

 but stocks not true, and irregular in hearting. 



23. Ai (Sutton), H.C. June 13, 1919. — Description as Nos. 25, 26. 



276. Hercules (Dobbie), H.C. June 13, 1919. — Description as Nos. 25, 26. 



[Note. — ' New York ' as originally sent out was identical with the old 

 ' Neapolitan ' which has now almost disappeared, having been superseded by 

 the lighter form now described and long known as ' Webb's Wonderful.'] 



4. Foliage medium dull green, scarcely blistered. 



30. Brittle Ice (Morse). — Very large, but not widely spreading ; border of 

 leaves not blistered, undulate ; hearts hard, of good quality, very crisp and 

 bitter. Mature June 26. Very slow to run to seed. 



31. New Brittle Ice (Thorburn). — Like No. 30. 



* This sender does not yet list this variety. 



