LETTUCES AT WISLEY, 1919. 



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5. Foliage medium dull green. 



51. Drumhead or Malta (Morse). — Medium to large; foliage blistered and 

 somewhat undulate at margin ; hearts poor, crisp and mild. Bolted quickly. 



52. Drumhead Selected (Barr). — Very large. A poor stock; many did 

 not form heads and others bolted quickly. 



124. Masterpiece (Chalice). — Very large, compact; foliage blistered and 

 crumpled, somewhat undulate' at margin ; hearts firm, of good quality, mild 

 and sweet, crisp. Ready July 4. Slow to run. 



6. Foliage light medium dull green, margins paler. 



41, 42. Perpetual (Carter, Barr*). — Large but not widely spreading; 

 foliage blistered and undulate; hearts light green, firm, crisp, of fair quality 

 and slightly bitter. Mature June 20. Very slow to run. 



43. Favourite (Sutton). — Description as Nos. 41, 42, but standing longer 

 than any other lettuce. 



44, 45. Denver Market (Thorburn, Morse). — Description as Nos. 41, 42. 

 46, 47. Ohio Cabbage (Morse, Simpson). — Description as No. 46. 



This section bears some resemblance to Section A. II. a. 2, but makes firm 

 hearts, and the head leaves overlap so closely that the flower-stalk cannot get 

 out for a long time. It may frequently be found curled up within the head in 

 the longest standing forms. 



178. Greatheart (Webb). — Medium large to large, compact; leaves 

 blistered and undulate ; heads firm, of good quality, crisp, mild and sweet. 

 Slow but rather irregular in running to seed. Ready June 24. 



7. Foliage light medium dull green. 



53. Improved Drumhead (Sutton). — Very large, spreading ; leaves blistered 

 and crumpled ; heads soft, and rather loose, crisp, bitter, and of fair quality. 

 Few plants formed heads, but all ran to seed slowly. Ready July 6 



8. Foliage light green. 



54. Curled Batavian (Barr *) , __ y ^ but rather 



55. Improved Batavian (Barr *) J 3 JD ' 

 paler in colour. Like that variety, only a proportion formed heads. 



56. Golden Curled (Morse). — Similar in habit to Nos. 54 and 55 ; becoming 

 almost yellow when mature. Very slow in running to seed. Ready July 6. 



273. Giant Golden Bossin (Barr*). — Very large, spreading; leaves fringed 

 and somewhat blistered ; hearts fairly firm, of good quality, slightly bitter, 

 crisp. Ready July 17. Slow in running to seed. 



85. Paris Stonehead (Barr *). — Large, compact ; leaves less fringed than 

 No. 273, blistered and crumpled ; hearts firm, of good quality, rather bitter, crisp. 

 Ready July 3. 



88. Early Spring (Simpson). — Rather larger than No. 85 and more blistered, 

 margins much frilled ; hearts fairly firm, of good quality, bitter and crisp. Ready 

 June 19. Slow to run. Somewhat similar to ' Ohio ' type, but with larger Savoy- 

 like heads. 



8. Harbinger Forcing (Barr), H.C. June 13, 1919. — Very large, rather 

 spreading ; foliage somewhat frilled, much blistered ; hearts firm, very pale 

 green when mature, of good quality, bitter, crisp. Ready June 16. Very 

 slow to run to seed. 



58, 59. Hanson (Morse, Burpee) \ TJ . . ... , 



60. Improved Hanson (Thorburn)) ~ Ver y lar S e ' fairl y compact; foliage 



somewhat blistered, frilled ; hearts firm, of good quality, mild, tender. Ready 

 June 26. Very slow to run. No. 60 not quite so regular a stock. 



* This sender does not yet list this variety. 



