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(5) Small. 



183. Earliest of All (Barr *). — Ran to seed without hearting. 



(e) Foliage light green. 



(1) Of medium size. 

 252. Peerless (Barr*). — Sent as a Cos Lettuce. 



(2) Small medium. 



166. Little Gem (Barr). — Compact ; foliage slightly blistered ; heads firm, 

 of fair quality, bitter and tender. Ready June 18. Did not stand long. 



(3) Small. 



167. White Tennisball (Barr*). — Compact; foliage slightly blistered 

 and crumpled ; heads firm, of fair quality, bitter, tender. Ready June 16. 

 Bolted very quickly. 



(f) Foliage light yellowish green, plant small. 



171. Golden Ball (Sutton). — Compact; foliage slightly blistered; hearts 

 firm, of fair quality, bitter and tender. Ready June 22. Did not stand long. 



172, 266. Golden Queen (Thorburn, Nutting). — Description as No. 171. 

 181. Buttercup (Barr *). — Indistinguishable from foregoing. 



184. Lemon Queen (Dobbie). — Description as No. 171. 



b. Seeds yellow. 



1. Medium dark green, margins tinged brown. 



64. Giant Summer Brown (Barr*). — Large, compact; foliage somewhat 

 blistered ; hearts firm, of good quality, mild-, sweet, and tender. Ready June 28. 

 Stood well. 



2. Medium green, margins of leaves paler. 



112. Yellow-seeded Butter (Morse), A.M. June 23, 1919. — Medium large, 

 compact ; foliage somewhat blistered and crumpled ; hearts firm, of good 

 quality, mild, but rather coarse in texture. Ready June 26. Slow but not 

 quite regular in running to seed. 



3. Medium dull green. 

 147. Magnum Bonum (Barr). — Bolted without hearting. 



c. Black-seeded. 



I. Foliage more or less coloured brown or red. 



(a) Large. 



86. Autumn Queen (Barr*). — Compact; foliage dark dull green-brown, 

 margins reddish brown ; more or less blistered ; hearts firm, of good quality, 

 somewhat bitter, crisp and tender. Ready June 18. Stood well. 



80. Maximum (Thorburn). — Compact; foliage medium dark green with 

 brown margins and spots ; blistered, of good quality, bitter, crisp and tender. 

 Ready June 17. Slow to run. 



81. Giant (Sutton). — Similar to last, but of deeper shade than No. 80, later, 

 and very slow to run. 



95,96. Black-seeded Big Boston (Morse, Burpee). — Compact; medium 

 dull green, margins tinged reddish brown ; leaves slightly blistered ; hearts 

 firm, of good quality, bitter and tender. Ready June 19. Slow to run. 



* This sender does not yet list this variety. 



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