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2. Medium large, self -hearting. 



254. Dwarf White Heart (Burpee), A.M. July 17, 1919. — Compact, grey- 

 green ; leaves of medium thickness ; hearts firm, of good quality. Ready 

 July 19. Stood fairly well. 



275. Dwarf White Heart (Barr). — Like No. 254. 



232. Moor Park (Barr). — Fairly compact; leaves thick; hearts firm, of 

 fair quality. Ready July 21, but soon running. 



3. Medium size, self-hearting. 



242. White Cos (Sutton). — Compact; leaves thick; hearts firm, of fair 

 quality. Ready July 19, but not standing long. 



241. London White (Barr). — Description as No. 242. 



4. Medium size, need tying. 



222. Hicks' Hardy White Winter (Morse) ) „ . , ,. . 



223. Hardy White (Nutting) } -Somewhat spreading ; leaves 

 of medium thickness ; hearts rather soft, of fair quality, rather bitter. Ready 

 July 21. Did not stand long. 



d. Light medium green. 



1. Very large, self-hearting. 



218, 219. Jumbo (Carter, Barr). — Rather spreading ; leaves of medium 

 thickness ; hearts fairly firm, of fair quality. Ready July 22 ; did not stand 

 long. 



2. Large, self-hearting. 



246, 248. Winter White (Webb, Sutton), H.C. July 17, 1919. — Compact; 

 leaves of medium thickness ; hearts firm, of good quality. Ready July 19. 

 Stood well. 



3. Medium-large, self -hearting. 



226. Kingsholm (Morse). — A poor stock of a lettuce similar to the next. 



227. Giant White (Barr), H.C. July 17, 1919. — Compact; leaves thick; 

 hearts very firm, of good quality, slightly bitter. Ready July 19. Stood well. 



II. Black-seeded. 

 a. Foliage tinged or coloured brown or red. 

 1. Self -hearting. 



205. Walker's Sugarloaf (Barr). — Stock mixed with ' Brown Bath Cos.' 

 A dwarf greenish brown lettuce, soon bolting. 



206. Solid Brown (Daniels). — Rather spreading ; leaves thick, dull greenish 

 brown with reddish margins ; hearts firm, of good quality, medium large, sweet. 

 Ready July 19. Stood fairly well. 



2. Need tying, 

 (a) Large. 



197. Winter Red (Barr). — Did not heart readily. Some bolted. An 

 irregular stock. 



198. Blood -red Winter (Barr). — Very similar to No. 197. 



199. 201. Black-seeded Bath Cos (Morse, Thorburn) 



200. Giant Bath Cos (Barr) [ A/r . 



204. Covent Garden Winter Brown (Barr) -Medium dull green 



274. Leviathan (Cooling) 

 with reddish brown tinge ; rather spreading ; leaves thick ; hearts firm, of 

 good quality. Ready July 24. Slow but irregular in bolting. 



202. Black-seeded Bath (Sutton). — Later than foregoing, and of a some- 

 what different tinge. 



