LETTUCE OROWN AT. CIITSAVICK, 1899. 
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LETTUCE GROWN AT CHISWICK, 1890. 
Seventeen stocks of Lettuce were received for trial, all of which were 
sown in boxes on February 27, and when large enough were transplanted 
on an open quarter. The whole of the stocks were remarkably true, and 
entirely free from any rogues, the growth in almost every instance being 
good. The Committee examined them on two occasions, viz. June 29 
and July 11. 
F.C.C. = First-class Certificate. 
A.M. = Award of Merit. 
Cabbage Varieties. 
1. Canaday (R. Dean). — Foliage large and spreading, green shaded 
with purple ; hearts large, firm, crisp, and of good flavour. Did not 
stand the drought well. 
2. Crimson Beauty (Watkins & Simpson). — Foliage large and spread- 
ing ; very handsome ; heavily shaded with rich crimson. This variety 
does not form good hearts, but stands well without running to seed. 
3. Crystal Cabbage, F.C.C. July 2G, 1898 (Watkins & Simpson).— 
This fine variety well maintained its reputation of 1898. See Vol. XXII. 
page 226. 
4. Continuity (Daniels).— See Vol. XXII. page 22G. 
5. Early Market All-heart (Watkins & Simpson). — A darker green 
form of No. 9. 
6. Genezzau (R. Dean). — Same as No. 4. 
7. Green-fringed (Carter).— See Vol. XXII. page 226. 
8. Ice, or Iceleaf, A.M. August 13, 1895 (R. Dean). — FoHage large 
and spreading, deep shining green ; hearts large and firm, crisp, and of 
good flavour, standing the drought well. 
9. Improved All the Year Round (Watkins & Simpson). — Foliage of 
medium size, very compact, pale green ; hearts rather large, firm, crisp, 
of good flavour, and standing well without running to seed. 
10. Leyden White Dutch (R. Dean). — Foliage of medium size, com- 
pact, deep green ; hearts large, firm, and of good flavour, standing the 
drought well. 
11. New Fern-leaved (Carter). — Foliage small, deep green, crimped, 
compact ; hearts small, and quickly ran to seed. 
12. Royal Malta, A.M. August 13, 1895 (Harrison). — Foliage large, 
green, and spreading ; hearts very large and firm, standing the drought 
well, and of good flavour. 
13. Syon Maincrop (W^ythes). — Ran to seed without hearting. 
14. Stanstead Park (Watkins & Simpson). — An excellent variety for 
autumn sowing. 
Cos Varieties. 
15. Hicks's Hardy White (J. Veitch).— See Vol. XXII. page 226.:. 
16. Prince of Wales (Watkins & Sniipson). — Similar to Paris White. 
17. Sugarloaf Bath (J. Veitch).— See Vol. XXIL page 226. 
