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heading lettuces that we have tested, heads sometimes forming five 
inches in diameter. It seems identical with the Very Large Yellow 
Paresseuse, and also the lettuce we grew in 1882 and in 1883 under 
the the name White Cabbage. 
It is evident that the varieties that earliest acquire sufficient size — 
for use do not necessarily form the seed stalk earliest. 
Among the newer varieties tested, we note three as being of pe- 
culiar interest, viz., the Pelletier, Golden Spotted and Roquette. 
The Pelletier (Fr ench sy nonym, Luitue Beauregard) is very dis- 
tinct in appearance through its deeply cut foliage, of which the 
edges of the pointed lobes, folding together below, cause the ‘ex- . 
tremities to point upwards. It forms a small but compact head, but 
early becomes tough and _ bitter. 
The Golden Spotted is interesting from its color , which is a 
beautiful mingling of brownish red and yellowish green. It forms a 
head two to three inches in diameter and the leaves are very mild and 
tender. As appears from the table, it was not early, but was among 
the very latest in forming the flower stalk. 
The Roquette lettuce is so distinct as to almost suggest a different 
botanical species from the other lettuces. The plant when full grown 
is only six inches in diameter, but forms a remarkably solid little 
head about two inches in diameter, and three inches long. The 
leaves are intense clear green, and very mild in flavor, but a little 
tough. It is not a desirable variety for growing in frames, as its 
small size might indicate, as it is very late. 
Of the varieties tested, we would recommend for frame culture, 
Crisp Small Early Frame, Green Tennis Ball, Stone Tennis Ball or 
Tom Thumb, and Landreth’s Forcing; and “for open air culture, 
Large White Stone Summer, All the Year. Round (Black Seed) 
White Chavigny, and Golden ‘Spotted. Of Cos lettuces, the White 
and Green Paris are perhaps as good as’any. For ornamental 
lettuces the Marvel or Red Beson, American Curled, Pelletier, and 
Golden Spotted are perhaps the finest varieties tested. The first is 
deep carmine red, the second two are green, but are very attractive 
from their beautifully fringed borders. 
We think a very fine ribbon bed for early spring might be formed 
by using alternate rows of these four var ieties. 
Synonyms. 
Among so many names of lettuce as we tested the past season, it 
would be very strange if the plants of many did not closely resemble 
each other in appearance. We were surprised, however, to note 
that a large proportion of them are clearly distinct. A few appear 
to be synonyms, as grown by us, while several others have a very 
close resemblance. We give a ‘list of those names of which the 
identity seems well nigh ¢ certain, appending also the names of any 
that we decided to be synonyms of the same variety in 1883: 
All the Year Round, Black Seed (Vil.), and White Berlin Sum- 

