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An excellent summer variety, enduring heat and dryness well, 
forming the head with much certainty, and very slow in running to 
seed, 
Figured correctly in Carson’s Seed Catalogue, 1881. 
No. 11, CALIFORNIA GARDENER’S, Sid., ’83. 
Synonyms: Large Green Pas-de-Calais, Vil., ’84; Fr. Lattue 
paresseuse du Pas-de-Calais,’ Vil., ’85; L. julienne d’été, Vil. 
Young plant rather deep clear green, borders of inner leaves 
often tinged with brown; leaves roundish or oval, approaching spat- 
ulate, obscurely dentate in the upper half, apex entire or retuse, 
orders scarcely undulate, outer leaves nearly smooth, inner ones 
puffed and blistered, often somewhat folded on the midrib; veins not 
conspicuous. 
Mature plant about twelve inches in diameter, dull green, bor- 
‘ders scarcely washed with brown; forms a moderately compact, not 
very well defined, roundish head about three inches in diameter, of 
which the outer leaves are nearly perpendicular, and densely puffed 
and blistered, head greenish yellow within; outer leaves of the plant 
curving downward, coarsely puffed and blistered; stem smooth, 
much washed with reddish purple, paniculate; stem leaves half erect; 
seeds black. 
No. 12, Comopore Nutt, Ben., ’83. 
Young plant pale yellowish green, leaves oval or roundish, apex 
retuse, surface of inner leaves puffed and blistered, and their bor- 
ders undulate, veins rather conspicuous. 
Mature plant about ten inches in diameter, four or five inches 
high, very compact, rather spreading, pale green, slightly glossy, 
‘orders sometimes inclining to yellow; head not defined, composed 
of short very densely blistered leaves, very compactly crowded 
together in apparent confusion, butter color within; outer leaves 
nearly horizontal, waved, in some plants distinctly shingled, rather 
densely blistered; stem smooth, paniculate; seeds white. 
This variety is rather early, and quite slow in forming the seed- 
stalk. It was described as a novelty by Bliss in 1878. 
No. 13, Crisp GERMAN, Svd., ’83. 
Synonyms: Curled German Batavian; Vil., ’84; Fr. Laitue 
Batavia frisée Allemande, Vil., ’85; L. Batavia italienne, Vil.; 
GmrR. Griiner frither Montrée Lattich, Vil.; Krauser Deutscher Kopf- 
Montrée Kopf-L., Vil. 
Young plant pale yellowish green; leaves roundish, border finely 
ruffled, surface of outer leaves nearly smooth, of inner ones blistered, 
midribs narrow, not conspicuous, veins much depressed. 
Mature plant about twelve inches in diameter, very pale green, 
inclining to yellow in places; leaves waved, densely and finely blis- 
tered, but not puffed; forms a small, not well defined head, of which 
the leaves are distinctly hood-shaped; outer leaves glossy; stem 
smooth, corymbose; stem leaves usually pointing downward, ears 
jarge; seeds white. 
Figured correctly in Les pl. pot., p. 302. 
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