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No. 14, Crisp SMALL CABBAGE, Vil., °84. 
Synonyms: Crisped Small Cabbage, Vil.; Crisp Small Early, 6- 
s., Vil., 784; FR. Laitue crépe a gr. n., Val., °85; L. crépe hatif, 
Vil.; L. crépe petite, Vil.; L. petite crépe, Vil.; L. petite noire, 
Vil.; Gur. Frither gelber Kleiner Stein Kopf-Lattich, s. k., Vil; 
Frither gelber Stein Kopf-L., Vil. 
Young plant pale, almost whitish green, inclining to wheelform; 
leaves roundish, but with an angular outline, obscurely dentate in 
the upper half, apex entire or retuse, outer leaves nearly smooth, 
inner ones much blistered, with undulate borders. 
Mature plant seven or eight inches in diameter, somewhat glossy, 
inclining to wheelform; forms under favorable conditions a small, 
rather loose head; stem tall, branching low, smooth, corymboses. 
seeds black. 
Very popular in France for earliest frame culture; little grown in 
this country. 
Figured correctly in Les pl. pot., p. 290. 
Described in L’hort. Fran. 1824, by Petit in 1826 and Noisette in 
1828. 
No. 15, Crisp SMALL EARLY, W. &., Vil., °85. 
Synonyms: Yellow Egg Frame, w. s. (d.), Dam., Fr. Laitue 
crépe a gr. bl., Vil., °85; L. crépe blonde, Vil.; GER. Friher gel-_ 
ber Hier salat, Vil. 
Young plant pale yellowish green, distinctly wheelform; leaves 
roundish spatulate, sometimes oblong, erose dentate in the lower 
two-thirds, sinuate in rest of outline, border slightly undulate, apex 
nearly entire, surface of outer leaves strongly waved, slightly puffed 
and blistered, inner leaves much puffed and blistered. 
Mature plant rather loose and open, about ten inches in diameter, 
very pale yellowish green; does not usually form a head unless the 
plants are a little crowded; head medium, rather tall, formed of 
leaves that are paler and much more blistered than the outer ones, 
which are strongly waved; stem tall, corymbose. 
This variety is very early, but soon runs to seed in this climate 
when grown in the open ground. 
No.16, Deacon HINE, Fer., ’89. ‘ 
Synonym: Ice (d.), Fer. 
Young plant very deep, dull green, often inclining to wheelform; 
leaves roundish, apex retuse, surface much puffed below, but no- 
where blistered, inner leaves often spoonform; veins slightly sunken, 
not very conspicuous. 
~ Mature plant remarkably compact, spreading, deep glossy green, 
about ten inches in diameter, four or five inches tall; forms no 
defined head; inner leaves short, very much crowded together, 
densely crumbled, all except the most central ones pointing out- 
ward; outer leaves much puffed but very little blistered, sometimes 
shingled; stem rather short, often flattened, somewhat striate, pan- 
iculate; seeds black. 
The leaves are very thick, mild and tender. The plantis not very 
rapid in development, but quite slow in running to seed. 


