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Maturg plant compact, ten to twelve inches in diameter, about 
five inches high; forms a compact but poorly defined head two and 
a half to three inches in diameter, of which the leaves are densely 
puffed and blistered, and crowded together in apparent disorder; 
leaves about the head nearly perpendicular, curving outward at the 
apex; outer leaves slightly waved, curving downward, coarsely blis- 
tered; stem tall, smooth, corymbose; stem leaves pointing outward; 
seeds white. 
Of excellent quality, heads promptly, and is rather slow in run- 
ning to seed. ‘ 
No. 24. Gray SEEDED Butter, Thord., 83. 
Synonyms: Bloomsdale Karly Summer, Land.,’84; Large Yellow 
Butter, gray seed, Thorb., °85; Yellow Seeded Butter, Hend., ’83. 
Young plant pale, slightly yellowish green, rather low and spread- 
ing; leaves roundish or oval, apex entire or retuse, surface of outer 
leaves nearly smooth, of inner ones puffed and blistered. 
Mature plant about twelve inches in diameter, compact, spread- 
ing, forming a roundish compact head three inches in diameter, of 
which the outer leaves curve inward sufficiently to expose their lower 
surface, usually recurving a little at the apex; head yellowish green 
within; leaves surrounding the head rather coarsely puffed and blis- 
tered; stem smooth, paniculate; seeds yellowish or grayish. 
Rather late in forming the head, but slow in running to seed. Of 
excellent quality. 
No. 25. GREEN Dutcn, Vil., 84. 
Synonyms: Fr. Laitue monte a peine verte agr.n., Vil.,’85; GER. 
Griiner monte 4 peine Kopf-Lattich, Vil. 
Young plant very deep green; leaves roundish or oval, margin en- 
tire except in the lower third, border scarcely waved, apex retuse, 
inner leaves considerably puffed and blistered, veins shghtly sunken. 
Mature plant about eight inches in diameter, very compact, in- 
tense glossy green; forms asmall very compact head about two inches 
in diameter; outer leaves puffed and blistered, and somewhat waved; 
stem smooth, paniculate, stem leaves numerous, pointing outward, 
nowhere lanceolate; seeds black. 
The plant somewhat resembles in appearance the White Summer 
lettuce, but is distinguished from it by its deeper green fohage. It 
is rather late in forming its head, and one of the latest to run to 
seed. 
Figured correctly in Les pl. pot., p. 291. 
No. 26. GREEN Fat, Vil., 784. 
Synonyms: Fr. Laitue verte grasse. Vil.,’85; Ger. Griiner Feht- 
salat, Vil.; Vilmorin’s griiner feht-salat, s. k. (d.), Dam. 
Young plant deep green; leaves short, roundish or spatulate, mar- 
gin obscurely dentate in the upper half, lower leaves waved and blis- 
tered, leaves very thick, veins sunken. 
Mature plant about ten inches in diameter, six inches high; head 
remarkably compact, well defined, three inches in diameter, cream 
color within, leaves scarcely meeting at the top; outer leaves of plant 
strongly waved, coarsely blistered, spreading, puffed, blanched to- 
wards the base; stem smooth, paniculate, stem leaves rather numer- 
ous, half erect; seeds black. 
