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slightly spoonform, borders of inner leaves slightly undulate and 
their surface puffed and blistered, veins not conspicuous. 
Mature plant about eight inches in diameter, borders of inner 
leaves sometimes tinged brown; forms a rather loose open head, of 
which the outer leaves recurve at the apex, inner leaves densely 
puffed and blistered, outer ones coarsely but slightly blistered; stem 
smooth, corymbose; seeds white or grayish. 
Of little value unless it be for forcing. Sown early in spring in 
the open ground, it headed poorly and soon ran to seed. 
Figured correctly in Damman & Co’s catalogue of 1882-3. 
No. 30, HamMMeErsmitH, Vil., ’84. 
Synonyms: Early Dwarf Dutch, Thomp.; Early Frame, Thomp. ; 
Green Cabbage, Thomp.; Green Dutch, Thomp.; Green Winter 
Cabbage (d.), Burr; Hammersmith Hardy Green, Bliss, ’83; Hardy 
Green, Thomp.; Hardy Green Winter, Thord.,’83, Vil., 84; Hardy 
Hammersmith, Thomp.; Hardy Winter Cabbage, Burr; Prussian 
Cabbage, Thomp.; Roman Cabbage, Thomp.; Fr. Laitue morine, . 
‘Vil.; Gur. Gelber Winter Zarter Lattich, Vil.; Italian, Lattughe 
verde, Thomp. 
Young plant pale, slightly yellowish green, often wheelform; 
Jeaves roundish or oval, apex retuse, outer leaves somewhat blistered, 
anner leaves much puffed and blistered, veins not conspicuous. 
Mature plant yellowish green, eight to ten inches in diameter, 
outline rather irregular; outer leaves oval, waved, puffed; head 
rather compact, slightly oblong, moderately firm, surrounded by 
much blistered leaves which are usually a little paler than the outer 
‘ones; stem very short, slender, smooth, corymbose; seeds white. 
Considered the hardiest of all varieties. The seed is often sown 
in September, and the young plants protected through the winter 
with a light covering of straw, to be used in spring as cut lettuce. 
It is also grown forforcing. In summer the plants attain little size, 
and usually do not head, soon running to seed. 
Figured correctly in Album de clichés. 
This variety is mentioned in M’Mahon’s Am. Gard. Cal., 1806. 
No. 31, Hanson, Thord., ’83, Sib., ’85. 
Very closely resembles the Early Simpson, but the plant is possi- 
bly somewhat larger in growth, and forms a more compact head. 
An expert is required to distinguish the two varieties. The plant 
produces little seed; seeds white. 
Carter’s Giant White, Everitt, 85, seems to be a sub-variety of 
the above, which in some cases forms a very well defined roundish 
head; in others, the plants are not distinguishable from those of 
Hanson. 
A variety having the foliage strongly washed with brownish red 
has in some localities been disseminated as Hanson lettuce. 
No. 32, IMPERIAL, Vil., ’84. 
Synonyms:. Asiatic, Vil., Green, w. s., Vil.; Imperial Head (d.), 
Burr; Imperiale or Grosse Allemande (d.), Thomp.; Union, Vil.; 
Fr. Laitue impériale, Vil., 84; L. incomparable, a gr. bl., Vil.; 
GeR. Grosser gelber asiatischer Lattich, w. k., Vil.; Silber-kopf- 
salat, Vil. 
