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not form a head, but all curve outward from the center; stem stout, 
smooth, corymbose, stem leaves half erect; seeds white. 
This lettuce bears some resemblance to the Ground Cos, ‘It 
possesses the peculiarity of often throwing out suckers at the base 
of the head.” Vil. 
Figured correctly in Album de clichés, 
No. 38, Lorruors, Vil., ’85. 
Synonyms: Fr. Laitue de Trocadéro, Vil., °84; L. maraichere, 
Vil. 
Young plant pale green; leaves roundish or oval, margin more or 
less dentate and slightly ruffled in its whole outline, outer leaves 
slightly waved; surface nearly smooth except in the innermost leaves 
in which it is slightly puffed and blistered; midribs greenish white, 
veins slightly sunken. 
Mature plant ten to twelve inches in diameter, five inches tall; 
forming a very compact, globular head four inches in diameter, of 
which the outer leaves are bordered with brown, and scarcely fold 
back at the apex, inner leaves of head well blanched; outer leaves of 
plant little blistered, borders ruffled; stem smooth, corymbose; segds 
white. 
A good lettuce for either spring or summer. 
No. 39, Maperia, Vil., 785. 
Synonyms: Large Winter, w. s., Vil., ’84; Large Winter Cub- 
bage(d.), Burr; Large Winter Maderia, Vil.; FR. Laitue Babiane, 
Vil.; L. brune d’hiver des Carmes, Vil.; L. de la Passion, Vil., °35; 
L. passion, Vil., ’85; L. Passion d’hiver, Vil.; GER. Grosser gruner 
Winter Kopf-Lattich, Vil. 
Young plant often inclining to wheelform, clear green; inner 
leaves sometimes slightly yellowish, sparsely spotted with chocolate 
brown, apex entire or retuse, outer leaves slightly waved, inner ones 
puffed and blistered. 
Mature plant about ten inches in diameter, spreading, with a 
somewhat irregular outline; head roundish, rather large, pale green, 
- washed with red on the summit; outer leaves little blistered, waved, 
with undulate borders, clear green, slightly yellowish, with a few 
brown spots; leaves about the head blistered and tinged with red on 
the borders; stem smooth, broadly corymbose; seeds white. 
Resembles the Mogul lettuce; but the margins of the leaves are 
not dentate in the upper half, and the leaves are more oval. 
This variety is not adapted to summer culture, as unless sown 
very early in spring, it heads poorly, and runs quickly to seed. 
Figured correctly in Les pl. pot., p. 287. 
It was mentioned in L’Hort. Francais, 1824, by Pettit in 1826, by 
Noisette in 1829, ete. 
No. 40, Matra, Vil., 784. 
Synonyms: Drumhead, Vil. (d.), Burr; Ice Cabbage, Ben.; Ice 
Cos, Burr; Ice Drumhead, Vil., Batch., ’82; Malta Drumhead, Vil., 
84; Malta Large Drumhead, Sib., 783; Satisfaction, w. s., Svb.,°85; 
White Cabbage, Burr; White Nonpareil, Carter, ’84; White Silesian, 
Browne; Fr. Laitue chou blonde, Vil.; Laitwe de Malte, Vil., °84; 

