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blanches well without tying, leaves of head spoonform, slightly blis- 
tered, but not puffed; outer leaves more coarsely blistered; stem tall, 
striate, often flattened, paniculate, stem leaves numerous, nearly 
erect, ears prominent; seeds white. 
Much grown for forcing about Paris, but little cultivated in this 
country, though it is little inferior to the other Paris Cos lettuces. 
No. 74. Green Paris Cos, Vii., *84. 
Synonyms: Ady’s Fine Large Cos, Chis. trial.; Buckland Green 
Cos, Vil.; Green Cos, Thorb.,’83; Improved Paris Green Cos, (d.), 
Hort. Soc.; Kensington Cos, Burr; Landreth’s Heat Resisting Cos, 
Land., 84; Paris Cos, Hort. Soc.; Paris Green Cos, (d.), Bliss *83;, 
Sutton’s Superb Green Cos, Burr; Wellington Cos Burr; Fr. Ro- 
maine verte maraichére, Vil.; R. verte de Paris, (d.), Dam.; GER. 
Griiner selbstschliess Piriser w. k., (d.), Dam.; Pariser griiner 
selbstschliessender Binde-Salat, Vil. 
Young plant very deep green, leaves about half erect, midribs and. 
veins nearly white, very conspicuous; leaves broadly ovate spatulate, 
erose dentate except towards the apex, which is entire or retuse, 
usually more or less folded on the midrib, borders of inner leaves 
slightly undulate. | 
Mature plant eight to fifteen inches in diameter, and of about the 
same height; forming a tall, oblong, pointed or slightly obtuse head, 
which presents three rather well marked faces; leaves about the head. 
erect, slightly blistered but not puffed, slightly glossy; stem tall, 
striate often flattened, paniculate, stem leaves numerous, nearly erect, 
ears very prominent; seeds white. 
An excellent sort for spring, summer or autumn. It blanches: 
well without tying; is some days earlier than the White Paris Cos, 
and is largely used by market gardeners about Paris for cultivating: 
under glass. 
Figured in Album de clichés. 
No. 75. GREEN Royat WintTER, Vil., 84. 
Synonyms: Fr. Romaine royale verte, Vil., ’84; R. royale verte 
Whiver, Vil.,’84; Gur. Griiner verbesserter Winter Binde-Salat, Vil. ; 
Griiner K6énigs-Binde-Salat, Vil. 
Young plant deep green; leaves half erect, ovate or shortly spatu- 
late, rather deeply dentate towards the base obscurely so above, apex 
entire sometimes slightly pointed, borders straight except in the in- 
nermost leaves, which are often slightly puffed. 
Mature plant about ten inches in diameter, and of about the same 
height; leaves slightly glossy, all but the outer ones nearly erect; 
inner leaves spreading slightly until the head commences to form, 
when they curve inward so as to inclose one another. Head rather 
tall, moderately solid; blanches tolerably well without tying; stem 
striate, often flattened, paniculate, stem leaves numerous, half erect; 
seeds black. 
Differs from the Green Winter Cos in growing more erect, and in 
being paler and more glossy. 
Figured correctly in Les pl. pot., p. 308. 
No. 76. GREEN WINTER Cos, Vil., 84. 
Synonyms; Fr. Romaine verte @hiver, Vil.,’84; GmR. Griner 
Winter Binde-Salat, Vil.; Gelber Sachsenhiiuser binde-salat, Vil. 


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