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Young plant dark rich red; leaves colored alike on both sides, 
spatulate, erose dentate except about the apex, which is entire or re- 
tuse, borders nearly plain, surface smooth, the inner leaves some- 
what folded on the pinkish midrib, veins slightly depressed. 
Mature plant brownish red except at the center; head tall, green 
except at the top, usually forms without tying; outer leaves long, 
rounded at the end, entire, nearly smooth; seeds black. 
“‘The hardiness of this lettuce is its principal merit. When 
grown in summer it is of poor quality.” Burr. 
Figured correctly in Les pl. pot., p. 309. 
No. 80. Sprorrep Cos, b.s., Vil., ’84. 
Synonyms. Aleppo, b.s., (d.), Burr; Bloody, b.s., Burr; Improved 
Spotted Oos, b. s., Vil., 84; Red Spotted Cos, Burr ; Fr. Romaine 
panachée perfectionée a gr. n., Vil., 845 Ger. Selbstschliessender, 
verbesserter Forellen Binde-Salat, Vil. 
Young plant pale green, densely blotched and mottled with choco- 
late color, midribs purple, inner leaves glossy; leaves ovate, erosely 
dentate in the lower half, apex entire, margin straight, and surface 
smooth except in the inner leaves which are very slightly puffed and 
blistered. 
Mature plant about twelve inches in diameter, eight inches high ; 
leaves broadly ovate spatulate, margin of inner ones undulate, sur- 
face more than half covered with reddish brown; stem smooth, deep 
purple, paniculate, stem leaves spotted with chocolate brown at the 
top, rather numerous. 
This variety has formed no head at the station, though it is said 
by Vilmorin to head without tying. 
No. 81. Spotrep Cos, w.s., Vil., 84. 
Synonyms. Aleppo Cos, w.s., (d.), Thomp. ; Bloody Cos, w.s., 
Thomp. ; Improved Spotted Cos, w.s., Vil., 84; Fr. Romaine flag- 
ellée a gr. bl., Vil., 84; R. panachée a gr. bl., Vil., 85; R. rouge 
d’Angleterre, Vil.; R. sanguine 4 gr. bl., Vil.; Ger. Bunter Forellen 
Binde-Salat, Vil. 
Young plant beautifully mottled with pale green and chocolate 
brown, very spreading for a cos; outer leaves waved, inner ones 
strongly folded on the midrib, almost entirely deep rich brownish 
red, often glossy; leaves spatulate, coarsely erose dentate in the low- 
er half, obscurely dentate towards the apex, which is entire or re- 
tuse, sometimes obscurely pointed; borders of inner leaves slightly 
ruffled, surface puffed and blistered; outer leaves nearly smooth, 
with undulate borders, midribs often striped with red, veins scarcely 
visible. 
Mature plant about twelve inches in diameter and in height; up- 
per leaves half erect, apex curving outward, lower leaves sloping 
downward; the whole plant much blotched and spotted with glossy 
reddish brown; leaves finely blistered throughout, borders much un- 
dulate, but scarcely ruffled except in the innermost leaves, which 
are puffed towards the base; petioles decidedly hairy below ; stem 
striate, sometimes flattened, paniculate, stem leaves numerous, spot- 
ted with purple. 
Figured correctly in Les pl. pot., p.313. 
