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d with dough, they make a wholesome bread; but, for this purpose, the white or yellow rooted sorts are preferred. The roots of all the varieties are better baked than boiled."--_M'Int._
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brown above the surface, where exposed to the sun. Flesh white, rarely circled, with rose-red. Leaves pale green, or yellowish green; the stems and ribs or nerves sometimes
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lourishing better in wet, heavy soil, than any other variety. SHORT WHITE. Blanche des Vosges. _Vil._ Root obtusely conical, seven or eight inches long, by about four inches in diam
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oses. PURPLE. _Thomp._ _Vil._ This variety differs little from the White, except in color; the bulb being purple, and the leaf-stems and nerves also tinged with purple. Like the Whit
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of the parent stock, the seeds will produce numerous varieties, some white, some dark, in color, with tubers of different forms, round, oblong, and kidney-shaped, and varying greatly i
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ut the middle of September, rarely producing seed or blossoms; tubers white, of medium size, round; skin rough or netted; flesh white, comparatively dry, and well flavored. It yields ab
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f the Gray Turnip-rooted; skin dull black, rough, and wrinkled; flesh white, solid, crisp, and piquant; leaves of the size of those of the Gray Turnip-rooted. Season intermediate betwee
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the best of all varieties for growing for feeding stock. GREEN-TOP WHITE. Bulb turbinate, smooth, and symmetrical. The skin above ground is of a fine, clear, pea-green; often browne
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ecommended as the best red Sweet Potato for Northern culture. LARGE WHITE. Patate-blanche of the French. Tubers from six to ten inches in length,--thickest at the middle, where they
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-brown. Below the surface of the soil, the skin is of a dull or dirty white. Flesh white, moderately fine, tender, and of a sugary flavor. Half early. The variety has some resemblance
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llection of leaves, and is about four feet in height. The flowers are white, with a stripe of red, and are produced in terminal, globular groups, or umbels; the seeds are black, irregul
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the ground. They attain their full size by September. SILVER-SKIN. White Portugal, of New England. Bulb of medium size, flattened,--average specimens measuring about three inches in
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e top is deeper colored. GIANT PURPLE-TOP. Dutch. Red-top. Sprout white; the top, as it breaks ground, purple; size very large, sometimes measuring an inch and three-fourths in diam
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hes; skin prickly, green,--at the blossom-end, often paler, or nearly white,--brownish-yellow when ripe; flesh white, seedy, tender, and well flavored, but less crispy or brittle than t
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with the above description, though known by different names, as the "White," "Gray," "Black," "Prescott," &c. Much esteemed in France, and extensively grown by market-gardeners in the
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ODELL'S LARGE WHITE. _W. D. Brinckle._ Size very large, sometimes weighing sixty pounds; form round; skin gray, with fine green
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four feet apart. Three plants will be sufficient for a hill. EARLY WHITE BUSH SCOLLOPED. White Pattypan. Cymbling. White Summer Scolloped. Pattison Blanc. _Vil._ This is a sub-vari
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onsiderable extent with a gray netting. Flesh very deep yellow; seeds white. It is used only in its full-grown or ripe state, in which it will keep for several months; and even during
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airy, or hispid, on the nerves and borders. The leaf-stems are nearly white. The variety produces small tufts, or collections of leaves, which are excellent for fodder, and which may b
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A fine, white, early autumn variety, much grown about Edinburgh. GRANGE'S EARLY CAULIFLOWER BROCCOLI. _M'Int._ Grange's
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the border, and comparatively smooth on the surface; nerves greenish-white. The plants of the true variety have short stalks, occupy but little space, and seldom fail to produce a well
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"It is not size that constitutes a good Cauliflower, but its fine, white, or creamy color, its compactness, and what is technically called its 'curdy' appearance, from its resemblanc
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y cabbaged. YELLOW CURLED SAVOY. _Thomp._ Large Late Yellow Savoy. White Savoy. Dwarf, middle-sized, round; leaves pale-green at first, but quite yellow in winter; the heart is not
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e into ropes and cordage, but also into sewing-thread, and beautiful, white, linen-like cloth of very superior quality. It does not, however, appear that its cultivation for this purpos
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ck, and fleshy. A hardy and productive sort, similar to the Yellow or White Sorrel-leaved, but differing in the deeper color of its stalks and leaves. SUMMER OR ROUND-LEAVED SPINACH.
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es from two to three feet in height; the flowers are small, yellowish-white, and are produced in umbels, or flat, spreading groups, at the extremities of the branches; the seeds are sma
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e root, or bulb, is the part of the plant eaten: the flesh of this is white, and comparatively tender, with the flavor of the stalks of Common Celery, though generally less mild and del
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stalk long, narrow, and pointed; the flowers are comparatively large, white, or rose-colored, and produced in erect, terminal clusters; the seeds are of a brown color, small, oblong, sh
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the plants in the rows. WHITE CURLED OR EVER-BLANCHED ENDIVE. _Vil._ Leaves pale yellowish-green, nearly white when young, ten inches long
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lor; diameter fourteen inches; weight twelve to fifteen ounces; seeds white. This is a crisp and tender lettuce, though sometimes slightly bitter. It is not early, and soon shoots up t
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he Alphange or Florence Cos; green, washed with brown; pointed; seeds white. The plant sends out numerous side-shoots, or suckers; and sometimes produces several distinct heads: these,
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t linear, glaucous-green, fleshy; flowers in terminal umbels,--small, white, or yellowish-white; the seeds are oblong, yellowish, and, though somewhat larger, resemble those of Fennel,-
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, and supports a solitary bell-shaped flower, the petals of which are white, finely lined or striped with purple; the seed-vessels are of an oblong form, five-angled, and, when ripe, bu
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ading corymbs; the seeds are small, slightly curved, and of a grayish-white color. HOARY-LEAVED COSTMARY. _Loud._ A variety with deeply divided and hoary leaves, less fragrant than t
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ed at the ends, and resemble those of Sweet Marjoram; the flowers are white, and are put forth in July and August, in spikelets about two inches in length; the seeds ripen in September.
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hen bruised, emit a strong, pleasant, mint-like odor; the flowers are white, and are produced in terminal, globular heads; the seeds are quite small, of a deep-brownish color, and retai
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s and a half long, slightly curved, pale-green while young, yellowish-white when ripe, and contain five seeds. If planted early in the season, the variety will blossom in seven weeks,
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oad. They are pale-green at first; and afterwards change to yellowish-white, tinted or washed with bright pink. At maturity they are dusky-drab, sometimes clouded or shaded with purple,
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-green, luxurious foliage, distinguish the variety from all others. WHITE FLAGEOLET. From sixteen to eighteen inches high, of strong and branching habit. Flowers white; pods five inc
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n the process of cooking, is by some considered an objection; and the White Cranberry, though perhaps less prolific, is preferred. As a shelled-bean, it is of good quality in its green
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near the middle of September till destroyed by frost. The seeds are white or dull yellowish-white, broad-kidney-shaped, much flattened, five-eighths of an inch long, and nearly half a
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potted and marbled with black. LARGE LENTIL. _Law._ Flowers small, white, generally two, but sometimes three, on each peduncle; the pods are three-fourths of an inch long, half an in
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better flavored. BRITISH QUEEN. _Cot. Gard._ Hair's Defiance. Tall White Mammoth. Erin's Queen. The plant is of a showy and robust habit of growth, from six to seven feet high, some
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of the same pod,--the produce of a plant found in a crop of the Dwarf White Knight's Marrows, to which class it properly belongs. It is, without doubt, one of the most valuable acquisit
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e Blue Cimeter, and contain seven or eight very large peas. Ripe seed white, large, and unevenly compressed. This is a quite distinct and useful pea; an abundant bearer; and the pods a
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DOUBLE-FLOWERING CAMOMILE. A variety of the foregoing, with large, white, double flowers. The leaves are of the same form, but milder in their odor and taste. It is equally hardy wit
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oom, when it first appears, is of a rounded or button-like form, of a white color, and apparently rests on the surface of the ground. When fully developed, "the stem is solid, two or th
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pastures. Its height is about four inches. It is distinguished by its white, cylindrical, hollow, or solid, smooth stem; its cap is of a pale-brown or gray color, nearly spherical, holl
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g to the top, which is often more or less sharply pointed; the cob is white; the kernels are long and slender, angular, sharply pointed at the outward extremity, as well as to some exte
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ts pods; those of all other sorts being erect. TALL OR GIANT OKRA. White-podded. Stem five to six feet in height; pods erect, sharply tapering to a point, eight to ten inches in len
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ght; leaves large, but narrower than those of the Large Bell; flowers white, and of large size,--usually an inch and a half in diameter; fruit sometimes erect, but generally drooping.
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owers are yellow, in branching groups, or clusters; the fruit is red, white, or yellow, and exceedingly variable in size and form; the seeds are lens-shaped, yellowish-white, or pale-gr
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ver exhibit the rambling, recumbent character of the Common Tomato. WHITE TOMATO. Plant similar in habit to the Large Red; fruit large, generally ribbed, often irregular, but sometim
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r's Large Pale Scarlet, 26. Flander's Pale-red, 26. Green-top White, 30. Half-long Red, 25. James's Scarlet, 28. Long Lemon, 27. Long Orange, 26. Long Red, 2
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aded, 140. Underground, 136. Wethersfield Large Red, 134. White Florence, 141. White Globe, 140. White Lisbon, 141. White Nocera, 132. White Portugal, 137--1
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Variegated, 447. Tare, 558. Summer, 559. White, 558. Winter, 559. Tarragon, 400. Tetragonia expansa, 295. Thlaspi Bursa Pastoris, 303. Thous
undulated or waved on the borders, thin in texture, and of a soiled or
tarnished light-green color; diameter fourteen inches; weight twelve to
fifteen ounces; seeds white.
This is a crisp and tender lettuce, though sometimes slightly bitter. It
is not early, and soon shoots up to seed; but is quite hardy, and well
adapted for winter cultivation.
The Imperial Head, or Imperial Cabbage Lettuce, with white seeds, was at
one period more generally cultivated in small gardens than any other
variety; and though some of the recently introduced sorts excel it, not
only in size, but in tender consistency and flavor, the Imperial is
still extensively cultivated and much esteemed.
With the exception of the color of its seeds, it resembles the Turkey
Cabbage.
INDIA.
Large India.
Head large, moderately compact; leaves large, with coarse and hard
mid-ribs and veins. Its recommendation is its remarkable adaptedness to
summer culture; as it withstands heat and drought, and retains its head
to a remarkable degree before running to seed. For the table, it is
inferior to many other sorts; although the large ribs and veins of the
leaves are comparatively brittle, and of tender texture.
LARGE BROWN CABBAGE OR MOGUL.
Grosse brune paresseuse. _Vil._ Large Gray Cabbage. Mammoth.
Head remarkably large, round, regularly formed, grayish-green, tinted or
washed with reddish-brown at the top: the leaves not composing the head
are large, plaited, coarsely blistered, of a grayish-green color,
stained here and there with spots of pale-brown. The diameter of a
well-grown plant is about fourteen inches, and its weight nearly a
pound; seeds black.
The Large Brown Cabbage Lettuce is crisp and tender, but is sometimes
slightly bitter. Its season is near that of the Versailles; but it is
slower in forming its head, and sooner runs to flower. It is hardy,
good for forcing and well adapted for cultivation during winter. In
summer, the heads are comparatively small, and loosely formed.
LARGE RED CABBAGE.
Rouge charteuse. _Vil._
Head green, washed with red, of medium size, regularly but loosely
formed; the exterior leaves are large, undulated, blistered, and stained
with brownish-red, like those of the head; diameter thirteen or fourteen
inches; weight twelve ounces; seeds black.
Its season is near that of the Large Brown Cabbage. When grown in warm
weather, the head is small, and the plant soon runs to seed: in winter,
the head is much larger, more solid, and longer retained. It resembles
the Brown Dutch, but differs in the deeper color of the leaves.
LARGE WINTER CABBAGE OR MADEIRA.
Laitue passion. _Vil._
Head of medium size, regular in form, not compact, green, washed with
red at the top: the leaves not composing the head are broad and large, a
little undulated or waved on the border, plaited or folded at the base,
thin in texture, somewhat blistered, and stained with spots of clear
brown. When grown in winter, or in cool, moist weather, the plants will
measure about a foot in diameter, and weigh nearly a pound. Seeds white.
It is quite brittle, though not remarkable for tenderness of texture;
hardy; succeeds well when grown in cold weather; and remains long in
head before shooting up to seed. Season, the same with that of the Green
Winter Cabbage.
MALTA OR ICE CABBAGE.
Ice Cos. Drumhead. White Cabbage. De Malte. _Vil._
In its general character, this variety resembles the White Silesian. The
head is remarkably large, somewhat flattened, compact, pale-green
without, and white at the centre; the outer leaves are large and broad,
glossy-green, and coarsely blistered; the mid-ribs and nerves are large
and prominent. The extreme diameter of a full-grown plant is about
sixteen inches, and the weight from twenty to twenty-four ounces. The
seeds are white.
The variety heads readily, blanches naturally, and is crisp, tender, and
well flavored. It is hardy, but not early; and remains long in head
without running to seed.
It is extensively cultivated in England; and in some localities succeeds
better, and is of finer quality, than the White Silesian or Marseilles
Cabbage. The name is derived from the glazed or polished surface of the
leaves.
NEAPOLITAN.
Naples Cabbage.
Plant dwarfish; head of large size, round, regularly formed,
solid,--when in perfection, resembling a well-developed cabbage; the
exterior leaves are broad and large, green, frilled on the margin, and
coarsely blistered. If well grown, the plants will measure sixteen
inches in diameter, and weigh from twenty to twenty-four ounces. Seeds
white.
The Neapolitan Lettuce blanches naturally, is well flavored, and so slow
in the development of its flower-stalk, that the heads are sometimes
artificially divided at the top to facilitate its growth, and to secure
the seeds, a supply of which is always obtained with difficulty; as,
aside from the tardiness of the plant in flowering, the yield is never
abundant.
It is not so good for forcing as many others, and must be classed as a
summer rather than as a winter variety.
PALATINE. _Vil._
Brown Cabbage.
A variety of medium size, with a round, somewhat depressed head, stained
with red about the top. The foliage is yellowish-green, strongly marked
or clouded with brownish-red. Extreme diameter of the plant ten or
eleven inches; weight about twelve ounces. The seeds are black.
It is remarkably crisp and tender; of excellent flavor; yields a large
quantity of salad in proportion to its size; flourishes well at all
seasons, even during winter; and must be classed as one of the best, and
recommended for general cultivation.
SPOTTED CABBAGE (BLACK-SEEDED).
Sanguine à graine noire. _Vil._
The heads of this variety are of medium size, round and regular in their
form, and comparatively solid; the sides are brownish-red, but at the
crowns the color is changed to clear, bright-red; the outer leaves are
short, broad, and round, and strongly marked or clouded with
brownish-red, like those composing the head. If grown in winter or in
cool weather, the plants attain a diameter of about twelve inches, and
will weigh twelve ounces.
It retains its head longer than almost any other variety; and, though
sometimes slightly bitter, is considered superior to the White-seeded.
Compared with the last-named, the head is not so well formed, the
foliage is deeper colored, and it is not so well adapted for forcing or
for cultivation during winter.
SPOTTED CABBAGE (WHITE-SEEDED).
Sanguine à graine blanche. _Vil._
Head yellowish-green, spotted and clouded with brownish-red, of medium
size, round and regular. The surplus leaves are small and numerous,
round, prominently blistered, copper-green, streaked and variegated
with brownish-red. Summer-grown plants will measure ten inches in
diameter, and weigh about eight ounces. Winter-grown plants, or those
grown in cool and moist weather, will give an increase of the diameter,
and weigh nearly a pound.
It is a brittle, well-flavored lettuce, hardy, and well adapted for
growing in frames during winter. When grown in the summer months, the
head is seldom well formed, and the plants soon run to seed.
STONE TENNIS-BALL.
Gotte lente à monter. _Vil._
Plant quite small, with a uniformly green, regular, solid head; all of
the leaves to the heart being strongly wrinkled and coarsely blistered.
The exterior leaves are comparatively few and small, green, undulated,
and prominently blistered. Summer-grown plants measure six or seven
inches in diameter, and weigh about three ounces. When grown early or
late in the season, or under the influence of cool and moist weather,
the plants attain a larger size; often measuring nine or ten inches in
diameter, and weighing eight ounces. The seeds are black.
The Stone Tennis-ball hearts well, is of excellent quality, and, in
proportion to its size, yields a large quantity of salad. It retains its
head a long period, even in warm weather, without shooting up to seed;
and, as most of the leaves of the plant are embraced in the head, it
occupies but a small space of ground in cultivation. Hardy and early.
SUMMER CABBAGE.
Large White Cabbage. Royal Cabbage. Summer Blond. _Vil._ Sugar Cabbage.
Foliage pale yellowish-green; head of medium size, round, somewhat
flattened, firm and close; the leaves composing it are wrinkled and
blistered,--those of the outside being frequently torn and broken on the
margins about the crown. The entire diameter of a well-grown plant is
about twelve inches, and the weight from ten to twelve ounces. The seeds
are white.
It is one of the best sorts for summer cultivation, as it not only forms
its head readily in warm and dry weather, but remains long in head
before running to flower. For forcing, or for sowing early in the
season, some other varieties would succeed better. Though sometimes
slightly bitter, it is crisp, tender in texture, appears to be adapted
to our climate, and is recommended for cultivation.
TENNIS-BALL.
Green Ball. Button. Capuchin. Hardy Hammersmith. _Vil._
One of the oldest and most esteemed of the Cabbage lettuces. The head is
below medium size, dark-green, remarkably solid if grown in cool
weather, but often loose and open-hearted if cultivated during the
summer months; the surplus leaves are few in number, deep-green,
slightly curled, and broadly, but not prominently, blistered; the seeds
of the genuine variety are black.
The Tennis-ball Lettuce is remarkable for its extreme hardiness.
Winter-grown plants, or those raised in cool, moist weather, will
measure about ten inches in diameter, and weigh eight ounces; whilst
those raised under opposite conditions rarely exceed seven or eight
inches in diameter, or weigh more than four or five ounces.
It is slow in running to seed, and the head blanches white and tender.
"It requires little room in frames in winter, and yields a great return
in spring, as almost the whole plant is eatable." A large Cabbage
Lettuce, tinted with brown about the head, is erroneously known in some
localities as the "Tennis-ball."
TURKEY CABBAGE.
Similar to the Imperial Head; the principal if not the only difference
consisting in the color of the seeds, which are black.
VERSAILLES. _Vil._
Swedish. Blond Versailles. Sugar-lettuce.
Head pale yellowish-green, large, long, and compactly formed; the
exterior leaves are large, numerous, wrinkled, and coarsely blistered.
When in its greatest perfection, the extreme diameter of the whole plant
is about fourteen inches, and its weight twelve or fourteen ounces. The
seeds are white.
This variety forms its head quickly and uniformly; cabbages white and
crisp; is slow in shooting up to seed; flourishes in almost every
description of soil, and at all seasons, except, perhaps, in extreme
cold; and, though sometimes slightly bitter to the taste, is crisp,
tender, and of good quality.
With the exception of its paler color, it resembles the Neapolitan. It
is one of the best of all varieties for summer cultivation.
VICTORIA OR RED-BORDERED. _Vil._
An excellent early and hardy variety. The head is of medium size, tinted
or washed with red at the top, round and regular in form, and
comparatively solid; leaves large, yellowish-green, wrinkled, and
blistered. If grown in summer, the plants measure eight or nine inches
in diameter, and weigh four ounces. In cool weather, the plants attain a
diameter of twelve inches, and weigh from ten to twelve ounces; seeds
white.
The Victoria Lettuce is larger than the Tennis-ball, heads freely, and
is crisp and well flavored. When sown in summer, it soon runs to flower;
but, in cool weather, the heads are well retained.
WHITE GOTTE (BLACK-SEEDED). _Vil._
A small, low-growing, yellowish-green Cabbage Lettuce, with a
comparatively loose head. The plants rarely measure more than six inches
in their full diameter, or weigh above four ounces.
It is one of the earliest of all the lettuces, crisp, of good flavor,
and well adapted for forcing or for frame culture. Besides the
distinction in the color of the seeds, it differs from the White-seeded
White Gotte in its smaller and more loosely formed heads.
WHITE GOTTE (WHITE-SEEDED). _Vil._
White Tennis-ball.
This variety has a small, long, firm, and close head; and is uniformly
of a yellowish-green color. The outer leaves are small, light
greenish-yellow, waved on the borders, and prominently blistered. The
plant is of small dimensions; rarely measuring more than six or seven
inches in diameter, or weighing above three ounces. The variety is
early, crisp, and well flavored, but soon runs to seed, and is much
better adapted for growing in winter, or for forcing, than for
cultivation in the summer months.
WHITE SILESIAN, OR WHITE BATAVIAN. _Vil._
Drumhead Cabbage. Large Drumhead. Spanish.
One of the largest of the Cabbage lettuces. Head golden-green, tinted
with brownish-red about the top, regularly but not compactly formed. The
outer leaves are large and broad, yellowish-green, bordered with brown,
wrinkled, and coarsely blistered. When well grown, the entire diameter
of the plant is about eighteen inches, and its weight twenty ounces. The
seeds are white.
This variety appears to be adapted to all seasons. It is hardy, retains
its head well, withstands heat and drought, blanches white and crisp,
and is of excellent flavor. It succeeds well in frames; but, on account
of its large size, is not a profitable sort for forcing.
A variety, known as the "Tennis-ball" in some localities, is very
similar to this; and the "Boston Cabbage" of New England, if not
identical, seems to be but an improved form of the White Silesian.
WHITE STONE CABBAGE.
Large Golden Summer Cabbage.
Head of medium size, yellowish-green, stained with brownish-red, firm
and solid. When fully developed, the entire diameter of the plant is
about fourteen inches, and its weight sixteen ounces. The seeds are
white.
This lettuce is brittle, of tender texture and good quality, though it
is sometimes slightly bitter. It is hardy, heads readily, is slow in
running to flower, succeeds well in warm and dry weather, and is also
well adapted for frame-culture or for forcing.
YELLOW-SEEDED BROWN DUTCH. _Vil._
White Dutch. American Brown Dutch.
Head of medium size, yellowish-green, variegated with red, rounded at
the top, and tapering to a point at the base; compact; seeds yellow.
A half-early sort, of good quality, hardy, and well adapted for winter
culture, or for sowing early in spring. It somewhat resembles the
Black-seeded Brown Dutch: but, apart from the difference in the color of
the seeds, its foliage is more blistered, and more colored with red; and
the plant produces numerous sprouts, or shoots, about the base of the
head.
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COS LETTUCES.
These are quite distinct from the Cabbage lettuces before described. The
heads are long, erect, largest at the top, and taper towards the
root,--the exterior leaves clasping or coving over and around the head
in the manner of a hood, or cowl. As a class, they are remarkable for
hardiness and vigor; but the midribs and nerves of the leaves are
comparatively coarse and hard, and most of the kinds will be found
inferior to the Cabbage lettuces in crispness and flavor. They are ill
adapted for cultivation in dry and hot weather; and attain their
greatest perfection only when grown in spring or autumn, or in cool and
humid seasons.
_Varieties._--
ALPHANGE OR FLORENCE COS (BLACK-SEEDED). _Vil._
In the form of the head, and in its general character, this variety
resembles the White-seeded. Both of the sorts are remarkable for size,
for hardiness and healthy habit, for the length of time they remain in
head before running to seed, and for the brittle and tender character of
the ribs and nerves of the leaves.
Besides the difference in the color of the seeds, the head of this
variety is smaller, and the foliage paler, than that of the
White-seeded.
ALPHANGE OR FLORENCE COS (WHITE-SEEDED). _Vil._
Magnum Bonum Cos.
Head large, long, not compact, and forming well only when the exterior
leaves are tied loosely together. The midribs and nerves of the leaves
are large, but brittle, and of tender texture.
It is ten or twelve days later than the Green Paris Cos, retains its
head well, is hardy and of healthy habit, but is deficient in flavor,
and inferior to either of the Paris sorts.
ARTICHOKE-LEAVED. _Vil._
This variety forms no head; and, in its foliage and general habit, is
quite distinct from all of the Cos varieties. The leaves are numerous,
twelve or fourteen inches long; of a lively-green color, often stained
with brownish-red; erect, narrow, pointed, and toothed on the margin,
like those of the Artichoke. Before blanching, the leaves are slightly
bitter; but mild, crisp, and tender, with no savor of bitterness, after
being blanched. The seeds are black.
The plant grows uprightly, groups its leaves together, and thus blanches
the interior parts spontaneously; but a much larger portion will be fit
for use, if the leaves are collected, and tied loosely about the tips in
the manner of treating Cos lettuces.
It is remarkably hardy, slow in running to flower, and the seeds may be
sown till August. Late in the season, it is mild and pleasant, and
furnishes a tender salad when most of the Cos lettuces become bitter and
strong-flavored.
BATH GREEN COS. _M'Int._
This variety has much merit as a hardy, winter, green sort; and is
nearly related to the Brown Cos, but is less brown on the outer leaves:
but, while that has white seeds, the seeds of this variety are black.
Hence there are found, upon the catalogues of seedsmen, Black-seeded
Bath, or Brown Cos; and White-seeded Bath, or Brown Cos; the latter
seeming to be the hardiest, while the former appears to be the best.
BROWN COS.
Bath Cos. Sutton's Berkshire Brown Cos. Wood's Improved Bath Cos.
Bearfield Cos. White-seeded Brown Cos.
This is one of the oldest of the Cos lettuces, and considered the
hardiest of the class. The head is of large size, pointed, not compact,
and requires to be tied in order to obtain it in its greatest
perfection; the leaves are of a copper-green color, stiff and firm,
toothed and blistered; the seeds are white.
The Brown Cos blanches white and tender, and is exceedingly crisp and
well flavored; but the dark-brownish color of the exterior leaves is
deemed an objection, and it is often displaced by really inferior
varieties. In weight and measurement, it differs little from the Green
Paris Cos. Extensively cultivated and much esteemed in England.
GRAY PARIS COS. _Vil._
Head of the form of an inverted cone; green, with a grayish tone about
the top; compact, and forming well without tying. The exterior leaves
are numerous, deep-green, erect, firm, and prominently blistered. The
full diameter of the plant is nearly twelve inches, and its weight about
twenty ounces; the seeds are white.
The Gray Paris Cos is brittle, and of tender texture; but is considered
inferior to the other Paris Cos sorts, and is but little cultivated.
GREEN PARIS COS. _Vil._
Kensington Cos. Sutton's Superb Green Cos. Wellington. Ady's Fine Large.
Head inversely conical, compact; leaves deep-green, erect, firm, hooded
or cowl-formed towards the ends, and serrated on the margin; the ribs
and nerves are large and prominent. When fully grown, the entire
diameter of the plant is fifteen or sixteen inches, and its weight
twenty-four ounces; the seeds are white.
It is considered one of the best of the Cos lettuces; and, though not so
hardy as the Brown Cos, is a good variety for forcing, and furnishes a
tender, well-flavored head during summer. Whether for spring, summer, or
autumn, it is an excellent sort. It attains a large size, is of a fine
green color, and, "from the manner in which the outer leaves cove over
the interior ones, blanches well without having to be tied together."
It has a tender, brittle leaf; is some days earlier than the White
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