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Valerianella olitoria, Moench. Corn Salad. Lamb's Lettuce. Fetticus. Fig. 3897. An "autumnal annual" herb, the seed of which ripens in April or May, soon falls to the ground, and germinates in Aug. The plant makes its growth in the fall and flowers the following spring. In cult. the seed is generally sown in early spring or late summer. The plant forms a dense rosette of spoon-shaped lvs. which grow in a decussate fashion, and has an angular forking st. bearing small bluish white fls. in terminal clusters. Eu., Orient.—The Round-leaved variety has much shorter lvs. than the common type and they are half-erect instead of spreading, and less prominently veined. This kind is the one grown almost exclusively for the Paris market. The large-seeded variety is more robust than the common type and the seed is nearly twice as large: lvs. marked with numerous secondary veins. Much grown in Holland and Germany. The Etampes variety has very dark-colored lvs., which are often undulate or folded back at the margins; lvs. narrow, prominently veined, thicker and more fleshy than the other kinds and specially suited to cold weather and long-distance shipment. The cabbaging variety differs from the others in forming a heart or head of fine flavor. Unfortunately it is the least productive type, but it bears shipment well if properly grown.
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