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Record 1 2007-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vegetable Crop Production
CONT

Bibb lettuce received its name from Major John Bibb ... John Bibb developed this small, cup-shaped lettuce, which has a distinctive color, flavor and crispness. The leaves are a deep, rich, green and blend into a whitish green towards the core. Quality is excellent with a delicate, buttery flavor, sweet, tender.

OBS

Grown principally in greenhouses, it is erroneously referred to as "limestone".

Key term(s)
  • limestone lettuce

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production légumière
OBS

(...) petite tête (3 1/2"), petites feuilles d'un vert foncé et peu serrées (...)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Producción hortícola
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