LETTUCES, CURLED-LEAVED ENDIVES AND BROAD-LEAVED (BATAVIAN) ENDIVES GRADING

THIS STANDARD APPLIES TO:

· LETTUCES OF VARIETIES (CULTIVARS) GROWN FROM:

· LACTUCA SATIVA VAR. CAPITATA L. (HEAD LETTUCES INCLUDING CRISPHEAD AND “ICEBERG” TYPE LETTUCES);

· LACTUCA SATIVA VAR. LONGIFOLIA LAM. (COS OR ROMAINE LETTUCES);

· LACTUCA SATIVA VAR. CRISPA L. (LEAF LETTUCES);

o THE LEAF LETTUCES COMPRISE A BIG GROUP OF VARIETIES THAT ARE HARVESTED AS A COMPLETE “HEAD”, E. G. “SALAD BOWL”, “RED SALAD BOWL”, “OAK LEAF”, “LOLLO ROSSA”, “LOLLO BIONDA”, “RAISA”, “NOVITA”.

· CROSSES OF THESE VARIETIES;

· CURLED-LEAVED ENDIVES OF VARIETIES (CULTIVARS) GROWN FROM CICHORIUM ENDIVIA VAR. CRISPUM LAM.;

· BROAD-LEAVED (BATAVIAN) ENDIVES (ESCAROLES) OF VARIETIES (CULTIVARS) GROWN FROM CICHORIUM ENDIVIA VAR. LATIFOLIUM LAM.

· TO BE SUPPLIED FRESH TO THE CONSUMER.

· THIS STANDARD DOES NOT APPLY TO PRODUCE FOR INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING, PRODUCE PRESENTED AS INDIVIDUAL LEAVES, LETTUCES WITH ROOT BALL OR LETTUCES IN POTS.

· NAME OF ILLUSTRATION

o BUTTERHEAD LETTUCE

o “ICEBERG” TYPE LETTUCE

o “BATAVIA” LETTUCE

o COS LETTUCE

o OAK LEAF LETTUCE

o LOLLO BIONDA, LOLLO ROSSA

o CURLED-LEAVED LETTUCE

o FRILLICE

o CURLED-LEAVED ENDIVE

o BROAD-LEAVED (BATAVIAN) ENDIVE

o INDIVIDUAL LEAVES