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

o   LETTUCE WITH ROOT BALL

QUALITY

SIZING

TOLERANCES

PRESENTATION

MARKING