Self-seeding

Looseleaf lettuce. Green leaves with savoyed texture; moderately undulating, slightly toothed margin. Plants reach 7-9" tall and 14-18" wide at market maturity. Largest leaves 9-11" long by 5-7" wide. Crisp, buttery texture, but slightly tough. Not very sweet; slightly bitter. Early maturing when grown in 2013 at Heritage Farm. Black seeds. Donated to SSE by member John Baylor (PA BA J) who introduced it into the 1982 SSE Yearbook Exchange. John originally received the seed in 1980 as an unnamed variety from his mother's cousin Orpha. Orpha's mother also grew the lettuce and John stated it has been grown by four generations of the family since at least the 1930s and probably longer. SSE Accession # 111447