Batavian

Kasten died Sunday in the arms of his wife, Diana Kisiel Kastenbaum, in their New York home “only hours after their 38th wedding anniversary,” following a battle with prostate cancer and Crohn’s disease, according to an obituary published by the Batavian.

Also goes by: Batavian endive, broad-leaved endive.

“They promise you the world,” said Patricia O’Geen, a lifetime Batavian who said she considered herself fortunate to have a good job at a local pumping company.

You might choose the crisper, sturdier Batavian lettuces that hold up better in heat — varieties such as Nevada and Muir.

In August 1799, Britain and Russia launched an invasion of northern Holland in an effort to topple the Batavian Republic and restore the House of Orange.