▁food service ▁industry , ▁the ▁first ▁appearance ▁of ▁mes cl un ▁traces ▁to ▁restaur ants ▁and ▁farm ▁stands ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁with ▁a ▁rise ▁in ▁popular ity ▁since . ▁A ▁mes cl un ▁mix ▁can ▁be ▁described ▁as ▁compr ising ▁baby ▁leaves ▁of ▁lett u ces ▁and ▁other ▁gre ens ▁( and ▁often ▁her bs ) ▁in ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁leaf ▁shapes , ▁colors , ▁text ures ▁and ▁t ast es . ▁While ▁the ▁over wh el ming ▁amount ▁of ▁mes cl un ▁sold ▁approxim ates ▁the ▁traditional ▁bl end ▁of ▁ch erv il , ▁ar ug ula , ▁leaf y ▁lett u ces ▁and ▁end ive , ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁season , ▁anywhere ▁from ▁a ▁dozen ▁to ▁three ▁dozen ▁different ▁vari eties ▁of ▁baby ▁gre ens , ▁including ▁red ▁and ▁green ▁o ak ▁leaves , ▁r oma ine ▁and ▁l ol la ▁ro ss a ▁lett u ces , ▁fr isée , ▁t at so i , ▁b ok ▁cho y ▁( jo i ▁cho i ), ▁ar ug ula , ▁spin ach , ▁or ach , ▁m iz una , ▁d and el ion , ▁must ard ▁gre ens ▁and ▁garden ▁c ress ▁may ▁compose ▁what ▁is ▁commer cially ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁a ▁" spring ▁mix ". ▁When ▁available , ▁locally ▁grown , ▁direct - from - the - far mer ▁s our cing ▁is ▁recommended ▁over ▁commercial ▁bulk ▁pack s ▁for ▁best ▁flav or ▁and ▁fresh ness . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁