▁Pro ven ç al ▁dialect ▁origin , ▁it ▁der ives ▁from ▁the ▁verb ▁mes clar , ▁to ▁" mix ▁thoroughly " ▁and ▁literally ▁means ▁" mi xture ". ▁According ▁to ▁local ▁l ore , ▁mes cl un ▁origin ated ▁with ▁the ▁far mers ▁around ▁Nice , ▁who ▁would ▁each ▁bring ▁their ▁own ▁unique ▁and ▁pri zed ▁mix ▁of ▁baby ▁gre ens ▁to ▁the ▁far mers ' ▁mark ets . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁representative ▁and ▁authentic ▁versions ▁combined ▁baby ▁d and el ion , ▁lett uce ▁and ▁ro cket ▁( ar ug ula ). ▁ ▁Not ed ▁chef ▁Alice ▁W aters ▁comments , ▁" Out door ▁mark ets ▁in ▁Prov ence ▁display ▁mes cl un ▁in ▁prof usion , ▁a ▁mel ange ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁tender ▁young ▁leaves ▁which ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁garden . ▁Mes cl un ▁can ▁be ▁an ▁extraordinary ▁lett uce ▁mixture : ▁ro cket , ▁much ▁like ▁the ▁rug ola ▁( ar ug ula ) ▁found ▁in ▁Italian ▁mark ets , ▁ch erv il , ▁m â che ▁or ▁l amb ' s ▁lett uce ▁and ▁o ak ▁leaf . ▁On ▁occasion , ▁baby ▁cur ly ▁end ive ▁( ch ic ory ) ▁or ▁young ▁d and el ion ▁gre ens ▁find ▁their ▁way ▁into ▁the ▁med ley , ▁depending ▁sole ly ▁upon ▁the ▁gro wer ' s ▁personal ▁prefer ences ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁reality ▁of ▁whatever ▁else ▁might ▁send ▁up ▁sho ots ▁in ▁the ▁spot ▁where ▁mes cl un ▁grows ." ▁ ▁Spring ▁mix ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁North ▁American