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"liong White" upon "New York Improved"-! 11 i 8). 



In 1905 the third generation of this cross was represented by a 

 block of thirty plants, as recorded in the Annnal Report for last 

 year. It was there stated that "seeds were saved from only tvv'O 

 plants, and these were exceptionally fine in many respects, and 

 agreed in having the many fruits — one seven and the other nine — 

 of a delicate pink color when ready for the market" During the 

 present season forty-five plants from the seed of the best plants 

 above mentioned were grown in the Gardens. IJ^pon July 9th the 

 plants were in bloom and some variations were noted, and a week 

 later it was observed that while some of the young fmits were a 

 bright pink, others were entirely white. Later in the season it was 

 determined by actual count that there were thirty-seven plants 

 that bore pink and eight white fruits. The plants were quite imi- 

 form in size and character of foliage, with the leaves and steins of 

 a strictly green color. The fruits themselves, borne in abundance, 

 were long bell-shaped. The color varied among the pinks, some of 

 them being dark and others decidedly light, so that further selec- 

 tion is much needed before a uniform fruit, in color and also in 

 shape, is obtained. The type of plant, productiveness and desira- 

 ble shape of the fruit all combine to make this cross one of decided 

 promise. The small number of white throughout the plants sug- 

 gests the Mendelian law, the pink color being dominant. In type 

 of plant and productiveness, and in fact all other characteristics 

 than the color, the white strain agrees with the pink sort above 

 mentioned. Fruits were obtained by hand pollination, and there 

 is hope of having a block of plants next year that will be entirely 

 of the white strain. There remains one characteristic to be men- 

 tioned, namely, that the flesh of the fruit of this cross, whether 

 pink-colored or white upon the surface, resembles that of the 

 "snow" apple ("Fameuse"), and is decidedly attractive, giving 

 this cross a characteristic that separates it readily from all other 

 crosses grown in the Gardens. 



HYBRID EGGPLANTS. 



In 1904 a fruit was obtained upon the "Scarlet Chinese" egg- 

 plant (Sola-ivam integri folium Poir.), bearing seeds that were fer- 

 tilized with the "Fordhook Improved" (Solamim Melongena L.). 



