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deeply ribbed and like it in color. Many plants produced fruits 

 that constantly were much smaller than the "Chinese" parent, and 

 one plant produced a liberal quantity of fruits, nearly all of which 

 showed a long, conical projection at the blossom end, specimens of 

 which are shown at 9. These instances go to show that in this, the 

 iirst generation after the blend, the "current," so to say, of the two 

 commingled "liloods" is not flowing evenly, and one cannot feel 

 certain of anything until more generations are grown. 



It is, however, apparent that in the matter of the character of 

 the fi-uit, the "Chinese" exerts a preponderating influence over 

 the "American," but it is to be remembered that the large size 

 of the fruits of the latter is a cultural development, and, so far 

 as affecting the hybrid, it may be that the small-fruited wild type 

 might have been as effective. 



The matter of the lack of "spines," with the exception of three 

 plants, is one of special importance, in view of the fact that both 

 parents were "spiny," and, also, the blend plant that w^as grown 

 last season. 



A Derivative "American-Chinese*'' Eggplant Hybrid. 



In 1905, a combination was secured between the above hybrid 

 and the "Scarlet Chinese" parent, and is expressed by the com- 

 pound fraction 25//14/25, the double line separating the two 

 parts that enter into this second union. Twenty-four plants were 

 grown, and below some of the charactei-istics are given in tabular 

 form : 



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