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The reciprocal of the above hybrid Avas represented by eleven 

 thrifty plants, resulting from the union of the "Scarlet Chinese", 

 njion the "Dwarf Purple," the record fraction here being 25/6, 

 tliat is, the reverse of the last. The plants were in full bloom upon 

 August 9th, and the record shows that the plants were practically 

 the same as those of 6/25, aboAje described, excepting in the matter 

 of size, they being uniformly over a third lai-ger (four feet). The 

 plants were almost covered with blossoms throughout the season, 

 but were not prolific. A total of one hundred and fourteen fruits 

 was gathered upon October 23d, vaiying from three-fourths inch 

 to two inches in longest diameter; the latter only contained any 

 seeds. 



When the gathered crop of these two blocks of reciprocals was 

 studied side by side a close resemblance was observed in size and 

 fonn of the fruits, those of 25/6 being more unifonn, but had the 

 whole one hundred and ninety sj^ecimens been mixed together, it 

 would have been impossible to separate them again into their re- 

 >pective piles. It is noted that the 6/25 produced only four and a 

 lialf fniits per plant, w^hile its reciprocal, 25/6, yielded an average 

 of ten. In both hybrids there were plants entirely without fruits, 

 and it was further observed that the sraaller plants of each set were 

 the most prolific. 



Egyptian Eggplants. 



Two packets of eggplant seed were received from the United 

 States Department of Agriculture some weeks after the regular 

 time for sowing, but were given a place in the Gardens. 



Xo. 18543. "Black Eruit." This was represented by fourteen 

 plants, which made a good growth for so late in 

 the season, some of the fruits reaching a remarka- 

 ble size before the frosts came upon October 12th. 

 The plants and their fmit resembled quite closely 

 the "Long Purple," but exceeding it in their vigor 

 and compactness of gTowth. The fruits were all 

 purple, excepting those of one plant, upon which 

 they were nearly round and striped. (Seed mil 

 be saved, but it may be immature. ) 



