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size and shape. In the lower part of the plate at 8 are three sam- 

 ple fruits from the blend of 25/6, which are practically the same 

 as those of the reciprocal shown above them. At 9 is the excep- 

 tional fruit previously noted that may be the starting point for a 

 new variety of eggplant of commercial value. Further to the 

 right are sample fruits from five plants and are quite like those 

 of the reciprocal of the same hybrid generation shown above 

 them. 



In the table below is a statement of the facts for this set o^t 

 twelve plants closely comparable with that for the reciprocal row : 



No. 1, 



2, 

 3, 

 4, 

 5, 



6, 



7, 



Dwarf, 

 Tall, . 

 Tall, . , 

 Dwarf, 

 Tall, . , 

 Dwarf. 

 Dwarf, 

 Dwarf, 



9 Tall, . . 



10 Tall, . , 



11, |Tall, .. 



12 IDwarf, 



Color. 



Purple, 

 Purple, 

 Purple, 

 Purple, 

 Green, 

 Purple, 

 Purple, 

 Green, 

 Purple, 

 Purple, 

 Purple, 

 Purple, 



"Oak," .. 

 Wi'inkled, 

 Wrinkled, 

 Smooth, . 

 Wrinkled, 

 Smooth, . 

 Smooth, . 

 Smooth, . 

 Wrinkled, 

 Smooth, . 

 Wrinkled, 

 Smooth, . 



Spines. 



No, . 



Yes, 



Yes, 



Yes, 



Yes 



Yes, 



No, . 



Few, 



Yes. 



Yes. 



Yes, 



Yes, 



White, 



Purple 



Purple 



None, 



None, 



Purple 



Purple 



None, 



Wiiite, 



Purple 



Purple 



None, 



No. of 

 Fruits. 





 4 

 



21 

 6 



20 

 7 



17 

 5 



27 

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A Study of the Blossoms of Hybrid Eggplants. 



The flowers of the hybrids between the "American" and "Chi- 

 nese" eggplants, when brought together, make a set showing a 

 wide range in size and color. In the American sorts, all mem- 

 bers of the species Solanum Melongena have large blossoms, 

 usually of a strong purple, but subject to considerable variation in 

 this color as also in the size ; the white sorts with no purple in the 

 stems and leaves have the flowers, as a rule, of a pale color, as if 

 the once purple blooms had become much faded. The Chinese 

 species {Solanum integrifolium) has white flowers that are com- 

 paratively small and, therefore, any union between the two above- 

 named species might be expected to give some differences in the 

 blooms. 



