EXPERIMENT STATION REPORT 223 



^T,. "Northmoimt." This and the "Black Beauty" are nearly 

 the same and, therefore, it bears large, handsome fruits that are 

 apt to rot. 



SOME OF THE NEW CROSSES. 



A long list of crosses and hybrids occupied the larger part of 

 three plots and by means of irrigation fair results were obtained 

 in spite of the dry, hot weather. 



Plate XII shows some of the crosses of last season as their 

 bruits appear in the blend of the present year. One of the late 

 introductions to the breeding grounds is the "Round White" 

 (29), a variety with plants of medium size and small fruits of 

 oval shape and a firm skin and flesh, the latter qualities making it 

 a good keeper and apparently of great value as a breeder. 



The first cross (2/29) is shown at 2 with the male parent 

 ("Black Snake") upon the left and the mother ("Round 

 White") upon the right. The reader will please bear in mind 

 that the number assigned to the fruits in the plate has no direct 

 relation to the record numbers of the parents, or those of the 

 crosses. The cross produces a thrifty plant bearing a large crop 

 of long, nearly straight fruits that are larger than either parent 

 and of a desirable shape for culinary purposes. The white of 

 the mother is seen in the flesh and upon the outside, the purple of 

 the "Black Snake" is much reduced, particuarly at the free end 

 which is somewhat striped with pink and white. 



At 5 is shown a cross (3/5) between the "Black Pekin" 

 shown at 4 and the "Dwarf Purple" seen at 6. Here both 

 parents are of the purple group of eggplants and the cross natur- 

 ally shows the same dark color and its absence under the close- 

 fitting calyx lobes. In shape, the fruit of the cross is near to the 

 "Dwarf Purple," and in size of plant it is larger than the dwarf 

 mother and much smaller than the high "Pekin." So far as 

 results may be predicted from the first year, this cross will be an 

 improvement upon both parents in size of plant and fruit and its 

 good-keeping quality is well assured. 



At 7 is shown a fruit of a cross (3/1 1) between the "Black 

 Pekin" and the "Long White," that is, between parents produc- 

 ing fruits like the one shown at 4 and 8 respectively. This cross 

 is of special interest in that it is of much more economic value 

 than either parent, for the "Pekin" is a poor bearer of round 

 fruits that are quite apt to split before reaching table maturity 

 and the "Long White" is too slender to be popular. It will be 

 seen that the cross is an eliptical fruit of sufficient size and. fur- 

 thermore, the plants are far more productive than either parent. 



