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arranged in practically the same order. The lower half of the 

 plate consists of the sectional views of these same fruits arranged 

 in practically the same order. The egg-shaped fruit is quite 

 seedy and the seed arrangement shows a bilateral symetry that 

 has its points of interest wdien a study is made of the placentae 

 of the eggplant fruits. 



No. 2. This is a combination of two hybrids, namely, the 

 "Jersey Belle-Dwarf Oval" cross bred as the pollinator upon the 

 "Fordhook" upon "Scarlet Chinese," expressed in record num- 

 bers as follows, 1 0/6/// 1 4/25. Here, there is three-quarters of 

 "American" blood, representing three varieties, upon the 

 "Chinese" species and yet the qualities of the latter are quite in 

 evidence. In shape and size, and even in interior structure, there 

 seems to be enough to lead one to suspect that it is at least a 

 "half-breed," were not the voice of experience strongly against 

 it. The "Chinese" has a remarkable power to draw^ the culti- 

 vated "American" types to itself. 



No. 3. This is a specimen from another plant of the same 

 double breeding as No. 2, in which the longitudinal axis is much 

 extended and the calyx, for example, is nearer to the "American" 

 size. It was nearly seedless as the slice shows. 



No. 4. Here is another of the above combination from a 

 third plant which, in shape and smoothness (a nearly perfect 

 oval), and color are enough different from the others to appear 

 distinct. The internal structure is decidedly of the "Chinese" 

 •type. 



No. 5. Here the fruits of the plant were all small, long and 

 bell-shaped ; calyx large and the color yellow when mature. The 

 internal structure is seen to approach the "Chinese." 



No. 6. This fruit is the largest of the set and represents the 

 extreme range of the combination of the last four fruits; in 

 other words, fruits 2 to 6 inclusive are all of the same blood 

 and show a wide range of variation. This No. 6 is a fruit of 

 marketable size and acceptable in shape, color and texture of 

 flesh; in short, it is so close to the "American" in general appear- 

 ance that it would easily pass among the ordinary commercial 

 sorts of eggplants. The skin of the fruit is much more resistant 

 than that of the "American" and it has a good shape and the firm 

 flesh contains but few seeds. The only objection to it is a slight 

 bitterness when served upon the table, not enough to cause its 

 being rejected and possibly this may be removed by treatment 

 with vinegar before cooking, as is the practice with some house- 

 wives with the ordinary eggplants. The plant is strong and well 

 loaded with the fruits as shown in Plate XVII. The fruits keep 



