EXPERIMENT STATION REPORT 



In connection with the above records, the following tabular 

 statement is made of two factors, namely, (i) plant habit and 

 (2) spinoseness. 



(i) Plant habit. Tall. 



Four tall parents gave offspring 3 



Four medium parents gave offspring. 5 



Two dwarf parents gave offspring. . . .8 

 (2) Spinoseness Spiny 



Four spiny parents gave offspring.. 15 



Five spineless parents gave offspring 3 



When unrestricted pollination prevails, it is seen that, in a 

 general way, the character of the mother plant controls that of 

 the offspring; this is particularly noticeable in the cases of dwarf 

 plants and those that are without spines. When the smooth 

 plants and the dwarfs are bred within themselves, it is hoped 

 that one may predict the results with a large degree of accuracy. 



WHITE EGGPLANTS WITH THE CHINESE. 



The hybridizing of two white varieties of the "American" 

 eggplants with the "Chinese" is interesting from several stand- 

 points but particularly that of color. Thus, the blend of the 

 "Ivory" upon the hybrid "Fordhook-Chinese" (26//14/25) is 

 quite strongly marked with the white of the pollen parent. A 

 plant is shown in Plate XVIII, where it is noted first of all that 

 the fruits are nearly spherical and smooth and the whiteness is 

 somewhat in evidence where a fruit chances to have a dark back- 

 ground of foliage. As a matter of fact, the fruits are lilac and 

 white, mixed more or less so that they might be called lilac blush 

 because the color varies greatly and is often more developed upon 



