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one portion of the fruit than another, this seeming to be due to 

 the amount of exposure to the hght. 



The interior of the fruits is even whiter than the outside be- 

 cause of the absence of the Hlac and are very handsome as 

 sHced. Here there is a case, shown in all the plants, of the 

 white character of the parent dominating that of the orange of 

 the "Chinese"and the purple of the "Fordhook." 



A similar case to the above is that of the "Round White" 

 when bred upon the same hybrid ("Fordhook-Chinese") as de- 

 scril:)ed for the'Tvory"and has the fractional record of 29//14/25. 

 A single plant of this is shown to the left in Plate XIX. The 

 shape of the fruits is different from the last in being more oval 

 than spherical but the lilac blush is strongly developed and the 

 interior is decidedly white. 



THE KEEPING QUALITY OF EGGPLANT FRUITS. 



One of the most serious defects of the ordinary eggplant fruits 

 is their lack of keeping quality and, unless the grower looks after 

 his crop almost daily, the fruits will decay upon the plants. The 

 "Leaf-Spot" disease (PhyUosticta hortonim Spcg) is one that 

 makes large brown blotches upon the leaves and, when it once 

 makes a start upon the fruit, the destruction of the specimen is 

 very rapid. For this reason, the marketmen are shy of holding 

 any surplus of eggplants and, in spite of this, the loss by the 

 dealers is far too great. 



As a matter of fact, there are some American sorts of egg- 

 plants that are much less subject to decay than others, as for 

 example, the "Round White" and the "Dwarf Purple" and, to a 

 less extent, the "Black Snake." Of late, the "Round White," 

 has become one of the leading breeders among these plants and 

 certain crosses have been produced that show much merit and 

 particularly as to the keeping quality of the fruits. For example, 

 in a double cross, namely, the "Round White" (29) upon a union 

 of the "Dwarf Purple" (6) upon the "New York Improved" 

 (19), all of which is expressed by the figures 29//6/19, the 

 most impressive quality that at once appeals to the crop-grower is 

 the number of the fruits, which is many times that of ordinary 

 eggplants and the practically entire absence of decay, even when 

 the fruits are left on to full maturity. 



The "Round White" is a small-fruited sort that seems to be 

 nearer to the wild form of the species than the common garden 

 varieties, as, for example, the seed-cavities are few, often four, 

 and well defined, a condition quite different from that found in 



