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weighing on an average eleven ounces, with a keeping quality of 

 (10 per cent, estimated from the number of fruits free from decay 

 upon October 26th, no picking being done in the keeping test. 



The blend of "Ivory" (26) and "Mammoth Purple" (13), 

 shown at 5, has inherited size and color from the female, while the 

 "Ivory" shaped its form to that of the "Jersey Belle." ("Mam- 

 moth Purple" is not figured, as it could not be ohtained.) The 

 average nmnber of fruits per plant was 5.5 and keeping quality 

 13 per cent. 



The striking hybrid at Y, a result of combining "Scarlet Chi- 

 nese" (25) and "Upright" (31), illustrates in a forcible manner 

 the dominance of the male parent. The average number of fruits 

 per plant was fifty, weight of single fruits, .3 ounces and keeping 

 quality 100 per cent. 



The fruits at 10 represent a blending of the "Jersey Pink" 

 (28) and "Purple Tokio" (32), the latter (which resembles 

 "Black Pekin" (3) in everything but size) not being shown in 

 the plate. In size, form and color the offspring is a medium be- 

 tween the two parents, while the light green surface under the 

 calyx shows the influence of the mother parent. The average num- 

 ber of fruits per plant was 7.3, average weight of fruits for ten 

 plants, two pounds, keeping quality 66 per cent. 



