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The shape of the crossed eggplant fruits seemed to be much the 

 same as in the crop of 1901; not over 10 per cent, of the plants pro- 

 duced fruits strongly resembling the "N. Y. Improved" type, the re- 

 mainder adhering closely to the "Combined" type of first season's 

 crop. 



A number of flowers were fertilized with pollen from the Early 

 Long Purple this season, and the seeds of their fruits, together with 

 seeds from others most nearly approaching the form desired, have been 

 saved for further trials. 



Variety Tests. 



In Plot IV., Series lY., eighteen rows of eggplants were set, each 

 row representing one of the following varieties: 



Row 1. New York Improved Large Purple (Burpee). 



" 2 Improved N. Y. Purple (Thorburn). 



" 3. New Jersey Improved Long Purple (B.). 



" 4. Fordhook Improved Spineless (B.). 



" 5. Early Long Purple (B.). 



" 6. Long Purple (Th ). 



" 7, Early Dwarf Round Purple (B ). 



" 8. Early Dwarf Purple (Th ). 



" 9. Black Pekin (Th.). 



" 10. Round French (Th.). 



" 11. Delicatesse (Th ). 



" 12. Black Snake (Th.). 



" 13. Striped (Th.). 



" 14. White Pearl (B ). 



" 15. Mammoth Pearl (Th.). 



" 16. Round White (Th ). 



" 17. Long White (Th.). 



" 18. Burpee's Black Beauty (B.). 



Probably the above list of eighteen is scarcely representative of 

 eleven distinct varieties. There seemed to be no appreciable difference 

 between Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4, Plants of Burpee's "Black Beauty" (No. 

 18) were not secured until late in the season, so that only two fruits 

 were obtained. These were of much the same shape as the "N. Y. 

 Improved" type, except that both were rendered decidedly irregular 

 by a sort of lateral outgrowth. In color they were noticeably darker 

 than the latter. 



