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Japanese Eggplants. 



Of the three Japanese sorts, Xo. 9,298 is the only one that showed 

 much value. It resembles closely the "Black Pekin" variety. The 

 other two have not been especiall}^ productive, and their fruits have 

 been too small to be of any particular value. All three of the Japan- 

 ese varieties have been crossed with the "New York Improved," and 

 results of such crosses may be reported later. 



Plate III. shows the three types of Japanese eggplant fruits. The 

 first lot of six plants to the left are from seed sent direct from Tokio, 

 Japan, by Mr. D. G. Fairchild, in letter under date of June 3d, 1902. 

 It is seen to be a very slender fruit and usually much bent or twisted. 

 The sort shown in the middle of the plate is from seed sent out by 

 the Government under the list number 9,297, and is elongated pear- 

 shaped. The third bears the Government number 9,298, and is a 

 nearly round variety, and, as before stated, resembles the "Black 

 Pekin" in shape, color and size. 



Nemr Crosses of Eggplants. 



The following new crosses of eggplants were grown the present 

 year : 



1. "jSTew York Imj)roved" upon "Black Snake" gave fruits that 

 were ten to twelve inches long and three to four inches wide. 

 The color is like both parents and therefore purple. The quality is 

 excellent and the shape is desirable from the culinary standpoint, as 

 it permits of numerous slices of acceptable size for cooking and serv- 

 ing. On account of the shape of the fruit they rest by the lower end 

 upon the ground and are less liable to decay than the round sorts. 



2. "Long White" upon "New York Improved" gave fruits vary- 

 ing much in color and shape, as the parents were quite unlike in 

 these respects. The curved form of the male parent was present in 

 many of the crosses, while its white exterior blended with the purple 

 of the mother plant in producing a variegated surface, some fruits 

 being spotted white and purple, others somewhat striped, and others 

 of a nearly solid shade of green. 



3. "Pound White" upon "Black Pekin" gave fruits that in variety 

 of colors were nearlv the same as in No. 2. there beina^ a blending of 



