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is in size and texture nearly midway between the two species. Within 

 the differences are greater, for here the firm flesh is seen to be quite 

 thick, resembling neither parent in texture. That there were only 

 thirty-nine seeds may have something to do with the appearance of 

 the slice, and other fi-uits may show a modification here. While it 

 indicates that it may have good keeping qualities, there is little in 

 the substance of the fruit to suggest much economic value. 



The plant grew without stint until the hard frosts of Xovember put 

 an end to the life of the hybrid plant. In midsummer, seeing that 

 it would fruit but very sparingly if left to itself, many blossoms were 

 served with pollen from the esculent sorts, as well as from the "Chi- 

 nese** species, and at the close of the season there were many fruits 

 of full size and some ripe enough for seed. 



In a few words, this hybrid shows remarkable vigor, growing to 

 perhaps three times the size of its parents, with a great tendency to 

 produce blooms, which quickly fall away. It behaved like a i^er- 

 ennial and did not find time in an unusually long season to mature 

 more than two dozen fruits. The chief hope with this hybrid, from 

 an economic standpoint, is to breed it to the Solanum Melongena, with 

 the thought of making it productive of good-sized fruits, having a fine, 

 firm flesh, that will bear transportation well and resist decay m^uch 

 longer than our present type of eggplants. 



EXPERIMENTS "WITH SUMMER SQUASHES. 



The work with summer squashes was continued during the year, 

 and the subjects in hand are shown in their combinations in the fol- 

 lowing table. Each variety has a numeral assigned to it, and the 

 method of union is, known by the position of the numl>ers. The key 

 to the varieties is as follows: 



No. 5. "Yellow Ciookneck." The common type of warty squash. 



6. ''Long Island Scallop." A cream-colored, smooth squash. 



'• 8. "Early Bush." A cream-white, smooth scallop." 



9. "Golden Bush." A solid yellow, smooth "scallop." 



" 10. "Mammoth White Scallop." A cream-white fruit. 



" 11. "Strickler's Summer." An orange-colored, warty "crookneck." 



" 12. "Silver Custard." A deep, somewhat ribbed, cream-white "scallop." 



*■ 13. "Giant Summer." A long, "straightneck," with few warts. 



