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pay good treatment. They are planted from 2 to 3 feet 

 apart, according to the degree of richness of soil; in the 

 fertile market gardens never less than 3 feet. Although 

 their sale is comparatively limited, yet from the difficul- 

 ties often experienced in raising the plants, all that arc 

 offered, are sold at good prices ; the average is about 61 

 per dozen, each plant producing six to nine full-sized fruit. 

 It is more important with this vegetable to select the 

 proper variety for growing, than with any other that I 

 know ; for that reason we are chary of touching any other 

 port for market purposes than the 



NOW York Improved. — This is readily distinguishable 

 from either the " Large Round " 

 or " Long Purple " varieties, in 

 the plant being more robust in all 

 its parts, the leaves and stems also 

 being thickly studded with spines, 

 which are not 

 to any extent on 

 the other vari- 

 eties, but the 

 great merit it 

 has over the oth- 

 ers is its uniform productiveness. I grew 

 from 1000 to 3000 Egg Plants for mar- 

 ket for over a dozen of years, but never 

 had a paying crop with any other sort except the JVeio 

 York Improve']. 



Long Purple. — Different in shape from the foregoing ; 

 sometimes deep purple, and again pale, with white or yel- 

 lowish stripes. 



Fi£. 44.— x. y. improved 



EGG PLANT. 



Fi'_ r . 4.J .— LONG 

 EGG PLANT. 



