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in this country than any other variety. The plants produce 

 two (and rarely three) fruits, but the first formed are inva- 

 riably the best developed. 



It is similar to, if not identical with, the Round Purple of 

 English and French authors. 



American Large Purple Egg-plant. 



Quite distinct from the Common White or Chinese 



Long "White, 

 the Purple. Plant of low growth, with com- Vil. 



paratively pale foliage ; fruit white, eight or nine inches 

 long, two inches and a half in diameter, and often more or 

 less curved, particularly when the end is in contact with the 

 ground. 



It is later than the White or Purple varieties, and nearly 

 of the season of the Scarlet-fruited. To obtain the fruit in 

 full perfection, the plants must be started in a hot-bed. 



Fruit nearly ovoid, smaller than the Round Guadaloupe 

 or Long Purple ; skin white, streaked and va- 

 riegated with red. 



