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EGGPLANTS BEST KINDS FOR DIFFERENT 

 SECTIONS 



crops of fruits may be grown even in sections 

 having but 100 frostless days and nights, by selecting 

 either Early Round Purple shown above or Early Long 

 Purple (below). The former will bear fruits averaging 

 five inches long by three inches in diameter at the thick- 

 est part within 120 days after seeds are sown. This 

 sort may therefore be started as late as middle of April 

 and will bear "eggs" ready for use by end of July, providing 

 the plants develop without check. 



Early Long Purple shown above perfects fruits six to 

 eight inches long by two and a half inches in diameter 

 at widest part within 135 days after sowing seeds. Bear 

 in mind that all fruits are more palatable before they 

 reach full size and before seeds develop within them. 



New York Improved Purple shown above and Black 

 Beauty illustrated in colors on page 89 require from 150 

 to 1 60 days to reach full size. Both grow to be eight 

 inches long by six inches in diameter, have a beautiful 

 blackish purple skin, and are very prolific. Black Beauty 

 is the earlier of the two by ten days and is gradually re- 

 placing New York Improved Purple because of its uni- 

 formly handsome color. 



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