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soil ; in the fertile market gardens never less than three 

 feet. Although their sale is comparatively limited, yet, 

 from the difficulties often experienced in raising the 

 plants, all that arc offered are sold at good prices ; the 

 average is about $1 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 



Fig'. 47. NEW YORK IMPROVED EGG 

 PLANT. 



Fig. 48. BLACK PEKIW EGG 

 PLANT. 



chary of touching any other sorts for market purposes 

 than the "New York Improved" and "Black Pekin." 



New York Improved, (See figure 47.) This is or.r 

 leading market variety, and 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 found to any great extent on the other varieties. 

 A productive and excellent variety. 



