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6. By combining the Lorillard-Currant hybrid, with the Loril- 

 lard, the size has been more than doubled, and the quality is much 

 improved. 



7. Of the newer varieties, Burpee's Climax, Maule's Earliest 

 and U B. B." were among the most promising. Buckeye State, 

 Ponderosa, Royal Red and Stone are too late for our climate. 

 Lemon Blush lacked its distinguishing characteristic, and Terra 

 Cotta was of inferior quality. 



IV — Notes of Egg Plants. 



Our work with egg plaits during the past season has been prin- 

 cipally confined to methods of culture, including time of setting ; 

 deep and surface cultivation ; the value of frequont cultivation, the 

 effect of root pruning. In all cases seed was sown March 17. The 

 young plants were pricked out into seed flats April 28 ; transferred 

 to 4-inch pots May 22, and with the exception of one lot, to the 

 open field June 10. 



1. Value of Early Setting : The egg plant, being of tropical 

 origin, is very sensitive to sudden changes of temperature. The 

 question has therefore arisen : Will not plants give more satisfac- 

 tory results if allowed to remain in the house till the season is well 

 advanced, provided they are not checked or crowded? 



The writer has usually advocated setting plants about the 10th to 

 the 15th of June, but as bearing upon this point two lots of each of 

 three varieties were given similar treatment during the season, save 

 that one lot was set in the field June 10, and the other June 21, the 

 season being unusually late. The comparative results are shown in 

 table X. 



