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spines on the mid-rib. Fruit large to very large, oblong, dark 

 purple. The most common market variety, but too late for this 

 latitude. See fig. 4. 



Round Purple. (Thorburn, Landreth). — Plant of medium size 

 but vigorous and fairly productive. Fruit small to medium in size, 

 spherical or oblong, pale violet. Its color renders it undesirable. 



Fig. 5. Long Purple. 



Early Long Purple. (Thorburn, Gregory). — Plant of medium 

 size, darlv green or slightly purplish ; leaves medium in size, 

 slightly lobed. Fruit long, club shaped, dark purple, of excellent 

 quality, one of the very best for general culture. See fig. o. 



Early Dtoarf Purple. (Gregory). — Plant, low, weak, spread- 

 ing, spineless ; stems and petioles dark purple, slightly downy, 

 leaves small, dark green with purplish tinge. Fruit small — three 



