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to six inches long — pyriform, dark purple. The earliest and most 

 productive variety grown ; hence perhaps the most valuable for 

 home, use. It is too small, however for a market sort. We have 

 found this sort better able to overcome the effects of neglect 

 than any other variety grown, and plants started in a hot bed as 

 late as the first of Mav have given excellent results. Fig. 6. 



Fig. 6. Early Dioarf Purple. 



Long WJiite. (Thorburn). — Plant of medium size, erect, light 

 green, downy ; leaves of medium size with undulate margins. 

 Fruit long, frequently curved, abruptly rounded at the apex ; pure 

 white, becoming yellowish at maturity. A good variety — See 

 fig. 7. 



Round White. (Thorburn). — Plant small, upright, bright green ; 

 stems, and petioles smooth and shining under a slight covering 

 of down. Fruit small — rarely four inches long — egg shaped, 

 white and like the preceding yellowish, at maturity, very prolific 

 and early, but hard and tough rendering it scarcely edible. 

 Valuable only as an ornament. See fig. 8. 



Striped on Gtiadeloup. (Thorburn). — Plant vigorous, erect, 

 resembling that of Long White. Fruit oblong, — three to five 

 inches long — white with purple longitudinal stripes. Exceed- 

 ingly prolific, but valuable only for ornament. 



