EGG PLANTS. 145 



growing Egg Plants for market for fifteen years, this 

 variety is the most reliable and productive of any 

 that we have cultivated. The plants are vigorous in 

 their habits of growth, seldom, if ever, failing to 

 produce a crop of fruit, of a deep purple color, uni- 

 formly large, and, when cooked, of good quality. 



Black Pekin is a new variety. The plant grows 

 more erect than the " Improved." The foliage and 

 branches are of a rich purple color, making an orna- 

 mental plant, and, at the same time, producing abim- 

 dant fruit. The eggs are a very dark purple, nearly 

 black, of large size and good quality. This variety 

 is worthy of trial for market as well as for the kitch- 

 en-garden. 



White Egg Plant is grown principally for orna- 

 mental pm"poses. The fruit, when full-grown, is 

 long, egg-shaped, and of a pure white color. 



Long Purple was at one time grown for market, 

 but compared with the "New York Improved," it 

 has not with us given anything like the same number 

 of eggs to the plant. The fruit is long, purple in 

 color, and of fair quality. 



HOW TO SAVE EGG PLANT SEED. 



The market-gardener will always make it a rule 

 to select from his crop a few specimens, the best of 

 their kind for his seed, the following year. When 

 this plan is faithfully carried out, there is no fear that 

 this home-saved seed will not come up, under ordinary 

 circumstances ; and when it does come up, the variety 

 is sure to be true to name, which is not always the 

 case when the seeds are bought from venders or from 



