The Eggplant 



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Potato aphis (Macrosiphum solanifolii) . — See under Potato. 



Spinach aphis (Myzus persica). — See under Spinach. 



Red-spideb (Tetranyclius telarius). — Minute yellowish, green 

 or reddish, mites often attack the foliage both in the seed- 

 beds and in the field, giving the leaves a whitish, blistered 

 appearance. They sometimes kill the plants. Control: Many 

 of the mites may be destroyed by washing the plants with 

 a strong stream of water from a hose. Apply tobacco dust 

 in the evening and drench the plants with water the next 

 morning, then close the frames and allow them to remain 

 closed for six or eight hours. Apply the treatment on alter- 

 nate days until all the mites are killed. When they occur 

 in the field, spray the fields thoroughly every few days with : 



Nicotine sulfate 5 oz. 



Fishoil soap 4 lbs. 



Water 50 gals. 



The eggplant, known also as Guinea squash in the 

 Southern States, is emphatically a hot-climate crop. It is 

 grown in the South to a large extent as a commercial crop 

 and even as far north as New Jersey and Long Island. In 

 the Northernmost States, it is grown mostly for home use. 

 It demands a long season, a warm 

 loose and fairly dry soil. It is not 

 adapted to clay lands. 



The exposure should be warm and 

 sunny. The land should not be as 

 moist as that best adapted to early 

 peas, beets and other cool-season 

 things. The ground should be rich 

 also, but whatever fertilizer is added should be quickly 

 available so that the maturity of the crop may not be 

 delayed. Take every precaution to forward the crop 

 in order to secure it before the closing of the season, par- 



156. Seeds of eggplant 

 (X4). 



