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growing nor so large, being of more slender habit. Stem almost 

 black ; leaves oval, entire, with hardly any spines, and with the 

 stalk and veins very deeply 

 tinged with purple on the 

 upper surface. The general 

 tint of the leaves is grayer 

 than that of the leaves of 

 the preceding kind, and the 

 fruit is smaller and more 

 slender. This variety, on 

 account of its earliness, is 

 the most suitable for culture 

 in the climate of Paris. 



Barbentane Very Early 

 Long Purple Egg-plant. 

 — Stem black ; leaves oval, 

 generally lobed, of a gray 

 dark green colour, with 

 black stalks ; veins much 

 tinged, specially on the 

 upper surface, and bearing 

 a few spines on the lower 

 side ; flowers large, purple, 

 with brown calyx. The 

 fruit measures 7 to 8 in. 

 in length, and about 2 in. 

 in diameter at the thickest part ; it is almost cylindrical and 

 slightly pointed, and very dark, almost black. Each plant bears 

 eight or ten fruit, which ripen well even in mild climates. It is 

 very early and is the most productive Egg-plant grown in the 



climate of Paris. 

 \>M{K'^^^ Early Dwarf Purple 

 u Egg-plant. — A very 



early variety, and there- 

 fore very valuable for 

 our climate. Plant low- 

 growing and branching, 

 with a black stem and 

 dark violet-coloured 

 flowers. Leaves of a 

 slightly gray-green 

 colour, elongated, and 

 faintly waved at the 

 edges ; veins black on 

 the upper surface ; leaf-stalk dark violet, as are also the divisions 

 of the calyx. Fruit ovoid, 3 or 4 in. long and about 2 in. in 



Barbentane Very Early Egg-plant. 



Early Dwarf Purple Egg-plant. 



