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diameter at the thick end, numerous, of a rather deep but dull 

 purple colour, and not glistening like those of the Long Purple 

 variety. They are fit to gather at least a month earlier than those 

 of any other kind, and each plant may be allowed to carry a dozen 

 or so. The dwarf habit of this plant renders it very suitable for 

 frame culture in early spring. This variety should be looked 

 after, as one of the most likely to suit our English climate, in 

 which the Egg-plant has not yet been successfully cultivated. 



Round Purple Egg-plant natural size). New- York Purple Egg-plant, 



Round Purple Egg-plant. — Stem brown, as are also the 

 leaf-stalks and the veins of the leaves. Leaves rather large, very 

 green, broad, and almost always sinuated at the edges ; veins purple 

 on the upper surface, and bearing a few spines ; stalks very spiny. 

 Fruit very large, and of a paler and duller purple colour than the 

 fruit of the preceding varieties. It is not quite round, but more 

 like a short Pear. The variety is later than the two preceding 

 kinds, and is especially suitable for southern climates. A plant of 

 it should not carry more than three or four fruit. 



New- York Purple Egg-plant. — Stem stout, not very tall, 

 usually branching, and of a gray-green, slightly, or not at all, tinged 



