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become hard, as it soon loses its fine quality when it 
begins to ripen. The plants will also continue longer 
in bearing if this course is pursued, as it takes greatly 
from the strength of any plant to ripen its seed. 
When there is danger of frost in the fall all the fruits 
large enough to use, from the size of an egg up, 
should be picked off and stored in the cellar, as they 
will remain fresh and fit for use for over a month at 
NEW YORK IMPROVED EGG PLANT. 
this cool season of the year; by so doing I have 
frequently enjoyed this fine fruit long after it has 
disappeared from the tables of my neighbors. 
The hills for the plants should be about two feet 
apart in the row, and the rows four feet apart. 
Three dozen plants, which will occupy hardly 
a third of one of our kitchen garden rows, will 
