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downy, destitute of spines, sometimes slightly inclining towards 
purple ; — season intermediate. 
The most popular variety in the New York market. Produced 
through selection from the Bound Purple by Francis Brill, formerly 
of Jersey City, N. J. 
Correctly figured in Album de Cliches, Vil., No. 47,041. 
No. 4. ROUND PURPLE, Burr; Sib., '83; Thor., '86; Veg. Gar. 
Syn. Fr., Aubergine violette ronde, VIL. 
Fruit obovate, or short pyriform, slightly indented at the end 
opposite the stem; deep purple, sometimes a little streaked with 
yellowish green; well developed samples 5 in. in diameter, 6 in. 
through the axis; calyx and peduncle pale green, with rather numer- 
ous prickles; — plant dwarf, rather spreading, 12 to 18 in. high, and 
of equal diameter; leaves less large and less numerous than in the 
New York Improved; stem and branches glossy, much washed with 
purple towards their terminii; petioles, ribs and veins more or less 
tinged with purple; ribs of larger leaves often spiny, especially 
below; leaves nearly entire, the younger ones with undulate borders. 
The plant is moderately productive, and medium or rather late in 
season. 
Correctly figured in Les pi. pot., p, 25; Veg. Gar., p. 232. 
B. Fruits distinctly oblong. 
No. 5. LONG BLACK PURPLE PALERMO, Ben., '86. 
Syn. Long Dark Violet of Palermo, Dam., ' 86 ; Ger., Lange schwarzviolette 
von Palermo Merpjianze, Ben., ' 86. 
Fruit large, long, obovate, rich brownish purple, slightly streaked 
and spotted in places with pale green; well developed samples 8 in. 
long, 4 in. in longest diameter; calyx pale green, deeply cleft, with 
two principal lobes, spiny; peduncle very large, striate, wrinkled; — 
plant vigorous, stocky, with immense nearly entire leaves; stem large, 
considerably branched, and with the petioles, ribs and veins faintly 
washed with purple; larger leaves nearly or quite a foot long, and 9 
in. wide, midribs spiny both above and below; — season intermediate. 
The fruit of this variety bears a considerable resemblance to that 
of the Long Purple, but the aspect of the plants is quite different. 
No. 6. EARLY LONG PURPLE, Greg., '86; Hen., '85; Veg. Gar.; Vil. 
Syn. Fr., Aubergine violette longue native, VIL. 
Fruit long obovate, sometimes a little club-shaped, usually some- 
what curved, glossy, blackish purple; well developed samples 8 in. 
