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Repokt of the Horticulturist of the 
long, 2.V in. in diameter; calyx green, usually formed of two principal 
segments, rough, wrinkled and with the peduncle somewhat spiny; — 
plant about 2 ft. high, branches rather few and spreading; leaves rather 
small, not numerous, giving the plant an open appearance that well 
exposes the fruit; petioles, ribs and veins sometimes purplish, downy 
but not spiny; the youngest leaves strongly washed with purple; stem 
blackish purple, with a very few inconspicuous spines, speckled with 
grayish toward the terminii of the branches. 
An early and productive variety of good quality. 
No. 7. LONG PURPLE, Burr; Hen.; Sib., '83; Thor.,'86; Veg. Gar.; 
Vil.; White. 
Syn. Fr., Aubergine de Narbonne, Vil. : A. Violette longue, Vil. : Ger., 
Lange blaue Eierpflanze, Vil. : Lange violette Eierfrucht, A. de CI. 
Fruit oblong oval, somewhat club-shaped, very smooth, glossy, 
blackish purple, sometimes striped with green or yellow; well devel- 
oped samples 7 in. long, 2 J in. in diameter; calyx brown, spiny; — 
plant about 2 ft. tall, green throughout except the very youngest 
leaves, which are often bordered with purple; leaves rather small, 
sinuate-lobed; stem glossy, little downy except toward the terminii of 
the branches, and with the petioles, ribs and veins pale green, some- 
times inclining to brown; spines few. 
Early, productive, hardy and reliable. 
Correctly figured in Les pi. pot., p. 24; Veg. Gar., p. 231. 
2. Fruits distinctly striped with purple and greenish 
yellow. 
No. 8. STEEPED, Veg. Gar.; Vil. 
Syn. Guadaloupe, Veg. Gar. : Guadeloupe, Vil. : Guadeloupe Striped, 
Bliss, '83; BURR: Striped Gaudeloupe, WHITE: Striped Ornamental, 
Thor., '86: Fr., Aubergine panachee de la Guadeloupe, VIL. : Ger., Ges- 
treifte Riesen-Eierpflanze, Vil. 
Fruit obovate, irregularly striped longitudinally, with pale purple 
on a greenish- white ground; well developed samples 3 in. in diameter, 
5 in. through the axis ; — plant dwarf, 12 to 18 in. high, green and free 
from spines throughout; leaves rather large, numerous, thick, nearly 
entire, the younger ones no more sinuate on the margins than the 
others ; — season late. 
Chiefly valued for its variegated fruits, which are quite ornamental. 
