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3. Fruits white or cream-colored. 
A. Fruits roundish or ovoid. 
No. 9. WHITE, Buer; Thor., '83, '86; Veg. Gar.; Vil.; — Solarium 
Ovigerum, Dun. 
Syn. Bound White, Thor., '83: White Giant of Naples ?, Dam., '86: Fr., 
Aubergine blanche, VIL. : (Euf vegetal, Vil. : Plant aus oeufs, Vil. : 
Pondeuse, Vil. 
Fruit of the form and size of a turkey's egg, often somewhat larger; 
white or yellowish; — plant rather dwarf, considerably branched, 
green throughout, more or less spiny; leaves large, thick, margins 
sinuate, but not deeply lobed, younger leaves no more lobed than the 
older ones, but more undulate on the borders; stem slightly glossy, 
little downy; — season medium or rather late; plants very productive. 
Grown only for ornament. The fruits are inferior in quality 
to those of the purple varieties, and have even been considered 
unwholesome. 
Correctly figured in Les pi. pot., p. 27 ; Veg. Gar., p. 234 
B. Fruits distinctly oblong. 
No. 10. CHINESE LONG WHITE, Burr. 
Syn. Chinese Brinjal, VEG. GAE. ; Vil.: Long White China, Greg., '83; 
White Fruited (d), HEN. : White Long Chinese, Vil., '83: Fr., Aubergine 
blanche longue de Chine, VIL., '83. 
Fruit long oval, or cylindrical, usually curved, glossy white; well 
developed samples 8 in. long, 2 \ in. in longest diameter; — plant rather 
dwarf, pale green; fruit stems and petioles often slightly tinged with 
purple; margin of leaves sinuate; — season very late. 
Not productive, but the fruit is said to be good when cooked; grown 
more for ornament or curiosity than as a vegetable. 
4. Fruits scarlet. 
No. 11. SCARLET FRUITED, Bliss, '83; Burr. 
Syn. Large Scarlet Bed, Dam., '86. 
Fruit small, oval, distinctly ribbed longitudinally; bright scarlet, 
yellow just before maturity; little larger than a hen's egg; — plant 
very vigorous, with spreading branches; stem, petioles, ribs and veins 
yellowish green, downy, free from spines; leaves deeply lobed, borders 
of upper ones undulate; flowers small, pure white. 
