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BLACK STEM #EG168<br />
This ornamental variety is grown for its stunning black<br />
stems and red, pumpkin-shaped fruit that are used<br />
by florists in Japan in flower arranging. Stunning and<br />
elegant in a vase, and a real beauty in any ornamental<br />
garden. Perfect for landscaping. Pkt $2.00<br />
CAMBODIAN GREEN GIANT #EG177<br />
Here is a large, round, flat variety from the kingdom of<br />
Cambodia. We collected this variety in 2004, when we<br />
were touring this once war-torn southeast Asian country.<br />
Attractive fruit are pale green with dark green stripes,<br />
and are lightly ribbed. This is a very unique color pattern<br />
for a large variety. We are proud to be among the first<br />
companies to offer varieties from Cambodia, a country<br />
with a delicious cuisine that is in danger of being lost.<br />
These are great eating, and have a deep, full bodied<br />
eggplant flavor. Pkt $3.00<br />
CANNIBAL TOMATO #EG153<br />
(S. uporo) Beautiful, attractive plants are covered with loads<br />
of shiny green and red fruit that are shockingly bitter and<br />
about 3” across. They are very cute, as they look like little<br />
pumpkins covering the plant. A native to Fiji and Tahiti, this<br />
plant has quite a history, as it is said that the fruit was made<br />
into a sauce and used on a cannibal’s meal! The leaves<br />
were also prepared as cooked greens. One of the more<br />
interesting and infamous plants we’ve grown. Hardy and<br />
easy to grow. Pkt $3.00<br />
DIAMOND #EG102<br />
70 days. Mild, dark purple, 6-9” x 2-3” slender fruit;<br />
superb flavor and firm flesh. Becoming popular with<br />
market growers and home gardeners. This variety from<br />
the Ukraine was collected by Seed Savers Exchange in<br />
1993. Pkt $2.00 or 1/4 oz $7.00<br />
EDIRNE PURPLE STRIPED #EG160<br />
Originally collected in Edirne (Adrianople), Turkey,<br />
in 1948, and stored by the USDA ever since, until we<br />
grew it out in 2008! Gorgeous 6-8 inch fruits are richly<br />
striped in purple and off-white. May be even superior<br />
to Listada de Gandia in appearance due to its deeper<br />
luster, and actually preferred over it in our trials!<br />
Vigorous plants, very productive. Pkt $2.50<br />
FENGYUAN PURPLE #EG176<br />
Very long, slim, 16” fruit are light lavender-purple in<br />
color. One of the best long varieties we have seen:<br />
mild, sweet and tender; good yields. Unique Taiwan<br />
heirloom. This is one of the main varieties we grow for<br />
our restaurant each summer. Pkt $3.00<br />
FLORIDA MARKET #EG114<br />
85 days. Very large plant; large purple bell-shaped fruit.<br />
An old standard market variety and an excellent type for<br />
the South. Pkt $2.50<br />
GBOGNAME or COLLARD EGGPLANT #EG154<br />
An ancient vegetable from Togo, West Africa. The young,<br />
green leaves are cooked into delicious dishes, like you<br />
would cook collard greens. Easy and fun-to-grow plants<br />
take heat well and are quite attractive with their green and<br />
yellow bitter fruit. A great piece of African culinary history<br />
that is rare and hard to find! Pkt $2.75<br />
GOYO KUMBA #EG144<br />
Brilliant, shiny red 3” fruit. This African variety is among<br />
the most colorful and ornamental we offer. Tall,<br />
spreading 4’ plants produce loads of fruit. Perfect for<br />
the flower bed as well as the vegetable garden. Pkt<br />
$2.25<br />
JADE SWEET #EG181 New!<br />
77 days. Skin is an attractive soft green. Blocky-shaped<br />
fruits keep good eating quality to surprisingly large size. A<br />
good producing variety from Australia. Pkt $2.25<br />
Udmalbet
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