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Aubergines. Aubergines are the fruits of Solanum Melongena, the Eggplant or Brinjal, an annual, cultivated in the warmer regions of the globe before the Middle Ages, but supposed to have had its origin in India or Arabia. Modern travellers have found it cultivated in the Nile Valley and on the coast of Guinea. The fruits are highly esteemed in many countries, but they have only recently found favour in the British Islands for table use. They are eaten either raw or cooked, in the same way as tomatoes. There are many varieties, their colour ranging from white to black-purple, whilst in shape and size they also vary considerably, the largest being from six to eight inches long and two to three inches in diameter. One called ovigerum has fruits exactly the same shape and colour as a hen's egg; its fruits are not fit to eat, but it is often grown in England as a deco Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty