A few years ago there was a write-up about Dr. Paul Bosland and NM State Univ. in Organic Gardening. They had about 1000 varieties growing. They grew out about 500 varieties with close observation and testing and the other 500 they just harvested seeds from for the seed bank. I think that should be a record! Judy Howle howle@ebicom.net Flavors of the South Recipes for "heat lovers" http://www.ebicom.net/~howle Hot and Spicy Food Editor Suite 101 http://www.suite101.com/topics/page.cfm/462