>Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 11:51:09 +1100 >From: MOORE John <MOOREJ@atea.mat.army.defence.gov.au> >Subject: RE: [CH] Chile Birds >> So how many "wild" varieties do you grow, which is more to the >> point. Please name a wild variety that does not have erect >> fruit. > C. cardenasii, for one. Tiny, extremely hot and pendant > fruit. John I checked the USDA data base and they only have two specimens of C. cardenasii. PI573336 and PI590507. Unfortunately fruit position is not entered but DeWitt, Bosland - Peppers of the World shows a picture of PI573336 - C. cardenasii. The fruit most certainly is erect. Therefore C. cardenasii does have a wild erect form. The seed distribution channel for wild species and varieties is birds. Fruit hiding under leaves will not attract the means of propagation and would probably indicate a cultivated variety. Some of the indicators for a wild species or variety is erect fruit position and fruit that is easily separated from the plant. Brent please feel free to jump in here anytime and correct and/or expand on this thread. Looking forward to the harvest Peter