At 9:29 AM +1000 7/9/98, Peter Moss wrote: >>Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1998 12:14:46 +1000 >>From: Michael Bailes <frgntgar@ozemail.com.au> >>Subject: Re: [CH] Chili Up! > >>> A couple of hybrid varieties? With the possible exception of >>> pubescens I cannot think of a species of C. which does not > ^^^^^^^ >>> have varieties with the errect fruiting habit. > > >> Cameron. No I wouldn't agree Cameron of the 200+ >> varietes we grew last year very few had upright growing pods. >> (Pods growin up, above, on top and clear of the bush) see > >Sorry Michael you lose, Cameron was very careful to say >*species* which have an erect variety. That you chose >varieties from thousands that don't have this habit has nothing >to do with it ;-) There is within the species a variety that >does. Use the USDA capsicum database and do a search with erect >growth as a search key and see how many they catalogue. Do not >confuse species with varieties ;-) > >Peter I don't understand waht you are saying Peter Michael Bailes. Herbarist **************************************************************** The Fragrant Garden, Portsmouth Road, Erina. N.S.W. 2250 Australia. (OZ) International fax 61 243 651979 Phone 61 243 677322 Bookshop, nursery, media, school, garden, medical herbalist, cafe, herbal products, gift gallery, insanity. EMAIL: frgntgar@ozemail.com.au Web page at: http://www.fragrantgarden.com.au/ **************************************************************** "The wisest man I ever knew taught me something I never forgot. And, though I never forgot it, I never quite memorized it either. So what I'm left with is the memory of having learned something very wise that I can't quite remember" - George Carlin ****************************************************************