In a message dated 7/00 7:45:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, by way of mkbowers@wiley.gsm.ucdavis.edu; Anthony Smuts. hherbs@mweb.co.za writes: << Also as a matter of interest, how many varieties are there? >> Well, varieties proliferate each year due to cross pollination, but due to no fault on Lord Byron's part since he prevents cross pollination by planting his chiles in granite at least one mile from each other. He normally grows about 365 varieties (one variety to the row) 18 inches between plants and one mile between rows. 364 miles, man, that's a lot of cultivated granite. Gareth the ChileKnight