Re: [CH] ID Help?
Calvin Donaghey (gdonaghey@bitstreet.com)
Tue, 11 May 1999 19:26:17 -0500
David-
The pod you list is shown on page 40 of DeWitt & Bosland's "Peppers of the
World". It is described as .75" X 1", immature color is yellow, mature color is
red. Looks like a lemon drop with a little tail on the blossom end, and the
book says it presents the pods horizontally. It also says "Common Name:
Unknown".
To boldly go where no CH has gone before????
Give us all a report of the results. I would relish a trade for some more
flavorful C. Baccatum pod seeds, if you think they're good. I would prefer to
trade with you instead of the germ plasm bank, since they get overrun
sometimes. Let me know.
Calvin
David Cook wrote:
> Well, I've got a stumper for any botanical experts out there. At a recent
> garden show I bought a fine plant labeled only as: Cap. Bac. 439370 that the
> grower had gotten from the National Germplasm Center. Their records only
> list it as a Capsicum baccatum (no var. listed) collected in Bulgaria (!).
> So far the plant has 1/2 to 3/4 inch upward-facing round fruits with no
> lobing. They're still immature but are currently pale yellow/green. I
> haven't picked any yet, so I can't say about heat or flavor. Anybody got any
> good guesses as to what this is?
>
> David Cook