RE: [CH] Re Joker Hat Chile - Now Confused!
Mark Ellis (mellis@gribbles.com.au)
Sat, 27 May 2000 08:25:00 +1000
Thanks Calvin. Bishops Crown - C. Baccatum. I reckon we can lock that one in
now!!
Thanks everyone
Mark E. in Oz
-----Original Message-----
From: Calvin Donaghey [mailto:gdonaghey@bitstreet.com]
Sent: Saturday, 27 May 2000 0:19
To: Mark Ellis
Cc: Chile-Heads-Digest
Subject: Re: [CH] Re Joker Hat Chile - Now Confused!
Mark-
I just posted to Tara, et al about your pepper. It is indeed a Bishop's
Crown,
I have grown them for years. Sweet, fruity exterior, flowers have spots.
Without a doubt, Capsicum Bacattum, and a really nice variety.
Calvin
Mark Ellis wrote:
> G'day Troopers,
>
> OK, now I am really stumped. I have seen my Chile as representatives of
> several different species now and I am soooo confused. If only there was
> some flowers still present on the plant, but here in Melbourne, Oz, I am
all
> out of luck.
>
> Just to rehash the picture of one of my pods is located
> http://web.one.net.au/~zymurgian/chile/chile.jpg .
>
> One site reckons it is a version of frutescens in a pictures from Texas
A&M,
> but also in the main "name" database it is referred to as "bi-bell"
> (baccatum) , then further on as discussed earlier as "bishop's crown with
> species notation.
http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~gcaselton/chile/variety.html
>
> Does anyone really know what this type of chile is. One point though, when
> cut there is no real fruity smell like you would get from chinense
> varieties usually, so it might in fact rule that one out. Anyone
anyone.....
>
> As always, thanks.
>
> Mark E. in Oz