RE: [CH] Looking for Chiltepins

Staggy . (joebob755@hotmail.com)
Fri, 13 Jan 2006 11:35:26 -0500

Have you tried the USDA?   A few came up in a qucik search I did and for the 
few I looked at they do have seeds available for distribution.

Here is the search I did:
http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/swish/accbothquery=chiltepin&submit=Submit+Text+Query&si=0

Hope this helps,
Staggy


>From: "Gerald Schmidt" <geraldq@gmx.at>
>Reply-To: "Gerald Schmidt" <geraldq@gmx.at>
>To: <chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
>Subject: [CH] Looking for Chiltepins
>Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 09:01:25 +0100
>
>Hey guys/gals!
>
>Thought it's time to de-lurk for a little while:
>I'm trying to make a little botanical project out of my chile growing this
>year by performing a comparison - probably by the more "simple" criteria,
>maybe even using some genetics - of different varieties classified as
>chiltepin.
>I have a few already, but some like Sonoran/Texan chiltepin, chiltepin
>amarillo have so far proven elusive; so, if anyone had some seeds of these
>(or others that do have a name and/or known place/region of origin), drop 
>me
>a note. I've got at least the varieties mentioned here
>(http://www.positive-ecology.org/chillilabor/saatgut.html sorry, that page
>is in German; I don't yet have that list up on the English language 
>version)
>I could offer in return...
>
>Thanks,
>Gerald
>(in Austria, Europe - just so's you know)
>
>

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