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) > > _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfeeŽ Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963