Re: [CH] Am I mistaken?

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Scotch Bonnets & Habs are both C. chinense and are closely related. 
They are NOT the same thing though.  While many habs can look like
Scotch Bonnets, not many Scotch Bonnets look like habs.  The people of
the islands claim that the SB has a much fruitier flavor & I found them
to be less hot than my habs.

If one has great patience with slow loading pages, you can see a picture
of a 'true' scotch bonnet at my site under 'pepper pics'.  It is towards
the bottom of the pics.  The 'ideal' SB has distinct lobes and a
pronounced shoulder that circles the entire fruit.  Habs are generally
not lobed and lack the pronounced shoulder, although many habs look
close on occasion. 

-Jim C
MWPH
http://www.wildpepper.com

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