288 NEW JERSEY STATE AGRICULTURAL 



KEY TO FORMS OF FRUITS, AS GIVEN IN BIOM'ETRIC LIST. 



1. Slender, short 



2. Slender, long 



3. Not slender, long 



4. Not slender, long, 



obscurely lobed 



5. Not slender, long, lobed 



OBSERVATIONS DRAWN FROM A STUDY OF FIFTY VARIETIES OF 



PEPPERS. 



Varietal* size of seed is associated with pungency** of the 

 flesh of the fruit or in other words, the smallest seeds produce hot 

 fruits and the larger the seed the milder the fruit. 



Size of seed increases with size of plant, that is, the smallest 

 seed produces short plants and the larger the seed the taller the 

 plant. 



Size of seed increases with size of fruit, or in other words, the 

 smallest seed produces small fruits, and the larger the seed the 

 larger the fruit. 



Size of seed is associated with position of fruit on the plant, 

 that is, the smallest seed produces upright fruits, and the larger 

 seeds produce pendent fruits. 



Range in size of seedling varies inversely with that of ma- 

 turity period of plant, or in other words, the taller the seedling 

 at a given period, after planting, the sooner it reaches maturity. 



BLENDS IN PEPPERS. 



Of a large number of crosses secured among peppers, only 

 twelve reached maturity during the past season ; the remainder 

 are still under study in the greenhouse. Some facts concerning 

 the fruits of the matured blends are given below in tabular form : 



*Only varietal s>ze. that is, the average for the variety, is considered and not the sizes, 

 or randc within the variety. 



**The familiar term " hot '' is used in the tables for pungency because of its brevity, in 

 contrast with " mild " or lack of pungency in the seeds and fruit fiesh. 



