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3. The black color of fruit is dominant over red and yellow. 



4. Pendent fruit dominates the upright. 



5. Pungent ("hot") taste of fruit dominates the "mild" 

 taste. 



Plate XXXII shows sample fruits of the parents with their 

 blends between them. 



GENERAL OBSERVATIONS UPON PEPPERS. 



Small-fruited plants are most prolific, that is, produce the 

 greatest number of fruits. 



Small-fruited plants have the finer foliage. 



Absence of light promotes the vegetative function at the ex- 

 pense of the reproductive function (deduced from shading ex- 

 periments). 



Foliage exposed to sunlight is much smaller than that grown 

 in the dark. 



Mature fruits of all colors acquire more or less red, even in 

 the absence of light. 



On the same plant, the earlier-formed fruits are often three 

 times the size of those produced later. 



All fruits are green before acquiring their normal colors. 



"Hot" fruits are more apt to turn dark or pink when exposed 

 to light than "mild" fruits. 



On the same plant, the earlier the flower, the longer the period 

 of development of fruit, the difference being as much as three 

 weeks. 



Experiments with Ornamental Plants. 



Dianthus Hybrid (Diaiithus Caryophyllus-DiantJuts lafif alius) . 

 This represents the crossing of a flesh-colored carnation upon a 

 dark red pink, seed of which was sown last spring and but two 

 plants resulted. They have a green foliage similar to that of 

 Dianthus lafif alius, but the leaves are more slender and drooping. 

 One of the two has already been in bloom for two months, the 

 double pink flowers larger than the mother and borne in clusters 

 of two or more, being supported by stiff woody stems with large 

 joints like the carnation. The agreeable odor resembles that of 

 the carnation but is not so strong. 



Nicotiana Hybrid (Nicafiaua "Sau(lrac"-N. alata L. & O.) 

 The "suspect" secured was grown as a blend during the past sea- 



