ON THE ONION FAMILY 



Occasionally, though not often, fruit of different 

 colors will appear on the same plant. 



Some hundreds of varieties of pepper have 

 been described, but only perhaps less than a dozen 

 are cultivated ordinarily in the gardens of tem- 

 perate climates. 



The large sweet peppers are becoming popular. 

 In some varieties, they are almost mild enough in 

 quality to take the place of their relative the 

 tomato. 



My own work has included the cultivation and 

 crossing of a large number of species and varieties 

 of pepper. At least one of these will stand a very 

 low temperature, the plants showing no trace of 

 injury when left where ice forms a quarter of an 

 inch in thickness. 



As most of the peppers are exceedingly sensitive 

 to frost, this hardy Chilean variety seems to offer 

 opportunities for hybridizing experiments through 

 which other varieties of the plant which at present 

 are of restricted habitat may be made suitable for 

 growth in cold climates. 



I have just referred to the great diversity of 

 forms shown by such hybrids. 



There can be no question that selection among 

 these and breeding through successive generations 

 would produce almost any desired combination of 

 qualities. 



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