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Fig. 5. A normal Cayenne plant in the center, with the short leaf Lanai mutation on the 
one on the right. These represent changes in opposite directions from the normal. 
and the long leaf 
of the characters which are altered. Four 
classes alFect the fruit and two classes affect 
both fruit and plant characters (Table 1). 
The mutations listed in the first five classes 
of Table 1 are relatively slight or small char- 
acter alterations. They influence one or a few 
characters and do not, for the most part, 
[v;, Fig. 4. A normal Cayenne fruit cut in longitudinal 
section on the right, showing internal structures of 
core, carpels, and vascular fibers. On the left is the 
mutant type Crowning Beauty, showing foliar pro- 
liferation of the fruitlets and absence of normal carpel 
structures. 
represent profound genetic changes, even 
though the character alteration may be con- 
spicuous. The mutant Crowning Beauty (Fig. 
4) is an example of this kind of mutation. 
Those in Class VI, however, stand apart 
from the rest because they represent simul- 
taneous changes in a number of different 
morphological and physiological characters. 
The Lanai type and B.B. mutations (Fig. 5) 
appear to be complementary to each other in 
their deviation from the normal variety. They 
vary from typical Cayenne in opposite direc- 
tions in at least six characters, shown in 
Table 2. 
TABLE 2 
Characters of Mutants B.B. and Lanai Compared 
WITH Those of the Normal Variety 
CHARACTER 
VARIATION FROM TYPICAL 
CAYENNE 
In B.B. 
In Lanai 
Leaf number 
decreased 
increased 
Leaf length ...... 
increased 
decreased 
Fruit size 
larger 
smaller 
Fruit maturity .... 
later 
same as normal 
Plant size 
larger 
smaller 
Spines 
more 
normal 
The Paper Leaf mutant departs so widely 
from the normal variety in a number of char- 
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