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Sticky: Free Tomato Books 1800's - 1920's (PDFs) ( 1 2 ) John3	17	3,383	March 18, 2012 by owiebrain
Hoy ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page) Medbury Gardens	134	14,145	August 26, 2012 by coloken
Huh? True Black Brandywine ( 1 2 3 4 5 ) cdntomato	63	8,258	June 22, 2009 by tootaloo
Heirlooms NOT to grow! ( 1 2 3 4 5 ) mensplace	61	14,833	October 12, 2012 by carolyn137
Black Prince ( 1 2 3 ) Budge	41	7,167	January 17, 2013 by tomakers
Did Russian peasants eat tomatoes? ( 1 2 3 ) habitat_gardener	36	4,876	July 25, 2009 by tjg911
Introducing Maiden's Gold ( 1 2 3 ) ContainerTed	35	4,018	July 7, 2012 by tam91
West Virginia tomatoes ( 1 2 3 ) mjc	32	7,843	March 16, 2013 by SoonerGalaxy
Florida Everglades Tomato ( 1 2 3 ) mensplace	32	7,703	July 31, 2012 by gardenhappy
Fuzzy Peach vs Garden Peach ( 1 2 ) guile	28	2,906	July 18, 2009 by veggie babe
Goose Creek and Creole ramblings in history ( 1 2 ) mensplace	28	3,655	January 5, 2010 by remy
Got a real gem on ebay - 1871 Vick's Seed Catalog ( 1 2 ) nctomatoman	28	2,582	April 5, 2010 by nctomatoman
Wisconsin 55 and beyond ( 1 2 ) Mudman	28	5,058	August 30, 2011 by carolyn137
how do you name handed down seeds for or from unknown generations ( 1 2 ) dwlcrl	24	2,906	September 17, 2009 by retiree
New Yorker ( 1 2 ) PNW_D	23	2,645	March 31, 2008 by akgardengirl
A clearer view of the Brandywine histories? ( 1 2 ) nctomatoman	23	3,960	July 7, 2011 by carolyn137
Heirloom susceptibility to disease? ( 1 2 ) Seth Williamson	23	4,516	April 6, 2011 by Duh_Vinci
Ben Quisenberry ( 1 2 ) cottonpicker	22	4,659	March 15, 2009 by zinnia11
Background of Black Ethiopian ( 1 2 ) Tania	22	3,846	March 10, 2013 by TerpGal
Repatriate Earl of Edgecombe ( 1 2 ) Medbury Gardens	22	2,786	February 26, 2009 by Medbury Gardens
Chocolate Stripes ( 1 2 ) bmerryman	21	5,263	February 1, 2013 by Gardenboy
1908 Stokes Standard Seeds tomato section - for the Bonny Best discussion... ( 1 2 ) nctomatoman	21	2,359	September 1, 2010 by Cornflower
Older black tomato varieties ( 1 2 ) Tania	21	1,403	January 14, 2013 by remy
Bonny Best ( 1 2 ) puttgirl	20	4,118	April 3, 2011 by Nader
Golden Queen ( 1 2 ) Wi-sunflower	18	3,322	April 11, 2012 by carolyn137
Renaming heirloom tomatoes? ( 1 2 ) livinonfaith	18	1,610	February 15, 2012 by travis
Some Melon history - sign of changing tastes? ( 1 2 ) nctomatoman	17	2,831	July 22, 2008 by maryinpnw
Greetings from LA (Lower Alabama) ( 1 2 ) matertoo	17	2,049	January 12, 2010 by gars
Old versus new Rutgers ( 1 2 ) mensplace	17	3,344	February 21, 2010 by stormymater
Potato leaf Red Brandywine ( 1 2 ) Daylilyfanatic4	17	2,841	May 21, 2011 by carolyn137
Rutgers ( 1 2 ) Redbaron	16	1,414	October 14, 2012 by Redbaron
Just for fun - these are the Burpee tomatoes in 1939 ( 1 2 ) nctomatoman	15	3,092	January 7, 2012 by nctomatoman
Tante Ci ( 1 2 ) Mudman	15	2,459	March 11, 2013 by GunnarSK
Limbaugh's Legacy Potato Top Stepheninky	14	2,240	March 17, 2011 by puttgirl
North Star OneoftheEarls	14	1,845	April 27, 2011 by Sherry_AK
History of C-Tex Black Tomato jdwhitaker	14	1,695	April 12, 2012 by creister
Rhoades Heirloom (Rhodes?) dice	13	1,631	June 26, 2009 by tomatoaddict
Odd Russian Types? 333.okh	13	1,841	June 21, 2010 by carolyn137
Big Ben: True to its Name amideutch	12	1,689	November 15, 2010 by amideutch
Northern New England heirlooms? gryffin	12	1,707	February 19, 2011 by erlyberd
Exactly who WAS Dr. Wyche? lakelady	12	1,554	September 22, 2012 by Direct Sunlight
Interesting history about Mortgage Lifter varieties. bohica	11	3,429	January 15, 2013 by GunnarSK
Chasing Campbell cozy	11	1,619	December 15, 2010 by cottonpicker
Any Must-Try OP/Heirloom Variety Suggestions for a Newbie Gardener? emzybo	11	1,438	February 10, 2011 by carolyn137
Any information on these varieties? stormymater	11	2,243	March 7, 2011 by stormymater
Fox Cherry RL Mudman	11	2,058	May 16, 2011 by Mudman
Seeking Information - Virginia Heirlooms Jeff23703	11	700	March 18, 2013 by carolyn137
Tomatoes reported as "lost" in 1886 nctomatoman	10	2,060	June 28, 2008 by RosaDawn
Green 'n Gold Tom Wagner	10	1,332	February 4, 2008 by carolyn137
The Billy Hepler Seed Company Nightshade	10	2,594	January 17, 2009 by Woodchuck
Chapman, a little more history. amideutch	10	2,061	January 29, 2009 by newatthiskat

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