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Historical background information for varieties handed down from bygone days.

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Sticky: Free Tomato Books 1800's - 1920's (PDFs) ( 1 2 ) John3	17	3,380	March 18, 2012 by owiebrain
Heirlooms NOT to grow! ( 1 2 3 4 5 ) mensplace	61	14,820	October 12, 2012 by carolyn137
Hoy ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page) Medbury Gardens	134	14,135	August 26, 2012 by coloken
Huh? True Black Brandywine ( 1 2 3 4 5 ) cdntomato	63	8,255	June 22, 2009 by tootaloo
West Virginia tomatoes ( 1 2 3 ) mjc	32	7,830	March 16, 2013 by SoonerGalaxy
Florida Everglades Tomato ( 1 2 3 ) mensplace	32	7,695	July 31, 2012 by gardenhappy
Black Prince ( 1 2 3 ) Budge	41	7,157	January 17, 2013 by tomakers
Chocolate Stripes ( 1 2 ) bmerryman	21	5,251	February 1, 2013 by Gardenboy
Wisconsin 55 and beyond ( 1 2 ) Mudman	28	5,052	August 30, 2011 by carolyn137
Did Russian peasants eat tomatoes? ( 1 2 3 ) habitat_gardener	36	4,873	July 25, 2009 by tjg911
Old Books Lee	2	4,696	July 12, 2008 by VGary
Ben Quisenberry ( 1 2 ) cottonpicker	22	4,657	March 15, 2009 by zinnia11
Heirloom susceptibility to disease? ( 1 2 ) Seth Williamson	23	4,509	April 6, 2011 by Duh_Vinci
Bonny Best ( 1 2 ) puttgirl	20	4,111	April 3, 2011 by Nader
Introducing Maiden's Gold ( 1 2 3 ) ContainerTed	35	4,015	July 7, 2012 by tam91
A clearer view of the Brandywine histories? ( 1 2 ) nctomatoman	23	3,957	July 7, 2011 by carolyn137
Background of Black Ethiopian ( 1 2 ) Tania	22	3,841	March 10, 2013 by TerpGal
Goose Creek and Creole ramblings in history ( 1 2 ) mensplace	28	3,649	January 5, 2010 by remy
Big Rainbow, Striped German, Flame, Pineapple, Virginia Sweets OneoftheEarls	9	3,489	August 26, 2011 by travis
Interesting history about Mortgage Lifter varieties. bohica	11	3,423	January 15, 2013 by GunnarSK
Old versus new Rutgers ( 1 2 ) mensplace	17	3,337	February 21, 2010 by stormymater
Golden Queen ( 1 2 ) Wi-sunflower	18	3,318	April 11, 2012 by carolyn137
Just for fun - these are the Burpee tomatoes in 1939 ( 1 2 ) nctomatoman	15	3,086	January 7, 2012 by nctomatoman
how do you name handed down seeds for or from unknown generations ( 1 2 ) dwlcrl	24	2,906	September 17, 2009 by retiree
Fuzzy Peach vs Garden Peach ( 1 2 ) guile	28	2,903	July 18, 2009 by veggie babe
Potato leaf Red Brandywine ( 1 2 ) Daylilyfanatic4	17	2,836	May 21, 2011 by carolyn137
Some Melon history - sign of changing tastes? ( 1 2 ) nctomatoman	17	2,828	July 22, 2008 by maryinpnw
Repatriate Earl of Edgecombe ( 1 2 ) Medbury Gardens	22	2,785	February 26, 2009 by Medbury Gardens
New Yorker ( 1 2 ) PNW_D	23	2,645	March 31, 2008 by akgardengirl
The Billy Hepler Seed Company Nightshade	10	2,594	January 17, 2009 by Woodchuck
Got a real gem on ebay - 1871 Vick's Seed Catalog ( 1 2 ) nctomatoman	28	2,582	April 5, 2010 by nctomatoman
Ponderosas bigbubbacain	9	2,558	September 19, 2010 by Direct Sunlight
Tante Ci ( 1 2 ) Mudman	15	2,454	March 11, 2013 by GunnarSK
1908 Stokes Standard Seeds tomato section - for the Bonny Best discussion... ( 1 2 ) nctomatoman	21	2,359	September 1, 2010 by Cornflower
Then there is Heinz .... cozy	9	2,355	December 7, 2010 by cozy
Limbaugh's Legacy Potato Top Stepheninky	14	2,239	March 17, 2011 by puttgirl
Any information on these varieties? stormymater	11	2,239	March 7, 2011 by stormymater
Appalachian Heirloom Seed Conservancy? happydog	7	2,184	March 30, 2009 by VGary
African Tago or Togo questions glypnirsgirl	6	2,158	May 7, 2009 by dice
Kentucky's Aunt Lou? Barbee	5	2,134	August 21, 2010 by roper2008
Chapman, a little more history. amideutch	10	2,061	January 29, 2009 by newatthiskat
Tomatoes reported as "lost" in 1886 nctomatoman	10	2,060	June 28, 2008 by RosaDawn
Fox Cherry RL Mudman	11	2,056	May 16, 2011 by Mudman
Greetings from LA (Lower Alabama) ( 1 2 ) matertoo	17	2,047	January 12, 2010 by gars
Neves Azorean? beezneez	5	1,982	July 1, 2010 by b54red
Pike County gkcole	6	1,869	May 18, 2010 by carolyn137
1884 Tomato jennifer28	9	1,858	January 5, 2012 by Fusion_power
North Star OneoftheEarls	14	1,844	April 27, 2011 by Sherry_AK
Odd Russian Types? 333.okh	13	1,841	June 21, 2010 by carolyn137
Purple Calabash = Noire de Coseboeuf? clara	2	1,804	September 12, 2009 by clara
Many Tomato Page scans from old seed catalogs nctomatoman	9	1,748	March 30, 2008 by ronbrew

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