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Old September 20, 2017   #142
carolyn137
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Originally Posted by seaeagle View Post
I guess you are saying the red version may be the real Arkansas Traveler from the 1920's? I have always read that the real one was extinct. Whatever it is a wonderful tomato. I have more than 30 on two plants all getting ripe at the same time. Here is some more history on Traveler

https://www.uaex.edu/yard-garden/res...-traveler.aspx
Yes, my research has strongly suggested,you have the links,that there was an earlier version, the link showed 1917 and not extinct.

And yes,I know the link you put up, still have it in my faves, mainly b/c Bradley CO in Arkansas held what they called a Big Pink festival each year. No doubt to celebrate all the large pink ones that McFerren bred, such as Bradley.

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&....0.1LZL2UmHKEE

And now the links

https://www.google.com/search?q=Arka...&bih=788&dpr=1

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