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Old July 31, 2017   #9
HudsonValley
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According to The Plant Disease Bulletin, vol. 6 (1922), the USDA selected Marvel from Merveille des Marches: https://books.google.com/books?id=BO...veille&f=false

The info is found on p. 59, where Marvel is described as a "medium early tomato" that "bears a heavy crop of smooth, red fruit." Marvel is listed as one of five varieties developed to have resistance to fusarium wilt.
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