Burpee....suspicious on some of their tomato names...

**nctomatoman** · December 28, 2007

Of course, only Burpee knows for sure -

but doesn't tomato Italian Ice sound suspiciously like Dr. Carolyn....or, perhaps, Snow White Cherry? And how creative - chill a bowlful for a satisfying cool snack (hence the link with "Ice")...clever marketing, no doubt...and that price! 4.65 for 30 seeds.

Anyone ever saved and regrown seed from Black Pearl to see if it is indeed a hybrid, or just a renaming of Black Cherry (an OP, of course)?

And we have Yellow Magic....looks pretty much like Yellow Stuffer, a pretty common OP....again, 4.95 for 30 seeds?

What's the term - caveat emptor???

December 28, 2007	#1
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Burpee....suspicious on some of their tomato names... Of course, only Burpee knows for sure - but doesn't tomato Italian Ice sound suspiciously like Dr. Carolyn....or, perhaps, Snow White Cherry? And how creative - chill a bowlful for a satisfying cool snack (hence the link with "Ice")...clever marketing, no doubt...and that price! 4.65 for 30 seeds. Anyone ever saved and regrown seed from Black Pearl to see if it is indeed a hybrid, or just a renaming of Black Cherry (an OP, of course)? And we have Yellow Magic....looks pretty much like Yellow Stuffer, a pretty common OP....again, 4.95 for 30 seeds? What's the term - caveat emptor??? __________________ Craig