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GOOD TOMA


SHUMWAY’S SUPERIOR STANDARD TOMATO SEED. Buckbee’s Abraham Lincoln


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A Shumway exclusive since 1923. Remarkably smooth and mild tasting fruits weigh up to 1 lb. Developed at our seed farms in Rockford, IL and named after Illinois’ greatest son. Extra large tomatoes, sometimes setting as many as 9 fruits in a cluster. This is the original Abraham Lincoln as it was back in the 1920’s.


00014 ORIGINAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Beautiful dark red fruits, sweet, solid and meaty. Smooth, crack resistant, large fruits ripen all the way through. Ideal for catsup, juice, slic- ing. Sturdy indeterminate plants. 87 days. (A) Pkt. (20 seeds) $2.50; 3+ $2.25 each; (J) 1/4 oz. $14.95; (L) 1 oz. $49.95.


Sow in flats 6 to 8 weeks prior to transplanting outdoors. Tomato seed will not germinate in cool soil. Be sure soil temperature is at least 75°F. Plant seed 1/4 in. deep. When plants are 1-1/2 in. high, transplant into Jiffy pots. Trans- plant outdoors 3 to 4 ft. apart only when night time tem- perature stays above 45°F. Maturity dates are from date of outdoor transplanting.


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00410 KANNER HOELL. A German heirloom donated by SSE member Reverend C. Frank Morrow of Minnesota whose family has grown the variety since the early 1900’s. Beautiful, red heirloom beef- steak fruits average 4 to 5 in. in diameter and weigh up to 1-1/2 lbs. Fruits have good flavor, are low in acid and are moderately sweet. Excel- lent for fresh eating and canning. Indeterminate. 80-90 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.65; 3+ pkts. $2.45 each.


00300 GIANT OXHEART. Uniquely shaped pink type re- sembles a heart. Rosy-pink, smooth fruits weigh 12 oz. to 2 lbs. Flesh is firm, with few seeds. Mild, sweet taste. Matures late. In- determinate. 90 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.50; 3+ $2.25 each; (J) 1/4 oz. $10.95.


00624 RUTGERS. One of the best all-purpose varieties. Ideal for canning. Ripens evenly from inside out. Excellent fla- vor – rich, mellow, full-bodied. Bright red fruits with heavy walls, weighing about 7 oz. One of the most attractive. Disease resistant. Determinate. 75 days. (A) Pkt. (50 seeds) $2.55; 3+ $2.35 each; (K) 1/2 oz. $12.95; (L) 1 oz. $22.95.


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00450 MARGLOBE IMPROVED. Perhaps the most beautiful fruit of all, a perfect globe shape, with a pleasant sweet flavor. High yields of large, red, uni- form, sweet fruits. Thick walls. Heavy, uniform vine growth. Tolerant of Fusarium Wilt. Determinate. 75 days. (A) Pkt. (50 seeds) $2.55; 3+ $2.35 each; (K) 1/2 oz. $9.95; (L) 1 oz. $17.95.


00316 GOLDEN JUBILEE. Beautiful fruits are mild in flavor and low in acid. One of the best varieties for tomato juice. Very similar to the red varieties in shape, smoothness and heavy yields. Bright, golden-orange fruits, 2-1/2 to 3 in. across. Indeterminate. 72 days. (A) Pkt. (50 seeds) $2.55; 3+ $2.35 each; (K) 1/2 oz. $10.95; (L) 1 oz. $19.95.


00506 MR. STRIPEY. An old heirloom from the Mid-At- lantic region. Features large, ridge-shouldered fruits, yellow with pinkish-red stripes. Quite mild, low acid. Indeterminate. 80 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.75; 3+ $2.50 each; (F) 1/16 oz. $10.95; (J) 1/4 oz. $24.95.


00347 HILLBILLY. An ancient heirloom from the hills of West Virginia. Huge, mild-flavored, beef- steak-type fruits weigh 1 to 2 lbs. Color is a most unusu- al orange-yellow, streaked and mottled in red and pink. 85 days. Indeterminate. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.75; 3+ $2.55 each; (F) 1/16 oz. $7.95; (J) 1/4 oz. $15.95.


vented bankruptcy. In the ‘30s, a guy nicknamed Radiator Charlie was in tough financial shape. He crossed heirloom tomatoes Ger- man Johnson, Beefsteak and several others, finally getting this terrific variety. He named it Mortgage Lifter because he made enough money selling fruit and plants of this huge, meaty, sweet, pink skinned tomato to get out of hock and pay off his mortgage.


00481 MORTGAGE LIFTER. Said to have pre-


days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.75; 3+ $2.55 each; (D) 1/32 oz. $6.95. Indeterminate. 75-85


00131 DELICIOUS. An excellent slicer, most fruits over 1 lb., with many 2 to 3 lbs., and a long time world record holder at 7-3/4 lbs.! Smooth and solid fruits that seldom crack with small cavities, almost solid meat and excellent fla- vor. Developed from Beefsteak. Indeterminate. 77 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.50; 3+ $2.25 each; (F) 1/16 oz. $7.50; (J) 1/4 oz. $14.95.


00350 HOMESTEAD. Our best variety for areas of the Deep South where temperatures get extremely hot. Fruits are medium-large, weigh- ing about 8 oz. each, smooth, dark red, meaty and flavorful. Good disease resistance. No staking needed. Determinate. 80 days. (A) Pkt. (50 seeds) $2.75; 3+ $2.55 each; (K) 1/2 oz. $11.95.


fruits are large for canning types, about 8 oz., and not too acidic. Excellent for slicing fresh, too. In- determinate. 74 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.50; 3+ $2.25 each; (F) 1/16 oz. $10.75; (J) 1/4 oz. $24.95.


00029 AMISH PASTE. “Real tomato taste” in a turn-of-the- century Amish heirloom. The best for sauces and canning. Bright red


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00618 ROMA. Best-known paste-type, indis- pensable for sauce, paste and catsup. Bears big crops of bright red, plum-shaped fruits with meaty interiors and few seeds. Excellent for canning whole or for adding body to juice. Disease resistant. Deter- minate. 75 days. (A) Pkt. (50 seeds) $2.55; 3+ $2.35 each; (K) 1/2 oz. $9.50; (L) 1 oz. $15.95.


00188 CHEROKEE PURPLE. A remarkable coloration of a medium pink-purple, almost brown. Originally given by Native Americans to early Appalachian settlers from Pennsylvania to Georgia. Large, round fruits are crack-free and weigh 8 to 12 oz. Indeterminate. 85 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.65; 3+ $2.45 each; (D) 1/32 oz. $12.95.


tato leaf plants. Indeterminate. 80 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.65; 3+ $2.45 each; (J) 1/4 oz. $17.95.


00289 GERMAN JOHN- SON PINK. An old heir- loom favorite of the Pennsyl- vania Dutch, as far south as the Carolinas. Large, rough, pink fruits, with yellow shoulders. Mild and meaty with low acid content. Po-


yields. Vine grows 10 to 15 ft. tall and should be supported on a trellis. Each vine produces as many as 2 to 3 bush- els of tomatoes. Fruits are rich red, meaty and large. Fine beefsteak flavor. Excellent for canning. Potato leaf plants. Indeterminate. 85 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.45; 3+ $2.25 each; (J) 1/4 oz. $10.95; (K) 1/2 oz. $18.95.


00380 CLIMBING TRIP-L-CROP. Our only climbing type produces enormous


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00519 OLD GERMAN. An old heirloom originally grown by the Mennonite community of Virginia and one of the best ever for slicing. Fruits are huge, often weighing 1-1/2 to 2 lbs., with an unusual boat shape. Color is gold- en-yellow, with red to pink stripes going through to the core. Striping varies from fruit to fruit. 75 days. Indeterminate. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.75; 3+ $2.55 each; (F) 1/16 oz. $7.50; (J) 1/4 oz. $14.95.


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