Galina's or Galina's Yellow

Raymondo · February 11, 2006

Most of the time, I've seen this tomato referred to as Galina's, but every now and then, Galina's Yellow is used. If there is a 'correct' name, which is it?

PNW_D · February 11, 2006

My original seed package from Seeds Trust (1997) lists this one simply as "Galina".

**nctomatoman** · February 11, 2006

Same tomato. It is an example of how easily a color name can get attached to a variety - then voila - two names for the same tomato (best example - Brandywine ends up being called Pink Brandywine with increasing frequency).

**carolyn137** · February 11, 2006

I don't remember what the original pack from Seeds Trust said b'c Craig bought all of them, split the packs sent me half, I paid half and he had the packs.

We bought all of them ASAP after Bill McDorman first listed them.

I've called it Galina and I've also called it Galina's Yellow, I think. It's listed in the SSE Yearbooks as Galina.

Same deal with Lillian's Yellow Heirloom, which is the correct name but most of the time folks leave off the Heirloom part of the name.

Or Lillian's Red Kansas Paste where folks leave off the Paste part.

Carolyn

Raymondo · February 12, 2006

So it's whatever you choose to call it. I like Galina. It's hard to shorten that any further.

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Raymondo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Saumarez Ponds, NSW, Australia Posts: 946	Galina's or Galina's Yellow Most of the time, I've seen this tomato referred to as Galina's, but every now and then, Galina's Yellow is used. If there is a 'correct' name, which is it? __________________ Ray

February 11, 2006	#2
PNW_D Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: West Coast, Canada Posts: 961	My original seed package from Seeds Trust (1997) lists this one simply as "Galina". __________________ D.

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nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Same tomato. It is an example of how easily a color name can get attached to a variety - then voila - two names for the same tomato (best example - Brandywine ends up being called Pink Brandywine with increasing frequency). __________________ Craig

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Raymondo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Saumarez Ponds, NSW, Australia Posts: 946	So it's whatever you choose to call it. I like Galina. It's hard to shorten that any further. __________________ Ray

February 11, 2006	#4
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	I don't remember what the original pack from Seeds Trust said b'c Craig bought all of them, split the packs sent me half, I paid half and he had the packs. We bought all of them ASAP after Bill McDorman first listed them. I've called it Galina and I've also called it Galina's Yellow, I think. It's listed in the SSE Yearbooks as Galina. Same deal with Lillian's Yellow Heirloom, which is the correct name but most of the time folks leave off the Heirloom part of the name. Or Lillian's Red Kansas Paste where folks leave off the Paste part. Carolyn