Extra Eros Zlatovlaska

[dice]

Okay, version 3:

Eros is a red cultivar from East Germany, introduced to the US
by Milan Sodomka (who also introduced Stupice and a few other
fine Czech varieties to US growers).

Zlatovlaska is an orange cultivar introduced by a Russian
cultivar vendor.

Extra Eros Zlatovlaska is a yellow to orangy red cultivar
(reports vary) of unknown origin.

I do not think we should discount the Abundant Life catalog's
report of Eros as an originally East German cultivar without
evidence to the contrary. Here is a page where Forest Shorner
of Abundant Life transcribes Sodomka's original letter that
accompanied the seeds:

http://www.seattlepi.com/nwgardens/247682_smith10.html

Note that a TOMATObase contributor has actually grown out
Extra Eros Zlatovlaska:

http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/E...os_Zlatovlaska

(Shorner's transcription of the letter spells Milan's last name
as "Sodomka", while Abundant Life's own website spells it as
"Sodomko" in their listing for seeds of Stupice, so it is
anyone's guess about that.)

[carolyn137]

Good find Dice.

And it does confirm that Milan Sodomka was from the Czech Republic, see Prague in the letter, and that he was distributing seeds for the Czech breeder and also adds, which is good, that he was distributing two East German varieties and a Bulgarian one.

And it also shows that Shomer initially and wrongly thought that Sodomka was the Czech breeder.

And yes, I know that Tania has grown it .

I think I mentioned above that only Glenn Drowns and someone who got seeds from him list EEZ in the 09 SSE Yearbook and both list it in the Orange/Yellow tomato section.

Glenn says orange/red color and plum shaped and the other person says plum to globe shaped and says yellow.

When I grow it I'll post about it, but you know, it just isn't on my priority list of varieties to grow, but it certainly has gotten a lot of attention here Patty.