Historical background information for varieties handed down from bygone days.
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February 2, 2008 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
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"The Field and Garden Vegetables of America", 1863. Released June 5, 2007 by Project
pages 640 to 653 are the pages that deal with tomatoes, growing info, and variety types.
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/21682...-h/21682-h.htm |
March 3, 2010 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
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Wow,
most interesting - thank you for linking to it Carolyn, and a bit more from Google Books on Tomato de Laye http://books.google.ca/books?q=Tomat...G=Search+Books
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March 3, 2010 | #3 |
Tomatoville® Moderator
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Denise, that is a superb link! I have a few of those special bulletins (1880s, from MI state) but this is a treasure trove of info for the tomato historian!
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