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Orange Tomatoes<br />
AMANA ORANGE #TO106<br />
75-80 days. Big, 1 lb glowing orange beefsteaks have an<br />
intense, full flavor that most tomatoes don’t match! This very<br />
attractive heirloom tomato is named for the Amana Colonies in<br />
Amana, Iowa. Pkt $2.25 or 1/4 oz $12.00<br />
BARNES MOUNTAIN YELLOW #TO115<br />
85-90 days. 1-2 lb beefsteak type fruit. Meaty orange<br />
fruit are produced in abundance on these very tall vines.<br />
Rich old-time tomato taste; grown at Barnes Mountain,<br />
Kentucky. Pkt $2.00<br />
BIG WHITE PINK STRIPES #TO122<br />
Lovely big, globe fruit are a fabulous creamy-peach color, so<br />
unique and beautiful. These have a sweet tropical taste with<br />
hints of melon. A lovely tomato with low yields: yes, low.<br />
But who cares? It is so gorgeous! Pkt (15 seeds) $2.50<br />
DADS SUNSET #TO103<br />
90 days. The perfect orange tomato! Large 10 oz. fruit are<br />
very smooth, uniform, and a beautiful, glowing orange in<br />
color. It keeps very well. One of the best flavored tomatoes<br />
we have tried. Pkt $2.50<br />
DJENA LEE’S GOLDEN GIRL #TO125<br />
76-80 days. Indeterminate. Family heirloom that dates<br />
back to the Roaring Twenties. Medium-sized fruits have a<br />
beautiful golden-orange color. Flavor is a balance of sweet<br />
and tart, fruity and very tasty. This variety won first prize at the<br />
Chicago Fair 10 years in a row! Djena was the granddaughter<br />
of Minnesota financier Jim Lee. She grew this tomato in<br />
Minnesota, and in 1929 gave plants to Reverend Morrow, then<br />
15 years old, who maintained it. Listed in the Slow Foods Ark<br />
of Taste. Pkt $2.50<br />
DR. WYCHE’S YELLOW #TO108<br />
80 days. This heirloom was introduced to Seed Savers<br />
Exchange by the late Dr. John Wyche, who at one time<br />
owned the Cole Brothers Circus and used the manure of<br />
elephants to fertilize his heritage gardens. The 1 lb fruit is<br />
solid and smooth; their color is a glowing tangerine-orange<br />
that always stands out in the kitchen or off the vine. One of<br />
the best heirloom orange types for market, with its smooth<br />
texture and tropical, sweet taste. Heavy yields. Pkt $2.50<br />
GIRAFFE #TO123<br />
75 days. Semi-determinate. Intriguing long-keeping variety<br />
from Russia. 2- to 4- ounce round fruits are meaty with a red<br />
interior and skin that changes from green to yellow as the<br />
fruit ripens in storage. Vine-ripened fruits eventually reach<br />
a unique orange color. Reportedly keeps up to 5 months!<br />
Originally bred at the Timirjazev Agricultural Academy,<br />
Russia. Pkt $2.50<br />
GOLDEN JUBILEE #TO105<br />
70-80 days. A very popular orange variety; fine, sweet, mild<br />
flavor; good size and yield. An old standard. Pkt $2.50<br />
or 1/4 oz $9.00<br />
GOLDEN QUEEN #TO127 New!<br />
78 days. Indeterminate. First introduced in 1882 by the<br />
Livingston Seed Company. The oblate fruits of deep gold<br />
are sizable and free from blemishes. Superb flavor, with a bit<br />
more tartness than expected. Listed in the Slow Food USA’s<br />
Ark of Taste. Pkt $2.50<br />
GOLDEN SUNRAY #TO109<br />
80 days. Uniform, golden-orange globes are so smooth<br />
and uniform they look like a commercial variety, but these<br />
have a rich, full, tomato flavor that is missing in modern<br />
varieties, being both sweet and tangy. Productive vines yield<br />
lots of 8 to 10-oz. fruit that excel at markets; great for fresh<br />
use and sauce. This tomato was preserved by the late Ben<br />
Quisenberry. Pkt $2.50<br />
Golden Jubilee<br />
Pike County Yellow<br />
131 www.rareseeds.com
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