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A Descriptive Catalog of Rare & Interesting Seeds from the Victory Seed Company.

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Unless otherwise noted, tomato packets contain at least 20 seeds and are priced at $2.45 per packet.<br />

Bradley (3400221)<br />

80 days, semi-determinate — Short plants with<br />

dense foliage cover when staked and pruned. Pink<br />

fruit with green shoulders in the 7-ounce range,<br />

excellent fresh market quality. Fusarium wilt<br />

resistant but can crack. Released in 1961.<br />

Brandywine, Pink (3400231) {CNG}<br />

90 days, indeterminate — Potato-leaf foliage with<br />

very large, oblate-shaped, reddish, pink fruits<br />

averaging 16 to 24 ounces each. Exceptional<br />

flavor, gourmet quality.<br />

Brandywine, Sudduth (3401311) {CNG}<br />

80 days, indeterminate — Potato-leaf plants<br />

produce pink, oblate, large (14 to 36 ounce) fruits.<br />

Excellent flavor. Sudduth family heirloom.<br />

Caspian Pink (3400241) {CNG}<br />

80 days, indeterminate — Reportedly an heirloom<br />

discovered in Russia by a Petoseed Co. employee<br />

shortly after the Cold War ended. It has large,<br />

oblate, pink fruits weighing up to 11 ounces. The<br />

flavor is mild and sweet.<br />

Cherokee Purple (3400251)<br />

80 days, indeterminate — Fruits are large (12 to<br />

16 ounces), dark pink with dark purple shoulders.<br />

Excellent complex flavor, slightly sweet aftertaste.<br />

Introduced by Craig LeHoullier who received it<br />

from J. D. Green of TN. At least 100 years old and<br />

reportedly grown by the Cherokee Indians.<br />

Cooper’s Special (3402581) {CNG}<br />

90 days, semi-determinate — Plants have good<br />

leaf coverage. Beautiful, pink, globe-shaped, 3 to 9<br />

ounce, smooth skinned, fruits. Released in 1923.<br />

Cosner (3402601) {CNG}<br />

90 days, indeterminate — Regular leaf plants with<br />

dark pink, 8 to 12 ounce, good flavored fruits.<br />

Generally an elongated-globe shape, sometimes<br />

developing into a classic heart shape.<br />

Curry (3401771) {CNG}<br />

90 days, indeterminate — An old family heirloom.<br />

The regular leaf plants produce large, pink,<br />

delicious, beefsteak-type fruits.<br />

Dester (3402911) {CNG}<br />

92 days, indeterminate — Regular leaf plants with<br />

pink, 6 to 24 ounce, beefsteak-type, oblate shaped<br />

fruits. It is an excellent, tasty slicing tomato. An old<br />

family heirloom from Germany.<br />

Dinner Plate (3402921) {CNG}<br />

85 days, indeterminate — Regular leaf variety that<br />

produces large (up to 24 ounce), pink, heartshaped<br />

fruits that when sliced, have the potential<br />

of covering a dinner plate.<br />

Dots Delight (3402151) {CNG}<br />

90 days, indeterminate — A rare heirloom. The<br />

fruits are nice, large, pink fruits. The plants are<br />

sturdy and potato leaf.<br />

Early Bird (3401361) {CNG}<br />

80 days, indeterminate — A nice, tart flavored,<br />

pink tomato weighing up to 15 ounces. Released<br />

by Johnson & Stokes of Philadelphia in 1899.<br />

Early Detroit (3402551) {CNG}<br />

67 days, indeterminate — Firm and juicy,<br />

beautifully bright-pink, two to four ounce, globeshaped<br />

fruits with a good flavor and a sweet<br />

aftertaste. Released by Ferry Seed Co. in 1909.<br />

Early Detroit No. 17 (3402751) {CNG}<br />

70 days, indeterminate — Pink, globe to oblate, 2<br />

to 5 ounce fruits with firm flesh but reasonably<br />

juicy and with a good flavor and a slightly sweet<br />

finish.<br />

Eva Purple Ball (3401071) {CNG}<br />

75 days, indeterminate — Reportedly from the<br />

Black Forest region of Germany in the late 1800s.<br />

The fruits are smooth, uniformly globe shaped,<br />

about 6 ounces, and deep pink in color. Excellent<br />

taste. Good canning variety. Very prolific.<br />

Ferris Wheel (3401091) {CNG}<br />

90 days, indeterminate — Pink, juicy, mild and<br />

slightly sweet. The largest fruit in our grow out<br />

weighed 32 ounces! Some fruit as small as 8<br />

ounces but a pound is typical. Released by the<br />

John A. Salzer Seed Co. in about 1907.<br />

Fioletovyi Kruglyi (3402241) {CNG}<br />

85 days, indeterminate — This Russian variety’s<br />

name means “Purple Round” in English. Plants<br />

have beautiful grayish foliage. Fruits are globeshaped,<br />

dark purple, grow in clusters of six fruits.<br />

Excellent meaty texture and sweet flavor.<br />

Fish Lake Oxheart (3402641) {CNG}<br />

85 days, indeterminate — A productive, regular<br />

leaf type with scarlet, heart-shaped, 12 to 16<br />

ounce fruits. Excellent flavor.<br />

Fordhook First, Burpee’s (3400991) {CNG}<br />

85 days, indeterminate — Good flavored, pink<br />

fruits, up to six ounces. Released about 1894.<br />

German Johnson (3400261) {CNG}<br />

85 days, indeterminate — Regular leaf plants. The<br />

beefsteak-type fruits reach up to a pound, are<br />

meaty, reddish-pink, and are mild but flavorful. A<br />

great slicing tomato for burgers and sandwiches.<br />

Giant Belgium Pink (3400271) {CNG}<br />

85 days, indeterminate — Sweet fruits averaging<br />

1 to 2 pounds. Dark pink fruit with smooth ends.<br />

Low acid, mild flavor.<br />

Giroc (3402961) {CNG}<br />

82 days, indeterminate — Regular leaf plants<br />

produce 18 to 24 ounce, pink, beefsteak-type<br />

fruits. An excellent slicing variety, it is a Romanian<br />

variety introduced to American seed savers by<br />

Geza Korbely of Hungary.<br />

Globe, Burpee’s (3400881) {CNG}<br />

78 days, indeterminate — Likely a selection of<br />

'Livingston's Globe'. Heavy yielding, vigorous, pink<br />

fruits are globular, smooth and very solid; good<br />

quality. An AAS ® winner in 1936.<br />

Glovel (3402861) {CNG}<br />

75 days, indeterminate — Vigorous and<br />

productive. Fruits are pink, 4 to 16 ounces, firm,<br />

and mild in flavor. Reportedly wilt-resistant.<br />

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