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Winsall   NEW
Aka Wins All.  One pound pink beefsteak originated from Henderson Seed Company in NY/NJ.  Was bred to be an impprovement over Ponderosa.  Wonderful producer.  Potato leaf.
Indet. 85 days.......#P4................................................................$2.95
Chianti Rose   
NEW
I had a customer request seed for this variety last year and so decided to grow it out .  It turned out to be my favorite tomato this summer!  Medium size, deep rose beesteaks have the perfect blend of sweetness to acid and you'll find yourself  oohing and ahing over the taste!   Plants seem to be quite hardy and set out plenty of yummy fruits.  I have a limied quantity, so seed packet will contain 15-20 seeds.
Indet. 80 days....# P5..................................................................$2.95
Rose De Berne    NEW
Perfect 6-8 oz. round dark pink fruits.  Quite attractive and a very nice producer.
Indet. 80 days....#P6
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DaChilo 
This was a highlight in 2004.  Huge, deep rose, heavy weight tomato with substantial flavors from Italy.
Indet. 80 days.....#P7  .........
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Old German Pink 
Potato leaf foliage.  Quite productive.  Seeds from Brook Elliott.  Not too sweet for a pink.  Very nice flavor.
Indet.  85 days....#P8 
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Ukranian Heart 
Very heavy producer of lovely heart-shaped pink fruits.
Indet.  75 days...#P9 
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Amana Pink
Huge, luscious, dusty rose-pink, heart shaped fruits, sized 1-2 lbs. Plants are extremely productive. Amana excels in the kitchen because of it's dense meatiness and small seed cavities. Flavor is rich, very sweet. One of my favorite pinks.
Indet. 85 days ....#P10.............................................................. $2.95
Anna Russian
This heirloom was handed down from a Russian immigrant. One of the finest tomatoes you can grow. Vines are wispy and finely cut, like most oxheart types, and they produce 8-16oz. lusciously sweet, juicy, and solid heart shaped fruits. A favorite.
Indet. 70 days ....#P11............................................................. $2.95
Aunt Ginny's Purple
Does Aunt Ginny's rival the famous Brandywine? Many tomato lovers say "YES!". Potato leaf plant sets out 12-16 oz. reddish- pink, sweet, and juicy fruits. One of the most beautiful and interesting varieties around, with flavor that will win you over!
Indet. 75-85 days ....#P12........................................................ $2.95
Babywine
How cute are these 4 oz. pink plum sports from a Brandywine plant? Way cute! How good do they taste? Way good! They have that same famous Brandywine flavor. Thank you to Robert Sala and his lovely wife who gifted me with the seeds at last year's Garden State Tomato Tasting, and also gave them their cute name.
Indet. 75 days....#P13.................................................................$2.95
Black Mountain Pink
An old and very rare Kentucky heirloom that is a must try. Huge pink fruits can grow over 3 lbs! Very dense flesh is a beautiful deep rose with garnet streaks. Flavor is outstanding. Seeds come from an abandoned homestead in the Black Mountain area of Harlan County,Kentucky around 1933. Thanks to Austin Isaccs for collecting this gem.
Indet. 80 days...#P14......10 Seeds/Pack......
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Boondocks
Potato leafed pinks seem to share a special rich sweet flavor, and this one falls right into that category. Fruits are large, at 1-2 lbs+ and have superior flavor. Fine producer.
Indet. 80 days ....#P15..............................................................$2.95
Brandywine, (Pink)
The famous old Amish heirloom tomato lovers have been reading so much about the last few years. It was one of the first open pollinated varieties I tasted, and I thought I'd died and gone to tomato heaven! Everything about this tomato is exquisite, and it will reward your taste buds with a creamy richness that's just hard to beat. Potato leaf.
Indet. 90 days ....#P16............................................................. $2.95
Brandywine, Sudduth's Strain
This strain of Brandywine comes from the Sudduth Family in Tennessee and was grown by them for over 100 years.  Is a favorite strain of many Brandywine lovers and comes from the Ben Quisenberry collection
Indet. 85 days....#P17...............................................................$2.95
Burgundy Traveler
Another '99 favorite! Medium to large, dusty rose-purplish globes of exceptional quality. The plants produce endlessly and flavor is absolutely fabulous, rich beyond description. The extreme southern heat couldn't stop it, nor the many seasonal diseases. "Tomato Man", Darrell Merrell sent me the seeds.
Indet. 80 days ...#P18.............................................................. $2.95
Butter and Bullheart
.5-1lb oxheart type fruit. Very meaty, seedless, and a great producer. Slice one for a tomato sandwich, or use them to cook up lovely sauces. Very high producing.
Indet. 75 days ....#P19........................................................... $2.95
Butterworth's Potato Leaf
Huge yields of 1lb. pink beefsteaks. Another great tasting potato leaf pink.
Indet. 80 days....#P 20..............................................................$2.95
Caspian Pink
Lots of hoopla one year, taunting this as a flavor winner over Brandywine. I found it to be very similar with the exception that it sets many more fruits! Potato leaf plants.
Indet. 75 days.....#P21............................................................. $2.95
Cherokee Purple
Indian Heirloom of "many colors". Very productive plants set out gorgeous 10-12 oz. dusky pink-purplish brown fruits, with dark brick interiors and green shoulders. Taste is outstanding. This is truly one of my favorites. A real beauty to behold !
Indet. 80 days ....#P22............................................................. $2.95
Church
If you want a gigantic pink "bragger",  you must try Church! Suberbly flavored, sweet and creamy pink fruits in the 2lb.+ range are almost solid flesh with very tiny seed pockets. I have never seen such high production for a plant with this size fruit. Old heirloom saved by the Church family in Hot Springs Virginia.
Indet. 85 days...#P23..................................................................$2.95
Cleota Pink
Flavor comparable or better than Brandywine. Deep rose, fragrant flesh is the highlight of these very large beefsteaks. Another big producer for a large fruited type. It is also very early. Tennessee heirloom saved by a woman named Cleota.
Indet.70days....#P24....................
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Cooper's Special
The cutest little 2-3oz. sooth pink globes, from Mr. Cooper in Florida.
Det. 75 days....#P25................................................................... $2.95
Dr. Buresh Pink Italian
Potato leaf vines produce huge beautiful beefsteaks, 1-1 1/2 pounds and then some. Sweet, meaty, and very, flavorful. A perfect "one slicer" for sandwiches, or you can fill up a platter with ease.
Indet. 90 days ....#P26............................................................... $2.95
Dr. Lyle
Ribbed 1-2 lbs. dark pink beefsteaks. Highly productive, nothing bothers this one. Fruits are very meaty and sweet. A very popular variety of seed savers.
Indet. 80 days ....#P27............................................................... $2.95
Dr. Neal
Luscious rose-pink beefsteaks at 1-2lbs. I picked many from 7 foot vines this year! If left to ripen on the vine they are exceedingly sweet. A real winner!
Indet. 80 days ....#P28............................................................. $2.95
Grace Lahmam's Pink
This variety makes a fantastic main crop pink. Tremendous amounts of good old time flavored perfect rose-pink globes. Very mild and sweet. Bring a big basket to harvest, as this is a true till frost producer with huge fall crops.
Indet. 80 days ....#P29............................................................. $2.95
Eva Purple Ball
Outstanding heirloom that comes from the German Black Forest. Vigorous vines produce uniform tennis ball size fruits that are a pretty pink with pale purple blushing. Taste is wonderful; full and rich. Fruit likes to drop when ripe, so keep an eye on them.
Indet. 80 days ....#P30............................................................. $2.95
Florida Pink
Huge light dusty rose beefsteaks, with green shoulders, some 3 lbs! Refreshing and sweet.
Indet. 90 days.... #P31............................................................ $2.95
Fuzzy
Fruits are very sweet and juicy, a dusty rose-pink, about 2-4 oz., and covered with a silvery fuzz. They resemble frozen grapes after they've been removed from the freezer and sweated for a few moments. Comes from Mexico.
Indet. 80 days ....#P32............................................................ $2.95
German Head
Another favorite beefsteak, you'll pick lots of these gorgeous well shaped 1-2 lb. dark pink beauties. Very solid and meaty flesh with that old time tomato flavor.
Indet. 80 days ....#P33............................................................. $2.95
German Johnson
Old southern heirloom., said to be a forerunner to Mortgage Lifter. Large 1lb+ fruits with yellow on shoulders. Great old time flavor. Very sweet and a heavy producer.
Indet. 80-85 days ....#P34........................................................$2.95
Giant Belgium
Gigantic heirloom beefsteak from Ohio. So sweet, "Old Timers" used to make wine out of them, many people still do. Solid and meaty, the dark pink fruits can weigh 2 to 3 lbs. Definitely a "one slicer" for sandwiches. One of my favorite pinks.
Indet. 90 days ....#P35............................................................. $2.95
Giuseppe's Big Boy
Vigorous potato leaf plants deliver 8-16 oz. oblate pink fruits with vibrant sweet flavor.
Indet. 80 days ....#P36............................................................. $2.95
Heart of the Bull
If you are looking for " meaty" tomato, you must try this one! I've never seen anything like it. When sliced open, they look like a sheet of rose ice, with solid flesh and only the tiniest few seed cavities. It's scrumptiously sweet.
Indet. 90 days ....#P37............................................................ $2.95
Hungarian Heart Shaped
Another highlight in my '02 trials. If you've never tried oxheart varieties you are missing out on some of the most intensely fragrant and sweet fruits.This variety ranks right up there with the best of them. And, like other oxhearts, solid meaty interiors with very few seeds.
Indet. 73 days....#P38...............................................................$2.95
Italian Purple
Flavor that rivals Brandywine and Aunt Ginny's Purple.  Fruits are very large weighing about 1-2 pounds and dark pink-purple.  Concentrated rich flavor.
Indet. 80 days.........#P39..........................................................$3.75
Italian Sweet
Potato leaf plants produce plenty of large, luscious sweet beefsteaks of excellent eating quality. Color is a beautiful dark rose-pink and plants are very productive.
Indet. 90 days ....#P40...............
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Jeff Davis
1890 variety that "hails" from the B&O Railroad path that crossed Alabama. Very high yield of great tasting 1lb.+ purplish-pink beefsteaks. My plants went through every disease of the season and kept producing fruit after fruit.
Indet. 85 days ....#P41.................................................
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June Pink
Small to medium globe shaped, rosy pink fruits with a reddish cast to them. Fine flavor and quite sweet. This is a very high producing variety.
Indet. 80 days ....#P42............................................................ $2.95
Kosovo   
Sweet, sweet, sweet!  A favorite in ‘04. Mega producer of meaty, pink, 1 lb. oxhearts.  Kosovo is for anyone who loves to eat a super sweet and rich tomato. Grown out from seeds sent by Carolyn Male.
Indet. 75 days ....#P43..............................................................$2.95
Large Pink Bulgarian
Dark pink fruits 8 oz to 1 lb. Slightly flattened globes with superb flavor. Productive.
Indet. 80 days ....#P44............................................................ $2.95
Madagascar
Sprawling vines produce mini, rose-pink plums with a very pretty magenta blush, that appear in profusion. You'll enjoy their unique rich sweetness. A favorite in '99.
Indet. 75 days ....#P45............................................................ $2.95
Mammoth Sandwich
Deep pink beefsteaks are nice and meaty. Many up to one and a half pounds.
Indet. 90 days ....#P46................................................................$2.95
Marianna’s Peace
This is a lovely tomato and is unique in that is quite sweet, but has a nice acid aftertaste to it. Potato leaf plants offer up loads of beautiful deep rose beefsteaks, many well over one lb. It is an excellent variety and becoming a favorite of all who try it.
Indet. 75 days ....#P47 ...................................................................$2.95
Marizol Pink
Not a heavy producer, but I defy anyone to find a sweeter pink. Weighing 6-12 oz., the deep rose flesh is superior with complex flavors. Favorite of some tomato enthusiasts.
Indet. 85 days ....#P48.............................................................. $2.95
Marizol Purple
Very pretty reddish-pink fruits with a purple cast. Creamy and sweet flesh is so delicious!. Extreme producer! One of my absolute favorites and definitely in competition for one of the most beautiful of varieties.
Indet.75-80 days ....#P49........................................................ $2.95
Mexico
You may feel like doing the samba when you check out your huge crop of these tasty 1lb.+ pink fruits . They are outstanding in flavor and oh, so pretty. From a Mexican family now living in the Midwest. Excellente'!
Indet. 75 days....#P50............................................................... $2.95
Missouri Pink Love Apple
I love the name, and the tomato! Grown since the Civil War. Potato leaf vines deliver a fantastic production of 1/2 to 1 lb. sweet, pink beefsteaks, perfect for summer sandwiches. A fabulous main crop pink.
Indet. 80 days ....#P51............................................................ $2.95
Mortgage Lifter
Large pink beefsteak type that weighs in at 1-2 lbs. Fruits are very meaty with few seeds. Folklore says a man paid off the mortgage on the farm he was about to lose with his prolific crop of these beauties. I never plant a summer garden without this fine example of wonderful old-time tomato flavor. It definitely puts the "T" in BLT!
Indet. 85 days ....#P52..............................................................$2.95
Mr. Underwoods's Pink German Giant
I don't know who Mr. Underwood was, but he must have been the talk of his neighborhood! Fantastic, immense, highly ribbed, oblong beefsteaks with 3 lbs. not uncommon. Very dense and meaty with few seeds. You'll absolutely love it!
Indet. 90 days ....#P53.............................................................$2.95
Old Italian   
This new variety was a highlight in the 2004 trials.  It has a lovely flavor balance; sweet like most pinks, but with a nice acid finish.  It also posesses a very creamy texture and is a true delight.  Plants produce a large quantity of very pretty 6-12 oz. fruits.
Indet. 80 days ....#P54  ..........................................*15 seeds....$2.95
Olena Ukrainian
Large potato leaf plant produces 1-2+lb. blemish free pink globes of superb quality. Seed from Russian, Olena Warshona, Odessa, Ukraine.
Indet. 85 days ....#P55............................................................. $2.95
Omar's Lebanese 
Yes, I know it's a strange name, but what a fabulous tomato!This is a real favorite of seed savers. Large, pink, slightly heart shaped beefsteaks with real full bodied sweet flavor. Plants are long standing and very productive.
Indet. 80 days....#P56................................................................$2.95
Pink Petticoat
Unique ruffled fruits are quite pretty and fun to grow. They weigh 4oz. are mildly sweet and make a great plate decoration. Semi-hollow. Fantastic for hot or cold stuffed tomatoes.
Indet.70 days....#P57................................................................$2.95
Ponder Heart
Heavy producing, meaty, seedless, and fine full flavor make this one, great kitchen tomato. Fruits are quite large, heart shaped and a very pretty rose pink.
Indet. 90 days .....#P58............................................................ $2.95
Pruden's Purple
Potato leaf vines set out 10 to 16 oz. dark, dusty pink fruits, very similar to Brandywine, only 10 days earlier. This is another favorite of many tomato enthusiasts.
Indet. 80 days ....#P59............................................................. $2.95
Purple Brandywine Or Marizol Bratka
A cross between Brandywine and Marizol Purple by Joe Bratka. Potato leaf plant produces loads of 10-16 oz. rich, creamy-sweet, dusky rose-purple fruits. Fabulous!
Indet. 85 days ....#P60............................................................. $2.95
Purple Pear Brandywine
Exclusive. Sport from a Purple Brandywine plant.  Fruits are pear shaped, some doubles.  Flesh is deep, dark, purplish-rose and intensely sweet.  Makes excellent sauces.
Indet. 75 days ....#P61  ............................................................$2.95
Purple Perfect
Prolific yielder of 6-8 oz. "perfectly" round and smooth dusky pink fruits that ripen to a pale rose color. They have a very distinct sweet-tart flavor. Potato leaf .
Indet. 85 days ....#P62............................................................. $2.95
Purple Price
A trial favorite in '00. Similar to Cherokkee Purple, only smoother shoulders and more uniform size and shape. Interior color variations are breathtaking. Flavor is very rich and earthy.Great for market.
Indet 75 days......#P63 ...........................................................$ 2.95
The Richardson Tomato
Fantastic, immense, gigantic, colossal, and then some! Pal, Bob Anderson gave me seed for this monster. I've never seen anything like it before. If your looking for the all time biggest bragging tomato, this, my friends is it. Juicy and plenty meaty to boot! One sliced tomato will fill up a 18" platter...Whow!
Indet. 85 days ....#P64............................................................ $2.95
Royal Hillbilly
Large, ponderous vines set out "amazing" amounts of gorgeous purplish pink, medium to large beefsteaks. Bugs nor disease can stop this one! When you think you've picked the last of them, go look again! Tickle your taste buds. This is truly one of the best tasting pink tomatoes in the world. Another great one from Darrell Merrell.
Indet. 85 days ....#P65............................................................ $2.95
Shirley S.
Incredible beefsteaks grow huge, some to 2 1/2 lb., Very dense, sweet, and very productive. Small seed cavities allow for their meatiness. Potato leaf plants.
Indet. 80 days ....#P66............................................................ $2.95
Soldacki
Brought to Ohio around 1900 from Krakow Poland. Very vigorous potato leaf vines offer lots of large, pretty pink, blemish free, meaty fruits with wonderful rich flavor. One of the very prettiest pinks and another one of my favorites.
Indet. 75 days ....#P67............................................................. $2.95
 
Stump of the World
I adore this tomato! It is one of the most gorgeous varieties you can grow. Perfect pink-red fruits are large, round, and very smooth. Completely blemish free. You've never tasted anything quite like it.
Indet. 80 days ....#P68................................................
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Tidwell German   
Goodness gracious, what a fabulous tomato!  Huge tall plants set out an unbelievable amount of mouth watering, sweet, dark pink fruits with flavor hard to beat. They grow fast and very large, up to 3 lbs. This is rare 80 year old heirloom from Tennessee.
Indet. 75 days ....#P69 ..............................................
................$3.25
Tiffen Mennonite
Very productive potato leaf. Old heirloom weighs .8 oz-1 lb. are flatish, pink, and have excellent flavor.
Indet. 85 days ....#P70...............................................................$2.95
Wanda's Potato Top
Vigorous potato leaf plants are quite pretty and set out 1lb+ pinkish-red fruits. Blemish free with extra smooth shoulders and skins. Flavor is excellent.
Indet. 75 days ....#P71............................................................. $2.95
Watermelon Beefsteak
A favorite and staple in my garden.  This heirloom dates back to the 1800's and is one of the best examples of "good old time" tomato flavor everyone adores.
Indet. 75 days ....#P72...............................................................$2.95
West Virginia Straw
This potato leaf pink heirloom is heavenly!  One of the sweetest and best tasting you can grow.  Pick lots of 1 lb. beefsteaks.  Very nice!
Indet. 85 days ....#P73............................................................. $2.95
Zapotec Pink Pleated 
Extreme fluting and very irregular shaped fruits are slightly hollow, making this another stuffing possibility.Size varies, some becoming quite large. From the Zapotec Indians of Mexico.
Indet. 90 days....#P74.................................................................$2.95

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