Populuxe Seed Bank - Current Holdings April-12-20 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP?
Bean Monastery 328 54 days from sprout to green Likely originally Vermont Cranberry, but H harvest. 89 days from sprout to dry grown by the Trappist monks in Tracadie harvest. Great for both uses, nice NS since the 1930's and now genetically nutty flavour green. Great short distinct. season varieyt Morine 338 Mrocumière 332 H Prince Purple 329 OP/H? Bean (Bush) Borlotto Lingua Di Fuoco (Borlotto 72 Good for fresh and dried use, white Italian heirloom. H Fire Tongue) pods streaked with red/orange. Beans are tan speckled with dark red. 50-60 days. High yielding variety. Canadian Wonder 264 Red kidney bean with a small white Listed in the Ely seed catalogue from 1881: H eye. Early as a snap bean, but "This dwarf bean is of such great value as primarily used as a dry bean. Very to fully justify the name "Wonder". In growth productive, smaller bush plant. 95 the plant is dwarf and compact. The pods, days to dry. produced in marvellous (sic) abundance, are very tender, delicate in flavor, of beautiful shape, and grow from 12 to 16 inches in length. For string beans it is sure to become a great favorite, while for fresh shelled beans (cooked like Lima Beans), hardly any other variety can approach it in rich, delicious flavor and handsome appearance."
Believed to pre-date that, however no further documentation is verified.
Canadian heirloom.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 1 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Bean (Bush) Ireland Creek Annie 204 Bush type bean, excellent for soups English heirloom grown since the 1930s on H and dry uses. 24" growth. Good Ireland Creek Farm in British Columbia. producer. 70-75 days. Koala 293 Plant produces thin pods, plant size OP/H? about up to 12". Magpie (Magpi) 221 Bush-type bean. Reportedly later Introduced by the Carter Seed Company H variety. Black and white speckled, from France in 1913 OR 1909 by Sutton slightly elongated bean. Seeds (conflicting reports). Norwegian Brown 262 Plant produces good, early harvests H of gold brown soup beans with a white eye. 75 days (dry). Should be a bush variety. Heavy yields. Pepa de Zapallo (Tiger Eye) 302 Amber yellow dried bean with Originally from South American (reported). H maroon swirls. Best for dry use, thin skinned for easy drying on the vine. Bush habit. 80 days. Speckled Algonquin 211 Dry bush bean variety, light tan and History is spotty at best on this variety. H red speckled beans. 95 days to dry. Swedish Brown 209 Plant grows approximately 15" high, Original seed was brought to Canada by H produces pods of brown beans used Swedish immigrants who settled in Ladner, primarily for dry use. BC and Westham Island. Seeds originally brought in the 1800's. Thibodeau du Comté de Beauce 267 Excellent short season variety Documented back to Comte de Beauce in H producing excellent harvests of Quebec. Old Canadian heirloom. straight green beans dashed with purple early in the season. Bean in tan in colour with burgandy flecks. Produces well even in cool, wet conditions. 45 days for snap. 70 for dry. Bean (Pole) Brecon Black 333 Tall, strong plants produce long Brought to Ireland from Wales in 1945 by H green pods with black beans. Dr. Robert Davies from Brecon, South Wales and grown in Ireland ever since. Donated to ISSA by Urusula Burke, a neighbour of the Davies family. Cherokee Cornfield 218 Small beans range from black to H olive to cream to salmon to white, with striking black markings.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 2 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Bean (Pole) Emelia's Italian Pole (Auntie Vi's 186 Emelia Fulla brought the seeds to Canada H Italian Pole) when she immigrated from Italy in 1911. She was from St Peitro, Udine, Italy. The name 'Aunti Vi' was given to it by Annette Barley, who was given the beans in 1965. Vi stands for "Vancouver Island". The bean has been grown around Nanaimo for over 100 years. In 2015 A Barley renamed the beans 'Emelia's Italian Pole' in honour of Emelia Fulla. Gramma Walter's 210 Plant produces good yields of white Plant reportedly comes from the Pacific H and dark red mottled beans, used Northwest, although no history on Gramma primarily for dry uses, but can be Walter's can be found. used fresh. Approx. 5 seeds per pod, light pink pod. Grows approx. 7 ft. tall. 60 days for fresh use, 80 days for dry. Grandma Nellie's Yellow Podded 187 Early maturing variety, 60-65 days. Given to Nellie Chernoff, of Kamsack, H Moderately productive. Bean will Saskatchewan, by a Russian lady start in colder soil, making it immigrant friend. excellent for shorter and colder climates. Dry bean. Shatters when beans are ready. Irish Connors (Irish Conners) 134 Moderately large plants (approx. 6ft Ken Conners was born in Ireland in 1898. H long), white flowers, pods are His family immigrated to Boston, approx. 7-8" long with 6-8 beans per Massachusetts in 1900, and then again pod. Three pods per shoot. Beans moved to New Brunswick, Canada in 1907. are a chestnut brown colour and are They made their way out west and settled in good for snap and dry uses. Doesn't the Vancouver, BC area. The family is still like high heat, does better in around, but in the interior of BC now, where moderate temperatures. Early they run an antique store and still to this producer, ready for drying stage at day grow these beans that followed them only about 70-80 days. around their journey in North America.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 3 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Bean (Pole) May Flower 115 Best use as snap beans, but can be Said to have been brought over with the H used as dry. Pods produce short Mayflower in 1620, however it shows a lot squarish beans, off-white in colour of resemblence to 'Colorado River Bean'. flecked with a burgandy red that a Might simply be a renamed variety. cumulates at the eye. 100 days to maturity Mr. Tung's 74 10" pods, 8-10 beans per pod. Heirloom originally from China, brought H White/khaki colour, about 0.5" long. over by the Tung family when they moved 7 pods per shoot, 99% fruit set. to Longbeach, Kootenay Lake, BC. White flower, good dried and fresh, with a slight buttery flafour. 70ish days. Vines are 8-10ft long. Musica 73 Large flat pods 9-12" long, 6-8 Spanish heirloom. H beans per pod. White beans, about 0.5" long. 3 pods per shoot, about 85% fruit set. White flowers. Good dried and fresh. 60-70 days. Vines about 7-8ft long. Oma's 133 Large vining variety, vines Original gardener that H approximately 10ft high. Huge pods, sent them to the bank about 12" long produce large white said that her beans (approx, 7-9 per pod). Good grandmother brought for fresh or dried use. these beans over from Germany with her when she immigrated in the earlier part of the 20th century. They have been in her family ever since. Oregon Giant 113 Plant produces large, flat pods and Thought to originate from the Pacific H kidney-shaped beans. Beans and Northwest. Dated at least to the 1930's, as pods are tan with purple striping. it was listed in the 1937 McFayden's seed Pods are 10" long with 8 beans per catalogue. pod. Extremely large vines. 70 days for snap beans, 95-110 for maturity.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 4 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Bean (Pole) Poltschka 81 8" pods, 6-9 beans per pod. Beans OP/H? are smaller sized, about the size of a blackeyed pea. Colour is black/dark purple/blue. Excellent as a green bean or as a dried bean. Does moderately well in a hot climate, might produce better in a slightly cooler environment. Speckled Cranberry 265 Triple purpose bean. Can be used Brought to North America from England H as a snap bean at around 60 days, around 1825. green shell bean at around 80 days, or as a dry bean if grown to full maturity. Produces heavy crops of stringless 7-9" pods until the first frost. Pole habit, dry, 60-90 days. Sunset Runner 116 Plant produces distinct pale-peach OP/H? blossoms, vines reaching up to 6ft. Best used mature, and said to be excellent for freezing and canning. Beans are large, and are black, flecked with lavender-purple. 75 days. True Red Cranberry 117 Plant produces good harvests of Said to be originally used by the Abnaki H beans that resemble cranberries - First Nations of Maine, USA. dark red in colour, and about the size and shape of cranberries. Mostly used dried. 95 days. Cotztomatl 174 Sprawling plant produces small 1" Rare plant, reportedly grown by the Aztecs. H orange fruit in a husk. Earthy/fruity kind of flavour. Does well in heat, sets fruit easier in hotter weather. Doesn't like to be too damp. Tender perennial - will tolerate some frosts, but successive hard frosts will kill it. Cucumber Fin de Meaux 340 H Eggplant Rosa Bianca 268 Round, light lavender fruit with a Italian heirloom. H delicate flavour. Best picked when they are 6-8" long. Meaty. 75 days.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 5 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Fava Bean Broad Windsor 263 75-85 days. Heavy production. Stated in the Ely seed catalogue of 1881 to H Black and white flowers. be the "celebrated Broad Bean of England". Originally coming to England from Portugal in the 1300's, and grown in North America since the end of the 18th century. Ground Cherry Cossak Pineapple 112 Similar size and growth of 'Aunt Said to originate from Eastern Europe. OP/H? Molly's' but with a pineapple flavour. Self seeds readily, versitile plant, grows well in ground and in containers (but better yields if in- ground). Fruit is about 1/2" in diameter. 70 days. Pea Blue Pod Capucijners (Blue 84 Ornamental/edible variety, bright Developed by the Capuchin monks in H Podded Pea) blue/purple pods from silver-grey Holland. Known to date at least pre-1800. vines that grow approximately 8ft. Excellent pea for eating the pea pods, fresh shelled pea, or dried pea. 80-85 days Monk 118 Rough brown in appearance, used Traditional variety from the minks in the H almost exclusively for dry purposes. Netherlands. Robinson 336 Tall (7ft+) plants produce long slim Donated to HSL by Michael Stanley who H pods with up to 11 peas per pod. has grown the variety since the 1950's. M. Wrinkled seed, stays sweet even Stanley originally received the seed from when quite mature. Mrs. Robinson, who acquired the seed originally from Scotland. Pepper Czech Black 330 Pepper matures from black to red. Czechoslovakian heirloom. OP/H? Jalapeno in heat, nice big plants, ripened very early. Fruit is approximately 3" long, about 1.5" in circumference. Pepper (hot) Aji Chinchi Amarillo 224 Smaller version of the Ají Amarillo. Traditionally from South America, heavily H Yellow fruit, maturing to a deep used in Peruvian dishes. orange. Mild to medium heat. Excellent for fresh or dry use. 85 days.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 6 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Pepper (hot) Chocolate Habenero 111 Plant produces chocolate brown OP lantern shaped fruit, about 2" long. 300,000 scolville units, very spicy, and with an excellent smokey/fruity flavour. Morocco 337 Sweet but gently hot chili. Up to 3- Found by Adam Alexander in SE Morocco inch three-lobbed boxy hot and close to Algeria in 1997, and donated to sweet chilli pepper that turns brilliant HSL. red when ripe. Plants grow to 3 feet in height. Does well in a greenhouse border or pots. Pepper, Hot Hinkelhatz 315 Small, 1-2" long red peppers, Grown by the Pennsylvania Dutch since at H roughly shaped like a chicken's least the 1880s. Hinkelhatz translates from heart. Bushy rather than upright Penn Dutch to "chicken heart". growth habit, great for containers. Spicy. 85 days. Runner Bean Scarlet Runner 217 Green heart-shaped leaves with Wild perennial in tropical Central America, H bright red flowers, produce black introduced to cultivated gardens around and dark purple seeds. Edible when 1750. young. 75 days fresh, 115 dry. Snow Pea Chinese Giant 212 Plant produces very large, 5-8" pods H used for fresh snap pea use. Approximately 6-8 peas per pod. 4 ft. vines. Grows very well on the prairies. Slocan 75 Large 7ft vines, prolific producer. Heirloom brought by Japanese immigrants H White flowers. Leaves are green (possibly internment camp prisoners?) with white splotchy-dot variegation. during WWII to the area. Originally from Does very well in high heat. Japan. Excellent for snap pea use, as well as letting mature on the vine to use for dried peas. 50 days for fresh use, 70 for dry. Squash (maxima) Brode Galeux d'Eysines 183 90 days. Warty winter variety. Very French heirloom. H rare, difficult to find.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 7 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Squash (moschata) Musquee De Provence 219 Large, flat 10-15lb fruit that are Heirloom to southern France where, until H deeply divided. Mature to a deep recently, it was though the variety had dusty orange. Flesh is dense and become extinct. rich. Good for roasting and pies. Good keeper. 100-110 days. Squash (pepo) Tatume 140 Extremely vigorous vining summer Historical Mexican variety. H squash, best when eaten young as a summer squash (medium to dark green), but can be left to mature on the vine and cured to keep as a winter squash for several months (golden yellow). For eating like a zucchini, harvest is at about 45-50 days, for mature it's about 80 - 90 days. Excellent flavour, very firm. When cured as a winter squash it's reminiscient of spaghetti squash. Needs lots of room to grow, does well with trellising. Toamto Hank 431 Small, ruffled flattened fruit, 14-50g each with sweet flavour. Tall, vigorous plant. Red to pinkish red skin. Regular leaf, indeterminate, mid season. Wisconsin 55 Gold 558 Golden orange 200-300g fruit, round A gold fruited sport of Wisconsin 55, found or slightly oblate with some slight in 1953-54 and maitained for a half a ruffling at the shoulders. RL, century by Dr. Raabe, a professor emeritus indeterminate. at UC Berkeley. Tomato African Beefsteak 345 80-90 days(?). Non-uniform pink Commercial OP variety. fruit, 6-14 oz. Good flavour. Moderate production. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. African Vining 346 Pink oxheart shaped fruit. Very First offered via SSE in 2007. meaty and few seeds. Nice sweet flavour, 4-14 oz each. Rapid growing vine. Wispy, RL. Indeterminate.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 8 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Agona Local 170 Compact, semi-determinate plant Seed donated to PGRC by a Mr. Agble in H produces excellent crop of 2-6 oz 1989. Variety originally from Agona, Ghana juicy plum type fruit. Excellent for fresh eating and sauces. Delicious full flavour. Approx 70 days. Ailsa Craig 259 Good production and good flavour Bred by Alan Balch from a cross of H from small 1.5oz round or slightly Fillbasket and Sunrise, and introduced in elongated red fruit. Clusters of 6-8. 1912 by the seed vendor Alexander and Regular leaf. Indeterminate. 75 days. Brown of Perth, Scotland. Alesha Popovich (Aloysha 347 Compact indeterminate. Red oblate Russian commercial variety, introduced in OP Popovich) fruits with ruffling. 4-8 oz each. early 2000s. Named after the famous Heavy producer. Regular leaf. bogatyr. Indeterminate. Al's Black 242 Plant produces medium sized, firm Grown in Saskatchewan in the same family H black fruit. Early production. for several decades. Further information is unknown. Altajskij 312 Red, oblate, pleated fruit. Large Donated to PGRC in 1986. OP plant, good production. Indeterminate. Good fruit set. Regular leaf. American Beauty 419 Red to pinkish red fruit. Round to Reportedly comes from the early part of the slightly flattened in shape. 19th century. Americke Pyramidni 169 OP/H? Amish Salad 348 75-80 days. Small, pink ovular fruit. Family heirloom from USA. First offered in H Approx. 1 oz each. Firm flesh and SSE in 1993 by Carolyn Male. large seeds. Mild, sweet flavour. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. Ananas Noir (Black Pineapple) 2 Very meaty beefsteak fruit. Black This tomato appeared in a Pineapple OP streaked with green shoulders, tomato patch and was developed and Very creamy inside, cannot be kept stabilized by Pascal Moreau, a horticulturist long after picking. Reportedly came in Belgium. First introduced to SSE in from a stray seed of 'Pineapple', 2003. was selected and bred out, although may not be 100% stable yet. Good flavour, sweet with mild acid overtones. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. 85 days.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 9 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Andrina Dwarf 3 Small cherry tomato, plant reaches Reportedly originally from Russia. H on 6" high and can be grown in a 6" pot. Good yields of tiny cherry tomatoes, round and red. Heat delays production. Regular leaf. Determinate. 60 days. Anna Russian 291 Plant produces good flavoured red, Original seed sent to Craig LeHoullier in H heartshaped fruit, good for canning 1989 by Brenda Getty Hillenius of Corvallis, and slicing. Fruit weighs 5-17oz Oregon. She received the variety from her each. RL, indeterminate, 75-80 days. grandfather, Kenneth Wilcox. Kenneth received the seeds from a Russian immigrant in the 1980s, who was sent the variety by his family, who lived in Russia. Craig LeHoullier introduced it to the SSE Yearbook in 1989. Antonovka 121 Kind of spindley plant, didn't seem Seed donated to PGRC in 1984 from OP/H? to like the cold, wet weather of a La Ontario. Nina year, but did take off once weather warmed up. Excellent flavour, oblate beefstake type fruit. Dark red with darker red/brownish/greenish shoulders. Good balance between rich and tart taste. Indeterminate. 75-80 days. Regular leaf. Apfelsin (Apfelsin Orange, Apelsin) 349 Good yields of 5-8 oz orange fruit. Means orange in Russian. Of Russian Good balanced flavour. Good origina. First introduced in SSE in 1999 but keeper. 80 days. Indet, reg leaf. Ake Truedsson (Sweden). Armenian 4 1lb bi-coloured oblate fruit with Originally from Armenia, as per Charlotte H yellow/orange skin and flesh. Slight Mullens of West Virginia, who was the red marbling sometimes in the original source of the seed in 1990. flesh. Beefsteak-type fruit. Regular leaf. Indeterminate, 75. Ashleigh 350 Large red beefsteak fruit, up to 1 lb. Neil Gillard from Ontario, Canada (ONT GI Few seeds and very meaty. Good N) got the seed from friends at Wilber Lake, flavour. Low to moderate production Ontario, who in turn got it from their (?). Fruit can be irregular and neighbour. This variety originally came ruffled. 80 days. Regular leaf. unnamed from Lazec, Macedonia, and Neil Indeterminate. decided to name it after his niece Ashleigh.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 10 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Aunt Ruby's X (PSB-5) 93 Large, vigorous plant produces 8- First introduced in the SSE 1993 Yearbook H 18oz yellowish green beefsteak type by Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin (WI MI fruit. Meaty with sweet rich flavour, B). Bill Minkey received the seed from Nita said to have a buttery texture. 80 Hofstrom of Clinton, Wisconsin, whose days. Indeterminate. Regular leaf. aunt, Ruby Arnold of Greeneville, TN, grew it for years. The seed originally came from Ruby Arnold's German immigrant grandfather, and Ruby simply called it 'German Green' tomato. Bill Minkey asked Ruby for permission to rename this variety and he called it 'Aunt Ruby's German Green' after Ruby Arnold. Auntie Madge's (Auntie Madge's 351 Tall, vigrous plants. Produces large Plum, Aunt Madge's Plum) trusses of oval-shaped red cherry fruits. More acidic than sweet, very juicy, and few seeds. 70-80 days. RL, indeterminate. Auriga 200 Deep apricot fruit with orange Reportedly from Switzerland OP/H? interior. Fruit approx 2.5" in size. 75 days. Regular leaf. Aviuri 152 Red fruit with orange/bronze OP/H? striping. 4-6oz fruit. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. 78 days. Azoychka (Azochka) 5 Good sized 6-12oz fruit, moderate Russian heirloom, 'Azochka' was a common H production in high heat. Lemon Arabic female name in Russian in the mid- yellow, very non uniform. Indet., RL 20th century. plant. Likes to vine upwards. Very sweet, fruity and low acidic flavour. 75-80 days. Baby Russian 520 Small brown/black red fruit, 30-80g each. Compact plants. RL, determinate, midseason. Backfield (Back Field) 352 Early semi-determinate. Red oblate fruit, approx 280-340 g each. RL, 65 days. Barnaulskiy Konservnyi 353 Heavy yield of red elongated plum he name means 'a canner from Barnaul', variety. 3-4 oz sweet fruit. 65 days. where Barnaul is a city and administrative Regular leaf, indet. center of the Altai region in Russian Siberia
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 11 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Barnes Mountain Yellow 354 Smooth orange beefsteaks, meaty A Kentucky heirloom from Barnes mountain H flesh and good sweet flavour. 8-18 in Estill county. oz. Late, 90+ days. Indet, RL. Beauty King 6 Large, oblate beefsteak type, non Most likely a sport from OP uniform in shape. Bicoloured red 'Big Rainbow', and may and orange, with yellow innards. not yet be entirely stable. Most likely a sport from 'Big From Brad Gates of Wild Rainbow', and may not yet be Boar Farms. entirely stable. From Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms. Reported 1 large (1lb) fruit/cluster, the rest will be smaller. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. 83 days. Belgian Pounder 355 Red, oblate, beefsteak type fruit. Approx. 1lb each. Sweet/acidic balanced flavour. Production may slow in hot weather. 70-80 days. RL, indeterminate. Berkeley Tie-Dye Heart 356 Compact plants, 6-8 oz red heart A stable unknown cross that arose in the OP shaped fruit with green stripes. fields of Bradley Gates of Napa, California. Meaty flesh, few seeds. Good Mutation from Berkeley Tie-Dye. flavour. Regular leaf, indeterminate, late - 85+ days. Beuteltomate aus El Salvador 357 Pear shaped ribbed tomato. Late OP season. Yellow/orange. Regular leaf. Bielo Russian 358 Round red, slightly oblate fruit. 2-4 Possibly the same as Belarusian Early? oz. Determinate, RL, mid season. Big Month 359 Red. Paste/canner? Big Zebra 421 Green beefsteak/oblate fruit with red Found in a patch of 'Copia' tomato, OP striping. Late, indeterminate, RL. introduced via Tomato Grower's Supply in 2001. Potentially still unstable. Bigguns 420 Black From Tula 9 RL, indeterminate. Very flavourful, Family heirloom from Ukraine. This variety H earthy, acidic, yet somewhat sweet was imported from Russia (Marina complex flavour. Big heavy 3" Danilenko) by Seed Savers Exchange and diameter fruit. Family heirloom from offered in the SSE 1996 Yearbook Ukraine. 80 days.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 12 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Black Giant (Tchyornyi Gigant, 360 Compact plant, purple-black Russian origin. OP Cherniy Gigant) globular fruit with green ruffled shouldering. 4-12 oz fruit. Some cracking. Good flavour. Regular leaf, indeterminate, 65-80 days. Black Krim 223 Large 8-16oz fruit, dark Ukrainian heirloom from Crimea region of H purple/brown/black with darker Black Sea (Ukraine). First offered in the shouldering. Excellent flavour. USA in the SSE catalogue by Lars Olov Regular leaf. 80 days. Rosenstrom of Bromma, Sweden in 1990. Black Mystery 361 8-12 oz oblate dark red/black fruit. OP Smooth skin. Juicy. Production suffers in high heat. 70-80 days. Regular leaf, indeterminate. Black Oxheart 320 OP/H? Black Pear 79 Medium sized potato leafed plants Suzanne Ashworth located the seeds in OP/H? produce good yields of brown-black Moldova. pear shaped fruit (about the sized of a small pear). Nice smokey flavour, slighty acidic, and not very sweet. Some slight green shouldering. No cracking or splitting, even under drought conditions. Not a dry tomato, but still makes a nice sauce. Good for fresh eating. Indetermine. Potato leaf. 75-80 days. Black Plum 10 Plum shaped mahogany/black fruit. Russian variety acquired by Seed Savers H 2" in diameter, very productive, with Exchange in the early 1990s from Marina good flavour. 2oz fruit. Regular Danilenko of Moscow, Russia. leaf. Indeterminate, 75 days. Black Sea Man 167 Hearty determinate plant, approx. 3- Russian origin H 4ft high. Produces good yields of black/brown fruit with excellent flavour. Good to excellent yields. Potato Leaf. 75 days. Bola Macizo 207 Meaty dark pink/red fruit. Good Name translates to "solid ball" from Spanish. H flavour.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 13 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Bonito Ojo 230 Uniform 2.5oz, 2" globe-shaped OP fruit. Very sweet. Produces in trusses of 7-9 fruit. Very good production. Thin skin. Regular leaf. Determinate. 75 days. Bononiya 362 Red fruit, 180-200 g each. Firm, From Bulgaria. smooth and uniform. Determinate. RL. Bramki 12 Red oblate fruit, up to 1lb. Good Heirloom of Polish origin. H heat tolerance, good tomato flavour. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. 75 days. Brandywine (Maylor Roth's) 239 Rare selection, light orange fruit. History is unclear - might not actually be OP/H? Beefsteak type with some ridges. related to Brandywine. Regular leaf. 80 days. Brandywine, Red 317 H Brazilian Beauty (Brazilian Beauty 341 Tall plant with dark green foliage. OP Beefsteak) Medium sized green fruit - smaller than a beefsteak. Smoky flavour, high yields. Some reduced fruit set in higher temps. 70-80 days. Regular leaf. Buggy's Cherry 363 Bunte Pflaume 278 Tall plant produces small to medium May not be original, as they are not plum OP sized (2-6oz) green/black bicoloured shaped. Name means 'Colourful Plum' in fruit that are beefsteak shaped. Very German. May not be stable. good flavour, does not keep well. Burgundy Traveler 364 Mid season pink fruit. Regular leaf, indeterminate. Globular in shape. Bursztyn (Bärnsten) 365 Very early, compact plant. 2-4 oz Originally from Poland, and brought to USA OP yellow-orange fruit. Sweet taste and in 1992. high yields. RL, indeterminate. 60- 70 days. Butterworth's Potato Leaf 366 Pink, 1 lb beefsteak-type fruit. Good OP flavour. PL, indeterminate, 85 days.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 14 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Calabacito Rojo 149 Plant yields excellent amounts of According to William Woys Weaver, it is a H oblate, heavily ruffled fruits that are documented very old heirloom in pinkish/light red in colour. Excellent Philadelphia gardens (1795) (cannot find sweet taste. Is said to do well in hot direct documentation of this however). Seed climates. Regular leaf. was collected in Chiapas State (Mexico) in Indeterminate. 75 days 1991. Canabec Rose 367 Red, globular fruit. RL leaf, From Quebec, Canada (1976), bred by determinate. Midseason. Roger Doucet, Station Provinciale de Recherches Agricoles, St.-Hyacinthe. Canadian Dwarf 323 Good producer, although later for a First offered in SSE 2007 yearbook by OP/H? smaller determinate plant than one Michael Gunn of Pasadena, TX, USA, who would expect. Nice blemish free fruit originally received the seeds from Jennifer with classic tomato flavour. I grew Hutson of Kingston, Ontario. this one in a 5 gallon pot, and think it would produce even better in- ground. Approx 3 lbs per plant. Canadian Heart 368 Compact, bushy plants. Blunt red Canadian origin? OP heart-shaped fruit.1lb each, meaty and tasty. Does better in a moderate climate without high heat. 70-80 days, RL, indeterminate. Castell Nou 369 Castle Rock (Castlerock) 370 Early productive variety. Red 100 g fruit. Determinate. Ceylon 371 Red oblate fruit with pronounced ntroduced in 1997 by Tom Stearns of High OP ribbing. Approx 2-2.5" in diameter. Mowing Organic Seed Farm. Tom received Juicy with good acidic flavour and the seed from Bryan Connolly of Mansfield productive. RL, indeterminate. Early Center, Connecticut. Very similar to Red to midseason. Calabash. Chapman Special 372 Large pink beefsteak-type fruit. 8-14 http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Chapma H oz each. RL, indeterminate. n_Special Midseason. Original seed from Frank Chapman of Greenwich, OH, USA who has been working on this selection for 56 years.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 15 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Charlie's Green 324 Great tangy/fruity flavour, nice OP/H? strong plant. Resistant to cracking and splitting, even during downpours and irregular moisture levels. Some fruit is more smooth while others will be quite irregular. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. Cherokee Purple 216 Plant produces brown/black/purple Cherokee Purple was sent to Craig H 6-10oz smooth fruit with green LeHoullier by John D. Green of Sevierville, shoulders. Highly prized for its Tennessee, in 1990 as an unnamed variety. flavour, only moderate production. The original letter sent with the seeds that 85 days. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. describes all that is known of its history is referenced here [1]. Mr. Green got the variety from a woman who, in turn, received them from her neighbor. The neighbor claimed that they have been in their family for 100 years, originally receiving them from the Cherokee Indians. Craig named the variety and listed it in the SSE yearbook the year after he first grew them (1990). He also sent seeds to Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, then, a few years later, Johnny's Selected Seeds. Chezven Gigant 422 Chianti Rose 373 Vigorous vines, good production of A stabilized cross between an unknown OP 8-20 oz pink, irregular oblate fruit. variety and Brandywine. Good flavour. Potato leaf. Indeterminate. 85+ days. Chio Chio San 374 Red plum/ovular fruit. RL, Russian commercial variety. OP indeterminate, midseason Chocolate Stripes 145 Fair production of large, 8oz Developed by John Siegel of Covington, OP mahogany bicoloured fruit that is Ohio, from a cross between Schimmeig heavily striped with dark green. Creg and a pink beefsteak. Introduced to Good flavour, will split with SSE by Al Anderson of Troy, Ohio (OH AN inconsistant watering. Regular leaf. A) in 2007 Indeterminate. 75 days.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 16 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Chocolate X (PSB-4) 301 Round, spherical fruit on a hardy Natural cross found in my garden in 2015 - OP plant. Yellow skin and flesh. Regular sprung up between where a yellow pear leaf. Approximately 75 days. Very and a Chocolate Stripes was, so I believe good flavour. those are the parents. Chucklahoma Orange Banana 375 Unknown if this is the same variety as 'Orange Banana'. Church 376 Large pink fruit, 1lb each. Good Heirloom from the Church family of Hot H flavour, meaty and sweet. RL, Springs, VA, seed collected by Jack indeterminate. 80-90 days. Schaeffer. Ciudad Victoria 383 Currant tomato. Large, sprawling from dooryard gardens in Ciudad Victoria, H plants Small red fruit. Sweet. Late Tamaulipas, Mexico. season. Clear Pink Early 297 Plant produces excellent harvests of An old Russian variety, introduced to SSE H 3-6oz pink fruit, with a good sweet in 1995 along with Cosmonaut Volkov Red. flavour. Juicy, resistant to heat. The original Russian name was lost. Spherical or slightly elongated shape. 60-70 days, RL, determinate.
*** my seed was much later, heat delayed production, but production was still very good. Ripened well off the vine in a cool location after frost. Clover Trefle (Togo Trefle?) 377 Grow out to verify this is Togo Trefle and not a different variety.
Small red ruffled fruit, 1-2 oz. Good flavour, early production. RL, indeterminate. Colorado Grueso 176 Oblate bi- or tri- coloured fruit with Collected originally from Argentina by the H an uneven pleated shape, smallish USDA in 1937, then obtained by a collector plant, but indetermiante. Early in Alberta, and ultimately donated to PGRC maturing. in 1967. Con's Italian 378
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 17 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Coracao di Boi 16 Red oxheart variety, large plant with Very rare, heirloom Portuguese variety. H wispy regular leaf foliage. Good Portuguese name literally translates to balanced flavour, excellent for fresh, "heart of the ox". cooking, and canning uses. Average fruit weight about 10oz, 3" in diametre. Irregular watering produces some radial cracking. Loves hot weather, suffers a bit in cool, wet weather. 80 days. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. Cotelee de Genes (Côtelée de 379 5-7 oz round oblate fruit. Good full Originally from Italy, first offered in SSE in OP Gênes) flavour. RL, indeterminate. 1995. Original seed obtained from France in Midseason. 1992. County Agent 296 Plant produces good harvests of Seeds originated from an Oklahoma County H irregular/pleated red fruit, 6-16oz Agent. each. Good flavour, hot weather delays ripening. RL, indeterminate, 80 days. Coyote 172 Large, sprawling vines produces Wild variety from Mexico. H prolific yields of yellow .5" fruit, approximately 1-2gr each. Regular leaf. Indeterminate.70 days Creole 154 Uniform and smooth pink/red fruit. Collected from Georgetown market, H Early production. Guyana, Oct. 10, 1934. Crimson Cushion (Henderson's 381 Large red fruit, weighing up to 2lbs, Originally released in 1894 by Henderson's H Crimson Cushion, Red Ponderosa, but more commonly about 9 oz. No Seed Company. Original strain of Red Red Beefsteak) core or shoulders and good texture. Beefsteak. 85 days, RL, indeterminate. Crimson Delight 382 Pink 8-10 oz fruit, some reaching up Missouri heirloom reported dating back to H to 1lb. Good flavour. High heat may the 1840s. lower production. PL, indeterminate, 80 days. Cuban Black 234 Produces good yields of 6oz, oblate Russian variety. Original seed obtained OP/H? brown/dark red fruit. Some fruit from the former USSR. heavily ribbed, while others are smoother and more uniform. Good flavour. Regular leaf. Semi- determinate. 75 days.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 18 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Cuostralee 95 85 – 90 days. Indeterminate. Heavy It is a French family heirloom obtained by H set of 2 pound, slightly oval, blemish- Craig LeHoullier and Carolyn Male in an free fruit. Greatflavour, one of the extensive sharing of seeds in 1992 with best red tomatoes you’ll ever taste. Norbert Pairerra of Hellimer, France. Mr Pairerra sent Craig and Carolyn letters with a handwritten list of hundreds of varieties of French named OP tomatoes. They selected those that sounded most interesting, and growouts started the season after they were received. Cuyano 384 Small to medium oblate fruit. Some Commercial heirloom. Described in H smooth some slightly ruffled. 4-6 oz Gleckner seed catalogue in 1958, and each. RL, indeterminate, mid- developed by Prof. Abelardo Piovano at the season. National University of Argentina. Czarnogotowki 385 Oblate pink beefsteak-type fruit. 10- Polish heirloom. H 18 oz each, good producer. RL, indeterminate, 80 days. Czechoslovakian 386 DaCosta's Portuguese 193 Ind. RL plant. High yield of ribbed Named by Dan & Val McMurray. They OP/H? light pink fruit, approx. 1lb ea. picked the seeds from a sandwich in Portugal. De San Juan 387 Delice d'Or 388 High yield of golden yellow medium sized fruit. Slightly flattened, 4-8 oz with good flavour. Large plant, RL, determinate. Delicious 17 Large, meaty scarlet red fruit with Introduced by Burpee in H few seeds on a regular leafed plant. 1964 after years of selection from This particular variety still holds the ‘Beefsteak (Crimson Cushion)’. Guiness Record for largest tomato (at 7lbs), although fruit is much more likely to be in the 1-2lb range. Fruit can vary between globe- shaped and more irregular ribbed- shape. Resistant to cracking. Indeterminate, 85 days
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 19 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Detenicke Salatove 123 Plant produces uniform, red globular Donated to PGRC in 1984 by Smithfield OP/H? fruit. Dry flesh, good for a sauce or Experimental Farm in Trenton, ON. fresh eating. No cracks at all. 75 days. Regular leaf. Determinate. Dikaya Roza (Wild Rose Red) 557 Pink beefsteak type fruit, 250-450g Moldovan variety, developed by each. RL, indeterminate, late Pridnestrovian Agric. Res. Institute. season (85+ days) Dingwall Scotty (Ding Wall Scotty) 18 Narrow, upright, heirloom plants OP/H? producing clusters of 3 to 4, 2-inch, round, red tomatoes with rich flavors and just the right touch of acidity. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. 75 days. Don Juan 104 Deep pink fruit with pale yellow Commercial open pollinated variety from OP striping, firm oval paste-type tomato, Russia. about 5cm in diameter. Plant reaches 2-5" high. Rugose leaves. Determinate. 75 days. Donskoi 206 Large red heart shaped fruits, OP/H? approx 13-16 oz (largest at 2lbs). Good flavour. Dorothy's Big Mennonite Heart 389 Douame Egpa ( Bulgarian, 390 113-226 g globe-shaped red fruit. Bulgarian origin. Douama Egpa) Regular leaf, indeterminate. 80 days. Doubloon 391 Dr. Lyle 394 Large pink beefsteak-type fruit. Family heirloom, introduced by Carolyn H Irregular shapes, reportedly up to Male to SSE in 1996. Original seed from 2lbs each, but most around 10 oz. George Korbel of West Virginia, USA. Rich flavour. Regular leaf, indeterminate, 80-85 days. Dr. Wyche's Yellow 19 Large irregular deep yellow/orange Originally from Dr. Wyche, who owned a H fruit. Pomegranate shape inside, circus and bred this tomato. full of cavities. Sweet, fruity, juicy, very flavourful and delicious. Heat resistant. Large beefsteak type fruit. 85 days. RL, indeterminate.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 20 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Dubrava 132 Very sturdy strong plant, does well Russian commercial variety. First offered in OP/H? in high heat and cooler temps. the Seed Savers 2007 Yearbook by Val and Delicious 2-4" red oblate fruit, very Dan McMurray of Wynndel, BC, Canada tangy - they tasted like they've (B.C MC D), who got seeds from Natalia already been salted. Determinate. Ochagova in Michigan. 72 days. Regular leaf. Duggin White 393 White, flat beefsteak-type fruit. Mild, Grown by Lloyd Duggin, who originally sweet flavour, and good yields. RL, received them as an unnamed variety. indeterminate, 80 days. Further history is unknown. Dutch Sweethearts 424 Large cherry sized heart Dwarf Wild Fred 288 Plant produces excellent harvests of Developed in the 2006-2011 by the OP black/purple beefsteak-like fruit with members of the Dwarf Tomato Project from excellent flavour. Fruits are 6-12oz a cross between Carbon with New Big fruit, rich and smokey flavour. RL Dwarf made in 2006 by Bruce Bradshaw, (rugose), indeterminate, 70 days. and named Sleazy.
his variety was selected and named by Craig LeHoullier after his father Wilfred, from a humorous misspelling of his name in a church bulletin.
First offered commercially by Tomato Growers Supply in 2011. Earl's Faux 395 Large plants produce dark pink Discovered by Earl Cadenhead, Ohio, in the OP beefsteak-type fruit, around 8-14 oz early 2000s, who received the seed in a each. Sweet flavour, sets in heat, seed trade as 'Red Brandywine' and was good yields. PL, indeterminate, 75- surprised to see potato leaf plants, as Red 80 days. Brandywine should have regular foliage. Earl found the taste to be truly outstanding, and he distributed the seeds among the members of Garden Web and Tomatoville. Early Kus Ali 162 Small to medium sized plant, oblate Obtained at the Botanical Garden, Peiping, H fruit. Mid season production. China, Feb.24, 1931. Donated to USDA in 1931
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 21 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Early Maturing Siberian 396 Most likely a descriptor name, rather than the true one. Requires grow out to see if it can be matched to a known variety. Might possibly be 'Siberian'? Eclaieur (Eclaireur?) 397 Egg Yolk 294 Plant produces bright yellow cherry- Developed by Larry Pierce of Missouri from OP sized fruit, approximately the colour a sport he found growing in his garden in and size of an egg yolk. Reportedly Moldovan Green tomato patch. heat tolerant. Large vines. RL, indeterminate. 75 days. Ei Von Phuket (Egg from Phuket) 398 High yields of small pink egg- shaped fruit in clusters of six. Ripens from white to raspberry pink. 25 gr. RL, indeterminate. Mid- season. Eiförmige Dauer 191 Ind. PL. Pink, oblate fruit, growing in Heirloom from Germany. Introduced to H clusters of 6-7. Fruit weighs approx North America by Reinhard Kraft. 2-4 oz ea. 80 days. El Nano 131 Excellent sturdy plant, grows about Original seed acquired by PGRC from from H 3-3.5ft high. Early producer of a market in Argentina in 1965. medium sized red pleated fruit. Fruit is extremely tasty, an excellent sweet flavour with a full body. One of the best tasting reds I've had! Seems to do well in cooler and higher temps, it was the first to produce in a La Nina year on the coast. Started flowering again near the end of the season when it had warmed up quite a bit. Excellent production, would be good for shorter seasons, and containers. Regular leaf. 68 days. Eli 399 Good yields of 8-12 oz red fruit. OP Good flavour. Plants are less robust in high heat. PL, indeterminate, 80- 85 days.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 22 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Elizabeth 237 Produces red tomatoes, 2 oz A family heirloom from Mike Stefancsik. H uniform fruit. Very large, strong plants, requires heavy staking. Excellent in a greenhouse. Elso Termes 308 Determinate, red fruit. Regular leaf. Donated to PGRC in 1983. OP/H? Early maturity. Esther's Cherry (Auntie Esther?) 401 Yellow cherry tomato. Good flavour. RL, indeterminate. 75 days. Eva Purple Ball 270 Plants produce pink spherical fruit This variety was brought to the U.S. from H with sweet flavour. RL, the Black Forest region of Germany in the indeterminate, 70 days. late 1800s by the family of Joseph Bratka of Elmwood Park, New Jersey. Evalena's Roma 402 Fantome Du Laos (Ghost of Laos) 21 RL , indet. Plant produces large There's a fable with this tomato: when it H yields of 6-12oz pale yellow/white glows fluorescent green, tomatoes are fruit. Flavour leaves a lot to be afoot. As the name would suggest, it's desired, but it's an interesting history thought to originate from Laos. and interesting to look at. Very pretty. Good keeper, which is also a bonus, can be kept several months under the right conditions. 80-85 days. Fargo (Fargo Yellow Pear) 105 Fruit is similar to 'Yellow Pear' in Commercial heirloom variety, introduced by H size and shape - but reportedly McFayden's in 1937. grows on a shorter vine while producing the same amount of fruit. Ferris Wheel 139 Good production of large, pink Originally introduced to the market by H oblate beefsteak-type fruit, on Salzer Seed Co. in 1898. average ranging 12-16oz (occassionally up to 32 oz). Slightly sweet, rich flavour. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. 75-80 days. Feuerwerk 245 Plant produces red fruit with yellow Heirloom from Germany. Translates to H mottling/stripes, 4-7oz fruit with a "firework" globe shape. Good flavour. 85 days. Regular leaf.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 23 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Flamingo 403 Pink, globular fruit. RL, determinate. As per Baker Creek Seed Catalog, it appeared in a patch of Mountain Spring tomatoes, and it was selected and stabilized by a produce grower of the Delano, Tennessee, Mennonite community. Floche 404 Forme du Coeur 290 Plant produces red heart-shaped From Quebec. Potentially 'Quebec 473', OP/H? fruit, medium sized. Meaty fruit. RL, bred by Roger Doucet, of Agri-Food determinate, 65 days. Canada.
Detailed info: https://potagersdantan.wordpress.com/2011/ 01/24/la-tomate-forme-de-coeur/ Frank Black 405 Frisco Cherry 406 Red currant-sized fruit, good sweet First offered in the Seed Savers 2007 flavour. Good resistance to late Yearbook by Al Anderson of Troy, Ohio (OH blight. RL, indeterminate, mid AN A), who received the seed from Peter season. Gallant of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Frühe Liebe (Early Love, Early 83 Very early, 4-5' plant, produces 2- Variety from Quedlinburg, saved by IPK H Love of Quedlinburg) 4oz red heartshaped fruit. Mild Gatersleben. sweetness. Indeterminate, potato- leafed, 50-60 days. Fryerfrins Borghese 129 Extremely hardy plant, excellent Donated to PGRC in 1984. OP/H? producer even in not great conditions. Produces dusty-red round uniform fruit approx. 2" in diameter. Good for fresh uses. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. 75 days. Gajo De Melon 407 Very sweet, slightly irregular sized Similar to several other bicoloured OP cherries, up to 1 oz. Pink/gold cherries - possibly a renamed version of bicoloured exterior and interior with one of these (Isis Candy, Marizol Magic, Bi- a fruity flavour. RL, indeterminate, color Cherry, etc.) 80 days.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 24 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Garden Lime 127 Medium sized plant produces Donated to PGRC by a German source in OP/H? heavily bifurcated fruit, very 1992. irregular. Fruit is a medium green colour, edging into yellowish tints when ripe. Approx. 8oz per fruit. Juicy, and very tasty, one of the best tasting green varieties with a very full flavour. Does better when it doesn't receive too much water, doesn't like cold weather a lot. No cracking or splitting. 80 days. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. Garden Peach Red (Red Garden 408 Similar to 'Garden Peach', but fruit Peach) produced is red. Fuzz all over the skin, about 2" in diameter. Mild flavour. RL. Gardener's Delight (Sugar Lump) 22 Medium sized cherry fruit, red, Bred by Paul Tellhelm H acidic and "old-time" tomato and introduced in 1950-1951 by Ernst flavour. Indeterminate, RL, will bear Benary until frost. Produces in trusses. 70 Samenzucht (formerly of Erfurt, East Germany; now Hann Muenden, Germany). It was named "Benary's Gartenfreude, Hochzucht". * Offered commercially by Jung Quality Seed, Randolph, Wisconsin in 1960 as Jung's Sugar Lump.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 25 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Garten Freude 135 Bushy, sturdy medium sized plant. Donated to PGRC in 1983. OP/H? Needs hardening off before being placed outside, as it seems to suffer from shock easily. Outside, it did well, needed proper warmth to start flowering. Once the heat came it produced like crazy, and continued producing until hard frost. Plant produces round, red pingpong sized tomato, red in colour, 1-1.5" in diameter. Nice full flavour with an acidic bite. Regular leaf. 80 days. Semi-determinate. German Cascade 23 RL, indeterminate plant. 4ft in OP/H? height. Golf ball size round red brilliant red fruit. Earthy flavour, VERY tasty, with good acidic bite. 85-90 days. Doesn't tolerate heat too well. Moderate production in a really harsh summer. Produces in bunches of 3-5 fruit per. German Murphy 409 German Nebraska 410 Yields 6-12 oz pink fruit. Productive. 80-85 days, RL, indeterminate. German Striped (Striped German) 316 H Gezahnte 321 H Giant Belgium (Giant Belgian) 102 Large 2lb pink fruit, oblate beefstake Exact origins unknown - claims are that it's H shape with reported excellent an heirloom from Ohio. flavour. Indeterminate. Regular Leaf. 90 days. Giant Tree (Giant Tomato Tree) 24 1lb+ large pink beefsteak-type. H Vines can reach up to 18ft. Indeterminate, 90 days. Gigant Krasnyi (Red Giant) 509 Large red beefsteak type fruit, up to Russian commercial variety. 450g each. Fruit had marked ribbing, plant is compact and bushy. RL, indeterminate.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 26 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Gigant Purelesa 305 Plants produce large beefsteak, Russian heirloom tomato from Tamara OP/H? ribbed fruit with pinkish/purplish Yaschenko's collection. Introduced to North skin. 9-14 oz, 5" in diameter. America via Tatiana Kouchnareva in 2007 Meaty, acidic taste. Early for a through the SSE catalogue after a trade larger beefsteak-type. Regular leaf, with Tamara Yaschenko in 2006. indeterminate. 75 days. Gigant-10 Novikova 411 Large pink beefsteak-type fruit, 10- Developed by Russian hobby gardener A.I. OP 16 oz with good flavour. Slightly Novikov. acidic. Tall plants. RL, indeterminate. 80-85 days. Gigante de Avila 254 Strong plant, with with large red fruit. Spanish for 'Giant from Avila' H Excellent flavour. Some blossom drop. Red colour. Very late. Glasnost 25 3" smooth oblate red fruit, very Variety from Siberia OP meaty with excellent flavour. Indeterminate. Regular leaf. 75 days. Gold Ball (Livingston's Gold Ball, 276 Plants produce excellent yields of Developed by A.W. Livingston and H Golden Ball) golden yellow fruit, approx 1.5-2oz introduced commercially in 1892. each. More sweet than tart flavour. RL, indeterminate, midseason. Golden Bison 417 Small, bushy plants with round ping- Bred by Professor A. F. Yeager of the North H pong ball sized yellow fruit. Minor Dakota Experiment Station and released in cracking with heavy rains. Early 1932. Cross between 'Bison' x 'Golden variety. RL, determinate. Queen'. Golden Dwarf Champion 413 Compact plant, produces 2 oz pale This is one of the very few so-called "tree", H yellow globular fruit. Very juicy with or "dwarf" varieties that are distinct in good flavour. Moderate production having a very stout central stem, limited in high temperatures. Rugose leaf, upward growth and side branching, and determinate. Wide range of days dark, crinkly foliage. The other well-known reported from 55 to 80 days. "tree" tomatoes are Dwarf Champion (pink medium fruit), Dwarf Stone (red medium large fruit, Livingston 1905 release), New Big Dwarf (pink, large fruit, Isbell around 1915), and Lime Green Salad (medium small to medium green fruit, Tom Wagner release in the 1970s).
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 27 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Golden Egg 269 Bright yellow, oval fruit, approx 1" in OP/H? diameter. 70 days. Regular leaf. Indeterminate Golden Girl 213 Plant produces yellow fruit. H Goldene Konigin (Gold King) 414 Golden yellow fruit, weighing approx Reportedly an old German heirloom dating H 100g. Sweet flavour. Early to mid- back to at least 1886. season. Goldman's Italian American 101 Squat, pear-shaped and heavily De-hybridized from an Italian variety. Amy OP pleated fruit, which have an almost- Goldman brought the seed back after she bloody intense red colour when ripe. found it at a vegetable dealer in Italy. Thick flesh is excellent for sauces and preserves. Excellent yields. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. Mid- to late-season. Goose Creek 28 Red globular fruit, about 6-8 oz in Family heirloom from California, USA. H size, with reported very good Some date it to be from the early 1800's, production. A rarer variety. Regular but history shows there were no smooth leaf. Indeterminate, 75 days. tomatoes at that time, so the actual date is unknown. Graf Zeppelin 130 Hearty plant, good production of Donated to PGRC in 1983 from a source in OP/H? very uniform round red fruit approx Ontario. 2" in diameter. Excellent choice for a market tomato. Good balanced flavour. Regular leaf. 80 days. I saw indeterminate growth, but PGRC lists as determinate. Green Grape 96 Large, strong plant, produced Bred by Tom Wagner of Tater Mater Farms OP clusters of 8-9 grape tomato type and released in 1978. Cross of several fruit. Green, turning to yellowish heirlooms, one of which is 'Evergreen'. green when ripe. Approx. 1oz in weight. 80 days. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. Green Pineapple 425 113-226 g yellow-green fruit. Good Heirloom from Springfield, OH, USA. H flavour. RL, mid to late season, indeterminate.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 28 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Green Sausage 222 Elongated 2-3oz green fruit with Bred by Tom Wagner of Tater Mater seeds. OP dark yellow-green stripes. Paste Originally bred under under 'Green Sleeves' type, sweet flavour. Regular leaf. name. Determinate. 80 days. Green Velvet 426 Irregular, ruffled fruit, somewhat beefsteak/oblate shape. Good flavour, mid to late season. RL, indeterminate. Green Zebra 26 Heavily producing plant, fruit is Non-heirloom, OP. Originally bred in 1983 OP green streaked with yellow when by Tom Wagner of Redmond, Washington, ripe. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. USA, and was first offered in his Tater- 80 days. Mater Seed Catalogue. Greenwich 427 Oblate, irregular green fruit, ranges Bred by Tom Wagner and released in 1989. OP from 113 to 450 g each (mostly in the 250g size range). RL, late season, indeterminate. Gregori's Altai 27 Large pink beefsteak type fruit, Heirloom from Russia, the Altai Mountains. H sweet with good flavour. Good production, 10-16oz fruit. Indeterminate. Regular leaf. 80 days. Grosse du Gers 325 ice tomatoey flavour, medium to firm ? OP/H? fruit. Really good for fresh eating. Took quite a while from fruit set to ripening, but that might have been due to the heat. Fruit shape is kind of a cross between oxheart and a blocky pepper-like form - very interesting! 3.75 lbs/plant. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. 91 days. Grousha Tcheornaya 428 113 - 200 g fruit, brown-red in colour Russian commercial variety. Translates to with green shouldering. Potato leaf, 'Black Pear'. indeterminate, mid season. Guernsey Pink Blush (Guernsey 429 Oblong cherry sized fruit. Pink. Mutation or cross of 'Guernsey Island'. OP Island Pink Blush) Indeterminate.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 29 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Guido 120 Large red 8-16 oz fruit, very meaty Introduced in the Seed Savers 2007 OP/H? with great flavour, can be used Yearbook by Val and Dan McMurray of easily as a slicer or a sauce tomato. Wynndel, BC, Canada, who got the seeds Regular leaf plant. 80 days from R.R. Bruijn, The Netherlands. Hahms Gelbe Topftomate 29 Extremely small 6" dwarf cherry Introduced by Reinhard Kraft, Neukirchen, OP/H? tomato plant. Good production of Germany. tasty yellow fruit, Introduced by Reinhard Kraft, Neukirchen, Germany. Rugose foliage. Determinate. 65-70 days. Halicz 314 Ovate, red fruit. Small plant. Early Donated to PGRC in 1993 from Poland. OP/H? production. Determinate. Regular leaf. Some radial cracking. Hana 277 2-2.5ft plants produce 2-3" Developed in Czechsolovakia. OP oblate/spherical red fruit. Meaty flesh with small seed cavities. Regular leaf. Determinate. Early season. Hanigan's Large Yellow 430 Round, orange fruit, 85 - 170g each. Compact bush growth, RL, determinate, midseason. Harbinger 30 Reportedly very good for ripening off English variety, introduced to the market in H the vine. Classic tomato flavour. 1910. Does well in cool/wet areas as it was bred for the British climate. Heat delays production. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. 60 days. Hazelfield Farm 432 Red flattened fruit with ribbing on Stabalized cross from Hazelfield Farm, the shoulders. Juicy with full tomato Kentucky, USA. flavour. RL, indeterminate. Henderson's Pink Ponderosa 229 8-12oz pink meaty fruit, sweet mild Introduced by Peter Henderson & Co. in H (Henderson's Ponderosa) flavour. Fruit is slightly irregular and 1891. flat. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. 85- 90 days. Herb Taylor Golden 313 Oblate, pleated fruit. Orange skin. Donated to PGRC in 1991 from Virginia, OP/H? Good leaf coverage. Mid-season. USA. Indeterminate. Regular leaf.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 30 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Hezhou 433 50-113 g pink fruit, irregularly Seeds sent to Gary Ibsen, the owner of shaped with acidic flavour. RL, TomatoFest , from a family farm in indeterminate, midseason. Zhengjiang province of China. Hog Heart (Hog's Heart) 434 Irregular shaped red fruit - can be Italian origin, introduced to North America more oblong/banana shape, or sometime between 1910-1920. closer to an oxheart shape. Few seeds, good for preservation and sauces. 90 days, RL, indeterminate. Homestead 235 Uniform market-type, all purpose Bred by Florida Agric. Expt. Sta. and the OP tomato. Red beefsteak-type fruit, 4- Southeastern Breeding Laboratory, USDA, 8oz each. Good production, good Charleston, South Carolina. ((Victor x flavour. BER and split resistant. Dobbies Champion) x Pan America x Determinate. Regular leaf. 65-75 Rutgers) - released around 1950. days. Huang Se Chieh 161 Round yellow fruit. Early to mid Obtained at the Botanical Garden, Peiping, H season production. Feb. 24, 1931. Donated to USDA in 1931 Huevos De Toro (Couilles de 423 Large, flattened red beefsteak fruit, Spanish variety. Seed was translated to OP Taureau) approx 1 lb each. Late, RL, Couille de Taureau and redistributed by indeterminate. Tatiana's Tomatobase under that name before identifying the original Spanish name. Huevos De Toro (Couilles de 380 Bright red flattened beefsteak fruit, Spanish heirloom. H Taureau) up to 1 lb. Ruffled and irregular. 80- 85 days, RL, indeterminate. Humph 194 Ind. RL plant. 5-10 oz green fruit Nancy Kirch of Binghamton, NY, discovered H with amber blush. Smooth texture. this tomato at a local nursery. Original seed came from one of the nursery employees who grew it as a family heirloom. Hurma (Khurma Ukrainian) 244 Plant produces large, golden fruit, Originally from the Ukraine. H oblate shaped. Excellent for fresh use, sweet flavour. 3-7oz . 85 days. Ingegnoli Gigante Liscio (Gigante 412 Irregular beefsteak-type fruit. Meaty A historic Italian heirloom developed around H Liscio) with juicy flesh and a full flavour. 1920 from a cross of Ponderosa and St. Good production in higher Louis. temperatures. 10-24 oz. RL, indeterminate, 75-90 days. Isis Brandy 436 Bicoloured red/orange fruit, ranging Cross between Isis Candy x Yellow OP from globular to more flattened. Brandywine Sweet flavour, RL, indeterminate.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 31 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Isis Candy 31 1 oz cherry tomato, yellow/orange Bred by Joe Bratka of NJ, one parent is OP with a pink blush when ripe. Firm Marizol Purple. Joe Bratka introduced it flesh, large seed cavities, moderate through SSE in 1992. yields. Indeterminate. Regular leaf. 75-80 days. Ispolin Malinovyi 201 Oblate dark pink fruit. Indeterminate. From Siberia. OP/H? Very productive. Firm fruit, nice flavour. Non-uniform fruit with some radial cracking. Indeterminate. Regular leaf. 82 days. Italian Noire 274 Oval grape-type fruit with brown skin OP/H? and green shoulders. Good flavour. 70 days. Italian Purple 437 226 - 454g pinkish purple fruit. Seed originated from a SSE member VA LE Potato leaf, indeterminate, late (85+ J in 1983, who obtained the seed from a days). neighbor who got it from a friend in Kentucky. Italian Winter 136 Stocky plant produces round, yellow Donated to PGRC in 1970 from Italy. H 2" fruit. Some blossom drop. Doesn't like really cold weather. Regular leaf. 75 days. Indeterminate. Izumrudnoe Yabloko (Emerald 400 Compact plants, beefsteak-type fruit Russian origin. OP Apple) that mature to a light green with yellow shouldering. 8-12 oz, buttery texture. Early maturity for larger fruit. RL, indeterminate, midseason. Jack Johnson 438 Oblong, black fruit. 113-226 g each, sweetish flavour. Hot weather may affect fruit set/ripening. RL, mid season. Jack White 92 Large, white 8-12oz yellow/white Bred by Alan Bishop of Hipgnosiss Seed. A OP fruit. Cross between White Tomesol stabilized cross White Beauty x White x Great White x White Beauty. Tomesol. Named after Jack White, lead Regular Leaf, 80 days. singer of the White Stripes band
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 32 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Japanese Black Trifele (Yaponskiy 32 Produces 4-7oz pear shaped fruit Russian OP variety. OP Trufel Chernyi) with dark brown/black skin. Very good flavour, good producer. Some green shouldering. Potato leaf. Indeterminate. 70-80 days. Japanese Striped 440 Jasnaja 441 Red, oblong plum type fruit. Jaune de Nole 442 Jaune Flammee 33 Deep orange skin, fruit 2-3oz each, French family heirloom, originating from H borne in clusters on the vine. Sharp Norbert Parreira of Helliner, France. Name taste, excellent flavour. Regular means 'Firey Yellow'. Leaf. Indeterminate 75 days. Jitomate Bulito 240 Produces elongated, 3" long red Reportedly Mexican heirloom used by that H fruit. Used for fresh uses and Zapotec people. preservation. Point on the blossom end. Semi-determinate. RL. 85 days. Joffre 34 Black/purple fruit with green French OP, possibly heirloom variety said OP/H? shoulders and reportedly very good to be named after a WWI French field flavour. Regular leaf. marshall. Indeterminate. 75 days. Jordanische Tropfenförmige 443 Jubliee (Orange Jubliee) 151 H Kardinal/Kardinal Large Blunt 444 High yields of large heart shaped Potentially the same variety as 'Mazarini'? OP meaty fruit. Semi-determinate, RL. Russian commercial variety. Midseason. Karlik 307 Indeterminate, reg leaf variety. Originally collected from the former Soviet H Marbled(?) skin. Early production, Union in Moscow, introduced to the USA via good yield. Oblate fruit. a donation to the USDA. Then donated to PGRC in 1965. Kazakh Schalavije 97 Good production of 6-12oz orange The name implies it may have originated in H fruit with excellent flavour. Regular Kazahkstan (a republic in the former USSR, leaf. Indetermiante. Rare. Late now an independent country). Variety season. brought to SSE from CV Anioleka Seeds of Scotland.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 33 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato KBX (Kellogg's Breakfast Cross) 445 Large, orange 454-1 kg fruit. Potato leaf version of Kellogg's Breakfast OP Flattened beefsteak type. Late that appeared in a garden of Martha Hufford season, PL, indeterminate. of SE VA (gardenmama), a Tomatoville/Garden Web member. Keeping Tom 35 Heralded for its keeping properties, OP/H? will keep for many months if picked green and kept in a cold cellar. Small Indeterminate plant, productive tomato, that ripens slowly and stays in good shape long after harvesting. May Be picked part ripe and will ripen slowly in cool place. Oddly, it may often appear unripe, but when cut it will be bright red. Indeterminate. Regular leaf. Kelli's Heart 446 Pink, meaty heart shaped fruits. Sweet flavour. 170-340g each. Indeterminate, RL wispy leaves. Midseason. Kimberley 36 Early, tall and sprawling plant, high Named after Kimberley, BC where it was OP yields of 1-2" round red fruit, slightly bred in the 1980's (parentage is disputed). oblong. Indeterminate. Potato leaf. 55-60 days. King George 447 King Humbert (King Umberto, Roi 184 80 days. Old Italian paste tomato. Described as far H Humbert, Re Humbert) back as 1885. Kmicic 448 Firm red, plum or spherical shaped Polish commercial variety, vended by OP fruits. Slight orange shouldering. PNOS Ozarow Mazowiecki. Good for canning. 50-115 g each. Determinate, RL, early. Kolea 163 Red, 4" diameter fruit. Regular leaf. Donated from the University of Hawaii to H the USDA in 1962. Kootenai 91 Very early compact plant, produces Brought to the Kootenay region of BC with H slightly oblate 2-2.5" red fruit. Russian Doukhobor settlers. Moderate to good production, sweet juicy fruit. Determinate, 60 days, rugose leaf.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 34 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Korall (Corall) 449 Round, red fruit. Determinate, RL. Mid season. Korean Love 450 Sweet, medium sized red fruit. Oblate. RL, indeterminate, midseason. Korney's X (Korney's XXX, 451 Korney's Cross) Kotlas 295 Plant produces good harvests of red Originally named Sprint, but changed to H fruit, some more spherical, but Kotlas by Johnny's Selected Seeds upon others with a point at the blossom Kotlas becoming a sister city with end. Good flavour, 1-2oz fruit. Waterville, ME, USA. Compact plant, can be grown in 5gal containers. Potato leaf. Indeterminate. Early season. Krakus 452 50-125g round red fruit. Smaller, Polish commercial variety. Terry Hancock, OP determinate plants. RL, midseason. Wiltshire, England, purchased the seed at a market place in a small Polish town and shared with other growers. Krasnodar Titans 453 Round, red sweet fruit, approx 226- Originated from Russia, Krasnodar region. 1kg in size. Dense foliage. RL, determinate, midseason. Krymska Roza (Krymskaja Roza, 454 Red oblate fruit. I believe this is actually 'Krymskaja' and not Red Crystal) 'Krymska' as labelled. Potlish variety? La Mer Noire 455 Potentially 'Black Sea Man' just going off the name (which is "black sea" in French). Lambert's General Grant 37 This very old heirloom has large Developed by a gardener named Mr. H rose-pink fruit that are oblate and Lambert in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania in 1869. ridged. Vine ripened fruit have the best flavor. Indeterminate, finely dissected foliage. 85 days.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 35 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Lancia X (PSB-3) 94 Indeterminate. Oxhart type, good Italy 1950. OP fresh or for paste.
Unable to contact donater of seed, but growth was not like that of Lancia, indicating a natural cross between 'Lancia' and an unknown parent.
Beautiful, jewel toned pink fruit with some light yellow shouldering, rich, full flavour (especially for a pink!). Buttery-textured soft flesh. Regular leaf. Later maturity - 85-90 days. Large Mennonite Heritage (Large 456 Large dark pink fruit, 250-454 g. Mennonite Pink) Sweet flavour. Potato leaf, late (85 days), indeterminate. Large Pink Bulgarian 457 Large pink beefsteaks, 250-450g Family heirloom from Bulgaria. each. Good taste. Mid to late season. RL, indeterminate. Lattanzio Pendulous 125 Good flavour, only moderate OP/H? production of red beefstake oblate fruit. Doesn't like wet weather. Indeterminate. Potato leaf. 80 days Latvian Heart 458 Leatha's Italian (Leatha's) 459 280-560g pink beefsteak fruit. RL, indeterminate, 90 days. Legend 38 4" in diameter slightly oblate red Developed by Dr. James Baggett at Oregon OP fruit. Mild flavour, especially for a State University. red, meaty with few seeds. Blight and crack resistant. Regular leaf. Indeterminate, 75 days. Lettuce Leaf 460 Limbaugh's Legacy Potato Top 87 Large production of 10-18oz pink A family heirloom that originated from Fred H (Potato Top) flattened globe fruit. Potato leaf. 85 Limbaugh of Robinson, Pennsylvania. days. Fred's father and grandfather raised it in the 1930s; Pittsburgh's own heirloom tomato.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 36 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Lime Green Salad (Green Elf) 272 Dwarf plant, grows about 2.5ft high. Bred by Tom Wagner in the 1980's. OP Produces round green tomatoes 1- 3oz each. Sharp, tart flavour. Regular leaf. Determinate. 80 days. Lister's Protection (Lister's 334 Round, medium sized red fruit. Originally donated to the HSL (UK) by JR H Perfection) Reportedly best when fruit is slightly McIvor, whose father and grandfather has underripe - deep orange with a grown it from around 1926 in their market green blush at the stem end. garden in at Carriden, Bo'ness (approx 57 Indeterminate miles from Dundee). Originally a greenhouse variety. Little Lucky 153 Golden-yellow fruit with a red blush Craig LeHoullier who stabilized it from an OP at the blossom end. Complex accidental cross between 'Brandywine' and fruity/tangy flavour. Potato leaf. an unknown variety. Indeterminate. 90 days. Livingston's Dwarf Stone (Dwarf 461 Dwarf plants, regular rugose foliage. Introduced in 1902 by Livingston's Seeds. H Stone) Small round flattened red fruit. Indeterminate, early to mid season. Livingston's Perfection 103 Red globular fruit 4-8oz each, Commercial heirloom, released in 1880 by H excellent flavour, smooth and A.W. Livingston. productive. Indeterminate. Regular Leaf. 75 days. Louisiana Dixie 462 Bred by Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge and originally released by the Reuter Seed Company in 1936. Lucky Leprechaun 205 Plant produces 2-4oz round red Irish heirloom. Dates back to early 1900's. H uniform fruit. Mild flavour, but reportedly a very good producer. Plants reach about 2ft. High. Rugose leaf. Productive dwarf variety. Lunchbucket (Lunch Bucket) 166 Small saladette type tomato, red OP/H? tender skins, said to have a spicy/salty flavour.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 37 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Lyana 300 Plant produces good harvests of 1- Moldovan var., bred by Pridnestrovian OP 2oz round, red fruit. Meaty with Agric. Res. Inst., (Leto x Cheburashka) x small seed cavities. Strong tomato Start cross. Released in 1996. flavour. Plant grows about 2-2.25ft tall, good for growing in containers. RL, determinate, 55-70 days. Maglia Rosa 418 2" long rosy fruit streaked with orange. Elongated fruit. 18-24" plant, good for containers and small spaces. Determinate or semi- determinate. 75 days, RL. Malinovyi Ozarowski 322 H Malinowy Olbrzym 463 Large pink beefsteak fruit with slight Means "Raspberry Giant" in Polish ribbing. Juicy. RL, indeterminate, midseason. Malinowy Retro 464 Round pink fruit, approx 260g each. Polish commercial variety. Good flavour, good for fresh and canning. Compact plants. RL, determinate, midseason. Mama Leone 100 Produces high yields of 3-6oz plum- Introduced to SSE by Nancy Kirch, New H type fruit. Very good flavour, York, in 2005. Nancy obtained it from a excellent for preservation. Regular local nursery in NY, originally from a leaf. Indeterminate. 80 days. customer who immigrated here from Italy with the seeds many years ago. Manitoba 39 Early determinate variety bred for Breeder and vendor: Expt. Farm, Morden, H the short seasoned prairies. Very Manitoba, Canada. Parentage: (Marglobe x good variety for cool climates and Bounty) x Redskin. Adaptation: Southern short seasons, if in high-heat temps Canadian prairies. 1956. it will delay production, but doesn't seem to hamper it. good flavour and excellent yields. 2-6oz (reports of 10-14oz) each, red globular fruit, tart flavour. Determinate. regular leaf. 65 days. Mannheim 465 Pink oblate fruit with smooth Reportedly brought back to N. America shoulders. Potato leaf, indet, 80 during WWII by a veteran who obtained the days. seeds from the Mannheim region.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 38 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Marammeno 466 Average taste, productive. Midseason. Marge's Polish Pride 467 Large pink beefsteak, 400-500 g Polish variety. Seed came from a lady each. Meaty with small seed called Marge, who passed them onto her chambers with good flavour. Large son-in-law. vigorous plants. Potato leaf, indeterminate, 85 days. Marutchka 468 Mary Unger 416 Round red fruit, productive. Good for canning and fresh use. RL, indeterminate. Mary's Austrian X (PSB-1) 241 Plant did not come true to package. Heirloom originally from Austria, came to OP Conversation with seed seller Salt Spring Island, BC in the early 1900's, indicated that this variety was not a and grown their by the same family by over mislabel, it is a cross that occurred 100 years. naturally between Mary's Austrian and an unknown cherry variety.
Delicious grape-sized pink jeweled fruit on a large (5ft+) plant. Fruit borne on trusses of 5-6 fruit. Sweet, rich flavour with firm flesh. RL. 75-80 days. Matt's Wild Cherry 171 Rampant vines produce prolific Originated from Mexico where it grows wild. H amounts of small, currant type Teresa Arellanos de Mena, a friend of tomatoes. Excellent tart full flavour, Maine Ag. Faculty's Dr. Laura Merrick and fruit approximately 2gr each. Dr. Matt Liebman, brought seed to Maine Regular leave. Indeterminate. 70 from her family in Hidalgo in Eastern days. Mexico. McMurray's Purple 435 Found in Dan & Val McMurray's seed collection. Original tag said 'Honey', but is not the 'Honey' variety otherwise known. Dan marked this one down as a purple round fruit. Temporarily re-named to 'McMurray's Purple' in 2020.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 39 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Mexican Cocktail 197 Ind. RL plant. Tiny red currant OP/H? tomatoes. Disease tolerance exhibited. Large, sprawling growth habit. Early maturity. Michael Pollan 238 Green & yellow/gold striped fruit, Grown and selected by Wild Boar Farms in OP slightly elongated and plum shaped California, USA. approximately 3" long. 5ft vines. Sweet, mild flavour. Milka's Red Bulgarian 469 Good yield of red beefsteak fruit, Bulgarian variety introduced by Dr. David approx 300 g each. Indeterminate, Kroska, who named it Milka's Red Bulgarian regular leaf, 80 days. after the person who gave him the seeds. Miller's Dakota 470 Millionaire 471 Good yields of 250g pink fruit. RL, A famous tomato in the 1950s in the Ozarks indeterminate, 75-80 days. of Missouri. In the summer of 1950, Forrester Hutsell of Mountain Grove, Missouri, gave this tomato to Ed Henson, and it has been grown in Champion, Missouri ever since. Milyana 472 150-200g red fruit, oblate with slight Bulgarian commercial variety? ribbing. Determinate, early. Moldovan Green 258 6-8oz green fruit with a yellow Heirloom from Moldova. Introduced to North H blush. Smooth texture. Sweet/tart America by Glenn Drowns of Iowa, USA. flavour. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. 75-80 days. Moonglow (Moon Glow) 473 Golden orange round fruit, approx 150g each. RL, indeterminate, 80 days. Morado 474 Good yield of 300g dark red/purple This variety is native to Vejer de la fruit. Rich flavour. RL, indeterminate, Frontera, a Spanish hilltop town and late (85 days). municipality in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia, on the right bank of the river Barbate. Morado del Rincon de Ademuz 248 Pink/purple beefsteak tomato. Spanish for 'Purple from Ademuz'. OP/H? Moranno de Mejorada 253 Big, round red fruit. Strong, dense Spanish for 'Moorish from Mejorada' H plant. Moscow Siberia 476
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 40 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Moskovskiy Delikates (Moscow 475 Good yields of red elongated (3-4") Russian commercial variety. Delicious) long fruit. Sweet with dry flesh paste tomato. RL, indeterminate, 80+ days. Moskvich (Moskovich, Moskvic, 41 70-75 days, indeterminate, regular From Russian it is translated to "person OP Moskovic) leafed plant. Good sized 10-14oz who lives in Moscow". Developed in the fruit. 1970's by Vavilov Institute (IOGEN, Excellent flavour, very meaty. Good Moscow). for canning as well. Does well in high heat with water restrictions, only a bit of cracking. Your classic looking tomato. Needs heavy staking to accommodate the large fruit. 5.5lb/plant. Mountain Princess 289 Plant produces 6-8oz red smooth An heirloom grown for generations in the H beefsteak-type fruit. Determinate. mountain climate of the Monongahela RL. 65 days. National Forest Region of West Virginia. Mozark 477 Red round fruit. Determinate, late. Mozark is a stabilized cross of Earliana, L. RL. pimpinellifolium, Break O'Day, Bison, and Greater Baltimore. It is well adapted to sweltering Midwestern and Mid-South summer conditions. It was released n 1958, and now discontinued. Mr. Fumarole (Mr. Fumo) 299 Plant produces elongated, 3-6" red OP/H? fruit, with pinkish/red skin. Paste variety. Low production. Heat delays fruiting. 65 days. Muchamiel 478 Red oblate fruit with ribbing on the Spanish origin? shoulders. Mild, sweet taste. Very productive. RL, indeterminate, midseason. Nectar Rose 479 Pink, small fruit. RL, indeterminate, midseason. Negrillo de Almoguera 256 Black beefsteak fruit. Excellent From the area of Almoguera, Guadalajara, H flavour. Spain. Negro de Jaen 249 Black beefsteak fruit. Good taste. Spanish for 'Black from Jaen'. From the OP/H? Late harvest. area of Jaen, Spain.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 41 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Negro de Siles 480 Brown black oblate fruit with ribbing Originated in Spain, likely from the village on the shoulders. Approx 180g Siles, in the province of Jaén, Spain. each. RL, indeterminate, midseason. Sometimes misspelled as 'Negro de Silex' Neighborly 481 Nelson's Golden Giant 482 Large golden yellow beefsteaks, Originally from Nelson Gray, Milan, Ohio, approximately 350-450g. Meaty with who shared seeds with Al Anderson of few seed chambers, rich sweet Troy, Ohio (OH AN A). Al introduced this taste. RL, indeterminate, 85 days. variety to SSE in 2007. Neves Azurean Red 199 Oblate, large beefsteak type fruit. Seeds were collected by Carolyn Male (NY OP/H? Approx. 13-16 oz in size. Regular MA C) in 1999 from a retired P.E. teacher leaf. Indeterminate. 80 days. Chuck Perry, who got the seeds from his cousin, Ed McCollum of Boston, who, in turn, got the seed from the owner/founder of the Neptune Harvest Co. Dr. Carolyn Male contacted the Neptune Harvest founder, and he said that a man came to the factory and asked if he could trade tomato fruits for seaweed fertilizer. This man was Anthony Neves of Massachusetts (now deceased), who brought the seed from the Azores, where he had been selecting for larger size, and he continued the selection in Massachusetts. Nonna Antonina 252 Red beefsteak fruit, very productive. Italian for 'Grandma Antonina'. Italian family H Regular leaf. Indeterminate. heirloom from Sara Porporato and Jörg-M. Schröter, Volvera, Italy from Sara's grandmother, who grew the tomato for more than 40 years. Norcarolina Pink (North Carolina 484 Pink) Norderas Busk 483 Early bush tomato, smooth round Norwegian origin? red fruit, approx 80-100 g each. Plant grows 80-90 cm high. Determinate. Northern Delight 486 Novice 487
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 42 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Novocserkaszkij 309 Blemish free red oblate fruit with Donated to PGRC in 1984. OP/H? some darkening and ribbing at the shoulders. Great classic tomato flavour, not too sweet. Strong, stout bushy plant. High temps during the later half of summer seemed to have delayed ripening, but still produced really well. Semi- determinate. Regular leaf. 82 days. Oaxacan Jewel 181 Large fruit, 6-16oz, golden yellow Pre-Columbian Mexican variety. H with red and orange marbling. 80 days. Regular leaf. Ind. Ocharovanie 488 Round golden orange fruit, approx Moldovan commercial variety. Name means 115g each. Early fruit sed, good "charm" or "fascination" in Russian. flavour. RL, indeterminate, approx 75 days. Ojo de Venado 198 Oval red cherry, balanced rich taste. Reportedly grown by the Zapotec people of OP/H? Productive 4' tall plants. 80 days. Mexico, from Sierra Madre del Sur. Name translates as 'Eye of the Deer'. Olive Doree 496 Grape-type tomato with orange skin, Heirloom from France H RL, indeterminate, midseason. Olive Hill 489 Deep pink heirloom. Can weight Heirloom from Olive Hill Kentucky, USA. H 450g +. Potato leaf, indeterminate. Ondraszek 490 Early maturing. Round red fruit, Polish commercial variety approx 150g each. Uniform fruit. Determinate, RL. Orange Heirloom 491 Large, orange oblate beefsteak type Family heirloom, grown in the Weaverville fruit, approx 350-450g each. RL, area of the North Carolina mountains by the indeterminate, 80 days. Sherman family for well over 75+ years. Orange King 155 Orange, meaty fruit. Donated from an unknown source in 1961 H from New Hampshire, USA to the USDA. Orange Oxheart 42 Large 12-16oz fruit, oxheart shape, OP/H? firm flesh and few seeds. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. 80 days. Orange Russian 117 236 Orange and pink heart shaped Jeff Dawson's selection from his cross of OP tomatoes. Crack resistant. Good Russian 117 and Georgia Streak. harvest. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. 90 days.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 43 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Orange Strawberry 148 Extremely vigorous plant, grows up Seeds for what became Orange Strawberry OP to 6-7ft talls (will grow visibly in one were sent to Carolyn Male of Latham, New day alone). Produces large 1-2lb York, by Marjorie Morris of Indiana, who oxheart shaped golden orange discovered it as a stray seed in a pack of fruits. Sweet & fruity and very commercial Pineapple seeds and named flavourful. One of the best orange 'Orange Strawberry' based on the fruit tomatoes out there. Grows very well shape and color. in high heat, and resistants to cracks/splits. Regular leaf. 85 days. Indeterminate. Orange Tree 492 Compact dwarf plant, grows approximately 24-30" high. Good production of 85g orange fruit. Rugose leaves appear curled even when the plant isn't under stress. Determinate, 80-90 days? Orangina 493 Large orange oblate fruit, Discovered, stabilized and named by Darrel approximately 300g each. Small Jones of Hamilton, Alabama. In his 2004 seed chambers, sweet flavour. RL, garden he found this offtype among his indetermiante, midseason. Argentina plants that he grew from seed sent by 'Brainsander'. One of the three was a large orange fruited tomato with good flavor and excellent production. The plants were just a bit variable the first couple of years indicating a cross, but by F5 generation (2008) it was stable. Oranje Van Goeijebier 494 Orlov Yellow 188 Ind. PL plants. 10-16 oz orange Seeds from Smolensk in Russia, said to H beefsteak-type fruit. Smooth have originated with Count Aleksei Orlov shoulders, no core. Firm flesh. Very from the 18th century. good flavour and very productive. Oscar Gonthier's 495 Large red beefsteaks, more acidic Heirloom from Canada. Original seed was H than sweet flavour. Fruit approx from Oscar Gonthier of Drummondville, 370g. RL, indeterminate, 80-85 days. Quebec, Canada. OSU Blue 185 80 days. RL plant. Deep blue fruit Bred by Jim Myers of Oregon State OP the more sunlight they are under. University. Pinkish flesh.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 44 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Pantano Romanesco (Pantano, Il 497 Red ribbed fruit, approx 280g each. Said to be an heirloom from the Rome Pantano Romanesco) RL, indeterminate, 80 days. region of Italy. Paragon (Livingston Paragon, 275 Red spherical fruit, excellent yields Alexander Livingston's first breed of tomato, H Livingston's Paragon) of 3-4" fruit. Great for canning. which was introduced in 1870. This variety Regular leaf. Indeterminate. 75 days. was a mainstay of the New Jersey canning industry and reportedly was named for the Paragon canning jar of that era. Parma 310 Red, oblate, pleated(?) fruit. Early Donated to PGRC in 1984. OP/H? maturity, indeterminate. Large plant. Regular leaf. Patio Orange (Orange Patio) 498 Called Patio Orange but rumour has it fruit is more red than orange? Requires grow out. Paul Bunyan 499 Paul Robeson 43 Pleated/irregular brown-black-purple Russian heirloom which was made H fruit. 7-15 oz each. Reportedly up available by Marina Danilenko, a Moscow to 2lbs. Very good flavour, fair seedswoman; named in honor of the black yield. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. opera singer star of King Solomon's Mines, 70-75 days. 1937, Paul Robeson, who was also an advocate of equal rights for Blacks and was very popular in the former Soviet Union. Peasant 500 Plum type red fruit. RL. Heat reportedly delays ripening and affects flavour. Perennial 158 Small bright yellow fruit. Regular Originally from the Dr. H.L. Blood Collection H No. 823. F.R. Lawson, Modesto Calif. 1936. Donated to USDA in 1966. Perestroika 44 Red-orange uniform smooth fruit, Russian variety from Siberia. Perestroika is OP solid 8-10oz meaty with few seeds. the Russian term (now A market favourite. Indeterminate. used in English) for the economic reforms Regular leaf. 70 days. introduced in June 1985 by the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Its literal meaning is "restructuring", referring to the restructuring of the Soviet economy. Pero Gigante (Pomodoro Gigante, 504 Large, red pear shaped fruit. Some Pomodoro Pero Gigante) fruit is more flattened with ribbing? RL, indeterminate.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 45 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Persimmon 45 Deep yellow/orange fruit. Vigorous Reportedly dates back to the mid 1800's - OP/H? vine. 1lb+ beefsteak fruit. Dates although no information can found. back to the mid-1800's. Meaty and sweet. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. 80 days. Perth Pride 287 Smaller plant (3-4ft) produces Developed in the 2006-2011 by the OP smooth round 2-5oz fruit that ripen members of the Dwarf Tomato Project from to a deeper purple colour. Very a cross between New Big Dwarf and Paul good flavour. Fruit does not keep Robeson, made in 2006 by Patrina Nuske well after picking. RL (rugose) leaf, Small in Australia and named Happy. This indeterminate. 70-75 days. tomato was selected and named by Tessa Millesse who lives in Perth, Western Australia. Peruvian Bush 318 H Picardy 501 Oblate 200g smooth red fruit. Good Heirloom reportedly dating to the 1890s. H flavour, meaty with few seed cavities. Semi-determinate, RL, 75 days. Pink Accordion 107 Plant produces average yields of OP heavily pleated and ribbed red fruit. Large sprawling plants that require good staking, fruit is approximately 1lb each. Hollow with a mild sweet flavour. Indeterminate. Regular leaf. 80 days. Pink Climber 502 Pink, globe shaped fruit, approx 400g each. Potato leaf. Indeterminate. Pink Zebra 46 Dark red/brown striped with green. Possibly a misnamed variety? OP/H? Extremely tasty, although did not do well for me in grow out in 2011. Grew very well in 2014. Likes drier climates, very tasty and meaty fruit. 85 days. Regular leaf. Pixie 98 There are several varieties with the OP/H? name 'Pixie' in them, a grow out will have to be done to determine which 'Pixie' this is.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 46 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Platillo 175 Large oblate, heavily ribbed fruit. Collected in 1966 from Puerto Rico and H Good flavour, orangey-red skin with donated to PGRC. slight mottling, and orangey flesh. Fruit is approx 220gr each (8 oz). Best for fresh eating. Moderate leaf coverage. Regular leaf, indeterminate, 80-85 days. Plum Tigris (Slivovidnyi Polosatyi) 47 Regular leaf plant with a high yield introduced to North America by Andrey OP of 4 oz plum fruit with red and yellow Baranovski, Minsk, Belarus. skin, very good flavor. 80 days. Pocomoke 157 Deep red fruit, uniform and smooth Donated to the USDA in 1962 by the H in shape. Crack resistant, slight University of Maryland. catfacing. High degree of tolerance to fusarium wilt. Determinate. Polish Egg 503 Red egg shaped fruit. RL. Polish Linguisa 88 Elongated red, paste type tomato. Heirloom variety from Poland, brought to H Wispy plant. 5-6" long dry red fruit. New York by a family of Polish immigrants Sweet flavour. Good productivity. in the late 19th century. Semi-deteminate. Regular leaf. Late harvest. Pollock 247 Plant produces uniform globe- A selection from Bonny Best for earliness, OP shaped 4-6oz fruit with very good productivity and good cores by Andy flavour. Compact plant, still requires Pollock of northern British Columbia, staking. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. Canada. 70 days. Poma Amoris Minora Lutea 173 Stout plant produces moderate OP/H? harvests of 5-8oz pale yellow fruit. Good flavour. Does not like being kept wet. 75 days. Portuguese Joe's (Joe's 246 Large tomatoes, very irregular and Portuguese variety, named by Val and Dan OP/H? Portuguese) heavily pleated fruit. Very good McMurray (B.C MC D). Dan picked the flavour. 8-18oz fruit. Indeterminate. seeds out of a salad in Portugal in the late 80-85 days. Regular leaf. 1990s or early 2000s, and they have been growing this variety in their garden since then.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 47 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Portuguese Monster 505 Large 1 kg+ fruit, pink skin, Fruit is Seed collected by Michael Johnson of described as being a blunt oxheart Wollaton, Nottingham UK, from a 4.5 lb shape. RL, indeterminate large tomato bought at Loule Market, northern plants, 85 days. Portugal in 2006. Michael shared the seed with his gardening friends at Tomatoville in 2007 as 'Portuguese Monster'. Prairie Fire 214 Early determinate red variety, Possible cross between Sub-Arctic and an OP globular and slightly oblate in shape. unknown beefsteak. First listed in SSE in Good flavour. 70 days. Regular leaf. 1992. Determinate Prairie Pride 215 70 days. Released from the University of Manitoba in OP 1978. Primrose Gage 160 Described has having a sweet/tart Collected in 1931 by Dobbie and Co. H flavour. Small round yellow fruit. (Edinburgh, Scotland, UK) in the village of a seminomadic tribe in the jungle of southern India between 5,000 and 8,000 feet altitude. Principe X (PSB-6) 99 Semi-determinate bushy plants Italian heirloom bred for sun-drying. Dates H produce plum-type fruit, excellent for back to the 1910s. preservation and pastes. Fruit is red with a tip at the bottom, plant is prolific in yields. Regular leaf. Midseason. Prize of the Trials 506 Round, cherry type fruit with orange skin. RL, indeterminate. Pruden's Purple (Prudence Purple) 76 Indeterminate potato-leafed plant. Variety dates back to at least the 19th H 75-85 days. Plant produces dark century. pink beefsteak fruit, sweet flavour with smooth texture. Fruit measures 10 - 16oz, moderate to good yields. Prue 507 Elongated, large red plum type fruit, Originated from Tom Gallucci of somewhat variable in shape. As Connecticut, seeds came from Tom's ex- small as 100g up to about 350g. wife's grandfather, Mr. Prue of Wispy, light leaf cover. Good Massachusetts, who was born around 1900 flavour. RL, indeterminate, 85 days. and had been growing this tomato in the 1940s or earlier. Original source is unknown.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 48 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato PSB-5 415 Natural cross from seed sent to OP seed bank. Tall, vigorous plants, lots of round cherry fruid. Red skin and flesh, great grower in a bad year (2019). RL, indet. 103 days in 2019, but a better year would probably see that shortened dramatically. Purple Calabash 142 Deeply fruited/pleated Exact history is unknown, but evidence H pinkish/purplish/brown fruit with suggests it was originally from Mexico. Very green flesh and gel. Touted as the old variety. Donated to the USDA in 1963. world's "ugliest tomato". Indeterminate. 85-90 days. Regular leaf. Purple Plum Paste 179 Large, ind. Paste. Good flavour. RL. OP/H? 80 days. Purple Prince (Black Prince) 48 RL plant, produces tennis ball sized Reportedly an heirloom from Siberia. OP/H? brown/dark purple fruit. Slightly ovular in shape. 3-4oz each. Quite tasty, but didn't seem to withstand really high heat and water rationing very well. Poor production in my area. 80-85 days. Purple Russian 49 Plum-type shape, although quite Heirloom variety from the Ukraine. Seed are H juicey so not appropriate for pastes. originally from Irma Henkel, 1980 and then Brownish-pink fruit, some green introduced to North American market. shouldering. Very good flavour. Heavy production. Regular leaf. Indeterminate 75 days. Quarter Pounder With Leaves 508 Radinilee 280 Plants produce 2-6oz black/purple Reportedly from Russia, but the name is not OP/H? fruit, shape ranging from oblate to of Russian origin. Unclear whether it was more spherical. Somewhat irregular just renamed, or if it is not actually from shape. Some green shouldering. Russia. Very good flavour. RL, indeterminate, 80 days. Red Jacket 510 Potato leaf. Indeterminate red fruit. Red Peach 511
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 49 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Red Robin 77 Small dwarf plant, growing to OP approximately 25-30cm high. Well suited to containers. Produces tight clusters of 6-8 red cherry tomatoes. Good production. Said to be able to produce under even poor light conditions. Determinate, regular leaf, 55-60 days. Reisetomate 271 Plant produces heavily lobed fruit German heirloom? OP/H? that resemble cherry tomatoes all fused together. Fair flavour. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. 80 days. Rena's Turban 512 Reverand Morrow's Long Keeper 257 Plants produce 6-10oz reddish Louisana Heirloom? H orange fruit. Determinate. Midseason. Regular leaf. Rita's Black 327 Really more of a dark Val and Dan McMurray (B.C MC D), who H red/brown/mahogany than a black actively exchanged seeds with European fruit. Sweet flavour, very meaty with growers, asked Rita De Clereq in Belgium tart skin. Some susceptibility to to try and get hold of some of the local cracking in downpours. Potato leaf, Belgium "heirlooms" or family varieties indeterminate. when they started trading with her. She found four varieties, two of which appeared to be the same, and which were later named Belgian Farmer's Beefsteak, Belgian Pounder and Belgian Heart, as the original names have long since been forgotten. Rita's Black was a spot of Belgian Pounder, and it was named after Rita De Clereq. Riviera 514 Semi-determinate, red round fruit. RL. Robson Angolan 319 OP/H? Rochapea 515 Roma VF 50 RL, det. Plant. Good production of OP plum shaped fruit. Best for sauces, canning, and preserving. Very dry. VF resistance. 70 days.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 50 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Romeo 516 Good for sauces and fresh eating. 170-340g fruit. Good flavour. RL, indeterminate. Rosado de Aracena 250 Beefsteak pink tomato, strong Spanish for 'Pink from Aracena'. Traditional H sprawling plant. Slightly oblate in the villages in the mountainous area of shape. Late harvest. Aracena y Ricos de Arodre in the south of Spain. Rosado de Teruel 255 Pink beefsteak fruit. Spanish for 'Pink from Teruel'. From the H town of Teruel, Spain. Rose 51 Large pink, irregular beefsteak-type Amish heirloom from New Holland, PA, H fruit. Very good flavour, 3" 10oz USA. fruit. Reportedly a cross between Brandywine and Rutgers tomatoes, crack and disease resistant. Indeterminate. Regular leaf. 80 days. Rose Climber 517 Rose d'Eauze 331 Very late variety - might possibly be OP/H? weather related, but really best grown in a longer season climate. Pink heart-shaped fruit with mild flavour. Regular leaf. Indeterminate 90+ days. Rot-Orange Eiertomate Aus 518 Rumanien Rozovye Gryozy 284 Plants produce large pink oval- Introduced in North America by BC KO T, OP/H? shaped fruit, approx 11oz each. who received the seeds from Tatiana Excellent flavour. Wispy foliage. Afanasieva, an avid gardener and seed Regular leaf. Indeterminate. Early saver from Chelyabinsk, Russia. Not season. commercially available in Russia.
Name translates to "Pink Dreams" from Russian. Rozovyi Izumnyi 196 Ind. RL, high yield. Large pink History unknown. Seeds acquired from OP/H? beefsteak-type fruit up to 1lb. Juicy, Russia. Translates to Pink Raisin-like from sweet flavour. 80 days. Russian.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 51 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Ruby Treasure 52 Winter keeping variety, will keep for Peters Seed Research breeding OP a few months in a cold cellar and programme. ripen slowly if picked green for storage. Red fruit, firm with smooth skin, retains excellent flavour and colour for storage. Excellent producer - heat doesn't slow it down. Indeterminate. Regular leaf. 85 days. Rumba Ozarowska 513 Small, round to slightly flattened red Polish commercial variety. fruit. 50-80g each. Compact plants, do well in containers. Determinate, RL. Russian 519 Oblate pink fruit, 170-340g each. RL, indeterminate, midseason. Russian Persimmon 143 Plant produces 4-8 oz orange fruit From Russia. OP/H? with sweet flavour. Very productive plant. Determinate, regular leaf, 80 days. Russian Rose 521 300g pink fruit, seem to be variable An heirloom from a unknown Russian family in size. RL, indeterminate, 80 days. from Novorossiyk that maintain it for years. 1996. Russian Saskatchewan 292 Compact, dwarf plants produce An old heirloom variety that has been grown H good harvests of red, spherical fruit. by Darlene MacMillan’s family for many Rugose RL, determinate, 60 days. years in Colfax, Saskatchewan and originally came from Russia. Saint Pierre 178 All that’s available on this one is that Originally from France, given to a collector H it has an oblate shape, is bi- or tri- in Alberta in 1966, then donated to PGRC in coloured (red/orange/yellow) and 1974. that it’s late maturing. Saljut (Salyut) 522 Red plum type. RL, determinate. Russian commercial variety. Salt Spring Sunrise 202 Bushy small plant, produces small Developed by the late P.J. (Jack) James, H red slicers. 3-4' plants. Good taste. agricultural consultant of Salt Spring Island, Good for costal locations. British Columbia, Canada, in the 1950-60s. Determinate.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 52 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato San Francisco Fog 54 Tomato specially bred fro cool, wet OP climates. Red globular, 2-3" in diameter, 2-4oz fruit. Plants grow 7- 8ft, slightly more acidic than sweet taste, vigorous production, good resistance to BER and splitting. Regular leaf. Indeterminate, 80 days. Sasha's Altai (Sasha's Pride) 55 Round, red globular fruit, very Russian heirloom from the Altai Mountains. H flavourful and good for fresh eating For full history see here: and preservation. Fruit sets in http://www.seedstrust.com/st/sasha.html cooler climates easily. Indeterminate. Regular leaf. 60 days. Schappis Küsnachter Alpenglühn 285 Plants produce flattened and fluted Originally from Austria, dates at least to the H (Schappiskusnachter) 2-4oz red fruit. Strong flavour, more early 1960/61. acidic than sweet. Prolific bloomer. RL, indeterminate, early season. Schlesische Himbeere 342 Pink fruit oblate, beefsteak type fruit. German commercial variety. Name OP Nice sweet, complex flavour. Grew translates to English as Silesian raspberry. moderately well even in a very bad year. Plants up to about 5'. Regular, somewhat wispy leaves. 80 days. Indeterminate. Scoresby Dwarf 343 Compact plants, growing between 2- OP 2.5 ft. Red fruit, approx 85-100g each. Cupped regular foliage. Determinate. 75 days. Scotland Yellow 335 Sturdy vigorous plant with golden Sourced by L. Gaffney from the HSL, with OP/H? yellow, golf ball sized fruit produced no notes provided from HSL as to origins. in trusses. Early producing, soft skin, and a sweet/tangy flavour. Scr 5 177 A late maturing red oblate fruit, Collected from the Canary Islands of Spain OP/H? regular leaf. in 1986 and given to PGRC.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 53 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Severnaya Korona (Northern 485 Red (sometimes pink?), Russian commercial variety. Crown) heartshaped meaty fruits, approx 280g each. Fruit can display a wide range of sizes of irregular oblate to heart shaped. RL, indeterminate, mid season. Shaker Village 523 Pink heavily ribbed fruit. RL, From Canterbury Village, NH, USA. indeterminate. Shapka Monomakha 344 Indet., wispy looking plants with Russian commercial variety. Named after OP regular foliage produce pink heart- the crown worn by Russian Tsar's. Literal shaped fruits, some with a pointed translation is "Monomakha's Hat", but more tip, 6-12 oz, very meaty and sweet. correct translation would be Monomakh's 70 days. Cap, or "The Crown of Monomakh". Sherkhan 279 Dwarf plants produce long, sausage Russian commercial variety, vended by CV OP shaped fruit, red with orange Gavrish. Introduced commercially to North striping. Very dry flesh and few America by Tatiana's TomatoBase. seeds. 3-6oz each. Good acidic flavour. Good cooking tomato. Name means "Shere Khan" in Russian, Regular leaf. Determinate. referencing the tiger in "The Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling. Shokoladnyi (Wokoladnyj, 90 Plant produces excellent yields of 4- Russian commercial var., introduced to NA OP Chocolate, Russian Chocolate) 12oz black/reddish fruit. Some by Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus in green shouldering, smokey rich the late 2000s as Russian Chocolate. flavour, resistant to cracking and BER. 70-80 days. Indeterminate, regular leaf. Shuntukski Velikan 190 Ind. RL. Large, pink oblate "Velikan" means Giant from Russian. OP/H? beefsteak-type fruit. 12-16oz. Meaty Possibly originates from Shuntuk, Russia. fruit with lots of seeds. Early for such a large-fruited variety. Very productive. Reliable producer in cooler areas. Sibirskiy Velikan Rozovyi 189 Ind. RL. Large, pink oblate From Siberia. Translates to "Siberian Giant OP/H? beefsteak-type fruit. 12-16oz. Meaty Pink" from Russian. fruit with lots of seeds. Early for such a large-fruited variety. Very productive. Reliable producer in cooler and warmer areas. 80 days.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 54 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Sicilian Saucer 56 Large, ribbed, very irregular shape, Family heirloom from Italy that has been H very good flavour, few seeds, passed around by Mr. Cook, from excellent for sauces and Mississauga. Mr. Cook received the seed preservation. Fruit up to 1lb. from his Sicilian neighbor who has had it in Regular leaf. Indeterminate. 85 his family for generations. First listed in days. SSE in 2008. Silvery Fir Tree 126 Extremely hearty plant, about 2ft Traditional Russian variety attributed to H high. Has carrot like delicate foliage. Moscow seedswoman Marina Danilenko, Excellent production in a range of brought to US by SSE in early 1990s. temperatures, it's not abnormal for me to get 10+ lbs from this little plant. Red oblate fruit, first of the season are larger (about 3-4" in diameter) while the rest are smaller (2-3" in diameter). Fruit weighs about 8oz each. Does well in heat and as much sun as possible, but also produces well in rainier or colder seasons. Perfect for slicing, but does make a great sauce. Determinate. 68 days. Siniy 524 Compact plants, purple/black Variety originated in the former USSR flattened irregular fruit, 140-340g (possibly Estonia). each. Early production, determinate or semi-determinate. PL. Sirius 311 Early determinate variety. Large Donated to PGRC in 1985. OP plants, red spherical fruit. Regular leaf. Slava 525 Red smaller fruit. Potato leaf. Early, Czech heirloom. Name means "glory" in indeterminate. Czech. Slavic Masterpiece 57 4-8 oz red round meaty fruit. Russian commercial open-pollinated OP Vigorous 6ft+ plants. Good tomato, introduced to North American by resistance to splits. Good taste, Andrey Baranovski of Minsk, Belarus under good acid/sweet balance. the translated name. Indeterminate, 75 days.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 55 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Snow White 231 Light yellow cherry-type tomato. Developed by Joe Bratka of New Jersey. OP Crack resistant. Strong, tall vines, require good staking. Very good yields. Indeterminate. Regular leaf. 65 days. Sojourner South American 526 Medium to large pink fruit, irregular Reportedly originally from Brazil. and variable in shape - from plum to heart. Sweet flavour. RL, indeterminate. Late. Sophie's Choice 128 Miniature tomato, grows about 1 - A family heirloom from Edmonton in H 1.5ft high at the most. Excellent Alberta, Canada. Barry Comden of producer for its size. First fruit of the California offered this variety to Carolyn season is quite large at about 3-4" in Male. It had no name, and Barry said that a diameter, while the remaining fruit friend of his in California had gotten it from will be closer to 2. Good balance someone in Edmonton, Canada. Carolyn between meat and juice, excellent asked Barry to name it and he deferred to slicer and for fresh eating. Good his Californian friend who named it Sophie's well-rounded tomato flavour. Choice. Regular leaf. 60 days. Determinate. Sorrento 527 Spark's Yellow 528 Large, yellow-orange beefsteak type Sent to Craig LeHoullier by Don Sparks (KY fruit, approximately 500g each. SP D) in 1993 with name "Yellow" and Good flavour. PL, indeterminate, described as a regular leaf variety. Craig 85+ days. found it to be a large pale orange colored oblate tomato on a potato leaf plant, and renamed it Spark's Yellow in honor of Don Sparks. Spoon 529 Small, 0.5-2g red fruit. Large sprawling plant.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 56 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Spudatula Black (Black From Tula 530 Purple/black fruit with green Discovered by Darrel Jones on his farm in Potato Leaf) shoulders, 170-340g each. PL, Alabama. Darrel found 3 potato leaf indeterminate, midseason. seedlings when he grew Black from Tula seed from the packet purchased from Chuck Wyatt ( Heirloom Tomatoes ) in 2002. All the other plants grown from the same seed packet were regular leaf. Darrel thought the potato leaf variant was an excellent tomato, and in 2005 he shared some seeds with Bill Malin of Hillsboro, New Mexico, who had been collecting potato leaf tomatoes. Bill Malin grew it out and offered as Spudatula Black. Sputnik 283 Plants produce medium sized brown First offered in the Seed Savers 1996 OP/H? beefsteak fruit, 4-10oz each with Yearbook by Arche Noah, a genetic good flavour. RL, indeterminate. 80 preservation organization in Austria (AUST days. AR N), who got the seeds from Elmar Dolgener.
Seeds originally from the USSR.
Named after the Russian satellite launched in 1957. Stokes Green 531 Green-yellow beefsteaks-type fruit, First offered in the Seed Savers 1998 good flavour, approx 170-300g Yearbook by Dorothy Beiswenger, each. Juicy. RL, indeterminate, Crookston, Minnesota (MN BE D), who said midseason. this variety came from James Stokes. Stoney Mountain 532 Striped Cavern (Red Cavern, 233 Stuffing tomato. Blocky, bell-pepper Bred by Thomas P. Wagner of Tater Mater OP Schimmeig Stoo, Lobed and type shape. Red and orange striped. Seeds Striped) Moderate yields, moderate flavour, best used as a stuffing tomato or for salsa. Crack resistant. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. 80 days. Striped Stuffer 182 80 days. Blocky, semihollow fruit - OP/H? red with yellow stripes. 7 oz in weight. Indeterminate.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 57 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Stump of the World 533 Irregular pink beefsteak type fruit, 300-500g each. Moderate to good yields. Indeterminate, PL, late season (90 days). Stupice 58 Early variety, compact plant, grows Heirloom from Czechsolovakia. H to around 4ft. Red globular tomatoes, wonderful flavour, sweet with a good acid balance. Potato- leafed. Always the first to appear and extremely productive in my garden. Indeterminate. 60 days. Sub Arctic Maxi 208 Plant produces red, smooth uniform Developed by Dr. Harris at the Beaverlodge OP fruit, globular shape. Approx. 2-5oz Res. Sta., Alberta, Canada. Released to the each, 2" in diameter. Good acidic public in 1976. tomato taste. Somewhat susceptible to blight. 65 days. Determinte. Regular leaf. Summer Cider 273 Yellow orange/peach skin with Bred by Tom Wagner of Everett, WA, USA. OP creamy flesh. Sweet fruity flavour. Originally called 'Apple Butter' by Everett. Fruit measures up to 1.5lbs, but is more commonly 10oz. Good flavour, early maturation for large variety. 75 days. Sunset's Red Horizon 137 Plant produces medium to large Original seed stock is from 'Rostova', an OP heart shaped fruit - 6-14 oz. Meaty, heirloom to Russia. It was first offered by not juicy, flesh. Excellent balanced TomatoFest, but a cross happened some flavour. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. years back and instead of the beefsteak Mid-season. shape of Rustova, Sunset's Red Horizon became heart shaped. It is now considered a separate variety. Sylvan Guame 124 Large, hearty plant, grows extremely This tomato was named after a 80 year old H well even in adverse conditions. man in Canada who shared the seeds and Large red non-uniform red fruit, indicated that this variety came from beefsteak shaped, 1-2lbs. Excellent Russia. Its original Russian name is not flavour, very meaty and juicy with known. very few seeds. A great all around tomato. 80 days. Regular leaf. Indeterminate.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 58 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Table Jewel 534 Tamina 535 Round red fruit, potato leaf. Indeterminate, early. Tangerine (Big Orange) 7 Large orange beefsteak fruit, bright OP orange in colour (hence the name). Good flavour and few seeds. Fruit weighs 1-2lbs each. Indeterminate. Regular leaf. 75 d Tartar From Mongolstan 260 Tolerant of hot, cool, or humid ? OP/H? climates. Good production of red- orange fruit slightly oblate in shape. Regular leaf. 70 days. Taxi 78 Small to medium sized plant, Possibly developed by Johnny's Selected OP produces medium sized beefsteak- Seeds - but that is unverified. type yellow tomatoes. Determinte. Regular leaf. 70 days. Tecumseh 156 Fusarium resistance. Susceptible to Developed at Purdue University, Lafayette, H TMV. Late maturity, heavy fruit set. IN, USA. Donated to USDA 1959. Indeterminate. Tennessee Black 536 170-300g purple/black fruit. RL, It seems that this variety originated from Al indeterminate, 80 days. Anderson of Troy, Ohio, who introduced it in the Seed Savers 2007 Yearbook. Al Anderson said that he got seeds from John Siegel, Ohio, in 2002 and that 'it was a surprise from seeds sent by Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds '. Tennessee Surprise 537 Large, orange/yellow bicoloured Found by Tennessee road crew workers in fruit, large plants easily getting over the garden of an elderly lady who had 6 ft. Indeterminate, RL, late (85+ grown it as long as she could remember. days) Teta de Monja 251 Heart shaped pink fruit, wispy plant, Spanish for 'Nun's Breast' H with good fruit set. Than 538 The Dutchman (Dutchman) 392 Large pink oblate fruits, slightly Family heirloom introduced by Merlin W. H ribbed. Sweet flavour, 8-16 oz each. Gleckler of Gleckler's Seedmen in 1958. Good taste, few seeds. RL, indeterminate, 80 days.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 59 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Thessaloniki 138 Plant produces uniform red globular Originally from Greece and introduced by H fruit, excellent Gleckler's Seedsmen in the 1950's. earthy/balanced/acidic flavour. Resists sun scald and cracking. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. 75 days. Tidlig Bush 306 Early, determinate. Marbled(?). Flat From Norway - Tidlig means "Early". H fruit shape. Smallish plant. Donated to PGRC from Alberta in 1974. Tigerella (Mr. Stripey) 59 4oz fruit, 2" in diameter. Skin is red A cross of Ailsa Craig with an unknown H with yellow-green streaks. Flesh is variety. Bred by Glasshouse Research red-orange and quite tangy/tart. Institute in England in the 1930's. Regular leaf. Indeterminate, 76 days. Tiny Tiger 539 Dwarf plant reaching about 1.5 ft, faint orange and red striping cherry fruit. Determinate, RL, 75 days. Tiny Tim 60 Dwarf tomato plant, reaches a Developed by University of New H maximum of 12" high. Can be Hampshire, Durham in 1945. Parantage: grown in an 8" pot. Yields small Window Box x Red Currant. braids of 3/4" red, round, cherry tomatoes. Regular leaf. Determinate. 50 days. Titan 540 Smooth red regular fruit, 30-50g Non-commercial variety from Russia. each. Will display green shouldering that disappears when ripe. Determinate, RL, early. Tlacolula Ribbed 61 Heavily pleated fruit, about 3" in Heirloom from Oaxaca, Mexico. Said to be H diameter. Shade, heat, drought unchanged and grown for generations in tolerant. Mild flavour, hollow. Red the Tlacolula region. in colour. RL, indeterminate. 80-85 days. Tobolsk 541 Bright yellow irregular fruit.RL, Said to be an old Russian heirloom from indeterminate, 75 days. Tobolsk, Siberia, Russia.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 60 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Tomadose Des Comores 542 Cherry-type red round fruit, may An heirloom cherry tomato from France, have blight resistance. RL, named after The Comoros islands as the indeterminate, midseason. name suggests. 'Tomadose' means 'cherry tomato', and 'Comores' is a French name of the Comoros Islands, situated off the coast of Africa, which is used to be a French controlled territory, with the island of Mayotte still part of France. Tomate 159 Early and heavy fruit set of small to Originally purchased in the Market at H medium sized dark red fruit. Tarma, Peru. Elevation: 3048 meters. Extreme fasciation. Oblate shape. Donated to USDA in 1932. Regular leaf. Tonnelet 543 Egg shaped 30-50g fruit, red with From Belgium; obtained by Luc Fichot in yellow/orange striping. Plant grows 1990. tall. RL, indeterminate, midseason. Tozabu Tylaut (Bulgarian Tozabu 545 Pink 350-450g beefsteak type fruit. Originally from Bulgaria. Tylaut) Productive. RL, indeterminate, 80 days. Tozala Egpu (Bulgarian Tozala 544 Strong bushy plants with good Originally from Bulgaria. Egpu) foliage cover. 250-400g beefsteak type fruit with some ruffling at the shoulders. RL, indeterminate. Tri Tolstyaka 546 Pink, flattened oblate fruit Russian commercial variety, named after approximately 150-300g each.RL, the book by Yury Olesha, ‘Three Fat Men’ indeterminate. Tsygan (Zigan, Gypsy) 62 4-6oz black fruit. Vigorous 6ft+ Russian commercial variety, introduced to OP plants. Smokey flavour more acid North America by Andrey Baranovski, than sweet, meaty, good saucer. Minsk Belarus in the early 2000s under its Rare in North America. Regular translated name, Gypsy leaf. Indeterminate, 80 days. Turks Muts (Turk Mutz, Turks Mutz) 547 Irregular shaped brown fruit, slightly Dutch name translates to 'Turkish Turban'. ribbed and oblate. 120-300g each. PL, indeterminate, 80 days. Ukraine Black 548 Ukraine Chocolate 549 Ukraine Star Orange 551
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 61 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Ukrainian Heart (Ukrainian 550 Compact plants produce 170 - 550g Ukrainian family heirloom. Oxheart) heart shaped fruit. Very meaty with few cavities, red/dark pink fruit. Good production. RL, indeterminate, 80 days. Uncle Charlie's Giant Italian Pear 180 Large, heart shaped pinkish-red From Julianna's family, named after her H fruit. Difficult to get to grow. Uncle Charlie who grew them Utan 552 Valencia 261 Plant produces round, orange fruit A selection from Sunray (which was a H with good flavour. 3-6oz each. selection from Jubilee) from the 1940s. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. 80 days. Valiant 553 Good production of 140-280g round Bred by Francis C. Stokes Co., Vincetown, red fruit, slightly irregular. RL, NJ, released in the Stokes cataloge in 1937. indeterminate, 80 days. Val's Black Striped 281 Plant produces small round A mutation found in a group of 'Sascha's OP brown/black fruits with dark green Altai' tomatoes in Dan & Val McMurray's striping. Meaty and firm fruit. 2 seed tomato patch in 2005. Discovered by B.C cavities filled with gel, large seeds. KO T in 2009. Is stable. Named for Val Good canner. RL, indeterminate, McMurray. mid-season. Vandenburgs Moneyma 122 Plant produces very uniform Original seed donated to PGRC from OP/H? globular shaped 2" red fruit. Ontario, Canada in 1983. Indeterminate. Regular leaf. 72 days. Variegated (Splash of Cream) 226 Produced globe-shaped red 2" fruit, Introduced to North America by Greg H inclusters of 5-6. Strong sprawling Speichert of IN who received seeds from Ed habit. Plant leaves are variegated Rasmussen, who had received his seeds green and light green. from France. Variety has been shown to be Indeterminate. Regular leaf. 80 days. grown in Ireland and the British Isles previous to France. Victoria 203 Semideterminate/indeterminate OP/H? plant, block red 7 oz fruit. Early production. Good taste and texture. Potato leaf. Victorian Dwarf 554 Vilms 555 Red, plum fruit.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 62 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Violet Jasper (Tzi Bi U) 227 Produces 2oz globe-shaped fruit, First offered at Seed Savers 2009 Yearbook OP/H? dark pink with green striping. Good by Hristo Hristov of Bulgaria (BULG HR H) flavour. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. as Tzi Bi U. 80 days. Vorlon 80 Large, indetermine plant that Stabilized accidental cross of Cherokee OP requires good steaking to hold the Purple x Pruden's Purple. Named after the 10-18oz fruit off the ground. Deep race of aliens on Babylon 5. brown/black fruit, with some green shouldering. Excellent flavour and high yields. Indeterminate, 75-80 days, potato leaf. Waltingers Fleisch aus Indien 282 Small round brown fruit, good First offered in the Seed Savers 2000 OP/H? flavour. 1-2oz each. Very good Yearbook by Seed Savers Heritage Farm, flavour. Some green shouldering. Decorah, Iowa (IA SSE HF), who acquired RL, indeterminate, 80 days. the seeds for this tomato and for other tomatoes of 'Waltingers' series from Nancy Arrowsmith of Austria (AUST AR N, later AZ AR N, as Mrs. Arrowsmith moved to Arizona). Wapsipinicon Peach 64 Small, ping pong sized fruit, yellow Originally came from Dennis Schlicht and OP with a slight fuzz over the skin. was named after the Wapsipinicon river in Vigorous plants. Very sweet, low Iowa. acidity. Regular leafed. Indeterminate, 80 days. Warner's Yellow 571 Weeping Charley 82 Medium sized red fruit. Slightly OP/H? roma/plum/elongated in shape with a tip on the blossom end. Others are rounder. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. Weissbehaarte 195 Ind. prolific, large plant (can grow up Old German variety. Rare in North America. H to 12' high). High yield of small light yellow round fruit, 1-2 oz, 2" wide. Mild, sweet flavour with a thick skin. Good for stuffing. 80 days. Wendy 556 Wladeck's 559 Large plants, require good staking. Originally brought from Poland after WWII Light red to pink fruit(?). Irregular. by Wladeck Neitzgoda, and named after him.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 63 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Wonder Lights (Plum Lemon) 66 Plant produces 2-4oz lemon shaped Russian heirloom. Seed was collected from H bright yellow fruit. Meaty, mild, and an old seedsman in Moscow, Russia. sweet flavour. Regular leaf. Indeterminate. 75 days. World's Wonder Red 560 Xu Xu 561 Elongated plum-shaped fruit, Originally from Portugual compact plant. RL, determinate. Yaponskiy Krab (Japanese Crab) 439 Large, pink beefsteak-type fruit. Russian commercial variety, introduced OP Juicy with good flavour, best for commercially in North America in 2009 by fresh eating. Regular leaf, Tatiana's Tomatobase. indeterminate. Yasha Yugoslavian 570 Pink heart shaped fruit, Originated from one of Carolyn Male's approximately 450g each. Wispy former colleagues, Yasha Crnkovic. foliage, good production. RL, indeterminate, 80-85 days. Yates Beefsteak (Beefsteak, Yates) 562 Oblate red fruit, 85-190g each. RL, indeterminate. Yellow Jumbo Heirloom 563 300-500g light orange fruit. RL, indeterminate, 85 days. Yellow Lemon 67 Yellow globular fruit, sweet and Originally Collected from Karaj, Iran in H juicy. 2-4oz fruit. Regular leaf. January 1943 and donated to USDA in May Indeterminate, 85 days. 1943. Yellow Pear 68 RL, indeterminate plant. 4-5ft in Very old heirloom variety, first described in H height. Produces HUGE amounts of 1805 by Persoon. Goes back to the 17th small yellow pear shaped cherry century. tomatoes. Really nice acidity, nice flavour. The only cherry I grow. Produces in bunches of 6-10 fruit per. 75 days. Heat, drought, humidity tolerant. Yellow Perfection 69 Bright yellow 1-1.5" round thin- Commercial heirloom from a British seed H skinned fruit. Has a tendency to company. Dates back to 1890's. crack if overripe or overwatered. Potato leaf. Indeterminate 75 days.
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 64 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Yellow Ruffled 70 75-80 days, RL, indet., plant. First offered in SSE, no other information OP Produces heavily ruffled lemon currently available. yellow fruit, 8-10oz each. Sweet flavour, not hollow, little bit of acidity. Good prod. In hot weather. 80 days. Yellow Submarine 564 Reportedly improved form of 'Yellow Seeds for this variety were introduced in the Pear', but growers do not notice USA by Bill Malin of New Mexico much difference. 15-20g yellow pear (SpudleafWillie, NM MA W) in the mid- shaped fruit. PL, indeterminate, 80 2000s. Bill Malin received seeds in trade days. from the Organic Centre of Ireland. Zapotec Pink Pleated (Zapotec, 71 Large, pink heavily ribbed fruit, Heirloom from Oaxaca, Mexico, said to be H Zapotec Pink, Zapotec Pleated) potentially the origin of all modern originally grown by the Zapotec people. beefsteaks. Semi-hollow insides, excellent very distinct flavour. Regular leafed plant, extremely vigorous vines with sparse leaves. Indeterminate, 85 days Zefhen Long 565 Zhuan Kong Kiao 567 Zloty Ozarowski 572 Orange globe shaped fruits. RL, Polish variety, vended by CV PNOS indeterminate, early(?) Ozarow Mazowiecki, Poland. Name translates to "golden Ozarowski" in Polish. Zogola 573 Large ruffled irregular oblate fruit, Polish heirloom. 250-550 g red fruit. RL, indeterminate, 85 days. Zolotye Kupola 192 Ind. compact plant, RL wispy Name translates as 'Golden Domes' from OP/H? foliage. Heart shaped fruit. Yellow, Russian. Russian commercial variety, sometimes with pinkish streaks, 8- developed in Siberia. Introduced to North 20oz. Good flavour. Very few seeds. America by Andrey Baranovski, Belarus. Zomok 568 Zomu 146 Small determinate plant. Might be a possible misspelling of 'Zomuk'. OP/H? Good production of 2-4 oz round red fruit. Good flavour with no BER or splitting. 70 days. Rugose leaf. Determinate
© Populuxe Seed Bank Page 65 of 66 Common Name Variety Name Accession # Growth Info Historical Info Heirloom/OP? Tomato Zore's Big Red 569 Red heart shaped meaty fruit, Originally from Yugoslavia. approximately 450g each. PL, indeterminate, late (90 days). Watermelon Moon And Stars (Moon & Stars) 303 Large fruiting variety - reportedly up Originally introduced by Peter Henderson & H to 40 lbs, but more likely in the 5lb Co. in 1926, it was called "SUN, MOON range (especially in a shorter AND STARS." season). Dark green rind with yellow smaller dots and larger dots (hence moon and stars). Very sweet and juicy flesh. Can be grown in a slightly shorter season with coverage. 95 days. Zucchini Cocozelle 141 Bush-type zucchini, excellent for Italian heirloom variety. H really small spaces or large containers (half-wine barrel). Fruit is dark green with light green/grey vertical striping. Good mild flavour, almost nutty undertones. 50 days. Fordhook 339 H
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