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Pantano Romanesco
3" diameter fruits that have a dark red skin, but light
red interior, seedy; good flavor.
ENGL PA U 00
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Paragon
3" diameter smooth red fruits.
NJ CA J 97 - OH HI U 95 - USDA Geneva PI#451990
Introduced by Livingston Co., in 1870 and said by them to
be 'the first perfectly smooth, deep red tomato ever offered
to the American people'. The tomato of choice at the Hopewell
Valley Cannery, Hopewell NJ, circa 1892.
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Paragon Yellow
3.5" diameter, smooth, orange fruits
NJ CA J 97 - NY MA C 95 - NC
LE C 92
From Mary Ann Singler, OR.
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Paulina
Standard pepper-shaped paste tomato with meaty, almost seedless
4" long fruits; good canner.
PA WE J 98
James Weaver, Kutztown, PA
Has been in the composer Roger Latzgo family for years, named
after his mom, who was his gardening inspiration.
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Pearl's Yellow Pink
Bicolor, 5" diameter, smooth flattened orange-yellow
globes with red starburst on the bottom; gorgeous with excellent
sweet flavor
NC BA P 99
Pat Battle, Flat Rock, NC
Geouge family of Celo, NC, saved seed from 1960s CV, and
shared throughout the valley. Locals claim it's blight resistant.
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Pepper Shaped
4-5" long, Anaheim pepper-shaped paste tomato on 4'
vines; very meaty and almost seedless; fruits often dropped
before mature and were ripened indoors; ripe fruit red with
red flesh.
OH JO M 96 - KY DA G
George G. Darby, Petersburg, KY
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Peron Sprayless
Mid-late season 3-4" smooth red-orange globes on 3½'
vines.
CV Glecklers 1994
From Greece, introduced 1951.
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Phyra
3/4" red fruits with pronounced nipple on the end, rugose
leaves; reminds me of a miniature Principe Borghese; pretty
addition to salads.
ENGL PA U 00
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Piedmontese
4-5", fluted, pear-shaped fruit; meaty with good spicy-sweet
flavor, excellent for canning; good production
from Italy via Ulrike Paradine, Kent, England
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Pineapple
5-6" slightly flattened smooth fruits on 5' vines; flesh
orange and red mottled at base; very sweet.
CV Glecklers 1994
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Pink Grapefruit
2-2½" smooth-round amber-colored fruits on 4'
vines; fruit 4-chambered with placenta light pink; very attractive
conversation piece with a good sweet flavor.
MO WA C 96 - CV Gl1 (?)
Variety lost by Gleckler's and reintroduced by them via SSE
member Dorotha J. Shortridge, New Castle, IN.
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Pink Potato Top
4-6" pink, somewhat flattened sweet fruits on 5' potato-leaf
plants; not as flavorful as Brandywine, but nice never the
less.
MO WA C 95 - IA DR G - WY RA J 83
John P. Rahart, Saratoga, WY
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Platfoot Yellow
Brandywine
5" flattened smooth, meaty fruits on potato-leaved plants.
IL LO N 97 - NY MA C 96
Received from Gary Platfoot, Ohio
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Plum Lemon
2½" long bright yellow lemon-shaped paste tomatoes
on 4' vines; meaty with white flesh; heavy producer
IL LO N 96 .... IA SSE HF
Originally collected by Kent Whealy from an elderly seedsman
in the Moscow bird market in 1991.
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Ponderosa, Golden
Yellow
4" diameter, somewhat rough and flattened yellow beefsteak
with pale yellow flesh; fairly meaty; mild flavor.
NE BU W 00
Selected by NE BU W for over 15 years to improve on original
CV from Shumway.
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Portland Sweet
1½" round red fruits on rank 5' vines; flesh
rather bland with unappealing pasty texture; very productive.
WI MI B 96
CV Ken Allan, Kingston, ON
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Potato Leaf Yellow
4-5" flattened orange-yellow fruits on 4½' vines;
susceptible to cracking and rot; almost seedless; low fruit
set.
NY MA C 95 - NC LE
C 92 - OH LU B 90
Barbara A. Lund, Blue Creek, OH
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Power's Heirloom
Heavy set of 3"x4" heart-shaped, meaty, light yellow
fruits with white flesh; sweet-fragrant flavor; a great tomato!
VA LE J2 97 - PA WE W 96 - IN MC B 93
Bruce McCallister, Freedom, IN
Raised in Scott Co. VA for past 100 years.
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Principe Borghese
1-1½" oval fruits on compact 2' vines; heavy
producer; while reputed to be good for drying, I prefer San
Marzano types which are meatier and larger.
TN JO M 96
Italian drying tomato.
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Purple Calabash
Heavy set of 3-4" dark purple-burgundy ruffled fruits
on 4' plants; seedy; wonderful rich flavor; dried well; on
my personal top ten list; seeded, quartered fruits placed
on a serving platter look just like raw steak.
OR TH C 95 - CV Gl1
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Purple Pear
Heavy set of 2½x1½" pear fruits with soft,
fuzzy skin and pink-purple color; unusual; cracked readily.
IL SW J 00
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Purple Russian
3½x2½" tapered, purple-brown, meaty fruits;
excellent spicy flavor; meaty; good for fresh eating and canning;
abundant set.
from Reinhard Kraft,
Neukirchen, Germany
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