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  80 days. Indet. reg. leaf plant with a high yield of 6-12 oz. red fruit with very good flavor.

  "Determinate plants with regular leaf foliage stay quite compact and manageable, so they are perfect for growing in pots. The plants had the most impressive fruit trusses in early June - every single flower set fruit. This variety is supposedly frost-tolerant, but we did not test it at freezing tem ... more

  6-10oz globe with pointed blossom end. SSE TOMATO 2416

  Pepper tomato. Indeterminate growth habit. Red, cylindrical fruit with a pointed to rounded end. Moderately recessed stem end. Slight ribbing extends the length of the fruit. Moderate radial cracking, slight concentric cracking on some fruit. Fruit born in bunches of up to four. Fruit falls o ... more

  Pink beefsteak. Indeterminate growth, regular leaves. Standard flavor. Medium-sweet, low acid. Meaty. Immature fruit have distinct dark green longitudinal stripes. Moderate radial cracking on all ripe fruit; slight concentric cracking on some fruit. Most fruit slightly cat-faced. Strongly re ... more

  SSE TOMATO 4528

  Midseason, indet. RL plant with a high yield of red, wide pear shaped, ribbed 200-300 g fruits, good taste, all purpose

  85 days, indet., 6-8 oz. red fruit, great flavor, great production

  Paste tomato.

  77 days, This great old heirloom lives up to expectations. Regular leaf, indeterminate. A very tasty, flavorful and juicy tomato.

  82 days, indet., regular leaf, excel. purple tomato, 7-12 oz., very flavorful and juicy

  88 days, indet., regular leaf, very good 4-6 oz. fruit, juicy and flavorful, worth growing

  80 days, indet., regular leaf, 16 oz. wedge shape pink fruit, meaty flesh with little juice, good sweet flavor, good production

  75-85 days, Indeterminate, regular leaf, large pink fruit with old fashioned taste, excellent, very productive.

  85 days, Large pink fruit with great, old-fashioned taste. Very good production, indeterminate. Largest was 0.888 lb. in 2011. Late Bloomin' Heirlooms, 2010

  Very similar to 1884 Purple but a little smaller and earlier.

  Liked this one better than 1884. Also larger with some fruit to a pound or more.

  75-85 days, large pink fruit, productive, great old-time tasting tomato discovered growing in a pile of flood debris aftrer the flood of 1884 by a Mr. Williamson near Friendly WV

  indet., regular leaf, wispy vines, 8-16 oz. strawberry wedge shape, dark pink fruit, very productive, excel. sweet flavor in 1994 OK ME D got seeds from CV To1 that were 1884, 3 plants were different

  80 days, indet., regular leaf, dark purple beefsteak fruit with green shoulders, 1+ lb., very good flavor, high yields

  Donated to SSE in 1981 by Rev. C. Frank Morrow who acquired this tomato from a "fellow worker's lunch pail" circa 1970. Morrow indicated that the fruits live up to their name and can be even heaver than 20 ounces. SSE TOMATO 116

  1996 yearbook SSE TOMATO 4454

  66 days, indet., regular leaf, red, pleasant flavor, early

  Plants determinate 18" tall with rugosa leaf type. Flowers with inserted stigmas. Round red angular fruits 3" in diameter and 2" high. Moderate amount of blossom scarring. SSE TOMATO 45

  80 days, hundreds of small egg-size fruit per plant, grow in bunches of 8, fine flavor, great for salads

  Plants indeterminate 5' tall with regular leaves. Flowers with inserted stigmas. Round red angular fruits 2.5" in diameter and 2" high. Small blossom scar and no cracking. SSE TOMATO 78

  SSE TOMATO 5253

  CV Casthley. SSE TOMATO 1242

  SSE TOMATO 2691

  Acquired by SSE from Territorial Seed Co (CV Ter), likely in the early 1980s. Territorial described it as the standard type for commercial tomato growers in California, that it is strictly for sauce, and that it did poorly at several NW Washington trial sites, despite being a good yielder in Oregon ... more

  SSE TOMATO 1440

  SSE TOMATO 4124

  Large, pink beefsteak. Indeterminate growth, regular leaves. Standard flavor. Medium-sweet and moderately acidic. Soft, meaty, and juicy texture. Highly oblate fruit. Strongly recessed stem end with a wide pedicel scar. Moderate to severe radial cracking on most fruit. Slight concentric crac ... more

  SSE TOMATO 4988

  Red, medium-sized, globe tomato. Indeterminate growth habit. Slightly flattened to round fruit. Very slight ribbing at stem end. Slightly recessed stem end. Minor radial cracking. Fruit fasciation uncommon. Stigma length ranges from slightly inserted to highly exserted; most are slightly exse ... more

  Red, medium-sized globe tomato. Semi-determinate growth habit. Slightly oblate to round shape with a flat to slightly pointed blossom end. Slightly ribbed along the whole length of fruit. Moderately recessed stem end. Radial cracking, blossom end rot uncommon, minor. Regular leaves. Fruit bor ... more

  3"; good meaty; prolific. Slightly later and larger than the regular Abraham Lincoln. Product of breeding to return the strain to its form 50 years ago. Acquired by SSE from Faxon Stinnett (OK ST F) who obtained the variety in 1976 from R.H. Shumway Seedsman. SSE TOMATO 1766

  Acquired by SSE from Ken Carter (VT CA K) who purchased in 2001 from R.H. Shumway Seedsman. SSE TOMATO 5340

  Acquired by SSE from W.M. Rizzo (MO RI W) who purchased the variety in 1990 from Tomato Growers Supply Co. SSE TOMATO 5624

  Plum tomato. Indeterminate growth habit. Medium-sized, ellipsoid, red fruit with a pointed end. Slight radial and concentric cracking. Fruit born singly or in bunches of up to five. Regular leaves. Fruit measure 3.9-4.6" long by 2.2-3.1" wide and weigh 5-11oz. Good flavor; moderately sweet; m ... more

  SSE TOMATO 4074

  Red fruit, 2.5" x 2.5". Indeterminate plants. Regular leaf. SSE TOMATO 3252

  SSE TOMATO 832

  Beefsteak tomato. Indeterminate growth habit. Large, oblate, pink fruit. Fruit fasciation, cat-face appearance common. Moderate green shoulder. Deeply recessed stem end. Strong ribbing extends entire length of fruit. Moderate radial cracking on half of fruit. Fruit commonly born singly, some ... more

  SSE TOMATO 3669

  SSE TOMATO 833

  Red paste tomato; 2-3" long; 4oz. Meaty, little juicy. Uniform fruit. No cracking. High yielding. High leaf surface area. Indeterminate. SSE TOMATO 4546

  SSE TOMATO 1977

  SSE TOMATO 1579