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**carolyn137** · January 18, 2012

Jennifer, I was going to post earlier that I doubted it was from England in the 1800's b'c there weren't many PL varieties around, anywhere, at that time. So now it looks like it was a much more recent variety, although I suppose since we donj't have a full history that someone could have broguht it back from England after WWII, but that's theorizing on probabilities.

patty B has a picture at that page and she's here at Tomatoville. So is Neil whose report Tania posted, but Neil rarely posts here. He's one of the guys who did some seed production for me in 2011 and I've known NEil for almsot 20 years now.

When you started the thread I did Google it and found a place or two that made the same claim as to its being and older English variety to the 1800's, but with no documantation at all.

January 18, 2012	#5
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	Jennifer, I was going to post earlier that I doubted it was from England in the 1800's b'c there weren't many PL varieties around, anywhere, at that time. So now it looks like it was a much more recent variety, although I suppose since we donj't have a full history that someone could have broguht it back from England after WWII, but that's theorizing on probabilities. patty B has a picture at that page and she's here at Tomatoville. So is Neil whose report Tania posted, but Neil rarely posts here. He's one of the guys who did some seed production for me in 2011 and I've known NEil for almsot 20 years now. When you started the thread I did Google it and found a place or two that made the same claim as to its being and older English variety to the 1800's, but with no documantation at all. __________________ Carolyn