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**nctomatoman** · January 25, 2007

Here is the biggest myth in this post - that there is such a thing as Shah Mikado!

Mikado was a pink potato leaf in the 1880's. Shah was a mutation or cross - deep golden yellow, potato leaf, that was offered for only a couple of years in the Henderson catalog. (I have the Henderson catalogs describing both of them). There was Mikado. There was Shah. There was no Shah Mikado.

My view - if you want to see what Shah looked like, think Yellow Brandywine or Aunt Gertie's Gold or Elbe.

This whole Shah Mikado thing appears to be WWW hocus pocus....

January 25, 2007	#8
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Here is the biggest myth in this post - that there is such a thing as Shah Mikado! Mikado was a pink potato leaf in the 1880's. Shah was a mutation or cross - deep golden yellow, potato leaf, that was offered for only a couple of years in the Henderson catalog. (I have the Henderson catalogs describing both of them). There was Mikado. There was Shah. There was no Shah Mikado. My view - if you want to see what Shah looked like, think Yellow Brandywine or Aunt Gertie's Gold or Elbe. This whole Shah Mikado thing appears to be WWW hocus pocus.... __________________ Craig