[Starlight]

Originally Posted by digsdirt

They sure don't look like Burgess Lemon. See: http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Burgess_Lemon

Dave

Dave.. Thanks for the link. Appreciate it. Your right. No way will mine look like anything in the pics you sent from the link.

Originally Posted by shelleybean

The stripes you describe remind me of a tiny, pea sized tomato I grew years ago, Cerise Orange. They split like crazy and they were difficult to pull off the plants. But they were sweet and a little crunchy. Interesting, but I never grew them again. The stripes remained, even when they were fully ripe, though they were pretty faint. Let us know what it looks like when it finally ripens.

I googled the Cerise Orange. Boy they are cute tiny tomatoes. I bet kids would get a kick out of eating a cupful of them. Me too for that matter. I'll be sure and take pics later and maybe you can tell me if they look like what you grew.

Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

I think the green part of the tomato flower is called the, "Sepal" Seeing how big it is compared to the tomato - it looks like that tomato should grow larger.

You would think so. Makes them look like they wearing too big of hats. I been gently squeezing them on and off to make sure that they are staying firm and maybe not something in the green family by mistake.

Originally Posted by carolyn137

I wonder what Burgess Lemon should be b/c while Tania describes it as a small cherry/salad tomato, when I look at the pictures I see fruits of very large sizes to small and different shapes and even some with different colors.

And when I Google it I see everything from cherry tomatoes to large ruffled beefsteaks.

And even a different desciption of it from Tania who says large ruffled beefsteaks.

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q...s+lemon+tomato

I tend to go with the description that Glenn at Sandhill Preservation indicates, mainly b/c he has spent much time in PRESERVATION of old varieties and indicates it should be a yellow cherry.

Starlight, what was the source of your seeds?

Yours look small, perhaps cherry size, and I wouldnt pay that much attention to those faint green stripes, they should go away if it's truly Burgess Lemon, but if not, than all bets are off IMO.

Carolyn

Carolyn... I got my seeds in a swap. The person who gave them to me had gotten them as a SASE from Wintersown.org . On the package from Wintersown it says "Pretty lemon-yellow cherry tomato, great for salads or snacking. Delicious. IND 72 DTM"

They are so tiny. I've eaten raisins bigger than these guys. If you didn't know they were there you would probably miss them they so small.