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**nctomatoman** · June 23, 2010

Of that we will probably never truly find out and it will be nothing but speculation. From what I've read, Mikado/aka Turner's Hybrid found itself to Henderson and Burpee via New Jersey truck farmers, but there is little info beyond that. As for how Brandywine got to Johnson and Stokes, it would be interesting to look at the particular catalog for the year J&S introduced it...I don't know exactly when that was, but it is probably between 1888 and 1894. They are tough catalogs to come by.

June 23, 2010	#5
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Of that we will probably never truly find out and it will be nothing but speculation. From what I've read, Mikado/aka Turner's Hybrid found itself to Henderson and Burpee via New Jersey truck farmers, but there is little info beyond that. As for how Brandywine got to Johnson and Stokes, it would be interesting to look at the particular catalog for the year J&S introduced it...I don't know exactly when that was, but it is probably between 1888 and 1894. They are tough catalogs to come by. __________________ Craig