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Old August 1, 2017   #11
stevenkh1
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So is the USDA version a 3rd Marvel Tomato? It appears the original Marvel was a Dreer-developed tomato from before 1903. Hansing's Improved Marvel is also wilt resistant and came out around the time of Pritchard's USDA developed Marvel tomato. From the Michigan State Bulletin #208 of April 1903:
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