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Old August 17, 2017   #31
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couple of small Homesteads 8/17/17 (American Seed from Plantation, those dollar store seeds)
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Old August 20, 2017   #32
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I was thinking when I saw this thread that one of my "Marglobe" children was Homestead descended. Ran across the info I had about it and, considering that there were several other mentions of Homestead's ancestry/relatives in the thread, I thought this bit about Homestead's ancestry and one of its children might interest some.

I believe this info is accurate -- it comes from my notes from one or more sources in my 'Marglobe family history' notes -- but I wouldn't stake anyone's life on it.

Marion: DTM about 75 days (about same as Marglobe, whatever that is where you are -- probably a few days earlier than Homestead).

Marion = (Pan American x L. pimpinellifolium) x (Pan American x Homestead)

Pan American = L. pimpinellifolium x Marglobe backcrossed 3 times to Marglobe.

Marglobe = Marvel (early 20th century selection from Merveille des Marches by Pritchard of USDA) x Livingston's Globe

L. pimpinellifolium = wild currant tomato -- used in crosses with various tomatoes, often to enhance ability to cope with disease.

Homestead = (Victor x Dobbies Champion) x Pan American x Rutgers

Victor = Allred x Break O Day

Break O day = Marglobe x Marvana

Marvana = Marvel (by Pritchard of USDA) x Earliana

Rutgers = Marglobe x JTD



So . . . though one sometimes sees Marion or Homestead referred to as Rutgers type tomatoes, they are probably more properly identified as Marglobe type tomatoes, as there's only a li'l bit of Rutgers in there . . . and even half of that is Marglobe

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