Without a doubt the most important tomato for greenwrap and shipping trade ever developed. 
Its development arose from a very complex breeding program, through the combined cooperation 
of The University of Florida and associated Agricultural Experiment Stations. Being resistant to 
five different fungus diseases, fusarium wilt, gray leaf spot, early blight, leaf mold and mildly 
resistant to black spot, it is the first shipping strain to have such high disease resistance and 
also possess excellent fruit quality. It has consistently outyielded the common Grothers Globe 
in all of the tests in Florida. Vine growth, very large semi-dense, indeterminate, and very adaptable 
for staking. Maturity is in season with Rutgers. A notable characteristic is the good fruit distribu- 
tion all over the plant, seldom having more than three fruits to a cluster. Fruits are of a dazzling 
deep globular shape, ripening to a beautiful waxy finish. Interior is fleshly, very few seeds, but 
having many small locules. Color of fruit is a full red ripening evenly over the entire area. 
Average fruit size of the main part of yield is about eight ounces. Flavor is a very tasty blend 
of acid, sugar and tomato flavor. We had Manalucie tested in Puerto Rico by one of our coopera- 
tors in 1953, reports given show it resisted all the diseases the tropics could give it, where fungus 
diseases go on a rampage. Manalucie appears to be adapted to greenhouse culture here in the 
north and we would advise a test. 
Pkt. 1/8; oz. 25c; 1/4 07. 40c; | oz. $1.20; 1/4 Ib. $4.40: | Ib. $14.50 
