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66 MS (Red) GROTHEN’S GLOBE (Strain No, 2) 
Important in Florida and Texas as a green-wrap shipping variety. 10 days to 2 weeks 
earlier than Rutgers, and will respond favorably to heavy applications of fertilizer 
without “bunching” or excessive vegetative growth. Similar to Break O’Day but with 
better color. 
VINES—Medium long, fairly open, with lacy foliage, so subject to sun scald in hot, 
sunny weather. 
FRUIT—Medium large, globe shaped, with solid interior which ripens slowly, retaining 
firmness. Bright scarlet. 
66 MS (Red) GROTHEN’S GLOBE, WILT RESISTANT 
Similar to regular Grothen’s Globe except foliage is darker and heavier. Has practical 
tield immunity to fusarium wilt. Not as tolerant of heavy fertilization as regular Gro- 
then’s. 
THE MS (Pink) GULF STATE MARKET 
An excellent shipping variety, also fine for market use. Has particularly heavy skin; 
somewhat crack resistant. 
VINES—Medium size, medium length branches, shades fruit very nicely. Hardy and 
strong. 
FRUIT—Medium large, globular, solid, meaty, with small seed cells. Crimson-pink 
color and fine flavor. 
738 HS (Red) (Wilt Resistant) HOMESTEAD 
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A new variety developed by the U. S. Regional Vegetable Breeding Laboratory at 
Charleston, South Carolina. A very heavy yielder, able to withstand adverse growing 
conditions, and practically immune to fusarium wilt. Both vine and fruit type are 
characteristically variable. The introducer has suggested that seedsmen restrict rogue- 
ing to removal of occasional plants whose fruit have the uniform color gene, as it is 
feared that too intense a rogueing program might dilute the variety’s disease resistance. 
VINES—Comparable to Rutgers in density of foliage, but somewhat more open and 
of semi-determinate growth habit. 
FRUIT—Similar in size, shape, and color to Rutgers, but marked by a somewhat lighter 
green shoulder which is desirable in a shipping tomato. 
76 HMS (Red) (Wilt Resistant) HOMESTEAD NO. 2 
A still more recent introduction of the Charleston Vegetable Breeding Laboratory of 
the USDA. Like the orginal Homestead, it is also extremely vigorous and practically 
immune to fusarium wilt. The No. 2, however, is considerably more uniform. 
VINES—Somewhat open, vigorous. 
FRUIT— Similar to Rutgers but with lighter green shoulder. 
