]> 2026-04-04T07:22:56-07:00 Abraham Lincoln 0 USA Indet., regular leaf plants. Medium round oblate beedsteaks with slightly ruffled shoulders. 6-9 oz. Very good old-fashioned flavor. red globe medium slicer indet. * Developed and released by the Buckbee Seed Company of Rockford, Illinois in 1923 (it was the feature variety on the cover of their 1923 seed catalog). It was distinct in two ways - it was a large fruited (fruit around one pound) red variety, unlike the other large tomatoes of that time, which were nearly exclusively pink; and it was described as having distinctly "bronze" colored foliage. * It is clear that either this description was an exaggeration, the bronze coloring was specific to that season or particular growing conditions, or the variety became crossed over the years, as the variety as grown from existing sources does not match the original catalog description. Except for the strain obtained by Craig LeHoullier from the USDA, all sources seem to produce semi-determinate, green foliaged plants with medium to medium small, round, red fruit. The USDA sample, obtained in 1994, produced a vigorous indeterminate plant, large red oblate fruit to one pound, but it did not exhibit the bronze tinged foliage. Perhaps a further, more extensive grow out of the USDA seed sample may yield the "real thing". * United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), [[USDA link::http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1093659|PI 644867]]. Donated to USDA in 1963. * Numerous commercial sources of different strains of Abraham Lincoln were noted for 2004 in the [http://www.seedsavers.org/products.asp?dept=85 Garden Seed Inventory 6th edition]. regular late [http://www.reimerseeds.com/original-abraham-lincoln-tomato.aspx?ref=tatiana Reimer Seeds] / Jeff Fleming of Augusta, Michigan (MI FL J) 09 / Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina (NC LE C) / USDA 94 PI 644867 commercial heirloom 2014 2025-12-02T18:19:55Z 2461012.263831 Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln#001# Augusta, Michigan Abraham Lincoln Large vines need caging or staking, 85 days, mostly 6-8 oz for me with an occasional larger fruit, slightly oblate dark-red meaty and juicy fruits, very good flavor. [http://www.reimerseeds.com/original-abraham-lincoln-tomato.aspx?ref=tatiana Reimer Seeds] / Craig LeHoullier of Raleigh, North Carolina (NC LE C) / USDA 2005 2006 Abe Lincoln 0 See also 102