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"Livingston
and the Tomato"
by A. W. Livingston with a forward by Andrew F. Smith First
published in 1893, Livingston and the Tomato contains both
descriptions and drawings of the tomato varieties he developed. The
book features over sixty tomato recipes, including ones for slicing,
frying, escalloping, baking, and broiling tomatoes; as well as for
tomato toast, custard, soup, pie, preserves, figs, jam, butter,
salad, sauce, and omelets.
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As you may have guessed,
Alexander W. Livingston is a hero of our organizations founder. If you
have any items of memorabilia, catalogs, books, or other documentation
pertaining to this man and his company, it would certainly be welcomed and
shared with all interested parties. Here
is a selection of images and links relating to A. W.
Livingston.
Bolded
descriptions are of items in our library. Sources of other items
are duly noted below. If you are interested in old seed
catalogs, visit
www.SaveSeeds.org.
Seed
Annual Covers
ATTENTION:
If you have any Livingston catalogs, please contact
us. We'd love to have the information here.
Other
Items
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"Livingston
and the Tomato"
(Original) (7) |
"Livingston
and the Tomato"
(Re-publication)
[Available
for Sale] |
Seed
Sack (1) |
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Rice
Seed Co. Postcard
featuring Livingston's 'Perfection'
circa 1887 (7) |
Seed
Tag
(Circa 1930) (7,8) |
Bulk
Seed Bin
(ca. 1930s?) (7) |
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| Company
Envelope (7) |
Letter
signed by Josiah Livingston in 1889 (7,8) |
1889
Letter Postal Cover (7,8) |
Image
Source Acknowledgements:
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Victory Seed Company, Heirloom Documentation Archive
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Craig
LeHoullier
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James
R. Huber (from "Livingston and the Tomato")
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Alan
W. Livingston (from "Livingston and the Tomato")
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George
Belden
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University
of Washington Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections,
Elizabeth Gedney Christensen Gardening Collection
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Scans
from miscellaneous
ebaY Auctions
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James
R. Huber, personal archive
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The
LuEsther T. Mertz Library, The New York Botanical Library
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David
Pendergrass
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Melissa
Overly, personal archive
References
to A. W. Livingston or Livingston tomatoes from third party sources.
Interesting
Links
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