A unique, large 8-12-oz., dark tomato; a rich, deep purple-brown color. Some seed savers say it is the best-tasting of all the dark tomatoes. Very rich, old-fashioned flavor, sweet and spicy. A rare Russian heirloom. Semi-determinate, mid-season.

Dark red-purple fruit; rich, sweet flavor. One of the best. It always places high in tomato taste trials; very juicy and good; an heirloom from Russia. It has very unique-looking large fruit. Wonderful flavor. Popular at many markets on the west coast; also a favorite of many fine chefs. Indeterminate, mid-late season.

An heirloom from Irkutsk, Siberia. The 5-oz. tomatoes are round and very uniform; the color is a wonderful deep blackish-chocolate brown. The flavor is deep, sweet, and rich as the color. A unique salad tomato; the plants produce a large crop and early. A good tomato for fine markets. Indeterminate, mid-season.

An old Cherokee Indian heirloom, pre-1890 variety. Beautiful, deep dusky purple-pink color, superb sweet flavor, and very large-sized fruit. Try this one for real old-time flavor. My favorite dark tomato! Indeterminate, mid-season.

May be the most purple of all purple tomatoes, a deep purple-burgundy and very colorful! The shape is also exciting, with the 3" fruit being very flat, ribbed, and ruffled. Flavor is intense, sweet and tart, with a lime or citrus taste, almost winy. The most unique-flavored tomato I have ever tried! The plants give huge yields. This tomato resembles tomatoes pictured in 16th-century herbal diaries. Indeterminate, mid-late season.