Porter's Pride (Improved Porter) Tomato

Porter's Pride 78 days, indeterminate — Also known as 'Improved Porter' or 'Porter's Improved', 'Porter's Pride' was developed in and for Texas weather to allow fruit to set even in dry, hot climates. The plants are large with good leaf coverage. Its fruit are small, globe-shaped, deep pink in color, and average two to four ounces in weight. Its good, complex taste makes it a favorite for eating fresh or canning and juicing. Sunburn and crack resistant.The 1959 Porter & Son Seed Company catalog has the following description: "Porter's Pride Tomato is an ideal variety for home gardens and for summer and fall marketing. Medium sized fruit of excellent quality and flavor are very firm and have the best keeping qualities of any tomato. Scarlet-red fruit of uniform size and shape are smooth and meaty and very flavorful." 'Porter's Pride' was released by the now long defunct Porter & Son Seed Company of Stephenville, Texas who was a regional seed provider from its founding in 1912 u