The Tomato

Color tomatoes for a garden card.

 

Tomato
In old Peru at first I grew,
Wrinkled and small when I was new.
Explorers carried me to Spain,
But thence I've traveled far again.
The nineteenth century smoothed my
skin,
I'm neat and red outside and in.

• More Tomato Clip Art and Verse
• Read about veggies from the Nightshade Family
• Trading card of the hybrid tomato
• Pomedoro Grosso tomato seeds
• Fruits, vegetables & seeds - landing page at All Victorian Ephemera Blog