Re: Question

Technically a tomato is a fruit, since it is the ripened ovary of a plant. But in 1893 the US Supreme Court ruled in the case of "NIX vs. HEDDEN" that tomatoes were to be considered vegetables.
 
For a link to the actual case go the the pgvg.org web site
----- Original Message -----
From: d*@starband.net
To: p*@hort.net
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2002 1:20 PM
Subject: RE: Question

Fruit!

 

God Bless,

 

Dale E Fisher

d*@starband.net

 

-----Original Message-----
From: o*@hort.net [mailto:owner-pumpkins@hort.net] On Behalf Of Mike Stephenson
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2002 12:04 PM
To: p*@hort.net
Subject: Question

 

This has nothing to do with pumpkins but on a slow list day it might prove to be interesting:

 

Are tomatoes fruits or vegetables?

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