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Foxglove Seeds ( Digitalis purpurea ). Foxglove was grown by John Custis of Williamsburg in the 1740s, and the plant seems to have been well established in American gardens by 1800. Bernard McMahon listed both the pink and white forms in his 1804 broadsheet. This showy biennial should b... - Foxglove Seeds ( Digitalis purpurea ). | | $2.95 More Information
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Rusty Foxglove Seeds ( Digitalis ferruginea ). This summer-flowering perennial is native to southeastern Europe, Turkey, and Lebanon, and documented in the 16th-century British herbals of Parkinson and Gerard. Philadelphia nurseryman Bernard McMahon listed it as "Iron-coloured Fox-glove" in the "... - Rusty Foxglove Seeds ( Digitalis ferruginea ). | | $2.95 More Information
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Small Yellow Foxglove Seeds ( Digitalis lutea ). This charming spring-blooming perennial bears pale yellow tubular flowers on slender 3-foot stalks. "Digitalis lutea" has been cultivated since the 16th century in Britain and was established in American gardens by 1800. Grown from seed, it forms a l... - Small Yellow Foxglove Seeds ( Digitalis lutea ). | | $2.95 More Information
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Purple Coneflower Seeds ( Echinacea purpurea ). Purple Coneflower is native to the central and southeastern U.S. and is valued for its showy pink daisy-like flowers and its drought tolerance. It was first exported to Europe in 1699 by John Banister, the Virginia botanist. In the nineteenth century... - Purple Coneflower Seeds ( Echinacea purpurea ). | | $2.95 More Information
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White Eggplant Seeds (Solanum melongena). White Eggplant was listed along with a purple variety in several eastern United States seed catalogues by 1825 and Thomas Jefferson was growing both types at Monticello as early as 1812. Also known as melongena, eggplant originated in Asia, where it ... - White Eggplant Seeds (Solanum melongena). | | $2.95 More Information
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Paris White Cos' Lettuce Seeds ( Lactuca sativa ). Lettuce was an important crop for Jefferson, who recorded planting it for nearly sixty years in his "Garden Book". He first listed Cos Lettuce in 1794. Cos or Romaine lettuces produce long, erect heads that are largest at the top and taper towards ... - Paris White Cos' Lettuce Seeds ( Lactuca sativa ). | | $2.95 More Information
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