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 | Canada Crookneck Squash Seeds (Cucurbita moschata cv.)Canada Crookneck Squash Seeds (Cucurbita moschata cv.). Canada Crookneck Squash has curved, bottle-shaped, thin-skinned fruits up to 12" long with nutty and sweet-flavored flesh. It is said to have originated from the Iroquois Nations and was first offered commercially in the 1830s. In Field and Garden Ve... - Canada Crookneck Squash Seeds (Cucurbita moschata cv.). | $3.95 More Information  | ||
 | Canterbury Bells Seeds ( Campanula medium )Canterbury Bells Seeds ( Campanula medium ). Canterbury Bells were among the first imported flowers grown in colonial American gardens, where they were valued for their showy three-foot stalks of bell-shaped flowers as well as for their edible roots. In 1812, Thomas Jefferson recorded sowing th... - Canterbury Bells Seeds ( Campanula medium ). | $2.95 More Information | ||
 | Cardinal Flower Seeds ( Lobelia cardinalis )Cardinal Flower Seeds ( Lobelia cardinalis ). Thomas Jefferson planted seeds of the Cardinal Flower in a Monticello oval flower bed in 1807. This native perennial produces brilliant scarlet flowers on four-foot high stalks from mid to late summer. Cardinal flowers thrive in very moist, partially... - Cardinal Flower Seeds ( Lobelia cardinalis ). | $3.95 More Information | ||
 | Cardoon Seeds ( Cynara cardunculus )Cardoon Seeds ( Cynara cardunculus ). Cardoon is a magnificent perennial native to southern Europe, with spiny, gray-green foliage and purple, thistle-like flowers to five feet. The French first grew it as a vegetable and Quakers brought it to America in the 1790's. Although related to G... - Cardoon Seeds ( Cynara cardunculus ). | $2.95 More Information | ||
 | Champion of England Pea Seeds (Pisum sativum cv.)Champion of England Pea Seeds (Pisum sativum cv.). Fearing Burr, in Field and Garden Vegetables of America, 1863, wrote that the Champion of England Pea originated in England by William Fairbeard in 1843; and observed: "It is ... one of the most valuable acquisitions which have been obtained for many... - Champion of England Pea Seeds (Pisum sativum cv.). | $2.95 More Information | ||
 | Cherokee Purple Tomato Seeds ( Solanum lycopersicum )Cherokee Purple Tomato Seeds ( Solanum lycopersicum ). This Tennessee heirloom, sometimes called a black tomato, reputably originated from the Native Cherokee Indians before 1890. The unique color of the dark, dusky purple fruits carries through the flesh to the stem end. The large, highly flavorful frui... - Cherokee Purple Tomato Seeds ( Solanum lycopersicum ). | $2.95 More Information | ||
 | China Aster Seeds ( Callistephus chinensis )China Aster Seeds ( Callistephus chinensis ). China Aster, a tender annual from the Orient, was grown by Williamsburg's John Custis in 1737. By 1804 Bernard McMahon of Philadelphia was selling eleven cultivars in a variety of fancy forms. These seeds represent the species, or wild, form of China... - China Aster Seeds ( Callistephus chinensis ). | $3.95 More Information | ||
 | China Pink Seeds ( Dianthus chinensis )China Pink Seeds ( Dianthus chinensis ). This showy annual with dark-green, grass-like foliage has single, mixed color flowers from early June until late fall. Jefferson planted China Pinks along his winding flower border in 1807 along with Sweet Williams and Carnations. Although its fringe... - China Pink Seeds ( Dianthus chinensis ). | $2.95 More Information | ||
 | China Rose Winter Radish Seeds ( Raphanus sativa )China Rose Winter Radish Seeds ( Raphanus sativa ). Radishes, like lettuces, were regularly grown in the Monticello Kitchen Garden for use in salads. The two crops were often sown together beginning in early March through August. Jefferson preferred the scarlet radish, although his garden included sal... - China Rose Winter Radish Seeds ( Raphanus sativa ). | $2.95 More Information | ||
 | Cockscomb Seeds ( Celosia cristata )Cockscomb Seeds ( Celosia cristata ). Cockscomb, introduced to Europe from Asia late in the sixteenth century, is a tender annual species whose unusual flower-head is enlarged and flattened like a fan or cockscomb. Thomas Jefferson recorded sowing cockscomb at Shadwell, his boyhood home,... - Cockscomb Seeds ( Celosia cristata ). | $3.95 More Information | ||
 | Connecticut Field Pumpkin Seeds ( Cucurbita pepo )Connecticut Field Pumpkin Seeds ( Cucurbita pepo ). Pumpkins were grown in Jefferson's fields both for the Monticello table as well as for feeding the workhorses, cattle, sheep, and pigs in late summer. Jefferson enjoyed a "potato-pumpkin," which he described as a substitute for sweet potatoes. In "No... - Connecticut Field Pumpkin Seeds ( Cucurbita pepo ). | $2.95 More Information | ||
 | Container Garden Seed CollectionContainer Garden Seed Collection. Thomas Jefferson grew some 330 varieties of vegetables in his 1,000-ft long, terraced vegetable garden at Monticello. Luckily, such a large amount of space is not necessary to grow the delicious and beautiful cool and warm-season vegetables included... - Container Garden Seed Collection. | $26.00 More Information | ||
 | Cool-Season Vegetable Seed CollectionCool-Season Vegetable Seed Collection. Thomas Jefferson started his gardening year early, and advised that "a thimbleful of Lettuce should be sowed every Monday morning, from Feb. 1st to Sept. 1st." This sampler offers a range of delicious and nutritious cool-season vegetables that can be... - Cool-Season Vegetable Seed Collection. | $26.00 More Information | ||
 | Corn Poppy Seeds ( Papaver rhoeas )Corn Poppy Seeds ( Papaver rhoeas ). Jefferson planted "Papaver Rhoeas flor. plen. double poppy" in a Monticello oval flower bed in 1807. This is a horticultural variety of the common European field poppy, which was immortalized in Flanders during World War I. Jefferson also observed th... - Corn Poppy Seeds ( Papaver rhoeas ). | $3.95 More Information | ||
 | Corn Salad Seeds (Valerianella locusta)Corn Salad Seeds (Valerianella locusta). Corn Salad, also known as Mache and Lamb's Lettuce, is a cool-season annual with 3" leaves that add a mild, nutty flavor to salads. Thomas Jefferson grew this European native at Monticello, and recorded saving seed in 1794. While serving as President... - Corn Salad Seeds (Valerianella locusta). | $2.95 More Information | ||
Costoluto Genovese Tomato Seeds ( Solanum lycopersicum )Costoluto Genovese Tomato Seeds ( Solanum lycopersicum ). In Thomas Jefferson's "Notes on the State of Virgini", written in 1781, he lists tomatoes as produce common to Virginia kitchen gardens. Jefferson grew his tomatoes at Monticello in 1809, the first summer of his retirement. The Costoluto Genovese to... - Costoluto Genovese Tomato Seeds ( Solanum lycopersicum ). | $2.95 More Information | |||
 | Cottage Garden Flower Seed CollectionCottage Garden Flower Seed Collection. Thomas Jefferson surrounded him home at Monticello with oval beds and long borders bursting with "handsome plants or fragrant." Cottage gardens are often abundant displays of colorful, fragrant plants gathered in informal, naturalistic settings. This... - Cottage Garden Flower Seed Collection. | $26.00 More Information | ||
 | Cow's Horn Okra Seeds ( Hibiscus esculentus 'Cow's Horn' )Cow's Horn Okra Seeds ( Hibiscus esculentus 'Cow's Horn' ). Thomas Jefferson edged his tomato square in the Monticello Kitchen Garden with a border of okra, and was perhaps planting these companion species in some ornamental pattern. Okra, a member of the Mallow family, is a highly ornamental vegetable with i... - Cow's Horn Okra Seeds ( Hibiscus esculentus 'Cow's Horn' ). | $3.95 More Information | ||
 | Cutting Garden Flower Seed CollectionCutting Garden Flower Seed Collection. In an 1807 letter to his granddaughter, Ann Carey Randolph, Thomas Jefferson sketched his idea for a winding walk bordered by planting beds to provide "abundant room for a great variety" of flowers at Monticello. This sampler provides "a great variet... - Cutting Garden Flower Seed Collection. | $26.00 More Information | ||
 | Cymling or Pattypan SquashCymling or Pattypan Squash. Commonly called Pattypan Squash, this variety, like the crookneck, originated among the Native North Americans. The term "Cymling" or "Cymlin" dates to the 1600s and refers to its fluted shape, resembling Lenten Simnel cakes. Cymlins were well-known ... - Cymling or Pattypan Squash. | $2.95 More Information |
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