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 | Purple Calabash Tomato Seeds (Solanum lycopersicum cv.)Purple Calabash Tomato Seeds (Solanum lycopersicum cv.). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello. Thomas Jefferson was a pioneer in tomato culture, planting the relatively unfamiliar tomato from 1809 until his death in 1826. He also noted that "tomatas" were grown in Virginia gardens in Notes on the... - Purple Calabash Tomato Seeds (Solanum lycopersicum cv.). | $4.95 More Information  | ||
 | Refugee Bean Seeds (Phaseolus vulgaris cv.)Refugee Bean Seeds (Phaseolus vulgaris cv.). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.The Refugee Bean may be synonymous with the "Switzerland gray" bean Thomas Jefferson sent home from Paris in 1786. Refugee, a snap bean named for the French Huguenots who introduced it into general culti... - Refugee Bean Seeds (Phaseolus vulgaris cv.). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Rose Campion Seeds (Lychnis coronaria)Rose Campion Seeds (Lychnis coronaria). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.When Thomas Jefferson noted the "Lychnis bloom" at Shadwell in 1767, he was probably referring to the wooly-leaved, self-seeding Rose Campion, a biennial or short-lived perennial popular in e... - Rose Campion Seeds (Lychnis coronaria). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Scarlet Pentapetes Seeds (Pentapetes phoenicea)Scarlet Pentapetes Seeds (Pentapetes phoenicea). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello. Thomas Jefferson sowed seed of this tender, summer-flowering annual along the flower border on Monticello's West Lawn in 1811, referring to it as "Scarlet Mallow." He likely obtained the seed of t... - Scarlet Pentapetes Seeds (Pentapetes phoenicea). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Sesame Seeds (Sesamum indicum)Sesame Seeds (Sesamum indicum). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Thomas Jefferson planted Sesame, or "Benni", for many years at Monticello in order to press a salad oil from the seeds. He wrote in 1811, "I did not believe there existed so perfect a substit... - Sesame Seeds (Sesamum indicum). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Silesia Lettuce Seeds (Lactuca sativa cv.)Silesia Lettuce Seeds (Lactuca sativa cv.). Harvested from the Gardens at Monticello.In his Garden Book, Jefferson recorded the sowing of Silesia Lettuce seed on May 17, 1819. Also called White Silesian, Early Curled Silesian and Curled German Batavian, this white-seede... - Silesia Lettuce Seeds (Lactuca sativa cv.). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Spider Flower Seeds (Cleome hasslerana)Spider Flower Seeds (Cleome hasslerana). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Spider Flower is a self-seeding annual native to southern regions of South America and was introduced to England via the West Indies in 1817. Also called Spider Legs and Grandfather's Whiskers, it was co... - Spider Flower Seeds (Cleome hasslerana). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Spinning Gourd Seeds (Cucurbita pepo var. ovifera)Spinning Gourd Seeds (Cucurbita pepo var. ovifera). In a letter to his granddaughter Ann Cary Bankhead, dated Dec. 29, 1809, Thomas Jefferson mentioned a present he had for her younger sister Mary from "Miss Thomasa |the minutest gourd ever seen." Jefferson sketched the gourd in the ... - Spinning Gourd Seeds (Cucurbita pepo var. ovifera). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Spotted Aleppo Lettuce Seeds (Lactuca sativa cv.)Spotted Aleppo Lettuce Seeds (Lactuca sativa cv.). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Long cultivated in Syria, Spotted Aleppo Lettuce is a romaine type sent from Aleppo, Syria, to Europe in the 18th century. By 1804, this old variety was being sold by Philadelphia seeds... - Spotted Aleppo Lettuce Seeds (Lactuca sativa cv.). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Strawberry Spinach Seeds (Chenopodium capitatum)Strawberry Spinach Seeds (Chenopodium capitatum). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Strawberry Spinach is a heat-loving annual species native throughout North America as well as Europe, where it has been cultivated since the 1600's. It has many common names, including Indian Ink b... - Strawberry Spinach Seeds (Chenopodium capitatum). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Strawflower Seeds (Helichrysum bracteatum)Strawflower Seeds (Helichrysum bracteatum). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Strawflower, a half-hardy annual that withstands light frosts, was introduced from Australia to England in 1799, and has since been treasured for its everlasting flowers that are ideal for dr... - Strawflower Seeds (Helichrysum bracteatum). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Sunset Hibiscus Seeds (Abelmoschus manihot)Sunset Hibiscus Seeds (Abelmoschus manihot). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Sunset Hibiscus was introduced into Europe from East India by 1712 and listed by Philadelphia nurseryman Bernard McMahon in his 1806 American Gardener's Calendar. This herbaceous temperennial (often grown as a... - Sunset Hibiscus Seeds (Abelmoschus manihot). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Sweet William Seeds (Dianthus barbatus)Sweet William Seeds (Dianthus barbatus). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Thomas Jefferson observed "sweet William began to open" at Shadwell on April 16, 1767, reported flowers in May and June of 1782, and also planted this biennial in an oval flower bed at Montic... - Sweet William Seeds (Dianthus barbatus). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Tennis Ball Lettuce Seeds (Lactuca sativa cv.)Tennis Ball Lettuce Seeds (Lactuca sativa cv.). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Tennis Ball was among Thomas Jefferson's favorite lettuce varieties. He noted that "it does not require so much care and attention" as other types. The parent of our modern Boston race of lettuces so popular t... - Tennis Ball Lettuce Seeds (Lactuca sativa cv.). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Texas Bird Pepper Seeds (Capsicum annuum glabriusculum)Texas Bird Pepper Seeds (Capsicum annuum glabriusculum). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Capt. Samuel Brown sent Thomas Jefferson seeds of this dwarf pepper from San Antonio, Texas in 1812-13; stating that the peppers were as "essential to my health as salt itself". Jefferson grew them at Mo... - Texas Bird Pepper Seeds (Capsicum annuum glabriusculum). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Texas Sage Seeds (Salvia coccinea)Texas Sage Seeds (Salvia coccinea). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Texas, or Scarlet Sage is grown as a tender annual for full sun. Native from tropical America into the southern United States, this species has been grown as an ornamental in North American gardens... - Texas Sage Seeds (Salvia coccinea). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Tickseed Sunflower Seeds (Bidens aristosa)Tickseed Sunflower Seeds (Bidens aristosa). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.This showy, self-seeding, North American annual wildflower bears abundant bright yellow, daisy-like flowers on slender stalks from late summer into early autumn. Tickseed Sunflower is so name... - Tickseed Sunflower Seeds (Bidens aristosa). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Upper Ground Sweet Potato Winter Squash Seeds (Cucurbita moschata cv.)Upper Ground Sweet Potato Winter Squash Seeds (Cucurbita moschata cv.). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.This rare heirloom is a rugged variety that is tolerant of hot, dry weather, rendering it especially well-suited to the South. The vines are vigorous, with large, dark, metallic g... - Upper Ground Sweet Potato Winter Squash Seeds (Cucurbita moschata cv.). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Valencia Winter Melon Seeds (Cucumis melo var. inodorus cv.)Valencia Winter Melon Seeds (Cucumis melo var. inodorus cv.). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello! The Valencia Winter Melon is a dark green-skinned melon with creamy white flesh that keeps well in winter storage. It was listed by American seedsmen by the 1830s. Similar to the Malta Melon grown by Jef... - Valencia Winter Melon Seeds (Cucumis melo var. inodorus cv.). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Virginia White Gourdseed Corn Seeds (Zea mays cv.)Virginia White Gourdseed Corn Seeds (Zea mays cv.). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Thomas Jefferson grew a dozen varieties of "Indian Corn" in his lifetime, starting in 1774. The "sweet or shriveled" type he planted in 1810 may have been noted in 1705 by Robert Beverly, who descr... - Virginia White Gourdseed Corn Seeds (Zea mays cv.). | $4.95 More Information |
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