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		Fringed Pink Seeds (Dianthus superbus) Fringed Pink Seeds (Dianthus superbus). Fringed Pink is a native European and Asian perennial with flowers in shades of pale pink to white in early summer. Its flowers have a spicy fragrance and deeply cut petals, thus the common name pink, for pinking shears. Although recorded... - Fringed Pink Seeds (Dianthus superbus).		$3.95 More Information
		Georgia Southern Collards Seeds (Brassica oleracea cv.) Georgia Southern Collards Seeds (Brassica oleracea cv.). Collards are a uniquely American vegetable that originated around 1800. This pre-1880 heirloom variety is suited to the sandy soils common in the Atlantic South and is a favorite in Southern cuisine. Also known as Creole Collards, Georgia South... - Georgia Southern Collards Seeds (Brassica oleracea cv.).		$3.95 More Information
		German Johnson Tomato Seeds (Solanum lycopersicum cv.) German Johnson Tomato Seeds (Solanum lycopersicum cv.). This popular "potato-leaf" variety originated in the southern United States, and was one of the four parent lines of the famous Mortgage Lifter Tomato, a 1930's introduction. German Johnson Tomato produces large, meaty fruit with pi... - German Johnson Tomato Seeds (Solanum lycopersicum cv.).		$3.95 More Information
		Giant Musselburgh Leeks Seeds (Allium ampeloprasum cv.) Giant Musselburgh Leeks Seeds (Allium ampeloprasum cv.). The garden leek is a Mediterranean species that was cultivated by the Egyptians as early as 3,200 BCE. Thomas Jefferson planted a variety of Flag Leek in his vegetable garden at Monticello in 1812. The Giant Musselburgh Leek originated in Engla... - Giant Musselburgh Leeks Seeds (Allium ampeloprasum cv.).		$3.95 More Information
		Globe Amaranth Seeds (Gomphrena globosa) Globe Amaranth Seeds (Gomphrena globosa). Globe Amaranth seeds were first planted by Thomas Jefferson at Shadwell, his boyhood home, on April 2, 1767. It was introduced into Europe from India in 1714 and was grown in Virginia by John Custis of Williamsburg as early as 1737.... - Globe Amaranth Seeds (Gomphrena globosa).		$3.95 More Information
		Globe Artichoke Seeds (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus) Globe Artichoke Seeds (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus). Globe Artichoke was included on one of Thomas Jefferson's first lists of vegetables grown at Monticello in 1770. His Garden Book sporadically charted the first to "come to table" and the "last dish of artichokes" from 1794 to 1825. A native of southe... - Globe Artichoke Seeds (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus).		$3.95 More Information
		Globe Centaurea Seeds (Centaurea macrocephala) Globe Centaurea Seeds (Centaurea macrocephala). Globe Centaurea, also called Great Golden Knapweed, is a robust perennial from the Caucasus, introduced to Britain by 1805. Philadelphia nurseryman Bernard McMahon sent seeds to Thomas Jefferson in 1812. The plant forms clumps 3-4' ... - Globe Centaurea Seeds (Centaurea macrocephala).		$3.95 More Information
		Great Blue Lobelia Seeds (Lobelia siphilitica) Great Blue Lobelia Seeds (Lobelia siphilitica). Great Blue Lobelia has been grown in American flower gardens since at least the beginning of the 19th century, and many Native American tribes used this native wildflower for a variety of medicinal purposes. It produces elegant spires of blue f... - Great Blue Lobelia Seeds (Lobelia siphilitica).		$3.95 More Information
		Great Red Hibiscus Seeds (Hibiscus coccineus) Great Red Hibiscus Seeds (Hibiscus coccineus). Great Red Hibiscus (Hibiscus coccineus), a perennial native to the coastal swamps of Georgia and Florida, was adopted as an ornamental in American gardens by the end of the 18th century, when George Washington ordered a plant for Mo... - Great Red Hibiscus Seeds (Hibiscus coccineus).		$3.95 More Information
		Greek Oregano Seeds (Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum) Greek Oregano Seeds (Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum). Greek Oregano, native to Greece and Turkey, bears especially flavorful leaves and has a long history of culinary use. Philadelphia nurseryman Bernard McMahon listed Winter Sweet Marjoram (O. heracleoticum), a synonym of Greek Oregan... - Greek Oregano Seeds (Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum).		$3.95 More Information
		Green Striped Cushaw Winter Squash Seeds (Cucurbita mixta cv.) Green Striped Cushaw Winter Squash Seeds (Cucurbita mixta cv.). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Cushaws likely originated in the West Indies before 1700, and this heirloom is believed to be the same variety cultivated before 1860 as 'Improved Cushaw'. Thomas Jefferson cultivated numerous squashes a... - Green Striped Cushaw Winter Squash Seeds (Cucurbita mixta cv.).		$4.95 More Information
		Guinea Bean or Snake Gourd Seeds (Lagenaria siceraria var.) Guinea Bean or Snake Gourd Seeds (Lagenaria siceraria var.). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.A member of the bottle gourd tribe, Guinea Bean bears light green, cylindrical fruits up to 5' long with creamy-white flesh similar to squash. It was believed to originate from New Guinea, he... - Guinea Bean or Snake Gourd Seeds (Lagenaria siceraria var.).		$4.95 More Information
		Halberd-leaved Rose Mallow Seeds (Hibiscus laevis) Halberd-leaved Rose Mallow Seeds (Hibiscus laevis). Halberd-leaved Rose Mallow, a large, native perennial with light pink, hollyhock-like flowers, was noted by John and William Bartram during their explorations of the South in 1765-66. "Halberd", the name of a 15th centur... - Halberd-leaved Rose Mallow Seeds (Hibiscus laevis).		$3.95 More Information
		Heliotrope Seeds (Heliotropium arborescens) Heliotrope Seeds (Heliotropium arborescens). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.In 1786, as he was serving as Minister to France, Thomas Jefferson sent a collection of seeds and plants home to friends, including the lovely purple-flowering Heliotrope: "To be sowed in spr... - Heliotrope Seeds (Heliotropium arborescens).		$4.95 More Information
		Hidatsa Red Bean Seeds (Phaseolus vulgaris cv.) Hidatsa Red Bean Seeds (Phaseolus vulgaris cv.). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.A primary goal of the Jefferson-sponsored Lewis and Clark Expedition was botanical exploration of North America. In 1805 the members of the 'Corps of Discovery' spent six winter months at Fort Mandan on the Mi... - Hidatsa Red Bean Seeds (Phaseolus vulgaris cv.).		$4.95 More Information
		Horminum Sage Seeds (Salvia viridis) Horminum Sage Seeds (Salvia viridis). Horminum Sage is a hardy annual native to the Mediterranean region. Grown in Britain as an ornamental in the 16th century, Horminum Sage was cultivated in American gardens as early as 1761, when it appeared on a plant list for a Moravian ... - Horminum Sage Seeds (Salvia viridis).		$3.95 More Information
		Hyacinth Bean Seeds (Dolichos lablab) Hyacinth Bean Seeds (Dolichos lablab). Harvested from the gardens at MonticelloThe Hyacinth Bean is featured on the arbor in the Monticello vegetable garden and draws countless questions from visitors every year. In his Garden Book in 1812, Thomas Jefferson mentioned, "Arbor b... - Hyacinth Bean Seeds (Dolichos lablab).		$4.95 More Information
		Hyssop Seeds (Hyssopus officinalis) Hyssop Seeds (Hyssopus officinalis). Hyssop was well-established in English gardens by the 1400's, and was brought to America by early colonists. Thomas Jefferson listed Hyssop among plants for his kitchen garden in 1794. Sometimes used as an edging plant for gardens, this s... - Hyssop Seeds (Hyssopus officinalis).		$3.95 More Information
		Italian Parsley Seeds (Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum) Italian Parsley Seeds (Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum). Thomas Jefferson grew the plain-leaf or Italian Parsley as early as 1774 and listed it as Common Parsley in his vegetable garden calendar. This flat-leaf type is considered more flavorful than the curled form also planted by Jefferson. Parsley can be... - Italian Parsley Seeds (Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum).		$3.95 More Information
		Jimmy Nardello's Sweet Pepper Seeds (Capsicum annuum var. annuum) Jimmy Nardello's Sweet Pepper Seeds (Capsicum annuum var. annuum). This Italian heirloom variety was brought to America in 1887 by the Nardello family when they immigrated to Connecticut. Jimmy Nardello preserved his mother's favorite strain of sweet frying pepper and, in 1983, his son James donated seed... - Jimmy Nardello's Sweet Pepper Seeds (Capsicum annuum var. annuum).		$3.95 More Information

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