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		Johnny Jump Up Seeds (Viola tricolor) Johnny Jump Up Seeds (Viola tricolor). Johnny jump up, or Heartsease, is a showy, self-seeding annual with small pansy-like flowers, each of them showing three colors: deep purple, yellow, and white. The plant was established in American gardens before ... - Johnny Jump Up Seeds (Viola tricolor).		$3.95 More Information
		Joseph's Coat Seeds (Amaranthus tricolor) Joseph's Coat Seeds (Amaranthus tricolor). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello. Thomas Jefferson included Joseph's Coat, or "three-coloured Amaranth", in a shipment of seeds to his brother-in-law, Francis Eppes, from Paris in 1786. This brightly-plumed, tend... - Joseph's Coat Seeds (Amaranthus tricolor).		$3.95 More Information
		Lacinato Kale Seeds (Brassica oleracea var. acephala cv.) Lacinato Kale Seeds (Brassica oleracea var. acephala cv.). An 18th-century Italian heirloom, Lacinato Kale remains popular today due to the superior flavor of it's sturdy, savoyed, dark blue-green leaves and high nutritional content. Thomas Jefferson recorded the planting of "Cavolo nero (C... - Lacinato Kale Seeds (Brassica oleracea var. acephala cv.).		$3.95 More Information
		Larkspur Seeds (Consolida ajacis) Larkspur Seeds (Consolida ajacis). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Jefferson noted Larkspur blooming at Shadwell in July 1767, thought it suitable for naturalizing at Monticello "in the open ground on the west" in 1771, and sowed seed around his winding flower bor... - Larkspur Seeds (Consolida ajacis).		$4.95 More Information
		Lemon Bergamot Seeds (Monarda citriodora) Lemon Bergamot Seeds (Monarda citriodora). Native to the southern United States and northern Mexico, the self-seeding, annual Lemon Bergamot was used by the Hopi tribe as a seasoning for wild hare. The lemon-scented leaves can also be rubbed on the skin as an insect repellant and ... - Lemon Bergamot Seeds (Monarda citriodora).		$3.95 More Information
		Lewis' Prairie Flax Seeds (Linum perenne lewisii) Lewis' Prairie Flax Seeds (Linum perenne lewisii). In 1806, Lewis and Clark observed this western North American perennial in the valleys of the Rocky Mountains. It was named Linum Lewisii after Capt. Meriwether Lewis. This subspecies, which is more robust than the common European species... - Lewis' Prairie Flax Seeds (Linum perenne lewisii).		$3.95 More Information
		Listada de Gandia Eggplant Seeds (Solanum melongena cv.) Listada de Gandia Eggplant Seeds (Solanum melongena cv.). The eggplant was long cultivated in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East before it's introduction to Europe in the mid-1500s'. Thomas Jefferson first planted eggplant at Monticello in 1809. The Listada de Gandia Eggplant is an heirloom from ... - Listada de Gandia Eggplant Seeds (Solanum melongena cv.).		$3.95 More Information
		Long Green Improved Cucumber Seeds (Cucumis sativus cv.) Long Green Improved Cucumber Seeds (Cucumis sativus cv.). Cucumbers have been cultivated for centuries in India and China and were part of the diet of Greeks and Romans. They were introduced into the New World by 15th-century Spanish explorers who brought fruits to Haiti. Thomas Jefferson included "early lo... - Long Green Improved Cucumber Seeds (Cucumis sativus cv.).		$3.95 More Information
		Long Island Mammoth Dill Seeds (Anethum graveolens cv.) Long Island Mammoth Dill Seeds (Anethum graveolens cv.). This strongly aromatic, self-seeding herb is native from the Mediterranean region to Southern Russia and was cultivated for its carminative, or gas dispelling, properties by the Greeks and Romans. Both its fern-like foliage and spic... - Long Island Mammoth Dill Seeds (Anethum graveolens cv.).		$3.95 More Information
		Long Red Cayenne Pepper Seeds (Capsicum annuum) Long Red Cayenne Pepper Seeds (Capsicum annuum). Thomas Jefferson first planted the Cayenne Pepper in 1767 at Shadwell, his birthplace, just before his 24th birthday. This versatile tropical fruit is used in cooking - fresh or dried - as a hot, spicy flavoring. The green or ripe p... - Long Red Cayenne Pepper Seeds (Capsicum annuum).		$3.95 More Information
		Love-in-a-Mist Seeds (Nigella damascena) Love-in-a-Mist Seeds (Nigella damascena). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Love-in-a-Mist has been grown in gardens since the late 16th century. This self-seeding, cool-season annual produces handsome blue, white, or pink flowers amidst the delicate, lacy foli... - Love-in-a-Mist Seeds (Nigella damascena).		$4.95 More Information
		Love-lies-bleeding Seeds (Amaranthus caudatus) Love-lies-bleeding Seeds (Amaranthus caudatus). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.When Thomas Jefferson noted "amarenths" on an 1806 list of flowers, he was likely referring to Love-Lies-Bleeding, a curious summer annual cultivated by the earliest American flower gardeners. Its ... - Love-lies-bleeding Seeds (Amaranthus caudatus).		$4.95 More Information
		Lupine Seeds (Lupinus perennis) Lupine Seeds (Lupinus perennis). The perennial Lupine is a North American native that was introduced to Europe by 1658 and listed in Philadelphia nurseryman Bernard McMahon's 1804 Broadside. The plant forms showy spikes of blue, pea-like flowers that are attractive to butterfl... - Lupine Seeds (Lupinus perennis).		$3.95 More Information
		Maltese Cross Seeds (Lychnis chalcedonica) Maltese Cross Seeds (Lychnis chalcedonica). Maltese Cross is an early summer-blooming perennial that bears tight clusters of bright scarlet, cross-shaped flowers on long stalks. It was an early import to the American colonies, and was listed in Philadelphia nurseryman Bernard McMah... - Maltese Cross Seeds (Lychnis chalcedonica).		$3.95 More Information
		Mammoth Russian Sunflower Seeds (Helianthus annuus cv.) Mammoth Russian Sunflower Seeds (Helianthus annuus cv.). The annual sunflower, Helianthus annuus, is a North American species cultivated and harvested for food by Native Americans for centuries. The Spanish introduced it to Europe by the 1500s, where it became widespread as an oil crop an... - Mammoth Russian Sunflower Seeds (Helianthus annuus cv.).		$3.95 More Information
		Marrowfat Pea Seeds (Pisum sativum var. medullare) Marrowfat Pea Seeds (Pisum sativum var. medullare). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello. Thomas Jefferson regularly planted Marrowfat Peas at Monticello every two weeks in early spring. They first appeared in his Garden Book on March 12, 1773: "sowed a patch of Early peas, and anothe... - Marrowfat Pea Seeds (Pisum sativum var. medullare).		$4.95 More Information
		Mignonette Seeds (Reseda odorata grandiflora) Mignonette Seeds (Reseda odorata grandiflora). Mignonette was introduced to ornamental gardens in Europe about 1725, and because of its sweet fragrance both as a garden plant and as a cut flower, its popularity grew steadily on both sides of the Atlantic through the 19th century. Thom... - Mignonette Seeds (Reseda odorata grandiflora).		$3.95 More Information
		Money Plant Seeds (Lunaria annua) Money Plant Seeds (Lunaria annua). Harvested from the gardens at MonticelloMoney Plant, or Honesty, is a self-seeding biennial named for it's showiest feature--its 2-foot stalks of silvery, coin-shaped seedpods, which are attractive in dried arrangements. It wa... - Money Plant Seeds (Lunaria annua).		$4.95 More Information
		Monticello Herb Seed Collection Monticello Herb Seed Collection. In 1794, Thomas Jefferson composed a list in his Garden Book of "Objects for the garden this year;" included were a number of useful herbs, commonly grown in gardens of the period for their culinary and medicinal applications. The fragran... - Monticello Herb Seed Collection.		$36.00 More Information
		Monticello's Favorite Flowers Seed Collection Monticello's Favorite Flowers Seed Collection. Monticello is surrounded with flower gardens designed by Thomas Jefferson. Twenty oval flowerbeds are tucked in the corners around his home and his expansive West Lawn is bordered by a spectacular floral display. These annual flowers provide the ba... - Monticello's Favorite Flowers Seed Collection.		$36.00 More Information

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