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		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 the showy, p... - Lemon Bergamot Seeds (Monarda citriodora).		$2.95 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 variety, which is more robust than the common species, bears funnel-shaped,... - Lewis' Prairie Flax Seeds ( Linum perenne lewisii ).		$2.95 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 its 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 Southern Franc... - Listada de Gandia Eggplant Seeds (Solanum melongena cv.).		$2.95 More Information
		Long Green Improved Cucumber Seeds ( Cucumis sativus ) Long Green Improved Cucumber Seeds ( Cucumis sativus ). 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 ).		$2.95 More Information
		Long Island Cheese Winter Squash Seeds ( Cucurbita moschata Long Island Cheese Winter Squash Seeds ( Cucurbita moschata. This old Long Island Heirloom was known as the original "Cheese Wheel." It has smooth heavily ribbed buff-colored skin with a deep orange, sweet flesh. This winter squash weighs 6-10 pounds, and is considered one of the best baking varieties and is ... - Long Island Cheese Winter Squash Seeds ( Cucurbita moschata.		$2.95 More Information
		Long Island Mammoth' Dill Seeds ( Anethum graveolens ) Long Island Mammoth' Dill Seeds ( Anethum graveolens ). This strongly aromatic herb is native from the Mediterranean region to Southern Russia and was cultivated for its carminative properties by the Greeks and Romans. Both its fern-like foliage and spicy seed have been used for centuries to flavor variou... - Long Island Mammoth' Dill Seeds ( Anethum graveolens ).		$2.95 More Information
		Long Red Cayenne Pepper Seeds ( Capsicum annuum ) Long Red Cayenne Pepper Seeds ( Capsicum annuum ). Jefferson first planted this pepper at Shadwell, his birthplace, in 1767, just before his twenty-fourth birthday. This versatile tropical fruit is used in cooking - fresh or dried - as a hot, spicy flavoring. The green or ripe pods can be pickled, us... - Long Red Cayenne Pepper Seeds ( Capsicum annuum ).		$2.95 More Information
		Love-in-a-Mist Seeds ( Nigella damascena ) Love-in-a-Mist Seeds ( Nigella damascena ). This hardy annual has been cultivated since the late sixteenth century. Jefferson sowed a related species, Nutmeg Flower (Nigella sativa), in an oval flower bed at Monticello in 1801. The two- to three-foot high plants produce lovely pink, blue, and ... - Love-in-a-Mist Seeds ( Nigella damascena ).		$3.95 More Information
		Love-lies-bleeding Seeds ( Amaranthus caudatus ) Love-lies-bleeding Seeds ( Amaranthus caudatus ). When Jefferson noted "Amaranths" on an undated manuscript of garden flowers, he was probably referring to the love-lies-bleeding, a curious summer annual cultivated by the earliest American flower gardeners. Its common name suggests the unusual, casc... - Love-lies-bleeding Seeds ( Amaranthus caudatus ).		$3.95 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 butterflies an... - Lupine Seeds (Lupinus perennis).		$2.95 More Information
		Maltese Cross Seeds ( Lychnis chalcedonica ) Maltese Cross Seeds ( Lychnis chalcedonica ). Maltese Cross blooms in early summer with four-foot stalks of bright scarlet flowers. It was an early import to the American colonies, and was listed in Bernard McMahon's 1804 broadsheet as "Scarlet Lychnis." Jefferson sowed it in one of the oval bed... - Maltese Cross Seeds ( Lychnis chalcedonica ).		$2.95 More Information
		Mammoth Sandwich Island Salsify Seeds (Tragopogon porrifolius cv.) Mammoth Sandwich Island Salsify Seeds (Tragopogon porrifolius cv.). Salsify has been cultivated in Europe for its edible, carrot-like root since the 16th century. Jefferson planted "Salsafia" as early as 1774 in his Monticello vegetable garden, and called it "one of the best roots for winter" in 1812. Mammoth Sandwic... - Mammoth Sandwich Island Salsify Seeds (Tragopogon porrifolius cv.).		$3.95 More Information
		Mignonette (Reseda odorata grandiflora) Mignonette (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 nineteenth century. Jefferson ... - Mignonette (Reseda odorata grandiflora).		$2.95 More Information
		Money Plant Seeds ( Lunaria annua ) Money Plant Seeds ( Lunaria annua ). Honesty, or Money Plant, is named for its showiest feature--its two-foot stalks of silvery, coin-shaped seedpods. It was among the first European flowers grown in American gardens, and was valued for its seed pods and edible roots. Seeing the small p... - Money Plant Seeds ( Lunaria annua ).		$3.95 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 in this list are a number of herbs commonly grown in gardens of the period for their culinary and medicinal uses. This herb seed sampler off... - Monticello Herb Seed Collection.		$26.00 More Information
		Monticello Victory Garden Seed Collection Monticello Victory Garden Seed Collection. Cultivate your home victory garden of cool-season and warm-season heirloom crops, ensuring a continuity of harvest throughout the gardening year. Packaged in a collectible tin, this seed collection contains the following ten varieties: Scarlet Runner... - Monticello Victory Garden Seed Collection.		$26.00 More Information
		Monticello's Birds, Bees and Butterflies Seed Collection Monticello's Birds, Bees and Butterflies Seed Collection. Jefferson believed birds and insects were "indexes of climate" revealing "the advance of the spring." In 1806 he wrote, "I have noted...the access and recess of frost, flowering and leafing plants, ripening of the cultivated fruits, arrival of birds ... - Monticello's Birds, Bees and Butterflies Seed Collection.		$26.00 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. The following seven annual flowers pr... - Monticello's Favorite Flowers Seed Collection.		$26.00 More Information
		Moon and Stars Watermelon Seeds (Citrullus lanatus 'Moon and Stars') Moon and Stars Watermelon Seeds (Citrullus lanatus 'Moon and Stars'). The Moon and Stars watermelon stands out in the garden with its dark green rind speckled with tiny yellow "stars" and an occasional large yellow patch, or "moon"." Although the seedhouse of Peter Henderson and Co. of New Jersey released Moon and Star... - Moon and Stars Watermelon Seeds (Citrullus lanatus 'Moon and Stars').		$2.95 More Information
		Narrow-leaved Coneflower Seeds ( Echinacea angustifolia ) Narrow-leaved Coneflower Seeds ( Echinacea angustifolia ). Like the more common Purple Coneflower, this species is native to the Midwestern U.S. from Minnesota to Texas. Both species were common at the time of the Lewis and Clark Expedition but, unlike its broad-leaved cousin, which was known in Europe by 16... - Narrow-leaved Coneflower Seeds ( Echinacea angustifolia ).		$2.95 More Information

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