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		Sage Seeds ( Salvia officinalis ) Sage Seeds ( Salvia officinalis ). Sage was a standard in kitchen gardens from colonial times, and Jefferson listed it in 1794. This culinary Mediterranean shrub, grown since the thirteenth century, was thought to prolong life. Its soft, gray-green foliage and spikes of lavender flowe... - Sage Seeds ( Salvia officinalis ).		$2.95 More Information
		Scarlet Runner Bean Seeds ( Phaseolus coccineus ) Scarlet Runner Bean Seeds ( Phaseolus coccineus ). A Mexican native that was popularized by the great eighteenth-century English garden writer, Philip Miller, the Scarlet-runner is still very popular in Europe for the edible bean. Jefferson planted this lovely vine with its showy scarlet flowers in 1... - Scarlet Runner Bean Seeds ( Phaseolus coccineus ).		$2.95 More Information
		Sensitive Plant Seeds ( Mimosa pudica ) Sensitive Plant Seeds ( Mimosa pudica ). Jefferson planted seeds of Sensitive Plant, a tender annual, in an oval flower bed at Monticello on March 22, 1811. The Sensitive Plant has been a favorite curiosity of gardeners for centuries, and was included in many early nineteenth-century seed l... - Sensitive Plant Seeds ( Mimosa pudica ).		$3.95 More Information
		Sesame Seeds ( Sesamum indicum ) Sesame Seeds ( Sesamum indicum ). Tender annual vegetable for full sun. Height is three to four feet with seeds ripening in the early autumn months. Sow after the last frost. Sesame was planted yearly by Jefferson, who sought to make salad oil from the seeds. He also planted it as a ... - Sesame Seeds ( Sesamum indicum ).		$3.95 More Information
		Small Yellow Foxglove Seeds ( Digitalis lutea ) Small Yellow Foxglove Seeds ( Digitalis lutea ). This charming spring-blooming perennial bears pale yellow tubular flowers on slender 3-foot stalks. "Digitalis lutea" has been cultivated since the 16th century in Britain and was established in American gardens by 1800. Grown from seed, it forms a l... - Small Yellow Foxglove Seeds ( Digitalis lutea ).		$2.95 More Information
		Snow-on-the-Mountain Seeds (Euphorbia marginata) Snow-on-the-Mountain Seeds (Euphorbia marginata). On July 28th, 1806, William Clark, co-captain of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, collected this curious plant while exploring Montana's Yellowstone River. This shrubby annual is distinguished by white edged and veined upper leaves, and is now popular... - Snow-on-the-Mountain Seeds (Euphorbia marginata).		$2.95 More Information
		Spearmint Seeds ( Mentha spicata ) Spearmint Seeds ( Mentha spicata ). Garden mints were first brought to Britain by the Romans, where they naturalized. Seventeenth-century British herbalist Nicholas Culpeper considered spearmint the most useful. It was a popular flavoring for sauces and recommended for headaches, indig... - Spearmint Seeds ( Mentha spicata ).		$2.95 More Information
		Spider Flower Seeds ( Cleome hasslerana ) Spider Flower Seeds ( Cleome hasslerana ). The annual Spider Flower has been traditionally associated with the restored flower gardens at Monticello. Its showy pink flowers, large multi-lobed leaves, and strong growth habit (to five or six feet) make it a handsome addition to the annual flowe... - Spider Flower Seeds ( Cleome hasslerana ).		$3.95 More Information
		Spotted Aleppo' Lettuce Seeds ( Lactuca sativa cv. ) Spotted Aleppo' Lettuce Seeds ( Lactuca sativa cv. ). This 18th-century Romaine lettuce was sold by Philadelphia seedsman, Bernard McMahon, in 1804. The leaves are speckled with a bright reddish-brown variegation that is highly ornamental. Spotted Aleppo is best sowed in very early spring, or in late su... - Spotted Aleppo' Lettuce Seeds ( Lactuca sativa cv. ).		$3.95 More Information
		Stowell's Evergreen White Corn Seeds ( Zea mays variety ) Stowell's Evergreen White Corn Seeds ( Zea mays variety ). Regarded as the "king of all white sweet corn varieties," this home-garden favorite was developed in 1848 by Nathaniel Newman Stowell of Burlington, New Jersey, who crossed the Menomony Soft Corn with Northern Sugar Corn. It was later marketed by G... - Stowell's Evergreen White Corn Seeds ( Zea mays variety ).		$2.95 More Information
		Strawberry Spinach Seeds (Chenopodium capitatum) Strawberry Spinach Seeds (Chenopodium capitatum). Strawberry Spinach is a heat-loving annual species native throughout North America as well as Europe, where it has been cultivated since the 1600s. It has many common names, including Indian Ink because Native Americans used the juice from the edible... - Strawberry Spinach Seeds (Chenopodium capitatum).		$3.95 More Information
		Strawflower Seeds ( Helichrysum bracteatum ) Strawflower Seeds ( Helichrysum bracteatum ). Strawflower was introduced from Australia to England in 1799, and has been since treasured for its everlasting flowers that are ideal for dried arrangements. A half-hardy annual that withstands light frosts, Strawflower grows to five feet in a sunny ... - Strawflower Seeds ( Helichrysum bracteatum ).		$3.95 More Information
		Sunset Hibiscus Seeds ( Abelmoschus manihot ) Sunset Hibiscus Seeds ( Abelmoschus manihot ). Palmate-leaved Hibiscus was introduced into Europe from East India by 1712 and listed by Bernard McMahon in his 1806 American Gardener's Calendar. This herbaceous perennial, with pale yellow blossoms in summer and striking, deeply-lobed leaves, is re... - Sunset Hibiscus Seeds ( Abelmoschus manihot ).		$3.95 More Information
		Sweet Basil Seeds ( Ocimum basilicum ) Sweet Basil Seeds ( Ocimum basilicum ). Sweet Basil, native to Europe, is used fresh or dried as an aromatic culinary seasoning. It was common in America by the late 1700s, and Jefferson requested a supply of this pot-herb from his neighbor George Divers in 1820. Bushy plants grow to two f... - Sweet Basil Seeds ( Ocimum basilicum ).		$2.95 More Information
		Sweet William Catchfly Seeds ( Silene armeria ) Sweet William Catchfly Seeds ( Silene armeria ). Sweet William Catchfly is a shown annual flower native to Europe. Sometimes called Lobel's Catchfly, it was established in American gardens in the 1820's. The broadside Bernard McMahon published in Philadelphia about 1804 offered seed for both red an... - Sweet William Catchfly Seeds ( Silene armeria ).		$2.95 More Information
		Sweet William Seeds ( Dianthus barbatus ) Sweet William Seeds ( Dianthus barbatus ). 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 Monticello in 1807. This species is often associated with early American... - Sweet William Seeds ( Dianthus barbatus ).		$3.95 More Information
		Swiss Chard - Mixed Colors Swiss Chard - Mixed Colors. On April 30, 1774, Jefferson sowed "white beet," another named for leaf-beet or Swiss Chard. While Jefferson's variety was most likely a green leaf with white ribs, scarlet and yellow-ribbed varieties were available by at least the second half of the... - Swiss Chard - Mixed Colors.		$2.95 More Information
		Tennis Ball' Lettuce Seeds ( Lactuca sativa ) Tennis Ball' Lettuce Seeds ( Lactuca sativa ). The lettuce variety Tennis-ball was a very popular one in the vegetable garden at Monticello. Jefferson noted that "it does not require so much care and attention" as other types. Tennis-ball Lettuce was grown in America in the late eighteenth centur... - Tennis Ball' Lettuce Seeds ( Lactuca sativa ).		$3.95 More Information
		Texas Bird Pepper Seeds ( Capsicum annuum glabriusculum) Texas Bird Pepper Seeds ( Capsicum annuum glabriusculum). Jefferson was sent seeds of this pretty, dwarf pepper by Samuel Brown from San Antonio, Texas in 1812 and 1813. Brown stated how the dried peppers we as "essential to my health as salt itself." Jefferson, hopeful this species might be hardier than ot... - Texas Bird Pepper Seeds ( Capsicum annuum glabriusculum).		$3.95 More Information
		Texas Sage Seeds ( Salvia coccinea ) Texas Sage Seeds ( Salvia coccinea ). 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 since the middle of the nineteenth century. The spre... - Texas Sage Seeds ( Salvia coccinea ).		$3.95 More Information

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