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		Purple Coneflower Seeds (Echinacea purpurea) Purple Coneflower Seeds (Echinacea purpurea). Purple Coneflower is native to the central and southeastern U.S. and is valued for its showy pink daisy-like flowers, attractiveness to pollinators and birds, and its drought and deer tolerance. It was first exported to Europe in 1699 by ... - Purple Coneflower Seeds (Echinacea purpurea).		$3.95 More Information
		Red Fig Tomato Seeds (Solanum lycopersicum cv.) Red Fig Tomato Seeds (Solanum lycopersicum cv.). Red Fig Tomato is an heirloom variety from Philadelphia dating to 1805. They were traditionally dried or made into a sweet preserve to be eaten in winter like figs, but they are also sugary sweet eaten fresh. The deep red fruits are pear-shaped... - Red Fig Tomato Seeds (Solanum lycopersicum cv.).		$3.95 More Information
		Red Wethersfield Onion Seeds (Allium cepa cv.) Red Wethersfield Onion Seeds (Allium cepa cv.). Thomas Jefferson grew several types of onion at Monticello, including Madeira, Spanish, Tree, and White. The Red Wethersfield Onion is a 19th-century variety that derives its name from Wethersfield, Connecticut, wh... - Red Wethersfield Onion Seeds (Allium cepa cv.).		$3.95 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
		Roman Chamomile Seeds (Chamaemelum nobile) Roman Chamomile Seeds (Chamaemelum nobile). This ancient European herb remains a popular and useful plant in gardens today. The single-flowered Roman Chamomile has been considered the most potent medicinal form since the 13th century. It was grown in American gardens by the 1600's and Thomas J... - Roman Chamomile Seeds (Chamaemelum nobile).		$3.95 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
		Rosemary Seeds (Rosmarinus officinalis) Rosemary Seeds (Rosmarinus officinalis). The Normans may have first brought this shrubby, evergreen, Mediterranean herb to Britain as early as the 11th century. Thomas Jefferson noted Rosemary among 14 other herbs for his Monticello garden in 1794. It has long been valued as a c... - Rosemary Seeds (Rosmarinus officinalis).		$3.95 More Information
		Rouge Demi-Longue de Chantenay Carrot Seeds (Daucus carota cv.) Rouge Demi-Longue de Chantenay Carrot Seeds (Daucus carota cv.). This popular heirloom variety was said to have developed in France in 1829, but it more likely occurred in the late 19th century. The tender roots of the Rouge Demi-Longue de Chantenay Carrot are a beautiful deep orange and have an exquisite fl... - Rouge Demi-Longue de Chantenay Carrot Seeds (Daucus carota cv.).		$3.95 More Information
		Rusty Foxglove Seeds (Digitalis ferruginea) Rusty Foxglove Seeds (Digitalis ferruginea). The early summer-flowering Rusty Foxglove is native to southeastern Europe, Turkey, and Lebanon, and documented in the 16th-century British herbals of Parkinson and Gerard. Philadelphia nurseryman Bernard McMahon listed it as "Iron... - Rusty Foxglove Seeds (Digitalis ferruginea).		$3.95 More Information
		Sage Seeds (Salvia officinalis) Sage Seeds (Salvia officinalis). Sage was a standard in kitchen gardens from colonial times, and Thomas Jefferson listed it for the Monticello garden in 1794. This culinary Mediterranean shrub, grown since the 13th century, was thought to prolong life. It's soft&co... - Sage Seeds (Salvia officinalis).		$3.95 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
		Scarlet Runner Bean Seeds (Phaseolus coccineus) Scarlet Runner Bean Seeds (Phaseolus coccineus). A Central American native that was popularized by the great 18th-century English garden writer, Philip Miller, Scarlet Runner Bean is still very popular in Europe for its edible beans. Thomas Jefferson planted this lovely annual vine with... - Scarlet Runner Bean Seeds (Phaseolus coccineus).		$3.95 More Information
		Sensitive Plant Seeds (Mimosa pudica) Sensitive Plant Seeds (Mimosa pudica). Seeds of the Sensitive Plant (Mimosa pudica) were first planted in an oval flower bed at Monticello on March 22, 1811. This variety has been grown as a curiosity for centuries, and was included in many early 19th-century seed lists. A fav... - Sensitive Plant Seeds (Mimosa pudica).		$3.95 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
		Small Yellow Foxglove Seeds (Digitalis lutea) Small Yellow Foxglove Seeds (Digitalis lutea). This charming, self-seeding perennial bears pale yellow tubular flowers in late spring. Small Yellow Foxglove, native to the Mediterranean region, has been cultivated since the 16th century in Britain and was established in America... - Small Yellow Foxglove Seeds (Digitalis lutea).		$3.95 More Information
		Small-Space Vegetable Garden Seed Collection Small-Space Vegetable Garden Seed Collection. Thomas Jefferson grew some 330 varieties of vegetables in his 1,000-ft long, terraced vegetable garden at Monticello. Fortunately, such a large amount of space is not necessary to grow the delicious cool and warm-season vegetables a... - Small-Space Vegetable Garden Seed Collection.		$36.00 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. Plant hunter and botanist Frederick Pursh called it a "very handsome sp... - Snow-on-the-Mountain Seeds (Euphorbia marginata).		$3.95 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

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