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 | Spotted Aleppo Lettuce Seeds (Lactuca sativa cv.)Spotted Aleppo Lettuce Seeds (Lactuca sativa cv.). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Long cultivated in Syria, Spotted Aleppo Lettuce is a romaine type sent from Aleppo, Syria, to Europe in the 18th century. By 1804, this old variety was being sold by Philadelphia seeds... - Spotted Aleppo Lettuce Seeds (Lactuca sativa cv.). | $4.95 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 lat... - Stowell's Evergreen White Corn Seeds (Zea mays variety). | $3.95 More Information | ||
 | Strawberry Spinach Seeds (Chenopodium capitatum)Strawberry Spinach Seeds (Chenopodium capitatum). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Strawberry Spinach is a heat-loving annual species native throughout North America as well as Europe, where it has been cultivated since the 1600's. It has many common names, including Indian Ink b... - Strawberry Spinach Seeds (Chenopodium capitatum). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Strawflower Seeds (Helichrysum bracteatum)Strawflower Seeds (Helichrysum bracteatum). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Strawflower, a half-hardy annual that withstands light frosts, was introduced from Australia to England in 1799, and has since been treasured for its everlasting flowers that are ideal for dr... - Strawflower Seeds (Helichrysum bracteatum). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Summer Crookneck Squash Seeds (Cucurbita pepo cv.)Summer Crookneck Squash Seeds (Cucurbita pepo cv.). Summer Crookneck Squash, also known as Summer Warted Crookneck, is a tropical vegetable grown by Native Americans, which is typically eaten when the fruit is young and tender. Thomas Jefferson received seed of the "long crooked and ... - Summer Crookneck Squash Seeds (Cucurbita pepo cv.). | $3.95 More Information | ||
 | Sunset Hibiscus Seeds (Abelmoschus manihot)Sunset Hibiscus Seeds (Abelmoschus manihot). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Sunset Hibiscus was introduced into Europe from East India by 1712 and listed by Philadelphia nurseryman Bernard McMahon in his 1806 American Gardener's Calendar. This herbaceous temperennial (often grown as a... - Sunset Hibiscus Seeds (Abelmoschus manihot). | $4.95 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 1700's, and Thomas Jefferson requested a supply of this pot-herb from his neighbor George Divers in 1820. ... - Sweet Basil Seeds (Ocimum basilicum). | $3.95 More Information | ||
 | Sweet William Catchfly Seeds (Silene armeria)Sweet William Catchfly Seeds (Silene armeria). Sweet William Catchfly is a showy, self-seeding annual flower native to Europe with blue-green leaves and a long succession of purplish-pink flowers from late spring into summer. Sometimes called Lobel's Catchfly or None-So-Pretty, it was... - Sweet William Catchfly Seeds (Silene armeria). | $3.95 More Information | ||
 | Sweet William Seeds (Dianthus barbatus)Sweet William Seeds (Dianthus barbatus). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Thomas 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 Montic... - Sweet William Seeds (Dianthus barbatus). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Swiss Chard "Mixed Colors" Seeds (Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla)Swiss Chard "Mixed Colors" Seeds (Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla). On April 30, 1774, Thomas Jefferson sowed "white beet", another name for leaf-beet or Swiss Chard. While Jefferson's variety was most likely a green leaf with white ribs, leaf-beet has long been known to come in "many and vari... - Swiss Chard "Mixed Colors" Seeds (Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla). | $3.95 More Information | ||
 | Tennis Ball Lettuce Seeds (Lactuca sativa cv.)Tennis Ball Lettuce Seeds (Lactuca sativa cv.). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Tennis Ball was among Thomas Jefferson's favorite lettuce varieties. He noted that "it does not require so much care and attention" as other types. The parent of our modern Boston race of lettuces so popular t... - Tennis Ball Lettuce Seeds (Lactuca sativa cv.). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Texas Bird Pepper Seeds (Capsicum annuum glabriusculum)Texas Bird Pepper Seeds (Capsicum annuum glabriusculum). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Capt. Samuel Brown sent Thomas Jefferson seeds of this dwarf pepper from San Antonio, Texas in 1812-13; stating that the peppers were as "essential to my health as salt itself". Jefferson grew them at Mo... - Texas Bird Pepper Seeds (Capsicum annuum glabriusculum). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Texas Sage Seeds (Salvia coccinea)Texas Sage Seeds (Salvia coccinea). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.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... - Texas Sage Seeds (Salvia coccinea). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Thyme Seeds (Thymus vulgaris)Thyme Seeds (Thymus vulgaris). Thyme was first cultivated by the Assyrians and used to treat nightmares and short-windedness. Also long-cultivated for its culinary uses, it was brought to the American colonies at an early date, and Thomas Jefferson recorded it in his l... - Thyme Seeds (Thymus vulgaris). | $3.95 More Information | ||
 | Tickseed Sunflower Seeds (Bidens aristosa)Tickseed Sunflower Seeds (Bidens aristosa). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.This showy, self-seeding, North American annual wildflower bears abundant bright yellow, daisy-like flowers on slender stalks from late summer into early autumn. Tickseed Sunflower is so name... - Tickseed Sunflower Seeds (Bidens aristosa). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Tom Thumb Pea Seeds (Pisum sativum cv.)Tom Thumb Pea Seeds (Pisum sativum cv.). As the name indicates, Tom Thumb Pea is small in stature, reaching only 8-10" tall. Grown in the United States since the mid-19th century, this pea does not require staking and is perfect for container gardening. Fearing Burr,... - Tom Thumb Pea Seeds (Pisum sativum cv.). | $3.95 More Information | ||
 | Upper Ground Sweet Potato Winter Squash Seeds (Cucurbita moschata cv.)Upper Ground Sweet Potato Winter Squash Seeds (Cucurbita moschata cv.). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.This rare heirloom is a rugged variety that is tolerant of hot, dry weather, rendering it especially well-suited to the South. The vines are vigorous, with large, dark, metallic g... - Upper Ground Sweet Potato Winter Squash Seeds (Cucurbita moschata cv.). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Valencia Winter Melon Seeds (Cucumis melo var. inodorus cv.)Valencia Winter Melon Seeds (Cucumis melo var. inodorus cv.). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello! The Valencia Winter Melon is a dark green-skinned melon with creamy white flesh that keeps well in winter storage. It was listed by American seedsmen by the 1830s. Similar to the Malta Melon grown by Jef... - Valencia Winter Melon Seeds (Cucumis melo var. inodorus cv.). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Virginia White Gourdseed Corn Seeds (Zea mays cv.)Virginia White Gourdseed Corn Seeds (Zea mays cv.). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Thomas Jefferson grew a dozen varieties of "Indian Corn" in his lifetime, starting in 1774. The "sweet or shriveled" type he planted in 1810 may have been noted in 1705 by Robert Beverly, who descr... - Virginia White Gourdseed Corn Seeds (Zea mays cv.). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Warm-Season Vegetable Seed CollectionWarm-Season Vegetable Seed Collection. In addition to growing many of the common Old World vegetables that preferred cooler climates, Thomas Jefferson took advantage of the hot Virginia summers to plant a wide variety of New World curiosities that have since become staples of the wa... - Warm-Season Vegetable Seed Collection. | $36.00 More Information |
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