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 | Alpine Strawberry Seeds ( Fragaria vesca )Alpine Strawberry Seeds ( Fragaria vesca ). Alpine Strawberry, also known as Fraises des Bois or Woodland Strawberry, has white flowers and small crimson berries that are very flavorful when fully ripe. Thomas Jefferson sowed three rows of seeds for Alpine Strawberry on March 31, 1774. In a le... - Alpine Strawberry Seeds ( Fragaria vesca ). | $2.95 More Information  | ||
 | Anne Arundel' Melon Seeds ( Cucumis melo cv.)Anne Arundel' Melon Seeds ( Cucumis melo cv.). The Anne Arundel muskmelon was grown in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, as early as 1731, and it was prominently displayed in the paintings of the famous Peale family of Philadelphia early in the 1800's. Anne Arundel appears to be a cross between a sm... - Anne Arundel' Melon Seeds ( Cucumis melo cv.). | $3.95 More Information | ||
 | Arugula Seeds (Eruca vesicaria sativa)Arugula Seeds (Eruca vesicaria sativa). Salad greens other than lettuce were important in early American diets for nutrients and flavor. Arugula or Garden Rocket is a hardy southern European annual, grown since the sixteenth century, with smooth, glossy, lyrate leaves and pale citron-yell... - Arugula Seeds (Eruca vesicaria sativa). | $2.95 More Information | ||
 | Bachelor's Button Seeds ( Centaurea cyanus )Bachelor's Button Seeds ( Centaurea cyanus ). Bachelor's Button is a handsome, sun-loving annual flower that has been popular in America since colonial times. Bernard McMahon offered it in five colors -- purple, red, blue, white, and striped -- and Jefferson included Bachelor's Button in an und... - Bachelor's Button Seeds ( Centaurea cyanus ). | $2.95 More Information | ||
 | Balsam; Touch-Me-Not Seeds ( Impatiens balsamina )Balsam; Touch-Me-Not Seeds ( Impatiens balsamina ). This is the traditional impatiens popular in old fashioned gardens. Jefferson planted double-flowering Balsam seeds at Shadwell in 1767, and also received seeds from Philadelphia nurseryman, Bernard McMahon, in 1812. The Balsam (or Touch-me-not) is ... - Balsam; Touch-Me-Not Seeds ( Impatiens balsamina ). | $3.95 More Information | ||
 | Black Hollyhock Seeds ( Alcea rosea nigra )Black Hollyhock Seeds ( Alcea rosea nigra ). Black Hollyhock was described as early as 1629 by John Parkinson, as being "of a darke red like black blood," an apt description for the large single flowers that grace this plant in June and July. The Boston nurseryman, John B. Russe, offered seeds ... - Black Hollyhock Seeds ( Alcea rosea nigra ). | $2.95 More Information | ||
 | Black-eyed Susan Seeds ( Rudbeckia hirta )Black-eyed Susan Seeds ( Rudbeckia hirta ). This favorite native perennial wildflower grows in open meadows and sunny sites throughout eastern North America. The bright yellow flowers with their distinctive black eye represent the cheeriest of floral displays. Sow the seeds anytime during the ... - Black-eyed Susan Seeds ( Rudbeckia hirta ). | $3.95 More Information | ||
 | Black-eyed Susan Vine ( Thunbergia alata )Black-eyed Susan Vine ( Thunbergia alata ). This tender perennial vine (often grown as an annual) was introduced to Britain from India in 1823 and was often listed as an evergreen climber for hot houses in early 19th-century catalogs. The vine is included in a charming book,"The Parlor Garden"... - Black-eyed Susan Vine ( Thunbergia alata ). | $2.95 More Information | ||
 | Blackberry Lily Seeds ( Belamcanda chinensis )Blackberry Lily Seeds ( Belamcanda chinensis ). Blackberry Lily is a hardy, robust perennial known to Jefferson as "Chinese Ixia." He planted this showy member of the Iris family in an oval flower bed in 1807. It is naturalized at Monticello today, perhaps from an earlier Jefferson planting. Orang... - Blackberry Lily Seeds ( Belamcanda chinensis ). | $3.95 More Information | ||
 | Blanket Flower Seeds ( Gaillardia aristata )Blanket Flower Seeds ( Gaillardia aristata ). As the Lewis and Clark Expedition crossed the Continental Divide on July 6th, 1806 this showy native species was collected. Blanket Flower blooms from summer through autumn: with yellow ray florets sometimes tinged red at the base, and reddish-orang... - Blanket Flower Seeds ( Gaillardia aristata ). | $2.95 More Information | ||
 | Brandywine Tomato Seeds ( Solanum lycopersicum )Brandywine Tomato Seeds ( Solanum lycopersicum ). From 1809 on, Jefferson's "Garden Book" "Kalendars" consistently show the sowing of "Tomatas." He described his Spanish Tomato, which was likely akin to the Large Red, as "very much larger than the common kind." 'Brandywine' is considered the most es... - Brandywine Tomato Seeds ( Solanum lycopersicum ). | $2.95 More Information | ||
 | Browallia Seeds (Browallia americana)Browallia Seeds (Browallia americana). Browallia, also called Amethyst Flower or Bush Violet, is a tender, tropical perennial grown as an annual, which self-sows easily in the garden. The tiny flowers are rich amethyst blue with dark eyes smudged white, and plants will produce an airy mas... - Browallia Seeds (Browallia americana). | $3.95 More Information | ||
 | Brown Dutch Lettuce Seeds ( Lactuca sativa )Brown Dutch Lettuce Seeds ( Lactuca sativa ). Brown Dutch was the most frequently planted of the approximately seventeen lettuce varieties documented by Thomas Jefferson in the kitchen garden at Monticello. Seed was sowed twenty-seven time between 1809 and 1824, primarily in the fall for a winte... - Brown Dutch Lettuce Seeds ( Lactuca sativa ). | $3.95 More Information | ||
 | Bull Nose Pepper Seeds ( Capsicum annuum var. annuum )Bull Nose Pepper Seeds ( Capsicum annuum var. annuum ). The sweet bell pepper was grown as early as 1681 by enslaved Africans in Panama, who pickled the "Green Indian-Bell-Pepper." It was introduced to North America most likely from the West Indies by the early 1700s. McMahon included "Bell" peppers in "T... - Bull Nose Pepper Seeds ( Capsicum annuum var. annuum ). | $2.95 More Information | ||
 | Butterfly Weed Seeds ( Asclepias tuberosa )Butterfly Weed Seeds ( Asclepias tuberosa ). Butterfly Weed is a native North American perennial that is especially valued for its summer flowers in brilliant shades of orange to red. It was recommended for gardens by Robert Buist in his influential work, The American Flower Garden Directory, p... - Butterfly Weed Seeds ( Asclepias tuberosa ). | $2.95 More Information | ||
 | Canterbury Bells Seeds ( Campanula medium )Canterbury Bells Seeds ( Campanula medium ). Canterbury Bells were among the first imported flowers grown in colonial American gardens, where they were valued for their showy three-foot stalks of bell-shaped flowers as well as for their edible roots. In 1812, Thomas Jefferson recorded sowing th... - Canterbury Bells Seeds ( Campanula medium ). | $2.95 More Information | ||
 | Cardinal Flower Seeds ( Lobelia cardinalis )Cardinal Flower Seeds ( Lobelia cardinalis ). Thomas Jefferson planted seeds of the Cardinal Flower in a Monticello oval flower bed in 1807. This native perennial produces brilliant scarlet flowers on four-foot high stalks from mid to late summer. Cardinal flowers thrive in very moist, partially... - Cardinal Flower Seeds ( Lobelia cardinalis ). | $3.95 More Information | ||
 | Cardoon Seeds ( Cynara cardunculus )Cardoon Seeds ( Cynara cardunculus ). Cardoon is a magnificent perennial native to southern Europe, with spiny, gray-green foliage and purple, thistle-like flowers to five feet. The French first grew it as a vegetable and Quakers brought it to America in the 1790's. Although related to G... - Cardoon Seeds ( Cynara cardunculus ). | $2.95 More Information | ||
 | Champion of England Pea Seeds (Pisum sativum cv.)Champion of England Pea Seeds (Pisum sativum cv.). Fearing Burr, in Field and Garden Vegetables of America, 1863, wrote that the Champion of England Pea originated in England by William Fairbeard in 1843; and observed: "It is ... one of the most valuable acquisitions which have been obtained for many... - Champion of England Pea Seeds (Pisum sativum cv.). | $2.95 More Information | ||
 | Cherokee Purple Tomato Seeds ( Solanum lycopersicum )Cherokee Purple Tomato Seeds ( Solanum lycopersicum ). This Tennessee heirloom, sometimes called a black tomato, reputably originated from the Native Cherokee Indians before 1890. The unique color of the dark, dusky purple fruits carries through the flesh to the stem end. The large, highly flavorful frui... - Cherokee Purple Tomato Seeds ( Solanum lycopersicum ). | $2.95 More Information |
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