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		German Johnson Tomato Seeds ( Solanum lycopersicum ) German Johnson Tomato Seeds ( Solanum lycopersicum ). This popular "potato-leaf" variety, one of the four parent lines of the 1930s introduction, 'Mortgage Lifter' Tomato, originated in the southern United States. German Johnson produces large, meaty fruit with pink flesh and bright red skin streaked ye... - German Johnson Tomato Seeds ( Solanum lycopersicum ).		$2.95 More Information
		Giant Musselburgh Leeks Seeds (Allium ampeloprasum cv.) Giant Musselburgh Leeks Seeds (Allium ampeloprasum cv.). The garden leek is a Mediterranean species that was cultivated by the Egyptians as early as 3,200 BCE. Jefferson planted a variety of Flag Leek in his vegetable garden at Monticello in 1812. The Giant Musselburgh Leek originated in England in the ear... - Giant Musselburgh Leeks Seeds (Allium ampeloprasum cv.).		$2.95 More Information
		Globe Amaranth Seeds ( Gomphrena globosa ) Globe Amaranth Seeds ( Gomphrena globosa ). Seeds were first planted by Jefferson at Shadwell, his boyhood home, on April 2, 1767. It is a tender annual best suited for a sunny, well-drained site. Globe Amaranth has clover-like flowers in magenta, pink, and occasionally white. A native of the ... - Globe Amaranth Seeds ( Gomphrena globosa ).		$2.95 More Information
		Globe Artichoke Seeds ( Cynara scolymus ) Globe Artichoke Seeds ( Cynara scolymus ). Globe Artichoke was included on one of Jefferson's first lists of vegetables grown at Monticello in 1770. His Garden Book sporadically charted the first to "come to table" and the "last dish of artichokes" from 1794 and 1825. Also known as French Art... - Globe Artichoke Seeds ( Cynara scolymus ).		$2.95 More Information
		Globe Centaurea (Centaurea macrocephala) Globe Centaurea (Centaurea macrocephala). Globe Centaurea, also called Great Golden Knapweed, is a robust perennial from the Caucasus, introduced to Britain by 1805. Philadelphia nurseryman Bernard McMahon sent seeds to Thomas Jefferson in 1812. The plant forms clumps 3-4' high with large, t... - Globe Centaurea (Centaurea macrocephala).		$2.95 More Information
		Great Blue Lobelia Seeds ( Lobelia siphilitica ) Great Blue Lobelia Seeds ( Lobelia siphilitica ). Peter Kalm, the eighteenth-century Swedish natural historian, reported that native Americans used this perennial as a remedy for venereal disease. Carl Linnaeus therefore named it "siphilitica". Although grown in European gardens earlier, it was sold... - Great Blue Lobelia Seeds ( Lobelia siphilitica ).		$2.95 More Information
		Great Red Hibiscus Seeds ( Hibiscus coccineus ) Great Red Hibiscus Seeds ( Hibiscus coccineus ). Great Red Hibiscus, a perennial native to the coastal swamps of Georgia and Florida, was adopted as an ornamental in American gardens by the end of the eighteenth century, when George Washington ordered a plant for Mount Vernon. The species was recom... - Great Red Hibiscus Seeds ( Hibiscus coccineus ).		$2.95 More Information
		Green Nutmeg Melon Seeds (Cucumis melo cv.) Green Nutmeg Melon Seeds (Cucumis melo cv.). In 1811 Thomas Jefferson sent seed of the popular Nutmeg Melon, "which I know to be fine," to his son-in-law, John Wayles Eppes. Mentioned in Bernard McMahon's The American Gardener's Calendar, 1806, this aromatic, oval-shaped melon, with heavily net... - Green Nutmeg Melon Seeds (Cucumis melo cv.).		$3.95 More Information
		Green Striped Cushaw Winter Squash Seeds (Cucurbita mixta cv.) Green Striped Cushaw Winter Squash Seeds (Cucurbita mixta cv.). Cushaws likely originated in the West Indies before 1700, and this heirloom is believed to be the same variety cultivated before 1860 as "Improved Cushaw". Jefferson cultivated numerous squashes at Monticello, including "long crooked" and "warted" su... - Green Striped Cushaw Winter Squash Seeds (Cucurbita mixta cv.).		$3.95 More Information
		Halberd-leaved Rose Mallow Seeds (Hibiscus laevis) Halberd-leaved Rose Mallow Seeds (Hibiscus laevis). Halberd-leaved Rose Mallow, a large, native perennial with light pink, hollyhock-like flowers, was noted by John and William Bartram during their explorations of the South in 1765-66. "Halberd," the name of a 15th century weapon, was given to describ... - Halberd-leaved Rose Mallow Seeds (Hibiscus laevis).		$2.95 More Information
		Horminum Sage Seeds (Salvia viridis) Horminum Sage Seeds (Salvia viridis). Horminum Sage is a hardy annual native to the Mediterranean region. Grown in Britain as an ornamental in the 16th century, Horminum Sage was cultivated in American gardens as early as 1761, when it appeared on a plant list for a Moravian farm in Nort... - Horminum Sage Seeds (Salvia viridis).		$2.95 More Information
		Hyacinth Bean Seeds ( Dolichos lablab ) Hyacinth Bean Seeds ( Dolichos lablab ). The Hyacinth Bean is featured on the arbor in the Monticello kitchen garden and draws countless questions from visitors every year. In the "Garden Book" in 1812 Jefferson mentioned, "Arbor beans white, scarlet, crimson, purple . . . on the long walk ... - Hyacinth Bean Seeds ( Dolichos lablab ).		$2.95 More Information
		Hyssop Seeds (Hyssopus officinalis) Hyssop Seeds (Hyssopus officinalis). Hyssop was well-established in English gardens by the 1400s, and was brought to America by early colonists. Thomas Jefferson listed Hyssop among plants for his kitchen garden in 1794. Sometimes used as an edging plant for gardens, this semi-evergreen... - Hyssop Seeds (Hyssopus officinalis).		$2.95 More Information
		Italian Parsley Seeds ( Petroselinum crispum ) Italian Parsley Seeds ( Petroselinum crispum ). Parsley dates to the ancient Greeks who associated it with grave illness, hence the saying, "to be in need of parsley." Jefferson grew the plain-leaf or Italian Parsley as early as 1774 and listed it as Common Parsley in his vegetable garden calendar... - Italian Parsley Seeds ( Petroselinum crispum ).		$2.95 More Information
		Jimmy Nardello's Sweet Pepper Seeds ( Capsicum annuum var. annuum ) Jimmy Nardello's Sweet Pepper Seeds ( Capsicum annuum var. annuum ). This Italian heirloom variety was brought to America in 1887 by the Nardello family when they immigrated to Connecticut. Jimmy Nardello, one of 11 children, preserved his mother's favorite strain of sweet frying pepper and, in 1983, his son James, do... - Jimmy Nardello's Sweet Pepper Seeds ( Capsicum annuum var. annuum ).		$2.95 More Information
		Johnny-jump-up Seeds ( Viola tricolor ) Johnny-jump-up Seeds ( Viola tricolor ). Johnny-jump-up, or heart's ease, is a showy annual with small pansy-like flowers, each of them showing three colors: deep purple, yellow, and white. The plant was established in American gardens before 1700, and Jefferson sowed it at Shadwell on Apri... - Johnny-jump-up Seeds ( Viola tricolor ).		$2.95 More Information
		Joseph's Coat Seeds ( Amaranthus tricolor ) Joseph's Coat Seeds ( Amaranthus tricolor ). Jefferson included the Joseph's Coat in a shipment of seeds to his brother-in-law, Francis Eppes, from Paris in 1786. This brightly-plumed tender annual is grown for its vibrant yellow and red foliage that provides an eye-catching display of color in... - Joseph's Coat Seeds ( Amaranthus tricolor ).		$2.95 More Information
		Lacinato Kale Seeds (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) Lacinato Kale Seeds (Brassica oleracea var. acephala). An 18th-century Italian heirloom, Lacinato Kale remains popular today due to the superior flavor of its sturdy, savoyed, dark blue-green leaves and high nutritional content. Jefferson recorded the planting of "Cavolo nero (Coleworts)" in his vegetabl... - Lacinato Kale Seeds (Brassica oleracea var. acephala).		$2.95 More Information
		Larkspur Seeds ( Consolida orientalis ) Larkspur Seeds ( Consolida orientalis ). Jefferson noted Larkspur blooming at Shadwell in July 1767, thought it suitable for naturalizing at Monticello "in the open ground on the west" in 1771, and sowed seed around his Roundabout flower border on April 8, 1810. Larkspur is a hardy annual t... - Larkspur Seeds ( Consolida orientalis ).		$3.95 More Information
		Lemon Balm Seeds ( Melissa officinalis ) Lemon Balm Seeds ( Melissa officinalis ). Balm was cultivated in Europe by 1551. Gerard likened its fragrance to citron, and the influential writer Abercrombie noted in 1778, "so refreshing is the smell . . . that (it has) the first claim to a place in our gardens." Jefferson listed "Balm" a... - Lemon Balm Seeds ( Melissa officinalis ).		$2.95 More Information

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