For the Historian

Also called "Fairy Tale." French heirloom renowned for its remarkable eating quality and its striking, burnished golden-brown appearance that looks...

Also called "Strawberries and Cream." Bright, peachy cream blooms with four big strawberry blotches at the base of each petal. Ever-popular heirloo...

Classic Italian heirloom “Horn of the Bull” from Naples, with a special sweet taste and great versatility, fresh or grilled. Long, curved fruits ri...

150-year-old heirloom features unusual, juicy, delightfully sweet, lime-green flesh in a turban-shaped fruit. Vigorous, disease-resistant, short vi...

The legendary Van Doren strain that’s reasonably early with medium-large fruits and very sweet, flavorful, bright rose-pink flesh. Dark green skin ...

Ancient heirloom that becomes our only rosy-pink radish, with a mild taste and crisp white flesh. Roots are round, uniform and extremely attractive...

Arkansas Traveler Heirloom Tomato Seeds bring a classic Southern favorite into your garden, especially if you battle heat and humidity. Introduced ...

Also called "New England Hubbard." Old heirloom features long vines with excellent yields of powdery blue-gray, oval squash with a hard shell and f...

Perfect as a slicer, these huge, orange-red, boat-shaped, meaty fruits. First grown by the Mennonites in Virginia, this heirloom remains a favorite...

Another heirloom to appreciate! Prolific producer of easy to pick, deep green, extra-large heads on sturdy tall plants. Fruits are rich in flavor, ...

Long, tapering toward the stem end. Tan, smooth and hard-shelled at maturity. Days to Maturity: 120 Sow Method: Start Indoors / Direct Sow Sow De...

Old heirloom that many veterans consider the most productive, most flavorful of all varieties. Keep well picked to maintain its incredible producti...

Hundred-year-old heirloom features snake-like markings on the purple-streaked, round, dark green pods that possess an old-timey “beany” flavor. Exc...

Introduced in 1923 by H.W. Buckbee Seeds of Rockford, Illinois to honor its greatest son. Huge, meaty fruits, described in 1930 as having up to 9 t...

The traditional Southern heirloom strain grown by generations of gardeners, yet still found in supermarkets today. Large, oval fruits with beautifu...

Huge fruits begin bright green and mature light green blushed with yellow. Sweet, juicy, spicy flavor. Excellent for fried green tomatoes. Days to...

This 300-year-old New England heirloom is probably the most beautiful of all dried beans, whether used as a fresh shell bean at 65 days or dried at...

A full-season heirloom that’s the preferred round variety in the South. Flesh is bright red, firm and extra sweet. Fruits are round to nearly round...

Named after the Greek sun god, this easy to grow, uniquely colored heirloom is equally as attractive as it is tasty! Vigorously produces leafy gree...

Italian heirloom considered the most beautiful of all eggplants, with a purple base and creamy white stripes. Lovely, oval shape with a delicious s...

Tangy mix of lettuces and pungent greens like arugula to add spiciness to salads. Days to Maturity: 45 Sow Method: Start Indoors / Recommended for...

Our most popular pole lima is reliable and extremely productive, yielding dark green pods, each filled with 4 to 6 large white beans of exceptional...

A remarkably versatile Polish heirloom that produces mild, sweet fruits, which are ideal in sandwiches, salads, even wine! Deep purple-red, with sm...

The Amish, long considered authorities on heirlooms, first grew Brandywine in 1885. Now, 135 years later, these prized varieties, rich yet mild, ar...