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For the Historian

Our gift guides are here to make holiday shopping for gardeners personal and thoughtful. The 'Historian' collection is perfect for those who savor timeless flavors and heirloom varieties, with each seed offering a taste of tradition!

  • Bulk: Red-Cored Chantenay Carrot Seeds

    from $6.75

    For single packets, click here Heirloom favorite with large, broad-shouldered, stump-rooted carrots. Color is red-orange throughout with a tender, ...

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  • Bulk: Hungarian Yellow Hot Wax Pepper Seeds

    from $7.75

    For single packets, click here Also called "Hot Banana." Banana-shaped, light yellow, 6 to 8-in., medium hot fruits are perfect for pickling. Compa...

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    Bulk: Giant Belgium Tomato Seeds

    from $10.75

    For single packets, click here Massive fruits  that have been reported at nearly 5-lbs. – a serious contender for “world’s largest tomato!” Sweet f...

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  • Bulk: German Pink Tomato Seeds

    from $8.50

    For single packets, click here One of the two German heirlooms introduced into America in 1883 that later started the heirloom-laden ‘Seed Savers ...

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  • Bulk: Charleston Grey Watermelon Seeds

    from $6.25

    For single packets, click here Old heirloom that combines superb eating quality with excellent disease resistance. Deep red flesh is crisp, solid a...

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  • Golden Globe Turnip Seeds

    $3.99

    For bulk sizes, click here Dating back to the mid-1800’s, this heirloom turnip boasts lovely golden-amber skin surrounding an amber interior flesh....

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    $3.99
  • Bulk: Musquee de Provence Pumpkin Seeds

    from $8.75

    For single packets, click here Also called Fairy Tale. French heirloom renowned for its remarkable eating quality and its striking, burnished golde...

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  • Bulk: Lazy Housewife Bean Seeds

    from $15.50

    For single packets, click here One of the great heirlooms loved for its ease of shelling or snapping. All purpose variety can be used as a snap, sh...

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  • Bulk: Black Krim Tomato Seeds

    from $12.75

    For single packets, click here An unusual Russian heirloom featuring beefsteak sized fruits with unique colors of violet, brown and purple-red tha...

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  • Bulk: Black Diamond Watermelon Seeds

    from $6.25

    For single packets, click here A full-season heirloom that’s the preferred round variety in the South. Flesh is bright red, firm and extra sweet. F...

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  • Bulk: Nobel Giant Spinach Seeds

    from $7.25

    For single packets, click here Old heirloom that’s our largest variety. Dark green, rounded, smooth to slightly crumpled, succulent, tender leaves...

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  • Bulk: Danish Ballhead Cabbage Seeds

    from $6.50

    For single packets, click here Old reliable main-crop heirloom unbeatable for kraut. Round, solid, blue-green heads with mild, sweet flavor that st...

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  • Bulk: Anaheim Chili Hot Pepper Seeds

    from $7.50

    For single packets, click here Ideal for cooking specialty chili dishes. These mildly hot, 2-celled fruits have thick, dark-green flesh that ripens...

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  • Bulk: Shogoin Turnip Seeds

    from $6.50

    For single packet size, click here A Japanese variety used for both its roots and the tops. Beautiful, round, smooth, white roots that can be pickl...

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  • North Georgia Candy Roaster Pumpkin

    Bulk: North Georgia Candy Roaster Winter Squash / Pumpkin Seeds

    from $10.75

    For single packets, click here Whether called a winter squash or a pumpkin, these banana-shaped fruits are pink with a blue tip and weigh a nice a...

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  • Bulk: Jacob's Cattle Bean

    from $6.50

    SKU: 095 For single packets, click here Also called Trout Bean or Coach Dog Bean. 85 days. An exceptionally old heirloom that's our best New Englan...

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    Bulk: Bloody Butcher Corn Seeds

    from $19.25

    For single packets, click here Rare, 150 year-old heirloom dent type that’s ideal for corn-on-the-cob when young or for flour or cornmeal when dri...

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  • Bulk: Black Beauty Eggplant Seeds

    from $6.75

    For single packets, click here Reliable, dependable heirloom known for high yields of large fruits with a deep purplish-black color. Tall, upright...

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  • Bulk: Red Brandywine Tomato Seeds

    from $11.50

    For single packets, click here The Amish, long considered authorities on heirlooms, first grew Brandywine in 1885. Now, 135 years later, these priz...

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  • Bulk: Heirloom Cutting Mixture Lettuce Seeds

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    For single packets, click here With a legacy mixture of tried and true varieties, we bring a balanced blend of “cut and come again” lettuces. Each ...

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  • Bulk: Iceberg Lettuce Seeds

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    For single packets, click here Heirloom with light-green, crinkled, fringed outer leaves and crisp, near-white inner leaves. Medium to large heads ...

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  • Bulk: Large and Small Ornamental Mix Gourd Seeds

    from $11.75

    For single packets, click here A blend of 60% small ornamental mix and 40% large ornamental mix. For the arts-and-crafts fanatic. Days to Maturity...

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    Bulk: Stringless Green Pod Bean

    from $5.15

    For single packet-size, click here SKU: 044 Also called “Burpee’s Stringless.” 50 days. Ancient heirloom from 1894 with round, brittle, 5 to 6-in. ...

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  • Bulk: Crosby's Egyptian Beet Seeds

    from $6.25

    For single packets, click here German heirloom with large, dark red, flattened beets that are early and super-sweet. Beets grow mostly above the so...

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  • Bulk: Corno di Toro Red Pepper Seeds

    from $7.50

    For single packets, click here Classic Italian heirloom “Horn of the Bull” from Naples, with a special sweet taste and great versatility, fresh or ...

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  • Bulk: Peach Melba Nasturtium Seeds

    from $8.25

    For single packets, click here Also called "Strawberries and Cream." Bright, peachy cream blooms with four big strawberry blotches at the base of e...

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  • Bulk: Golden Greek Pepperoncini Pepper Seeds

    from $8.25

    For single packets, click here The rare and prized Greek strain found pickled in gourmet produce departments. Huge yields of thin, golden-green fr...

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  • Bulk: Chef's™ Choice Orange Hybrid Tomato Seeds

    from $9.50

    For single packets, click here 2014 AAS Honors. Bright, glowing orange skin on a big, beefsteak-size fruit with old-timey flavor! New hybrid bred f...

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  • Bulk: Parris Island Lettuce Seeds

    from $5.75

    For single packets, click here Noted for its crisp leaves and sweet flavor. Attractive, large heads have deep-green outer leaves to protect the whi...

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  • Thumbelina Carrot

    Bulk: Thumbelina Carrot Seeds

    from $8.50

    For single packet-size, click here 1992 AAS Winner. A 100-year-old heirloom that recently won the prestigious AAS Award for its sweet, crunchy text...

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  • Bulk: Copenhagen Market Cabbage Seeds

    from $6.50

    For single packets, click here European heirloom that withstands bursting better than any other variety. Prolific yields of light green, uniform, s...

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  • Bulk: De Cicco Broccoli Seeds

    from $7.25

    For single packets, click here Classic Italian heirloom introduced to America in the 1890s. One of the best for multiple cuts. Slice the main head ...

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  • Bulk: Buckbee's™ Abraham Lincoln Tomato Seeds

    from $9.25

    For single packets, click here Introduced in 1923 by H.W. Buckbee Seeds of Rockford, Illinois to honor its greatest son. Huge, meaty fruits, descri...

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  • Bulk: American Purple Top Rutabaga Seeds

    from $5.50

    For single packets, click here Round roots are yellow with a purple top and are early and sweet. Creamy-yellow flesh turns orange when cooked. Good...

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  • Bulk: Snowball Self-Blanching Cauliflower Seeds

    from $7.50

    For single packet size, click here Old heirloom with curling, self-wrapping leaves to protect the brilliant white curds from summer’s sunlight and ...

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  • Bulk: Catskill Brussels Sprouts Seeds

    from $6.25

    For single packets, click here Another heirloom to appreciate! Prolific producer of easy to pick, deep green, extra-large heads on sturdy tall plan...

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