Historic Plants for Today’s Gardens
1. Chelsea Physic Garden, England
2. Hampton Court, England
3. J.F.D. Lanier Garden, Madison IN, 1876
4. Monticello, West Front
5. Monticello, Vegetable Garden, harvest
6. Egyptian Onions
7. McMahon’s Texas Bird Pepper
8. Globe Artichoke
9. Red Orach
10. White Eggplant, Melongena, Jefferson by 1812
11. Anne Arundel Muskmelon, from Maryland, 1731
12. Tomatoes, Purple Calabash; Costoluto Genovese
13. ‘Newtown Pippin’ or ‘Albemarle Pippin’
14. Hyacinth Bean, Dolichos lablab
15. Caracalla Bean, Vigna Caracalla
16. Bulb plantings at Monticello
17. Robert Furber’s “Twelve Months of Flowers,” 1731
18. Peter Crowells & Co, Gardeners & Florists, Alexandria, 1786
19. Edmund Bacon (1785-1866), Monticello overseer, 1806-1822
20. Painting of West Front, Jane Braddick Peticolas, c. 1825
21. Hyacinths, doubles & singles
22. French Roman Hyacinth
23. Tulips at Monticello
24. ‘Juno’ Tulip, Rose Type, Florist’s Guide, 1828
25. ‘Viceroy’ Tulip, sold for £ 3,000 in 1630s
26. ‘Keizerskroon’ Tulip, 1760; replaced in trade by ‘Kees Nelis’ Tulip, 1951
27. ‘Dillenburg’ Tulip, source: Old House Gardens
28. Tulipa clusiana Lady Tulip, described 1803, Mediterranean, Kashmir, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan
29. Tulipa clusiana chrysantha, described 1948
30. Jonquil, Narcissus jonquilla, cultivated by 1700, TJ 1782
31. ‘Van Sion’ Daffodil, Narcissus telemonius plenus, Butter & Eggs, double, Vincent Sion 1620
32. ‘Old Pheasant’s Eye’ Daffodil, Narcissus poeticus recurvus, illustrated 17th C Herbals
33. Twin Sisters Daffodil, Narcissus x medioluteus, also Primrose Peerless, April Beauty. Natural
hybrid between Narcissus poeticus and N. tazetta.
Peggy Cornett, Curator of Historic Plants, Monticello~pcornett@monticello.org
Historic Plants for Today’s Gardens
34. Gladiolus communis Byzantinus, Sword Flag, Corn Flag. Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1789
35. Fleur de Lisle Iris, Iris pseudacorus
36. Flags, Bearded Iris, Iris pallida
37. Early 20th C Iris hybrids, ‘Midwest’ and ‘Quaker Lady’
38. Dianthus variety, Purple Jagged Pink, Grass Pinks, Dianthus plumarius varieties
39. Painted Lady Dianthus ‘Fair Folly’, 17th C
40. Painted Lady Dianthus ‘Dad’s Favorite’, late 18th C
41. ‘Musgrave’s Pink’ Dianthus, 1730
42. ‘Inchmery’ Pink, 18th C
43. ‘Gloriosa’ Pink, late 18th C, a carnation, grass pink cross
44. Balsam Apple, Momordica balsamina, bitter melon
45. Sweet Scented Marvel of Peru, Mirabilis longiflora, Four O’clock
46. Rebrandt Peale’s portrait of brother Reubens, 1801
47. Species Geranium, Pelargonium inquinans
48. Prestwould, estate of Sir Peyton and Jean Lady Skipwith
49. Great Red Hibiscus, Hibiscus coccineus
50. Daylily, Hemerocallus, 1629, Parkinson
51. ‘Kwanso’ Double Daylily
52. Lemon Lily, Hemerocallus flava
53. African Marigold, Tagetes erecta, Iranian silk weaving, c. 1600
54. “Lesser Marigold,” Tagetes patula, French Marigold
55. Striped French Marigold, Curtis’ Botanical Magazine, 1791
56. Zinnia, “Medicine Hat,” Curtis’ Botanical Magazine, 1801
57. Nasturtiums, Tropaeolum varieties
58. Pansy, Heart’s ease
59. Poet
60. Sweet Pea, Lathyrus odoratus, species and varieties, Painted Lady, ‘America’~1897,
‘Cupid’~1896, Spenser Sweet Peas~1910
61. Yucca, Adam’s Needle, Oatlands in Northern Virginia
62. Hollyhocks, Alcea rosea, single and double
63. “An Old Fashioned Garden,” Anne Millay Bremmer
64. Celia Thaxter's Garden, Appledore, Isles of Shoals by Childe Hassam
65. “in the Garden,” Maine, Childe Hassam, 1892
66. Celia Thaxter’s island garden, photograph, c. 1892
Peggy Cornett, Curator of Historic Plants, Monticello~pcornett@monticello.org