CATALOGUE

Lettuce(Lactuca sativa)
Packet = 50 seeds

Merveille des Quatre Saisons (pre-1885) - (a.k.a. Marvel of Four Seasons) A French heirloom described in Vilmorin’s The Vegetable Garden in 1885. Reddish green rosette with crispy leaves and excellent flavor. The red color intensifies with cool weather. One of the most beautiful lettuces available. Butterhead type.

$3.00

Pablo - Very interesting loose head lettuce with light green interior leaves and maroon outer leaves. Very unique. This lettuce has a nice mild flavor with crisp texture. Dark seed. Crisphead type.

$3.00

Prizehead (1873) - Introduced in 1873 by D. M. Ferry & Co. A large looseleaf type lettuce with green leaves and a reddish tinge. This very delicious lettuce is one of my favorites. White seed. Looseleaf type.

$3.00

Speckled (1799) - A very old heirloom that was brought to Waterloo County, Ontario by covered wagon from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1799 by the Martin Family. The seed was obtained from Urias Martin by Mark Reusser and sent to Seed Savers Exchange in Decorah, Iowa. According to William Woys Weaver it is the same variety as Thorburn’s Orchid Lettuce. This is a butterhead type of lettuce with reddish brown speckles on the green leaves. A very special variety with a long history. Butterhead type.

$3.00

Spotted Aleppo (pre-1731) - An ancient variety that had been grown in Aleppo, Syria for a long time prior to being introduced into Europe in the early 1700’s. It was also grown in colonial America and was offered by Bernard McMahon in 1804 and many other North American seed companies until the 1870’s. Spotted Aleppo is a beautiful loose headed Romaine type of lettuce with many bronze speckles. Romaine type. RARE.

$3.00

Tom Thumb (1850s) - A small growing green lettuce with heads that only get 3-4” across. Very tasty! Crisphead type.

$3.00

Yugoslavian Red Butterhead - An old heirloom from a peasant family in Marburg, Yugoslavia. The leaves are red tinged and form a loose head with a solid light green interior. Very mild buttery taste. A gorgeous variety. Butterhead type.

$3.00

Muskmelon(Cucumis melo)
Packet = 20 seeds

Anne Arundel (1700s) - An heirloom melon from Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Although this melon was grown by farmers in Maryland since the 1700s, it was first introduced commercially by Griffith & Turner of Baltimore and George Tait & Sons of Norfolk, Virginia. It appeared on many of the famous Peale family paintings. The melon is slightly oval in shape with green flesh and skin that turns yellow when ripe. The flavor has a subtle sweetness and flavor.

$3.95

Beausejour (pre-1920) - Originally from Germany and then brought to Canada by German immigrants in the 1920’s. The family settled in Beasejour, Manitoba and their relatives have been growing them ever since. Beasejour melon is a very reliable small orange fleshed melon that is well adapted to short growing seasons. Low quantity. (10 seeds)

$3.00

*Heritage Harvest Seed Exclusive*

Cershownski - A very exciting find! The seeds of this melon were given to me by Jake Rempel of Halbstadt, Manitoba. Jake’s mother, Mrs. Tina Rempel, believes it was brought over from the Southern Ukraine by her great grandparents, Jacob Kehler and Kathrina Penner in July of 1874. It has been passed on in Jake’s family ever since! It is rare to find such a well documented history on an old variety so this makes it all the more interesting. To make this find even more exciting I believe that this is a strain of the extremely rare Cob Melon. The center of the melon is filled with a cob like structure containing seeds so it is easiest to cut around the melon lengthways against the center core of seed, take the top half in one hand , the bottom half in the other and the twist the two halves apart. This is how Jake’s family has been doing it for generations. The fruit average 8-9” in length and 5-6” in diameter and the mildly sweet flesh is a light green to cream color. EXTREMELY RARE. (85 days)

$3.00