Mrs Beeton's Garden 2011 - Plant List
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| Vegetable | Cultivar | First Introduced |
|---|---|---|
| Artichoke | Violet de Provence Rouge d'Algers |
early 1800’s not in garden this year |
| Beans | Dragon Tongue
Yellow China Painted Lady |
1700’s pre-1800 early 1596 |
| Beets | Crapaudine Crosby’s Egyptian Chioggia Early Blood Turnip Golden |
more than 1,000 years ago pre-1860 pre-1840 1811 1820’s |
| Broccoli | Calabrese | pre-1800’s |
| Cabbage | Coeur de Boeuf des Vertus Coeur di Bue Premium Late Flat Dutch Tete Noire |
pre-1856 pre-1860 pre-1860 pre-1830’s |
| Carrots | Scarlet Nantes Paris Market St. Valery Danvers Half Long Tonda di Parigi |
1850's 1850's early 1800’s 1860’s |
| Chard | Rhubarb | 1857 |
| Corn | Stowell's Evergreen | early 1800's |
| Cucumber | Russian Pickling Long Anglais Fin de Meaux Jaune Dickfleischige |
1854 1860's 1860's pre-1800's |
| Endive | De Meaux De Louviers |
1860’s 1860's |
| Fava Bean | Aquadulce | early 1800’s |
| Kale | Blue Curled Scotch | early 1800’s |
| Leek | Blue Solaise | mid-1800’s |
| Lettuce | Tennis Ball Brune D'Hiver Cimarron Forellenschuss Tom Thumb Oak Leaf |
1700’s 1855 1700’s 1700’s 1850's 1771 |
| Onion | Yellow of Parma Borretana Yellow Jaune Paille de Verus |
1840’s early 1800’s 1793 |
| Parsnip | Hollow Crown | 1820’s |
| Pea | Corne de Belier Tom Thumb Blue-Podded Blauwschokk 1700's |
pre–1860 early 1800’s 1700's 1840's |
| Potato | Lumpers | 1810 |
| Radish | China Rose Long Scarlet White Icicle Helios Round Black Spanish |
pre-1800's 1860’s pre-1865 named in 1885, but grown as 'Small Early Yellow Turnip Radish' before that 1500's |
| Salsify | Mammoth Sandwich Island | variety dates back to the 1800’s |
| Spinach | Bloomsdale | 1826 |
| Squash | Chirimen Boston Marrow Sucrine du Berry Potimarron Tours |
not in garden this year 1831 mid 1800’s pre-1850 "very old french heirloom" best I could do. |
| Tomato | Moneymaker Red Fig |
1800’s 1700’s |
| Turnip | Boule d’Or | 1850’s |
* Note: All of the potato varieties listed above are heirlooms (in cultivation for more than 50 years with the same genetic makeup). However, they may not date as far back as the time of Mrs. Beeton – the mid 1860’s. The few varieties that were named during that period no longer exist as many were wiped out in the great potato blights of the 19th century. We felt it important to include representative potatoes in Mrs. Beeton’s Garden as they were such an important staple during that era.
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