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[AA]–Listed in Affleck’s Almanac
With asterisk*–Listed in both Affleck and Maupay
Italicized with asterisk*–Listed in Maupay
[TA]–Vegetables suggested by the Texas Almanac, 1857, looking through their monthly horticultural calendar
[TSM39]–From the garden of Thomas Stuart McFarland, a farmer near Belgrade, Newton County, in southeast Texas, April 18, 1839. From Abt, Jeffry and Leabeth.  “Documents:  The Gardening Sentiments of an Early Texas Pioneer.”
[TSM40]–From the garden of Thomas Stuart McFarland, a farmer near Belgrade, Newton County, in southeast Texas, April 16, 1840. From Abt, Jeffry and Leabeth.  “Documents:  The Gardening Sentiments of an Early Texas Pioneer.”
[GA]–Columbus [GA] Enquirer, January 1, 1850, p. 1, c. 1, Fresh Garden Seeds, for 1850. “Just received by Robert Carter, Sign of the Red Mortar, Columbus, Dec. 11”
[BLHF]–Vegetables suggested for use at
Barrington Living History Farm (1847-1856) Washington, TX

Parsley [TA, TSM40]
Extra Curled,[AA] or Double Curled*
Plain, [AA, GA] or Single*

Parsnip[TA, TSM39]
Large Sugar* [AA]
Large Guernsey or Cupped [AA]
Long Smooth [GA]
Hollow Crown [BLHF]

Pea [TSM39]
Extra Early Prince Albert* [AA, GA, BLHF]
Landreth’s Extra Early* [AA]
Early Frame* [GA] or Washington* [AA, TA]
Early Charlton* [AA]
Bishop’s Dwarf Prolific* [AA]
Bishop’s New Long Podded [AA]
Dwarf Blue Imperial* [AA]
Royal Dwarf Marrow [AA]
Large Dwarf Marrow [AA]
Black-Eyed Marrow [AA,]
Tall Marrow, extra prolific [AA]
Tall Sugar [AA]
Dwarf Sugar* [AA]
Marrowfat*
Early May*
English Dwarf Marrowfat [TA]
English [TA]
White or Gray Crowder [TA]
Long [TSM39]
Extra Early May [GA]
Early Warwick [GA]
Early Double Blossom [GA]
Dwarf Blue Prussian [GA]
Flaiks Dwarf Victory [GA]
Large White Marrowfat [GA]
Cow/Black eyed [TA]-Calico Chowder; Big Red Ripper (Mandy) [BLHF]
Dwarf Gray Sugar [BLHF]
Pepper [TSM39]
Large Squash [AA]
Long Cayenne* [BLHF] or Jamaica  [AA]
Large Sweet Bell-Shaped [AA]
Long Bell*
[GA]
Bull Nose*
[BLHF]
Sweet Spanish*
Red [TA]
Red Squash [BLHF]
Cherry Sweet [BLHF]

Potato [BLHF]
Irish
[TA, TSM40]
Japan Potato
Sweet[TA, BLHF]

Pumpkin
Large Cheese [AA, BLHF]
Mammoth [AA]
Cushaw [AA]
Large Family*
Connecticut Field [BLHF]
Small Sugar [BLHF]