428 OLERACEOUS PLANTS. 



"Winter Savo- A hardy, evergreen shrub, with a low, branch- 

 SATURJEA MON- m% stem about a foot in height. The leaves 



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are opposite, narrow, and rigid, like those of 

 the preceding species ; the flowers resemble those of the 

 Summer Savory, but are larger and of a paler color ; the 

 seeds, which ripen in autumn, are small, dark brown, and 

 retain their vitality three years. 



Propagation and Culture. It may be raised from seed, 

 or increased by a division of the roots. The seeds are sown 

 in April or May, in shallow drills, fifteen inches apart ; and 

 the roots may be divided in spring or autumn. The plants 

 should be set one foot apart in the rows, to which distance 

 the seedlings should also be thinned as soon as they are 

 well up. 



After they are established, the shrubs are treated as sage, 

 trimmed in September or October, and replanted once in 

 three or four years. 



Use. It is used for the same purposes as Summer Sa- 

 vory. The leaves and tender parts of the young branches 

 are mixed in salads ; they are also boiled with peas and 

 beans ; and, when dried and powdered, are used in stuff- 

 ings for meats and fowl. 



SPEARMINT. 



Green Mint. Mentha viridis. 



A hardy, perennial plant, introduced from Europe, and 

 generally cultivated in gardens, but growing naturally in 

 considerable abundance about springs of water, and in rich, 

 wet localities. The stem is erect, four-sided, smooth, and 

 two feet or m6re in height ; the leaves are opposite, in pairs, 

 stemless, toothed on the margin, and sharply pointed ; the 

 flowers are purple, and are produced in August, in long, 



