210 CULTIVATED VEGETABLES. 



SAVORY.— SATUREIA. 



Natural order, Verticillatce. A genus of the 

 Didynamia Gymnospermia class. 



It was called in Greek Gvp£-p* 9 from St!&>, 

 suffio, on account of its odour. In Latin it 

 was named Satureia, d saturando, being used 



to season broth and stewed meats. 



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It is supposed to have grown abundantly 

 near Troy, in a place called Thymbra ; and 

 from thence Apollo, one of the patrons of 

 that city, was called Thymbraeus. 



The summer savory, Hortensis, is an aro- 

 matic annual plant. The winter savory, Mon- 

 tana, grows to a considerable-sized shrub, 

 when planted in a poor dry soil; but in rich 

 earth its pores become too full of moisture 

 to stand the severity of our winters. Both 

 these species of savory are natives of the 

 South of Europe, and are noticed by Virgil 

 among the fragrant herbs and shrubs that 

 should grow near the beehive. 



