290 GARDENING FOB THE SOUTH. 



This is a genus of Labiate plants of which there are 

 two species in cultivation ; the Summer Savory, Satureja 

 hortensis, a hardy annual ; and Winter Savory, Satureja 

 montana, a shrubby perennial both natives of Italy, 

 and cultivated for their warm, aromatic flavors. 



Both may be propagated by seed. Sow in spring, as 

 soon as the ground is a, little warm, moderately thick, in 

 shallow drills, and cover lightly. For Summer Savory, 

 the rows should be twelve inches apart, and the plants 

 thinned to six inches; the thinnings may be transplanted 

 to the same distance. Winter Savory requires more room ; 

 the plants should be a foot apart, in drills fifteen inches 

 asunder. This can be propagated also, by slips, cuttings, 

 or division of the roots. All the care required is to keep 

 free from weeds. Seed can be gathered as it ripens from 

 a root or two left uncut for the purpose. 



Use. The leaves of these herbs are much employed in 

 soups, salads, stuffings, &c., on account of their agreeable 

 pungent flavor. They are also said to possess the desirable 

 power of " expelling fleas from a bed." Formerly, they 

 were much used in medicine. Gather when they come 

 into bloom, and dry for winter use in the shade, pound in a 

 mortar, pass through a sieve, and put up in bottles closely 

 stopped, and they will retain their fragrance any length 

 of time. 



SCORZONERA. (Scorzonera Hwpanica.') 



Scorzonera is a hardy, tap-rooted perennial, a native of 

 Spain, and cultivated in England since 1576. The stem is 

 two 'or three feet high, few-leaved, branched at the top. 

 The flowers are yellow. 



