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are tied together in each bundle by a cord around the 

 short tops left on, and another at the lower end of roots. 

 Ship in crates. 



SAVORY.— (Satureja.) 



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 

 high tana), 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, etc., on account of their agreeable 

 pungent flavor. They are also said to possess the de- 

 sirable 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, ami put up in 

 bottles closely stopped, and they will retain their fra- 

 grance any length of time. 



SEA KALE. — (C ramie maratima.) 



This is a hardy Cruciferous perennial, a native of the 

 dry, shingly shores of Great Britain. The plant is smooth, 

 of a beautiful glaucous hue, covered with a fine meal, aud 

 with large, sinuated radical leaves. The flower is of a rich 



