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CULINARY HERBS 



Dainty Summer Savory 



pean perennial of 

 the Umbellif er£e, 

 common along rocky 

 sea coasts and cliffs 

 beyond the reach of 

 the tide. Frotn its 

 creeping rootstocks 

 short, sturdy, more 

 or less widely 

 branched stems 

 arise. These bear 

 two or three thick, 

 fleshy segmented 

 leaves and umbels 

 of small whitish 

 flowers, followed by 

 yellow, elliptical, 

 convex, ribbed, very 

 light seeds, which 

 rarely retain their 

 germinating power 

 more than a year. 

 In gardens the seed 

 is therefore gener- 

 ally sown in the 

 autumn as soon as 

 mature in fairly 

 rich, light, well- 

 drained loam. The 

 seedlings should be 

 protected with a 

 mulch of straw. 



