SAFFRON. Carthamus tinctorius. Safflowers. Annual. Spiney leaves and orange colored 
flowers from which a dye is made. Used in flavoring. (Seed only. 
Sacre. Salvia officinalis. Perennial. Rough, grey-green leaves; lavender-blue flowers. 
Used for seasoning, particularly pork and poultry. Also used for tea. (Plants only.) 
SANTOLINA. Gray, or lavender cotton. Santolina chamaecyparissus. Perennial. Fragrant, 
silver-gray leaves resembling sea-weed; flowers like golden balls. Decorative plant, 
excellent for edging. (Plants only.) 
SANTOLINA. Green. S. virides. Green, fragrant, low-growing. 
Savory. Summer. Satureia hortensis. Annual. Slender soft leaves; pale pinkish- 
lavender flowers. Leaves used in flavoring soups, salads, meats and vegetables, or as 
a garnish. (Seed only.) 
Savory. Winter. Satureia montana. Perennial. Smooth dark green leaves; pinkish- 
white flowers. Used to flavor soups and meat. A legendary first aide for bee-sting. 
(Plants only.) 
SKIRRET. Sium sisarum. Shiny green leaves; white flowers. Root used as a vegetable, 
rather like parsnips. (Plants only.) 
SOUTHERNWOOD. Artemisia abrotanum. Perennial. Feathery silvery-green aromatic 
leaves. Sometimes called Old Man’s or Lad’s Love. (Plants only.) 
SWEET CICELY OR Myrru. Myrrhis odorata. Perennial. Fragrant fern-like leaves; small 
aoe flowers. Seeds, plant and root formerly used in cooking and medicine. (Plants 
only. 
SWEET Wooprurr. Asperula odorata. Perennial. Fragrant leaves that grow in a beau- 
tiful design; small white flowers. Excellent ground-cover for a partly shady spot. 
(Plants only.) 
TARRAGON. Artemisia dracunculus. Perennial. Pungent rich green leaves. Used for 
flavoring vinegar, salads and fish sauces. (Plants only.) 
THYME. Sturdy, aromatic little plants. Excellent for edging borders in herb or rock 
gardens. Leaves used for flavoring meats, vegetables, soups, sauces—also as a tea. 
Se Broad leaf. Thymus vulgaris. Perennial. Dark green leaves; rosy-pink 
owers. 
SE aCe Narrow leaf. Thymus vulgaris. Perennial. Gray-green leaves; pinkish 
owers. 
Lemon. Thymus citriodorus. Perennial. Tiny, dark, glossy leaves; purple flowers. 
(Plants only.) 
Viota. Little Johnny-Jump-Ups. A favorite in old gardens. Small old-fashioned violet. 
(Seed only.) 
Wormwoop. Artemisia absinthium. Perennial. Silky, gray-green foliage, bitter in 
flavor. Used medicinally and in making absinth. (Plants only.) 
The descriptions in the herb list above have been compiled from the writings of 
herbal authorities whose books are included in the Cottage Herb Garden book-list. 
