SAFFRON. Carthamus tinctorius. Safflowers. Annual. Spiney leaves and orange colored 
flowers from which a dye is made. Used in flavoring. 
Sace. Salvia officinalis. Perennial. Rough, grey-green leaves; lavender-blue flowers. 
Used for seasoning, particularly pork and poultry. Also used for tea. 
SANTOLINA. Gray, or lavender cotton. Santolina chamaecyparissus. Perennial. Fragrant, 
silver-gray leaves resembling sea-weed; flowers like golden balls. Decorative plant, 
excellent for edging. 
SANTOLINA. Green. S. virides. Green, fragrant, low-growing. 
Savory. Summer. Satureia hortensis. Annual. Slender soft leaves; pale pinkish- 
peasy flowers. Leaves used in flavoring soups, salads, meats and vegetables, or as 
a garnish. 
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. 
SKIRRET. Sium sisarum. Shiny green leaves; white flowers. Root used as a vegetable, 
rather like parsnips. 
SOUTHERNWOOD. Artemisia abrotanum. Perennial. Feathery silvery-green aromatic 
leaves. Sometimes called Old Man’s or Lad’s Love. 
SWEET CICELY OR Myrru. Myrrhis odorata. Perennial. Fragrant fern-like leaves; small 
white flowers. Seeds, plant and root formerly used in cooking and medicine. 
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. 
TARRAGON. Artemisia dracunculus. Perennial. Pungent rich green leaves. Used for 
flavoring vinegar, salads and fish sauces. 
TuymMeE. 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. 
ages Broad leaf. Thymus vulgaris. Perennial. Dark green leaves; rosy-pink 
owers. 
FrencH. Narrow leaf. Thymus vulgaris. Perennial. Gray-green leaves; pinkish 
flowers. 
Lemon. Thymus citriodorus. Perennial. Tiny, dark, glossy leaves; purple flowers. 
VioLa. 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. 
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. 
