SAVORY, SUMMER—Bohenkraut, Satureia hortensis. Family: Labia- 
“tae. 
Uses: Leaves used for flavoring beans, salads, meats, 
chicken and vegetables. © 
DEscrIPTION: A slender, branching annual to eighteen 
inches in height with small oval leaves of a fresh spicy 
flavor. In July the foliage turns a deep bronze. The 
drift of tiny, pinkish blossoms make the plants look 
el Uta, as though they had been sprinkled with powdered 
sugar. 
CULTIVATION: Germinates rapidly from seed sown outside. Thin to 
six inches apart, hill up slim stems, when leaf tips are first cut for 
drying at the end of June, to keep the plants from being dragged in 
the mud by the first heavy rain. 

Summer Savory .10 packet 
SHALLOT—Allium ascalonicum. Family: Liliaceae. 
Usxs: Cloves of bulbs are used like onions. 
DEscRIPTION: Small bulbs consisting of several cloves similar to Garlic 
in appearance but far milder in flavor. Shallots are much used by the 
French in sauces. Leaves are light green and arise in small clumps 
from each reddish-brown bulb. They rarely flower but appear to be 
quite hardy in this climate. 
CuLTIvaTION: Plant separate cloves in rich soil in the spring or in 
the fall like tulips. When the tops die down to the ground, the bulbs 
may be dug and stored in a cool place until needed. 
Shallot No seed available 
SMALLAGE—Wild Celery, Apium graveolens. Family: Umbelliferae. 
Usss: Seeds and leaves used for seasoning. 
DescriPTION: A variety of celery with strongly-flavored leaves and 
seeds which are used in soups, stews, meats and sauces. Yellowish 
leaves and umbels of small white flowers are born on hollow ribbed 
stalks which reach three feet in height. 
CULTIVATION: To obtain seeds the first season, start plants inside. A 
biennial, Smallage needs rich, moist soil but not as much care as table 
celery. 
Smallage 15 packet 
