heat, and the seedlings afterwards transplanted to the open ground in
rows, as directed for sowing.

_Use._--The aromatic tops of the plant are used, green or dried, in
stuffing meats and fowl. They are also mixed in salads, and sometimes
boiled with pease and beans. It is sold in considerable quantities at
all seasons of the year, in a dried and pulverized state, packed in
hermetically-sealed bottles or boxes.

WINTER SAVORY. _Thomp._

Saturjea montana.

A hardy, evergreen shrub, with a low, branching stem about a foot in
height. The leaves are opposite, narrow, and rigid, like those of the
preceding species; the flowers resemble those of the Summer Savory, but
are larger and of a paler color; the seeds, which ripen in autumn, are
small, dark-brown, and retain their vitality three years.

_Propagation and Culture._--"It may be raised from seed sown in April or
May; but is generally propagated by dividing the plants in April, or by
cuttings of the young shoots taken off in April or May. The cuttings
should be planted two-thirds of their length deep, on a shady border,
and, if necessary, watered until they take root. When well established,
they may be planted out a foot apart, in rows fifteen inches asunder.
Some may also be planted as an edging.

"The plants should be trimmed every year in autumn, and the ground
between the rows occasionally stirred; but, in doing this, care must be
taken not to injure the roots. Fresh plantations should be made before
the plants grow old and cease to produce a sufficient supply of leaves."

_Use._--It is used for the same purposes as Summer Savory. The leaves
and tender parts of the young branches are mixed in salads: they are
also boiled with pease and beans; and, when dried and powdered, are used
in stuffings for meats and fowl.

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SPEARMINT.

Green Mint. Mentha viridis.

A hardy, perennial plant, introduced from Europe, and generally
cultivated in gardens, but growing naturally in considerable abundance
about springs of water, and in rich, wet localities. The stem is erect,
four-sided, smooth, and two feet or more in height; the leaves are
opposite, in pairs, stemless, toothed on the margin, and sharply
pointed; the flowers are purple, and are produced in August, in long,
slender, terminal spikes; the seeds are small, oblong, of a brown color,
and retain their vitality five years,--they are generally few in number,
most of th