Savory

Savory, two species of the labiate genus Satureja, S. hortensis (summer savory), and S. montana (winter savory), both natives of Southern Enrope, grown from ancient times as sweet herbs, and introduced into England in 1562. Virgil recommends them for planting near bee-hives, and they were used in vinegar as mint-sauce is with us. The former is annual, the latter evergreen and shrubby.